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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
8
Thanksgiving observances spread across New York with church, charity, and a brisk holiday mood as the city notes prosperity in agriculture and finance. Reports center on the Franklin Syndicate and Miller, describing vast profits, police actions, and ongoing investigations amid a booming bond market and a grand dog show at the Metropolitan.
Special correspondence from Anges, Pennsylvania, reports a recent insurgent attack near early Oct lost sleep for sentries but no American deaths and several wounded. A new colonel named Smith, formerly of the Twelfth, is praised as capable as the Thirty-second infantry arrives by train, signaling possible movement soon amid ongoing combat.
A Muskingum river voyage from Marietta to Zanesville in March 1842 is recalled. A young man traveled by river steamer, then by stage to Dresden, with peach trees in full bloom along the banks and a good peach crop that year.
The annual Grace church ladies supper in Armory hall drew a crowd of about 200, raising $332 and a net of $507.35 after expenses. Booths and fancy work attracted strong patronage with weekly crafted items on display and sale.
The Jewett Car company will relocate its plant to Newark after local promoters secured the required bonus. A Coshocton site was proposed but not seriously considered by the board of trade. The Newark plant will be smaller than the originally planned facility.
In Roscoe at an early hour Friday M M Finley woke to loud knocking. A man, reportedly under strong influence, asked the way to Coshocton, left after directions, and dropped his cap and sleeves which Finley recovered and offered to return to the owner upon contact.
Infield against Bethlehem township trustees settled in common pleas court on Thursday. Phinias Infield sought a new road through his land. Judge Easent ordered a peremptory writ requiring the trustees to open the road but capped expenditures at 350 dollars.
The Junior Mechanics elected E. S. Felton as vice president and EL Grace as recordings secretary. John La Zelle was named assistant and R. Tooker financial secretary. W. W. Holmes becomes treasurer with S. M. Lear as conductor. H. C. Maxwell is inside sentinel, James Wells trustee, HAL Miller representative, WW J. Webb chaplain and J A Carpenter also named.
Emme Werezitt sued Willam Wright for divorce on gross neglect cruelty and failure to provide. Judge Eason granted the divorce after Mrs Wright’s petition and Wright’s withdrawal of a cross petition. Married in 1874, they have five children. Wright agreed to give her Walnut Street home.
Representative McDowell champions a bill to restore pensions for about 44 Spanish War veterans who lost benefits. The measure has drawn Washington complaints and may pass if not blocked. John Stowe, former president of this place, died in West Lafayette Friday at 9:30 p.m. He was 77. He leaves one daughter and seven sons. Funeral services Sunday afternoon at Ferguson church.
Chief Engineer John Lowe testifies on the Holland trials and urges the United States to build separate submarine vessels for torpedo, gunboat, and observation roles. He argues against disarmament concessions and warns of strategic risk if Long Island Sound is not fortified. He favors a diversified, small, crew friendly fleet and cautions against combining multiple functions in one hull.
A chaotic family visit story unfolds as Jones vows to tell the truth after his wife and relatives arrive, bringing upheaval and a flooded house scene. The narrator flees to a club while the others scrub, rearrange, and plan a long stay, ending with a renewed pledge to honesty.
A New York Post item quotes an expert at a snake show claiming snakes are clean and manageable when handled calmly with proper support. He notes venomous snakes can be harmless with correct grip, warns against rushing or rough handling, and recounts incidents of escaped snakes and risky behavior to avoid.
A West Philadelphia girl collecting autographs paid two dollars and fifty cents for Rudyard Kipling. Kipling’s secretary sent a charity option. the girl donated to the Children’s Cots Week Association and received the signed slip in return.
The nearly 90 year old Rev. Elijah Kellocs, author of Spartacus to the Gladiators, ministers at the Harpswell church in Maine. After Bowdoin and Andover, he greets old and new friends with cordial warmth as locals gather under maples outside the Meeting House. The old square pews, unchanged for 150 years, still line the sanctuary.
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