Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, The Fort Wayne, Indiana Wednesday, September 15, 1915 Page 3

FLASHES FROM OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS

HON. ABE SIMMONS TO LEAD.

Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 8. -- It is promised that the horse show this year will be one of the big features of the Bluffton street fair and Wells county agricultural exhibit, and the horse parade on Wednesday, September 22, promises to be one of the showy events of the week. Attorney Abram Simmons, who is noted as a lover and owner of fine riding horses, has consented to ride in the horse parade and to lead the line with his choicest Kentucky riding horse. He also has kindly offered the loan of two of his other fine riding horses for the use of two young ladies to ride in the parade.


CAME TO FORT WAYNE TO WED.

Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 8. -- Admission was made yesterday by John Thomas, sexton of the Baptist church, that he and Mrs. Vernie Perry, to whom a marriage license was issued more than two weeks ago, were married Saturday evening at Fort Wayne by the pastor of a Presbyterian church of that city. The couple will reside at her home, on South Union street.


BABE DRINKS CLEANING FLUID.

Markle, Ind., Sept. 10. -- Charlotte, two years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Slane, residing on South Clark street, drank some gasoline and cleaning fluid and came very near dying before the efforts of a physician, who worked heroically over the little girl, had any effect. Mrs. Slane had been using the fluid to clean some clothes, and left the room for a few moments. Before going out, however, she placed the bottle containing the cleaning fluid on the kitchen cabinet. After she was gone the little girl pushed a chair up to the cabinet and procured the stuff and drank a goodly portion before her mother returned.


WILL TEACH SWIMMING.

Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 10. -- Miss Jessie Spaulding has accepted a position as instructor in swimming and physical training in the Hartford City schools and she will assume her duties next Monday morning. Her students will be confined to girls and she will teach swimming to the various classes during two days of the week and the remaining three days she will teach physical training. The school, which has cost $90,000 (?), has been under course of construction for some time and when the gymnasium is completed, Miss Spaulding will teach classes in forty-minute periods.


YOUNG PEOPLE OF MARKLE WED.

Markle, Ind., Sept. 10. -- The marriage of Owen J. Creviston, of near Markle, and Josie Redding, of near Buckeye, took place at Huntington at the parsonage of the Rev. E. W. Cole. The couple went to Indianapolis on their honeymoon and on their return will go to housekeeping on a farm near Markle. The bride is a daughter of John Redding and the groom is a son of Joseph J. Creviston.


WELLS COUNTY PAIR MARRIED.

Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 10. -- A marriage took place in this city Thursday that will prove of much interest to residents in the south part of the county. The groom was William G. Pace, aged 60, a well known farmer, and his bride was Mrs. Catherine Ogalsbee, aged 44. They were married by Justice J. K. Rinehart, at his office in the court house, at 11 o'clock. This is the second marriage for the bride and is the third matrimonal (sic) venture for Mr. Pace.


BUSINESS IS EXPANDING.

Bluffton, Ind., Sept 14. -- Harry Gutelius and his brother-in-law, Dick Miller, son of N. T. Miller, who went from this city to Kendallville several years ago to open a 5 and 10 cent store there, in which they have been very successful, have arranged for the opening of their second store. It will be located in the city of Lagrange, Ind.


OPEN TABERNACLE SUNDAY.

Markle, Ind., Sept. 11. -- The town of Markle is awake to evangelistic work, having erected the Decatur-Ossian tabernacle here and will dedicate it on Sunday afternoon. The services Sunday afternoon will be largely under the auspices of the personal workers of Ossian who have been invited to atend (sic) in a body and take charge of the exercises. The Markle people, in twenty autos, plan to visit all the church Sunday morning within a radius of several miles and boost the afternoon services. A large number of autos will leave Ossian after dinner Sunday to be present at the opening of the tabernacle meeting. The meetings will continue for several weeks under the control of a noted evangelist, and the personal workers' league of that place.


DEATH CAUSED BY CANCER.

Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 14. -- Isaac McCullick, aged 57, for years an esteemed resident of Chester township, passed away after a sickness of ten weeks. His case had been diagnosed as cancer of the stomach and intestines and his condition had been considered hopeless for some time. Mr. McCullick was born in Washington county, Ohio, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. McCullick. He was still young when the family moved to Wells county, and most of his life was spent in Chester township. Surviving him are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Christopher Myers, of Chester township, and a foster-son, Ralph Perry.