September 14, 2005
Herald news ...
100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- Saturday evening Charles A. Edgecomb of the peninsula received an unexpected visit from his father, L. B. Edgecomb, who arrived here from Missouri for a visit. The son and father separated in Lima, Ohio thirty-five years ago and had not since seen each other.
- The horse of Mrs. Chet Wood, which she was driving Saturday, took fright at something and ran away, throwing her and her little daughter out of the rig, injuring them quite badly. They were taken to a physician in the city and are recovering now at home.
- Tony, the little son of Daniel McKinley of the peninsula, was in the field Tuesday afternoon where blasting had been done with dynamite cartridges and in raking up the field, a cartridge was struck and exploded. The missile struck the boy in the face causing great injuries to his right eye, the nose and his hands. Medical attendance has relieved his sufferings so far as was possible.
- The summer work of the firm of Caldwell & Loudon is about completed and all advance orders are tending to winter. One hundred sets of sleighs have already been booked for northern snow.
- While walking in Grand Rapids Tuesday afternoon, Thomas King, an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at that place and a long time resident of this city, was stricken with heart disease and died a few hours later. He enlisted December, 1863 and had been a member of Company B, Twenty-fifth Michigan infantry. He was 65 years old and leaves a widow in Gaylord.
- The little sawmill in Acme is busy cutting timber for the dock and warehouse at Deep Water point for the Northern Transportation Co., who intend to buy and ship produce from this point. It is also believed three will be a telephone there as well.
- Mrs. Charles McIntosh entertained her friends Friday afternoon at her home in Grawn, it being her birthday. Her sister, Dr. Margaret McKellar, told the ladies some of the difficulties which medical missionaries have a to contend with and showed views of India and the natives.
- Miss Edna Harvey became very ill last Tuesday while at a party at Mr. Champion's in South Grant and was taken care of until able to be moved home. She is now much better and doing some of her housework.
- About forty of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Box's friends who live at South Mayfield, gave them a very pleasant surprise last Saturday evening, the occasion being their tenth wedding anniversary. They were presented with a musical album.
- Rev. Levi T. Pennington has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Friends church at Wabash, Indiana for the ensuing year. This is a city church with a large membership. A new home of worship is to be erected next year at a cost of from $6,000 to $7,000.
- A farmer residing at Silver Lake by the name of McFall, reported yesterday to the sheriff's force that a fine bay horse was missing from the pasture this morning. The horse was valued at $200 and was purchased this past spring from Barney Anderson. The gate to the pasture was found opened but another horse, also owned by McFall, had gone through the gate and was in the barn.
- Advice on deportment. Slovenly dress, tumbled hair and neglected teeth will create disgust and failure of a conversationalist.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a sore leg, bind a diaculum plaster, an inch broad, round the leg, just above the sore and foment it morning and evening with hot water.
- Best buy of the week. Youth's Suits with Long Pants, $3.50 at The Boston Store.