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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1876
Page
4
The paper announces obituary notices will be billed at five cents per line after this notice while death notices remain free. It notes that correspondence from Seimeaidbald county editors and correspondents provides content, and mentions Az has the largest circulation in Coshoc tan county among regional papers.
Opera House hosts Saturday and Monday performances. J H Cannan and wife head for the Centennial last Monday. A Junketboat runs from Roscoe to Walhonding. Cleveland urged to open valley communications. Saxypex and Clendening open a Main Street meat market. Rev Thomas Hopson visits Coshocton. Calaboose urged for drunks. A flagman needed at Main Street crossing after a fatal Monday. Rev Jxo Hoop to preach at Amity Church. A J Mitcen and Waxry Davis contract to brick the Dresden School House. G S Trepway attends to Wool trade interests. Granoe W JoheSTON discharged after injury at Columbus Barracks. Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College ads promise strong education. Mssigner arrives to join Centennial party. Black Marble quarry near Coshocton reopens with capital investment. Original Tennesseeans to perform at Opera House. Massillon & Coshocton railway plans discussed. Cleveland Herald praised for timely edition. Tragic accident on Main Street crossing leaves elderly man killed. funeral held Tuesday. Engineer Kixxey advances railway grade stakes. graders at work amid rugged terrain.
The report for May 1876 records warmest and coolest days, highest and lowest temperatures, and barometer readings with notes on clear and cloudy days. A Centennial Celebration plan outlines a grand procession and basket picnic at the Fair Grounds, urging countywide contributions of county and town histories, settlers, early life, township organization, and school district participation.
The piece notes a real reduction in through fares to Eastern cities via the Pan-Handle and Pennsylvania line. It praises faster, more direct service with express trains, terminal facilities at Philadelphia, and the ability to stop at key hubs like Harrisburg and Altoona while traveling to Philadelphia and New York. It urges travel East to enjoy shorter distances, lower rates, and superior accommodations. It also reports on a Sunday School Convention in Coshocton county with plans for a County Sunday School Union and new officers.
The Coshocton Age reports a Grand Centennial Basket Picnic under the Agricultural Society with churches Sabbath schools and veterans from 1812 to the Mexican War invited to march in a county procession. Command roles are listed for multiple road routes and local officers, with addresses to be given on grounds and records kept for future reference. A Coshocton County rail system pitch and June 1 note from Jacobport follow, describing the landscape, farming activity, and a memorial visit to soldier graves by Methodist Sabbath School children.
The report describes a funeral at three o clock P M for Tuomas D Worxemwan and Manpa his wife with their 10 month old child buried beside them. The piece also lists local business notices and advertisements for shops on Main Street Coshocton including Marrsay's and McNavveuton & Co.
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