Local Fair Preparations And Orchard Prospects In Fall
Local notes report clear weather and fall fair preparations. Apple crops look light while hay making begins next week and strawberries are plentiful at 5 to 10 cents per quart. Community events include a children's day at Logan church and a Hart family reunion near the state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulter
James Heller
Wayne Co
M. E
John Smith
Theeu
Logan Sunday School
Rough roads and crops mark Washington Township notes
The roads are rough and the strawberry crop is large this season while the apple crop will be small. Kintner Bros repaint houses and Jacob Snyder buys a wind mill and pump. Ditch sale No. 194 at Defiance draws attendees and a June 1 marriage is announced. Pile drivers work at Georgetown for the new railroad and road progress toward Bryan is hoped soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Walker
Defiance
John Baker
J.P
W. M. Churchman
Nettie Hanna
Georgetown
Bryan
Local Notes and Trades in Henry County 1887
Potato bugs are plentiful and Will Shock works for A A Metz. Corn and crops are in good shape. Robert Davis visited Ayersville Saturday. Ice cream supper at Isaac Matlock’s Saturday. Wm Herr and Frederick Dannenberg bought binders. Dentistry offered with painful extractions. John Davis of Henry county to teach district No 2 this winter. James Greiser of Payette, Ohio Farmers Insurance agent since 1860, was here. Robert Knape traveled to Toledo, returning with his son Willie from the Deaf and Dumb school. Local thefts reported including lard and fried ham from F Dannenburg’s cellar. A marriage occurred in Napoleon June 14 1887 Fred Brant and Bertha Lindau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davis
Ayersville
Isaac Mattock
Wm. Herr
Frederick Dannenberg
Doc
Schwartzel
John Davis
Henry County
James Greiser
Payette
Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Company
Robert Knape
Toledo
Willie
Deaf and Dumb
Columbus
F. Dannenburg
Napoleon
Fisher
Fred. Brant
Bertha Lindau
Local Briefs Roundup From Ayersville And Defiance
Weather remains pleasant as strawberries fade and school schedules shift with a closure last Friday. Claire Bredbill is listed ill while Frank Blue will teach the Ayersville primary this winter. William Phillips and wife visited J Adams and family. Steward Gaylord and Jacob Adams toured Findlay. The Defiance band performed last Sunday, a request for another serenade follows. A roof incident at T Scott's sawmill left one man badly burned. The Baptist church held a Friday night festival raising about $10. Charlie Gaylord’s 16th birthday party drew many youths with ice cream and cake. The Sabbath School program featured recitations by Stella Randall, Anna Ashton, Sadie Adams, and Dell Adams. standing room overflow and funds for education were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Bredbill
Frank Blue
Ayersville
William Phillips
J. Adams
Steward Gaylord
Jacob Adams
Findlay
Defiance
T. Scott
Calvary
Adams
Charlie
Steward
Stella Randall
Anna Ashton
Sadie
Dell Adams
Local notices and school assignments fill the Express page
Samuel Russell works on a new house while Frank Garver teaches the Kibble school next winter. Multiple teachers are listed for area schools including Wieland and Benner. Miles Bunker plans Michigan residence after visiting Tennessee. A marriage rumor involves C B Wieland and Miss Potter. The Express praises its new leadership under Ralston and Blymyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Garver
Kibble
The
Express
Local notices and village updates from Milford and nearby areas
Pay your taxes now. The next holidays are July 4. Wool buyers pay 25 to 35 cents for wool. Some schools are full for winter. Mrs J O Rose of Hicksville visited Milford township. Sheep go missing this spring. Frank Jones from Ridgely Maryland visited, returns to Indiana. Wes Barney’s team ran away bruising him but causing little damage. J F Haller built a new barn. B F Bell adds to his barn. Meade Trish has a new top buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade Trish
J. F. Haller
B. F. Bell
J. O. Rose
Hicksville
Milford Township
Frank Jones
Ridgely
Maryland
Auburn
Indiana
Wes
Barney
Creek abates as river notes and local happenings unfold
Local item notes clear skies and creek abatement with updates on residents and visitors. Timber rafting by C Coy and H Hatfield near Defiance, wheat prospects improving, and people like Eliza Fisher and Mike Schieb mentioned. A theft case against Hibben Cheyney detailed with sheep recovery efforts and trial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fortney
L. Hilton
C. Coy
Evansport
Mike Schieb
Webber
Perry
Eliza Fisher
Sherwood
H. Hatfield
J. Olinger
G. Leaders
H. Helfrick
Mr. Coy
Defiance
Summer Excursion Tickets Go On Sale Along B and O Line
Summer tour and excursion tickets to Deer Park Oakland Mountain Lake Park and Maryland Pennsylvania the Virginias and North Carolina are on sale at principal stations along the Baltimore and Ohio KR line. Tickets are valid for return passage until October and allow stopovers both ways. B and O ticket agents at minor stations will issue tickets with prior application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Oakland
Mountain Lake Park
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginias
North Carolina
Baltimore and Ohio
KR. BR
Drowning of Willie Coup in Maumee River Rescue Efforts Noted
Friday evening about 6:30 Willie Coup aged 15 son of William Coup of the Second ward drowned in the Maumee behind John Schneiders while bathing with about twenty others near a raft of logs. Two boys rescued him but currents pulled him under again and his body was recovered two hours later about 200 feet downstream. Charley Snyder helped and nearly drowned. his brother helped save him. Brown's Baltimore ery advertises lace curtains and ice cream with family supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Coup
William Coup
Second Ward
Maumee
John Schneiders
Young Coup
Charley Snyder
J. J. Snyder
Safe vegetable tonic for children Simmon's Liver Regulator
Safe cathartic and tonic to avert sickness and relieve colic headache sick stomach indigestion and dysentery in childhood. The genuine has our Trade Mark Z in red on front of wrapper. J H Zeilin Co Philadelphia Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmon
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Consumption Cured by Free Remedy Formula
An old physician claims a simple vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis and nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe and directions free of charge in German French or English to any reader who sends a stamp and names the paper. W A Noyes Rochester NY Power Block 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
Ohieeine
W. A. Noyes
Power's Block
Rochester
N.Y
Green's August Flower Promises Quick Health Relief
A promotional notice extolls the beauty of nature and health and claims Green's August Flower cures dyspepsia liver complaints and numerous ailments. It asserts that three doses prove its efficacy and offers sample bottles for 10 cents.
Bucklens Arnica Salve advertised for many ailments
The ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers and eruptions with a money back guarantee and a 25 cent price. It also lists a sale of a sersey cow and calf and mentions a bakery claiming the finest flavored water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryce
Colby & Scott
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Keystone
Lovell Mfg. Co. Ltd
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U. S. Goverr
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G. W. Bechel
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Hockville
Jacob Gingrich
Wood Co
Hart
Hiramoeya
State Line
Josiah Allen
C. M. Overholt’s
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Washington Township
Kintner Bros
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Will Shock
A. A. Metz
Jerome P. Slough
P. O
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Herries
Brooksville and Vicinity
Samuel Russell
L. E. Figley
J. P. Figley
Miles Bunker
Tennessee
C. B. Wieland
Potter
Williams County
Georgetown Agricultural Advertiser
George Wieland
Benner
Clara Truman
Black
Effie Miser
Orpha Spitler
Garver
Jennie Kibble
Langdon
E. G. Clinker
Weaner
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Ewers
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Weyl
Tas
Lehr
Ohos
B.g. Bers & CO
Newtown
Lavorng
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