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Newspaper

Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1885

Page

3

Woodward City Officials List of Names and Roles

Public record lists Woodward officials including Mayor J F Deatrick Clerk M B Gorman City Solicitor B F Enos Marshal John Hepler and council members Abell Priese Lewis Kettenrin Miller Bohn Eding Minscel Rowe Schneider Simonis with other names appearing in the roster. The document records positions and duties for local governance.

J. F. Deatrick M. B. Gorman B. F. Enos John Hepler B. L. Abell J. M. Priese N. Lewis P. Kettenrin Geo. Miller G. F. Bohn Wot N Thien Cyrus Eding

Arrival of Trains at Defiance Eastbound

Defiance notes arrivals and departures for trains going east and west. Timetabled services include Fast Line No. 2 arriving 8:10 AM, Mail & Express No. 6, Limited Express No. 4 at 9:35 PM, St. Louis Express No. 3 at 4:15 PM, and Pacific Express No. 5 at 10:05 AM among other marked services.

Defiance Cssrerene Mail & Express Rene Limited Express Wwe St. Louis Express Pacific Express Ereereerserernee A.M

New York Fast Line and Chicago Routes Shown

Dispatch notes rail services with times for New York Washington Baltimore traveling west via the Express lines. Mentions Chicago Fast Line and Chicago Mall route details with a schedule snippet and city references.

Local notices and politics mingle in busy village recap

A wide array of items from Bryan and Defiance area papers covers political maneuvers for Democratic candidates, court cases, mail and freight rate changes, new businesses and offices, fires, weather impacts, and social notes about residents, visits, weddings, and harvests with emphasis on local personalities and places.

Presbyterian church fair and local notices

Community updates include Henry Bevington on the sick list and Ava and Mr. Ava Gingery visiting in Wood County. Notes on corn, school openings at Logan, and Byron Nye as teacher. Thanksgiving fair at the Presbyterian church with supper and praise for the ladies’ efforts. A Milford Tp. teacher Mr Chapman to lead Pleasant Ridge school starting Monday. Plus a snow storm report from Wesnington Dak and crop yields per acre.

Henry Bevington Ava Gingery Wood County Logan Byron Nye G. W. Barr Presbyterian Church Mr. Chapman Milford Tp Pleasant Ridge Hibben Cheyney L. C. Evans Wessington Dak

Local notes and events highlight Defiance week

F E Travis traveled to Indianapolis on business. Thanksgiving post office hours are 9 to 10 in the morning and 3 to 4 in the afternoon. Mrs Daniel Lehman travels to Kansas for the winter. Miss Madge Heller of Napoleon visits Defiance Friday to Sunday with cousin Miss Maud. George Neelon, son of S Neelon M P of St Catherines Ontario, visits to manage his father's ship timber interests. Fort Defiance hall opens for skating on Nov 21 with music. fees 25 cents men 15 cents women. Miss Maud Heller hosts a Friday night gathering at her Jackson street home. Mrs B F Enos dies aged about 29, leaving three children. A libel suit against Althouse and Herald over an indecent valentine ends in acquittal after five days. A Republican club organized at Teideman block with officers Brown, Haymaker, Stout, and Tiedeman. next meeting Dec 1, with Clarence Brown speaking. Land owned by Michael Gorman near Oconto factory deeded for natural gas drilling. plot 50 by 50 feet, near the courthouse. Driller's machinery is en route, expected next Monday.

Cole Napoleon A. Brauner & Son Mr. B Eila Prescott F. A. Lowe Boston Highlands Carroll & Co Wertheimer M. E. Heler & Co Europe W. F. Dolke Bowling Green D. H. Hilbert Farmer Township Silcott Washington Territory Rattner F. M. Darrow West Eaton Madison County N. Y D. T. Elmer Hicksville L. E. Lawton Milford Township Ft. Scott Kan W. D. Hill Virginia Hill Ohio State Board of Agriculture C. B. Anderson Auglaize Township Kingman County Kansas Hicksville News Florida F. E. Travis Indianapolis Daniel Lehman Madge Heller Maud George Neelon S. Neelon St. Catherines Ont Fort Defiance Maud Heller Jackson Street B. F. Enos Althouse and Herald Valentine Clarence Brown Toledo Grant Club Michael Gorman Oconto Court House

Transfers of land and lots in Hicksville and surrounding townships

Land transfers recorded in the Recorder's office include exchanges and sales across Tiffin Tp Hicksville Tp and Delaware Tp. Names appear repeatedly: Schorpf Gausmiller Krotz Edgerton Kerr Correll Thompson Stull and others with acreages from 30 to 160 and prices from 100 to 6000 dollars.

Recorder’s Christian Gausmiller Michael Schorpf Tiffin John Schorpf Tiffin Tp Azariah Hattery E. W. Crook R. T. Kerr Hattery Hicksville Thomas W. Kerr Joseph Kerr Obed Otto Charlotte Krotz Charles W. Krotz Mark F. Bercaw Stephen Shoe Delaware Tp Alfred P. Edgerton Emma G. Webb Edgerton John Hall Emeline J. Correll Partnersh C. F. Gardner T. K. Randles Mark Tp James Matocks Solomon Ingle Thomas H. B. Correll Francis M. Thompson F. M. Thompson David Stull

Revival Meetings And Sunday Worship In Local Churches

Revival meetings are under way at the M E church with Rev G S May to speak on The Morality of the Old Testament next Sunday evening. Grace Episcopal church to observe Thanksgiving day with service in the forenoon and a rector sermon followed by the annual business meeting. First Presbyterian church held well attended services with a sermon on self destruction referencing Ahithophel and the Bible teaching that no murderer can enter Heaven.

M. E G. S. May Gracepiscopal Church First Presbyterian Church Seravon Heaven

North Creek Items Highlight Local Happenings

Peddlers roam North Creek and Powers Creek as Henry Lines keeps busy at the local blacksmith shop. W. R. Mansfield’s house nears completion in Paulding county with William Springstead plastering it. T. A. Boyd buys 30 acres from Thomas Woodruff for 600 dollars. James Saxson earns ninety dollars for removing a cliff on Daniel Nayer’s farm. Local visitors, trades, and small town notes fill the column alongside weather chatter and shop ads.

W. R. Mansfield Jin Dupont North Creek Powers Creek Henry Lines William Springstead Paulding County Randler Kestoria Elizabeth Moon T. A. Boyd Thomas Woodruff L. W. Mansfield Chaloe Julius Monk New York Virginia James Saxson Daniel Nayer Jimmy Hance Delphos Sharon Mount Zion Caeges

Undelivered letters listed at D fiance Post Office week ending Nov 17

Letters remaining uncalled for include John Adams J E Budd Joseph Bi Henry Barnard Mrs Betsy Carter Miss Rosa Graves Hon J L Geyer Hiram Houser Mrs Mary J Myers Ludgar Mon vetii Wm A Magie Johny McCarthy Miss Ella Perry O L Ridgeley Wm Sanford J Sheldon M D Phillip Slump Advertised letters and date to be given when called.

Defiance John Adams J. E. Budd Joseph Bi Henry Barnard Betsy Carter Rosa Graves J. L. Geyer Hiram Houser Mary J. Myers Ludgar Monvetii Wm. A. Magie Johny McCarthy Ella Perry O. L. Ridgeley Wm. Sanford J. Sheldon

School Board Adjourns After Noncompliant Members

The Board of Education met Monday evening by adjournment with members Bevington March Minsel and Bonts present Asa Toberen and Peter Gates failed to comply with prior meeting requirements causing the board to adjourn.

The Board of Education Bevington March Minsel and Bonts Asa Toberen Peter Gates

Evening school notice at Defiance Female Seminary

The undersigned will hold an evening school on My evening, Nov. 23 at the Defiance Female Seminary. Courses include German and common English studies, preparatory for county examinations. R. A. Minxwirz signed.

Defiance Female Seminary

Grange Meeting Set for Nov 25 in Highland Hall

The Defiance County Pomona Grange schedules its next gathering at Highland Grange Hall on Wednesday November 25 at 9 am. Also noted are rental and purchase mentions from local merchants Wettmans Music Store and J Grange, plus flour options from Daylight and Winter King.

Defiance County Pomona Grange Highland Grange Hall

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