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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1880
Page
3
A visitor enters the sanctum with a manuscript about yesterday’s sunset and asks for insertion. The editor replies with a courteous invitation to insert it himself, then gently nudges him toward the waste basket indicating no room.
The best to buy is the New Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine because it sews without a shuttle. Sold by A. Welker. New firm: Martin & Krotz announce they will run a general Grocery and Provision business at Booth & McCullough’s old stand and seek patronage.
Those contemplating buying matable and wrought iron fencing should contact S. W. Kosier opposite the Opera House in Defiance, Ohio, agent for Champion Iron Fence Co. of Kenton. Also available are sash, doors, blinds, and all building materials at Bliss' lumber yard near the gas works.
Rev Abraham Fish illness causes no service at M E Church last Sunday while Fort Grnd hosts evening services. Defiance Machine Works shows growing brick walls as new building rises and annual construction surpasses prior years. Garfield and Arthur club display a handsome transparency at headquarters.
Prof. Ashbaugh returns home after visit. Charles Wellman spent week in Defiance visiting friends. Miss Mary Hardy visits brother George in Decatur Indiana. Mrs. A Viers travels to Liberty Center for sister’s illness. Mr. Tiedeman continues recovering with cane. Mrs. L J Shead travels to Beloit Wisconsin for father’s sickness. Mrs. J A Clark visits niece in Benicia California. Dr J C Leevers buys East Defiance residence and will move. Ollie and Belle Culley return from Wood County trip. Lyman Langdon and wife and Mrs Rice visit New York. Jessie Oliver Hattie Strong Beckie Gleason go Lakeside for week. Charles J Thompson leaves for Wapakoneta for six days military duty.
Defiance Democrats push a Hancock club while Republicans report signature pockets misused by voters who fear their names being used without consent. In Ashwood a Wabash railroad gang sheltering in a saw mill saw it collapse in a severe storm. TH. B. Wall of Defiance broke his right leg and others were injured as flying debris and falling boards struck workers.
Policemen McConkey and Sennett arrested Jacob Mummer Friday night as he loaded about fifty bushels of stolen wheat from B and O Junction cars onto his wagon. He was halted on Clinton Street, taken to jail, and faces possible Columbus charges. Also listed are weekly real estate transfers in Defiance and surrounding townships, detailing numerous parcel sales and transfers from July 29, 1880.
A Hicksville drive along newly improved gravel road shows it as smooth and durable, arguing for broader road reforms. The piece condemns a Democratic commissioner candidate who opposes comprehensive road plans, urging voters to support modern, feasible improvements and criticizing opponent Struble as fossilized in his ideas.
From Our Own Correspondent items describe fine weather and local curiosities. Logan is sad and lonely while the Hicksville cor respondent is missing. Mr Mangle spent last Saturday evening in Hicksville as Miss Ollie A Lacost returns home to Farmer.
From Our Own Correspondent Frank Wolford buys Geo Tharp farm while Jacob Warner acquires H W Hills grocery stock. Kisabet’s team dies in a thunder storm. Harvest ends as Lydia Rice visits York State relatives. Wilder Blosser and L Ridenour buy a threshing engine. Fourth circuit quarterly meeting at William Center next weekend. George Alexander kills a monstrous eighteen rattle snakes in his oats field.
The Garfield and Arthur Club of Defiance held its first public meeting at the Opera House. A ceremony presented a 30 foot National flag by Republican ladies of Defiance, urging Republicans to carry the banner to victory in November. The event drew large attendance, cheers, and a spirited performance by the Garfield and Arthur Glee Club.
A local correspondent reports on residents including Mrs Lucy Bebee of Bloomville visiting relatives, Ned convalescing, and Garfield and Arthur likely to win. Lawrence Fitzcharles shows improvement while Mrs Jane Taylor visits Allegan county. A runaway incident left Prof Kyle’s carriage wrecked. Farmers push oats harvest as threshing begins with Dan Carey and others noted for reliable work. Demes hope for relief from Republicanism amid secession remnants and copperhead loyalties.
Announcement that a through line from Toledo to San Francisco will operate via St. Louis Hannibal or Quincy Kansas City and Denver with tickets on sale. Plans include palace sleeping cars from St Louis to Len Utah through Denver and Cheyenne. The Wabash promises to lead rivals with expanded routes and through cars.
Dog days and frequent showers hinder the oats harvest. A village prayer meeting occurs every Thursday evening. The old beehive loses a swarm. Miss Orpha Sanford closed her Delaware Bend school last Friday. Miss Nettie Bridenbaugh starts Potters District school next Monday. Martin Robinson returns from State Normal. A grape-vine with a leaf ten inches wide is noted by Mrs. Nagle. The M E circuit holds its last quarterly meeting August 7 8 at the A B Church in Sherwood with Dr. Waters leading. Several villagers attended a Sherwood concert Sunday evening with Rev Brake and Prof Haymaker singing.
From Our Own Correspondent reports fine cabbage showers and a strong quail crop ahead. Ed Povenmire enjoys a season with the children while the tax collector makes the rounds. Aaron Henry returns from Cornell University after graduation. Boutell and Scott repaint their fences, Ida Miller and Maggie Kusian visit a sick sister Emma Kusian who shows improvement. Threshing machines are in demand as wheat yields fall short of expectations. A six acre field of Adam Voss yielded 29 bushels per acre.
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