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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1887
Page
2
The Lancaster camp meeting will commence August 4 and continue to the 15th. Politics are lively in Guernsey with prospective county officer candidates on the move. A Wheeling trade journal will start soon, run by an incorporated company with $100000 capital. The national fire record has risen sharply, impacting insurance companies.
The papers report potential early settlement of the fishery dispute between the United States and Canada, with Canada appearing eager for a quick accord.
Editor O'Brien travels within the United States to meet large eager crowds at every stop, receiving strong public applause and support during his campaign tour.
Meddlesome lawmakers aim to arrange a summer journey for President Cleveland and his wife to the Pacific coast, with reporters already booking plans for the outing.
The English bond holders representative Sir Edward Thornton has not secured a settlement with Virginia. Trouble may arise from the unresolved question.
The Supreme Court trails the docket by about three years and loses roughly 300 cases annually, suggesting litigation remains robust rather than declining.
The record shows the year’s largest business in Pitts burgh occurred with a dry goods jobbing house, signaling the city’s strong commercial activity and substantial manufacturing presence.
The Hon. James G. Blaine will depart abroad this week leaving trusted lieutenants to handle affairs on this side of the Atlantic.
The 11th of September was chosen as the date and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as the place for the annual reunion of regiments that participated in the battle.
Washington reports the department expects Mexican pension claims to total under 30,000 with 18,000 already received. Officials intend to increase staff in this division to manage the workflow.
The Ohio governor voided D. S. Gregory’s Notary Public commission at Cleveland last week after discovering Gregory was a woman, since Ohio law prohibits women from holding that office.
Miss Lillie Baker daughter of Lewis Baker formerly of the Wheeling Register married at St. Paul Minnesota last Thursday to Charles Warren General Passenger Agent of the Minnesota railroad.
The article notes renewed eviction activity across parts of Ireland with promises of more conflict than months earlier. It paints a grim view of hardship facing the Irish peasantry and suggests a sense of fated misfortune.
Kilrain receives the Police Gazette diamond studded belt and is named heavyweight champion of America after John L. Sullivan does not accept the challenge.
William A Wheel died at his Malone New York home Saturday after a prolonged illness. For years he was a prominent New York Republican figure and national political leader.
Salter, a Belmont County native, serves as mayor of Argonia in Kangas and is likely the first woman to hold such a post in the United States. Her election marks a historic milestone for female leadership in local government.
The State Board of School Examiners will meet in Columbus on June 25 and stay four days. The first two days will be for applicants seeking ten year certificates, and the last two for life certificates. Illinois cattlemen claim pleuro pneumonia exists only near Chicago and seek lifting of statewide quarantine except for that area. Jake Sharp, the New York bribery figure, faces charges of a jury pull with three accused offered 25000 to sway the jury.
Ex Senator Camden of West Virginia mourns a defeat while Jack Files of Chicago and John Reagan of Brooklyn meet in a 44 round prize ring near New York for the lightweight championship. Files was knocked out in the final round after a hard battle, both men badly punished.
The last General Assembly of the U P church again backed advocates of instrumental music in public worship with a strong majority. It notes that an organ in a United Presbyterian church tends to create as much discord as music.
The Ohio school age population is 1 101 358 and 11 924 school districts reported. Last year 497 school houses were built costing 799 747 dollars with 24 692 teachers employed. Estimated value of school houses statewide is 28 467 005 dollars.
The Republican race for Representative may center on the nomination with growing interest. Several names are noted as possibilities including D. D. Taylor S. W. Lupeck T. H. Anderson, with a reserve pool if needed.
A Union Labor convention is called to assemble in Columbus on July 4 to nominate a State ticket. Representation rests on two delegates at large per county and one delegate per 500 votes or fraction for Labor city results above 10,000 votes, plus one for every 100 votes in smaller cities and towns.
The discussion over Presidential possibilities on the Republican ticket centers on Blaine and Sherman with little attention to others. Analysts note both men have political backing and a strong boom pattern as factions form around Sherman’s fences, potentially deciding the race in a nip and tuck contest.
The Republican Central Committee met in the Probate Judge office on Monday and fixed Cambridge as the site and September 6 as the date for the county convention. Primaries will be held the Saturday before. Delegates to the State convention include J O Couplin J M Ogier M R Patterson S W Luccock John Boyd and James Robinson. Alternates: J W Moore B L Grimsley Jonathan Rose M M Speer William Stranathan and Ross Scott.
The district committee met last Friday with H R Muhleman Monroe county, F Gibson Noble county, R T Scott Guernsey, and J H Benfer Tuscarawas present. Newcomerstown chosen as convention site for Thursday July 14. Representation: one delegate per hundred votes and one per fraction of fifty or more votes for John McBride in 1886.
Bradstreet reports persistent optimism in Western and Atlantic markets with prices about 2.3c higher year over year and a clear upward trend on the seaboard. Yet manufacturers see no current gain in raw material value while sales volumes stay moderate. Eastern buyers tighten, while Western consignors push high minimums. California wool moves east via the Isthmus. London colonial sales loom, with England offering heavy supplies. Boston prices rise and medium wools strengthen. sales total 1,994,000 pounds for the week versus last year’s period.
Strawberries sell at 10c a quart as miners report dull work. T J Lee and family visited Pt Pleasant over Sunday. John Conner of Chaseville visited here last Saturday. Soldiers postpone reunion indefinitely. J I Addison sold an organ to Mrs Jne Hutton last Monday. Henry Trenner of Cambridge spent Sunday with friends. J M Secrest and wife visited B F Lee's family Sunday. Mr and Mrs W Nicholson visited Caldwell last week. Miss Cora Oglive of Pt Pleasant visited her parents Sunday. Band members bought four new horns. music expected. K of L picnic preparations for the Fourth. E B Grant bought Dan Peters property at sheriff’s sale for 1045 dollars. Mrs Jas Mooney of Trail Run began a three month England visit. LW Smith to Akron on the 8th for the State Pharmaceutical Association. Benjamin Smith and wife back from England after nine months away. Missionary social at L W Nosset’s Tuesday June 14. Rey AW Gruber at Newport for quarterly meeting with wife and son. Geo Harrison home. miners report harmony. Children’s Day at MP church well attended. John Bruner returned home last Saturday with mother-in-law Mrs Rogers, 79. John Chesser and family back from Logan to visit centenarian grandmother.
Last Friday evening the fifth annual commencement took place at Palace hall. Supt. Finley has built a strong seven year program with students presenting essays and orations. Miss Maggie Stall spoke on Earth’s Noblest Monuments, Miss Vernie Rose delivered The Triple Cross, and Lizzie Carroll offered The American Girl. Diplomas were conferred by G A Doyle as Rev Paine gave the keynote address.
Miss Dora Martin kept Sabbath at North Salem as the school nears closing in four weeks on Friday July 1. Pleasant Hill hosted large communion services last Sabbath with Rev J M Nash officiating. J L Cosby keeps a bird for his cage. J A Burnworth and wife of Cambridge visited Jas Burnworth over Sabbath. J A Cosby of North Salem spent weekend with local friends. Lem Stiles of Galligher visited his parents Mr and Mrs J Stiles. Miss Alice Taylor of Sugar Tree stayed with Mrs J B Clark last week. Mrs Ella Ankrum of Winchester visited Washington and Clio last week. Miss Emma Linn of Sugar Tree visited her cousin. Miss Maggie Smith of North Salem visited last Saturday. Rey S Martin, D D, of India preached a sermon at Pleasant Hill last Sabbath. There were thirty one accessions to the church during the prior week. Rev J M Nash officiated.
Butter and eggs fetch 10 and 12 cents in the market. Sheep in the locality are shorn with no buyers yet. Howard Stewart sold a horse for 135 dollars and bought another the same day. Rev White of the Lebanon U P church reports a very successful meeting with 30 accessions. A death notice for Silas Crambler in Hopewell proved false as he only fainted. he had an apoplexy fit. The Bridgeville quarterly meeting is set for next Sabbath with the presiding elder attending. Andrew Duff of Creighton dies Friday, survived by wife and three sons. J T Campbell spoke to young converts last Sabbath from Lord what will thou have me to do. Rev H Appleton preached from Can any good thing come out of Nazareth at the same place and day.
RC McConnell is ill. A Gibson of Kimbolton visited last Saturday. A P Allen and family of Zanesville are visiting Mrs Sarah Allen. Mrs Deveny added a new roof to her property. Frank Burlingine returned from Noble county where his father is dangerously ill. Many residents attended sacramental services at Washington and Pleasant Hill last Sabbath.
Court entries show verdicts and settlements across multiple pairs. Judgments include $334 plus costs for J D Taylor v O B Clark and sales confirmations with deeds ordered for Geo Riddle v Peters and W H Barthalow v Mary A Stiles. Several cases settled or dismissed at plaintiff or cost, with orders to pay over and confirm sales where noted.
Bethel Bates aged 79 and his wife 75 own 765 acres in Seneca township. They have 12 children, 11 living, 92 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren, totaling 122 descendants. This note appears in the Caldwell Republican.
B and O railroad offers round trip excursion tickets to Fostoria or Findlay on Friday June 10 1887. Trains from Cambridge depart 12 58 am. fares $4.20 to Fostoria and $4.80 to Findlay. Return by June 11 with events marking Findlay’s gas industry anniversary and a civic procession and band events.
C R Mercer of Guernsey Ohio testifies after ten years of illness and months of failing remedies that one bottle of Radical Remedy cured him. He details prior treatments and magnetic springs, then urges others to obtain the remedy, offered by Robinett Medicine Co Columbus Ohio or Solomon Mercer Newcomerstown Ohio. May 10 1887.
A public notice from Byesville Ohio on June 6 1887 states the soldiers of Jackson township will not hold a reunion in Byesville on the Fourth of July as previously announced in the Byesville Transcript.
The Cleveland and Marietta By Co offers tourists tickets from Cambridge to Chautauqua for 8.90 dollars, Niagara Falls 12.15, Jamestown or Lakewood 8.65, and Buffalo 11.65 for round trips. Tickets on sale through October 31. Also tickets to all other summer resorts are available.
D. J Hyneman of Corinth Mississippi extols S S S as effective for eczema in his letter describing his daughter's improvement after treatment. He notes the medicine worsened the rash before clearing the skin and urges neighbors to request the full case details and a free treatise by mail from the Swifts Specific Co Atlanta GA.
Travel details announce a Cleveland excursion via C M R R on Tuesday June 21 with seven day ticket validity. Rates listed from various stations include Cambridge Kimbolton Guernsey Newcomerstown and Pt Pleasant with times shown and round trip prices. J W Butler is named as excursion manager in Cleveland Ohio and readers are directed to the nearest agent for full information.
Sunday evening at 5 30 lightning struck the residence of Percival Miller four miles north of the city in Falls township. The roof lifted off and was hurled to the ground while two people inside saw the flash. The roof nails were drawn out straight and the damage totals about $150.
Advert says Boschee's German Syrup cures consumption severe coughs croup asthma pneumonia and throat and lung diseases. Claims three doses relieve any case and 80 000 dozen bottles sold last year with no failures. Urges druggists to recommend it to the poor and dying consumptive. Sample bottles 10 cents regular 75 cents. Sold by all druggists in U S and Canada.
A skeptical farmer refuses a newspaper subscription. He signs a contract with a lightning rod agent and later discovers it has become a $500 note of hand. He must pay, despite not reading any paper.
Letters from Mr. C H Morris of Newark Arkansas and Jesse Middlewart of Decatur Ohio claim Dr King's New Discovery cured their lung troubles previously deemed incurable. They praise the medicine and note early treatment, with free sample bottles offered at C L Wall & Co drug store.
The piece warns that hypophosphites are marketed by doctors as a non secret remedy and a ready prepared treatment with two key specifics for patients who are consumptive or emaciated. It also cautions farmers about a swindle by a stranger posing as a bird protection agent to obtain a pledge not to kill birds, later turned into a promissory note.
An advertisement touts a salve claiming healing for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded with a 25 cent box price from GC L Wall & Co dated February 18 ly.
In Washington last week a prisoner passed off a counterfeit dollar on a police magistrate in payment of the fine imposed.
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