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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1887
Page
9
A lyric from Youth's Companion recalls Sir Bedivere facing fading days and a mystic hand guiding the sword. The speaker, once bold in battle, roams alone as the Arthurian tale reaches its end with the barge and waters of the mere.
Eleanor Byrne frets over a loveless marriage to Abner Byrne while secretly befriending Cullen Leighton. A gunshot on a harbor boat wounds Leighton, and Abner’s suicide note reveals a hidden identity and a planned double murder. The tragedy ends with Abner dead and Leighton gravely harmed.
A visitor questions Mrs. Pretense about the Petworthies across the street. She says they are unaccommodating, noting only three of them attended her daughter's baby's funeral while others boasted of large funerals, highlighting tension with the Pattersons.
A bizarre region called Hibbert's Gore is described as a 834 acre tract on the northern Lincoln County Maine line where taxes and voters are reportedly unknown. It is noted for ten flourishing families occupying the land.
A New York writer recounts a Dakota town bank crisis where merchants funded a run defense. With only 6000 in vaults, the board opened at 10, paying depositors as farmers exchanged notes for funds. Merchants covered shortfalls, rerouting cash, and the bank closed with full deposits paid. The next day no run remained. The teller’s cash was replenished to pre‑morning levels, and the crisis proved a community saving effort.
A study notes Sinai location debates Ras Safsafeh versus Jebel Um Alowee and Mount Sinai. It covers the Moses law scene, the Ten Commandments divisions, Sabbath importance, and how universal, perpetual the law should be. It cites scholars and biblical dictionaries to support positions.
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