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From: "Helen in Pa." <>
Subject: Newspaper clippings-part 2k
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 14:17:39 -0800


Local
Miss Decima Chapman, arrived this week from South Loraine, Ohio,
for a visit among her relatives and friends of this vicinity.
John Patterson, general agent for the Johnston Harvester Company
reported the best wheat crop in his territory was in Somerset county.
Charles Limbert threshed his grain last week. The oats were a
fine crop but his wheat amounted to only 18 bushels.
Married--at Buffalo Mills at the home of the bride's father, at
nine o'clock, Sunday morning, August 5, 1900, by Rev. J. Burke, of West
Washington. C.S. Murray and Miss Anna Fordyce.
Rev. C. W. Rockwell returned Monday evening from Chardon, Geauga
county, O., accompanied by his daughter, Miss Rena Rockwell, who will
make her future home here.
Stuart Hair, of Enterprise, Kansas, manufacturer of mill and
elevator machinery, stopped off from Saturday to Monday evening to visit
his daughter, Mrs. John P. Ritchey, while on a business trip to New York
City and Willimatie, Conn. Stuart will excuse us for saying he is about
the youngest and best looking grandpap that has visited our town.
J.W. Closser has purchased 300,000 pounds of wool in Greene
county at 27 and 28 cents.
Homer Craig left Thursday for a ten day trip east taking in
Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
Misses Minnie and Jeanette and Slater Lindsay, of Donegal, spent
Sunday will their uncle, Wellings Lindsay, at Elm Grove.
Ira White, the gardener, is having a very successful season, his
berry crops have been excellent. He keeps a keen eye on the cultivation
of the better varieties. He left with us three branches of Gregg
raspberries
he had set out last year. One branch containing 47 ripe berries, some
measuring over 2 1/2 inches in circumference, out of 53. The other
branches had from 75 to 90 berries each.
William Daugherty died at his home in Donegal township, west of
this place about 7 o'clock Monday evening, August 6, 1900. He was born
in
September 1818, and his life was nearly all spent in this community. He
was a tanner in his younger days and learned the trade with Hon. John
Birch, of late years he has supplied a large amount of broken stone for
repairs on the pike. The funeral took place at 10 a.m., Wednesday.
Services in charge of Rev. Alex. MacLachlan. Interment in Claysville
cemetery. He is survived by his wife, five sons, and three daughters,
all residing close by: Samuel, John, Thomas, Joseph, Ed, and Miss
Jennie Daugherty, Mrs. Mary Anderson, and Mrs. Maggie Blake.

End August 10, 1900.

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