USE CONTROL + F TO SEARCH THIS DOCUMENT PAINESVILLE TELEGRAPH 1891 © Judy J. Stebbins 3/1/2017 PAINESVILLE TELEGRPAH Asst. Cor., Bell Burt Painesville, Ohio Asst. Guard, E. L Ranson J. P. Barden, Editor and Proprietor G. T. Ranson and niece and her husband, Mr. and Jan. 7, 1891 Wednesday Mrs. Will Ostrander went to Cleveland. p. 1 Indian War The fight was between the Indians and a Kirtland detachment sent out by Gen. Miles from the Mrs. Almenda Hassenger and husband are Rosebud Agency to bury the dead Indians killed visiting her brothers and sister. at the Wounded Knee battle of Dec. 29. The Fred Daniels left for Pennsylvania after a short hostile Sioux, objecting to the burial of their visit with his sister, Almeda dead by their pale faced foes, opened fire, and Mr. Charles Van Deusen has lately returned to after desperate and hard fighting they were Kirtland. forced to return to the protection of the friendly There were family gatherings at Mr. P. H. ravines. No deaths were reported. Red Cloud is Booth’s and at Mr. Egbert Pierson’s Christmas to attempt to go to the agency and sends to the Day. agency for help in case of a fight. Red Cloud will Eddie Hafele spent the holidays at home. bring about 300 bucks with him. All the troops Newton Whitcomb lost a horse last Sunday. at the agency have been putting up breastworks, Bert Booth, wife and baby were thrown from as it is fully expected the Indians will make an their cutter, not even awaking the baby. attack upon the agency. A Literary Society was formed with officers: President F. V. Miller p. 2 Thompson - R. H. Goodsell died on Jan. 3rd. V. P., Miss Addie Miller He has lived most of his life in this township; and Sec. Miss Requa Rogers has been postmaster at Thompson for about one Treas. Wright Pierson year. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Mrs. Elihu Martindale and son, Arthur, of Michigan, spent the holidays with her son, Alton G.A.R. and W.R.C., of Thompson installed Martindale and family in the new Queen Ann officers: house. Com. J. Q. Smith S. V. Com. Ira Atkins Willoughby J. V. Com. T. G. Cottam Mrs. & Mrs. J. W. Penfield leave next Monday for Q. M. John Fowler Los Angeles, California. Surg. David Sanford Mr. George Pelton, of DuBois, Nebraska, is here Chaplain L. W. Kenner to visit relatives. Officer of Day, G. T. Ranson Mr. Edgar E. Stockwell, of Portland, Oregon, Officer Guard, James Stevenson and his brother, Lora of San Francisco, Cal., are Serg., M. Lyman Arnold visiting relatives here. Q. M. Serg., Henry Olds Mr. W. A. Bates & wife spent New Year’s here W. R. C. Pres. Mrs. O. Kenner with relatives. S. W., Mrs. C. Balch Mrs. Joseph Masny and two daughters, of J. V., Mrs. E. J. Daniels Cleveland, visited relatives here. Treas. Miss R. Cottam Chaplain Kate Fowler Unionville Cor. Mrs. Eliza Clapp Mrs. Clark Martin is quite ill. Guard. Mrs. Sarah Scott Mr. Geo. Webster is spending a few weeks with Sec. Mrs. S. Wilber his family in this place. 1 Jan. 7, 1891 Mrs. and Mrs. Jerry Tenney have been spending Mr. J. H. Sherwood, Cleveland, visited friends in a few days in Geneva. town. Mr. William Briggs and family have moved to Mr. E. C. Goddard, Cleveland, spent New Year’s Michigan. Day at his home in this place. Ed Ackley, of Conneaut has been visiting his Mr. Frank Stevens is visiting his mother, Mrs. S. parents for a few days. Stevens. Fred Larned and family, of Cleveland, and Mrs. A large number of people attended the funeral Don Williams are in town called by the illness of of Mr. Chas Barrett at Madison last Wed.; the their father, E. Larned. deceased was as brother of Mr. Henry Barrett of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Warren entertained the this place. Progressive Euchre Club. Mrs. Sophia Eaton Teuax, died Dec. 31, age 78 yrs. She is survived by one daughter and three Concord sons. Mr. & Mrs. B. W. Smith, of Cleveland, and Miss Libbie Fitch spent the holidays with Mrs. Allen Mentor Smith. Mr. Charles Wright held a family union last Mrs. John Roberts returned to Cleveland after a Friday. few days visit at her old home. The Barnes House at the depot is being Mr. & Mrs. T. J. Rogers, of Cleveland, have made repainted preparatory to again opening it to the their father, N. J. Rogers, a visit and returned to public as a hotel. their home on Monday. The cards have been received here from Mr. Miss Nagle, of Pennsylvania, is visiting at the John Newell, of Chicago, announcing the residence of Sidney Winchell. marriage of his daughter, Helen, and Mr. James Rudolph Garfield which took place Dec. 30th. Geneva Mr. Erastus Larned is in very poor health never On Tuesday last, W. H. Munger entered his gas having recovered from the effects of la grippe house and at the same time lighted a match. last winter. Since that time, he has suffered greatly with Miss Mary Cullings, of Gloversville, N.Y., has severely burned face, head and hands. been the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. N. Munson Clarence Kemp of this place, but formerly of the for a few days. Madison Monitor, is very sick. There is little Mrs. and Mrs. Steinhoff are quite anxious over hope for his recovery. their son, Eberhard, who has lung fever. George Carter and wife, of this place, attended Mrs. Frank Aldrich and her mother, Mrs. Taft, the Carter reunion last week at the Lake County had an extended journey to their home in Bristol, Infirmary. Tenn. Mentor folks closed the year with the usual run Wheeler of good resolutions, though if the kid who rung Orrin C. Day and family, of Kinsman, O., are the bell so long at midnight that night, could visiting relatives in this section. have been collared, we judge his usefulness Mr. Noah Pitcher is back from New York state would have been cut short, and his mother (if he where he took the remains of his wife for burial. ever had one), would doubtless have gone down sonless, and probably rejoicing to her grave. p. 3 Letters uncalled for in the Painesville P.O. as of Jan. 7: East Mentor Ladies Mrs. Elmira Crowl is visiting with friends in Kirdler, Miss Mod Cleveland. 2 Jan. 7, 1891 Miss Gussie Wolff attends Spencerian Business Nillson, Miss Alice College. Gentlemen Mr. Ralph Warner, of Cleveland, is spending a Balehaw, J. C. few days with his father, Mr. F. D. Warner, of Erie Baker, Ed J. St. Call, Frank Misses Dora and Florrie Radcliffe, also, Master Hopkins, Orange Roy Kermode, of Cleveland, are visiting Mrs. S. J. Smith, Hampford Craine, LeRoy. Mr. Charles G. Hathaway, of Palmyra, N.Y., The will of Selah Chamberlain, of Wickliffe, was brother of Mrs. Henry Nottingham, is visiting at probated here last week. It bequeaths $10,000 the “Maples” and will spend some time here. each to Lane Theological Seminary, Wooster Mr. Willard P. Tisdel, of Washington, D.C. has University, and the Presbyterian Board of been appointed commissioner of the World’s Foreign Missions. Fair, to look after South American interests. Mr. Henry Lockwood, of Toledo, and Mrs. Grand River File Co. George H. Haskell, President Chester Lockwood, of Cleveland, spent New and Gen. Manager Year’s with their parents, Mr. & Mrs. William John Langan, of St. Louis, Sec. and Treas. Lockwood, at Mrs. D. T. Casement’s. J. J. Wetmore will have charge of the Chicago Mrs. R. Roy, of Washington street, has been branch of the company. called to Cleveland by the death of her son-in- law, Capt. Becker, who was seriously injured by Miss Bessie Curtiss, one of the daughters of Mr. a motor car Christmas eve. & Mrs. S. W. Curtiss, formerly of Fargo, Dakota, Mrs. W. L. Hurlburt, of Cleveland, spent Sunday won a price for the best recitation at the public with her brother, Mr. John Radcliffe, of South school in Owatonna, Minn. street who has been in failing health for some time. Painesville Cider & Mfg. Co. Miss Rachel Davies, who has for the past few Directors: R. K. Paige, J. Malin, J. S. Lockwood, A. years been with Euwer’s dry goods C. Pepoon, George E. Malin. establishment in Youngstown, visited her Pres. J. Malin parents last week, Mr. & Mrs. D. T. Davies, V. P. J. S. Lockwood Jackson street. st Sec. A. C. Pepoon Mr. Colbert Huntington Greer sailed Dec. 31 Treas. George E. Malin on the Germania for Europe and will visit England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Mr. W. M. Werner has taken a partner in his Switzerland and Scotland. business; his brother-in-law, Mr. Louis Kenner, of Mr. Shirley H. Williams arrived from Topeka, Cleveland, a former Painesville boy. Kans., and will remain until spring; which is good news to his friends as he is very popular. Personals Mr. B. Frank Crofoot, the clerk-elect, left for Mr. Henry Lord, of Jackson street, spent Jefferson, Ohio, last Monday where he will make Christmas with relatives in Norwalk, Ohio. a careful study of the duties of clerk of courts Miss Mary Chesney Hover left this morning for preparatory to entering upon his office duties in the Cleveland College for Women. February. Mr. G. Otis Durfee left on Monday for Ann Arbor, Mich., where he is taking a course in Court of Common Pleas dentistry. Court has been occupied since last Friday with one of those innumerable fish cases which the fish and game laws of Ohio have brought into 3 Jan.