Water famine and local business notes in Belmont County
Belmont county notes report Barnesville water shortage affects households. Local commerce includes R. M. Greenway & Co. specials on gloves and underwear, Kohn Bros. silk stock, Baltimore Clothing House sales, and Burglars and theft warnings. Community events mention hospital movement in Zanesville, a social ball in Byesville, and a slate of local appointments, with obituaries and various minor incidents across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Steubenville
D. M. Jenkins
John Gardner
South 11Th St
Kohn Bros
Cambridge
Winchester
R. M. Greenway & Co
T.F. Slay and Co
Byesville
Burt’s Hall
Thomas Whissel
West Cambridge
Baltimore Clothing House
Balti more Clothing House Offers $1.75 Overcoats
Readable ad item notes men's overcoats priced at 1.75 dollars at the Baltimore Clothing House. The line items call attention to affordable outerwear and a local retailer promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Fusner's Eating House Open Day and Night in Wheeling
J S Fusner operates a public eating house at the west end of Wheeling avenue offering all foods in the eating line at reasonable rates and open around the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.S. Fusner
Wheeling Avenue
Pleasant autumn weather delays Coshocton court docket
The region enjoys unusually mild fall conditions while Coshocton Common Pleas Court has 89 cases on its docket. Lawyers struggle to determine why the backlog persists after years of smoother seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Kendrick
North Salem
Common Pleas Court
Coshocton
Nathan Stanley Buys East End Restaurant From Mark Ward
Nathan Stanley purchases the East End restaurant from Mark Ward signaling a new ownership and a potential focus on solid meals and lunch options at the site. The note hints at a promising square meal value for patrons seeking affordable options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Stanley
East End
Mark Ward
Washington schools gain telescope for scholars
Word reports Washington schools progressing well as a telescope is purchased for student use, sparking notable interest among faculty and students alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Heade and Locke Depose in Cambridge Gas Light Suit
W S Heade and John Ki Locke are in New Philadelphia this week taking depositions for the bridge Cambridge Gas Light company versus R D Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. Heade Eq
John Ki. Locke, Esq
New Philadelphia
Cambridge Gas Light Company
R. D. Nelson
Kimbolton Rancher Heads to New Mexico with Superior Cattle
Benjamin Luccock leaves Kimbolton this week driving a load of high grade Durham cattle and a fine blooded stallion to his rancho in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Luccock
Kimbolton
New Mexico
Lochary elected Prosecuting Attorney in Meigs county
John Lochary son of the late Patrick Lochary has been elected Prosecuting Attorney in Meigs county as a Republican by a majority exceeding one thousand. The next Eastern Ohio Horticultural Society meeting will be at William Bundy’s near Barnesville in November with Public Roads as the main discussion topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ream & Conner
Burt Hall
Byesville
Herman Eagon
Quaker City
Eagon
Kersey
Mill Street
Court House
Baltimore
Henry Richards
Liberty Township
W. H. C. Hanna
Bend Fork
Willison
Yeo
Gibson House
Kimbolton
Kennon
Belmont County
Pollock
Synod of
Muskingum
Wheeling
Steubenville
Mansfield
U. P
I. M. Spencer
W. S. Harper
Hugh Forsythe
A. H. Caldwell
R. 8. McClenahan
J. I. Campbell
William Palmer
Samuel Harper
William Ralston
D. L. Mackey
John Campbell
Jas. Wishart
T. H. Wilson
Jas. McMunn
D. J. Campbell
John Lochary
Patrick Lochary
Meigs County
The
Eastern Ohio Horticultural Society
Wm. Bundy
Barnesville
Nev
Cambridge
David Sarcet
T. I. Richard
Zanesville
Main Street
D. T. Satcher
W. A. Carpenter
Husband’s vanished clerk tied to forgery and debts
Mrs. Augusta Schultz found a $300 seal skin lacque waiting at home a gift from her husband Que Chas A Boyd who ran a Steubenville music store. He has left the city with many creditors and is implicated in forgery and other misdeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Schultz
Jin
Que Chas
A. Boyd
Steubenville
Newark Republicans Lighted Torch Parade In Weeknight Showing
A large Newark audience watched a torch light procession and fireworks Thursday night. Officials hoped for high enthusiasm, but the crowd reaction was subdued amid lingering political tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Workmen Rebuild Newcomerstown Trestle For Winter Storms
A large force of workers restores and strengthens the Newcomerstown trestle on the C. M. road to withstand coming storms and floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomerstown
Marriages Licensed This Week
The past week saw licenses issued for William Pollock to wed Jennie Hillman Wesley Long to marry P L McCoy and John W Thompson to wed Kate O Finly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pollock
Jennie Hillman
Wesley Long
P. L. McCoy
John W. Thompson
Kate O. Finly
Emmett Mitchel Captured After Belmont County Murder
Report says Emmett Mitchel, murderer of Griffith at Lloydsville Belmont County weeks ago, was captured in the Michigan wilderness. The arrest ends a manhunt spanning several states and follows local investigations by Belmont authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Mitchel
Griffith
Lloydsville
Belmont County
Michigan
Miss Allie Pickering Wed Joe Gallagher at Columbus
Miss Allie Pickering of Barnesville who has many friends here married Mr. Joe Gallagher of Wheeling in Columbus last week. May happiness and prosperity be their lot in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Pickering
Barnesville
Joe Gallagher
Wheeling
Columbus
Rend mine strike ends as workers return to jobs
W. P. Read addressed about 2,000 miners at Rend mine in the Hocking Valley. After his speech, workers agreed to resume work, bringing the strike to a close and returning to the climate of operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend
Hocking Valley
W. P. Read
Canadian hay duties ruled illegal. refunds sought now
The Secretary of State informs Canadian hay exporters that customs duties charged in earlier years were declared illegal by the supreme court and will be refunded. Claims exceeding $1,000,000 are filed and many more are expected as brokers who bought numerous claims for a song stand to profit from the refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Local notes on crops plans and upcoming events
Wheat grows well and a rainfall is hoped for. Clare Ferguson attends a Pittsburgh business college. A theater troupe comes to town November 21 and 22. Josiah White and W P Hanna supply oysters. Cholera hits local chickens. Public schools progress under Prof. Scott. Mrs FE A James leaves for Washington City. Lowry vs Ford ruled for plaintiff, $4.50, on appeal. Autopsy finds stomach cirrhosis as death cause. J M Hall moves to Dallas Monroe county to open a dry goods store. Dick starts a new venture. Wm Smith to Frederick Ohio for livery. Hotel sale to occur at administrator's sale on November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah White
W. P. Hanna
Scott
FE. A. James
Washington City
Lowry
Court of Common Pleas
Guernsey County
Ohio
James Mehaffey
Charles McManus
Cambridge
Zanesville
Thomas Guthrie
Quarte
A. D
J. M. McGill
Mathews & Heade Atty’s
Pyff
Electric Bitters Endorsement From Kansas Customer
Mr. T. W. Atkins of Girard Kansas praises Electric Bitters to his customers calling them purest and best medicine and says they cure kidney and liver complaints. The ad claims they purify blood regulate bowels and save on doctor bills, sold by JR Downar at fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Atkins
Girard, Kan
JR. Downar
Paralyzed Woman Dies in Batesville Visit
Mrs Christena Sevis, a respected resident, suffered paralysis while visiting Batesville last week and died within hours. Her remains were brought home for internment last Friday. She was 17 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christena Sevis
Batesville
Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer Promises Graying Reversal
An ad notes Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer as a long selling remedy claimed to restore natural hair color over twenty years. It also mentions Baptist efforts to fund a church on East Steubenville Avenue and warns lung patients against sea air, promoting Dr Bigelow's Positive Cure with a free trial offer. Montgomery & Co. report strong demand and satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Flora Smith Presents Fairy Land Musicale at Burt's Hall
Mrs Flora Smith of Eyesville hosts a Musicale at Burt's Hall on Wednesday evening October 29 1884 featuring fifty young ladies performing the cantata Fairy Land along with duets quartets solos and comic songs promising a grand entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Smith
Eyesville
Burt’s Hall
Fairy Land
ATHLOPHOROS Promises Relief for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
An advertisement claims ATHLOPHOROS soothes pain and swelling, loosens stiff tendons and muscles, and reaches the root causes in the blood to restore healthy circulation. C8 Starr of New London reports a friend found instant relief after years of illness and ineffective medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr
State Street
New London
Conn
Levy figures by township in county tax duplicate
The document lists annual levies by township and county entities for next year excluding road tax. It includes Adams, Cambridge, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Madison, Monroe, Oxford, Richland, Spencer, Valley, Washington, Westland, Wheeling, and Wills townships with varied amounts. corporations such as Byesville and Quaker City appear with separate figures, plus a Jefferson special levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Township
Cambridge
Ieee
Jackson
Jefferson Ee
Knox
Liberty
Londonderry
Madison
Millwood
Monroe
Oxford Ee
Richland
Siete
Spencer
Onal
Valley
Washington
Westland
Wheeling
Byesville
Potente
Cimberland
Fairview
Quaker City
Salesville
Didi Ulate Guy Pee
Jefferson
Modern machinery reshapes a craftsman's gift in society
The piece notes a shift from traditional spinning, weaving, and knitting to modern methods. It highlights a woman with higher aspirations and a beauty-focused role, claiming health improvements through Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic to clear complexions and cure stomach, liver, and kidney ailments, priced at fifty cents from J Rt Downar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Jones
J. Rt. Downar
Oldham's Station News and Local Happenings
Corn huskings fashionable. Communion at Herman church last Sabbath. School closed Friday for a two week vacation. The C and M paid August wages. George O. Ford of Franklin county returned home. John Gilkinson and brother William visited. John Wartman and family at Samuel Wartman over Sabbath. Joseph K. Hall passed through, praising Best Boy poetry. A group plans to listen to Ian at Topeka. John Sharon preparing to move to Kansas. John Warden of Hopewell may also move to Kansas after selling his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
J. D. Taylor
Washington,d. C
Dollie Smithers
Maryland
Houck
John L. Wyrick
Madison Township
California
Mary Barnett
Kingston
Ohio
J. A. Nelson
Sankey
Munford
N. Y
Lafayette Miller
Miller’s
Kimbolton Mills
Dollie Graves
Barnesville
Philadelphia
Wishard Needham
Marietta
Dr. Underhill
Cincinnati
Asher Williams
Kansas City
Edward Ferrell
Fairview
Fowler
Ind
Ferrell
William Little
Guernsey
Kansas
Mr. Little
Hanes
Muskingum County
J. I.’. Hanes
West Cambridge
J. K. Brown
Washington City
J.T. Scott
Stark County
Dakota
Joe
George Talbot
Urbana (O) Gazette
Beckett
Herald
Herman Church
George O. Ford
Franklin County
John Gilkinson
John Wartman
Gibson’s
Samuel Wartman
John Sharon
Guernsey County
John Warden
Hopewell
Par ker s Tonic Advertised For Health Boost
An old ad-style note urges readers to use Parker's Tonic to prevent feeling half sick. It argues work suffers across professions from preachers to laborers and claims daily tonic use saves money by restoring lively health in one hour of better well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Town Notes Hint at Big Wedding Rumors
Local column reports signs and rumors of a forthcoming wedding amid social visits by Misses Redta Maggie McBurney and others. It notes church lectures, coal mining activity, a toddler’s death, a wooden wedding anniversary for Collings Ferguson and wife, and various regional visits to relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JW Ferguson
Redta
Maggie McBurney
Lida Burnworth
Brady
Benoni Allen John Kelsey
Quaker City
Lide Cain Headly
New Concord
Mary Ann Morehead
Richard Lowry
George Morehead
Adelia Cain
Con Much
JD Meek
Uniontown
Collings Ferguson
Cambridge
Senecaville
Lore City
Walking Skeleton Restored by Dr. King's New Discovery
Mr. E. Springer of Mechanicsburgh Pa says he suffered lung fever and lung access and became a walking skeleton. He tried a free trial bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and bought a dollar bottle. After three bottles he regained health and weight. Call J R Downar's Drug Store for a free trial bottle. large bottles $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Springer
Mechanicsburgh
Dr. King
J. R. Downar
Local notes and farm prices from the week
Galigher log rising at A Speer's last Tuesday. Scarlet rash reported in the neighborhood. Mr Partridge of Pa visited here last week. Winter apples priced at 49 cents a bushel with poor quality. Blaine and Logan pole raising occurred on the 2st inst. John Hurrell and John Leech shipped calves and pigs west last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galigher
Mr Partridge
Blaine and Logan
John Hurrell
John Leech
Dr Frazier’s Throat and Lung Balsam Cure Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Frazier’s Throat and Lung Balsam as the sole cure for coughs colds hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. It urges use to avoid fatal results and claims many families owe their lives to the remedy sold in large family bottles for 50 cents by FRAZIER MEDICINE Co Cleveland Ohio May 22 1900s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Dr. Frazier
Frazier Medicine Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Griggs Glycerine Salve Promises Quick Skin Healing
A vintage ad touts Griggs Glycerine Salve as a universal healer for cuts bruises burns and skin eruptions. It claims piles tetter and all sores will be cured with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Sold by J. R. Downar for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Downar
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Ern Ohto
Cambridge, Ohio
Family Bibles
Ayer’s
W. L. Page
W. J. Page & Bro
Franklin St
Richmond
J.T. Hayes
Mexia
Texas
Francis B. Hartowr
Atlanta
Dr. J.C. Ayer &Co
Lowell, Mase
Qld
Harter
Cambridge Herald
Wilson Bros
Pinkeye
Newark, Ohio
Mites
Somerton
Palmer and Maim
H. S. Lowry
Emma Brown
Fred Tecker
National Bank
William Hall
Millwood Township
Fenton
Love City
Lewis’ Mills
G. A. R. Post
John W. Garrett
Morrison & Meek
Stanley
Stokely S. Pisher
Thomas Glass
John Martin
D. D. Taylor
Joe Brown
Thede Meyers
Thos. F. Smith
Tennesee
May Moore
Bellaire
J.I. Wise
Caroline Hoopler
Belle Gilbert
Ilinois
Sarah Armstrong
Bates
J. 2. Downar
Marster
Clare Ferguson
Pittsburgh
United Brethren Church
Scott's Mines
Wm. Smith
East Steubenville Avenue
Dr. Bigelow
Montgomery & Co
Decorah
Iowa
Oldham’s
Joseph K. Hall
Joseph
Tlopeweil
Ian
JD Taylor
W M Farrar
Athlophorgsv
Hagen
Fair Haven
Athlophoros
Aithlophoros
Athlophoros CO
Wall ST
New Rem
Aitlor
A.kerskey
T Clothing
Rainey
Block
Hartford
Buffalo P. D
W.S. Archer
Oscar Halberg
D. M. Slay
J. P
Wm. Keyser
Elia Sutton
Newton
Jasper County
John Leeper
Christopher Sutton
Campbell & Rosemond
Atty’s
Sheriff’s Sale
Cambridge Township
J. C. Warne
Kisner
Arnold
G. ¢. Anderson
W. A. Campbell
B. Thomas
S. B. Hoopman
J. McClloum
G. V. Gildea
Dr. White
B. Bell
W. H. Bell
W.T. Trenner
Dr. Smith
Gheney’s
Gures Constipatio
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Downard’s
NECN
R. T. Scott
New Taylor Block
Harmison
Lonsdale
I. J. Harrison & CO
Lugmn && Co
Hutchison
P. Duff & Sons
Duff's Bookkeeping
Harper & Bros
Silk
Zanilla
Gingham
McCalls Bazar Patterns
Peterschaler
Voters Rally
Indorse
Madison Block
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