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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1878
Page
3
A Defiance News Roundup of Local Notes and Oddities
This week’s Defiance items include new subscribers and Thanksgiving hints, gas lighting plans on Jackson streets, 24 sheriff sale notices in the Democrat, post office hours for Thanksgiving, and calls for street repairs on Clinton Street. The column notes weather, notable local figures, a 76 pound sturgeon at a fish stand, a coal wagon incident, found jewelry, and local business and social tidbits. It also remarks on temperance pieces dropped, a canal horse neglected, and town talk on street improvements and council efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Democrat
Express
Clinton Street
Rudy Ehrhart
Fifth
Hopkins
Hepler
Defiance County
Westminster Hardware Sells Coal Base Burner
A Westminster shop advertises a hard coal base burner at C Diehl's hardware store, highlighting available models and pricing. Local customers are invited to inspect the unit and inquire about installation options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
C. Diehl
Te FC
Diehl
Dich
Defiance
Masonic Officers Elected at Tu-enda-wie Lodge No 195
Tu-enda-wie Lodge No 195 elected Elmer White W M L E Beardsley S W F Squier J W P Ottley Treasurer Charles E Bronson Secretary L A Thacker 8 D J Smith J D. A narrow escape occurred when a child crossing Clinton street with Mrs Tremble was nearly struck by a wagon wheels passing within inches. both mother and child were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tu-en-da-wie
Elmer White
W. M
L. E. Beardsley
W.ef. Squier
E. Tremble
Clinton Street
Gravel the entire width of Second street for durable road
The article argues widening Second street from gutter to gutter is needed to prevent water pooling and muddy sides. It advises gravelting the full width, not just the center twenty feet, to stop loads from sliding off and improve appearance and reliability. It lists several local real estate transfers and mentions residents visiting or traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Street
Clinton
Wayne
Defiance to Get First Class Opera HouseEntertainment
Defiance ready for improved entertainments as Frank Enos and Mr Myers lease the Stout interest to rebuild the Opera House stage. The plan includes removing the old stage, extending the gallery, installing flats and new dressing rooms, and securing prominent troops for better shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Enos
Opera House
Myers
Garrett
Enos
Local items include accidents and quarrels in Mark Center
The column notes several Defiance residents in Mark this week, a death, and injuries from an axe mishap. It mentions a dispute at J Hoblitzer’s saloon over a mule trade with Sam Miller and John Etchy fighting. The town is described as increasingly quarrelsome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Erickson
Mark Center
John Clinger
Sam, Miller
John Etchy
J. Hoblitzer
Miller
Etchy
Sam
TiwoTny Tattler
Injun Summer Notes and Local Vignettes
Our Own Correspondent cites an Injun summer season for cleaning and moving. Robt. B. Cameron returns from Columbus. Walter Cristie breaks a leg hauling wood. three-week revival by Rev. Dill and two-week by Rev. Dennis. political barb about roosters and victory. John Craine and Lizzie Gruber wed at the bride’s parents’ home. a table cloth peddler in town. township adopts new school books amid parental debate. Nickolas Nickelby mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt
B. Cameron
Columbus
Walter Cristie
Mr. Dill
George Dennis
John Craine
Lizzie Gruber
Nickolas Nickelby
Township District Schools Resume as Roads Sink to Mud
From Our Own Correspondent notes rainfall and mud slow district schools in the township. Diphtheria threatens children while Miss Donaldson leads a Dist. No. 3 class with three ladies on staff. Local residents lament road conditions, 5 mill levy effects, and Defiance’s failing streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Langdon
K. W. Haymaker
Dist. No. 3
Sandford
Langdon
Lehman
Donaldson
Defiance
Brunersburg
Corporation of Defiance
Argyle
Miss Hattie Ensign Returns from Michigan Teaching Tour
From Our Own Correspondent Miss Hattie Ensign has returned after a year teaching music in Michigan. Homer Bowker bought Thomas Biglow’s livery stable in Hicksville and moved there last week. School opens Monday with W. H. Lane as principal and Miss May Treat in the Primary department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Ensign
Michigan
Homer Bowker
Thomas Biglow
Hicksville
W.H. Lane
Miss May Treat
Williams Center
Indian summer tales and local mischief in a small town
From Our Own Correspondent notes muddy roads and rain as the sick few convalesce. New partnerships form in fur trading while are told of locals returning from Valparaiso and Kansan teachers. Neighborly acts include charity and cautionary tales about a confidence man from Jackson claiming a Red Spring Co. agency.
Farmer Center Items from Our Own Correspondent
Local notes from Farmer Center include Thanksgiving turkey tips, buckwheat and maple syrup, and social updates. Birth of a girl at L Knight's on November 12 weighs twelve pounds. Town reports on farming feats, dances, travel to Tennessee, and a $500 challenge in Defiance county. November 18, 1878. Biniuy Paxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Baugher
Hicksville
W. Powell
Cleveland
Ohio
Farmer
L. Knight
Orla Hartman
Tennessee
P. P. Cullers
George Zigler
Farmer Township
George Martin
Hughes
Defiance County
Biniuy Paxton
Florida Items From Our Own Correspondent
A Florida correspondent notes E W Brubaker plans two week trip to Michigan for Hillsdale College training. Local schools open November 17 led by E W Karsner and F Crotz. C F Young oversees Willeman school. Minister Hodges moves to Florida and occupies the new Main street parsonage built by L Jones. The town reports peculiar social turns as marriages and romances unfold and local farmers report ripe strawberries from North Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Brubaker
Michigan
Hillsdale College
E. W. Karsner
F. Crotz
C.F. Young
Willeman
Charley
Hodges
M. E. Church
Florida
Main Street
L. Jones
Mr. Young
North Richland
C. F
Fall School Term Ends and New Terms Drafted in County News
The piece notes the last week of fall schools, a Monday start for next term, and a quarterly meeting at E. V. church on Friday the 22nd. It mentions a new High street crossing being built, A Gruber returning from Ft. Wayne to resume studies, and Ed Welker moving his billiard room to West Unity.
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Leuman & Co Vg
HaNovr
E. V. Church
High Street
Richard
Babb
A. Gruber
Ft. Wayne
Ed. Welker
West Unity
Tanneyhill
Goshen
Ind
Bryan
Defiance
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J.C. Ingram
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New York
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Toledo, Ohio
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Steuben
Lucius Christy
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F. Jay Shead
West
Perry Harley
the Opera House
Evansport
Aster
J. K. Storer
Williams
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Geo. Cowhie
van Wert
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W. H
Adams Ridge
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Frank
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Kansas
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Valparaiso, Ind
Susie Carpenter
Miss Carpenter
U. B
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Wesley Barr
Barr
Hiram Hauser
Hauser
Mich
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Allen Barrows
Samuel Biglow
Dayton
Tom Biglow
Irvin Chapman
Hall
Corinth
Miss
Isaac Garver
Scott Yarner
Emma Grace Kissix
Minnie A
Jacob and
Mary Heilman
Thomas and
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Adams Township
Defiance Co
Cary & Carroll‘s
Defiance Gas Co
C. Biede & Co
E. A. Young
G. W. Bechel
Colby & Keer
G. W. Bechel and
Baltimore Bakery
G. W. Bechel’s
Colby & Wae
Colby & One
Tutt
Atlantic States
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Nature
Terr
J. W. Tibbetts
Dacota
Minn
Murray St
Aoyer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & CO
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Practical and Analytical Chemists
Harley Brothers
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Star One Price Clothier
Petersons Block
Court House
M. Kittner
Carter Medicine CO
Erie
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J. B. T. Marsh
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Oberlin Conservatory OF Music
F. B. Rice
Charles Baughman
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County of
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County of Defiance
State of
A.sentermester
Charles Birkner
Sentermester & Co
Charie Baughman
Hill, Myers & Cameron
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