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Reno        Hughes

  One of the saddest occurrences in the history of this community
was the tragic death of Reno Hughes, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E.
Hughes, last Thursday afternoon shortly before five o'clock.  He had
driven to Port Clinton on business for the Hughes Granite Co., being
accompanied by Carston Eversden, and on the return trip the big
Pathfinder car which he was driving skidded and overturned at a short
and difficult curve on the road about a mile north of Fremont, Reno
being caught under the car and sustaining injuries about the head which
resulted in his instant death.  Eversden was thrown clear of the car and
was practically uninjured, being able to telephone the particulars of
the accident to friends in Clyde.
  Coroner Eagon of Fremont was summoned at once but found no necessity
of an inquest.  John E. Morck of the Hughes Granite Co. hastened to the
scene and had the body removed to Eagon's undertaking rooms in Fremont
where it was prepared for burial and the the same night it was brought
to the Hughes home in Clyde.
  The father, W. E. Hughes, had been out on a business trip and was
located at Sandusky soon after the accident and accompanined by F. H.
Zerbe, a friend from that city, he at once drove to Clyde.
  The car was not seriously damaged.  It was righted by Lowell Close and
Ted Parker of the Dixie Garage and driven to Clyde under its own power.
  The funeral service was held at the home Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
conducted by Rev. Earl A. Miller of the Presbyterian church and under
the auspices of Fremont Lodge of Elks, of which Reno was a member, and
was attended by a large company of friends, many of whom were unable to
find room in the house.  On Monday the body was taken to Port Clinton
and placed in a mausoleum there where it will remain until a suitable
receptacle can be provided here in McPherson cemetery.
  Reno C. Hughes was born and spent his life in this community, and was
aged 22 years and one month.  He was the pride and joy of his parents
and the friend of everybody.  Frank, open-hearted and generous, all knew
and liked him, and he was the life of every company where he happened to
be.  During the war he heard the call to patriotic duty and served eight
months at Camp Sherman, where he was a general favorite among the
officers and men.  He was released from service in December, and had
since been connected with the business of his father.  Besides his
parents he leaves a sister, Miss Vera.  Another particularly sad feature
was the fact that he was to have been married soon to Miss Lucile Quinn,
daughter of Mr. and Mr. Wm. Quinn of Townsend.
  Reno had an acquaintanceship that extended far beyond the limits of
his own county, and many from a distance have joined the friends and
neighbors of the family at home in expressions of sympathy and sorrow in
their bereavement.
                Clyde, Ohio  March 8, 1917


Robert J Smith
 
  Robert J. Smith, formerly of Clyde, died last Friday noon at the home
of his son, Samuel B. Smith of Sandusky, aged 70 years.  He has been
suffering for a few days from grippe but was not thought to be in a
serious condition, though confined to his bed.  Friday noon his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Grace VanHorn Smith, took his dinner into his room
and just as she entered Mr. Smith fell back onto his bed and expired
instantly.  Relatives and friends in Clyde were notified of his death
that afternoon.
  Mr. Smith and his wife resided in Clyde for many years.  Some months
ago she passed away at their apartments over the postoffice, and after
her death he went to live with his son at Sandusky.  He was born in
Newton, N.J., and went to Sandusky when he was nine years old and then,
by means of an ox team, went to Woodville, O., where he resided until
the family came to Clyde.  He leaves another son, Robert Scott Smith, of
Detroit.
  The funeral was held on Monday, the body being taken to Milan for
interment beside that of his wife.


Nelson Lee

  Nelson Lee, wellknown young-man of Adams township, son of Mrs. Emma
Lee of Clyde, died last Friday from the effects of influenza, at the age
of 22 years and 5 months.  The funeral was held Sunday morning, with
burial at Greenspring.
  Deceased had been an express messenger on the Nickel Plate road, and
made his last trip a few days preceding his death.  He was taken ill
while at work, and was sent home.
  About a year ago, it will be remembered, the Lee residence on the
Portland road was burned to the ground and their two small children were
burned so badly that they died.  The mother, who was formerly Miss Naomi
Everley, is now seriously ill.
  Nelson David Lee, son of John M. and Emma Prentice Lee, was born at
Grover Hill, Paulding county, Ohio, May 17, 1886.  He lived at Grover
Hill until he was eleven years old and moved to his present home with
his parents.  He always helped on the farm when not attending school,
and at his father's death in 1913, left school and took charge of the
farm.  He was married to Leona Everly, February 14, 1914.