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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1883
Page
3
An advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a universal tonic for boosting strength in work and study, regulating the household, and easing daily labor. It claims to restore robust health for those feeling broken down or lacking energy.
The Cambridge Herald notes it has various horse cuts for printing and invites inquiries on prices. It lists numerous local items including deaths, farm goods, shop notices, auctions, and public events.
Capt C W Hostenpillen cites Brown's Iron Bitters for inflammatory rheumatism. Spangler & Finly's Real Estate Bulletin noted. A Presbyterian church social at Mr McCurdy's hall in Washington with 15 cent admission. Mrs Shipman of Jefferson township died after paralysis, and Mrs Julia Cameron is seriously ill. Marble monuments offered by Jed Williams on Public Square. McCartney and Lou Cameron wed at the bride’s home. Lane of tobacco houses tours and 2500 pounds in stock. New Munson instruments promoted. County Commissioners award bridge contracts and plan 4000 Court House bonds. Multiple marriage licenses issued. Bonny Meyer Comedy Company to perform Fanchon at City Hall March 22. Numerous society notices and local business ads.
Hon J W H Frazier clerk. judgments for plaintiff totals include 1656.38 in First National Bank Cambridge versus Mathew McCulley and Hiram Ferguson, and 1935.25 against Wm Howell with 1238.88 to Selders. revival and confession verdicts noted. appeals possible. term adjourned Monday.
Patrick Kinnilly, conductor on a West bound B. and O. oyster train, was instantly killed last Friday at Love City after leaning from the caboose to inspect a hot box and being struck by a mail catcher. He was thrown about thirty feet, died within minutes, and his remains were taken to Newark. He may be the fourth crew member killed in recent weeks. The rest of the item notes carpet sales, clothing specials, furniture ads, and a notice about the Cambridge Court House renovation and upcoming dedication.
Clerk John McBurney filed the quarterly report with the Auditor. It shows two Board meetings in the period and 65 certificate applications. Examination fees totaled 32.50 dollars while travelling expenses for the board amounted to 6.75 dollars.
Easter plans and political caucus updates dominate a broad town report. Meetings discuss lamps and new homes while wool shipments, livestock, and agriculture reflect the season. A series of local incidents include a fatality at Campbell's Station, a balloon contract for the fair, and a fire at Eagleson’s smoke house with losses.
Fairview reports Thomas Smith ill and David Coultrap recovering. Turkle and Bro build a wave roof. Mrs J W Stephens hosts quilting. protracted meeting closes at Pisgah. Poultry boom, land sale to T Reid, H R Woodward visit, TH Bell to move to Cambridge. Miss Mollie Anderson hosts FJA Ferrell party. MEB church quarterly meeting. Miss Phebe Gardiner visits. J W Rose to build on farm. old doctor wedlock, Fr R Ferrell school closes at No4 Oxford. Telegraph office planned with local operator. Rosengrant closes winter term at Millwood. public school closes Friday. Gardiner and Stevens praised.
The annual exhibition was a grand success with spicy performances music and orderly crowds. Faculty and Cambridge school teachers attended the Wednesday night event and the musical review in College Hall drew unusually large attendance and praise.
Galligher notes plowing done and schools closed. John Hurrell comments on a lively girl. David Thompson and family plan to move to Jefferson County Kansas this spring. Many youths attended last Miss Hutchison begins three month term at Ginger Hill near Claysville. Woodruff moves saw mill to Mehaffey place and Foutz to Gingers place. College Hill singing last Tuesday drew a large audience with good music.
Harvey Scott of Brady moved on Eli jah Warner s farm. Thompson Willis spent Sabbath with friends at Byesville. Independence school closes Friday with a night literary entertainment. Todd Bros township bought a new saw mill from John McNamer of Newark. Oliver Black closed the winter term at Barr s with exam and treat. John Wise of Washington County Pa purchased 80 acres from G W Feister for 3000 dollars and moved his family here last.
Washington Township residents report improving roads as families plan relocations and projects. James and Elmer Crouch head west. David Harding rents the Robt May farm. May worsens. Jesse Vance builds on the old Vance farm. Prof G W Meredith teaches at No 1 with a large class. Mary H Grimsley and Edson Scott excel in spelling rounds. A marriage of Thomas Vance and Maggie Boyer is noted by Rev Isaac Gorby. Ren Paisley plans to move flour mills to Middlebourne, signaling a local shift in industry.
A brief notice notes Darlington’s ale served at D. R. Maple’s inn for invalids. The item appears as a small public interest snippet within a larger local page.
Wires from Oldhams note butter at 28 cents and eggs at 15 cents in the market. Many residents plan summer terms and hiring. Mrs. Sarah Ke. Sarchet sold her farm near Oldham's Station to Alexander Neily for 1600 dollars. Joseph E Barr and Etta Blair wed on March 20 1885. A Cambridge party sought to rent Bean property for blacksmithing and a school exhibition at Openell drew a large crowd with the Hopewell band finale.
A brief local social note from Dudley Noble County mentions Mrs John Rich urging another dance and various neighbors moving about town. The piece also reports on travel, visits and small town happenings including auctions and railroad work upcoming between here and Campbell's Station.
Parsonage construction discussed. Smiths and Morrises settled an invoice this week. Benson of Cardington visited L W Smith. Mahaffey of Hesato seen on streets. Young folks gathered at M K Thompsons last Tuesday. L W Smith now Cooper Fire Insurance agent. Grove school closed with a dinner, taught by J Bliss. Mrs Ann White widow died Thursday after two year illness. interment Friday at 1 pm. Roy Hickman officiated. postmortem by Drs Rea and Scott. heart disease listed as cause.
Mr Joseph Clary appears on our streets while J H Daniel is named recipient of a fine girl. Probate Judge held court in our village week before last. CP church secures a pastor starting May first. Miss May Daniel visits from Grandville during her mother’s illness. H B Zoller returned from Philadelphia Saturday. J W Marshall gains reputation in a py a law suit after beating two lawyers and two Justices at a recent trial.
D L Clark aims to sell his match team while Miss Sabitha Ross remains ill for a week. Joseph Stanley plans to depart for Kansas this week. A necktie party is planned at the town hall next week. B T Luecock bought a fine county mule. I A Frame reports a sheep killed by cars last Saturday. Milton Gibson resumes shoemaking and is regarded as a skilled worker. I C Norris nearly injured his back last Monday leaping from a wagon. Samuel Gibson improves the sidewalk with a new platform. Our boys sent to Cincinnati for instruments last Tuesday and hope for success. Scott White will move to Gore in a couple of weeks to oversee C M R switches.
The column notes A A Johnson rents Gattrel farm and Mrs Thos M Moore improves after illness. Prof Scott closes Kansas school term with night exhibition. Miss Hattie Johnson visits Cambridge and returns home. Several local men consider moving west this spring. John Randall sells property to George Rubicamp of Philipsburg Pa and plans Michigan trip. Thos M Moore buys boiler engine for Old West Cambridge Mills and aims to install a new grist mill near town. Advanced and primary school terms conclude with brief remarks on teachers and promising next sessions.
A veteran civil engineer and mining expert narrates his slump from dyspepsia and failed ambition. Charles H Watts of Putnam County New York credits Parker's Ginger Tonic with curing his fifteen year struggle and urges others to try it. Also mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure offered by Hiscox & Co and local agent John R Downarfar.
Lot B Taylor remains sick. Mrs Rebecca Edenburn is ill. Gath Lanning of Colorado visits relatives. Twins born to Price Little and wife. Robert Packer of Kansas visiting James P Aikens. Mrs Robert Stewart visits relatives in Richland county. Elderly Mrs Ellen Campbell very sick. Cass Lanning returns from Sedgwick Kansas. Mrs W J Burnsworth returns from Clio visit. Zaven Lanning of Sedgwick visits relatives. rumor of a wedding. Wm Richards now carries mail Kimbolston to Milnersville and is well liked. Edenburn closes school term March 16 near Irish Ridge. basket picnic held. Mathew Johnson and wife take in a new boarder seeking clothing. George W Berry’s Duck Pond school closes. evening singing for young folks. Betty Little wife of James Little dies March 14 1883 of lung disease aged about 65. buried Hopewell Cemetery Irish Ridge.
Rocky Fork residents share homecomings and travels as S. B. Hazlett returns from Mt. Vernon and David L. McCullough visits his father Thos. McCullough. Mrs. Mary McWilliams suffers a broken limb. Douglass family moves to J. A. Johnson’s farm. Franklin school closes March 2 with a grand picnic. P. L. Adams sells a fine young horse to Jas. Willis for 175 dollars. J. A. Smith hauls a 4 ft 4 in hawk. F J Cheney Co offers 100 dollar reward for curing catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Market item: John R. Downar sells the cure on mar 8-3 m.
A Stafford Conn resident aged 83 writes that after four years of rheumatism she found great relief from Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy. The letter to Dr. David Kennedy of Rondout New York promotes the remedy as a cure for rheumatism and as a blood disease treatment for ailments affecting women.
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