Local notices and town items from a Turbulent Ohio era
A sprawling collage reports social events at the Opera House the sending of tax receipts a new coal mine pricing and a planned railroad open season. Mentions John Thompson buying a former Crosby property Haskell resigning then reelected as captain and a reconstituted Ashland Temperance Union with weekly meetings. Also notes W Irving Bishop lectures spiritualism an upcoming photographic exhibit and a mixed press sentiment toward local press.
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Ograhoge
Paris
Conneant
Newtroa
Opera House
John C. Thompson
Joseph Crosby
Meyer Telcott
New York
Death and memory of HO Tombes in local village
The obituary recounts the decline and death of Mr. B. C. Towbes, praising his will, business drive, and familial affection. It notes a recent rally before his death, hints at religious shifts toward Christian salvation, and mentions a large funeral. It also lists numerous court actions and local notices from the period, including indictments and property records, and closes with city boosters urging rail and harbor improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Towbes
Hirth Hope
Tombes
Barines
Nesters
Mary
Frierila
Safford
Man Killed On A P & Y Line Dead on Crab Creek Track
The Herald Youngstown correspondent reports a man named David McDonald found dead on the track above Crab Creek on the Ashtabula Youngstown Pittsburg Railroad. He was about thirty, a coal miner by trade, recently laid off, and had been drinking after payday with a brother before vanishing near the railway. An inquest concluded the death resulted from a locomotive collision while he walked the track toward Strathers from the city.
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Herald
Youngstown
Crab Creek
Ashtabul
Pittsburg
David McDonald
Struthis
Pitsburg
Hazleton
Strathers
Temperance Union Convention Called in February 1578
Friends of temperance with sobriety are urged to attend a convention to organize Gouary Curis Temperance Union and Ulery to the State Christian Temperance Union. The notice asks county papers to copy it. By order of the S. C. T.T. Benny Camp Pres, Daltell and Detchon Superintendents of realization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of
Hy Temperance
Fire alarm after lamp explosion at Chamberlin Main A
Five o clock Monday event sparked by kerosene lamp blast in Chamberlin on Main A Street. Alarm sounded by Mr Chamberlin, fire quickly extin guished without fire department. Chamberlin’s sea valued at about $10. The twelfth annual encampment of the Department of Ohio of the Grand Army of the Republic held at Geneva last Wednesday with fourteen posts represented. Officers elected include Commander N L Guthrie Conneaut senior vice J H Seymour Hudson junior vice D F Giddinger Dayton medical director Fins Geneve chaplain Thomas Powell Rene a council of administration Hall of Toledo Lease of Siem Palmer Geneva McGulliverdy Akron Townsend Pommeant dialogies to National Encampment A F Sperry Astabula J AM Weaver Dayton alternates Issac B Stevens Hayton M J Wright Toledo historian D G Palmer Geneva nasinfant Villa Castle Geneva. Next Annual Encampment to be held at Xenia.
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Chamberlin
Department of Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Geneva
Ohio
cMeers
N. L. Guthrie
Conneaut
J. H. Seymour
Hudsony
D. F. Giddinger
Dayton
Bur Fins Geneve
Thomas Powell
René ¥ A
Villa Castle
Xenia
Protracted Free Will Baptist Meeting Supports Pastor Clark
During December and early January Elder Clark conducted a lengthy Free Will Baptist meeting. Souls were added to the church, and a donation visit followed at Henry Fox's residence. On January 17 a large gathering shared a supper and listened to an acceptance response and prayer, with proceeds totaling over $90.
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Fide. Tel
Hhler Clark
Free Will Baptist
Owens
Henry Fox
Jno
Clark
Evening reflections and local notices from Windsor Corners
A Windsor Corners update reports a church lecture on true manhood, a town meeting to publish county history, and indictments by the Grand Jury against five men for assault and unlawful actions. It notes illnesses, an evangelist arrival, a narrow tannery fire, weather and road conditions, and local commerce shifts including two new Hartegrove shops selling hardware to dry goods and oysters.
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Eda
Salford
L. W. Day
Andrew Bartlett
Henry Bartlett
John Crain
Sam’l J. Reynolds
Jobo Sloat
Sam'l J. Reynolds
Temes C
Wayne Graham
J. B. Graham Esq
James ©. Marris
Boxer
Wilcox
Dominion
James Boyle
Wilcox Tannery
Jim Bosle
Bert Wilcox
Ston
H. J. Corell
Justice Gardner
Joseph A. Braden
Ridge Country
A. Watson
Hartsgrove
Curtiss
Trumbull
Collal
Chis Bean
Stone
Sandars
C. E. Leslie
Windsor Corners
Hartegrove
R. N. Daniels
W. H. van Pelt
Austinburg Letters Attack Local Citizen in Controversy
A long letter from the Austinburg correspondent blasts a respected resident over past accusations about lottery funds and church ties. The piece also urges the Arcene Hot-Mate column to provide truthful commentary and condemns slander. The notice continues with social items including Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton lecturing, Harbor news, and upcoming post activities.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Beneft
Ladies’ Building Association
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