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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
3
In a flurry of ads and briefs, merchants urge Salmons for watches and silverware while Z. & O's trumpet stock, dolls, and five cent counters. News notes report snow, illnesses, shipping, new clocks, court adjournments, and community events from Cambridge and surrounding towns.
Will Scott clerks at Beymer's. John Morton returns from Newark. Dr. C. P. Simons of Caldwell visits over Sunday. Hon Byron Stillwell of Ashland county and others stop by town. weddings and illnesses noted. Several residents travel, visit relatives, or plan moves to Zanesville and West Virginia. health concerns include typhoid fever.
An advertisement from Taylor Block promotes Forsythe and Nelsons as a supplier for oranges lemons grapes dates raisins figs prunes French prunes nuts and other fruit items including sweet potatoes apples and related goods in the local market.
Town property taken in part pay. For particulars, address Mrs. Sarah Rosemond dec. 503mos Fairview, Ohio. Harness care tips advise grain black treatment after dry leather and warn against washing with water and soap. Grained harness cleaning via kerosene cloth, then wash and oil. Avoid varnishes and stain黑ing varnish.
Rumor says Robert Harris of Cambridge and Schultz & Co of this city will build an opera house in Cambridge next summer.
Ogier's Book Store touted as the cheapest in town for elegant holiday presents amid preparations for New Year festivities hosted at Miss Nellie Scott's residence.
The B. and O. announces low holiday rates on Trans-Ohio divisions starting December 20. Tickets valid across all stations and returnable by January 3. Special sale days include December 28 to 31 and January 1 for New Year travel, with wide train service and pleasant weather expected to encourage reunions.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie and Cleveland and Marietta Railroads offer holiday excursion rates. Ticket sales start the week before Christmas and run into the New Year. Information available from agents between Toledo and Marietta. Students get full privilege reductions. contact J M Hall Toledo Ohio for low fares to east south and west with flexible ticket lengths.
Christmas greetings from Oldham's Station. Mrs Francis Barnes is ill. Fox chase yields a captured fox. Oldham in poor health. Poultry buyers up this season, price competition. Mrs Oakley visiting near Hermon church. Mr Marling from Hardin county visiting Oldham. J T Britton farms 60 turkeys. Section bands on No 12 narrowly escaped a coal train on the trestle.
Sleighing is in, Christmas tree at the M FE church is mentioned and school will close next Friday for holiday vacation. The text mentions various local activities including sales, farming, and community events with multiple people named and dates around December 1881.
Reports say several parties cut timber on the North Salem school grounds in sub-district No oi without permission. A lawsuit is likely. Other local items include a social at John Bells and an oyster supper at Porter Gibsons. The literary society debated party politics and a civil suit awarded judgments to plaintiffs in two cases. Turner, linked to slave shipments, is facing financial trouble with his employer Ashland, Ohio, cited for unpaid contracts.
Local items report Snowden beginning a stint in Illinois. A newborn boy born to David Dixon and his wife. A hall dance planned for Christmas Eve with Rey Ream hosting a protracted meeting in Hartford. A cog wheel break halted Farmers coal mine work for days. Dr Shouse consulted with Dr Scott of Senecaville in Al bury Conner’s case. CT Closeman of Zanesville aided Lewis Sayre in a clothing store. Akron and Cambridge Coal Co paymaster visited last Saturday. Miners resumed work Monday after three days’ rest. Joseph Campbell and wife hosted a social party for locals. A social ball at Campbell’s hall on Monday Eve December 24 with Joan Thompson and Abel Makin as managers. J H Conner, recent Byesville summer resident, died after paralysis. A minister denies weighing sheets being shared with merchants.
New Concord hosts a Tuesday afternoon musical review in College Hall and announces Thursday dismissal for a two week vacation. Archibald Rutherford of Petroleum Virginia visited relatives. Lou F Evans travels to Oakdale Pennsylvania for a wedding. Roy Wallace spoke on National Reform Association activities. Prof Beers leads an elocution class of 52. a funeral for SH Harper, local merchant, is noted with a 1 pm UP church service. The cornet band of 19, with Harper as a former mainstay, led the procession to Pleasant Hill vault.
Flanagan visits Barnesville while Wm Taylor pursues poultry business. Jacob Secrest buys tobacco locally. James Engle of Stratford moves onto Daniel property. Several weddings expected soon. Jev Perego holds protracted meeting at Hiramsburg. D Jackson attended Zanesville theater last week. ME church Hartford hosts protracted meeting. LiSpaid toured Zanesville seeking land for purchase. O Kt Taylor suffers severe cold. school paused. John Stranathan attends Asbury Corner funeral at Rich's Church. A J Hienline sells 250 acre farm near Ava. plans Kansas spring move. occupies mother’s house meanwhile.
Mrs James Fulton is better. A society formed at College Hill last Thursday. Mack Speer ran poultry business all last week. Several Cambridge ladies visited friends in the area last week.
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