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Clyde Parsons and family spent las
week with friends IN Orryille.
s. s. Day, our local merchant, spent
one day last week in Columbus on
business.
f. j. Denman and family returned
home last week after spending a week
with relatives in Toledo.
Mrs. Sarah Reed is making some
extensive repairs on her house which
will add greatly to the appearance of
1t when finished.
Mr. II. Hughes of Utica. was q
Brink Haven visitor last Thursday.
Mr.. f. NJ Johnson of Millersburg
was seen on our streets last SATURDAY,
There will be matinee racing held
at the Riverside driving park Labor
day and an enjoyable time is prom
ised, as there will be several speedy
horses here to show their speed.
Church and Means, our livery men,
bought 40 tons of hay from Serrive"
Bros. last week and they are feeling
good over the purchase as hay is very
scarce around here.
Lyman Resley, formerly of this
place but who has resided in Akron
for the past five years, was buried in
the Workman cemetery at Danvillo
Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Highwayman and fam.
lily of Orrville, are visiting friends
and relatives here this week.
Miss Bernice Sapp is visiting with
friends in Columbus this week.
Mr.. C. Simmons and family spent
Sunday with his father and mother
here.
Rev. C. /. Mercer and S. S. Day and
wife went to Columbus Monday to at
tend the state fair.
Samuel Slate of Nellie, is visiting
with his brother, Chas and Walter
here this week.
Mr. Henry Purdy of Wolfcreek, and
Miss Lena Fisher of Spring Mountain
visited at the home of h. r. FendricI
Sunday.
James Blubaugh shipped car load
of potatoes last week.
Gus Blubaugh will load a car of po
| tatoes this week, having sold his crop
to buyer last week.
/ A,g ALLAN XUorlyp,an u,hn hoe haap
sick for the last six months, is very
poorly at this writing.
Mrs. Chas. Colgin visited with Brinl,
Haven friends Sunday.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
at Brink Haven was dedicated Sun
day, Aug. 9th, by District Superin
tendent Friend l. Johnson. The first
service being preparatory service
was held by the pastor, II. A. Shook
Saturday. On Sunday morning Sun
day school was the first session, being
held at a. m with a large attendance
considering that no Sunday school
had been held for the iast two months
The 10 a. IN. service was opened
by Pastor III. A. Shook and sermon de
livered by DR.. f. l.. Wharton of Wes
ley Chapel, Methodist Episcopal
church, Columbus, Ohio. After this
service, the pastor raised the money
to pay off the deficiency on church
debt. This church building is one ol
the finest church buildings in Mt. Yer
non district and especially for the
cost. The church building Is con
crushed limestone and puts up beau
tiful appearance, costing about $4,000
of which there was a debt of about
$500 to raise and this was raised by
the pastor from the congregation
present. The afternoon service was
conducted by the pastor and Distric
Superintendent f. /. Johnson preach u
the afternoon sermon. The churc'
was then dedicated at the evening ses
sion followed by a sermon delivered
by Bishop Frank M. Bristol of Wash
ington ID. C. AT all three sessions
there was large attendance and ev
erybody certainly enjoyed these ser
mons, as they were all considered a
being the best sermons ever delivered
In this place. One OF the most pleas
ant features of the day session wa
the free dinner and supper given b!
the ladies of the church in the base
ment under the entire building.
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