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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
3
Thousands of veterans gathered at a national memorial amid a driving storm to honor fallen comrades. Governor Hughes and Grand Army officials observed as veterans, banners, and marching bands moved past the reviewing stand despite gusts and rain.
A village inquiry opens next Wednesday into a larceny case tied to a neighborly dispute. Authorities allege a crowd gathered as a couple returned home, with witnesses describing eye throwing and unusual actions before the grand jury.
The fall meeting of the Zinesville glory will be held next week at the Wir Presbytenan church with Nell Meatoy and others. Harter of Fredericktown will read a message on The Country and Elder Afeclet will conduct a conference on the subject. Br. Patter of Columbus, president of the toon Jeague, may speak. Hamilton, RooH Mills, and Stewart are expected attendees.
A telegram from J M Adams informs a cattle sale date has been moved from September to a later date. Adams indicates the change affects his herd, with details arriving from the week prior.
Norris, a Compton harness shop employee born in Guernsey county, died at home after acutely deteriorating from gastritis. He served in the Civil War and left behind a wife and three children in Indiana, Coshocton, and near West Lafayette.
A 1920s style advert highlights National Biscuit Company's Social Tea Biscuits as ideal for dinners and luncheons. It touts crisp wafer-like biscuits, versatility for tea or snacks, and the convenient packaging that preserves freshness. Grocers stock Social Tex Biscuits with sample displays to show their uses.
John Day and others sued John A. Hanlon over a coal lease in Franklin Township, the court ruling in Hanlon's favor. An appeal was noted with bond set at $10. The case referenced a lease since 1889 and involvement of Tiverton township school officials. Additional probate actions included Peter Gosser and Mary J. Heck probate admissions.
F M McKay of Logan proceeds to Blissfield to oversee oil wells as typhoid fever alarms Adams Mills with five cases including Ralph Scottvale and Glene Skinner. Valley Transit Light and Power Co of New Philadelphia organizes to build a trolley line from New Philadelphia through Coshocton to Tresden, meeting Newark Columbus line near there. preliminary survey to start soon.
A Newcomerstown Index report claims Rex Works will be moved by train to a neighboring city soon. The deal, allegedly sealed by the works and the board of trade, lacks clear-individual ties. Observers note possible manipulation or deception by unnamed actors.
Hinveld Wolfe and Rufus Wolfe residents of Vine Street sustained severe eye and foot injuries during two separate accidents. A boy lost consciousness after a sharp object struck his eye and was rushed to a doctor. James Clark of Boston Tiny Asie works suffered a heavy steel car wheel slip and crush his foot, though no bones were broken. He walked home later the same day.
The itemized notes show multiple contracts entered for bridges and road work in Bedford County, including Capilot Conactrietion Co for Grange bridge estimated at 1000, J H Henderson for Newcomers Town bridge 430, and Wills Creek and Barettnats bridges with various estims. A school in Sandy township lacks pupils. teacher to be paid 47 per month despite eight students.
A grand dedication event followed a long parade through Main Fourth Walnut and Chestnut streets with nearly 400 participants from Patriarchs Militant Encampment and Odd Fellows lodges. Notables led in carriages as Canton officers and visiting lodges. a banquet, speeches by J L Sullivan and others, and a formal dedication of the new hall rooms.
Delegations from Freeport Dennison Ut. Yichavilly and Cambridge travel by rail and boat to a gathering on Main Street. Officers Col. J. V. Smith Lieut Col. J. W. Heaneterfield Major L. B. Nicholas and Capt. HRlawers join Capt. Williams of the Freeport Press. others from Newark, Panhandle, and Briik leven attend.
Reports from Millersburg and Coshocton outline trolley line plans moving through Holmes County. Engineers Jessep and Ott oversee crossing plans into Coshocton while changes shift route near Millersburg and Canal Lewinville. Signature deeds and legal forms are nearing completion as construction aims to start swiftly.
This notice outlines the construction schedule for the Coshocton court house to be completed by March 1908 with bids due by October 16 and work to begin around November 7. Specifications include interior layout changes with offices moved including the recorder and probate judge spaces, and a new gallery and private rooms. Local officials and contractors are listed, including G. Stewart and Nettle May Free, Coshocton township, Carole Nerfass, and peers.
The Mantolin Club concert in West Carlisle next Saturday features Miss Tana Petrit as reader and Mrs Jonnie Mr. Keerda leading. Seventeen or eighteen members will travel from Carlisle for the event with Odd Fellows ball low exercises and the Ladies Aid organization backing the program. The audience is promised an excellent entertainment as the club presents at the community venue.
Miller, a prominent member of the Sons of Veterans, will deliver a talk at the smoker hosted by John Miles Camp next Friday evening. The event follows the arrival of a baby girl at the home of Mrs and Mr Miller.
Chief Miles George Markiey and Steker Jett are to appear as witnesses at Manafield trial in Walhonding this morning. The Mansfield Mayor is expected at the hearing at one o'clock this afternoon.
The Unwritten Work of the Order will be topic of a lecture by Flow Mortimer Whitehead of New Jersey at Oak Grove Friday evening. He plans to speak at Keone Grange on Sept 14 and Perry Grange on Sept 15. Wihitehead, famed as the father of the Grange movement, is expected to address Coshocton Grange members and invitees.
A boy, son of Mr and Mrs William Butler of South Sixth street, sustained a hand injury Wednesday afternoon while pulling on a rope near the South Lawn schoolyard. A doctor examined the hand and found a fracture requiring adjustment. He is resting more comfortably today.
A fragmented report notes residents of the newly proposed territory will not be allowed to vote in the corporate bid. The petition and annexation will be reviewed by the city commissioners on election day November 5. The commission's vote is to be read and approved by the attorney general before final annexation.
The delegate to the Conference is to travel to Keene on Wednesday evening for Cleveland where he will attend the North Ohio conference of the ML. He will visit relatives for one week while en route.
A miner entombed for 17 days near Call farm receives aid and is discharged in Coshocton. The man described as recovering well. authorities recount the ordeal and the rescue. The article mentions a theatre appearance and remarks on his condition and movements after release.
A summary of early Grange history notes the national body's organization in December, travels through pivotal annual sessions in St. Louis and Clarendon, and the 1870s growth and financial shifts. It cites state representation, charter issuance, receipts, and later dues readjustments, with mentions of key locations such as Louisville and George Town.
State lecturer Shepird reports on New York granges from April 1 to July 1, detailing 286 lectures, 3,418 visitors at public meetings, and 11 applications per 24 meetings. Reading and debate totals appear large. many granges did not print programs, and overall state activity is likely about double the reported figures.
The New Hampshire Grange outlines several speculative meetings across the state to discuss degree work and organizational aims. Scholarships funded by trustees of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts will be available to one student chosen by each grange for the forthcoming freshman class. An executive committee plans a state camp meeting in Manchester from December 17 to 19, with various festival events by Concord, Londonderry, and other granges. A conference at Obedgy under the National Club Federation is to review relations with state governments on corporate control, with forty governors appointing delegates. A large crowd attended a previous Essex county event, featuring speakers on the benefits of Grange participation to agriculturalists.
Questions on Theory and Practice for the present year will be based largely upon Chiys's Typenal Edve Ints. Cards can be had for $1.00 by addressing The Ohio Teachers' Reading Circle, Columbus, Ohio.
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