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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1899
Page
1
Coroner Hennel has not yet delivered a verdict in the Wheeling & Lake Erie disaster. He will review typed testimony and decide if more information is needed before ruling. Dispatcher McCaffrey testified honestly about the events, while Storney Day and the claim agent traveled for a court matter.
Chief engineer C E Perkins and board member W G Johnson with Superintendent Geidel inspected the Walhonding embankment. Piling is mostly driven and carpentry near finish. A cold snap paused work but completion is aimed before spring. State officials ordered an estimate of progress.
Captain William Briggs is named assistant inspector of police to E. Burr at the southwest system headquarters in Pittsburg on December 1. Jobo Stuff succeeds him as petan ot police in the Cincinnati division to oversee territory more systematically. The changes reflect creditable past work and a move toward better organization.
William Henderson of Linton township faced a cruelty to animals charge in common pleas court. Judge Eason postponed sentence after Henderson pleaded guilty, with the court awaiting Judge Eason to pass final judgment.
Conesville improvements include a temporary telegraph office for Pan Handle station relocation and a completed water system. Trains now coal and water at once, saving time. For reduced fares and Home-Seeker’s Excursions to the South and West, contact Pennsylvania Lines Ticket Agents.
Coshocton Elks invited to attend the Elks minstrel performance in New Philadelphia Friday and Saturday evenings. An onion wagon delivered produce to town and will supply retail grocers. The King’s Daughters Roscoe hold a social at Town Hall Tuesday with refreshments for 10 cents. Work resume on the Methodist Protestant church after weather delays. Tar delayed on Walnut street paving until thaw. Some approaches into the city are deteriorating with complaints arising in winter. Cold snap halts ongoing construction but work will resume soon.
A report from Coshocton hints at a new modern passenger station for the Pan Handle, Walhending Valley, and Wheeling and Lake Erie lines. Superintendent G L Peck Engineer W C Cushing and Trainmaster J W Ansell visited the site, but details remain undisclosed.
Mr Hager of Xenia and Mr Weston of Dayton leased the paper mill and attended a city meeting. Ross Young was made superintendent and repairs began. The machine will be improved with boiler and engine overhauls and tubs upgraded. Expected completion and start next Monday. Capacity nine tons daily with ample orders to run for months.
Readers recall John Swivert of Richard Lammog Post received a Washington attorney request for John A. Zouk’s address. The man has been located. An army comrade learned he was wanted via THE AGE and told Commander Swiegert to write to Curahesa Fallsi, where Zook now resides.
The council revisits Chestnut Street paving with work early next spring possible. Engineer Hanlon ordered property owners to grade property to show the cut and fill. Some owners oppose the improvement due to potential damages to their properties.
In West Lafayette Judge Eason ordered William Wiggins to pay Mrs. Jennie Wiggins alimony of 15 dollars monthly. The couple, married in 1877, had quarrels over two years of alleged neglect while Wiggins said he sent food and clothing for the children.
The annual board meeting on Tuesday evening in the reading room announced the vacancy from Anna K. Voorhees term. Mrs Anna Voorhees was re-elected to another term on the library’s board of directors.
After snow hardened on Main Street, many boys and girls skated on crowded sidewalks. Mayor Cassingham said no ordinance covers the issue but will instruct officers to stop the practice. He called it a nuisance dangerous to pedestrians and promised no more skating.
A Roscoe civic committee met with Walhonding Valley officials to discuss building a station near Empire mill. Weeks of correspondence yielded no definite reply and ground conditions may prevent construction. Florence Flower, soprano with the Mozart Symphony club, fell ill at Empire during breakfast on Wednesday, dying of heart disease but recovering in time to join the group.
J W Loos, long employed as a pressman in Akron, comes back to town and is welcomed at the Hay Loos firm where he is a member.
The Age announces a change from twice weekly to a 16 page weekly edition. The publication day is Friday. The move aims to provide full county and world news to keep readers well informed.
George Harold, self proclaimed country champion tramp, spent Wednesday night and Thursday in Coshocton after a long cross country journey. He began with a New Port Kentucky start at age 12 and walked a wagered 65 000 miles in ten years with no begging or paid expenses, a trek that began in Oakland in 1888 and continues across the west. Harold cites 32 000 telegraph certificates and a McKinley era coal keepsake as proof of his travels, with a quarantine episode in the south extending his voyage. He arrived from Dresden with a companion carrying his baggage and stayed at the Mecca.
Retailers anticipate a robust Christmas season with widespread consumer spending and increased demand for new merchandise. Dealers report ample cash flow, strong travel, and plans to stock an expanded line of novelties as manufacturers tout superior gift items.
A group of men looted chicken coops in the alley between Third and Fourth streets Sunday night. Reports say several residents complain of continued thefts with no clues to the culprits.
Miner J. W. Steiner reported his horse stolen Tuesday night after leaving it tied on Eleventh Street. Police located the animal wandering along Park Avenue the next day and Rocked it up for Steiner.
The mail from Manila arrived Wednesday and letters reached nearly all families of local soldiers in Luzon. About five weeks elapsed to reach San Francisco and many letters were written from the firing line where the Seventeenth infantry has served for months. Readers will hear the boys unique experiences in Tre AGE within a few days.
Many Wade Coal Company miners remain home due to injuries from the Wheeling and Lake Erie wreck with burns and scalds. Morgan Run mine operations resume as other mines stay closed. Third Coshocton Cooking Club year opens with an elaborate white and green table setting at the Anderson residence. A planned corrugated paper mill venture by Mr Rachert may proceed. no public details released. Twenty five horses to be sold at Ernest Eckert livery barn on Saturday December 9. Masons lodge No 96 of Coshocton to elect officers and conduct other business at 6:39 PM Friday.
A 50th wedding anniversary for Elijah Wagoner and wife near Adamsville Muskingham County on December 6 is described as a community event. Guests, led by son John Wagoner, presented two arm chairs, Rev Bachman spoke on married life, and a festive dinner followed with socializing and well wishes for many more anniversaries.
The Federal Telephone company seeks an eastern connection as the Bell system extends to Ohio borders. President Everett outlined rapid line expansion after a Cleveland meeting, aiming to match the Telephone and Telegraph company of America’s reach and secure the proposed cross state link. Separately, Kilgore students C E Richards and F A Westerman plan to enroll at Scio College November 21 after a campus visit and housing found to be affordable. The school’s business department earns praise as a leading eastern Ohio program under a dynamic principal. An entertainment at West Bedford High on December 14 features music, orations and a Browning poem titled The Romance of the Ganges with statue poses by a group of young ladies. Admission 15 cents.
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