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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
5
Avondale May reports from the county list visits by Dan Boyd and Nellie of Coshocton to Hamiltons, various residents in Coshocton and nearby towns, a Boxwell exam upcoming, a Keene high school hire, and a juvenile commencement at the M P church. The Loder Sunday school reorganization is announced with new officers and roles.
West Bepford May 1 H B Barnes a prominent farmer of Bedford township is very ill with doubtful recovery. Wm Schooley will move to Coshocton this week. Common peach trees are in fall bloom promising a fair crop. Professor Orr lectured at the I E church last Saturday. Some farmers plant corn. May 3 Joseph Fostner of Gnat Heel went to Coshocton to work. Oats sowed, little ground plowed for corn. May Fostner and Mrs Eckert of Coshocton visited Miss Fostner at Gnat Heel. Alonzo Bobingon obtained a job in CosHocton.
Stephen Neighbor died Saturday morning aged around 80 after long illness. Born February 8 1815 he married Elizabeth McClury and had eleven children. He was the village elder and his funeral and interment at Everall were attended by family and neighbors.
May 2 reports Robert Daugherty ill at home of George Daugherty. Frank McConnell and family hosted visitors. Miss Sade Taylor visited Frank Hardesty household. Rebecca Houser very poorly due to age. Hamilton from Cooperdale spent Sunday with Charles Stafford. Joseph Smith of Newark was here midweek.
A fishing party of five including Alex Slaysman Emma Bohannon Ida Slaysman and Henry Kline were struck by a fast express at a Baltimore railway crossing at 2 PM May 3. Emma Bohannon was caught on the cow catcher and carried a quarter mile. others were scattered. The driver escaped.
Contests faded in the National and Minor Leagues with scores and standings reported. Teams like Phillies, St Louis, and Brooklyn appear with batteries and lineups noted. multiple leagues show results in cities from New York to Minneapolis and Buffalo to Cleveland.
Frankfort Kentucky May 3 bail motions for Powers Davis Youtsey Whittaker and Combs were overruled by Judge Cantrill. Indictments charge a capital offense, so bail denied. Prosecutions transferred to Georgetown for trial on change of venue while testimony touched Goebel murder and alleged plots from Powers Taylor and Youtsey.
The Ohio commandery of the Loyal Legion elected Commander Colonel Cornelius Cadle and officers including Hiram S Chamberlain and P M Hitchcock. New incorporations list includes American Chemical Fire Extinguisher Cincinnati and Crescent Enamel Cleveland with varying capitalizations. Fire at New London destroys property worth $50,000. other short items report an imposter’s conviction, a death by suicide near Byers, a Springfield fire loss of $1,000, a Bryan banquet in Detroit, gold export notes, army reassignments, and regional incidents.
A terse digest reports Stone Lake Ice building in Cincinnati burned for an $80,000 loss. C E Wilcox of Ross county named Ohio prison steward. John Lynch robbed and fatally assaulted by tramps in Logansport Indiana. Little Rock streetcar workers strike for higher pay. Four Italians killed by dynamite blast on a Winnipeg Manitoba railway. Rev H C Jamison of Delaware named president of Ohio Normal University Ada. Judge William Purnell killed in buggy accident near Paris Kentucky. Dewey events in Chicago note militiaman Richard Popp fatally hurt by a gun explosion. Goebel assassination trial in Scott County Kentucky referenced.
The Carpet Floor remains the busiest area in the store as double force on double time struggles to keep up with the steady stream of customers and tasks.
Washington notes report the Nicaragua canal bill passed the House by 26 to 3 after a fiery session. Ten million dollars was approved for the project. The battle over fortification language failed to block the measure as Hepburn and allies secured victory. Separate news from Raleigh and Indianapolis covers a Negro delegate dispute at a Republican convention and Indiana Prohibition nominees for governor and other officials.
Market notes from Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Toledo and Baltimore show cattle ranges from 3 50 to 5 20 for steers with hogs at 4 50 to 5 60 and sheep and lambs listing widely. Prices vary by grade and location with No 2 red wheat around 54 70 and corn near 40 c after adjustments in different markets.
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