Cambridge Herald 1888 local notes and notices
Cambridge notes show community updates from gas and coal prospects to local birthdays, marriages, obituaries, church events, fairs, and political moves. Mentions C. H. Loper, M. E. church work, Pennyroyal reunion planning, gas disputes, and Belmont County items with multiple residents and officials named.
The Old M. E. Church Remembers Its Early History
The old Methodist Episcopal church in Cambridge, purchased by J F Salmon, is being torn down. Built 1851 to 1854 with work by C J Albright A P Shaffner John Morton, it survived a 1852 cyclone that damaged nearby structures. The farewell services ended January 3 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Salmon
M Gaston
Cambridge
C. J. Albright
A. P. Shaffner
John Morton
Ohio River
Heeling
William’s
H. J. Stottlemire
David Morton
John Brown
James G. Hansen
Andrew Magee
Washington
Pittsburgh
Wm Gamble
Thos J Taylor
Ainsley
John Huston
T McVirtican
Wm Deveney
James L Deens
Bishop Baker
John P Durbin
Satchet House
Zanesville
W B Watkins
Turtellus Davidson
James Henderson
Edward Ellison
A L Petty
John D’vail
Samuel Crouse
Joshua H Conkle
James L Lansom
John Moffit
William F Lanch
William A Davidson
S F Minor
John Williams
James H Hollingshead
Eara Hingeley
W H Locke
James R Mills
A H Norcross
Dr. Petty
Union School
Joseph M. Trimble
Reward Offered For Purse Lost Near Byesville Ohio
John A. Sigman of Byesville Ohio offers a liberal reward for the recovery of a purse lost on the road between Byesville and Blue Bell on June 7 containing two ten dollar bills a fifty cent silver piece and a trunk key. One side of the clasp was broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byesville
Blue Bell
John A. Sigman
Ohio
County Commissioners Settle Road Work and Bridge Bids
The county board awarded multiple contracts in several townships including a platform bridge in Valley at 15 dollars, brace bridges in Madison at two dollars per foot, and iron and stone bridge work across Kimbolton Wheeling Oxford and Monroe townships. Claims were approved for sheep losses and a failure to notice in a vacation petition blocked that action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Lawrence
Henry Moninger
Armstrong
J. W. Fulton
N. Morgan
Joseph Brown
William Clark
Nicholson
Waller
Platform Bridge
Valley Township
J. M. St. Clair
Millwood Township
J.H. Mackey
T. M. Moore
Madison Township
Madison Secrest
Michael Dyson
Amstot & Dugan
Infirmary
Kimbolton
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company
B. Murphy
Wheeling Township
Guernsey
S. T. McCombs
J. W Richey
Westland Township
Giffee Bridge
Oxford Township
Henry Grimes
Jonathan Rose
Smithbridge
Monroe Township
Lytle & Braniger
Moses Stockdale
Organ Buyers Favor John H. Sarchers Agencies
John H. Sarcher has secured agency rights for two large factories and can supply organs at lower prices than before. Buyers should secure prices promptly before purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Sarcher
Satin Dress Sale Notice at Greenwold
Satin prices reduced. Those seeking inexpensive dresses should call on us at H Greenwold for dealings and purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H, Greenwold
Local Social Roundup Amid Visits and a Funeral
John Lennard of Freedom and families share visits with A B Gulick and Miss Minnie Adams in Cambridge while Jesse Jordan visits Bealsville and Carrie Young visits Cambridge friends. The Peak Sisters festival at CP church draws a large crowd with $57 raised. Ada Bay dies after lingering illness. funeral held with many attendees and condolences offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lennard
Freedom
B Gulick
L J Cutter
Marietta
Carrie Young
Cambridge
Stevens
Jesse Jordan
Bealsville
Minnie Adams
Jane Elder
CP Church
Ada Bay
Local Notes From Center Township and Surrounding Areas
Hugty Stewart reports the death of a young colt last week. Chas Dugan assists widow Wharton. Farmers near finished corn season for the first time. Joseph Montony works for Samuel Doyle near Quaker City. Miss Jennie McCoy of Winchester visited Sam Presgraves. Jas Guthridge and family travel in Licking county this week. Last Sabbath marked Children’s Day at Center Allen's Pleasant Hill and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Township
Hugty Stewart
Chas Dugan
Wharton
Joseph Montony
Samuel Doyle
Quaker City
Jennie McCoy
Winchester
Sam Presgraves
Jas Guthridge
Licking County
Center
Allen's
Pleasant Hill
Washington
Extremely Low Railroad Rates to Chicago from Cambridge
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers round trip tickets to Chicago for four dollars from Cambridge for June 16 17 18 with return valid until July 2. Travel via B O routes in regular trains first class coaches or sleeping car options. The J B Foraker Club of Columbus plans a June 18 trip to Chicago on a special B O train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
T. C. Clark
Cambridge
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Auditorium
Lake Front
J. B. Foraker Club
Columbus
A. Kyle
Ohio
Ugh F. McDonald
Guernsey County
Mathews & Heade
Eens
A Woman's Discovery Leads to Quick Cure
A county woman, Mrs Luther Lutz, after seven years of disease and a three month cough, found relief after using Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. W C Hamrick & Co of Shelby NC endorses the product and offers a free trial bottle at Wall & Co's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Luther Lutz
W C Hamrick & Co
Shelby NC
Wall & Co
Low rate excursion to Columbus by B and O R R
A June 17 1888 excursion offers low round trip fare from Cambridge to Columbus via B and O R R. The trip features a Columbus vs Zanesville Ohio League baseball game with a special train leaving Cambridge at 6 30 am and returning from Columbus at 6 30 pm and 11 05 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
B& Orr
Zanesville
Cambridge
Newark
Uncalled Letters At Cambridge Post Office 1888
Cambridge Ohio June 11 1888 list of uncalled for letters at the Cambridge post office with note those called for are advertised. Names include William Bell Theodore Chalfant J H Clark John P Ferguson Mr J Ferguson Mr H Grienfield Miss Jennie Hicks David Line Mrs Cynthia Murphy John Martin John O Ogarvey Miss Callie Weaver Mrs Jonnie E Yarnell W H H McIl yar P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Ohio
Cambridge Post Ofice
William Bell
Theodore Chalfant
J H Clark
John P Ferguson
J Ferguson
H Grienfield
Jennie Hicks
David Line
Cynthia Murphy
John Martin
John O Ogarvey
Callie Weaver
Jonnie E Yarnell
W.H.H, McIlyar
P. M
Parasol and Umbrella Shop Ad In City
H Greenwold offers a range of parasols and umbrellas in the city with reasonable prices advertised to attract customers. The brief notice highlights affordable options from a local retailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Greenwold
Hirschberg Clothing Ad Promises Fair Prices and Satisfaction
A skeptical look at flashy ads contrasts with Hirschberg the old reliable store. It pledges uniform pricing, honest margins, and a satisfaction guarantee or money refund. The piece warns against exaggerated claims of rock bottom deals and urges buying with plain figures and plain dealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Hirschberg
Reliable
Guernsey
Shoes on sale draw steady shoppers to H Greenwold
Local seller H Greenwold advertises discounted footwear with tiered pricing offering two dollar shoes for a dollar fifty, two fifty pairs for a dollar eighty five, and two seventy five items for two dollars, inviting customers to call.
Collinwood Notes and Local Happenings in Columbus Area
Collected items report visits by C Hoover MD and family of Columbus to Mas J W Moore, Cambridge visitors Miss Scott and Miss Becket hosted by Miss Mary Craig, and Mrs J M Thompson hosting Mr Allen Eliot and family. Obituary notes the death of Mrs Jenkins paralyzed for years. Wheat and oats prospects show limited wheat crop but promising corn and oats after late rains. Local politics note Democrats uneasy with Judge Thurman and gas quotation discussions spark interest in bore prospects for heating. Five hundred fires and a steam mill project mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Loper
Londonderry
Thurman
J. P. Aiken
New Concord Enterprise
Prof
E. Burgess
Lancaster
C. M. Hyatt
Bellaire
A. McCleary
Sugar Tree
Antrim
C. P. Simons
Caldwell
Cambridge
Charlie McMahon
Wooster University
Maud
Ella B
Blanche Moore
Batesville
M. E
Barnesville
John Ferguson
May Preston
Belle Valley
Kate Preston
J. D. Fred
Macon
Georgia
Powhattan
Messrs
Hanna & Scott
Inez Lingenfelter
Fulkerson—Tharp
Zanesville
East Ohio
Salem
Joyce
Brashear
Granville
Ohio
Guernsey County
E.J. White
Gainesville
Florida
Henry Richey
Richland Township
Hosick
Cleveland
Otto Thalheimer
Cincinnati
Supreme Lodge K. of P
Clarence Larchet
M. P
Ogier
J. W. Young and Children
Columbus
Joseph Merton
C. L. Pollock
Newcomerstown
Frank Scott
Kansas
Mill
Victor
Tirza Evans
Somerton
Belmont County
Old Home
T. H. Anderson
Addison
Miller & Runnell’s Circus
Shawnee
T C Hoover
Mas
J M Thompson
Becket
Cambrige
Robert Hyde
Hyde
Judge Thurman
Florida Land Sale Offering Rich Acres For Investors
J. G. Carver real estate advertises 3,000,000 acres across Florida with prime lands, special inducements for settlers, perfect title, and accessible maps and details at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lands for sale and exchange across several counties
A large listing offering timber land in Kentucky a variety of farms in Kansas and numerous building lots dwelling houses business houses and hotel properties in Cambridge and adjacent towns plus a portable saw mill for sale or exchange across Ohio Kentucky and Kansas markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Harrison
Pike
Morrow
Licking
Hocking Counties
Ohio
Kentucky
Kansas
Cambridge
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