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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1883
Page
3
Cambridge items report weddings and church notices. market ads for Hirschberg and Thalheimer. local business claims on hats, linens, groceries. Measles in town. 98th regiment reunion planned. court house construction updates. notable arrests and accidents. various sales, births, and obituaries.
Special report to the Herald describes Decoration Day in New Concord with ceremonies at the U P church. Veterans and children gathered as a monument with names of local dead soldiers stood adorned with flowers. Speakers included Rev W S Harper and Dr McFarland of Cambridge. A Cornet Band played, choirs sang, and old soldiers shared reminiscences as the community honored fallen comrades.
Court records show W K Gooders Adm r of Horace Gillett deceased requests sale of lands with appraisers named J T Rainey J W Robins and J E Sankey acting. Guardian ad litem J E Lawrence appointed for infant defendants. Other cases include finding for plaintiff in McKelvey estate suit and allowance of temporary injunction in McCullough Phelps matter. Bond set at $200 in Craig Bryant suit. Pose Farmers note backward season hurting business and bargains announced as stock-clearing.
A six year old daughter of William Blair in Adams township was kicked on the head by a colt while playing in a field. The skull near the left temple was fractured and Dr Wall removed about two inches of bone. About an ounce of brain tissue escaped. officials fear she will die.
C H Loper keeps a large stock of good harness and saddles and repairs well. Hirschberg advertises a fine line of neckwear for Cambridge men with many varieties. The Golden Star Club hosted a grand Ball on May 38th, likely their best yet, drawing a large attendance. They will not meet again until fall.
A compilation of town happenings including church painting and repairs at the M. E. Church, the school examination with forty applicants, construction activity by James Gary and Samuel Cochran, post office closure on Decoration Day, livestock purchases by McCracken & Griffith, widespread sheep shearing, copper-head snake sighting, illness of Robert Hyde, and social visits. Community events cover religious services, pastor installation, weather impacts on corn, political ticket optimism, wool shipments by A. Sproat, land sale near Elizabethtown, and local business and real estate notes along with local hospitality venues and schooling appointments.
The council heard a petition to widen East Gaston Avenue and set levies totaling six and a half mills for debt, improvement, light, and general expenses. Bills of 223.73 were paid. New ordinances curb sidewalk obstructions and require saloon closures 6 pm to 7 am. The gas company plan for 60 gas lights and 65 gasoline lights at 1500 dollars annually was accepted. J M McCloy becomes Deputy Marshal at the C & M depot and J W Jackson at the B & O. Mellyar Brown and Craig to enforce sidewalk rules.
Dr R S Conner a respected physician in Eastern Ohio died suddenly at his Cumberland home after a day that began normally. He suffered paralysis shortly after a hearty supper and never recovered. His funeral is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. with many friends mourning the loss of a valued citizen.
May 26 meeting outlines creation of a new district from Nos 3 and 10 with a lands purchase near McAllister. Levies set 1300 for schools 700 for contingencies and 1600 for building fund. A 400 loan at 6 percent was proposed to cover contingencies. Also notes tax valuations for Adams Express and Western Union, railroad line appraisals, and plans for a Noble county children’s home. Marble and granite monuments offered by Jed Williams on the Public Square.
Jed Williams handles the Lima Fence Company wrought iron fence popular for cemetery parcels. Rev B Y Seigfried to lead Baptist services weekly until September meeting of Wills Creek Association when a pastor will be formally called. Boetcher Keepers & Broom shelve plans for a flouring mill due to weak wheat outlook. Mr Hoffman of Philadelphia in town seeking a woolen mill venture.
I Lemmon and son William visit Zanesville on business. Sheep shearing and corn work rush farmers. William Morrison joins Hopewell band. Colorado potato bugs appear but not as plentiful as before. A Tuscarawas horse buyer leaves without buying due to high Guernsey prices. Blacksmith Thomas Star busy. Tommy's shoe lasts. John Sharon installs cross ties for C M R R at Oldhams. George C Ford visits from Fairfield. Cut worms threaten corn along Wills Creek. J J Simmons of Cleveland promotes Howe Scale agents among farmers. Sue Klingman visits. Barnes mill runs full time after high water. Mr Shred from Phillipsburg with James Johnson. Currant worms ruin currants and gooseberries. Butter price dips. Corn damage feared along Wills Creek from excess wetness. Wool growers question wool price. under 35 cents unacceptable. Mrs Isaac Oldham sickened by pitchfork injury. John N Sutchison brings seven milking cows for Eastern market. Republican ticket nominated last Thursday satisfies voters.
Rev Ream moves to the north end. Ada Campbell of Greenwood visits. Private Dalzell passes through town on his way abroad. Collison, recently ill, is out again. Thompson and wife visit Chaseville. Mrs Mary Byson Reese of Steubenville lectures on temperance. Annie Gipson suffers steam burns. Rumor of a July 4, 1883 dance in the new hall. Mrs Will Burt sick at church. M & H railroad company praised yet criticized for using an old box car as depot. Minnie and Maggie Maxwell depart Cardington after months aqui.
Mr Joseph Beach of Stone Bridge Ulster County New York endured kidney calculus since October 1874 paying seven physicians and hundreds of dollars for relief. After using Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy he voided a large stone on September 15 and recommends the medicine for kidney bladder and blood disorders with Rondout New York as the address.
John Tignor visits relatives in town while Jimmy Ferbrache travels on business to Claysville. Laura Stewart from Cambridge visits relatives. Laura Stewart and Miss Laura Stewart noted. A three year old horse sold for 120 dollars from Wm Blackburn. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets at the ME church Tuesday at 2 pm. A spelling at Baird's school house last Friday. Children’s Day to be observed at ME church Sabbath week. The house will be decorated. Lemuel Bonnell works at the saw mill for the Todd Brothers. Wm Hixenbaugh sustains a deep cut at the saw mill. James Allender slowly recovering. Prof Meeks teaches vocal music at Richard's school house. Pic nic planned at Wolf Den Hollow on the 23rd. Communion at Pleasant Hill Sabbath. Mrs Andrew Hill ill. District No 10 Cambridge township faces schoolhouse location dissension. Hall's Catarrh Cure marketed at 75 cents a bottle by John R Downar.
Miss Sadie Hammond teaches at Blue Bell. Len Peters and his wife of Byesville visit friends here. Mrs Lottie Wilson dies after brief illness and an infant daughter is buried with her. Willie Wilson, a bright 17 year old, dies. funeral held May 25 at Harmony Christian church. Rey Perego to lead Bethel children’s meeting. J E Hawes returns to near Ada Ohio to teach after brother Willie’s death.
The Zoar Association holds its annual gathering at Clear Fork Baptist Church from Friday August 31 to September 3. Sheep washing is on the agenda and the area faces uneven wheat but promising fruit prospects. The Monroe township justices report orderly citizens while the school levy for 1883 totals 2500 for school purposes and building. A new school house is planned for No 2. A social gathering occurred at Shelton Wolverton’s residence with a late night cahop for the young people. Lowries Portable Planing Mill moves to Mrs. Baird’s to dress lumber for two houses. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised with a $100 reward for any untreatable case.
Galligher reports sheep shearing and road work as daily tasks. Farmers plan replanting corn on bottom land. Mrs A S Speer visits her son Rev J Speer of Cannonsburg Pa. John Calhoun sold a fine short horn cow for seventy dollars. Miss Mary Henderson, formerly of Cambridge, visits. Cambridge millers are accommodating. late mill returns may require delivery of flour to patrons.
An 1890s advertisement extols the Favorite Remedy by Dr David Kennedy of Rondout New York as a blood purifier that regulates the liver and kidneys cures constipation and dyspepsia and treats female weaknesses. Sold by local druggists for one dollar per bottle.
Drs Paul and Comin returned from the General Assembly last Thursday. President Spencer praised Muskingum College and its quarter century fund support of 30 000 to 40 000. Nev James White from New York preached Sabbaths in the U P Church and discussed the Assembly with Spencer. W S Miller recovers. Caithers declined the R P Church call. Rev N R Johnston spoke on Chinese missions in Oakland Val detailing progress and needs.
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