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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
16
A local bridge project is described as sleeping for the moment with plans to revisit later. Leaders emphasize that the bridge would benefit Cushdon and the county, despite some opposition. The statement stresses the effort remains alive and a response will come in time.
Counsel for the Wheel and Lake Erie company discussed a yearly plan focusing on river traffic and tapping West Virginia fields to bring a large stream of traffic through Cashoctan. He noted much remains to be done and hinted at substantial financial aspects.
The settlement with the secretary Severns and the Capitol business was approved on Friday. Severns was in Columbus the same day handling the semiannual settlement with Cameron. The Coshocton amount due was 310,356.46 dollars. The report was deemed accurate and accepted.
Joseph Frew a longtime respected Bethlehem town and Warsaw resident died Friday night after a period of invalidism. Funeral services and burial were held Sunday afternoon. In Coshocton area, miners are at work and more miners are employed than at any prior time, per a well known operator, with shipper orders at capacity and local trade showing strong activity.
The article notes the mill producing steel sheets daily and praises local workers. It mentions pricing for sheep and updates on personnel including Mr. Hitchead, the Postal local manager, traveling to Cincinnati for duties, and T. Puckett taking charge of company business in the city.
Mr. Gallagher of a local novelty advertising firm received a telegram Saturday announcing his mother’s death at the Perry Maine homestead. She was 83 and highly respected in the community. He could not attend the funeral due to heavy snow and travel delays.
Seventy names are listed for a new military company with 2 Regulars 11 Guard veterans 4 Spanish war volunteers 44 men with no prior service. Most reside in Coshocton and Roscoe and action at headquarters is expected soon as the unit is organized and drilled.
Funeral services were held Monday in the Christian church for Mrs. Herman Burkhart. Rev. Sever and Rev. Ersia officiated as many friends attended. Burkhart had worked at the Moran Run mines which were shut down. Burial was in Oak Ridge cemetery. She was 34 and left a husband and a infant child.
The Ohio station at Wooster and the national department of agriculture plan to supply free sorehum cane seed to farmers in Ohio. The seed is enough to plant one acre or less, aiding agricultural prospects statewide.
The courthouse wiring is finished but fixtures await the light company’s new machinery. No completion date given, yet officials say work is rushed with no delay expected and county officers anticipate better conditions once the system is in place.
The United States Telephone Company bought poles valued at 1 000 000 to extend long distance lines. Right of way to Cosbocton line secured to county boundary. future rights to this place to be sought. In Pleasant afternoon, the Historical Club met at Mrs Hutchinson’s home with a paper on Amsterdam and reminiscences of Richmond.
The Citizens' Telephone company will extend its eight line exchange to Avondale farmers who have applied. Ten subscribers already joined and poles are in place. Installation is slated for early spring.
A Columbus coal operator reports Hocking valley miners will earn $500,000 more this year than in 1809 and Ohio miners overall receive $400,000 more starting March 1. Coshocton is expected to gain substantially from the rise in wages.
John Conley of Coshocton County was sentenced to life for murder under a circumstantial case. The Cambridge Vines reports he was seen near the community the night a horse vanished, with no witness to the theft of the mare valued at 100 dollars. Records show transfers of the case from Coshocton and Lorain counties.
The March term jurors were drawn Monday morning for grand and petit panels. Grand jurors include S. F. Cheney, Lewis Wents, Frank Rich mound, Joseph Oxley, FL M. Bunton, J. E. Still, Charles W. Slaughter, George Caton, Alex Lovelace, James A. Overholt, W. B. Dawson, Silas Frederick, and others from Adams, Tuscarawas, Jackson, Jefferson, and Crawford counties. Petit jurors list features P. Woolward, Linton. J. B. Darling, New Castle. Mike Collopy, Lafayette. Jacob Weaver, Christ Marshall. and additional names from Mill Creek, Crawford, and Jackson districts. The term begins March 25.
A sale of a Chestnut street fronting lot in the board of trade Second addition netted Dillon Brooke a large profit after he was luckier in the draw. He later sold the same lot to William Creen near Hardscrabble for 3510, though Brooke had bought it for 200. Other purchasers have placed similar properties on the market.
An eastern clipping sent to THE AGE by a city woman urges residents to "sweep before his own door" to keep streets clean. The note stresses clear meaning and imagines Coshocton improved if the proverb is followed agency-wide.
The town starts on major projects including a new electric railway and street upgrades. Groundwork has begun and workers expected to backfill, with Adams Vibe A Cosnecton Electric railway plans amid a weather forecast. The Pan Handle wreck near Conesville interrupts service with no injuries.
Scarlet fever has almost run its course in the city but a new case appeared this week. The patient is the young child of Charles Shaeffer on South Second Street. Authorities report standard precautions were implemented.
An official notice announces John Bean’s resignation as master mechanic on the road and abolition of his office. The power over the Wheeling territory extends to J. E. Hearne who will assume charge.
Arthur Tostarkes, a well known telegraph operator, has been appointed the company agent at Sugar Creek, succeeding the former agent. He previously worked with the Postal Telegraph and has the trust of Wheeling officials to handle local duties.
Details note heart trouble as the cause of death of Dr Kimneyst Ware in Philadelphia. He was husband of Miss Mary Harris, daughter of Doctor Harris, once a well known resident here. Mrs Ware is cousin of Mr McClain and niece of Doctor Frew. The Patrons of Industry executive committee met in Zanesville with W E L McCardy to discuss proposed bills affecting farmers. Ib F Lapehlin of Coshocton attended the meeting with members.
Judge Maxwell dissolved the temporary injunction in the land dispute between Lattin McClain and TM H Thandie. The case centered on land claimed as part of McClain's west farm. Attorneys for McClain argued for the restraint, while Judge Dimbar, representing the railroad, opposed it and returned to Steubenville this morning.
Professor John Beall of the public schools lit his kitchen range on a cold Sunday morning and a massive explosion shattered the unit, tore plaster from the ceiling, and damaged water pipes. Beall, who lives on North Sixth Street, was wounded by flying fragments and required a new stove. The cause remains unknown, with theories pointing to a lost mining gauge or pipe rupture.
Mr and Mrs F A Darbey visited Saturday and Sunday from Columbus to place homeless children. They brought four children and homes were found for two. one stayed in the city and the other, a girl, was sent to Walhonding with a tag bearing destination directions. The girl will be met at the station by Joan Reese and taken to his residence to live.
A local smallpox scare recedes though vigilance remains. Doctor Leply contracted the disease while aiding Lazelle at Heimici and has recovered enough to leave his room. House disinfecting continues and residents are urged to maintain preventive measures while the situation is monitored.
The article reports on county actions involving the insane asylum in Coshocton County and remarks by the superintendent of the Columbian district about cases and enforcement. Names and places are garbled but indicate official proceedings and questions around specific suspects.
W W Elder acting as assignee of John T Elder paid three drafts for land at the courthouse. The first two tracts sold to W A McCurdy for 43710 and 370 dollars. The third tract purchased by Mrs Elder for 9450 dollars.
Two children Read. Maer didball soncer Mr. and Mrs. Praith Tidball, died Sunday mourning, Daueral services were held Monday lnd interment made in Oak Ridge. Harold Patterson, sat of Mr and Mrs A. W. Patterson, south sixth street, died date Saturday evening. Funeral services were held Monday and Interment nade in Scaith Lawn.
A pending bill would require school teachers to post bonds of 100 dollars or 500 dollars as a guarantee to complete the terms for which they are employed, if their boards of education mandate such bonds.
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