OHIO STATEWIDE: Excerpts from the Sharon Herald, Sharon, Mercer County, PA December 1, 1899 *********************************************************************** 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/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sanchoinc@aol.com January 1, 2000 *********************************************************************** Excerpts from the Sharon Herald, Sharon, Mercer County, PA December 1, 1899 _______ Lewis Hanson has purchased 7 acres of land in Brookfield township from Malvina E. Offensend. Consideration $450. Hugh Morris, of the Central House, has purchased of John Clifford, of Sharon, seven lots near the residence of Thomas Duer. Consideration, $300.- Hubbard Enterprise. The annual meeting of the Trumbull County Farmers' Institute will be held at Hartford next Monday and Tuesday, December 4 and 5. The State speakers will be George E. Lawrence and H.P. Miller. They will be assisted by home talent. The Old Harmony Pickle Company, incorporated with a capital of $100,000, and composed of Pittsburgh businessmen, will build a factory at Warren, 0. The Tribune says the factory will run ten months in every year and buildings will be erected which will cost not less than $10,000, and 70 hands will be employed at the start. About 1400 acres of land will be placed in cultivation, within a radius of ten miles of Warren on which pickles, cabbage, tomatoes, corn, onions, peppers, beans, cauliflower, berries and small fruits will be raised. Mrs. Albina Wheeler, widow of the late David Wheeler, who has been residing in Sharon for the past few years, removed to Hubbard on Tuesday. She will make her future home in that place. County Treasurer-elect C.A. Ashton, of this place, and Miss May E. Barrett, of Warren, Ohio, were married Wednesday at high noon. The ceremony took place at the bride's home. Rev. Mr. Van Horn, pastor of the Disciple church, officiating. They will reside in Sharon. DEATHS. Mrs. Lavina Fowler, widow of the late Ira Fowler, one of the pioneer residents of the Western Reserve and highly esteemed by many friends and acquaintances, died at her home near Coalburg on Sunday evening, aged 75 years. Death was caused by a complication of diseases. She is survived by one daughter and one son, both residing at home, two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin McMullen, of Brookfield, and Mrs. Mary A. DeForest, of Johnson, and four brothers, Joseph and Phineas Wheeler, of Brookfield Township, James Wheeler of Espyville, Crawford county, and William Wheeler, of Sharpsville. Funeral services were held from the family residence Wednesday morning and were conducted by Rev. Frank Heighway, pastor of the Methodist church of Vienna. Interment was in Brookfield cemetery. BROOKFIELD Nov. 28 - Mr. Nathaniel Bishop of Poland, was buried in the cemetery here on Saturday. Mr. Bishop was a son-in-law of the late Doctor Stewart and formerly lived in Brookfield, where he was well known. Mr. Thos. Price's mother In-law was also buried the same day. A child of Mrs. Jean Thompson. (nee Keir), was buried on Friday. Mr. John Hirst, father-in-law of Mr. Lett Mervin, dropped dead while in the barn and was buried here Sunday. He was an old resident of Brookfield and Hubbard. The revival meetings in the Methodist church have closed. Four additions. Mrs. Lem Jenkins and daughter, of Farmdale, are calling on friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. George Kennedy of Howland are guests at C. J. Bartholomew's. Mr. George Dingledy has moved to Sharon. Squire Stewart is in Youngstown today on business. "It is distressingly healthy" in this place at present. As a consequence, Dr. Nicholson is having quite a vacation. Mr. James Struble is suffering a scalded foot. NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS An inventory of the estate of Major John A. Logan, of Youngstown, who was killed in the Phillipines, shows personality in the value of $2500 exclusive of life insurance which amounts to $34,500, his widow being the beneficiary. There was no real estate.