Potatoes and community notes fill Guernsey county
Local items report a strong potato crop outlook in the Guernsey area. Frank Moore works night shift at the C and M depot. The Gem Candy Kitchen offers taffy and new fruits while Belmont births and deaths rise last year. Community events include Union Sunday school picnic plans and Fourth of July activities at Pt. Pleasant and Cambridge.
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Frank Moore
Night Force
Gem Candy Kitchen
Belmont County
Barnesville
Pt. Pleasant
Ministers Expected to Move in Methodist Circles
In Indianapolis rumors swirl about many pastor transfers. Abijah Marine of Central Avenue Church will move to Trinity Church Lafayette. J R Mills of Cambridge Ohio may take the post. M L Wells of Seventh Street Church seeks presiding elder role in Mooresville district. S A Bright of Grace Church favors transfer to East Ohio conference.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Indianapolis
Abijah Marine
Central Avenue Church
Trinity Church
Lafayette
J. R. Mills
Cambridge
Ohio
M. L. Wells
Seventh Street Church
Mooresville
Bridge test on C M road proves iron piling sturdy
A special ran from here to below Macksburg on the C M road testing a bridge with iron piling supplied by a Columbus bridge company. Heavily laden and light trains passed. supports held as represented. Cambridge interests hold most stock. Captain Pease leads. More on this bridge enterprise may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macksburg
Columbus Bridge Company
Cambridge
Cpt
Pease
Far West Town Man Crushed in Stone Wagon Accident
A serious accident two miles south of town last Thursday afternoon left Charles Urban severely injured. While loading stone on a wagon a stone fell, breaking the tongue and spooking the horses. Urban was thrown beneath the wagon which ran over him, crushing his shoulder and causing lung injuries. Dr Moore attended.
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Charles Urban
Urban
Burglary Charge Lodges Westland Youth in Jail
Constable J W Shively jailed fourteen sugar old Asbury Stevens of Noble county on $300 bond to answer for burglary before the Common Pleas Court. Stevens is accused of breaking into Benjamin Heskett’s house around the 22d and stealing sugar and prunes. Preliminary exam before Justice Collison on the 27th. The boy admits involvement but says another person helped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Shively
Westland Township
Asbury Stevens
Noble County
Common Pleas Court
Benjamin Heskett
Collison
Cambridge croquet club organized with private invitation
A private Cambridge croquet club is formed with members inviting guests only. Grounds lie behind Wall's Drug Store and spectators are promised engaging play. Championship games are expected to be scheduled as events.
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Cambridge Club
Wall’s Drug Store
Local C M Railroad Startists From Here to Macksburg District
J. W. Mathews and son Master Eddy A J Hutchison W J Hester civil engineer R F Huddleston William Quinn Joseph Kidd and a Herald representative and the train went were the starters from here on the special to the Macksburg district last Wednesday Noble county commissioners were picked up along the way and a more pleasant trip could not have been had these C M folks are a jolly set
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J. W. Mathews
Eddy
A. J. Hutchison
W. J. Hester
R. F F. Huddleston
William Quinn
Joseph Kidd
Macksburg
Noble County
Maberry Hosts Guests At The Fountain Hotel Newcomerstown
The Fountain hotel in Newcomerstown offers quality eastern Ohio accommodations. Proprietor W H Maberry ensures guests are well treated and kept comfortable. Most Guernsey visitors to the Senatorial Convention last week dined there and left satisfied. A trial will likely bring a second visit.
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Fountain Hotel
Newcomerstown
Ohio
W. H. Maberry
Law Tightens on Cemetery Vandalism
The statute bans willful injury or removal of tombs monuments grave markers or surrounding cemetery structures and plants. Penalty includes a fine up to five hundred dollars or imprisonment up to thirty days or both.
Duff Brothers Build Steady Patronage in Meat Trade
The Messrs. Duff in the old mansion house grow a large and loyal meat trade. Customers who try once are satisfied and return, praising them as gentlemen, honest, and accommodating.
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Duff
Nyce’s Five-Legged Sheep Draws Cambridge Attention
Frank Nyce of Cambridge claims a healthy sheep with five perfect legs, described as a Nyce sheep by the Barnesville Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nyce
Cambridge
Nyce
Barnesville
McGill Sells Bosanko’s Gough and Lung Syrup
John M. McGill the Druggist promotes Dr Bosanko s Gough and Lung Syrup as the best cough and cold remedy. It treats coughs colds croup and primary consumption. Priced 40 cents and 1. Samples offered free.
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John M. McGill
Abstract of Assessor's Return of Taxable Property in Guernsey
Deputy Auditor C C Kelly presents an abstract detailing Guernsey County taxable personal property for 1884 and 1885. It lists values by category such as horses, cattle, sheep, mules, carriages, watches, pianos organs, dogs, tools, and credits, plus totals and items not included in enumerated groups. Overall valuations show substantial sums for livestock, vehicles, valuables, and money in bonds, stocks, and credits, culminating in the total taxable personal property value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Kelly
Guernsey County
de Bbbr Sc Nak
Pease
Pianos& Organs
Satan
Ain
Ssee Jror
Lloydsville Man Loses Horse to Choking After Oats Feeding
A Lloydsville man reports losing a $200 horse last week due to choking while being fed oats just after coming off pasture. The incident highlights the danger of this feeding practice.
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Lloydsville
Miners Die After Train Collision Near Zanesville
Two coal miners Jax Compton and Edward Freeman were struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train along the track near Zanesville on Sunday night and sustained fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jax Compton
Edward Freeman
Zanesville
Red-Letter Days at the Baltimore Clothing House
The Baltimore clothing house declares the 4th and 4th of July as special days to shop for clothing furnishing goods and hats. Call on them for any needs in apparel and accessories.
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Baltimore Clothing House
Nelson v Nelson case dismissed in Tuscarawas Court
In Tuscarawas county Common Pleas Court the Nelson v Nelson matter was dismissed. The parties are well known in Cambridge. Defendant was represented by Messrs. Anderson and Locke.
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Nelson
Tuscarawas
Storm Strikes County Destroys Homes in Hendrysburg Area
A recent county storm left three buildings demolished in the Hendrysburg neighborhood. Trees were uprooted and fences blown down as widespread damage disrupted the area and caused general wreckage.
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Belmont County
Hendrysburg
Misleading Claims About Herb Bitters Crowns Philadelphia Man
A Philadelphia resident, G H Vandikirk of 206 North Fourth Street, reports after using three bottles of Mishler's Herb Bitters he is completely cured of chronic dyspepsia and can eat anything without harm. The quotes accompany a broader promotional claim referencing ancient conquerors.
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Alexander the Great
Mishler
G H Vandikirk
North Fourth Street
Philadelphia
Engineers Train To Inspect Macksburg Bridge Supports
A special train carrying civil engineers from Columbus and elsewhere will pass through here next week to inspect the Macksburg bridge where new supports from the Columbus super structure company have been installed as a test.
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Columbus
State
Macksburg
Columbus Super Structure Company
Godard Likely Republican Candidate for Muskingum Clerk
Col. C. C. Godard of Zanesville was in town on business last week and is expected to seek the Republican nomination for Clerk of Courts in Muskingum County this fall. Also, Pension Surgeons formed a new board at Dr. Wall’s office naming A Wall President Wm Black Treasurer and W T Ramsey Secretary, with weekly sessions starting at 10 o'clock each Wednesday.
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Kersey’s
Planing Mill
Macksburg
Cien
Pease
Cleveland
C. W. Eddy
Marietta
Board of Pension Examiners
Washington County
New
S. A. Sproat
Washington
New Concord
Newark
St. John’s Day
Sam
Ossie Hoge
Columbus
H. Culbertson
Henderson Hawthorne
Thalheimer
I. C. Scessions
Georgie Beymer
Zanesville
Auditor Beckett
Barnesville
T. P. Nichols
Monticello
Guernsey County
J. M. Secrest
Hartford
Oregon
Lucy Hering
Magnetic Springs
Rev. Jennings
Adrain
Michigan
C. C. Godard
Muskingum County
Washington Notes Reflect Local Life and Events
Saturday bustle, crops, markets, and visits fill Washington's pages. Mentions include cucumber planting, tobacco growth, Miss Georgia Beymer visiting, Prof A A Clark and wife visiting Elizabethtown, and a new feed and flour store opened by Jas A Tyson. Demographic notes cover weddings, sales, band gatherings, harvests, and a new Sugar Grove Mines coal shaft nearby.
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Georgia Beymer
Zanesville
S Mahaffey
A A Clark
Bellaire
Elizabethtown
Jas A Tyson
Lottie Hoover
Springfield
Illinois
R J Clark
McCracken & Griffith
Wm Lawrence
Wolf's den
Winchester
James Brown
Miss Groves
Infirmary
Roy Edwards
Smith House
Washington
Ohio
A. Patterson
Miller McCollum
Laura Skinner
Maryland State Normal School
Baltimore
S A McGee
Lawrence
Dr Bosanko’s Cough and Yang Syrup Ad
Keynote to Health proclaims health as wealth and independence. The ad touts Dr Bosanko’s Cough and Yang Syrup as the best cough syrup, curing coughs colds bronchitis and primary consumption. One dose relief with a second dose. price 50 cents and samples free. Sold by John M ill.
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Bosanko
John M. Mc
Bird's Run Church to Immersion Nine Next Sabbath
Nine persons will be immersed at Bird's Run church next Sabbath by Rev Dollison. Charles Rye preached at Bird's Run M church. Jacob Sohughart learns of sons in Kansas. Jacob Jr. suffers lung hemorrhage and plans to return to Guernsey. The town sees Main Street grading and sidewalk repairs improving appearances.
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Liberty
Guernsey County
Ohio
David Larcher
Thortg
T. T. Richard
West Main Street
Zanesville
T. Satchet
Oldham’s
W. A. Carpenter
Cambridge
Bird’s Run
Dollison
George Moore
Guernsey
Charles Rye
Bird’s Run M Phurch
Alfred Creighton
Boyd
Maggie S Angus
Newcomerstown
Neck of Woods
Jacob Sohughart
Kansas
Jacob, Jr
Linton
Plainfield Band Boys
North Salem UP Church
J W Martin
Leeper
Electric Bitters Heralded as Ultimate Blood Purifier
A historical courtly claim promotes Electric Bitters as the best remedy for liver inactivity biliousness jaundice constipation and kidney or urinary illnesses. It is advertised as a tonic appetizer and stimulant with a guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Sold at 50c a bottle by C L Wall & Co.
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C L, Wall & Co
Cleveland & Marietta Railroad offers weekly refrigerator car
Cambridge Ohio June 26 1885 notice from the Cleveland and Marietta Railroad announces a refrigerator car service starting Tuesday June 30 and continuing each Tuesday thereafter for eastern points. Rates as low as any road. Produce will go through in first class time and condition.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Herato
Cleveland & Marietta Railroad Company
Local notes from Birmingham and Moccasin school news
Regular correspondent reports Miss Ida Daugherty and Miss Lola White on visits, Miss Lucy Miller closing her school near New Town, and Moccasin school to be taught by O S B Grimsley next year. Mentions storms, illnesses including Dr Rosamond, and Harvey Barnes recovering from a copperhead bite. Jackson Scott visits town as a military company forms. praise for children’s day church decorations and a notable student authoring two fine compositions.
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Elza Trott
la Reasoner
Rich Hill
David Dixon
Anna Gibson
Caldwell
Alice
Stella Shouse
Rey Perego
Pt Pleasant
Maggie Oliver
Center
Joe Oliver
John Hood
Petmarnock
Scotland
J Houseman
Rix Mills
Reasoner
D M Slay
Rev Gruber
Hartford
M E Sabbath School
Roland Rogers
Oregon
Wm Grant
M J Conner
E Millhone
Jas Smith
Byesville
Burt’s Hall
Oliver & Collins
Sugar Grove Mines
Birmingham
Ida Daugherty
A H Johnson
Antrim
Lola White
Kimbolton
O S B Grimsley
Lucy Miller
New Town
Ida M Anderson
Wm G Anderson
van Kelly
Earle
Obediah Shearrow
Flora J. Anderson
Franklin College
W R Kimball
Rosamond
Harvey Barnes
Jackson Scott
Emma McCulley
Flora Anderson
Rey Knight
Parker's Tonic Promises Relief for Women's Ailments
The ad asserts many women feel weak, tired, and burdened by daily life and children, lacking illness but bearing symptoms. It claims Parker's Tonic can restore energy, alleviate nerves, and “troubles peculiar to their sex,” implying broad treatment benefits for the female reader.
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Parker
Rural Notes and Social Visits Highlight Harmony District
Blue Bell crops near ripening raspberries. Wheat harvests underway as Miss Mary Shapler visits R Stevens with others from the community. Chase Garber, son of a surveyor, injured in a fall from a cherry tree but expected to recover. Harmony church hosts open missionary meeting with temperance and mission readings, speeches by local ministers, and a missionary quilt sale raising about $20.00.
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Mary Shapler
R Stevens
Maggie Kackley
Florence Cochran
T W McKinley
Chase
Garber
Belford
Harmony
Ladies’ Society
B Y Siegfried
B Milhone
W H Willison
North Star
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Chool Books
Hugh, B
Cheney
F.J. Cheney & CO
J. M. McGill
Caammmor
Coop
Vesey St
New York
David Claypool
New Jersey Senate
Cedarville
Cumberland Co
N. J
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The
Cambridge Herald
Cambridge Fair Grounds
Herald
Hornbrook’s
Hornbrook
Z &Qo
West Cambridge
Burrs’ Mills
J. W. Davis
Carpenters of
Julia Moore
Salesville
M. E
Chalfant’s Chapel
North Salem M. P
William Vendl
Otsero
Mary Simpson
Scott’s Mines
Nancy Knox
Glencoe
B. Z. & C. Railway Company
GemCandy
Aspinwall
Baroca
Jermont County
Martin’s Ferry
126Th
New Philadelphia
Job Barton
Freeport
Charles J. McParland
St. Clairsville
Wheeling Creek
Jon. J
Taylor
Laurel Hill
M. S. Church
Sabbath School
Clark's Grove
Col. Pease
CG. & M. Railroad
Mill Street
Court House
George McKim
Town Bridge
National Driving Park Association
Blue Bell
Carnaham
Guernsey National Bank
Cambridge Post
G.A.B
Kimbolton Post
J.R. Troette
Quaker City
D.D. Stout
D. R. Mapel
W. A. Rainey
Cleary
Summerfield
Levi Sunafrank
C. H. Loper
GC. A. Rech’s
W. HH. Mellyar
Concord
Eagle Hotel
Chicago
Senecaville
David Hoestelt
Jane Shafer
Tuscarawas County
Spring Mountain
Coshoeton
Shultz
Jolly Ed. Bay
Cumberland
Ila Webster
J. W. Criswell
Wooster
J.W. Ringer
Ann Arbor
Wilbur Hoge
Messrs. Criswell
Ringer
Manly Mason
Supreme Court
Tor AG. Cumberland
J. ¥. Salmon
Justice Turner
Sarah Langfelt
J. W. Carnahan
Sready
McFarland & Bruner
Mission Circle
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Thos. Shriver
Jackson Township
Scott’s Nines
John and
William Caldwell
Gallup
Mattie Crawford
N. FE. Stanley
R. C. Downey
Albert Roseman
Fairview
Baldwin
Beatrice
Nebraska
Burt
Miss Mattie
West Virginia
Samuel Carothers
H&ranp
Elizabeth Morton
Julia
Coshocton
Emma
Fannie Purdum
M. BE. Galtrup
Wilson McMahon
Hot Springs
A. A Clark
Lillias Timmons
Wires
David Ferguson
Paoli
Harry Conner
Cambridge Friends
Harry
Cambridge Society
B. Malone
Rev. W. A. Chalfant
Jos. Beymer
A. F. Hubert
T. 8. Luccock
Muskingum College
Union and
Erodelphian Literary Societies
W. Comin
W.R. Gray
Union Society
Er. E. Fife
West Point
Ero Society
Atta Garrett
Adamsville
Vira Hall
Miss Garrett
Eros
Muskingum
Spencer
Christ’s. 2d
Christ’s. 3d
U. P
J. H. Wright
Nenin
College Hall
J W Shepherd
W R Gray
College Corner
W Lawrence
Cassville
HS Crawford
TH McCulloch
Love City
P Hutchison
Wallonia
Mary Theaker
Arkansas City
Clio
J H Martin
North Salem
Alumni Association
J M Moore
Ontario
HJ Kendig
Haysville
Philos
A R MoeCutloch
Jennie Best
France Martin
W He McMillan
Allegheny
France
Eyawa
W W Lawrence
WR Gray
Aiuny Beautiful
Old Muskingum
Wallace
Lou Evans
Iaur
Ysial
Salvation Oil
Dayton Insurance Company
Gibson
James Gibson
Wm Gibson
Nancy Gibson
T. C, Crarx, Agt
Hall
Trans- Ohio
Wm. P. May
Lot P. Hosick
John E. Sankey
Barnes Bros & Mason, Millers
A. S. Barnes
Mason and Barnes
J.M. Mason
A. W. Barnes
Probate Court
Mary McKinley
Said County
Aaron McKinley
Steele & Rosemond, Atty’s
Peter Schaler
Cambridge, O
George Carruthers
William Carothers
George Carothers
Deceasd
Steele & Rosemond
Atty’s
Hanlon
Madison Block
Roche
Chas. F. Chandler
Chemical Department
School of Mines
Columbia College
E.& H.T. Anthony & CO
Broadway
New York City
Mackinac
Palace Steamers
Detroit
Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav. Co. Co
D. Whitcomb
Mich
T. C. Clark
James Mahaffey
Adams Township
Henry C. Mahaffey
Mathews & Heade
Indiana House
St. Bet
Race & Pim
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ailor—A.kersky
Rainey’s Block
Cambroge Ohio
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