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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
5
A compact report by our hustling correspondents describes a county gathering organized for the readers of The Age, highlighting local figures and community interests.
Herbert Norris of Akron visits Baxeesville with 15 relatives. Sherodsville resident Homer Biggle stays with parents a few days. Avon dale visitors Mr. and Mrs. P. E Lahm spend Monday here. Henry Uline of Beach City visits last week. John Ely and family from West Bedford visit relatives Wednesday. Sophia Fulmer of Canal Dover guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stinebaugh last week. Mrs. Bixler returns from West Bedford. Ira Mizer and family guests of William Hawk Wednesday. Mrs. John Catshall and children visit sister Mrs. Jacob Stinebaugh last week. Shumaker of Coshocton visits Mrs. David Zimmerman last week. Picnic attendees from here at Newcowerstown Thursday. D. O. Belter at New Philadelphia Sunday. Mrs. Helmreich and children of Coshocton visit relatives here. William Bixler and wife spend Saturday in Coshocton. Mrs Offlie Cline visits Avondale with P. E. Lahm. Will Finton of New Philadelphia spends Sunday here. Dr and Mrs Kitzmiller of Avondale in town Monday. John Ripps and Harvey Pretorius of Philipsburg spend Sunday here. Edith Schlarbd of Port Washington visits Mrs. Henry Hawk. Francis Troendly and family of Stonecreek visit near here Monday. W. O. Lower and sister Ella of Chili guests here.
The item notes a Bethlehem Sunday School rally set for August 9, visits by Miss Gladis Bible and others, and several local social calls. It mentions a picnic at Mooresgrove, a farmer’s picnic at White Woman Rocks on August 16, and a quarterly Mt. Zion meeting with sizable attendance. Local births, visits, and condolences are listed among neighborly updates.
July updates list visitors and social events. Fanny Belser of Coshocton hosts sister Henrietta Belser in Canyal Lewisville. Attendance at Mrs. Boyd's Keene funeral and various visits from Coshocton and Columbus residents are noted. Picnic planned by Patrons of Industry in McGuire's grove.
July events include the Patrols of Industry meeting with twelve present and church services at Robinson Church conducted by Rev. Yeager. Residents traveling and moving plans feature Mrs. Thomas Krauss relocating to Coshocton and the Powelson couple planning the move there this week. Davis mines slated to resume work in August and A Conger to open a new coal pine on his farm. Mary Brian convalescent from illness.
Adamsville notes list visits and guests including Alex Stewart from Coshocton and Miss Aira Swope of Dresden visiting Mrs Jewell. Jesse and Stacy Baio visited their sister near Zanesville. J M Newcome and wife spent Sunday at Couperdate. Sam Dunmead with a visitor from Zanesville visited Mr and Mrs Thomas Dunmead. Lee Balu of Marysville staying with grandparents. Mr Cheng spent Sunday in Bowerston. Ethel Skinner returned from a visit with relatives in Adamsville.
Local notes detail talks on foreign missions by Mrs. D L Edwards and visits from residents across Goshen Oberlin Columbus Plainfield and Coshocton. Funeral attendances church services new telephones and Sunday school conventions mark community activity in West Bedford Avon dale and surrounding areas.
Aug 2 reports Mr and Mrs Lemuel Crowther of Callison Ride visited Thomas Ramsey. Frank Johnson and wife attended Mrs Richard’s funeral at Callison Ridge. Fred McCardy and Stanley Walker attended a Cushock ball game. Mrs Bradsfield of Caicazo visits her father T R Fountain. Threshing begins in the vicinity. Presbyterian ladies host a festival Saturday with music by Cooperdale.
August 2 dinner hosted by Mrs Peter Shafer. Dresden visitor Jo Bainter calls on aunt. Miss Mary and Blanche Travis return from Bloomingburg Fayette Co. Ray Fowler visits Earl in Plainfield. Peter Shafer stays in Nellie with friends. Ladies Aid Society entertained by Mrs J W Fowler. Mrs Ruben Burden and son William visit Keene relatives. The Age Printery advertises job work.
Across Ohio and Kentucky, Democratic and Populist factions nominate candidates and condemn rivals. Ohio leaders Nash Dick and McKinter meet President Roosevelt aides. Kentucky Populists back Cardin for governor and attack imperialism and Republican policies. The era’s party realignments unfold from Canton to Des Moines and Des Moines.
Washington reports the Chinese imperial government seeks to secure aid from foreign powers for delivering ministers from Peking to Tien Tsin. Berlin notes German officials say legation messages passed Chinese lines, signaling pressure on China after Taku and Tien Tsin victories. Also reports death of pioneer Benjamin Armstrong in Ashland and a rough fight in Akron leaving one eye lost, plus Choctaw nation election results showing G. W. Dukes likely governor with Wright and Dukes as contenders.
Reports of results from the National and Dire Leagues with multiple games in Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Chicago again. Box scores list batteries umpires and outcomes. Weather notes forecast fair conditions in West Virginia Ohio and Indiana with showers and cooler air.
In Charlotte on August 2, observers say Democrats will carry the state by over 46,000 votes for both the state ticket and the constitutional amendment. The legislature is expected to be dominated by Democrats as well. In Kansas City Alexander Jester, aged about 80, was acquitted of a 29 year old murder. In Upper Sandusky the oil report shows 452 wells completed with 54 dry and production up 8190 barrels, the year’s largest monthly rise.
An August 2 dispatch reports two strangers shouted Viva l Anarchis during a welcome to King Victor Emmanuel and were arrested amid a furious crowd. Elberfeld notes Giuseppe Hernardi accused of plotting William’s assassination denied it, while Tintic Utah reports a strong earthquake shaking the mining district and damaging Mammoth mine shaft. Also elected directors for Cleveland and Mahoning Valley railway include Myron T. Herrick and Price McKinney. Machadodorp evacuated as Boers retreat toward Lydenburg. Market reports from Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg, New York, and other cities cover cattle, hogs, sheep, and grain prices.
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