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Daily Happenings
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Daily Happenings: September 18, 1901
Source: ASHLAND TIMES

Submitted by Myrna

RUGGLES

Rev. McDowell, of Norwalk, preached an excellent sermon in the Congregational church last Sunday morning and also in the evening. He paid a touching tribute to the memory of President McKinley in his discourse, and we feel that back of that feeling of sadness and sorrow that now prevails in the hearts of people on the tragic death of our late president there is a hope and expectation of better things to come; of a brighter day to dawn from the dark night of gloom that now envelopes this Nation.

Among those who attended the National encampment at Cleveland from Ruggles were,

G. Van Vrankin & wife,

W.S. Carney & wife,

W.B. Sturtevant & wife,

W.A. Sackett,

F.T.Daniels,

W. H. Singer,

Samuel Fast,

J. F. Johnson and daughter Glenora,

R. Godfrey & wife,

Orsie Beach,

M. Iddings & wife,

Mrs. M.E.Sturtevant,

G. M. Phillips and sons,

Omer and Mont, and others that we can not recall.

Mrs. E. Reynolds, who went to the encampment as a delegate of the W.R. C., of Beloit, Mitchell Co., Kansas is now visiting friends here, the guest of her nephew, Kimball Ashton, and family.

There are some very pleasant reunions at Cleveland last week aside from the ex-soldiers reunion. Many friends and many families met in Cleveland last week that had not met before in many years. That of the Wolcott family, formerly of Ruggles township, was one that kind. Mrs. W.B. Sturtevant, Mrs. Henry Motter and Mrs. Stata Parker, sisters, and Buel and Ransom Wolcott, brothers, were there together for the first time in many years, and the meeting was a joyous one to all.

Among the guests at Riverside during the last few days were Zerah Godfrey, of Midland City, Mich., and his brother, M. R. Godfrey, of Ashland; Mrs. Jessie Miles and daughters Bessie and Hazel, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Reuben Hamilton, of Oswego, N. Y., and Mrs. F.D. Hamilton, of Oswego, N. Y., and Mrs. F. D. Hamilton and son Harry.

MIFFLIN

Our most cherished hope and fondest anticipations have been shattered. President McKinley lies cold in death and the whole civilized world mourns. But what was true in the dark days of the assassination of President Lincoln, as James A. Garfield express the truth, is true today. "God reigns and the government at Washington still lives." May we not add that the time will speedily come when anarchism and its devotees will find the United States too hot to hold them. To that end we hope and pray.

Mr. & Mrs. C. C. Staman are in attendance at the Pan-American Exposition this week.

A. C. McCrory, of Colorado, many years ago a citizen of this place is visiting among this former acquaintances, and relatives here.

N.K. Mowers has moved into Richland county near Lucas, Ohio.

Rev. D. F. Reynolds has moved to the J. K. Staman property recently vacated by J. W. Giffin.

NOVA

On Friday evening and Saturday our village was thronged with anxious people from the surrounding country to learn the condition of our beloved president and comrade, William McKinley. When it was learned on Friday afternoon that the president's condition had changed for the worse great sorrow came to our citizens, and when it was learned that he had passed to the great camping ground of the grand army above, where God is the Great Commander, many bitter tears were shed for the loss of the chief magistrate of our Nation. Many are the sympathies and prayers for Mrs. McKinley in this her sore affliction.

Dr. C. J. Marquette, accompanied by Miss Lillian Troxel, attended the wedding of his sister, at Richfield, last Thursday. They returned home Friday evening.

Chester Chorpening and wife, of Michigan, is visiting with his parents, Noah Chorpening and wife.

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