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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1884
Page
5
W D Hill thanks for naval appropriations speech. Charley Strong visits. A Dolke plans summer expansion. C C Tuttle adds bay window. Napoleon and Defiance notes include bridges, schools, farms, and local business changes. Arbour day, elections, and theater updates mark a busy civic week.
Last night about 11 o clock the residence of A Welker in the third ward was found afire and burned to ashes. The fire started at the rear roof and spread quickly, leaving only rough furniture and a few clothes. Neighbors saved Dr. Scotts house nearby, the engine arrived late, damages about 150 dollars. Welker carried 400 dollars on the house and 200 on the furniture, with total loss near 800 dollars.
A reporter viewed proposed plans for the Defiance Seminary building by architect J. I. Hale. The 77 foot square brick structure includes a central rotunda, two floors of classrooms, cloak rooms, offices, and a mansard roof. Bids open April 9 with estimated cost around 16000 dollars and construction to begin promptly. Bible Society notes followed with new officers elected at the Presbyterian church. Sarsaparilla advertisement closes the column.
In a District Court session Judge Hughes misplaced his shoes after a prank by attorney Sutphen who swapped footwear and later slit Sutphen’s shoe with a knife. The judge revealed the gag and warned Sutphen it was a joke about Judge Bowersox, leaving the room unsettled.
Miss Kittie Wisler daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wisler married Frank B Sites on December 27 1883 in Monroe Michigan at the Presbyterian parsonage by Rev S W Pratt. The match stirs local society and Jefferson street buzzes with wedding chatter as the couple plans to settle into married life.
Two marriage notices dated March 21 and March 24 1884 record the ceremonies conducted by J P David Hunter. George W Edwards and Ella Pool both of Defiance Ohio wed. Lawrence Kreg and Hattie Hayes both of Delaware Bend Ohio also married.
A sequence of property transfers including land parcels in Defiance Milford East Defiance Highland Washington and Farmer townships with prices from 1 to 4900 dollars and many buyers and recipients such as J F Frost Arminda Barton A P Edgerton W Weisz G Balsky Mary Tromiece Lavina Camlet Isaac Kyle Nancy Shoup J A Grier C M Seibert Wm Raible Catharine Bauman John Sewell N E Sewell United States Jacob Frazer Paul Washburn Jacob W Myers Solomon Rex Charles Stewart Lyman White and Attila Greenler in several townships and lots.
Bethel Sabbath school plans restructuring under Uncle Rolly. G. R. Mell to preach Sunday. A local boy hides away his easternest secret from his father. Mrs. Ebenezer Signs found dead shot in the woods near Bethel two miles south and west. inquest rules death by own action. J. H. Harris misnamed as S. W. Morris in prior items. H. C. Breckler travels to Paulding on business.
Jacob Snyder buys an organ from Sam Short in Bryan. Scarlet fever cases rise in Mud Creek and Pleasant Point though easing. A Farmer dance fades into a partial failure. Mrs. Alice Case and Annie Spahr ill with scarlet fever but recovering. P R Noble moves to Sherwood April first. New house on Peter Ringer farm. Geo W Dastine purchases Noble farm. Miss Marie Bercaw to teach Pleasant Point. Miss Clara Culler and Miss Mary Lintz to teach in nearby districts. Sumner Ensign works on his farm. Swan Town neighbors quarrel as usual. Charlie Bercaw heads to Urbana for business. New church at Farmer reaches a deadlock yet life remains.
A Defiance Ohio mail letter to W W Cockley Lexington Ohio warns against rival grocers while affirming Carroll & Co. remains sole agents for White Star Flour. The note promises continued availability and invites trial, noting increasing sales and urging readers to inspect the letter at Carroll & Co.
Local notes report C E Bercaw's trip to Urbana Ohio for about two weeks and Emma Poorman’s return home. Wm Yeagly and John Norway visits noted, Henry Cory buys Ayers Knight property to reside there soon. March 28 sale at Ayers Knight’s and a Republican caucus that evening.
Defiance Ohio March 26 1884 prices paid by Wilhelm Sons for the past week list wheat 95 cents per bushel oats 33 cents rye 5 cents corn 55 cents per bushel flour Defiance Mills 140 Queen 130 per sack corn and oats chop 130 per cwt mixed chop 1 rewt corn meal 140 wheat bran 90 cents per cwt chess 40 cents per bushel small wheat 60 cents per bushel
Corrected weekly prices for poultry chickens 7c ducks 8c turkeys 9c butter 8c per pound eggs 15c per dozen salted hides 7c green hides No 2 5c potatoes new per bushel 40c flaxseed 1.15 3 clover seed mammoth per bushel 5.5 clover seed prime per bushel 5.00 clover seed No 2 4.50 timothy per bushel 1.25 bacon side per pound 15c hams per 12c beans per bushel 2.50 onions per bushel salt per barrel 3.20 tallow per pound 6c shoulders per pound 10c dressed hogs 7.50 lard per pound 10 ap per pound 7.
Milch cows for sale call on W A Cline three miles north of Defiance 2w. Republicans of Richland township will meet in caucus at 1 o clock in the afternoon of April 2 at the Town House to nominate township officers and appoint a county central committeeman and transact other business. By order of committee.
Pure strain White Leghorn eggs for sale cheap to be left during the season at Rogers and Booths Opera House Grocery. Price is 75 cents per setting or 3 settings for $1.50. Jacos DickMAN.
An antique ad urges buyers to avoid illness and try Pacific Liver Pills sold by N. G. Woodward. It warns against hesitation and promotes a healthier turn of life with the product.
An old advertisement promotes Best Salve for cuts and eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cents price. It lists Colby & CROUP and others selling the product and claims immediate asthma relief. Ayer’s Cherry Pectorial is recommended to ease coughs and improve sleep and pulmonary health.
Colby and Scott advertise Zoa-Phora as a reliable remedy for complaints peculiar to girls and women, urging every woman above fifteen to use the product. They list R Pencelly and Co as Kalamazoo agents with contact lines for orders and testimonials.
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