Wintergreen Township Notes and Local Conditions
A scribe reports on a can of 1881 peaches kept with wax, notes the Harding family reputedly poorest in Tiverton with 17 to 28 children and substandard living. County officials and a township trustee investigated, finding seven children, no proper clothing or life necessities, and minimal bedding. Willis Strouse won a school contract for No. 4 at $595. postmaster C. H. Simmons recovers from typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Harding
Tiverton
Ktalians
Harding
Flarding
Lfe
Willis Strouse
Board of Education
Labor Day Drains Village as Leech Family Mourned
Bakearsville notes Labor Day drudgery and a large Samuel Leech funeral. School term opens under Dennison leader S C Leech with eight teachers and about four hundred pupils. Community members attend teachers institute at New Philadelphia and visit Columbus. Leech mourned as sturdy pioneer and Christian citizen.
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Bakearsville
Canal Dover
Maggie Fritz
Newarks
Ewig Wolforth
S.C. Leech
Dennison Sunray
Prof
Leech
Everhart
Teachers’ Institute At
New Philadelphia
J. J. Mizer
S. C. Leech
F. M. Portz
Edith Troendly
Grover Miser
A. M. Bower
Columbus
Messrs
Luther
Mike
Arthur Barrick
Coshocton
Samuel ‘Leech
Mr. Leech
Samuel Leech
Grabler
West Lafayette
McCunnings
Newcomerstown
D. J. Lydick
Seavereet
Exposition Visits and Regional Travel Rates Notice
Mrs John Geese visits Columbus state exposition while C percent mixer travels Coshocton on business Wednesday. Mr Henry Hothem employed at Dundee called on friends Saturday evening. Colonist fares west Sept 16 to Oct 15 reduced second class rates offered by W L E to coast and intermediate points. for details see J W Davies agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Geese
Columbus
Mixer
Coshocton
Henry Hothem
Dundee
Friends Ln
J. W. Davies. Agt
Conesville Schools Open Next Monday
Gonesville reports students prepare for the new term as school officials announce opening on Monday the 11th. Prof. Jas Smailes will serve as principal with Mollie Giffin and Norma Crawford as teachers. Local residents travel and visit relatives during the holiday week.
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Helen Akers
Wilmore
R. Akers
J. H. Cornell
Canonsburg
Washington
B.S. Abel
Philadelphia Roads
F. L. Laiey
Labor Day
Fameasville
Lacy
G. A. Bell
Jas. Smailes
Brucipal
Mollie Giffin
Norma Crawford
Stella McNutt
Vernon
L. R. Akers
Ruby Taylor
Columbus
Henry Hardesty
Coshocton Men Open New Store
Coshocton businessmen B. L. Shaw and C. H. Houser leased the cast room in the H. W. Cary block formerly used by the Y. A. G. club and will open a first class sale and ten cent store by October 1. Mr Hongser will supervise the store. Oxford township in Tuscarawas County voted dry by 79 in a local option election.
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B. L. Shaw
C. H. Houser
Coshocton
H. W. Cary
Y. A. G. Club
Hongser
Millersburg
Newcomerstown
Oxford Township
Tuscarawas County
Edie
Holmes County Reappoints School Examiner O C Fisher
Probate Judge Tanneyhill re appoints Prof O C Fisher to a three year term on the county school examiners board expiring August 1908. Fisher has served one term and is current superintendent of Millersburg schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanneyhill
O. C. Fisher
County
Venezuelan seizure of French cable sparks crisis in Caracas
Washington dispatch reports Venezuela closed the French cable at Caracas and other points under a high court decree. The government seeks heavy damages over alleged aid to revolutionists during Matos insurrection. Debates over Taggart divorce suit influence potential military action. General Miner calls for inspector, but action paused pending court outcome. Assistant Secretary Joomis returns to Washington and will not state future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Russell
Caracas
Laguira
High Court
Matos
War Department
Taggart
Wooster
General Miner
General Staff
Joomis
Oyster Bay
Three hundred mail wagon drivers quit in New York strike
On Sept 7 three hundred United States mail wagon drivers quit their posts in New York after a wage dispute. Leaders say a prior agreement was not honored and demand higher pay. Acting Superintendent Fox expects the service to continue with reduced staff. The workers are employed by the New York Mail Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Mail Street
General Post Office
Fox
The
New York Mail Company
County Teachers Examination Results and Board Nominations
The county teachers examination conducted at the high school last Saturday lists winners in German and elementary categories with years of service. Next year's board of examiners is organized with President W. H. Everhart and Clerk W. A. McCurdy, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Balleneacher
C. OD. Luke
J. L. Wright
Lee Me Amant
Florence Fisher
Grace Norris
John Bell
B. Baker
Board of Examiners
W. H. Everhart
W. A. McCurdy
Dr Jackson's Digestive and Liver Powders Ad
A marketing pitch asserts most illnesses stem from indigestion and stomach failure. It promotes Dr Jackson's Digestive and Liver Powders, claiming rapid relief, blood digestion, and cures for dyspepsia, with a price of 60 cents or 1 dollar and ordering options from The Jackson Medicine Co. in Zanesville, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Dr. Jackson
Jackson Medicine CO
Ohio
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Darkens Village
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Robert Mizer
Freane
Kitemiller
McCrea
Conesville
Gonesville
Holmes County
Castro
Venezuela
South American
Grand Army
Denver
Harper M. Orahood
Kansay
Colorado and
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Illinois
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Missouri
Muskogee
IL. T
Constitutional Convention
Indian Territory
Malta
Charles Beresford
Charlestown
9. C
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Putu
Wisslag
Love & Trovinger
Gray’s Hardware Store
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