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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
14
Hastings correspondent reports on Avondale and nearby town activity. Neighbors visit, farms transact sales, school terms adjust, and clubs plan meetings. Social calls, weddings, and district events fill March notes with names, places, and dates.
Miscellany of short items: Mrs Funk remains unconscious after a stroke. Mrs Tredway and Mrs Ander spent a day with Mrs Howl near Wakatomika. Dusenberry has lung fever. Rentals, sales and visits listed among residents. quarterly Trinway circuit meeting set for Colon March 24 25.
Miss Nora Parks is with lung fever. Mrs. Marquand visited friends in Dresden. Daniel and Orval Larr purchased property and moved here. Ed Showman secured employment at the mines. William McCullough, day operator, was ill recently. Ira Dawson visited C. C. Dawson. The Lillibridge family and Mobleys visited relatives near Wills Creek. C. G. Dawson, on vacation from Coalport, will start work Monday. Sherman Dahamel bought lots to build a six room house. Men are working on the Southern.
Local brief items list funerals, land purchases, and social events. Mrs G W Clark and Mr C C Conard attended the funeral of their brother in law Johnson Host in Zanesville. Thomas Clark bought a 60 acre tract southwest of New Castle from the Joshua Clark estate. A church clock pendulum was stolen from Goshen M E church. Marcel 13 announces an entertainment on March 23 by a comedy company featuring The Irish Linen Feddler and Mischievous Moses with music and jokes. Curtains at 7:30, admission 1 renin. Several locals, including Howard Shiicley, Orange Richard, and Miss Carrie Babeacx, are mentioned with various visits and wanderings.
West Bedford notes report illness of He Rolston and school vacation with spring term starting March 14 for ten weeks. Republicans nominate John Dicker as Trustee T F Landies as assessor Wa Walker clerk G J Shawn justice of the peace. Local residents host a social evening of games and music with refreshments. Sawmill moved to John McKeons farm, new store purchase by Albert Kreider, and others relocate farms. Young people held a music gathering at the Hamiton home. Heading mill moved to 43, Wests farm. telephone line and electric line project discussed.
March 13 Stephen Meredith of Mt. Vernon visited his brothers in Willow Brook. Miss Carry Bale closed a successful school recently. Preaching at the Christian chapel next Sunday by Rev Kilpatrick and at Millfork by Rev E Senter. James Huffman of Trinway visited his parents Sunday. James Pepper of near Coalport stays with grandmother Mrs. Kea.
Keene March highlights include improving residents Malona Pew Lucy Elliott and Martin Pew while sick list features Dr Shank Nettie Cooper Anna Carroll Sims BR Overholt and Ethel Miller. One Saul Bible twin burial at M E cemetery and another last Tuesday both from catarrhal fever. Prof Orr's lecture drew large audience. Local travels and visits noted from Tiverton Center Ruscoe Coshocton and Zanesville. Preaching at M E church Sunday evening by Rev Strete.
George Bowers moves to Coshocton today. Miss Lula Pear returns home from college for a short vacation. Dr Lepley and wife visit Brinkhaven. Mrs Lilly Stanton guests near Spring Mountain. Joe Elder visits parents near Warsaw. Harvey Murrey in Coshocton Thursday. Bud Peatery in Killbuck Thursday.
August Kentucky March 14 Forest Hill ten miles from here scene of bloody battle during an entertainment at Forest Hill school house. Harvey Moran and sons fought with Hamilton brothers Shander Car lis Hurley Moran killed and Moran brothers mortally hurt. Two Hamiltons shot, one family fears retaliation. London March 14 Winston Churchill protests uncivil treatment of General Cronje and warns hard actions may endanger British prisoners. Deboe mentioned. Washington March 14 rumor of arrest warrant for Senator Deboe over Goebel assassination denied by Deboe. Kalamazoo March 14 suppression of Sapho play by city council. curtain rung down after five minutes. Columbia March 14 five centipede prison fight narling narling kills Thomas Houghton and wounds another. two surrender, fifth escapes. Huron March 14 Bank of Hitchcock creditors meet. plan to pay deposits in full.
London reports confirm the British government rejects Kruger Steyn peace overtures while pledging full war effort. Lord Salisbury notes independence denial for the South African republics, as Lord Roberts advances on Bloemfontein and Boers face two British armies, with logistical lines stretched and reinforcements planned. The Times lauds US stance, and Cape Town notes Milner praising loyalists ahead of better days.
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