River road graveling and town notes from 1887
River road is being graveled and Brunersburg road work proceeds for gravel. Notices include births, a surprise party for Flora Karst, and a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Whitney.Montpelier fair Sept 13-16 1887 with premiums. Ridpath's History sample pages offer. local business and society items. several arrests, court actions and community events reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Road
Dr. Guy
Brunersburg
John Baker
John Storck
Flora Karst
J. H. Whitney
Montpelier
Ridpath
Post
M. Brown
Crosby House
Defiance
the Baptist Church
Allen G. Field & Co
United Operatic Minstrels
Myers’ Opera House
Sherman Escort Route On Wabash Main Line
The Wabash Main Line from Toledo to St Louis is chosen for General W T Sherman Lieut Gen P H Sheridan and party travel. The Wabash offers new smoking cars couches reclining chair cars palace sleeping cars dining cars. Tickets go on sale Sept 24 25 27 with travel Sept 28 to Oct 5 return Sept 27 to Oct 5 at one cent per mile. Extensions to Oct 31 may be arranged via St Louis agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
St. Louis
W. T. Sherman
L P. H. Sheridan
Local notices of reunions and depot plans in Bowling Green
Community items from Bowling Green Ohio include the 11th O V I reunion at Hicksville October 6 7 and the 100th O V I reunion at Bowling Green September 7. The Wabash Railway begins a new depot project with two waiting rooms and a center ticket office, to be completed in six to seven weeks. News notes mention a dog incident, a German paper in Wood County, and various local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Harmonie Band
Young Hickory Hall
Frank Stone
Defiance
M. E. Heller
T. R. Carroll
Shelby
Maumee Bridge
E. F. Aldrich
Jerseys
J. A. Holmes
O. F. Kramer
Paulding
Old Settlers
Hicksville
Chip” Palmer
Republican County and Representative
Court House
Turnbull Works
Wood County Demokrat
Bowling Green
Wm. B
R. P. Dobson
Toledo
John Heilshorn
Gardner
Heilshorn
O. V. I. Renues
Napoleon
Benjamin A. Hamilton
Benjamin Lavelle
Wabash Railway Company
Delaware Township
Express
Defiance College Announces Fall Term Start and Programs
Defiance College announces the fall term begins Tuesday August 30. Departments include Model English Training School Normal Collegiate Business College Penmanship Music Elocution Short Hand Typewriting with a staff led by James Clark Williams A M president and lecturer and Harmon DeHaven Williams business manager. Tuition is ten dollars per term of ten weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance College
Business College
James Clark Williams
A. M
Harmon DeHaven Williams
Jllian Burkhart
Adele Doenitz
Savage
Sunnyside Notes From the Farm and Field
Mr. Jo Blanchard threshes on his farm for three days amid cold nights and sunny days that hint at fall weather. Fielding Vogle visits Sunnyside, Att y Johnson clears land with a crew, and Wm Harnakraft threshes there this season. New buggies at Sunnyside delight some, while hoop pole men move about. Jacob Brown starts hauling logs as local workers stay busy near Clarks and a recent sale. the writer returns from Pittsburg and Warren with news of the 177th O.V.I.L. regiment reunion since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridpath
Dan Roan
Mark Center
Bryan
Justice Court
Rollin C. Hilton
Fillmore
Emma _ Hilton
Marshal Hepler
Kentland
Ind
al, G. Field & Co
Columbus
O. Dispatch
B. A. Smith
Squire Hunter
Mr. Schimp
Delaware Township
Smith
Sheriff McGrew
Schimp
Stryker
Toledo
McGrew
Wonderly
Defiance
Common Pleas Court
Ninty
J.A. Holmes
Xeo. Mallett
Mallett Bro’s
E. G. Fay
Paulding
Clarence C. McKee
Holgate
Frank Stone
Clinton Street
al Field
Springfield
O. Globe
Jo Blanchard
Fielding Vogle
Sunnyside
Att’y Johnson
Wm. Harnakraft
Jacob Brown
David Hill
James Harper
Mr. Clarks
Pittsburg
Warren
Ohio
177Th O. V. IL
Cool Nights Mark Ills and Local Happenings
The item notes cool nights and warm days worsening illness for Mr. Breckler and R. M. Weible while John McCague practices a trotter for the Paulding fair. Bethel 8.8 attends Mt. Zion, a new Grange grocery runs under Samuel Sanford, and potatoes rot in the area. Dickman Bros. plan internal work on Link schoolhouse. A wagon accident injures Mr. Weible’s rig. readers are urged to be careful. Seep Wicar mentions a local inquiry in Defiance, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Breckler
R. M. Weible
John McCague
Paulding
Wm. Dickman
Bethel
Mt. Zion
New Grange
Samuel Sanford
Jas
Morris
Ice
Dickman Bros
Weible
Aleasant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union Veteran’s Union
L. Deatrick
Department of Ohio
Piqua
J. W. Childs
Genie Brice
Child
Alf. Aldrich
Niagaria
Canada
Frank Thallman
Frank Grosell
Marietta Shulters
J. H. Shulters
Wause
Real Estatie Security
Viers & Watkins
Hilton
Kittner Bros
Headuarters
Dehool Books
Rex
J. N. Lewis
Williams County
Defiance County
Liberty Center
L. W. Richardson
al. Bauer
Lewis’ Drug Store
Ayersville
Jacob Weise
Kin Adams
Dave Hill
Dave
Nora Hill
Lida Harper
Nora
Hagert
Mt. Calvery
Lida Henry
West LaFayette
Women's Mission Society
Stella Randall
Oscar Scott
L. D. Blue
Dr. Zeigler
Bro. Zeigler
Save
Eds
Dan
F. Krotz
Cash Grocery
Sunny Side of
Paulding County
Arthur
Pune
E. Cosgroye
Brown
Baltimore
R. Brown
H. G. Baxen
4Th St
Holgate Ave
Joan H. Whitaker
Wabash Depot
F. L. Hay
Realstate
J. B. Cine
Howell Str
Rochester
N. Y
Noraine
Sites
Minsie
Pashlon
Hermes
Wilde Kelas
Ror
Shonfield
Defiant Harley's Lion ‘Store
Russell House
Pacific
EB. Heller & CO
Palace
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