Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-15
Barn Struck by Light
ming Tuesday.
Death of Maria Underwood-An
Aged Lady.
(speclal Correspondencel

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Streetsboro was in town Sunday
Il. f. Twitchell and family spent
Sunday with their parents here.
Mrs Ira Baughman has been on the
sick list the past week.
Prof. A. NJ. Douthitt and daughter,
Nina, OF Edlnburg, spent Sunday with
| friends In town.
Mrs. Ora Brobst and Mrs. Electa
Ewrell spent Friday with Mrs. Fur
ry at Akron.
entertainment at the Town Hall sat
urday evening, May 1S. Music on
piano, guitar and mandolin.
Reserved seats on sale at the
Post office. Proceeds of entertainment
to defray debt on orgdn.
Fred Knefel and wife of Barberton
spent Sunday with his parents here.
DR.. j. c. Waldron of Cleveland was
home over Sunday.
Adam Basel and wife were guests of
Charles Hazel and wife at Mogadore
Sunday.
G. III. Chapman was at Streetsboro
last week 10 adjust the loss on Theo-
dore Steigners barn that was struck
by lightning, also on his horse that was
killed.
G. II. and NJ. S. Chapman attended
the Il. L. A. board meeting at Roots
town Thursday, from there they went
to Edinburg to adjust the loss on
Mrs. Plummer's barn that was struck
by lightning in Tuesday nights storm.
Miss Ruth Essig of Steetsboro will
live with her grandmother, Mrs. Anne
Essig this summer.
Mrs. Anna OsgOod of Kent, spent a
few days the past week with Ira
Baughman and family.
Hines meat wagon from Tallmadge
| is again a welcome visitor through
our town.
Charles Pike has returned to Ak
ron much improved in health.
NJ. E. Aid society met at the church
| Wednesday all day.
There will be all ice cream festival
at the Town hall, Saturday evening,
May %, for the benefit of the u. K.
| church.
Nearly all the pupils in District No.
| > are down with the measles.
1t is hoped that Donaghy's bread
wagon will receive liberal patronage
so it will pay them to come through
our town all summer,
Maria Underwood died last Monday
night at $50, after several days ill
ness with typhoid pneumonia, She
had been in poor health for many
months, but was a patient sufferer,
cheerful and kind to all, until death
came to relieve her sufferings, and
| take her to that home above, where
many loved ones have gone before.
| Maria Edison same to this town with
| her parents when but four years of
age. and had lived here ever since.
She was the daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
| Lucius Edison, deceased, was a sister
of Nehemiah Edison, deceased Cath
arine Ayliffe, deceased, and Carissa
Ayliffe, deceased, two half brothers,
| George and Erastus survive her. She
was married in 1852 to Lydia Under
wood, and to this union was born one
daughter, Millie, Mrs. Charles Meloy,
who, with her husband and children,
| lived at the old Underwood homestead
| with her mother. Lydia Underwood
died over twenty years ago. He was
one OF Brimfelds most influential
business men. Mrs. Underwood was
70 years old. The funeral was held at
the Universalist church, Thursday ut
II o'clock, Rev. Andrew Wilson, Off
ciating. Interment in Restland Gene
terry. The family have the sympathy
of the entire community in their sad
bereavement.
b. W. and S. H. Boosinger spent
Sunday at Cleveland.
Dallas Breckenridge Of Akron, Wis
tied his mother Mrs. George Leming-
er. the past week.
S. b. Jones was at Jackson the past
week,
Mrs. E. L. King is visiting friends
and relatives at Coshocton and Ken
sington.
Miss Lizzie Price of Cuyahoga Falls,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Lelninger, Saturday and Sunday
The exercises of the Township
schools will be held Mt the Town hall
on Friday evening, May "a. A cordial
invitation is extended to every one to
attend.