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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
5
Keene reports death of C N Beall’s brother in Columbus and a quiet Fourth with a well attended lawn fete. Local social notes mention visits, harvest delays from wet weather, and a Hawaiian fete planned by the M P church in Roscoe with the Rescue band providing music.
Plainfield July 10 children day services will be held at the M P church Sunday July 15 in honor of their nieces Misses Odessa Rissie and Ethel Alexander of near Earley's church Mr and Mrs I Loos entertained many young people last Saturday Refreshments were served and a pleasant time reported Mrs O J Latham visiting at G W Lathams Miss Georgia Rice returned home after a visit near Earler's church A lawn fete attended from here at Mt Zion and more names and visits across the area
Miss J A Cochran visits daughter Mrs Ward in Toledo and plans a two week absence. Mrs Zola McCleary returns from Dennison. Anna Platt attended the Sieiprist Coe wedding in Coshocton. A Wiggins farm oil well is a failure. J T West sells hardware stock to Benj Coe Coshocton.
July entries show Joseph Love from Coshocton visiting Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schafer, and Emma and Bessie Browning hosting in Franklin township. Multiple families including the Neffs Brelsfords and Connelly hosted friends. a funeral at West Lafayette drew C. E. Avondalt and R. L. Barcroft along with daughter.
A roundup of community news from Moscow includes A. J. Kendall going to the infirmary, E. Ellis and family returning to Columbus, and Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Pigmap visiting Gambier. Wheat crop reports show near failure and pasture drought. The band plans lawn fete music next Saturday evening. Various residents, including A. L Cooksey and E. F Evans, are visiting relatives or hosting guests. livestock incidents are noted as horses broke loose on a train stop and remain unfound.
Mrs Mitchel Askinson suffers a case of poarisy. Mr and Mrs Harry Fitton of Flat Ridge visit friends in town. H E Daniels attends an Uhrichsville exam. Miss Loita Richmond visits West Lafayette. An ice cream festival for the church folks is set for July 21 evening.
July Fourth and weekend visits fill local chatter. J O Dickerson and family visited his parents. Miss Pearse Ogie visited Miss Letitia English. Mrs Joseph Ole returned home after Coshocton trip. Harvey Elder and wife stayed with F G Anderson. Mrs T P Perkins spent the holiday with her sister in Apple Creek.
Avonda le July 11 reports guests and visits across area. Harry Lali of Dover stays with P. E. Lahm family. Mrs A S Moyer visits Winesburg this week. Dr Litten of West Bedford visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Ewing. Mamie Graham of Coshocton visits Willian Graham family. Dr and Mrs Kitsmiller in Bakersville Tuesday. Mrs All Rinehart and Mrs Miller of Coshocton spend Sunday with Moses Mazer family. Minnie Seblard of Fiat visits Mr and Mrs B F Gramm. Mrs John Stiner spends Tuesday and Wednesday with John McClary family near Bartlett. Nellie Momich of Coshocton visits a week with Lester Norman. Newcomerstown resident visits Tuesday with Mr and Mrs A C Sundies. D D Boyd of Coshocton and Asbury Boyd of Marton visit their mother Mrs RR Burd at J E Hamilton home. Lon Loeckard begins threshing wheat with Hammond Carnahan’s near Canal Lewisville.
Bowsax July 9 C M Neldon and wife of Coshocton attended with W J Neldon as hay harvesting takes priority. Grace Williams visited Mrs James Clark. Ladies Aid picnic at Prairie chapel on White Woman rock. Alex Randles and wife visited son-in-law Lewis Randles. Blooming Grove social on July 3 well attended with proceeds of 20 dollars.
Blissfield notes guest Meadville traveling salesman J. Miller buyer Elmer Fox buys a saw mill and threshing machine and starts threshing. Children’s entertainment at Spring Mountain Sunday evening.
Court orders sale of real estate confirmed in Lybarger vs Weatherwax case. Divorces granted in Day vs Day. Second and final accounts filed for McCoskey and Bantam estates. First and final accounts filed for Benham estate. Marriage permits issued for Roy Carnes and Miss Neva Maple Coshocton. John Sierrist and Miss Stella Coe Coshocton.
Dennison paraphargely hopes to place the sheet steel works at that point in operation August 1. Since Superintendent Harris took charge the plant has seen numerous improvements. Furnaces rebuilt, new machinery added, and the mill now in first class condition. Expenditure ranges from £10,000 to $15,000.
City residents report cows roaming and trampling lawns as they are moved to and from pasture. An overlooked ordinance requires cows be led within city limits and enforcement will begin to stop the issue. Police threaten arrests for noncompliance. Krause's Little Liver Pills advertised as a constipation remedy are sold at Smith's Drugstore Coshocton and C M Furgesen.
The Place 10 Ga offers 21254 for a round trip from Coshocton to ten famous New Jersey and Delaware seaside resorts including Atlantic City Cape May Wildwood Ocean City Sea Isle City Anglesea Avaiia Melly Beach, plus Ocean City Maryland. Tickets go on sale Thursday August 4 via Pennsylvania Lines all rail route to the sea. See ticket agent in Coshocton for details.
The city will soon award bids for paving two streets with a total sum attracting bidders from the region. A special meeting will be held by Mayor Cas Singbaum to decide on a Lane block Sevand street project while Chestnut street bids open July 20 to choose asphalt sheet brick or block paving amid owner interest and price effects.
Thousands of dollars were lost by bookmakers at local tracks in Chicago as a swindling scheme surfaced. Irwin Appel was arrested for stealing pool tickets and admitting to fraud, naming C. R. Russell and R. Leavitt as accomplices. The plan relied on duplicating tickets and cashing them before real holders acted. The case expands to a downtown firm making all pool tickets. In Gallipolis Ohio a stabbing occurred as Kent Anderson attacked William Scott over alleged wife trouble. Scott may die. In Georgetown Kentucky Judge Cantrill denied a continuance for Caleb Powers and jury selection began. Powers’ pardon from ex Governor Taylor was ruled void. In New York the United States will be represented in the Paris bicycle races with Tom Cooper, Floyd McFarland, and Orlando Stevens forming the core team, with possible additions.
Smallpox aids distress at Cape Nome gold fields. Bodies of 157 Hoboken fire victims recovered. President Steyn said at large as Free State official. Hanna notes truth in McKinley assassination tale. Red Lake Indians resist civilizing moves and trouble looms. Waldorf Astor quits London society over Wales rift. Chicago stairway collapse injures children. Bandits rob Minols Central express near Wickfield Kentucky taking $10,000.
Nebraska fusion forces including Democrats Populists and Silver Republicans met in Lincoln to nominate a state and electoral ticket. Towne faced Populist discontent over his Democratic national convention veto while party committees debated apportionment of offices and loyalty to Kansas City platform. Bryan urged unity and promotion of consent of the governed with a call for harmony. Norman Mack favored notifying Bryan in New York. Columbus vied for national headquarters amid high hotel rates.
Rev Dwight Galloup a 29 year old pastor at St Pauls Episcopal Church Newark N J was found dead in the bath tub of his parsonage He was a Spanish American War chaplain known as the fighting chaplain on the Ninth regiment he served with Red Cross in San Juan.
Market reports show bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep from Cleveland Buffalo and New York with price bands by grade including steers bulls cows calves and lambs. Wheat corn oats and soy are cited with No 2 red 3/4g prices and regional variations across cities.
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