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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1880
Page
3
Several short items note Our Boarding House and Groger Combination plays at the Opera House Mon evening and others mention the Grover troupe. Local notices include theater plans, a new courthouse site, street work, and civic updates across Defiance and Paulding areas.
The annual election of officers and directors was held on Tuesday. President James A. Orcutt. Vice President Joshua P. Ottley. Cashier Edward Squier. Directors include James Orcutt Joshua P. Ottley B F Southworth B W Slagle Joseph Ralston Chas E Slocum and Edward Squier.
A Defiance Presbyterian church series titled A Success featured ladies and gentlemen performers. Prof Foreman of Logansport and Prof Goodyear of Toledo received encores for organ works. A Napoleon quartet aided one evening and three local boys performed mouth organ medleys. A Wednesday matinee for schoolchildren was offered.
The Leonard Grover Combination brings the popular comedy Our Boarding House to the Opera House Monday evening January 19 1880 after a successful tour. Audiences should expect a lively, well acted performance with strong local interest and full houses anticipated. The show has earned wide praise in New York and elsewhere.
Judge Taylor of this county has shaken hands with every Ohio governor and met Foster at the inaugural ceremonies in Columbus. H. C. Ferris, two years Evansport Express correspondent, has purchased the North Baltimore Sun and will helm the weekly paper. Henry is expected to run a good newspaper with success.
A lively two night program by Sullivan's Irish comedy company featuring Dan and Josie Morris Sullivan and Nora with Bar ney the Guide. The troupe drew praise for dialect comedy, singing, and dancing plus moving Irish views seen as lifelike by an Emerald Isle native and Mr Emmett's informative narration.
Rev Butler preached at the U B church Sunday evening last. John Miller from Tiffin College visited over holidays. A note attacks the Republican party for bad roads. Philip Sawyer and wife moved to Butler Indiana January 2. They soon will sing Home Sweet Home by their fireside. All is quiet on the Potomac since New Years. Leap year party plans delight the girls while some boys grumble about getting mud to their ears. Barney.
Items scarce and business dull. Miss Mary Zimmerman of Fulton county visits. Freshet damages culverts. Talks of a cheese factory springing up locally. Burglar frightened away at Hoffman's residence. Levi Derrick’s son burned by gunpowder explosion near the stove. warning to boys about powder dangers.
From Our Own Correspondent reports updates on illness and weather, with Weldon regaining strength. Bidders crowd mail routes, a new street lamp lights the road, and burial-ground drainage is discussed. Swantown residents host a benefit bell for local families facing domestic reconciliation. Peter B. Bee, Alternate.
From Our Own Correspondent roads muddy and weather warm. Mrs Geo Goller sick. William North happy. Protracted meeting ongoing at Bethel. Charles Hartshorn of Lina visiting. Shooting matches frequent but unprofitable. Mrs Jacob Fetters visited Crawford county. M Wank ill with rheumatism. Flora and Ella Tharp visiting Lima. Infant son of H and M Miller died, Thursday Jan 8 1880. funeral Friday.
The Jewell school resumes after a ten day holiday break. Eight Richlandites planned marriages. four couples wed in one day. Tommy Elliott injured when a revolver discharged. a finger broken. A near collision occurred between a freight and mail train. A dog named Frisky was run over by cars, tail severed. Vandalism includes hen roost raid and fence damage during high water. Burglars scared away by a fat man with a revolver. Presidential campaign returns as the year opens. callers urged to write plainly and truthfully for the county paper.
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