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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1885
Page
4
Reporting from Washington and Cairo, the article notes Gen Locan’s Washington visit with 103 guns fired, political upheaval as Gladstone’s ministry resigns, and a sensational tale from Khartoum about Gordon’s fate. It includes a Toledo editor’s bid for Recorder of Deeds, Ohio crop forecasts, and a long transcript of Robert Toombs’s racist views on race and education.
General Grant's memoirs are in the hands of publishers with the first volume finished and the second nearly so. Copious extracts suggest a highly valuable work that will settle many Civil War disputes and offer behind the scenes views of the war. It dedicates volumes to American soldiers and sailors and traces ancestral roots back to Matthew Grant in 1630 Dorchester, Massachusetts.
An aged narrator recalls his grandfather Noah’s Revolutionary War service and a later encounter with General Lee. The account blends personal memory with civil war lore, noting an apple orchard near a Confederate hill and a tense, cordial exchange between Lee and the narrator amid war’s end.
Critics decry alleged farmer scare stories about a wheat shortage. The writer argues there is not plenty, urges cautious sowing of seed and even buckwheat flour to aid struggling farmers. Also mentions Woodford's Sanitary Lotion as a cure for Tren and Scratches and lists local druggist J. Anderson & Son in Coshocton, Ohio.
The temperance issue dominates politics as agitation educates the public to liquor harms. Liquor dealers grow organized to resist restrictive laws while temperance reformers push for principled action, aligning with the Republican party which historically backed local option and restraint measures, opposed by Democrats and Prohibitionists alike.
B S. S. laments Prohibitionists and Republicans in a heated analysis of Ohio temperance politics. He accuses reformers of misrepresenting amendments and aiding liquor interests, urging the Republican party to adopt a reasonable stance and unite temperance supporters for the greater good.
A Plainfield correspondent and Bethlehem residents condemn claims of cattle disease in the county as false. Farmers resist butcher appeals to monopolize trade, urging proof or retreat from slander. A proposed $500 stock raise would fund a monthly beef gift to the needy if two farmers’ sons open a Coshocton meat shop. Also notes the death of Mrs. B Hurshman after illness and a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Fuller to Reynolds. A Clark township painting show is mentioned.
A Corrrespondent reports on Decoration Day folly as Speckman students hired a Mrs. Robinson’s wagon, swarmed toward Coshocton, then to Warsaw, amid smiles and patriotic zeal. The trip ended with nine boys and an old horse strangled, a sprained arm, and a damaged wheel after veering from the canal bank. Democratic primary voting followed, with 95 votes cast and Speck receiving 48.
In Centerbury the season brings three weddings James Smith to Mariat Akron D Oberholtzer to Alice Smith and J Messmore to Retta Carroll. Deaths include John Jennings and John Palmer cancer in the eye. The Webb saloon closed after a Hartford man opened a new one. A lawn fete by Christian church netted 32. Open air concert and festival with Sparta band. School year ends soon with festival to fund the library. Possible Galena excursion for G A R graves. Byron Long home from Chicago for summer. C C Miller fined for cruelty to his 12 year old son. Dora Brown returns home from high school. Gold ore found in eastern county, exact location undisclosed. Centerbury plans a glorious Fourth celebration.
Tiverton township saw record flooding on Sunday afternoon the 29th as heavy rains swelled waters from bank to bank tearing fences and bridges and harming property. The New Princeton stringed music group performed briefly at Lawrence Miller’s home with Mr Crooks leading. George M. Miller reported as host and hostess. Mrs Kirch is convalescent. Dua Envelopes at Ace Office.
In Buckeye City reports detail two deaths near Gann. John Hoglan, after heavy drinking and family loss, used a razor to end his life near Gann woods. A second drowning occurred when youths bathed in Mohican River and one boy, unable to swim, was pulled under and drowned.
West Bedford residents spent Decoration Day at Coshocton or nearby sites and praised the county seat decorations. Mrs. J. W. Shie, wife of the local school teacher, visits her parents. A suggestion urges Sabbath School teachers to meet weekly to prepare lessons for next Sunday. The town wonders who will become the new Post Master.
Mr C C Burch returns home after completing a commercial course at Zanesville Business College and expresses satisfaction with Spring Mountain. Mr KE Moore, formerly of Ada, is again in town pursuing studies. Children’s Day will be observed on June 14 with a musical entertainment in the evening.
The probate court admitted several wills to probate including those of Christian Ferenbaugh John Stewart Asa D McConnell and Lucinda Powelson with executors or widow elects named. An appeal by Daniel McConnell over a township road was compromised for 80 dollars in damages. Marriage licenses were issued to Melville Wantling with Martha Durbin and William F McDonald with Martha H Early. James Graham was moved to Illinois. Hearing set for June 10.
A syndicated critique from 19th century papers denounces Blaine’s 1884 campaign missteps praising honest candidates. It cites conventions of 1876 and 1880 and mocks the Stalwart undercurrent while forecasting 1888 outcomes. Thurman support emerges via Coshocton’s Gil Bargar amid shifting party loyalties.
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