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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1887
Page
6
Local notes cover Fourth of July preparations, infrastructure plans, and community events across Defiance. Entries mention East Defiance development, Wabash railroad work, bridge projects, school term notices, picnics at churches, local sales, and safety advisories along canals.
Week ending June 28 1887 post office uncalled letters includes Alger J A Koehal Sam Butler Mrs Jane Lee Dr Bayes Mrs Hattie Munn Geo Clark C EF Miller Dr G W Crofton Geo Machory Willie Fisher Marerrot Ryan Thomas Guiger Mrs Pena Solons M Cuttin Pales Bopha Webb CP Gary Frederick W Zeller Kate A Persons calling for above letters please say advertised P M Joan M Henosrer
Full attendance asked for the Bishop Post meeting on Tuesday evening July 5 to discuss important comrades affairs. Earlier, June 28, it was decided to attend the K of L picnic in a body and comrades are to meet at G A R Hall at 9 o'clock on July 4 to participate in the parade by order of T R Carron and Commander G J Hickey.
The notice lists service times and leaders for multiple churches including St. Paul M E Church Rev Wm W Lance 10530 a.m. and 7 30 p m Sunday school 12 m German M E Church Rev Geo Schwinn 10 a m 7 30 p m Sunday school 9 a m Baptist Church Rev J L Phillips 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday school 12 noon Grace Episcopal Rev G B May 10 30 a m 7 30 p m Presbyterian Rev B W Slagle 10 40 a m 7 30 a m Sunday school 12 noon German Reform services 10 a m Sunday school 9 a m St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Nev J Deindoerfer 10 a m Sunday school 1 30 St Johns Lutheran Rev G M Zucker 10 a m Sunday school 1 40 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Rev M P Kinkead low mass 8 high mass 10 vespers Benediction ? St Johns Catholic Rev J B Jung low mass 8 high mass 10 vespers 4 United Brethren Rev W H Evans Sunday School 9 30 a m preaching 11 a m 8 p m.
Fort Wayne visit by L B Peaslee. Mrs Judge Sutphen in Toledo. Miss Katie Jennings visiting in Columbus. Ollie Brown at home for vacation. Mrs M Holston in Holgate. Al Spangler of Bryan in Defiance. H H Ackley of Hicksville in town. James Fahy of Delaware Bend in town. Miss Ida Baker leaves for Woodville. Dr and Mrs Holbrook visit in Van Wert. E K Bronson family back from New York. Eva Shoemaker of Van Wert visiting Jessie Hines. Cora Degginger returns from Antwerp. Hattie Bowers visiting in Toledo. Chas Shindler of Delaware Bend in town on business. Mrs Henry Houghton visiting her parents. Henry Houghton takes job at Garrett. Bam and Koster building for Champion Iron Fence. T S Merrill of Turnbull Wagon Works in city. Mrs W J Bohannon leaves for Chicago. J F Deatrick and Cort Tippin at Fostoria races. Alva and Carlie Wotsiffer visit sister in Lamontel. J W Ingram of Indianapolis visits. Chas Levy of Attica visits J J Levy. Orlando Fox of Levy & Ginsburg in town. Easterbrook, former public school teacher, returns home to Girard PA. Susie Ainworth of Hicksville visits Minnie Hooker. Gertie Kautre visiting sister in Indianapolis for a month. W H Mulligan to Lansing for month’s visit with parents and summer resorts.
Local notes list numerous residents and visitors moving through Defiance and nearby towns. Names include Webb Boyd Davison Stevens Kramer Harris Hill Detzer Hill and others visiting from Toledo Napoleon Albion and Bryan. Many trips span Saturday to Sunday with relatives and friends noted in Paulding Napoleon and Holgate.
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