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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
6
The city announces a street fair from August 21 to 25. A stream of local items follows including marriages licensed for W A East and Jennie Schlosser, illness of Mrs. James Booth, court actions for Frank Thompson, and various social visits around Wayne and Jefferson streets. Reports cover drownings, county officials, canal tolls, and minor crime among area youths.
Mrs. James Booth, active in Grace Episcopal, W R C, and social circles, died at 8 15 pm Monday at age 43 7 5. Funeral held at Grace Episcopal Church with Rev Geo S May. remains placed in Holgate vault Riverside cemetery. Heritage of service noted by community, survivors include husband and daughter Mabel.
Rev F E Lahr pastor leads Divine services next Sunday with Sunday school at 9 oclock am German services at 10 am and again at 2 15 pm at Sherwood portion of the German services in the afternoon
A message was sent to Minister Conger in Washington advising him of the relief column and urging him to be of good cheer. The report notes local items including licenses for travel, baseball games, church district events, a probate court action, and a noted celebration on newspaper row with a bagpipe and mock devil scene at a lawyer's office.
The article notes no relief in the current hot term for about a week and emphasizes taking it easy. It mentions Sunday as the hottest day of the season with no frost danger since then and urges calm.
Postal notice lists uncalled letters including Miss Martha Gyer and John Buck at Defiance Ohio. Names appear with others and a 14 day deadline before sending to the Dead Letter Office. Postmaster C J Thompson urges callers to mention the advertisement and list date.
A Summer Assembly featured a 9:30 Sunday school, Dr. Holmes at 10:30 on happiness, and 2:30 sermons by Dr. Hammond. Revs Gardner and Gander led communion. Mr Panin presented a newly discovered Bible numerics system, praised as deeply studied and convincing of scripture inspiration.
The directors chose Peter Kettenring as president J M Preisendorfer as vice president K V Haymaker as secretary Walter D Doenitz as assistant secretary and E P Hooker as treasurer Wm Geiger and Peter A Baker were elected directors for three years with R T Sutphen filling the unexpired term of F C Pfander A semi annual dividend of 2 percent was declared and is being paid today.
Isaac E. Hardesty offers at public sale on Tuesday August 28 1900 at 10 a m personal property from six miles from Defiance and half mile south of Arthur. Items include 3 horses 3 milch cows 1 heifer 2 suckling calves 19 sheep 13 hogs 2 horse plows several harrows wagons and harness plus other articles. DAvip Hill.
F M Shook of Sherwood won a silver toned Blasius piano last week for his daughter Miss Pearl in a competitive sale. A W Fuller notes strong interest from prospective buyers and highlights the instrument's 55 points of merit among older makes.
George E Rowland age 80 years 1 month 14 days died Sunday at 5 pm after paralysis begun July 16. He came to Defiance 31 years ago and served in the Mexican War. He leaves a wife of 51 years two daughters Mrs John C Hilton of Toledo and Mrs John W Smith of Sandusky and a son Charles H Rowland. Funeral from the house Tuesday at 4 pm standard time burial Riverside.
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