Oysters and Boots Dominate Cambridge News in 1887
The Cambridge Herald reports season opens for oysters, dozens of local shops advertise boots and shoes, and prices drop. Mentions: Zanesville population, Midway township plans, new hotels, school books, and various local trades. Several obituaries, marriages, and visiting updates accompany civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Cambridge Boot & Shoe Co
Midway
Fairview
Beetcher’s
Arkansas
Guernsey
Ogiers Book
Scio
G. W. Allender
Center
McIlyar’s
Hubert’s
Alice Anderson
Cadiz
Beetcher
Oziers
A. H. Atherton
John McCune
J.O. Mellyars
Washington
Davis
Belle Valley
Ogiers
Betcher’s
Brewster
Byesville
Madie Bugher
Blue Bell
Thompson
Love City
Mechanicsville
Ohio
Ogiers Book Store
Republican
Davis Block
James White
J. W. White
Athens Asylum
S. H Culbertson
Chandlersville
Emma
Lillie Carpenter
Londonderry
Barnesville Republican
A. J. Little
Birmingham
San Francisco
John Bown
M. E
Cleveland
Central School
Hawkins
Cumberland
Tick Ridge
John Toland
Londonderry Township
Kansas
J. M. Harris
Wheeling
W. Va
Jene Campbell
Wichita
J. S. Campbell
Quaker City
F. K. Raymond
John Glasier
E. W
Barnesville
Mcllyar
Eddie Mathews
Wooster University
Charlie McMahon
Fred Peregoy
Starling Medical College
Columbus
Mcllyars
Salmon & Ewart
Belle Henderson
Steubenville
Grant Marsh George Taylor
Sarahsville
Noble County National Bank
Caldwell
Foreaker
Berwick
Wm. Wilkin
Springfield
Mass
The
Herald
Donaldson
New Athens
Cambridge Boot & Shoe Company
Kersey’s
Mill Street
Court Square
Nancy Wiley
Spencer Township
Peter Miller
J. M. Amos
Jeffersonian
Osmmbridge Boot & Shoe Co
Soldier reunion in Cambridge Ohio draws large crowd
A two day veteran reunion in Cambridge Ohio attracted crowds and featured a parade with Cambridge and Barnesville bands, Byesville and Cumberland drum corps, and the Marietta Battery of Artillery. Speakers included Rev Dr W H McFarland and J A Troette with moral addresses and a grand fireworks display. The event honored Civil War veterans and concluded with a camp fire and photos taken by local photographers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Court Square
Cambridge
Barnesville
Byesville
Cumberland
Marietta
Taylor’s Beautiful Grove
W. H. C. Hanna
P.C
L. B. Moore
W. H. McFarland
J. A. Troette
A. M. Black
West Virginia
D. D. Taylor
Palmer
Wheeling Avenue
B. 8. Herring
W. H.C. Hanna
Cambridge Cornet Band
R. W. Anderson
W V. Milligan
James Stevens
Eleventh Street
Steubenville Avenue
Fifth Street
Eighth Street
Grove
Hanna
J.S. Nace
Galion
Capain J. B. Ferguson
Rev. L. B. Moore
Army of the Union
Cousin
Richmond
George McEndree
McEndree
Far West
Dixon
Dr. Black
T. H. Anderson
John L. Locke
J. T. Rainey
the Grove
Auditor Smith
122Nd
J P. Brown
Sheriff McDonald
T. C. Stanly
Mr. Gallop
8Th Street
Brown
Cumberland Post
Court House
Mackey
Sterling Thomas
Mr. Thomas
J.T. Rainey
Forsythe
Crozier
Cavalry
Coultrap
Fairview
Dr Bull Baby Syrup Ad and Local Obituaries
An ad touts Dr Bull's Baby Syrup for healthy babies with four essentials Fresh air good food bright sunshine and the product touted. Militon Turner reports the death of J S Riddle near Norwich Ohio and funeral plans set for Wednesday at his home. Mrs Sarah A Rolingson is critically ill at D M Hawthorne s residence in West Cambridge with family at her bedside. Marriage licenses issued include Jas B Stewart Cora B Johnson John P Turner Mary E Sigman Thomas Beeks Lena M Peiter M G Arbuckle Hannah H Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Dr. McPherson
Abram Marsh
Otto Thalheimer
Caldwell
Washington
John 8. Wilkins
Cowley County
Kansas
Cambridge Boot & Shoe Company
AME
Xenia
T E Knox
Cambridge
R P Clark
Portsmouth
Texas
Jim
J. Sterling Thomas
Ohio
Anna Crawford
Guernsey County
Newark
Cincinnati
Ritchie
Thomas Smith
C. M. Hyatt
Hays
Middlebourne
Atherton & Bratton
Fairview
D C Kennen
Charlie McPherson
Leatherwood Hill
Jud. McPeek
George McMillen
Westland Township
West Virginia
Guernsey
Herald
Thomas J. Tingle
Tom
W. A. Rainey
Charles Rainy
Princeton College
Wheeling
New Brunswick
Martin Thornton
Market Street
O T Corson
L D Brown
Reno
Colorado
Berwick
J C. Harris
Jewell
Lou Morrison
Gilmore County
Messrs. Jewell
Warne
Harris
Jane Willis
John Willis
Jefferson Township
Speer
U. P. Church
Revs
McFarland
Milligan
Moore
Milton Turner
J. S. Riddle
Norwich
Riddle
Sarah A Rolingson
Mountain Lake Park
D M Hawthorne
West Cambridge
Chas Hammond
Spencer Township
Jas B Stewart
Cora B Johnson
John P Turner
Mary E Sigman
Thomas Beeks
Lena M Peiter
M G Arbuckle
Hannah H Webster
Electric Bitters hailed by druggists across states
W OD Sult of Bippus Indiana and Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio endorse Electric Bitters as the best remedy. They claim relief for rheumatism liver kidney and blood ailments with numerous testimonials. Sold at C L Wall & Co for fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Line
W. OD. Sult
Bippus
Ind
Abraham Hare
Bellville
Ohio
C. L. Wall & Co
Cambridge M E Sunday School Report 1887
The Cambridge M E Sunday School reports year ending 1887 with 346 initial enrollment, 7 additions, 31 present enrollment, 48 scholars, and 4th quarter 213 attendance. Revenue totals show 268.37 in collections and 252.43 total funds, with 25.87 balance on hand. Literature used includes Sunday School Journals and Berean Lessons. Respectfully submitted by Superintendent T. H. Anderson, Secretary J. Prouse, and Treasurer J. O. Mellyar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge M. E
Curie
Ie Keaaann
Aiden
Ash Ee Ee
T. H. Anderson
Prouse
J. O. Mellyar
Thanks for Aid During Illness of Wife Selders
Acknowledgment from John Sellers expresses gratitude to friends who provided help during his wife’s illness. The note thanks neighbors and colleagues for support and comfort during a difficult time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Selders
Also Mentioned on This Page
Starlothing House
Mellyar Brothers
Tey
Star Clothing House
Weitce
Whibeling
Dee
Farquhar
Berwice
Wheeling Age
Bet
Cry
Cambridge Herald
Lou Kagley
James H Mahsftey
Adams Township
Chas Boetcher
Albion
Indiana
George Boetcher Huberts
Boetcher’s
Hattie Scott
M. E. Sabbath
F.C. McMunn
Harrison County
Idella
Qdella Brill
Salesville
Cumberland News
Monroe County Board of
Woodsfield
Doc Johnson
Kelley
Cliff Morton
Clarendon
Harry Pace
Valley Junction
Sonora
I. N. Whissel
Senecaville
Hammond’s Hall
M. L. Jennings
M. P
York
the Boys IN Blue
Kimbolton
John Montgomery
R. H. Atkins
Maley Atkins
Marshal Stottlemire
A. G. Scott
Samuel Golding
Golding
Mac
M C Scott
Hammond
Opera Hall
Scott
M.E. Church
Wm Pollock
Nyce
M E. Sunday School
Benton
Benton Hark Grower Co
Cleveland, O
Hayrs—Davygherty
Milnersville
Revi R Hoover
John R Hays
Ida M Daugherty
Castoria
Hammond's Opera House
Herbert Cawthorn
Josie Sisson
D. M. Hawthorne’s
City Drug Store
Sheriff’s Sale
Court of Common Pleas
Mary A. Ford
William L. Ford
Hugh F. McDonald
Mathews & Heade
W. T. Mills
Prohibition
G. W. Stevens
J EK. Annis
W.g.walters
N. B
Messrs. Mills and Stevens
Hammond’s Opera House
Mary A. Addy
Shellsburg
Benton County
Iowa
James Estep
Harry Estep
William Walters
Common Pleas Court
Ross W. Anderson
A. D
Wm. Kirk
Harry Parkinson
Guardian
George Riddle
Joseph Stoner
Nancy McClelland
Robert Warden
Ella and
George Gibson
John F Lepage
Jacob Cochran
Mary E. Cochran
Wm Blackston
de Bonis Non
Julietta Temple
Margaret Winnett
Samuel Burgess
Lot Pholice
Frances Laughead
John O Laughead
Julia Laughead
Grace Laughead
Kate Laughead
Alba Laughead
Theodore Laughead
Martha Hall
Steele & Rosemond
Ailor—A
Cambridge School Board
School Park
J. R. Barr
D. M. Hawthorny
W. T. Young
James Saveley
Court of Te Common Pleas
Minerva Saveley
Guernsey Co
S. B. Lewis
Greensburg
Kiowa County
James Laveley
C. B. Cook
Madison
Cambridge, O
Anens ‘& Farm
Victor Clever
Imperial
Strawere Menarch
Newark Machine CO
Eastern Branch House
Hagerstown
Bank
Thalheimer Bros
Newcomerstown
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