Horse and shafts cause dash on Main Street
A Markley Hovery horse drawing Snyder & Son delivery wagon bolted after a shaft dropped on Main street. The wagon swerved near Manners alley, frightening the horse and narrowly avoiding a serious fall for the boy driver. Miss Mary Moore returned from Oberlin to visit family on Walnut street.
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Markley Hovery
Snyder & Son
Main Street
John Cross
Markley Barn
Manners Alley
Mary Moore
Oberlin
Walnut Street
Twain Favors Steam Boat Race Feature for Exposition
Mark Twain recalls his Mississippi River piloting days in a letter to David R Francis urging a genuine old-time steam boat race for the St. Louis exposition. He envisions negro roustabouts singing and a torch basket replacing the searchlight to ensure true speed battles, with a final blow-up left to Providence.
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New York
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
David R Francis
Sir Thomas Lipton
Royal Yacht Sails for Southern Seas
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert sailed for Lisbon today with King Edward aboard, escorted by two warships. Royal salutes were fired. Mrs Daniel McConville, of Washington, D. C., has arrived here from Mexico, and is the guest of her sister, Mrs George A. Hay, on South Sixth street. Clarence G. Starker, of Isleta, spent Tuesday in Coshocton.
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Agar
Portsmouth
Royal Yacht
Victoria and Albert
Lisbon
King Edward
Daniel McConville
Washington, D. C
Mexico
George A. Hay
South Sixth Street
Clarence G. Starker
Isleta
Coshocton
L. N. Staats
George Hauger
Hosselt
Coshoct
Joshua Styres, Jr
Maud Darling
Berea
New Castle
Q. F. Banbury
Danville
D. H Johnston
Wm. Vauscoy
Edsom
John Hagan
Second Street
Steward
Birds’ Run
Charles Davis
Pard Cochran
West Lafayette
J. H. Dull
Edwin Davis
Cleveland
Henry Dickie
Karl Dickie
Davis
Laura Angle
Katy Magness
F. F. Magness
Wilson
Lizzie
Newton
Inez
Vernie Kinner
Katharine Magness
J. H. Heskett
Grace
Maysville
Honnold
A. B Smith
Collins
Akron
Martin
Zanesville
Will McCoy
Sarah
Willow Brook
Ben Cox
John Newcome
Tunnel Hill
Ellie Bale
Pittsburg
Noras
Woman's Missionary Society
Thomas Dunmead
West Bedford Correspondence Highlights Local Life
Miss Ella Waddell visits Mt. Vernon and Miss Mabel Lytton plans West Lafayette college. The West Bedford Oil and Gas Co. leases over five thousand acres and aims to double stock to drill by May. Local births, weddings, farm sales, and street improvements accompany notices of residents moving, visiting, or ill. Revival at M. E. church continues two months with wide cooperation and good progress.
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West Bedford
Ella Waddell
Mt. Vernon
Mattie Borts
Cleveland
Rev. Beichle
Delaware
Ohio
Fred McCurdy
Wilson
Orris
F. M. Buxton
Austin
Warsaw
T. F. Sands
John Klineknecht
Mabel Lytton
West Lafayette
James Owens
Akron
West Bedford Oil and Gas Company
Fred Foster
Price
James Odor
Masten
James Akeroyd
Pittsburg
Ed. Crawford
Portland
Oregon
M. E
Social and Local News from Medina County
Roscoe R F D No 1 reports Jay Norris and his wife moving to Medina County to establish residence. A group enjoys music at Samuel Valentine’s with Rosock violin selections praised. The Rose family suffers a house fire last week while Jack Turner and Philip Passmore escape a collapsing shed at Underwood farm narrowly. An April Groveo schoolhouse entertainment is planned.
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Jay Norris
Medina County
Samuel Valentine
Rodock
Rose
Jack Turner
Philip Passmore Tran
J. R Dawson
Roscoe Produces New Civic Body and Local Trades
Roscoe corporation to be elected next Monday with petition signers vowing duty. James Slaughter sells his interest in Slaughter and Price grocery to partner H N Price who will continue the business. Samuel Neldon of Roscoe purchases the J L Smith building.
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Coshocton
Ohio
B. L. Shaw
Age
Coshoeton
Roscoe Corporation
James Slaughter
Slaughter & Price Ecrocery
H. N. Price
Samuel Neldon
Roscoe
J. L. Smith
Moscow News Recap of Local Visits and Sunday Election
Alva Reed visits Michigan for work last Tuesday. Elmer Cray and S. Maine's family hosted. E. E. Wright moved to M. Reed property. Sam Ashman from Coshocton visited. Moscow Sunday school elected officers with Henry Perkins as superintendent and Rev. Mathews leading revival at Franklin Station.
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Alva Reed
Michigan
Elmer Cray
S. Maine
E. E. Wright
M. 5
Reed
Sam Ashman
Coshocton
Friends
Moscow Sunday School
Henry Perkins
G. W. Smailes
Tetary Wilson Trego
John Donley
Lulu
Ollie Reed Begins Two Months at Soggy Hill School
Miss Ollie Reed started a two months term at Soggy Hill on Monday. Several residents of the area attended church at Roscoe Sunday evening. James Norman and Harvey Ports were mentioned among locals involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Reed
Soggy Hill
Roscoe
James Norman
Harvey Ports
Flood of small town notes and a fatal health tale
Local tidbits include residents visiting Coshocton and Keene, a railroad switch project employing many, a Sunday fire at W L Freese’s residence started by a stove flue spark, and the Spang child under a doctor’s care. Also reported are Mohawk Easter plans, livestock losses, church leagues, and the death of Mrs Maria L Geidel of Roscoe, born 1829, with funeral services at Roscoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Freese
John E. Spang
W. B. Litten
West Bedford
W. Berry
South Dakota
Maria L.geidel
Cr. Geidel
Chestnut Street
New York City
Roscoe
Roscoe Cemetery
Odd Fellows Enjoy Grand Initiation at Coshocton Lodge
Coshocton Odd Fellows held a lively lodge night with eleven candidates initiated into the second and third degrees and a new member application. A ten member committee led by Adolph Schwing hosted a banquet for initiates, featuring fish, beans, potato salad, bread, coffee, and cake, marking a red letter evening for Coshocton lodge No. 41.
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Coshocton
Odd Fellowship
Coshocton Lodge No. 41
Reality Company Elects Officers
At a Coshocton meeting of the Reality company the officers were elected Monday evening. President H. R. Metvurdy, Vice President M. Q. Baker, Secretary Henry Richardson, Treasurer B. O Seloy.
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Coshocton Realty Company
Pomerene & Pomerene
H. R. Metvurdy
M. Q. Baker
Henry Richardson
B. O Seloy
Wheeling and Lake Erie Sells Low Rate Settlers Tickets
On April 14 the Wheeling and Lake Erie will place on sale very low rate Settlers tickets to the Dakotas Minnesota Canadian points and more. For details contact agent W. J. Davis. Mrs T W Miller has gone to Baltic for a two week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Dakotas
Minnesota
W. J. Davis
T. W. Miller
Baltic
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Cincinnati
Fountain Dry Goods Co
Jefferson Township
Lafayette Township
Clark Township
Boyd & McConnell
South Fourth Street
National Bank
Citisena
Portugese
S. . Miller
Oscar Wright
New Cumberland
David Mowrey
Princeton
Beichle
Noah Barrett
R Kanavel
Nellie
William Andrews
Calbert Sprague
Clara Endeley
Keene
Lena Daugherty
Lambert Finley
Hack Farm
Alexander Parks
Bakersville
Harriet Finnell
Bell Telephone Company
Loder Road
Crooked Run
James Bell
Chalfant
Toland
Roscoe Hill
Roscoe R. F. D. No
Moscow
Bowman
Mra. A. J. Neldon
Daniel Binning
Joeph Robinson
Myrtle
Mayme Neldon
Frank Whittemore
J. L. Dickerson
Union
Dean
Adams Mills
Wright
Celery
Gruggista
Wright Medical Co
Columbus, Ohio
Reality Company
Wolfe Furniture Co
Commonwealth Real Estate & Trust CO
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