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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1878
Page
1
Local items report Democrat mayoral gossip the Junc tion missing correspondent and a quarterly church meeting. Merchants stock up for spring while road work and river freight shape commerce. Random notices mention artists, horticulture, law appointments, a Lutheran newspaper project and a Finnish singer troupe.
Henry Ward Beecher will lecture at Ft Wayne Tuesday evening on The Wastes and Burdens of Society. Wabash Railway offers excursion tickets. lecture 50 cents, reserved seats 75 cents. Send orders by mail or telegraph to George S. Fouler, Ft Wayne, Ind.
Post office at Defiance Ohio posts unclaimed letters for the week ending March 13 1878. Names include J Lackerman Miss S Andrews Abe Baker Henry Cline George Coolidge Mrs Jennie Davis AP Fairchild John B Gruger Mrs Jane M Russ Antoine Hite and others. callers must state advertised date. G W Dearrick P M. also Sarah Kanaour Miss H Lerch Thomas H Minster J Moorehead and others listed.
Notice notes the Swedish Lady Vocal Quartet will entertain at the Opera House on Wednesday evening March 27. New York papers praise their instant success, finish, expression, and vocal unity, calling the debut a season’s musical event and lauding Jenny Lind and Christine Nilsson comparisons.
A small dwelling at Warren Road and Deatrick Street near the B and O depot burned, killing G W Kidder inside after the family escaped. Kidder, an elderly one armed man, reportedly drank heavily and may have been asleep or unaware as flames trapped him. A coroner’s inquest returned a verdict based on these facts.
A Defiance deliberation over road improvements ends in a multi-route compromise. Ten citizens agree to petition for four to seven key routes entering the city, with three representatives guiding the process. They commit to securing signers and funding, asserting that funding can be raised if needed.
The board established Ditch No. 81 in Noble Township and altered a Washington Township road as petitioned. A Tiffin Township road line was settled on the half section line. Viewers were appointed for a Mark Township road petition with a May 4 meeting. Tax levies set at one-half mill for roads and one and one-half mills for bridges. The Crow petition on a County Ditch in Farmer Township was trimmed to the lower portion. Higgins road improvement in Defiance and Richland townships reviewed. A joint Defiance Henry County Ditch was denied. Reason Wells hired as janitor for the year.
An editorial argues macadamizing all main roads is impossible due to stone scarcity and cost. It urges improving dirt roads by elevating roadbeds, proper drainage, and using wide tires on draft wagons to avoid ruts. The piece reports on the Ottawa Pike debate and calls for multiple pikes to boost regional trade.
The correspondent reports schools closing around this time, strong wheat growth after recent rains, and a new house planned by Daniel W. Purkey near George Black. A fire at Leander Cameron’s house on the Cameron farm destroyed bedding and some furniture, with seed corn losses.
The 15 pound boy is born to Mr and Mrs Frank Donley. John Lawrence John Cassil and Amos Ewing left for Southern Kansas last Tuesday. Charles Templeman’s late property will be sold at public auction on Thursday the 14th. Ed Kingsberry plans a trip to Lorain and Hartford counties then back by April. The roads around Defiance are described as poorly maintained. The band boys are building a chariot box for Decoration Day in Argyle.
Dr I M Stout treats Mr P Peters and the community notes growth around Jewell Shouptown along the Wabash railway. New houses religious dedication and a Florida district school term conclude under C F Young. A log house built by Silvester Osborn prompts a comical undertaker transport struggle on the defiant track.
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