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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1879
Page
3
The description promotes M. Kittner’s shop as the place for the latest hat styles at the least money. It also notes Tarnboull wagon with the newest improvements.
The notice promotes C Weaner sewing machines and Turnbull wagons, touts Baltimore Bakery ice cream, claims Zeller and Bruner lead Defiance county shops, recommends C Diehl for stoves and coal and wood burners, and markets Cary and Carroll four percent bonds and Five Cent Cigars.
Switzer and Kehnast report a large shipment of stoves including parlor cook heating office and coal stoves in their vast storeroom. They plan to adjust prices following the iron rise and offer repairs by C Weaner who fixes sewing machines to run as well as new.
Numerous items report on a railroad collision near Wheeling and local civic matters in Defiance Ohio. News covers church improvements, sidewalk repairs on Sec ond street, Perry street sidewalk complaints, election results, street work by D W Marcellus, ward division talk, and campaign ad pace. Also notes praise for the Express staff, personal arrivals, and a county reunion planned for October 23 at Perrysburg.
Unclear OCR fragment shows names and numbers such as Adams and Defiance with place hints like Delaware and Hicksville. Majorities listed 1368 1072 1102, but the readable context and exact events remain uncertain.
Miss Jessie Oliver resigns from her Boston store position while J F Crandall resumes his old post there. Napoleon residents Joseph Rowan and J Port Stout visited Defiance. Mrs L K Ritchie, now of Madison, Iowa, visited friends. Belle Hayes and Mrs H Bender connected by family visits. Fred Kittner travels near Chicago. William Langdon visits from Bloomington. Rev Harmount presided at M E church service. Fairbanks family from Portage, Ohio visit Quincy. John Davison named express agent for B&O in place of Jes Ketchel. William Cartwright opens own shop in Dittmer’s basement. Charles Douglas to lecture on training of children at Presbyterian church. Mrs Pontius and Mrs Francisco start a Clinton street millinery store opposite Russell House.
Wa Appison argues for making March fourth or April thirtieth a national holiday to mark the centenary of American independence in 1889. He notes the 1876 centennial raised patriotism and urges a public precedent to ensure a lasting centennial celebration by all, strengthening national unity.
A correspondent reports lively polling with farmers husking corn and a running mill. Frank Crookton and Mr. Brown celebrate a new baby and a newborn girl respectively while Renea Vannessen and Ira Relye wed last Sunday. Republicans expected speakers Harris and Cameron from Defiance but spoke briefly with Mr Holton on gold versus greenbacks and timber payments.
Shippers buy winter variates at 90 cts per barrel as apples are abundant and cider presses run at full capacity. The Clarksville bridge will be repaired soon. Wheat growth is strong and pasture may be needed. A recent timber case sees C M Hulbert exonerated. Rev G Bowersox robbed near Waterloo fair. wife’s gold watch taken. Miss Addie Fee dies at age 7. Lawson's Curative praised though omitted from US Dispensatory. ad touts one-quarter price medicine as cure-all.
Michael Wank begins roof repairs while George Reynolds plans a winter in Kansas. Prof E P Ewers visits friends as Facilis Coy forms a writing class at Pleasant Point school. John Weber and Frank Cruthers acquire a Turnbull wagon. Charles Bergman’s infant dies aged 10 months. Birdsell clover huller bought by Terman Roush Co. and others report buggy mishaps. Some local disturbance from Aryan fair attendees.
Little Susie Beagle recovers from illness while Sylvester Donley enjoyed a Toledo trip. Lafayette Conkle smiles at news of a boy. Brush College Literacy Society began last Saturday. Henry Noble attended medical lectures in Ft Wayne. October heat noted by old-timers. Conrad Zimmerman’s pockets were picked at Waterloo fair, stealing about $11. Rev Pope preached at Farmer Center to large crowd. Bryan fair yielded several first premiums including Geo Wilson for best draft horse. John Stackhouse and Ida Fordham wed last Sunday at 2 pm with serenade. Ransom Stowe elected Republican land appraiser by 90 votes. vote tally 182 Stone, 92 Culler, 4 blank. W H Lane elected Republican justice of the peace by 51 votes. Lane 162 Donkey 111. State ticket: Foster 166, Ewing 123.
In September American ports shipped 24 million bushels of wheat to Europe while New York received 33 million dollars in gold, with a further 10.0006 million arriving last week. The influx supports rise of gold backed trade, challenging irredeemable paper money and fueling calls for currency reform and par redemption.
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