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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1884
Page
2
The journalist George Alfred Townsend known as Gath is reported to have an annual income of 15000 dollars with around 6000 dollars coming from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Summer storms lash the Ohio River with sudden gusts as boats capsize. Crowds on the far bank report increasing activity and arrivals amid the unsettled conditions.
Reports say General Warner challenged Col Taylor to a joint discussion of one speech in each county. The date would be set by the Central and Executive Committees of both parties in the county district.
General J S Robinson and Colonel J D Taylor will address a Republican mass meeting in Senecaville on Tuesday afternoon September 9 at 2 o clock. The same speakers will also speak at Quaker City on September 10.
FE W Mathews attorney at law has been named Common Pleas Judge for this sub division of the Eighth Judicial District to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon W H Frazier. The appointment meets with general satisfaction.
A Blaine and Logan Club was formed at Quaker City on Saturday night with about 150 members. Speeches were given by Hon. William M. Farrar and M. J. Patterson, Esq. Elected officers include President T. M. Johnson, Vice President R. S. Spencer, Secretary S. J. Finley, Sergeant at arms Thomas Hayes and John Sills.
Ohio records list 714864 horses 1612148 cattle 5113884 sheep 1801148 hogs and 24566 mules within state borders. Last year counts were lower for all species, indicating stock increases. Hamilton leads in horses and mules Trumbull in cattle Licking in sheep Darke in hogs and Guernsey ranks third in sheep with Harrison near 11000.
The Hocking Valleye miners strike grows desperate with attacks on guards and vandalism of coal hoppers. Dozens of clashes have occurred since Sunday as Governor Hoadly deploys militia to the troubled district while he surveys the volatile scene.
An English periodical notes long tenures in Parliament among figures like Gladstone 51 years and Salisbury 31 years, alongside American leaders Webster 27 years and Calhoun 21 years. The piece contrasts entry ages, lifespan, and scope of offices between English and American public life.
A joint discussion between Gen. A J Warner and Col. J D Taylor drew Cambridge’s largest crowd in months. They argued over a Mexican pension bill noted in the August 1 Congressional Record, with Warner denying the speech was ever delivered in Congress. The exchange was spirited with applause, and judges favored Warner’s adherence to the text.
The Hamilton County board hires Jimmie Bell of Columbus to collect omitted taxes for 10 percent, with Bell’s ties and Republican backing noted. The plan targets $600,000 in unlevied corporate property tax and faces skepticism from local leaders and press.
Dr Leroy Devore and son return from Missouri. Several residents plan a grand wedding near Liberty next Wednesday. Widespread school start announcements, illnesses, and local fireside happenings follow, including a fatal railway wreck near Kimbolton with multiple injuries and investigations into the crash causes.
Theron P. Keator editor of the Ft Wayne Gazette endorses Dr King’s New Discovery for severe and mild coughs. He claims five years of cures and calls it the only reliable cure. Advertisement urges readers to call J R Downard's Drug Store for a free trial bottle and notes large size priced at one dollar.
The notice invites ex-soldiers and sailors of the 62d O. V. V. L. to gather at Camp Goddard in Zanesville Ohio on the Muskingum county Fair third day. President Mas. T. J. Peart and Secretary Hi. Bowman urge a grand, jolly reunion and to fall in for a hearty time.
The notices announce two marriages. On August 30 at the Brown House Cambridge the ceremony was performed by Rev W Y Milligan uniting Mr Thomas C Haney of Beaver County Pennsylvania and Miss Mary M Engle of Cumberland Ohio. A second wedding on September 1 was conducted by Elza Turner J P joining Robert Wilson and Mrs Roda Wilson.
Corrected weekly list by J I McItyar and R W Srypsey shows prices for eggs, sorghum, honey, salt, tallow, lard, butter, chickens, ham, sides, clover and Timothy seeds, orchard and red top grasses, and various seed prices. The entry reflects a dense catalog of farm commodities with unit prices per pound, gallon, or barrel and quantities such as a dozen eggs and a barrel of salt. The text is an OCR garble with many misread words but preserves item names and price points.
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