ASHTABULA COUNTY OHIO - Newspaper Clippings Farm Book 1 (Part 2) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carol Pfile CPfile@tribute.com March 11, 2000 *********************************************************************** My great grandmother, Alice Estelle Garlock Harvey, clipped newspaper articles and pasted them in an old farm book. The resulting book (and there are two of them) that orginally was probably only an inch in thickiness is over three inches thick. Most of the articles are about people living in the Monroe/Pierpont/Crawford county, PA area. And most of them have no dates unless they're mentioned in the article itself, though they range from 1898 to 1912 or so. Most of them are obituaries, marriages and reunions. *********************************************************************** REV. A. D. MUNN DIES, AGED 71 ____ Until Retired By Failing Health Was Pastor of S. Ridge Baptist Church ____ Rev. A. D. Munn, of North Conneaut, died Wednesday morning at seven o'clock after being confined to bed three weeks with Bright's disease. He was 71 years of age. The deceased retired from active service two years ago. Four years ago he came to this vicinity from Vermont, filling for two years the pulpit of the South Ridge Baptist church. Besides a widow, he leaves in the immediate family, three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Putnam, of Warren, O.; Mrs. Maggie McCallmont, of Jamestown, N. C.; and Mary Rex, of Chicago; and one son, Wilson, of Chicago. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late home. Rev. Drake of New Lyme will officiate. Burial will be made in the Center cemetery. JUDGE ROBERTS GIVES REASON FOR SENTENCE ____ In Castler Case - Hopes it Will Put a Stop to False Testimony ____ Jefferson, O., March 29 -- Judge Roberts in passing sentence on John Castler yesterday in part spoke as follows: "It is not necessary to say much in regard to your case at this time. You acknowledged that the testimony in your divorce case was all false. I take it into consideration that you have received some punishment for that. "Your career has been somewhat sensational. You simulated insanity to such an extent as to convince people of your claim. However, I am inclined to listen to the suggestion of your counsel. I feel that the minimum penalty is sufficient in your case and therefore will impose only the minimum penalty. "I trust that your experience and the result of your case will have a deterring effect hereafter in the giving of false testimony in divorce cases, especially in now contested cases. These cases are regarded much too lightly. "We are all pleased to know that you did not lose your mind and I hope that when you have served your term of imprisonment you will become a useful citizen and will exercise your intellect along useful lines. "It is the sentence of the court that you be imprisoned in the penitentiary of the state of Ohio, at hard labor, for a period of three years." After the passing of the sentence the two remaining perjury indictments against Castler were nolied. THE FLACK-STOKE NUPTIALS ____ Ceremony Was Performed at the Home of Bride's Parents Last Evening. ____ Beneath an arch beautifully decorated with daisies, Miss Bessie Pearl Flack and Clare C. Stoke took the vows that made them one, Tuesday evening. The ceremony was performed at the home, No. 370 Buffalo street, of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Flack. At 7:30 o'clock, to the strains of "Lohengrin" played by Mrs. W. L. Davis, sister of the groom, the bridal party came down the stairs and took their places. The bride, who was attired in a beautiful cream silk lansdown gown, was attended by Nellie Flack, Harriet Stoke and Elizabeth Durkee. She carried a bouquet of pink roses, while the attendants carried daisies. Rev. W. J. Young, pastor of the First Christian church performed the ceremony, which was witnessed by about 30 relatives and intimate friends of the couple. Those present from out of the city were: Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hunt, Buffalo; Mrs. C. Beechling, Erie; Miss Nellie Dunlap, Warren, Pa., and Miss Nellie Stoke of Springboro. The interior of the home was profusely decorated with daisy chains, lilies and roses. After the ceremony, a three-course wedding luncheon was catered by Mrs. Jessie Stoke, the four young lady attendants of the bride and Miss Mamie Miller, serving. The young couple then proceeded to their newly furnished home at 314 Adams street. Many appropriate gifts of silver, cut glass and linen were received. Both Mr. Stoke and his charming bride are widely known in Conneaut. The groom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Stoke, is employed in A. W. Pelton's store, where he first became acquainted with his bride. OLD RESIDENT PASSED WAY RECENTLY -- MRS. MARGARET WAID Mrs. Margaret Waid died Saturday, March 9th, after a lingering illness, aged about 83 years, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Clara Duncan, of Fairview. She was the mother of Robert Waid, with whom she made her home for the last three years. The remains were taken to Kinsman on Tuesday for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Waid of Hammond's Corners ??? PIERPONT WEDDING WAS VERY SWAGGER ____ Twenty-Five Guests Witnessed The Ceremony Which was Performed Wednesday, Jan 27. ____ Rather a quiet but a pretty wedding occurred at the Marcy home, Pierpont, Ohio, Wednesday evening, Jan 27, when Mabel Clair was united in marriage to Park H. Waterman in the presence of about twenty-five invited guests, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Addis of the F. B. church. The bridal party entered the parlor at eight-thirty to the strains of a wedding march rendered by Miss Velma Benjamin. Miss Helen Wright, a niece of the bride, wore a pretty gown of silk and preceded the bridal party, carrying a basket of red and white carnations. The bride looked beautiful in a gown of white silk batiste with trimmings of net and lace and carried a bouquet of bride's roses and was attended by Miss Vera Turner, who was becomingly gowned in pale blue silk, with trimmings of net and lace, and carried a bouquet of white carnations. The groom wore a suit of black. Leo L. Marcy, brother of the bride, acted as best man. A wedding supper followed the ceremony, being served on small tables in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Waterman left Thursday morning for Battle Creek, Mich., the bride wearing a tailored suite of London smoke with hat to match. The newly wedded couple have the best wishes of a host of friends. They expect to make Pierpont their home. MR. AND MRS. BRYANT LAST FARNHAM VICTIMS A merry party of about 40 Farnhamites, with well filled lunch baskets, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Bryant Saturday evening to give them a surprise, and this was accomplished with a phenomenal degree of success. Pedro and warm sugar were the features of the evening, the latter being the treat of the host and hostess. The evening was one long to be remembered by those who were present. The party was planned by Mrs. Vandervort with the assistance of Mrs. M. C. Durkee. SOUTHWARD-DALRYMPLE WEDDING IN SPRINGFIELD ____ Pretty Wedding at Bride's Parent's Home ____ At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dalrymple, in North Springfield, Miss Isabelle F. Dalrymple and Fred E. Southward, son of J. A. Southward, this city, were united in marriage Wednesday at 1 o'clock. Rev. J. C. Ford of the Baptist church of this city read the ceremony, the couple standing under an arch of evergreens. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Angie Dalrymple, of Mark Cener, O., and her brother, Richard J. Dalrymple, attended the groom. The bride wore an attractive frock of blue silk. Immediately after the ceremony a delicious dinner was served. Nine were seated at the bride's table. The Dalrymple family are former residents of Conneaut, and are well known here. The bride and groom have many friends, and this was in part shown by the many pleasing gifts they received. Mr. Southward will be employed at the harbor this season, and the couple will make their home there. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Vern Bisbee, Furnace road; Mrs. Nellie Wheeler, Clark Corners; Miss Angie Dalrymple, Mark Center; Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ackley, and Mrs. A. C. Gowdy of Ashtabula; Mrs. H. W. Caslor of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gray and Miss Ida Hall of this city; Mr. and Mrs. Louie Keilgard of Springfield, and Alice Eaton of Sheffield. TORNADO DID HEAVY DAMAGE About one thirty this afternoon a wind and rain storm broke over the city and within a few minutes, had done damage which at this early hour cannot be estimated. The wind was by all odds the most cyclonic which has visited Conneaut in years and was a young tornado in fury and violence. The streets were a perfect swirl of flying debris and wreckage and no part of the city escaped. The immediate trouble in telephone connections has rendered it difficult to get a full account of the damage which has been wrought to property, but the following is a partial report: The skylight at Work's photo gallery on Broad street, was broken to pieces and Mr. Work sustained some severe cuts when it fell. The skylight of the Masonic building was broken and fell, causing considerable indirect damage. Two of the huge king hoisters at the harbor were blown down, carrying with them equipment and apparatus which will require much time and money to replace. Boats and shipping in the harbor were not seriously damaged, only minor accidents occurring. The huge tree near the Richards grocery at Main and Rockwell, blew down and fell against the building badly shattering it. The Hatch livery barn was swung to and fro in the wind and badly wrecked, but fortunately did not collapse, as it at first threatened to do. The huge plate glass window in the east end of the Brown building on Main, in the part occupied by the Theatorium was blown out. The mammoth street sign at Whitney's fell. No one was under it and luckily the damage stopped there. The huge tree on the east side of Eckert's on Harbor street was torn to pieces. Scores of cases are reported of smashed windows in residences in every quarter of the city. Hundreds of limbs and branches of trees have been blown down, this being augmented by their weakened condition since the sleet storm. Both phone companies report numerous cases of ???? (The rest of this article is torn away.) OBITUARY ??? E. Wright, wife of Chas. L. Marcy departed this life at her home in Pierpont Saturday, Dec. 28th, at 3 o'clock p.m. Although Mrs. Marcy had been in poor health with the dread disease diabetes for more than three years, and had twice been in a sanitarium for treatment, the end came unexpectedly, as up to within three days of her death she had been able to go about among her friends and relatives and spent Christmas day with her own and her husband's families at the home of the latter. The most of her friends received of her handiwork some token of love and thoughtfulness on that day, and she had seemed anxious that the day should be observed with the usual festivities all of which was misleading as to how near at hand was the end. Mrs. Marcy was married June 18, 1902, to Chas. L. Marcy, and is survived by her husband, her parents and two brothers, Hugh A., and Walter H. Wright -- a little daughter having preceded her to the beyond three years ago. She was a member of the Congregational church, the Christian Endeavor society, also the Grange, and will be sadly missed both in the home and in the community, where she was highly esteemed. Her kindly ways and cheerful disposition had won her many friends as was evidenced by the large number who gathered Tuesday, the last day of the old year, at 1 o'clock p.m., to take a last look at the loved form as it lay on its couch of white surrounded by beautiful flowers. Rev. O. H. Pennel, assisted by Rev. J. Miller, conducted an impressive service, the subject chosen being, "The master is come and calleth for thee." Hymns sung were, "Nearer my God to Thee." And "Some Day We'll Understand." Among the floral tributes sent to the funeral of Mrs. Chas. L. Marcy, was the following poem from a classmate, Mrs. Mary Bell Barton, accompanied by a chain, one link of which was broken: Our earthly chain is broken, One link has gone before To our heavenly school master On the bright and golden shore. And the hearts of those in waiting Feel a pang ne'er felt before As her angel robes are fluttering At the great school room door. While we strain our ears for whispers Of a voice we loved so well; Our school master bids us "wait", For ringing of the great school bell. Then our chain will be united, Each link placed side by side. As one by one we've fallen Into the dark and swollen tide. Once more before the Master In our school room up above; Will our endless chain be gathered And the welds be of holier love. The Young Ladies Cooking Club. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends, for their kindness and assistance in the illness and death of our dear one; also for the beautiful flowers and the singing at the funeral. Chas. L. Marcy MARRIAGE PERFORMED IN MAYOR'S OFFICE C. B. Willoughby, the "marrying 'squire," performed another wedding ceremony Wednesday evening. The contracting parties were Miss Letta Steel and Fred Hadley, both children of farmers south of the city. The groom is 19 and the bride 17. The ceremony was performed in the mayor's office at the city hall and only the intimate relatives were present. ASHTABULAN PASSES 150 DAYS J. A. Rasey Afflicted With Paralysis, Lives on Less Milk Than Baby Would Reuqire Ashtabula, O., June 16 -- Twenty-one weeks and a half have passed in the illness of Joseph A. Rasey, who has now survived 150 days on nothing save a little milk, administered daily. Rasey's trouble is due to paralysis, and his condition has remained unchanged throughout his long illness. He is absolutely helpless, unable to move a muscle of his body, or to speak a word. He cannot communicate with members of his family by either word of mouth or motion of the hand. He has remained partially conscious through it all, however, and is able to recognize members of the family and friends. Solid food is an impossibility for him to receive and he has touched nothing of that sort during the weeks he has been ill. Water is repulsive to him and he is living on without its use. Only milk in a quantity so small that it would scarce suffice to keep breath in a tiny baby. HARVEY W. REEVES INSTANTLY KILLED at NORTH SPRINGFIELD - SKULL HORRIBLY CRUSHED - LEAVES LARGE FAMILY Lying asleep on the top of a big load of hay, Harvey W. Reeves, aged 47 years, was carried to his death when the hay slid off the wagon, late Monday afternoon. The man fell with the hay a distance of about 20 feet, and sustaining a fractured skull, was instantly killed. Reeves had been working on the Blickensderfer farm , about 5 miles east of this city on the lake road, where a number of hands were employed at haying by the Carnegie Land Co. When a big pile was being moved on a wagon from the field, he clambered upon it and lay down. At a point in the road where it is very narrow, and winds along the edge of a ravine about 15 feet deep, the hay suddenly slid from the wagon. The man who was driving jumped to the road as the load fell into the gully, and stopping the horses, ran to the edge of the bank, expecting to hear Reeves express his opinion of the accident. Found Companion Dead. Instead of his comrade's voice, however, a deathly stillness fell upon the driver's ears, and he say Reeves' body sprawled alongside the pile of hay. The man hurried down into the little gully, and to his horror found Reeves dead, with his head terribly crushed. Aid was quickly summoned, and Justice of the Peace Jones, in the capacity of coroner, viewed the remains, rendering a verdict of accidental death. Z. R. Fitch of the Simonds & Bennett Co., was also called to the scene. It is thought that Reeves struck squarely upon his head, for the skull was crushed in as though struck with terrific force by some very heavy implement. The fall from the road to the bottom of the little ravine is about 15 feet, and Reeves, probably fast asleep, was cast upon the rocks with no chance to raise his hands or protect himself. However, the authorities are puzzled over a cause of the sliding from the wagon, as at the point where the accident occurred the road is perfectly level. It is thought that the load was probably made too heavy on the one side. Reeves leaves several small children, besides his wife, at the home in North Springfield. They are Hugh, Rose, Eva, Iva, Elsie, and Erwin, while another daughter, Mrs. Minnie Fobes, lives at Kingsville. The funeral will be held from the State Line church at 12:30 a.m., Wednesday, with Rev. Barns officiating and interment will be made at Kelloggsville. Sister on East Side. The aged parents of the deceased, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Reeves, live at Monroe Center, while one sister, Mrs. J. T. Davis, resides in East Conneaut. Other sisters surviving are Mrs. Church, Sheffield; Mrs. Hoare, Amboy; Miss Mary Reeves, Cleveland; Mrs. Clark Doan, Ripley, N.Y.; Mrs. Ernest Locks, Monroe Center; Chas. Reeves, a brother, lives at Albion. NEDRO-JOINER WEDDING OCCURRED ON SUNDAY At the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Addie Laird, 220 Chestnut street, Mrs. Harriet Joiner of this city and Mr. Isaiah Nedro, who hails from Stark county, were united in marriage at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. C. Ford of the Baptist church performed the ceremony in the presence of a company which included only family connections. Mr. and Mrs. Nedro left last evening for the former's home, where they will reside. AMOS G. WHEELER, RESIDENT OF MONROE, STRICKEN WHILE WORKING IN SAYBROOK ____ Passed Away Sunday Night ____ Victim Started for His Home After Attack Friday But Didn't Reach There Alive ____ The first fatal heat prostration of the season that has directly affected this vicinity, terminated Sunday evening in the death of Amos G. Wheeler, a resident of Monroe who was very well known throughout this vicinity. The sudden demise was the result of a prostration suffered by the victim Friday. Wheeler had been working on a farm near Saybrook and was cultivating corn in a field when first stricken. Immediately after recovering from the prostration, the man started afoot for his home, wagons passing along the road giving him "lifts" on several occasions. Saturday he was found alongside the road by the driver of a wagon bound for Clark Corners, suffering from another collapse. Found By Roadside. He was taken into the wagon and driven to the home nearby of Sam Dalrymple, south of the city, where Wheeler was given every care Saturday night. He did not rally, however, and Sunday morning his mother was notified and a physician called. However, the shock and been too severe, and the man passed away at 7 o'clock Sunday night, after suffering two hemorrhages and several spasms during the day. The deceased was over 29 years of age, having been born on Feb. 2, 1819. He resided in Monroe township with his mother, Mrs. Ellen Wheeler, besides whom two brothers and four sisters survive. They are W. A. and D. H. Wheeler, Elsie, Hattie, Izora and Lizzie. Rev. W. J. Young, pastor of the Christian church, will officiate at the funeral services, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday from the house at Monroe. Interment will be made at Kelloggsville. WOMAN ASKS SON TO KISS HER THEN PUTS BULLET THROUGH HEART ____ Albion, Pa., Feb. 13 -- "Come and kiss me before I shoot myself." With these words, Mrs. George Myers, of Tubb's Corners, about two miles west of this place, bid her nine-year-old son farewell, and pressing a 32 caliber revolver toher heart, she pulled the trigger, sending a bullet crashing into her body. Death followed almost instantly. The terrible tragedy occurred about nine o'clock Tuesday evening while Mr. Myers was in the barn, and the only other occupant of the dwelling, besides their son, was a twelve-year-old daughter, who was preparing to go to bed on the second floor. Found Wife Dead. Hearing the shot, Mr. Meyers rushed into the house to find his wife lying on the floor in an unconscious condition. Doctors Peters and Spaulding, of Albion, were immediately summoned, but before they could arrive, the woman had breathed her last. According to the story told by the boy, the only eye-witness of the affair, his mother called him to her and asked him to kiss her. She then went into the next room and coming out with the revolver in her hand, fired the shot that resulted in her death. No Cause for Act. As far as could be learned there is absolutely no cause for the rash act. The Meyers lived on a rented farm, but are in fairly comfortable circumstances. Mrs. Meyers was, to all appearances, a cheerful woman, and her domestic relations are reported to have been of the most pleasant. The deceased was forty years of age and her husband is a few years her senior. The family recently moved to this vicinity from Conneautville and, while they were on friendly terms with those living in the vicinity, but little of their previous life is known to the residents of this place, or immediate vicinity. BARN BURNS; LOSS $30,000 Wooster, O., Dec. 3. -- The bank barn owned by J. S. McCoy, just north of here, one of the largest in the county, was destroyed by fire this morning with its contents, besides 20 head of big horses, three mules and 11 head of cattle. The loss is estimated at $30,000 with small insurance. SNOW IMPEDED FUNERAL PARTY ____ Men Had To Shovel Way to Clark Corners -Oxen Finally Called Into Use. ____ Fred Myers and Z. R. Fitch, who had charge of the Lewis funeral party Sunday, which left here for Clark Corners, experienced much delay and inconvenience on account of the blizzard, which blew so ferociously Saturday night and Sunday. The hearse, driven by Fred Myers, became stalled in two places, at Farnham where shovels had to be employed to remove the snow that had become lodged about the vehicle. F. M. Hayward and family were the only Conneaut attendants. Just north of Hatch's Corners additional aid, besides the shovels was found necessary and the oxen belonging to Albert Hogle were hitched to the hearse to dray it from the drifts. REMAINS LAID TO REST ____ Funeral of Mrs. J. T. McMurtry Held Saturday -- Body Taken to Harmonsburg ___ The funeral of Mrs. J. T. McMurtry was held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Baker, Saturday morning, Rev. Barnes officiating. "Gathering Home" and "Abide With Me" were sung by a quartet composed of Misses Alma Gruey, Sadie Jackett, Mrs. White and Charles Marcy. There were many beautiful floral tributes in evidence, showing the regard and love in which the deceased was held. The remains were taken to the old home at Harmonsburg for interment. The three sons, Will, of new Castle, Ben, who was travelling in Vermont at the time of death, and C. R. of Newark, were present at the last sad rites of the deceased. DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT News has just been received from California, by Mrs. M. J. Baker, of the death, three months ago, of Mrs. Fanny Starks Thornton Smith. Mrs. Thornton- Smith was formerly of this place and is well and favorable remembered by many of the older people here. Her husband was seriously ill at the time of her death, and is still in the hospital. Besides the husband one son survives. Charles Haine went to his home in Indiana last Saturday, to return later and purchase a property that he has in view here for a future home. John Cobb is getting his machinery in order for the hay pressing season which begins immediately. Much of the buckwheat crop has been cut the past week. Owing to the effect of hot, dry weather, the yield will be below the average. Miss Ethel Hicks is visiting in Conneaut. The bridge builders have completed the Middle road structure and are now at work on one near the home of Frank Holden. The L. U. A. society meets Sept. 30 with Mrs. Nora Powell. It is desired that all the quilt blocks be in by that date. FUNERAL SERVICES OVER REMAINS OF CLINTON B. LEWIS HELD IN CLARK CORNERS SUNDAY. ____ The funeral of Clinton B. Lewis, the nineteen-year-old man, who died Friday evening of typhoid fever and congestion of the lungs at his home on Nickel Plate avenue, was held at his boyhood home in Clark's Corners Sunday noon in the Methodist church. Rev. Hawkins, who officiated, took for his text, "Blessed are they that die in the Lord." The pastor stated that we do not know why the young should be taken from those they love in the very bud of life, but some time we will understand. He condoled and blessed the young wife, who is left alone to sorrow over the untimely death of the beloved husband. The quartet, Miss Louise Bunnell, Lina Bunnell, Miss Louise Berton and Leon Hall sung. The church was filled to its capacity with friends and relatives and many floral tributes showed the regard in which the young man was held. A prayer service was held at the home in this city at 9:30 Sunday morning. The home was over-crowded. Rev Hawkins officiated in this city also. Interment was made at Kelloggsville. LEG BROKEN IN A SINGULAR WAY ____ Mrs. W. W. Bromfield of Hammond's Corners, Slid From a Hay Mow Five Feet. ___ Falling a distance of only four or five feet, and alighting squarely on her feet, caused Mrs. W. W. Bromfield, who lives just north of Hammond's Corners, to break her left leg just below the knee. Monday afternoon, Mrs. Bromfield was out in the barn gathering eggs at about five o'clock, and she slipped down and slid off the hay mow, alighting on her feet. She and her son were alone at the time, and the latter as soon as possible, secured assistance from neighbors. Mrs. Bromfield was taken into the house, and Dr. Lewis of Pierpont called to set the fracture. Today the injured lady is resting as comfortably as could be expected. WEDDED IN PIERPONT A very quiet wedding took place at the home of Rev. R. E. Benjamin Christmas eve, when two of Pierpont's most popular young people, Miss Alma Benjamin and James Mallory were united in marriage. Mr. Mallory is one of the teachers in the public school at Pierpont and Miss Benjamin served in the same capacity last year. Their marriage came as a complete surprise to their many friends, all of whom wish the newly wedded couple much joy and prosperity. They are to make Pierpont their home, and Mr. Mallory will resume his work in the school after the vacation. LITTLE CONNEAUT GIRL DIED IN YOUNGSTOWN The funeral of little Goldie Haney was held at her parents' home, on Nickel Plate avenue, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. W. J. Young officiated. The little girl was one of five children of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Haney, but was adopted some time ago, by friends living near Youngstown. She was only five years of age and death was caused by pneumonia. The parents brought the body to this city on the Bessemer Thursday evening. WHILE HE WAS ALSEEP THE MESSENGER CAME FOR HIM - WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN THE NEXT ROOM WERE UNAWARE OF THE TRANSITION _____ Milo A. Phelps passed away suddenly last evening at his home, No. 358 Harbor street. The messenger came for him about midnight as he slept in a room adjoining that in which his wife and daughter were sitting. He fell asleep here and passed painlessly to the beyond. Not until Mrs. Phelps entered the sleeping apartment to retire was the truth discovered. Mr. Phelps had been ailing for some time, but for a few days past he had been feeling much better, and had been attending to his duties during the last day. Last evening he was unusually animated and was in high spirits over the approach of the 29th anniversary of his marriage, which was to have been celebrated today. His sudden taking away was a terrible blow to his family,, but the peaceful and painless manner of it is a source of comfort. Milo a. Phelps was born at Clark Corners, in this county, Sept. 27, 1859. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Phelps, and his mother, Mrs. Sarah Phelps, of East Conneaut, survives him at the age of 86 years. He had lived in and near Conneaut nearly all his life, and he had a host of warm friends. Besides his aged mother, a sister, Mrs. Mary Jones, of East Conneaut, his wife, nee Edith Miles, one daughter, Iva, of Conneaut, and one son, Carl, of Cleveland, are left. Mr. Phelps was a charter member of the Protected home Circle, a member of the Monroe Grange and a member of the State Police. He was widely known in this section of the county and was a man who probably had not an enemy in the world. He was kind hearted, generous and companionable and he leaves pleasant memories to solace his beloved ones. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Inez Shipman of Girard and Rev. D. A. Herrick of Ashtabula , officiating. Interment will be made in the cemetery at East Conneaut. WELL KNOWN OLD SOLDIER PASSED AWAY JUNE 27 ____ The funeral services were held Monday over the remains of Michael M. Frick, who passed away at his home, June 27, from stomach trouble. The deceased, who was 73 years of age had been in failing health for some time and the death angel came just as the day was dying in the west. Interment was made in the Pierpont cemetery. The funeral was largely attended, Rev. Benjamin of the Congregational church officiating. The music was furnished by Rev. Benjamin, Dr. Lewis, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Turner. Mr. Frick was born in Armstrong county, Pa., May 19, 1835. He was united in marriage to Miss Celestia Scribner on September 28, 1865. To this union were born four children: Joseph E., Mertie B., Nellie G., and Day B. Mr. Frick responded to the call of his country and went to the war as one of its staunch defenders. He was a good soldier and loyal citizen. He leaves a wife, three children, one brother, two sisters, seven grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his departure. ____ Miss Mary Allen surprised her friends by being quietly married at the home of Rev. Benjamin, one day last week to Clark Smith. She has the wish of a large circle of friends that her step may prove a happy one. ____ WELL KNOWN CHERRY HILL RESIDENT TAKEN BY PARALYTIC STROKE - 82 YEARS OLD. ____ The funeral of Ira Marcy, who died Tuesday morning at his home in Cherry Hill, will be held from the home at 2 o'clock Thursday, eastern standard time. Rev. Mr. Hammond will officiate and interment will be made at East Springfield. Mr. Marcy was one of the best known residents of this section, where he had resided for years. He was 82 years of age. Death was caused by a paralytic stroke, which he suffered about six weeks since. Surviving him are three sons, Frank and Harry, of Ashland, Neb., and Carl, of Cherry Hill, a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Massey, of Northfield, Minn., and a sister, Mrs. Harriet Selden, of Erie. MISS IRENE SANFORD AND FRED WALTERS MARRIED BY REV. FORD - FRIENDS SERENADE THEM. ____ The home of Mr. and Mrs. George Sanford, of 674 Harbor street, was the scene of a pretty marriage Thursday evening, when their daughter Miss Irene M. was wedded to Fred Walters. The bride was gowned in dark blue traveling suit and was unattended. Only the immediate family was present at the ceremony which was performed by Rev. J. C. Ford of the Baptist church. A wedding supper was served to those present. The couple will reside for the present time at the home of the bride. Mrs. Walters is well known in Conneaut as a clerk in the cloak department of Arvine Pelton's store, and she has many friends who extend their best wishes to her for happiness and joy. The groom is an employee at the Tungsten Lamp company, but was for some time a flagman on the Nickel Plate. The couple intended to keep the affair quiet for a few days, but the news leaked out and about thirty neighbors and friends, armed with tin horms, tendered them an interesting serenade Thursday night. After making all the noise possible outside, they were invited in and served to an appropriate luncheon. FORMER WELL KNOWN CONNEAUT MAN STRICKEN AT SANDUSKY ON WEDNESDAY ___ Philip Rice, a former Conneaut man, died suddenly at Sandusky Wednesday evening, death resulting from a hemorrhage of the brain. The deceased went to his barn early in the evening to hitch up a colt. While he was engaged with this he was taken with the attack and died in a short time. For a number of years, the deceased was proprietor of the old Central House. He was later, for a year, manager of Lake View park. He left here ten years ago to take charge of the Sloane Hotel at Sandusky and continued in charge of the hotel up until the time of his death. He was a charter member of the B. P. O. Elks here and after leaving continued to keep up his membership. He was a man who made friends readily and he enjoyed great popularity here during the many years he made this city his home. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made known here, but a large number of Conneaut Elks will attend. AGED MONROE RESIDENT FALLS FROM ROOF; DIES _____ Life Already Extinct from Crushed Skull When Friends Arrived to Aid A. D. Robinson, Lincoln Post Commander ___ While doing some repair work on the roof of the porch of his Monroe home this morning, A. D. Robinson, one of the oldest and most beloved residents of that section, fell head foremost, his head striking on the steps. When friends rushed to him, life was already extinct. So badly was the skull crushed that death must have been instantaneous. Mr. Robinson was the commander of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., at Pierpont and the old soldiers are today heartbroken over the accident. Ever since the days of the war he has been a resident of Monroe and his honesty and personal worth have gained for him friends who will always remember him kindly. Although 73 years of age, he was very active as was shown by one of his last acts of life, that of doing repair work on the porch. He leaves a wife and six children overwhelmed with grief because of the unexpected ending. Of the four sons, two live in this vicinity, Frank of Pierpont and Arthur of Albion, Edward and Charley, the other two sons, reside somewhere in the state of Michigan. The two daughters reside in Erie. No funeral arrangements have as yet been made. NEWS RECEIVED HER OF DEATH OF WALTER HOSKINS IN ARKANSAS - TYPHOID IS FATAL _____ Relatives in this city have received the sad intelligence of the death on June 16, at Paragould, Ark., of Walter Hoskins, formerly of Pierpont. Hoskins succumbed to typhoid fever, after a four week's siege. He was 23 years of age, and besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Hoskins, leave several relatives in this city and Ashtabula. The remains will arrive at Ashtabula Saturday afternoon, accompanied by the parents, and will be interred in Pierpont cemetery, although further funeral arrangements will not be made until the party arrive. The deceased was well known about Pierpont, where he resided until about five years ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins removed to Arkansas. ___________ A son was born June 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Ward Tanner. ____________ FUNERAL OF EVELYN SANFORD _____ No Happy Reunion at Residence Today, but Instead the Burial Service Over a Loved One. ____ Instead of a houseful of happy relatives making merry at a family reunion, it was a large concourse of sorrowing mourners who gathered at the home of W. P. Sanford, 632 Broad street, at 10:30 Saturday morning. They came to bid their last farewell to the body of Evelyn Sanford, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sanford, who was burned to death Wednesday. Over the little pall, Rev. C. W. Smith of the M. E. church made a few comforting remarks, after which the funeral procession wended its way to Glenwood cemetery, where the interment was made. The floral offerings were extremely beautiful, showing how deeply the friends of the bereaved young people sympathized with them in their great loss. WERE MARRIED IN FOREST CITY _____ The Cornell-Treas Nuptials ___ Ceremony Performed at Home of Bride's Cousin - Came to Furnished Home Here. _____ Miss Maude Cornell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cornell, and Spero Treas, both of this city, were quietly married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's cousin, James Boggs of No. 1705 Mentor avenue, Cleveland. Rev. R. Atwood of the Episcopal church performed the ceremony. The bride, becomingly attired in a brown traveling suit, was given away by her father, while the strains of soft music were played. The ring ceremony was employed. Only the immediate relatives were present at the ceremony which was followed by an elaborate course wedding supper. House Was in Waiting. The couple came to this city on Nickel Plate train No. 2 Wednesday evening and went directly to their newly furnished home at 171 Nickel Plate avenue. They will be at home there to many friends. Mr. Treas is proprietor of the Conneaut Sugar Bowl, coming to Conneaut from Erie four years ago. Since the opening of the local store, Mrs. Treas has been employed as chief clerk at the Sugar Bowl. The couple are widely known about the city, Mr. Treas as a popular business man and Mrs. Treas as a studious school girl, during the three years of her high school life, and since then a well regarded and charming young woman. EAST SIDE RESIDENT WEDS Mrs. Lorreta Eighmy of he east side, and John Taylor, of Spring, Pa., were quietly married at the home of the bride's son, Perry, also of the east side, Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Curtis W. Smith of the Methodist church. The couple left on the evening Bessemer train for their future home in Spring. The bride has many friends in East Conneaut, having resided there nearly all her life. The groom is a well known farmer of Crawford county. G. E. COUGHLAN PASSES AWAY ____ Had Been Ill For Some Time With Dropsy - Was Well Known Here. ___ After many weeks of untold suffering, death came Tuesday night to relieve George Edwin Coughlan, and released his spirit to Him who gave it. Mr. Coughlan passed peacefully away at 8 o'clock, as he had always wished to go, quietly and without pain. The deceased, one of Conneaut's best known residents, had been afflicted with dropsy for a number of years. Since July 8, 1907, he had not occupied a bed, because of the suffering sure to come of it if he attempted it. However, Mr. Coughlan was able to do part of his work assesor in the second ward, this spring before he was forced to remain at his home. Late Monday night, he was taken suddenly ill, and was laid upon a lounge in his room, never to rise again. Came Here a Boy. Born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, 57 years ago, Mr. Coughlan came to Conneaut at the age of 14 years, and resided here the remainder of his life. At the age of 25, he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Bartlett, daughter of Rev. N. W. Bartlett, then pastor of the M. E. church. Mrs. Coughlan survives with a daughter, Mrs. B. C. Johnson, and an adopted son, Eugene Bartlett, also of this city. A. M. Coughlan is a brother, and William and F. T. Coughlan are nephews. After coming to Conneaut, Mr. Couglan learned the carriage painting trade, and for a number of years he conducted a shop here, afterward running a livery stable for several years. Eight years ago, however, he sold out on account of failing health. His business connections made Mr. Coughlan widely known throughout the surrounding section, and he made a host of friends. For the last twenty years, Mr. Coughlan had not touched liquor, and his temperate habits were a source of great pride to the man and his family. Funeral on Thursday. The funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday from the residence at No. 295 Mill street. Rev. Fairburn, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, of which the deceased was a devoted member, will officiate. Interment will be made at the city cemetery. Mrs. Anna Phillips Had Tasted all the Draughts of Life in Dalliance _______ UNDER ESPIONAGE ____ Was Once Remarkably Beautiful - Proprietor of Saloon Which Was Sailors' Hangout ______ As a fitting climax to a tumultous and misspent life, came the tragic death, Friday afternoon, of Mrs. Anna Phillips, who with a sailor companion was killed by a Lake Shore flyer at the Mill street crossing. Originally a member of a family prominent in the vicinity of Greenville, the woman turned toward the downward path while yet in the full bloom of life, and delved deeply into its riotous pleasures, until at the time of her death she was a notorious character, and the object of constant surveillance by the police. Mrs. Phillips first came to Conneaut about twenty years ago, accompanying her husband, Wm. Phillips, who was a Nickel Plate employe for about six years, until he was injured in a wreck at Silver Creek. After that time, the man worked at the harbor, where he dropped dead at his labors, about ten years ago. During the life of her husband, Mrs. Phillips, who at that time was a strikingly handsome woman, received attentions from many railroad men, it is said. Following Phillips' death, the woman lived with another man for about two years, claiming to have been married to him. After he left her, however, she resumed the name of Phillips, and was known thereby afterwards. George Trowbridge lived with Mrs. Phillips after her second affair had terminated, but after about a year's association with here, he married her sister, Mrs. Brabender. Throughout her life, Mrs. Phillips was associated with the liquor business. After her husband's death, she operated a saloon at her home on Mill street, between Jackson and Depot, and later was in business at the harbor. She was renowned among her patrons for her prowess as a fighter. When the old Lake Shore station was removed from its site to make room for the present structure, Mrs. Phillips purchased it, and moved the building to its present location just north of the tracks, where she made her home until her death. Until the $1,000 license law became effective, Mrs. Phillips conducted a saloon in the building, and the place was known as one of the toughest in the city. It was the object of several police raids, and Mrs. Phillips was placed under arrest on several different occasions. Since the county went dry, the place has been kept under close surveillance, but several searches have given no result. However, the police know that Mrs. Phillips' home was the rendezvous of many old time sailors, with whom she became intimate in the days when she operated a saloon at the harbor. These fellows, according to the police, would go to Girard and buy a quantity of booze, then bring it back to this city and drink it in Mrs. Phillips' home. Relatives of the unfortunate woman, whose stormy life was ended so quickly, are thought to live at present in the vicinity of Greenville. They are said to be highly respectable. One son, Wm., Jr., survives with a couple of other relatives in this city. ANTOHER VETERAN PASSES TO BEYOND ____ Was a Survivor of Gettysburg Where He Was Wounded - Funeral Friday Afternoon. _______ Another name was blotted from the rapidly thinning rolls of the G. A. R., when Sidney A. Kennedy, a former resident of Conneaut township, died Wednesday at his home in Pierpont. As a member of the gallant 29th O. V. I., Mr. Kennedy participated in the battle of Gettysburg, where he was wounded and disabled. He was 88 years of age. B. F. and H. J. Kennedy of this city are sons. Another son, Burt, resided at the home with his stepmother, while another, Lincoln, lives in Cleveland. One daughter in Colorado and another in Iowa also survive. The funeral will be held from the residence at 2 p. m. Friday. C. L. TAYLOR'S FATHER DEAD ___ Rome Resident Was Completely Paralyzed When Picked Up After the Accident. ___ Jefferson, July 13 -- As the result of his fall from a load of hay last Thursday afternoon, N. S. Taylor of Rome, father of Prosecuting Attorney Taylor, died at 5:15 Monday morning. The funeral will be held from the late home in Rome, at 10 o'clock Wednesday. Mr. Taylor when picked up, after his fall, was found to be paralyzed to such an extent that he was practically unable to move any portion of his body. Whether a stroke of paralysis caused the fall or the fall caused the paralysis, is not known. Prosecuting Attorney Taylor was at his father's bedside when the end came. ROBERT STUART, AGED 77, DIES AT PIERPONT Pierpont mourns the loss of one of its most esteemed residents in the passing away of the aged Robert Stuart. For over a year Mr. Stuart, who was seventy- seven years of age, has been ill. Saturday afternoon he suffered a severe chill and at 6 o'clock he passed peacefully across the river. Mr. Stuart was well known, not only to his friends and neighbors with whom he has lived for so many years at Pierpont, but also in Conneaut. He was especially known to the Masons and G. A. R. members of Conneaut. He has been a prominent Mason for many years. Mr. Stuart had also for a long time been the commander of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., at Pierpont. The funeral was held Tuesday at Pierpont. They many friends of Mr. Stuart testified to their respect for him by their presence at thefuneral in the disagreeable rain. Many drove over from Conneaut. The funeral was in charge of the Masonic order, assisted by Linoln Post, G. A. R. A quartet furnished the music, led by H. A. Mixer of Ashtabula. Charles Marcy of Conneaut was the funeral director. Mr. Stuart is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Fred Smith of Conneaut. Mrs. Smith was his only child. RUSSELL FAMILY HELD A REUNION ______ Fifty-Four Relatives and Six Guests Partook of the Hospitality of Fred Simons. ______ Fifty-four relatives and six guests attended the Russell family reunion held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simons, at Monroe Center, Friday. Assembled were the descendants of Alfred and Sally Payne Russell, who settled in Pierpont on March 10, 1841, when it was a wilderness. The couple lived to celebrate the 67th anniversary of their marriage, and Mrs. Russell died only three weeks before the 68th anniversary. The couple raised a family of six children, all of whom, excepting the eldest son, Almon P. of Nebraska, were present yesterday at the reunion. The five children all live in this vicinity. The eldest daughter, Mrs. M. E. Sensabaugh,, and the eldest grandson, W. F. Hallett, also live here. The son, James, lives on the old farm; Mrs. E. P. Simons at Pierpont, Mrs. Mayme Loucks at Beaver, and the youngest son, J. W. Russell, is a resident of Conneaut. The reunion Friday was a very enjoyable affair. Remarks were made by Miss Ora Loucks, Mrs. Elsie Webster, Mrs. Morros Simons, Miss Ruth Tower and by Miss Irene Wigham, the latter from Cleveland. Among the guests were Mrs. Rusha Williams, Mr. and Mrs. George Wigham and two children from Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Struble of Pierpont, Mrs. Lovina Sevey of Girard, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. tom Mayberry of Monroe. From Conneaut were Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hallett, Mrs. M. E. Sensabaugh, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Russell. A big dinner was served at noon, and later in the afternoon two ice cream freezers were robbed of their contents. A vote of thanks was given Mr. and Mrs. Simons for their entertainment. J. W. Russell was elected president and Mrs. J. K. Henderson was elected secretary for the next year. The next meeting will be held at the home of Lynn Loucks, at Beaver Center, on June 10, 1911. MRS. HUNDLEY DIES IN MONROE TWP ______ Mrs. Mayme Huntley, wife of Lawrence Huntley, and a well known resident of Monroe township, died Sunday morning at 5 o'clock. The deceased has been in poor health for about three years, and death resulted after a slow but gradual failing. Mrs. Huntley was 51 years of age last December, and had resided twenty-five years in Monroe. Besides a husband one adopted son survives her. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at the home, with the Methodist pastor in charge. Burial will be made at Kelloggsville. TWO SONS WERE BROUGHT BY THE STORK TO THIS PLACE LAST WEEK ______ Mr. and Mrs. Scott Laird are the happy parents of a 9 1/2 pound son, born Jan. 16. Mother and child are doing nicely under the care of the nurse, Mrs. Mary Pitts of Clark Corners. Mr. and Mrs. E. Loucks are rejoicing over the arrival of a son, born Jan. 16. Thursday Mr. and Mrs. C. Ferry and daughters, Mrs. Lina Hill, and Mrs. Ruby Johnson, were called to Steamburg, Pa., to attend the funeral of Mr. Terry's aunt, Mrs. Joseph Baldwin, who died suddenly of paralysis, Jan. 15. P. F. Jacobs in on the sick list. Henry Miller, who is ill remains about the same. DREAM WARNS WOMAN OF HER BROTHER'S APPROACHING END _______ Mrs. Waite Says Departed Sister Seemed to Come to Her and Warn her That Chas. Kennan Whom She had Not Seen for Two Years Would Die Soon -- He Died the Next Night ____ A dream warned Mrs. D. A. Waite of the Center road of the approaching death of her brother, Chas. Kennan, of East Springfield. She had not seen her brother for two years and though she went immediately to his home after the warning, he was away, and death intervened before she could see him. Peculiar in the extreme and suggestive of the occult are the details in connection with the dream. Although Mr. Kennan until about a year ago lived in Farnham for years, the brother and sister had not seen each other for over two years and a half. There was absolutely no estrangement between the two, but it had never seemed to come just right for them to meet. Monday night about midnight, Mrs. Waite awoke from a sound sleep, after a dream of startling clearness and seeming reality. She says that it seemed to her that her sister, who has been dead for ten years, came, stood by her bed and talked to her, and that she was accompanied by a brother, who has been dead for twenty years. The latter, however, it seemed, said nothing during the whole dream visitation. Mrs. Waite says that the spirit sister told her that if she wanted to see her brother alive, she should see him soon, as his health was failing rapidly, and that the end was drawing near. The dream was so very real that Mrs. Waite was thoroughly frightened and the next morning she arose and went early in the forenoon to the home of Mr. Kennan. She found that he was spending the day at Waldameer, Erie, but she stayed for the day with her brother, Loren Kennan, who made his home there. Mrs. Waite told him of her dream, but he reassured her, telling her that their brother was at present in better health than he had been for months past and that he seemed to be improving every day. Mrs. Waite returned ome somewhat reassured and the very next morning was advised of her brother's death. Mrs. Waite is not a Spiritualist, but now at least is a firm believer in the old adage that "coming events cast their shadows before." INFIRMARY CHARGE CHOKED TO DEATH ON PIECE OF MEAT ________ Edward Bolard, for a number of years an inmate of the county infirmary at Kingsville, choked to death on a piece of meat while eating dinner at that institution Saturday noon. As soon as the trouble was located, the dying man was placed on the floor and worked over. A physician was called and did all possible for about an hour but the efforts availed nothing, the patient passing away at 12:30. Bolard was about 58 years of age and came from Ashtabula. When brought to the institution he was slightly demented and some time ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis. He leaves two sisters, Miss Bolard and Mrs. Harrington, both of whom reside the grater part of the time in Erie, and two children, a son and a daughter in Ashtabula. The funeral was held in Ashtabula Monday. PIERPONT COUPLE WERE WEDDED THURS. NIGHT ______ Pierpont, May 7. -- The marriage of two local young people was solemnized Thursday evening when the Rev. R. E. Benjamin united in wedlock Chas. Marcy and Miss Iva Lillie. Mrs. Marcy is well known in this vicinity, having been telephone operator for several years. The groom, who owns a fine farm at State Line, is a young man well like by all who know him. LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS ______ Funeral of Mrs. Fannie Keep Will Be Held on Tuesday Afternoon. ____ Old age caused the death of Mrs. Fannie Keep at the home on Chestnut street of Mrs. A. F. Harrington Sunday morning. She has resided for twenty years in this city. Mrs. Keep was the daughter of Captain and Mrs. Brown, who were old settlers of Kingsville. She was born at that place in 1821. During the forty years of her married life she dwelt at Monroe Center, where she was a member of the Methodist church. No relatives survive except Mrs. A. F. Harrington, an adopted daughter of the deceased. Interment at Kelloggsville. The funeral will be held from the Harrington home at 12:30 Tuesday. Rev. C. W. Smith of the Methodist church will officiate. Interment will be made at the Kelloggsville cemetery. BIG BARNS ON THE BINGHAM FARM ARE GOING UP IN A HURRY ____ For some time past fast progress has been made on the rebuilding of the Bingham barns on the Center road which were recently destroyed by fire. Contractor Fred Horton has charge of the construction and he is rushing the job to completion. The new barns are to be larger in size than the gigantic ones which were destroyed by fire. The main barn is to be 40x105 feet with an L extension of 40x54 feet. All of the barns will be sent on 25 foot posts. While the structure was raised Saturday the work is so well along that yesterday 12 loads of oats were placed in the barn. MRS. MERRIMAN PASSES AWAY ______ Mrs. Stanton Merriman died at her home in North Conneaut at three a. m. Saturday, from heart failure, after al ingering illness of two years. Was Born in Keepville. The deceased was born in Keepville in 1855 and resided there until she reached the age of 18 years. After that time she made her home in Conneaut. Her maiden name was Nina Jane Randall. She was a member of the Methodist church at Keepville and was a respected and honored woman. Besides her husband, she leaves four children, Mrs. Iva Anderson, of Albion; Mrs. Nora Brown, Miss Mattie and Lawrence Merriman of Conneaut, one brother and five sisters. The funeral will be held at the home 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. Smith officiating. Interment will be made in the Center cemetery. ONE SLIGHT ACCIDENT ______ Little Girl Being Thrown Off Merry-Go-Round and Slightly Bruised, Extent of Damage. _____ Although an enormous crowd thronged Russell's grove at the annual Pioneers' picnic Friday, no serious accidents are known to have occurred. On the merry- go-round, where opportunity for people being injured was greatest, only one slight accident happened, and that to a little girl. The victim was little Sylvia Wilson, aged about ten years, whose parents live in the southern part of the county. It was the young lady's first visit to the picnic, and of course she wanted to ride on the attractive carousal. Her father assented, and placed her on one of the little horses to enjoy the trip. As the machine was slowing down, preparatory to stopping, Sylvia, impatient to tell her papa all about the delights of a merry-go-round ride, stepped off onto the ground. She was thrown down, and slightly bruised, it was found after an examination hastened by her sobs. In recompense for her fall, Sylvia's papa took her for another ride, but the second time he accompanied her. C. O. BOLTON PASSES TO BEYOND ______ The Deceased Had been a Great Sufferer With Blood Consumption For Twenty Weeks. ____ C. O. Bolton, an aged resident of Pierpont, passed to the beyond about four o'clock Monday afternoon, after being confined to his bed for twenty weeks with blood consumption. He was a great sufferer, but endured all patiently until the death angel released him. The deceased was born in Berea 63 years ago, but had dwelt for the past 23 years in the place where he died. He was well known throughout that vicinity as an upright, honest man and a diligent farmer. Three children survive, Mrs. R. E. Benjamin, Miss Edith and Harry, all of Pierpont. The funeral will be held at one o'clock at the late home. Rev. Boyd of Youngstown, formerly of Pierpont, will officiate. DEATH OF INFANT The little six month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Miller of Washington extension, died of convulsions at the home, about one o'clock today. The body will be taken to Meadville Tuesday for burial. AND IT WAS A CONNEAUT MAN ____ Says the Husband - I. R. Hoyt. Therefore Forced to Ask For a Divorce. ____ Jefferson, Jan 20. - Ivan R. Hoyt accuses his wife, Florence Hoyt, in a petition for divorce, recently filed, of running with other Conneaut men. He makes, also, a charge of infidelity with one of these men. The parties were married at Conneaut in April, 1903. The husband relates that about two years ago she began to associate with a young man in Conneaut, whose name is given in the petition. He protested against her actions but she refused to behave, he says, and a separation resulted. He relates, later on, however, that she returned to him with promises to do better. Her promises, according to his statements, were not long lived, for she soon began associating with a class of people of poor reputation. R. M. Smith is his attorney. W. W. CLEMONS DIED SUNDAY ______ Suffered Paralytic Stroke Early Last Week and Never Recovered From It. _____ Another Civil war veteran passed to his reward Sunday morning when paralysis caused the death of Willis W. Clemons, aged 64, a well known resident of this city. Mr. Clemons had been confined indoors by general ill health for three weeks, but several days ago, he was stricken with paralysis, and the greatest effort of the physicians could not avail against the grim reaper. During his 16 years residence here, after living 20 years in Geneva, Mr. Clemons became widely know to Conneaut residents. For a number of years he operated a bakery on Main street, afterward going into partnership with F. W. Main, husband of a niece. Selling out to Mr. Main, Mr. Clemons moved to Buffalo for a time, then returning here and opening a restaurant. He had just opened a new bakery at the corner of Main and Mill streets. Was in Three Prisons. The deceased served three years during the War of the Rebellion in the 16th Conn. V. I., being honorably discharged for ill health. He was confined for eight months in Andersonville, Florence and Charleston prisons, and it is thought that the poor health he experienced in after life was caused by the privations he underwent in these pens. Besides his wife here, Mr. Clemons leaves three brothers, Lucien of Ottawa, Ill., Iyland, of Nebraska, and Albert, of Seattle, Wash. Mrs. F. W. Main, of Erie, is a niece, and Mrs. Banning of Main street, is a sister of Mrs. Clemons. Funeral services at the Baptist church at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon will be attended by Custer Post, G. A. R., to which Mr. Clemons belonged in Geneva, and the Masonic body, of which he was a member in Connecticut. Rev. Ford will officiate at the church, where the services will be public, but the burial will be private at Glenwood. HALL REPLIES TO WIFE'S SUIT _____ Makes a General Denial ___ Says His Earning Capacity Has Been Minimized And This Garnisheed By Creditors. ___ Jefferson, May 5. - A nagging and unreasonable disposition on the part of his wife, during the period while he was out of employment, Clarence Charles Hall, says in an answer to the petition for a divorce recently filed by his wife, Bertha Billett Hall, is the whole trouble, as he sees it between he and his wife. He admits that they were married in Dunkirk, N. Y., July 8, 1906, and that there is one child, aged about 8 weeks. Hall denies that he has ever been guilty of extreme cruelty as she alleges; denies that at the time their child was born he was spending his time with lady friends in Cleveland or elsewhere. He says that he has not refused to provide wife and child with shelter and food. He denies that he has been courting or keeping company with a woman named Jessie Sample, in Cleveland or any other woman, but says that the allegation of the petition is maliciously false; denies that he has been guilty of having improper relations with women in Cleveland or elsewhere. Small Wages Garnisheed. Hall says that since their marriage, through sickness and lack of employment he has not been able to furnish his family all the support due it as he wished to do, for the reason that his earning capacity has been minimized. He states that in January and February, he drew but a small sum from the N. Y. C. & St. L. Ry. Co., by whom he was employed as an operator, and that the most of this was garnisheed by creditors. He asks for the custody of the child and that the petition be dismissed. C. W. Appleby is his attorney. PROMINENT MAN OF CITY DEAD Chester C. Young is Called ___ Had Resided in This City About 25 Years and Had Many Friends to Mourn Loss ______ Chester C. Young of this city was taken suddenly by the grim death angel at 2 o'clock Saturday morning, after an illness of only two days. Mr. Young was stricken with apoplexy Wednesday evening at Smith & Young's harness shop, in which he was a partner. Mr. Young was born in Monroe 53 years ago. For over twenty-five years he had been a resident of Conneaut and its vicinity during which time he had become known in the city's business and political circles. Much of his time here had been spent in the lumber business. With this brother, R. C. Young, of Ashtabula, he owned a lumber mill west of the city for a number of years. A few years ago he served a term as councilman and for the last three years had been in the harness business. He was well known throughout the county as an upright business man and a worthy friend. Those who survive, besides his wife, are one brother, R. C. Young, of Ashtabula, who is now serving as county commissioner, two sisters, Mrs. F. M. Colson of Jefferson, Mrs. C. K. Tuttle of Pacific Grove, Cal., to mourn his sudden and untimely death. The funeral will be held at the Harbor street home, Monday at 2 o'clock p.m. Rev. Rankin of the Congregational church will officate and interment will be made in the City cemetery. LADY 100 YEARS OLD HAS ALWAYS LIVED IN SELUSION ON NEW JERSEY CLEARING New York, Jan 9. -- After spending a peaceful life in a secluded locality in the uplands of Morris county, New Jersey, from which she has never in her long life journeyed far enough to see a trolley car, Mrs. Nancy Van Winkle, great grandmother of Mrs. Edgar Romer of Minnesota, the latter likewise a great grandmother, will next Sunday celebrate her 100th birthday. Christmas day a daughter was born to Mrs. Earnest Van Winkle. The woman centenarian's relationship to Baby Van Winkle out in Minnesota is expressed by the title of great-great-great-great grandmother. The possessor of this distinction, born Jan. 12, 1808, has never been outside the Morris county hill region, has never talked through a telephone, or heard the chug-chugging of an automobile. The family lives by selling the products of the clearning, principally eggs and honey, which Cudworth carries to a neighbor three miles away, who markets them. The news of Baby Nancy's birth came in a letter to Mrs. Cudworth from her daughter, Mrs. Romer, the first words Mrs. Cudworth has heard from any of her three children in a dozen years. Another strange feature of the relationship is that the baby, after six generations, resumed the name of Van Winkle, the name of the oldest member of the family. Ernest Van Winkle, the baby's father, Mrs. Romer says, is the grandson of a man who went west from New Jersey many years ago. OLD SOLDIERS NOW IN MONROE ______ More Are Added To List Third Batch of Veterans Taken At The Hub From Reports by the Assessors. ______ Jefferson, May 27. - The soldiers from Monroe are returned by the assessor are as follows: Monroe. War of Rebellion: -- Asa Reeves, pr., 2nd Ohio Bat; Hugh Reeves, pri., 2nd O. Light Art; Edwin D. Bristol, pr., 2nd O. Ondep. Bat.; George W. Richards, pr., 1st O. Light Art.; Charles Vanskoik, pr., 15th O. Bat.; George Hall, pr., 25th O. 1st Reg. Dept. of Monougahela; Orson J. Brown, pr., Co. A. 56 Reg. Bat; Leander H. Means, pr., Co. A Penn. Militia; Joel C. Usher, pr., Co. A, 121 Penn V. I.; Bronson D. Robison, pr., 121st Penn. V. I.; Almond T. West, pr., 145th Penn. V. I.; Henry Jacobs, pr., Co. C., 16th Mich. I.; Philander F. Jacobs, pr., Co. K, 130th Ill.; William H. Anderson, pr., Co. E., 3rd N.Y., Light Art; Sylvester Boyce, pr., 15th N. Y. C.; Lucius Adams, pr., 2nd Penn. Co.; Simon P. Kegerte, Corp. 18th U. S. I.; James B. Powers, pr., Co. E. 29th O. V. I.; J. W. Kinnear, pr., Co. E, 29th O. V.I.; Hiram dalarymple, pr., 29th O. V. I.; Wallace W. Hill, pr. 29th O. V. I.; Wm. L. Holden, pr., Co. E, 29th O. V. I.; George L. Welsh, serg., Co. G. 105th O. V. I., and Co. A, 6th O. V. C.; Wm. L. Roath, pr., Co. F, 2nd O. C.; Benj. F. Messenger, pr., 2nd O. Indep. Bat. Regular Army: -- Edgar J. Stewart, saddler, 4th U. S. C. Spanish American: -- Arthur L. Randall, pr., C. E. 5th O. V. I. ____________ Mr. and Mrs. Scott Laird are the happy parents of a ten pound son, born January 17. Mother and son are doing nicely. Mrs. John Pitts of Clark Corners is the nurse. * * * * * * RICHMOND MAN BLOWS OFF HEAD WITH GUN _________ By Staff Correspondent Dorset, April 13 - Harrison H. Hicks, a prominent farmer of North Richmond, suicided Sunday, ending his life with a shot gun. Worry over financial affairs is thought to have been the cause of the rash act. Mr. Hicks arose early Sunday morning and appeared to be in his usual spirits. He went into an adjoining room and taking up a shot gun, placed the muzzle to his head and pulled the trigger. His head was blown to pieces by the discharge. The suicide had just recently purchased the William Pearson farm in North Richmond. He was about 55 years old and had a large family. He was widely known throughout this section. Dr. Brayman was called but upon finding him dead, called Coroner Austin. FARMER NORTH OF CITY WAS SORRY FOR CAROUSAL AFTER BEING LOCKED IN GRANARY. _________ A frightened woman cowering in a corner, a baby crying lustily in its crib, and a drunken husband and father striding up and down the room, was what Constable Chilson found when he entered a house about three miles north of Pierpont, Thursday evening. Neighbors had phoned him, requesting aid. The man had been abusing his wife, they alleged, while under the influence of drink. For some time, the man has been drinking heavily. He had a couple of kegs of hard cider and with the mixture of alcohol, he made himself a liquor which gave the results in quick order. While drinking, he was very abusive, and his wife was kept in a perpetual state of terror. Man Regretted Condition Chilson locked the man up in the granary, where he was allowed to remain for some time. He was not arrested because of the refusal of his wife to sign a warrant. The constable emptied out what cider was left. Friday the man came to town and expressed gratitude for the punishment he had received. Aged Resident of Monroe Succumbs at Age of 83 Years - Funeral Thursday Morning. _________ Mrs. C. C. Dean, aged 83 years, one of the oldest residents of this vicinity, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. G. Hill, of Monroe. The deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. F. G. Hill of Monroe and Mrs. F. M. Edwards of West Springfield, and one son, A. H. Dean, of Monroe. Mrs. Dean's husband passed away a year ago and since his demise her health has steadily failed. The funeral will be held from the home of Mr. Hill at 10:30 Thursday morning. Interment sill be ??? (Rest of article is missing.) BIG FUNERAL AT CLARK CORNERS _________ The home of Frank Brewster of Clark Corners was crowded to its capacity this noon, when the last sad rites were held over the remains of his wife, Mrs. Ada Washburn Brewster. Rev. C. L. Thompson of Kelloggsville officiated and interment was made in the cemetery at Kelloggsville. The singers were Mrs. Kimball, Miss Louise Hall, Leon Hall and L. L. Lewis. LARGE FAMILY REUNION HELD AT DEWEY HOME _____ Annual Gathering of Hicks-Shaw-DeMaranville Families Held Thursday ___ One of the largest and most pleasant reunions held for years by the members of the Hicks-Shaw-DeMaranville families was an event of Thursday. It was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dewey, 638 West Main street. Over one hundred were present, and a day replete with happiness and pleasure resulted for all. After the big dinner at noon, an unusually interesting business meeting was held. First, all of the officers were re-elected for the coming year: President, C. B. Hicks, this city; vice president, Ray Bugbee, and secretary, F. M. Bugbee, both of Kingsville. Every year on the same day that the family reunion is held here, one is held by members of the same family in Oregon, and at each gathering the reading of the minutes of the other families' meeting the preceding year is a feature. Pictures are also taken and exchanged. Two deaths were reported, that of Rufus Frock of Amboy and that of Darius Fox of Monroe. After the business meeting, watermelons were served. Most of the family reside in this immediate vicinity, and many were in attendance from Girard, Kingsville and Monroe. Mrs. Fred Bliss and daughter, of Saginaw, Mich., were also present. Next year the happy affair will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wemple, Whitney street. ___________________ Nelson Dolittle, an aged resident of North Conneaut, passed away at his home on Chadman street, late Friday night. He had passed his 77th birthday and had been seriously ill for the past nine months. The funeral will be held at the late home at 1 o'clock, Monday. ________________________ Joseph S. Kimmel of this place and Miss Cecilia Marie Marhofer of Meadville were married April 22. Rev. Father A. j. Weschler performed the ceremony. The happy couple have gone to house keeping at this place. _________________________ FORMER MONROE LADY DIES NEAR CONNEAUTVILLE Monroe,, Jan 24. -- Mrs. Erastus Vancamp Tyrrell, formerly of this place died at her home near Conneautville, Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the advanced age of 81 years, after a brief illness of one week. Besides her husband she leaves four daughters, Mrs. Clark, of Punt, Pa.; Mrs. Elizabeth Burr, of Pierpont; Mrs. Maggie Sweet, of East Conneaut, and Mrs. Estelle Scribner of this place. An aged sister and several grandchildren also survive. OBITUARY. George Billett died in Monroe, O., August 16, 1909. He was born July 17, 1822, at Bere Regis, England. He was the oldest son of George and Caroline Bezant Billett; he married Eliza Rawles, May 23, 1848. They settled on a farm near his boyhood home. In 1854 they broke up their home and bid farewell to loved ones and came to America with their three children to see what the New World had for them. They arrived in Monroe, Ohio, November, 1854; they settled on a farm in Monroe and that was their home until Mr. Billett's death. Mr. Billett has always been known as a follower of Christ; a man who was kind to his family and friends. He united with the Wesleyan Methodist church of his native place when quite young, and soon after coming here he united with the M. E. church of Monroe Center and was a member of that church when his Lord called him home. He leaves to mourn his death, a widow, two sons, James and Joseph William Billett, and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Richardson; one granddaughter, miss Emma Richardson, all of Monroe; also two brothers, Richard Billett of Conneaut, O., and William Billett of Kellerton, Iowa, and three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Bromfield, of Monroe, Mrs. Joseph Moor, of Denmark, and Mrs. Albert Phillips, of Kelloggsville, Ohio, and a large number of other relatives and friends. Two brothers and one sister preceded him to the other shore. James, died in Sussex, England; John, died in Rockford, Ill.; Mrs. Rolls died in Southhampton, England. Farewell loved one, Till we clasp thy hand on the other shore, Where sorrow and suffering are known no more. LADY OF HAMMOND'S CORNERS PASSES AWAY _______ Hammond's Corners, Feb. 8. -- Mrs. Christiana Petschka died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Holden Friday, January 32, at the age of 77 years. The funeral was held Sunday, February 2. Rev. Benjamin of Pierpont officiated. Owing to the severe storm on that day interment was not made until Tuesday at Kelloggsville. OBITUARY Emily M. Bushnell, who died January 14, 1908, was born April 3, 1824. Her childhood days were spent in Connecticut. At the age of ten her parents came to Ohio, reaching here in November 1833. On November 13 of that year she was permitted to see the grand meteoric display, while on the placid waters of the lake. The country being new, many hardships were endured. With other early pioneers they settled in Monroe on what is known as the Linus Bushnell place. On January 9, 1849, she wedded Nathaniel Follett. Four children were born to this union, two girls and two boys, but the youngest son died in infancy. The other three still survive, Mrs. Calvin Austin, F. W. Follett, of this city, and Mrs. Hattie Ashley, of Pierpont. Five grandchildren came to bless her maturity but only one survives, Miss Erdine Ashley, the others dying in babyhood. Mrs. Follett early learned to love her Saviour and her conversion occurred in the old log school house. She was one of the charter members of the Free Will Baptist church and has worked faithfully with that body throughout her long life. Eighteen years ago she moved to Conneaut and lived south of the city for five years, until her husband departed to the beyond. Since then she has dwelt with her children, Mrs. Austin and Frank Follett. In her sickness she patiently endured all pain without a murmur, feeling that this is God's method of perfecting his saints. She passed away being confident of the glory that would be hers upon her entrance to the great unknown. MONROE CENTER * * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Charter Anderson attended the wedding of their son, Ray Anderson, to Miss Ethel Clark, Sunday at 11 o'clock at the bride's home near Tracy, Pa. John Thomas of Conneaut was calling in town Saturday, enroute to visit his father in Padanaram. Mr. and Mrs. Willian Onion and son, accompanied by Jon Scribner and family of Conneaut, were guests of relatives in this vicinity Sunday. Raymond Sweet has moved his family to the house vacated by G. L. Bacon. Mrs. George Westcott arrived Sunday from Oneonta, N. Y., for a few weeks visit. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hardy of Conneaut spent Sunday visiting relatives in town. Miss Lottie Hill is home for several weeks, visiting her sister, Mrs. Clifford Clute. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Brewster of East Monroe were calling on Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tuttle Sunday. Miss Kate Kent of Conneaut is the guest of Mrs. S. H. Brombield for a few days. Mrs. Willard Curtice and Mrs. May Prince of Pierpont were guests of their sister, Mrs. Erwin Benjamin, Sunday. Mrs. Roy Sheldon and son have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holden and other relatives since Sunday. PROMINENT WOMAN IN ITALIAN CIRCLES PASSED AWAY, AFTER SUDDEN ACUTE ATTACK ______ There is much mourning among the Italian colony at the harbor today on account of the death of Mrs. James Brown, which occurred Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock as a result of cholera morbus. Mrs. Brown was perhaps the best beloved of the Italian women of this city and her death leaves a vacancy which will be hard to fill. She was the wife of James Brown, who operates a grocery store at 758 Broad street. Besides the husband, six children are left to mourn the death of a mother. Definite arrange-ments have not been completed for the funeral but it is likely that it will be held sometime Sunday. DEATH OF "LADY" NOT CAUSED BY OVERDRIVING, IS OPINION OF R. W. LOOMIS, THE OWNER ______ Harry Marshall and Grant Blood, who it was believed Saturday were responsible for the death of a valuable mare belonging to R. W. Loomis, the local liveryman, have been exonerated by the latter from blame. A post mortem examination of the animal by Dr. M. P. Freed resulted in the discovery that it died from acute indigestion, which might have originated from a multitude of causes. Inasmuch as the young men offered conclusive proof that they had not overdriven the horse, and had done everything in their power to alleviate its suffering, Mr. Loomis decided that they were blameless in the matter. Investigation by Humane Officer W. H. Cain, resulted in substantially the same finding as that of the liveryman.