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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1890
Page
3
March notes from Bellaire and surrounding towns report new postmaster R M Aikin at Bloomfield, hospital talk at Zanesville, school classes, legal cases, fires, and civic upgrades including gas company reorganization, with social events at Stoner's and Powers at the opera house.
Frank Erskine’s school near Scott's mines closed Friday with exercises and music. J. McNutt and Paul Sherrard spoke, followed by an evening of dialogues. Mr. Erskine will teach the summer term. A separate dispatch warns of a Bohemian oats swindle selling cinnamon beans at $20 per bushel with bonds promising returns for trees that never grow tall.
Daily auction at 1 30 PM and 7 PM until goods are sold. Location is the old J O McItyar stand. Mary E McIlyar appears as the seller in this public notice.
A number of residents move or visit in Washington. James McKisson and John Dugan relocate or visit, Seth Mitchener begins land appraisal, and John Lepage buys Stiles property with John Bean moving in April. Miss Maggie Clark wed a Mr Jamison from Nebraska. Andrew Scott and Martha Eagleson married. Rev. Wilson closes a M E church campaign with new members. Prof. Maharry visits, pleasing local scholars.
Weather and travel roughs the area as visitors come and go. Several residents including Miss Etta Wilson and Miss Alice Johnson visited Byesville friends, while Winfield Scott of Cambridge and George Brown of Glenwood were on business and coal work nearby. Doctors, teachers, and students are mentioned with school terms, weddings, and illnesses among local families.
H W Luccock visited with home folks over Sabbath while W B Ross traveled to Zanesville on business. T S Luccock went to Columbus Monday for work. D B Wallace returns home for vacation. Mrs W C McConaughey visited Cambridge friends Tuesday. Elmer Kennedy made a brief Kimbolton call Wednesday evening. T B Luccock on a Newcomerstown trip last week. John Addy’s children taken to the Home by trustees Monday. General Warner in town to urge the new road. Maud Hammond recovered enough to come downstairs Monday after diphtheria illness. A Ledlie store room has been torn down improving that town end. Surveyors begin work again on the new road from Kimbolton Tuesday morning last week. Columbus Sullivan, once confined by nervous disease, now able to walk downtown.
North Salem reports eggs at 12 cents and butter at 20 cents. The feed mill runs Saturdays. Local politics loom with many spring candidates. John Dawson weakens toward death. Artist G Kirk visited North Salem school. George Lanting bought oxen from George W Gibson for 100 dollars last Saturday. The Patterson Pollock case settled. execution returned. Some boys plan to work in Zanesville this summer. W J Speers offers shoes to his least attractive customers. Local group travels to Cambridge on business. Kimbolton G A R post hosts an oyster supper on Friday evening April 4 with invitation. School closes next Friday with day exercises and evening entertainment. Sermons at U P church by Rev. Hammond. Buoch Jones suffers nose hemorrhage. A stone cave incident was misreported. Robert Pollock is correct. Snyder and Pollock brothers in Oregon report good pay at Portland. Trustees to meet April 4 over fence line dispute. General Hurst G A R speaks April 20, praising the organization and loyalty to the flag.
Prohibitionists in Cambridge township are asked to meet at Judge Dougherty's office on Saturday March 29 at 1 pm to nominate township and corporation tickets. By order of the committee.
The Grand Jurors will meet on Tuesday, April 15th, 1890 at 9 o'clock a.m. and the Petit Jurors on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 9 o'clock a.m. in the Dayton area for judicial service.
Widely used remedy Electric Bitters is extolled for curing liver and kidney diseases and purifying blood. Claims include malaria prevention and treatment of headaches constipation and indigestion with guaranteed satisfaction and refund. Sold at D. M. Hawthorne's drug store.
Cambridge Ohio March 22 1890 list of uncalled letters advert ised names include Mrs Lizzie Roller Carrie Bence John Ramoca Mrs Sarah E Brown Mrs Carrie J Braden Samuel Buchanan Allen Sigfried Orie Culbertson Fletcher Sarchet M J Crows Mrs Samuel Thomas G H Dille John Thompson Mrs Lida Folette Hugh Tillett Peter Hoey John Hanna Mrs Sophia Jackson Geo Kimball Miss Mary F Kinney Mrs Nettie Noble Mrs 38 J Place Miss Winnie Reynolds Miss Hattie Turner Mrs 8 Vandermark Andy Woodland John White Robi Watson Hyman Williams.
Jamison Clark marriage announced for March 1890 by Rev M White with J N Jamison and Miss Maggie A Clark. Williams Vansickle wedding set March 22 1890 by W S Dougherty J P with Paul Williams and Mrs Sarah Vansickle, both of this place. Moogrehead McDonald marriage March 19 1890 by Rev J H Nash at residence with Mr George Moorehead of Adams Township and Miss Isabel McDonald of Wetan Township.
Multiple birth notices list births in March 1890. Entries include BtRN to Jacob and Mrs Bean at 480, SUNNAFRANK to Grant Sunnafrank, Barrow to J H Barrow near Guernsey mines, Stewart to James Stewart of Midway, and Now to Jacob New of this place.
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