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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1887
Page
2
Local correspondence highlights Hicksville Ohio merchants promoting advertising specialties and hardware offerings. C M Overholt pushes Peninsular stoves while E Henry signs as local advertiser. Promotions emphasize reasonable rates and satisfaction guarantees for Hicksville shoppers.
Local notices report the Hicksville fair attracting attention from residents and visitors. ads promote Overholt hardware and stoves, C. A. Blodgett gallery showcases, and Foraker campaign events with speeches in Hicks ville. Community updates include appointments, travel, and farm equipment offers from Overholt and others.
A fragmented report covers a fair scene with Mr. Wilder’s carp pond display showing about 100,000 young carp and 25 large adults. It also mentions Rev. Dintus’s reassignment, farm equipment exhibits, and general fair successes amid community remarks.
In Washington Township sowing wheat persists amid dry weather. Various local notes mention sick lists, upcoming weddings, and farm activity. Died September 22, 1887, William Mosure, aged 94 years four months, died of consumption. funeral held.
Numerous brief items record visits by residents of Defiance and Independence including George Schrume, Juston Truby, L Whitney, Jas Henderson, Mr Tuttle, Miss Georgianna Harris, and Rev M Howey. The state boat at Independence dam reports repairs under Thomas Sullivan. A cemetery improvement project is mentioned along with aging and family details.
Local notes show bridal hopes, visits by Dr Kate Hoover, and a church of weather reports. Rain arrives after a drought while frost tightens around flowers. Illnesses spread through families and neighbors, with scattered travels to Paulding Lima and Crawforte.
Disjointed notes report red hot wallpaper discounts at Wertz stores with papers as low as five cents a roll. The column records Harvest festival scenes in Hicksville including a county fair with thousands attending, birthdays marriages trips, school choirs, parades, races and a temple of art. It notes saloons closed for tar time by law and brief visits from local residents to doctors and relatives.
A noisy jumble of local notices reports sales, visits, crop updates, farm work, and family items. Emma Grubb visits Canada, August Geiger ill, various residents visiting Defiance and Sherwood, a band of Gypsies seen, and school board notes with pupil counts and salaries. A horse died in harness. a 90 year old named in a crossing incident is mentioned.
Ida Rice visits her parents as rain falls across Mark Township. Dr Welty's business in Hicksville. John Elder of Bryan buys poultry near Sherwood and Mark Center. J Hiro shouts into his store shouting for joy. Henry Welty ex-Tudge of Howard visits relatives. Correspondent travels to Bloomdale for a death and burial. Local note on drinking in Hicksville and Mark Center. People in glass houses should not throw stones.
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