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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
5
A Plainfield postmark letter reveals an unknown man returns a silver quarter owed to W. A. Fowler, a former Bacon merchant, after fifteen years. The unsigned note says the writer recently awoke to a long overdue debt and seeks restitution and inner peace.
Police protected evangelist M. B. Williams from a about five hundred enraged citizens after he denounced city dances and secular amusements. Officers hustled him from the Tabernacle on South Lawn Avenue as a mob gathered, threatened and sought to attack him amid reports of affidavits proving alleged immorality. Williams had been holding services under the five Protestant churches in the armory.
Prof E E Burcaw resigns from the head position at West Bedford schools after a board meeting. The Times reports rumors prompted his departure and notes his conduct has been exemplary amid gossip. He came from Wooster with his wife and two children. schools close for the remainder of the year.
Baron March 23 The Bacon store fire prompts plans to rebuild as residents note the incident amid local visits and family movements. Miss Sue Criswell returns home from Plainfield after a stay with Mrs. W. A. Fowler. Mrs. Barcroft plans a public sale March 20 before travel, while diphtheria concerns affect Bacon schools and halt teaching for a season.
A blaze on Bacon Run gutted a local store with delayed response from nearby residents. Mrs. Fowler and others sounded alarms for ten minutes without waking a nearby tenant, delaying timely help. A relapsed sense of loss underscores calls for a new country store to restore community convenience.
Linton AMGLEs members and neighbors shared an evening with James Carnes. Dinner guests included Harry Miller and Seth Roberts at Isaac Ruby's. They hunted five wild ducks along the creek. Melvin Welker and wife moved to the Lakin Black hour. Ida Shryock visited Edward Johnson. Hatticean ill with fever. Theodore Addy traveled to News Comerstown last Saturday. Peter Harbard aided move for his son from John Ar. Forney’s place to Fresno on Frank Powell’s farm. They stayed overnight with Peter Warhold Jr. on Nettie Powell’s property for six years. F.C. Welker stopped by en route to beaac McAllister.
In Coshocton two residents celebrate the finding of Willie Whitla. Contractor S. M. Williams and Mrs. Annie Williams recall knowing the child’s father and grandfather from Wilmington Pennsylvania and have stayed in touch with the family. Reverend Hamilton of the Presbyterian church is also linked to James Whitla, who helped extend a call to Hamilton to join First Presbyterian in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
Wolf Station reports plans for Henona Buck to air his house this spring. Sueary will handle carpentry starting April first. Versi Stucker has been confined to his room with a lung issue. Louist Snyder of Rogersville reports last week with her sister Mrs Sneary. Mrs Maree Crass of Navarre visits relatives. Max Bock and wife attended a gathering Monday at his brother’s home by the river. John Gyous and Maret Cunningham to Iowa for work. John s trip to Evanscreek last Monday. Austin Cross of Birds Run spent weekend with his mother, who is very poorly.
Coshocton area residents report visitors and family gatherings with Henry Hotworth visiting Frank Guthrie and Charles Endstey. several residents ill with grip and pneumonia improving. Endsley and Bechtel families discussed moves to Cleveland and Marion. local teachers resignations and substitutions planned. various absences and trips noted among Zaug, Leech, and Weatherwax families.
Young Willie Whitla was recovered after a long kidnap journey from Sharon. He traveled through Warren Ashtabula and Cleveland, was allegedly treated well, and a $15,000 state reward spurred police activity. Willie identified no one as his abductor, and his father brought him home amid cheers from bystanders.
The Miltork Baptist church Sunday school elected officers including Saupe Robinson as assistant and a list of names such as Dell Notte, Vive, Taylor, and McCay, with teachers Morrix Jubitsen Norris and others named in the article.
A jumble of obituaries and death notices from Roswell and surrounding areas. Mentions Mrs Absis Tacha, Mrs Aneta Baneh- Dito Pinner, and Mrs Miosper Rewer. references to relatives, visitations, and funeral plans. Notes movements of families in Atatissa and nearby towns, with brief local chatter on farm work and local events.
Wart DLaulovette and Mare report local happenings in West Lafayette. Notes mention a patient with appendicitis, a revival service, and various visits by residents including Miss Mintle Wiggins and Mrs Thrapp. Social updates reference family travels, hospital stays, and community events around New Cumberland and nearby towns.
Lester Aten of Comesville suffered a severe ankle sprain Saturday evening while walking from home to the depot. His ankle swelled badly and he may be unable to move about for several days. The wake of this incident is reported with officials confirming the accident and the probable limited mobility ahead.
The Zanesville Advocate reports a new Colored Peoples Paper established in Zanesville and owned by Thomas Kennedy. Engineering crews from Cheyveland Barberton Corberton and Zanesville gather to survey routes between Zanesville Cambridge and Zanesville Coshocton with a likely junction near Renora. Also dated London March 22 an Antarctic expedition led by Lieutenant Ernest Chackleford of the British navy reached the south pole after leaving England in 1907.
Court News recaps Saturday sessions with Nichetos and multiple defendants. Be verdicts include suspensions on some charges, bootlegging fines for Pat Hothead, and several cases adjourned or dismissed. Various defendants face charges from distur- bances to attempted theft, with proceedings noting waivers, pleas, and pending actions.
A child dies under mysterious circumstances after a skating incident while a Wheeling & Lake Erie train disruption is noted. Separate court actions include a divorce suit by Cal lossia Miller against Samuel Miller and a Virginia township arrest for failure to support children. A new railway line between Walhending and Coshocton via Warsaw is planned, with a Plymouth car purchase reported for local transit.
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