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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1900
Page
8
Local notes record visits and courtesy calls in Columbus and Cadiz. Names include Mrs Williams Mrs McDermott Mr Pomerene Miss Hogan Mr Denman Miss Todd Mrs Sandles Miss Miller and more with engagements such as weddings and travel plans noted.
The Methodist Episcopal General Conference opens in Chicago on May 2 to decide if laymen should have parity with ministers in governing church matters. Provisional delegates numbering around 300, elected from 14 regional conferences, seek voting rights in the General Conference alongside ministers who outnumber lay delegates 28,000 to 3,004. The debate centers on equal representation and is expected to be hotly contested.
Coshocton introduces a new musical group the Excelsior quartet consisting of Edward Dawson Professor Evan O Evans Clarence Isacke and J H Talmadge. They will perform at Warsaw this evening during the public schools commencement exercises.
Friends of H. C. Taylor announce his marriage to Miss Fannie M. Walsh in Lexington Tuesday evening. Taylor, once employed in the repairing department of Ben Dee’s hardware store, is well known in this city.
Newcomerstown News reports S P Dencer and his family will move next Monday from their Bakersville farm to Roscoe. The article notes a thrifty farmer will likely find new work promptly and extends best wishes for happiness and prosperity in the new home.
Professor Evans conducts an afternoon concert in Alcyone hall by children from Cherry and Walnut street school buildings. The event invites public attendance and showcases progress in teaching music in public schools.
Pittsburg Bank for Savings promotes banking by mail to travelers and distant earners with 4 percent interest compounded semi annually. It boasts over 17,000 depositors and more than $5,000,000 on deposit, claiming security and convenience as if banking in person. Write or call for a booklet.
Ohio passes a broad fire marshal law placing chiefs, mayors, and clerks under new duties to investigate fires, determine if arson occurred, and file reports. Testimony may be sworn, with penalties for noncompliance and fines for neglect.
An advertisement touts Dr Kang's New Life Pills as a remedy for poor appetites and stomach or liver issues. It claims to restore appetite, digestion, and regularity, promising energy and health. Available for 24 cents at C E Anderson's drug store.
A battered ad item touts a powder for feet that rests the feet and cures swelling. It claims to soothe corns and soothes Britons feet, offered as a free sample at Olmsted Le Roy with a 23 cent price tag.
Courthouse records show inventories and sale bills for the Estate of Joseph Fletcher and the Estate of Alexander Masten. Transfers include Margaret Kellalee to Joseph I Clark Lot 226 Coshocton and multiple parcel deeds in Adams Bethlehem Kenilworth and board of trade additions with sums listed. Names include Silas Masten J W Cassingham S H Nicholas William Lyons D Wiley McCaughey and Violet Beeks. Ages appear for several Coshocton residents: James Nogan 49 Frank Y Gates 32 Miss Hanna O Dillinger 28.
James McDermott is appointed by Mayor Cassingham as special police officer for temporary duty in the Hall District. He has begun his duties, with no set end date for the appointment. Separately, Jefferson township sub-district schools plan their first commencement on May 4 in Mohawk Village with Prof. M. Shott of West Bedford delivering the class address. Admission is free.
The Coshocton AGEs shifts from weekly to semiweekly with editions on Tuesday and Friday, promising improved news service. An ad highlights Krause's Cold Cure as a decade trusted remedy sold by Smith's Drug Store Coshocton and C M Ferguson Roscoe.
Local dealer advertises vast carpet selection with yardage totals and cut rates. Highlights include 3000 yards extra heavy cotton at 25c, 3500 yards part wool at 40–45c, 7000 yards Belgian in grain at 50–59c, 5000 yards ingrained at 65c, and Brussel carpets up to 1.50. Promises largest sales season yet and double prior volumes.
Local shop announces new shipment of lace curtains starting at 25 cents. After a run on cheaper numbers last week, a wide array remains available with abundant quantities for the season.
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