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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
5
Miss Marie Shoemaker and Georgia Lower visit Brunere burg. A. Leffingwell preaches at Grace Episcopal. Births in Defiance include an 8 pound girl for Edward Erman. Frank Kunz greets friends. new licenses in area. B&O to install block system with 56 operators. Socials at Flora DeHaven's Seneca street home and several weddings and gatherings mark a busy week.
Regular session attendees except Tittle due to illness. Finance Committee recommended accepting a bid from Indiana Columbus & Eastern Traction Co. for constructing and operating a street railway. Ordinance grants tracks on Greenler Second Clinton Third and Wayne streets and sets fare rates. Ordinance 129 appropriates 110.90 for water case printing. Feigenbaum proposes city attorney present all bills to clerk for council action next meeting.
Local notes report eight sparrow shooters per side with 460 birds killed. The winning side tallied 275 to 185. the losing side will host an oyster supper date announced later. Residents visit towns and several building projects noted. Reverend Morse to preach at St. John’s next Sunday at 2 30. eye care with Dr Huffman offered.
Electa B Woodward widow of James M Woodward died Saturday at 3 pm at her son Dr N G Woodward's home on Jefferson street. Born March 6 1834 in Alps New York she moved from Massachusetts to Defiance in 1890 and lived at 1131 Francis street. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at the Woodward home with Rev Clayton Smucker officiating pallbearers named by her husband. Burial in Riverside vault with brief chapel service.
An error in commitment papers may release Oscar Smith of Paulding County who is jailed for carrying concealed weapons though convicted of shooting to wound. Two sets of papers were filed and disputed by prison officials. An attorney plans habeas corpus action to compel release. Carl Fink, recovering from pneumonia in Missouri, is able to be about again.
At a Newcastle district ministerial meeting in Newcastle Pennsylvania representatives from evangelistic denominations condemned the Western Seamen's Friend Society for misused funds. The committee urged churches to withhold financial support and forbade church pulpits in the district from inviting society agents.
Mr and Mrs D E Welker and others visited Wm Stripe and family on Sunday. Miss Kate Bostater starts teaching in Highland township. Mrs M D Hoffman visited sons Chas and John at Findlay. Oll Rich of Hicksville visited A J Yarlot Friday. Bryan High School play at Pugh hall drew good attendance. Miss Mabel Wildas and Roy Yarlot wed at Defiance and returned to the groom family home.
Shortly before 3 p m Wednesday an alarm sounded and the fire department rushed to 912 Holgate Avenue for a chimney burning out. No damage occurred.
The East Side United Brethren church closed a five week revival with about 75 conversions and 65 accessions to membership. Evangelists D W Snyder and wife led the singing, boosting church life as the Sunday school grew from under 100 to 169, and plans for a pastoral residence and more space are being considered.
George J. Coffin is named administrator of Orlando Coffin's estate. The document lists Christian Elser Jr., aged 20, of Mark, and Laura Goller, aged 18, of Farmer township as recipients or involved parties in the settlement.
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