Wholesale Dry Goods and Printing Offered in Grumsey
May 26 1870 Grumsey Ohio invites merchants and furnacemen to inspect Spring Stock from leading wholesale dry goods dealers noting largest stock and lowest prices. Firm member monitors markets and buys, ensuring fresh, first supplied goods. New job material added for village printing office offers mercantile printing and cheap, quality work competitive with Cincinnati. Athens correspondent reports College Commencement notice pending. Court of Common Pleas meets today with 28 criminal and 174 civil cases. Quail seen in Currier Garden. W F Pilcher of Coolisle unable to run for Assistant Marshal census post due to ill health.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Epecal
Cincinnati
Court of Common Pleas
Guthrie
Olders Museum Circus And Menagerie Comes To Town
A traveling combination of Olders Museum Circus and Menagerie will visit soon and is praised by the press as among the finest exhibitions of its kind to visit this region. James Sheridan is reported to have beaten Tedrow after an incident at Rock Rite Hill. Tedrow was hospitalized for facial injuries and Sheridan faced arrest and costs. Athens Agricultural Society officers held a meeting naming J M Croud speed secretary and J W Bayard treasurer. plans set for next annual fair September 20th and 30th with a June 4th adjournment.
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Tedrow
James Sheridan
Rock Rite Hill
Sheridan
Costa
Athens Agricultural Society
J. M. Croudspeed
J. W. Bayard
Flour Price Snafu Sparks Grocery Sparring and Local News
Last week the Bulls and Bears grocery sparred over flour prices, bringing the cost down to 4.75 then returning to a steady 5.50. A man named McCormick was injured when a hand car derailment at the M and C Railroad left him bruised but alive. Foxes on Mr. Mansfield’s farm ate poisoned eggs and died after the fox attracted by strychnine in eggs. New England residents near the M and C Railroad plan a Memorial Day tribute to soldiers buried nearby. Decoration Day is expected to be widely observed nationwide this year.
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Potomac
McCormick
New England
Bacon
Messrs. Guthrie
G. G. Parker
Benner
Devol
Guthrie
Parker
Truman
Messrs. Morgan
Tompkins
Witman
Messrs
Lash
Gist
Diff
Creighton
Mr. Creighton
Dixon, Howard
Bridge Across Hocking At Canaanville Benefit Stated
The new bridge across the Hocking at Canaanville is located at the mouth of the lane above Warren's Station near Webster's Mill. The location is praised as favorable and expected to harmonize local interests in Lodi and Canaan townships with annual benefits to the area.
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Hocking
Canaanville
Warren's Station
Webster's Mill
Lodi
Cahaan
Explosion at Dover saw mill kills two men
A portable saw-mill boiler exploded on a Dover Township farm, instantly killing William Wagoner and Loring Corner, with injuries to several others including Alexander Hill and Mr. Ogg. Fragments and debris flew long distances as witnesses recall the tragic, sudden accident and its shock to the community.
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Messrs. Harvey & Co
William Oxy
Dover Township
Wim. Wagoner
Loring
Ove
Alexander Hill
Ogg
Corner
Warrener
Jesse McGrew
Jennings
Jenkings
Hill
Athens Club Defeats Marietta Nine In Sunny College Green
A Saturday baseball clash on the College Green saw the Athens B B Club Shoo Fly beat Marietta selection by 23 runs to 9. Spectators hailed Athens hitting and fielding as superior with Kurtz and Reed among standouts. a return game is set for June 4 in Marietta.
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College Green
Marietta
Athens
Athens B. B. Club
DR. Onn
E. Pickering
PE Ae Beatcettee
G. Kurtz
Emory
P G. Ewing
McBride
Kurtz
Pickering
Reppert
C. Kessinger
Davis
Janes
J. Cochran
Fieteersert
Escantedesnexcess
T. C. Lait
Murry
Statson
Misfortune Hits County With Multiple Horse and Buggy Accidents
A string of accidents last Thursday left James Sams with a broken thigh near the hip, W C Lindley of Albany with a broken leg, Mr. Mack of Baltimore with a broken collar bone, Alf Davis and Mr. Martin of Portsmouth in a buggy upset near Stewart's Mill with no serious injuries, and Charles Pickering slightly injured while riding. Authorities note the string may satisfy sensational tendencies.
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James Sams
W.C. Lindley
Albany
Mr. Mack
Baltimore
Ben. Brown
Amestown
Alf. Davis
Mr. Martin
Portsmouth
Stewart’s Mill
Harmony Road
Charles Pickering
Giant catfish tale from the Hocking River tops village chatter
Report of two men near a village discovering a huge catfish in the Hocking River. The fish allegedly swallowed another 40 pound catfish, with estimates placing the survivor at about 200 pounds and nearly two feet across. The head allegedly equals a sugar hogshead in size and the length to the eye-winker approaches twenty-five feet.
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Hocking River
Disorder at Ethiopian Minstrels Exhibition Angers Village
Disorder erupted during a Monday night show when youths cut canvas ropes and disturbed the Knights of the Burnt Cork. The mayor, sheriff, and marshal intervened to calm tempers and prevent a riot. Spectators urged to behave, noting the incident as unconstitutional.
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Sheiff
Marshal
For Sale Wool Carpet at One Dollar Per Yard
Sale notice from SELIG & CO offering lab wool carpet at $1 per yard and all wool filling carpet at half price per yard. Inquiries directed to the SELIG & CO store.
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Selig & CO
Sheep Shearing Season Opens as Market Hopes Dip
The sheep wool clip begins as growers prep for sale and dealers monitor early market signals. Officials warn prices may open around 30 to 438 in the county, with cautious outlook despite some optimism about a later improvement.
Selig & Co. to Auction Stock Amid Townwide Rumors
Rumors claim Selig and Co. will sell their entire stock at half price triggeringTownwide excitement and throngs at their store. Also noted are Athens Medical Society plans for May 31 meeting and a fatal horse accident near the village with James Sams badly injured. D Zenner & Co. advertises bargains in black silks and alpacas.
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D. Zenner & Co
Court House
Matriarch of Eight Generations Passes After Long Life
Obituary noting birth in Connecticut in 1779, early life in Marietta Ohio, three marriages, conversion to Free Will Baptist faith, later joining the M. FE. Church. She died April 25, 770, in Ames third generation, leaving 8 children, 58 grandchildren, 144 great grandchildren, and 12 great great grandchildren. A. S. B.
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FE. I. Brown's
Connecticut
Ohio
Noah Gearing
Marietta
Evra Philips
John Brown
Ames
Free Will Baptist Church
Wilksville
M. FE
Christ
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M. Mives
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Our Job Office
I. W. Black
Stewart's
Currier
W.F. Pilcher
Coolyisle
George Mansfield
Canaan Township
Dean Mansfield
Reynard
Canaan Bridge
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Milton
Horace
Rutledge
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Walter Scott
Junius
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Athens County
Medical Society Meeting
Athens County Medical Society
Charles L. Wilson
Kosko O
Koukee
Eias
Falrshin
Miata Street
Atmens
WE Ara
West Fourth Street
Oilo
Wall Paper Department
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White
Green
Blue Hollands
Kaobis & Meara
Istutus
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J.at
Ili
Stationery
Koskoo
Selig's
Eros Esoc
Koskov
L.steulins
Lartford
H. B.sulaw
Alfred, Me
Saleswen
B. Bk. How
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Mieadedle Theological School
Unitarian
A. A. Livermore
Meadville
Auertous
M. Metzger
Wanover
J. W. Maink & CO
Marshall, Michigan
Munroe Hennedy & Co
Pittsburgh
White House
U. S. Publishing Co
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Chicago
W. Ryans & CO
Eighth Street
Aoney
Banner
Ainsdale
N. He
Georgia
Tas
George Bean
Asa Love
Ivy
KE. Brannon
James Grim
Grim
Cailand
R. E. Brannon
Mme
Ghie and
Hocking Valley
Diease
Joreph Seanold
Chihe
Jomya
Green—Brown
I. Hh, Creighton
George G. Green
Angie L. Brown
L. Wilson, M. D
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Minear & Dickey’s Drug Store
Ofice
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Johnson & Wilson
C. L. Wilson
Apts
W. P. Johnson, C. L. Wilson
Fin
Malsha N
Tarr
Elgin Ant
Mann & CO
Scientite American
Patent Office
Aratis
Munn & CO
Park Row
N. Y
Choice
Iowa Lands
Furpist
Acres
W. Walker
Cxpas
Steedy
Benit
Bu. J. Oulsy
Waterbury
Vermont
Uae
Ruler
Costetna
J. J. Lawrence, M. D
Organic Chemist
Main Street
Nortwik, Va
Shey
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Kurtz & Norris
Athena
John Perkins
Court Street
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Coolville
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Carthage
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Athens Cor
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Adrian
Higgin 4 & RR
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C. ER. Sheldon
O Athane
W. Erwin, M. D
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