Hicksville notices highlight local events and tradesmen
Hicksville column lists sales and services at Nelson Schull and Brown Behne firms, plans for Farmers Institute the 17th and 18th, church services, a fire aftermath, and community notices about storms, weddings, and school items. Local residents Elliott, Farnsworth, and Kerr are mentioned with various unconnected updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blodgett’s
Nelson & Schull’s
Farmers’ Institute
Elliott
U. B. Church
the Express
Bert Robertson
Nelson & Schull
Paulding County
Phen. Parmer
Giorge
Hicksville
Brown & Behne
The
Furniture Inc
Dr Kings New Discovery Free Trial Offer
Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds is offered free for a limited time at a local drugstore. The remedy is promoted for throat chest and lung ailments including asthma bronchitis and consumption with a trial bottle provided. Also advertised is Red Clover Tonic by G W Bechel at 30 cents a bottle claimed to restore nerve force and aid stomach liver and kidney diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
G. W. Bechel
Dr. Bigelow
Evensport Area Notes and Local Elections Sketch
Local items describe Frank Donley as a happy father and Joseph Batt buying a farm. many visits and business moves across Evansport, Tiffin township, and surrounding areas. Sawmills, new barns, church bells, and a licencing debate color community life in early 1888.
Local Notes of Births Visits and Events
Born January 2 to Mr and Mrs A W Hosack a daughter. Born January 5 to Mr and Mrs Daniel Flickinger a daughter. O Dotts visited William Center last Thursday. Party at Henry Grandy’s last Friday night. Peddlers sold tin ware January 5. Edna Hulbert returned home after years away. Lawsuit Milford Center last Monday Frank Holbrook vs P M Foulks. Dance at B B Crary’s last Thursday evening. U B meetings planned at Logan Church in about two weeks. Locals visited Fostoria over holidays returning last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Hosack
Dotts
William Center
Henry Grandy
Daniel Flickinger
Edna Hulbert
Milford Center
Frank Holbrook
P. M. Foulks
B. B. Crary
U. B
Logan Church
Fostoria
End to Bone Scraping Refuted by Remedy Testimony
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois credits Electric Bitters with curing an eight year leg infection after doctors warned bone scraping or amputation. He used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve with his leg becoming round and well. Sold by Colby and Scott at 50 cents per bottle and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at a per box price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
Colby & Scott
Local notes from Mark Center district and nearby towns
H L Wallace heads Rice and Miller sawyers. Dr Babbitt of Defiance visited last Thursday. P Boon of Van Wert spent Sunday with E 8 Elder. Orlando Coffin looked after real estate in Mark last Thursday. J Hire made a business trip to Defiance last Thursday. Mrs Jacob Eisabeth visited in Fostoria during the holidays. AL McBride the ax handle maker remains busy with orders. David Openlander of Sherwood the life insurance man seen in town Wednesday. We mourn father Foot of Palmer and extend sympathy. Mark Center boasts seven hoop manufacturers with hoop production. A local dispute caused a Saturday uproar settled by arbitration. Mark township represented in Defiance on Platter Creek ditch matter. Hall's Vegetable Sicillian Hair Remedy promoted as gray hair color restorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. & P. Opera Company
Brotherhood of Man
Bro
Grant
Barton Smith Camp
H. G. Eliott
Arctorial Brethren
C. C. Maxnina
I. Donatin
W. J. Henry
P. C
N. T. Fuller
G. Brush
J. V
T.T. Armstrong
Q. M
Dr. Richards
Elliott
Armstrong
Blake
V.3
O. D
H. L. Wallace
Rice & Miller
Dr. Babbitt
Defiance
P. Boon
van Wert
Elder
Orlando Coffin
Mark
J. Hire
Thurly
AL McBride
David Openlander
Sherwood
Father Foot
Palmer
Mark Center
Mark Township
Platter Creek
Local notices from Adams Ridge 1888 season
A long list of village happenings includes visits by Misses and Mrs. Turney Davison and Bidlack, trades and travel by Dr. Smith, Kern hauling logs, a cow killed after an ice fall, new tile factory work, forthcoming mill at the Ridge, and church matters. Also notes on marriages, a welcome to Brother Figley, political debate with Prohi, leap year humor, ice-cutting crews, and sympathy for a bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bidlack
Fred
Peter
West Ridge
Chas. Lindau
Henry Giffe
Willie Schweinhagen
Sexton
Hane
Tiffin Township
Hancock
Conkle
Dimke
Fred, Bartels
Miss Fred
Bro
Figley
the Express
Claude
Nina
Hatfield
Horace Greely
Schulty
D. Fortney
M. Mack
F. Hilton
Dove
New Ear’s Eye
M. Schieb
Scheib
Adams Ridge
Democrat
Munchausen
Village Reports And Travelers In Last Week
Mr Crook of Hicksville visited on business. Charley Elder of Bryan bought cows. Blacksmiths kept busy shoeing horses. Nat McFeeters moved from Angola to the village. Rain overflowed creeks last Friday. P M Crago active in business. John Arnold and wife guests of Wetherday and family. Teams hauled timber for local sawmill and handle factory. Wayne Warner and wife visited. handle factory to run full blast. Charley Fieldner's saw and planning mill active. Will Snyder head sawyer busy. Mr Allman and wife moved from Fulton county. Mrs Allman took Rev Hunter’s circuit. A thief stole Alonzo Ewers' flour sack from his sled. No scrofulous disease sufferers should miss Ayer Sarsaparilla. It purges impurities and revives vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Crook
Hicksville
Charley Elder
Bryan
Nat McFeeters
Angola
Ind
P. M. Crago
John Arnold
John
Will Snyder
Allman
Fulton County
Rev. Allman
Rev. Hunter
Alonzo Ewers
Ayer
Snow and illness affect Lost Creek area
Local notes report more snow on Saturday night and several health and accident items. Frank Ensign of Farmer is ill. Mrs. Battershell of Edgerton visits relatives. a daughter is born to A W Hosack’s wife. Daniel Flickinger purchases soothing remedies and an eleven pound girl is born. Hugh Nelson breaks his arm on a moving train at Hicksville. O N Foot of Farmer dies. funeral held at Farmer Church. Mr McMann, a B and O brakeman, suffers severe injury and dies. John Foot in Dakota notified but blocked by snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown & Behne
Brown & Behne’s
J. Wesner
Lost Creek
Pleasant Ridge
I. A. Gingery
Bert Morris
Toledo
Gingery
Thomas Kerr
Kentucky
Wm. Peeper
U. B
Bro
Claude
Hicksville
Great Northwest
W.’s
Kerr Bros. & Co
Hicksville Mills
Barton Smith
Frank Ensign
Farmer
Abraham Battershell
Edgerton
A. W. Hosack
Ury
Daniel Flickinger
Hugh Nelson
Walter Hosack
Glen
Aulville
McMann
B. & O. Railroad
Hearis
Dra. Kinmont
Combs
Wellsborough
Ind
O. N. Foot
Farmer Church
Bryan
Farmer Cemetery
County
John
Dakota
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. E. Henry
W. F. Farnsworth
W. Roup
Correll
David Deardorf
Benj. Farlow
G. L. Gooddale
J. E. Fisher
Clay & Crewell
F. G. Farnsworth
Bishop N. Castle
Elkhart
Elliott’s
Bert Moskovits
Buckeye Clothing House
Cleveland
Presbyterian Church
T. E. Burrows
Express
J. O. Rose
Bert Koch
Bert
Bechel
Florida
Brooksville and Vicinity
Frank Donley
Joseph Batt, Jr
W. C. Phillips
Neil Schreiner
Seneca County
Peter Pahl
Edwin R. Cameron
Kansas
Carmi V. Rodgers
Springfield
Illinois
John N. Walter
Evansport
Orlando Partee
Crawford County
Washington Township
B. F. Deamer
Phillipe Cauley
Hanna Dienen
Houston Hanna
Taylor Lentz
John W. Wisler
Daniel E. Partee
John W. Brown
Michael Rohrig
Wilhelm Land
Cameron Farm
J.S. Cameron
H. C. Ferris
West Unity
Ephraim Dawson
Henry
Lovina Allman
Defiance County
Church of God
Hunter
Lick Creek Bethel
Moninger
Defiance College
Hillsdale
Mich
Jacob Eisabeth
Hall
Candy Kitchen
COLBY
Scott
Adams Township
Sarah Kigar
Ben
Pessefall
Stryker
Hattie Davison
Dr. Smith
Wauseon
Tony” Kern
Chas, Seibert
Chist
Schultz
John Clemons
Dayton
Matilda Turney
William Horr
J. Witt
Prohi
Adams
Ale W
Brunersburg
Eliza Fister
Boston
W. Gritty
Trout Creek
St. Clair Co
Ala
Seigel
Randall St
Bain
Sea
Sos
C. 1
Morse’s Grocery
Charles E. Bronson
Mortgage, Loan, and Real Estate Office
Clinton Street
Noble Township
Defiance Courcty
Wayne Street
Jeferson Street
Ottawa Pike
E. Bronson
Defiance Ohio
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