City considers natural gas franchise and street work
The council debated granting a natural gas franchise to enable pipe fitters to serve the city and discussed opposition. Mayor Cassingh am spoke on the issue while other business included a grade and curb for Ninth Street, a Chestnut Street grade reading, and enforcement of a public performances license.
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Okahoma
James
Ninth Street
J. Wright
B. F
Estoub Street
Cassingoim
Plain James
Paris
Iit
Thase
Tandard Oil Company
Toresno Company
De Witt Miller to Speak Next Tuesday at Opera House
De Witt Miller, famed lecturer, will appear at the opera house next Tuesday evening January 2 at 5 o clock. Reserved seats go on sale Saturday at noon at Smith's drug store. The talk title remains undecided but likely draws from themes on love, courtship, friendship, and the nation’s future.
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DeWitt Miller
Opera House
Smith's Drug Store
Miller
Ces
Perth
Escaped Tee Works In Community Trial
Fragmentary report notes major Cassrorham on Wednesday hearing Harry McDonald who gave the name Wilcox. It mentions care of Tamara Paes, a severe lecture, and a community stand. Men were taken with workhouse costs and per sentence inference.
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Cassrorham
Harry McDonald
Wilcox
Tamara Paes
Tnes
Pad Beals
Open House for Cherry Street School Building
The board of education and Superintendent Fenton invite all friends of education to the Cherry Street opening event on New Year’s Eve at 7 o’clock in Arlene Hill. A program is planned with no admission fee and no seat reservations. On New Year’s afternoon the building will be open for voter inspection to meet the teachers.
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Board of Education
Fenton
Cherry Stree
Alerone Hill
Bullidias
Tike Gulding
Sheriff Clark Moves from Jail to Let New Sheriff Occupy Home
Sheriff Clark leaves the county jail so the incoming sheriff A. C. Hedge can take over the residence next week. Clark will store his household effects and seek a city residence in the spring.
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Clark
A.C. Hedge
Married in Marietta After Love at First Sight
The Marietta Leader reports the Saturday forenoon marriage of Ransal C. Gibson of Mt. Sterling Kentucky and Alta Gallup of Cushorton. They met at Zanesville Labor Day and wed after her eloped to Marietta, despite parental objections, then left for Gibson’s home.
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Zanesville
Marietta
Ransal C. Gibson
Mt. Sterling
Alta Gallup
Coshucton
Squire Ablborn
Ohio Valley Express
Blue Grass State
Municipal Taxation Amendments Near Completion
Judge D F Pugh and Hon Edward Eibler, municipal code commissioners, near finishing amendments to the original bill for presentation at the next general assembly session. They aim to finalize the amendments with the governor today, addressing protracted delays in taxing limits for municipalities.
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D. F. Pugh
Edward Eibler
Municipal Code Commissioners
General Assembly
Crise Projects Progress on Coshocton Rail Line Plans
George W Crise, in town Tuesday to discuss Coshocton and southern to Cones Wake road work with City Engineer Hanion. He also headed a Walhonding Valley division years ago and notes Cheserton's rapid advance, predicting the area will become a city of.vue within the next few years.
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Greerge W. Crise
Coshocton & Southern
Cones- Wake
Hanion
Crise
Walhonding
Cesherton
Fox Bell Wedding Ties Fox and Edna Fern Hel
Fox and Miss Edna Fern Hel were married at 8:30 in the evening at the bride's East Main Street home, under a bell. The ceremony was witnessed by relatives and friends, and the couple planned to reside in Cleveland after a brief stay with the groom's relatives.
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Isepis DD
Fox
Edna Fern Hel
East Main Street
EL Farr
Sir
Wire
Fieloreh
Weditera Sheik
Cleveland
Tetuen
Es Eerton
Stolen Seven Hogs After Nighttime Break-In
James Maston reported seven fat pigs stolen from his property near Theses. The theft, occurring after a nighttime break-in, also left chickens missing. Police have no clues about the thieves.
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James Maston
Theses
Marriage in Norfolk Virginia William H Stertzbaugh and Anna Pearl Kauffman
The couple William H Stertzbaugh and Miss Anna Pearl Kauffman wed in Norfolk Virginia on Wednesday and will visit the city for a month with relatives before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Stertzbaugh
Anna Pearl Kauffman
Norfolk
Right at Home Iowa Briefs of Local Happenings
Gray Hardware workers install electric lights in the Presbyterian church during the week of prayer January 7 to 14. Thomas Smith family moves to Coshocton at 503 North Ninth. J L Smith buys Shambaugh property at 922 Main, possession April 1. Dresden mill shut after engine break, costly repairs. Sunday school class presents gift to Librarian Love. Central Passenger Association grants reduced rail fare to United Mine Workers meeting in Columbus. Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad extension rumor from Steubenville to Pittsburgh—unconfirmed. Pension attorney M W Wimmer secures pension for John J Jones, Company J, 88th Ohio Infantry, at 32 dollars monthly from December 4, 1899.
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M. W. Wimmer
John J. Jones
Eighty-eighth
Ohio Infantry
Oldest Plainfield Resident Geoge McCune Dead
Plainfield mourns Geoge Washington McCune aged nearly 72 who died after paralysis while at home. His niece Lizzie McCune found him speechless and he was taken to the house where he never spoke again. Interred at Presbyterian cemetery. Son of James McCune, pioneer of Linte Township. three siblings survive in Oxford Summed and Newark.
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Plainfield
Geoge Washington McCune
Abgutio Oelock
Wes
Wis Hee
Lizzie McCune
Ife
Presbyterian
James McCune
Linte Township
George
Oxford
Linton
Elizabeth
Newark
Doctor Dent Improves as Friends Report Recovery
News notes that Doctor Dent is gradually improving with hopeful prospects for recovery. He has been ill for some time but shows signs of regaining strength. Marmaduke H. Dent, president of West Virginia's supreme court, planned to visit, with his brother Judge Pent Dent among the state’s leading jurists and residing in Grafton.
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Doctor Dent Wire
Hien
Marmaduke HE. Dent
Supreme Court of
West Virginia
Judge Pent
Grafton
Hundreds On The Ice In Coshocton Canal
The ice on Coshocton’s canal is clear and best in years as skating becomes the main pastime. Crowds skated Wednesday afternoon and today with the upper basin filled in the evening. The Rose Batch presidency and Virginia Smith secretary note a meeting at headquarters this evening and request all officers attend as a special favor.
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Rose Batch
Virginia Smith
Reverend Slack Resigns Amid Plainfield Circuit Turmoil
Rev Joseph A Slack of Coshocton resigns after conflict over a reduced salary in the Plainfield district of the East Ohio Conference. Doctor Oliver presiding elder opposed lowering wages, leading to Slack’s departure and the circuit lacking a minister until the next conference meeting.
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Plainfield
Mr. Slack
Fis Sulary
Dr. Oliver
Shack
Slack
Hel
Oliver
Slark
A Pleasant Christmas Dinner Event Report
A Christmas gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Andrew Akcarr included Mr and Mrs George Compton and family Rescue Mrs Paul Love and children Coshocton Jon Johnson and Miss Etta War saw Edward Cooper and Miss Nettie Repne. A Christmas box was opened and a letter from Eaton Colorado children shared love and Nativity wishes. A sumptuous dinner delighted all and a fresh cow was offered for sale by G W I Telter 23-2.
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Andrew Akcarr
George Compton
Paul Love
Cosbocton
Jon Johnson
Etta
Warsaw
Edward Cooper
Nettie
Miss Cooper
Mr. Johnson
Eaton
Colorado
Lucy
Karr
Farmers' Want Column Offers Free Classifieds Across County
Readers submit wants and for sale notices free of charge via THE AGE. Items range from farm equipment to livestock and land. private notices mailed in for privacy. Listings mention locations such as Mensoe township Coshocton Keene Oxford and Canal Lewisville with date stamp 12-28.
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Mensoe Township
Eset
Lees Laan
C. B. McCoy
Coshocton
Fasuus
Keene Township
Oxford
Canal Lowisville
Age Office Removal Announcement
The Age office will relocate on Monday to rooms at the west end of the hall near the Main street stairs in the Selby building.
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AGE
Selby
Explosion Heard Across Several Towns in New England Area
Reports from Avondale New Hedford Baltic and nearby communities describe a loud explosion heard Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses suggested a meteor or distant blast with no confirmed cause or damage. Local officials offered no definite explanation as of press time.
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Avondale
New Hedford
New Philadelphia
Twenty Five Settled Cases at Empire Wreck Inquiry
Mr Parteloe, agent of Wheeling & Erie, is at work amid wreck debris. The company has settled with many who were not seriously hurt and those absent five to fifteen days returned to work swiftly. Porteno visits the sick as the inquiry proceeds with more important cases under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parteloeassistant
Wheeling & Lo
Tragedy on the Panhandle Tracks and Local Church Services
A cargo toe trapped between rail and track caused a fall on the Panhandle line near Weed nesday afternoon. The incident required several people to lift the animal, which was not severely hurt. Minn CreekK Reverend C M Pullen conducted services at St Marks Episcopal at 2 PM. Wansaw Presbyterian church to reopen next Sunday at 10 4 AM with sermon by the pastor. Praise and congregational service at 2:59 PM followed by an evening sermon by Rev W T Hyatt with special music.
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Adare Bb
Toe Ton Transfer Company
Doc Pharion
Pan Yhandle
Minn Creekk
Rev
C. M. Pullen Sil
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Wansaw
Presbyterian Church
W. T. Hyatt
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Timmons
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Cassingham
Municipal League of Ohio
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da Lon
Joseph L. Rue
Standard Advertising Company
Finnell
B. W. Ricketts
John Bart
Adam Seblack
Dr Dent
Adams Brothers
Walnut Street
Lewis MecClare
George Bumgarner
Curb
Thomas Burrell
J. A. Hanson
Samuel Moore, Sr
William Manner
Coshocton Light
Fuel and Power Company
Bull
Will
Escaped Tee Works
Youngs
Cherry Street
Sheriff Clark
Qat
Miss Gallup
Mr. Gibson
Fox-Bell
Chickesis
Virginia
Iowa
Ings
Gray Hardware Ca
Thomas Smith
North Ninth Street
J. L. Smith
Shambaugh
Main Street
Dresden
The
Love
Central Passenger Association
United Mine Workers
Columbus
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Steubenvile
Pittsburg
Doctor Dent
WR. C
Plainfield Church
Maysville
Bethany
Andrew
Anh
G. W. I Telter
Colum
Mosev
Pine Street
Partelo
Weil
Panhandle
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