Scarce game and local notes from Cambridge in 1885
The Cambridge Herald reports scarce game, market raspberries and cherries, a repaired old road bridge, and various local happenings. Births, camp meetings, school announcements, political notes, and business changes populate a panorama of small town life in Belmont County and Cumberland region during July 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberand
John V. Ferguson
Bethel
J. L. Hirshberg
Cumberland
C. Hayt
Nicholson’s Mines
Supreme Court
Caldwell
Cadiz
O V. I
New Concord
J. K. Brown
Republican State Committee
Burr’s Mills
Marietta
Burrs Mills
Freeport
Old Town Hall
Cambridge
Personal notices from Cambridge and surrounding towns
John Scott returns home from Illinois. Columbus visitor J A McEwen visits Cambridge friends. Various locals and visitors are listed, including Miss Jennie Stewart from Londonderry and Mrs Filbrook from Denver visiting Fairview. Several locals travel to Baltimore, Springfield, Beloit, and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scott
Illinois
J. A. McEwen
Columbus
Cambridge
J. H. McKinney
New Concord
D. A. Jennings
Caldwell Press
Jennie Stewart
Londonderry
Filbrook
Denver
Colorado
Fairview
M. D. Robins
E. J. Williams
Baltimore
Lide
Minnie Giffee
T. C. Clark
W. K. Boden
Marietta
Joseph Hughes
Madison Township
M. W. Vanseyo
The
State University
Quaker City
Mary Smith
Naomi Sipe
Salem
Ohio
Della McCorde
Cumberland
Wooster College
Westland officer arrests Oliver Spencer in burglary case
Officer J W Shively of Westland township detained Oliver Spencer of Spencer township on Monday. Spencer is charged as an accomplice to Stevens in the burglary case noted in our last issue. A hearing before Justice Dollison was set for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Siegfried
Indian Camp
Cambridge
Marshal Stanley
Canal Dover
William Hawkins
Westland Township
Claysville
M.E
J. B. Crozier
Cumberland
Lindsey Bonnell
P. Forsythe
Center Township
John Ogier
J W.shively
Oliver Spencer
Spencer Township
Stevens
al Suring
Dollison
Coshocton lynching suspect linked to local boy Strychnine
Report notes that the man lynched at Coshocton resembles the person once known as Strychnine. The boy, real name Holland, is said to have been seen in Zanesville days before the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
Holland
Zanesville
Public Herald Adverts Exposure of Frauds In US and Canada
The Public Herald of Philadelphia offers a substantial reading on frauds in the United States and Canada. It claims value for business readers and the general public, with address for subscriptions at 706 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Herald
Philadelphia
United States
Canada
Sam Smith
Chestnut St
Town Council Grants Permits and Passes Street Opening
The town council met Monday night and approved bills totaling 695.70 dollars. J A Burnsworth was granted a permit to build a frame house. A resolution authorized the opening of a street in Long's addition to West Cambridge. The Mayor reported monthly collections of 47.80 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Burnsworth
Long
West
Cambridge
Cambridge Encampment Officers Installed and Apple Tree Noted
The Cambridge Encampment I. C. of O. F. installed officers on Monday night led by T W Ogier and others listed. Sennica township resident S. P. Vorhies owns a six foot tall apple tree on his farm, sixty years old, six inches from the ground, with 6 feet 9 inches circumference and bears four kinds of fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Vorhies
Seneca Township
Caldwell Press
County Farmers Fear Repeating 1884 Drought
The continued dry weather alarms Guernsey County farmers who report pastures drying and vegetation weakening. They say another season like 1884 could nearly bankrupt the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey County
Captain Herring's Team Halted by Sign Post on Wheeling
Capt B S Herring's racing team spooked on Wheeling avenue Saturday evening and scampered toward home at a two minute gait causing excitement in a crowded street. The captain kept the reins and the team stopped after hitting a sign post in front of J Wi Mapel's with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.S. Herring
Wheeling Avenue
J. Wi. Mapel’s
Senior Class of 1885 Photos by T M Mackey at Commencement
The New Concord Enterprise notes that the senior class of 1885 had portraits taken by Cambridge artist T. M. Mackey. Mackey's work is praised as finest class quality and always satisfactory. Mackey attended commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Concord Enterprise
T. M. Mackey
Cambridge
Mr. Mackey
Mackey
Fourth of July at Kimbolton ends with large crowd and baseball win
The Fourth of July celebration in Kimbolton drew an estimated crowd over 2,000, with the G A R parade led by the Kimbolton band, prayers by Rev J W Martin, and performances including song, the Declaration reading by Prof C L Pollock, a hearty picnic, and a baseball game where Kimbolton defeated Birmingham 28 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimbolton
School Hall
General Warner
Luecock Grove
Georgia
J. W. Martin
C. L. Pollock
Clem
Knight
Milnersville
A. J. Warner
Warner
Reys
Martin
Birmingham Nine
Wyn. Angus
Neel and
Wallace
Gadd Ediburn
Scott
J. Neel
Frazier
Wilson
Larrison
Grimes
Gibson
Cambridge fair races thrill crowds despite heat and dust
The Cambridge fair opened with a Friday half mile dash and a 2:40 trot, then Saturday featured a three minute trot a free for all trot and a free for all running. Judges were L Burris W Hanna and Jeff Williams time keepers C L Wall and R E Brown. The event closed with a horse fair noting a 23 pound perch and a fatal lime vat accident at Zanesville.
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L. Burris
W. H.C. Hanna
Jeff Williams
C. L. Wall
R. E. Brown
E. C. Riggs
Aocatphocess Leek Ce Ee
Stone
Ehacvantssans
Arrcoce Secnence Aes Eee
Ecavithives Decree Disciee
Obs
Reseass Sons
Lacecces Peapes Beidana
Bath
Biccens Besse
L. A. Cheldon
Matress Anes
Wednanpdeiey Skat
Hazzard
Atee Senesees
Lesnes
A. J. Clark
R E. Brown
Cambridge
Ohio
Death of Hiram C. Ferguson a Cambridge Pioneer
Obituary notes Hiram C. Ferguson born January 27 1823 in Cambridge died July 3 1885. A staunch Democrat and generous neighbor, he left six children and a widow Amanda Boldridge. Funeral conducted by Revs Milligan McFarland Jennings with noted pallbearers. Also recounts a Kimbolton burglary scare where a clerk misread intruders as midnight mechanics, then found it a harmless misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram C. Ferguson
Cambridge
H. C. Ferguson
Amanda Boldridge
Alice McConkey
Mary Hutchison
J. R. Barr
Jemima
May
Carrie Ferguson
Reys
Milligan
McFarland
Jennings
John C. Scott
Isaac Lofland
John G. Thompson
John Scott
R. W. Anderson
J. E. Sankey
Joseph Morton
J. C. Grimes
Kimbolton
Home paper matters in a world of cheap print
A reader warns that supporting local papers keeps a town informed and taxed, while chasing cheaper city printing often harms the home market. The tale of a Cambridge tailor and a city lemonade episode ends with a caution to support local talent and voices, including praise for the Kimbolton Band’s performance in Linton.
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Cambridge
Zanesville
Cambridge Lodge officers installed and notes on locals
T G Kerr installed officers of Cambridge Lodge I O O F Thursday night led by N G Whissel and V G Troette with H Lopez as secretary and J A Jones as W J Hyatt as C T G Kerr G O T M Marsh I G Hawthorne and Sumner Marsh N G M Fordyce R S V G J H McKinney L S V F 5 T Bruner R S Mechanics play update and celery plant sale at Kersey’s next to planing mill. A theft of about 12 dollars worth of meat from Mrs Joseph Phillis north of town reported.
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Cambridge
I. C
O. F
T W Ogier
T C Marsh
R Troette
M Fordyce
H P
H McKinney
H Loper
HC Motte
Miller
TG Kerr
Mellyar
JS Prouse
G Rabe
H Duffey
H Hawthorne
T.G. Kerr
Cambridge Lodge
Whissel
N. G
J. R. Troette
V. G. C. H. Lopez
R. Sec’y
J. A. Jones
W. J. H. Hyatt
C. T. G. Kerr
O. G. T. M. Marsh
I. G. H. Hawthorne
R.S. N
Kersey’s
Planing Mill
Joseph Phillis
Agricultural notes and local updates from Washington town
Weathered items and daily life fill Washington news. Rain-needed crops, harvest plans, and dates mix with births, visits, and family notices. Community events include a Fourth of July celebration, a horse fair in Cambridge, and a Sunday School festival. Obituary notes mark the death of J M Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner Jr
Newark
B Lawrence
Nellie Ferguson
John P Price
ZA Purdum
Cleveland
Dr Price
Birmingham
Lute Clark
Cambridge
R J Clark
Bell McDowell
Indianapolis
Ind
M E
F Rea
Steubenville
East End
J M Thompson
Quaker City Happenings and Fourth of July Notes
Quaker City features include Wm Lydick Sr adding an iron front yard fence and nearby real estate changes. The Fourth drew many travelers from Cambridge and Zanesville. the Rink hall festival drew a large crowd. The Quaker City band toured Zanesville for the holiday, earning praise for music and style. Mayor Wright’s move to Washington Pa occurred due to rheumatic illness. Local visits include Aultman Frame and Amanda Galloway from Washington, Belle Long from Salesville, and others. New marshal John Couplin reports more arrests post election, often for drunks sent to lockup for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker City
Wm Lydick, Sr
Pittsburgh Bridge Co
G . Rogers
Barnesville
E Patterson
JS Burgess
Main Street
Thos Moore
George Dandsy
Pittsburgh
Dilley
Kelsey
Hurle & Faulkner
Broadway
TH Johnson
J B Hollingsworth
Cambridge
Zanesville
Rink Hall
Wright
Washington, Pa
Aultman
Amanda Galloway
Washington
Belle Long
Salesville
James Johnson
Sue Robinson
G A Doyle
Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup Promoted Prices Listed
Farmers and mechanics urged to buy Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup to treat coughs colds croup and bronchial conditions. Sample free at John M McGill. Also note cabbage worm control by sprinkling ice cold water during heat. claimed to freshen plants and kill pests per an eastern professor.
Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised as best world salve
Bucklen Arnica Salve touted for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a pledge of cure for piles and money refund if unsatisfied price 25 cents per box available at L. Wall & Co. feb 5. Also reports Chicago street car strikers agreeing to arbitrate and returning to work pending decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Wall & Co
Brady Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Brady reports Hay harvesting underway and Harvey Willis in poor health. Master Frank Spence visited his father at Senecaville last week. Nathan Sickles, an apprentice at Walter's blacksmith shop in Summerfield, appears in local notices. Miss Catharine Barton and Miss Armintha Barton of Washington visit Brady this week. Edward Allen and Miss Lizzie Crawford were with friends at Senecaville recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Willis
Frank Spence
Senecaville
Nathan Sickles
Summerfield
Walter
Catharine
Armintha Barton
Washington
Brady
Edward Allen
Lizzie Crawford
Tired and languid women urged to use Parker's Tonic
A vintage advert claims Parker's Tonic can cure fatigue irritability and a list of feminine ills. It describes women as languid with bloom lost and worries over children, promising relief from these sex related troubles.
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Hanson
Madison Block
Cambridge, O
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J. M. McGill
Cambrige O
Mishler
Cambridge Herald
Hessen
Sardis
Hornbrook’s
Meadville
J.M Ames
St. Clairsville
Bellaire
Covert’s Grove
Belmont County
Hyatt Building
Baptist Church
J. C. Webb
E. B. de Yeo
Wm E. Tedrick
Wm. MecCormac
Nick Shriver
Noble County
R. Woods
Altoona
Mill Street
Court House
Sarahsville
Horton
Good Templar’s
Monroe County
Warren
M. E. Sabbath School
Clark’s Grove
W.A. Rainey
Salvation Army
Antonia Martenia
West Cambridge
J. B. Lyons
Lambert Thomas & Co
Martin’s Ferry
Carson Bridge
Hornbrook
Howard Ferguson
E. McPeek
O.C. Farquhar
Eagle Hotel
O&m
Fairgrounds
S. L. Wages
Rodecker
Robert Mahaffey
Dayton
Robert
Canal
Dover
W. S. Heade Esq
Newcomerstown
Henry Mercer
B. & O. Company
Carnahan
Dalzell
McPherson
Wall
George Clark
Jackson Township
Willison
Kenton
Dutch Fork
Clark Rose
Guernsey
D. P. Ferbrache
St. Joseph
Kittie Black
Charles B. Clarke
Shoals
Indiana
Surveyor General’s Office
Santa Fee
N.M
George W. Julian
Moss Block
Carroll County
Messrs. Rose
J. E. McClelland
Cy. Turnbaugh
Bloomfield
Mary Dinsmore
Franklin Township
B. R. McClelland
Wm. FE Hunt
John A. Williams
Muskingum College
W.S. Harper
J. H. Paden
Nellie Harris
M. G. Kyle
Dr. Comin
Thomas W. McKinley
Blue Bell
Thomas Smith
Nathan Barber
B. B. Brill
Raymond
Vincent Ferguson
E. T. Eckles
Annie B. Hill
Quaker City Independent
Cumberland Friends
Wm. Campbell
Magnetic Springs
F. M. Kumler
Springfield
Adam Denius
Han Wendell
Susan Grimes
Nettie
Ada Knowlton
Dr. Dunham
Cincinnati
Dr. McPherson
W.C. Scott
Ella May
Winchester
J. L. Bruner
John F. Trenner
Herald Office
Walter Scott
Alabama
Kelly
New Court House
George Smith
Missouri
E. K. Squires
Clara E. Shaw
Tuscarawas County
Ella Gilbreath
Tuscarawas Chronicle
S. T. Wallace
Iowa
Hannibal Meek
Byesville
Ridgeville
H. A. Irwin
Cleveland Leader
Detroit Evening News
Sarah Fr. Lawfitt
J. W. Carnahan
Li Welock
Kimbolton E Ajoy
Neel
Edinburn
Williams
C. DeHart
Dr. Davis
Flyers
Seeea
Lady Belle
Die Gressen Livesets
Captain Stone
Lapine
Deeesee
Sheldon
Times Recorder
Joseph Whalen
H.C. Ferguson
Linton Mills
Newcomerstown Index
Kimbolton Band
Linton
Ailor—A. Kersky
Rainey’s Block
Cambrague
Ohia
Millard Mosier
Barclay Street N. Y
Bucklen
Chicago
Old National Bank
U.S
Nee Redemption Fund
A. R. Murray
Elza Turner
W. B. Coscravk
W. Campbell
M. Ogrer
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James Dugan
Wm. McBurney
William Bexler
Irving A. Brown
Turner C. Brown
T.N. Muzzy
Harry D. Young
Matilda Shipley
Morris Morton
Lot P, Hlosick
Sadie Parkinson
Guar
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Sankry
Liberty
David Larcher
T. T. Richard
West Main Street
D. T. Satcher
Oldham’s
W. A. Carpenter
Barnes Bros & Mason, Millers
Barnes
Mason and Barnes
J. M. Mason
A. W. Barnes
Cambridge Heraid
P.O. Box
Washington, Ohio
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Greatamerican A ComPany
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Roche
Chas.e Chandler
Chemical Department
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Columbia College
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New York City
Mackinac
Palace Steamers
Detroit
Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav. Co
C. O. Whitcomb
Mich
Cambridge, Qy
Cork
Armstrong, Brother & Cco
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