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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1835
Page
3
The report details a long-standing feud involving Thomas A. Jones and others, culminating in a deadly pistol attack on Mr K after a chase. Ball and Kenly figures feature in the incident. Local dispatches note frontier unrest, Native American emigration talks, and a Cleveland Whig report on armed men in Toledo.
In a remote area along the pal streets near the star spangled banner, a man accused of killing a squaw was sentenced to die by his tribe. The Chief carried out the execution by shooting the condemned near the town, marking a swift tribal justice response.
At a Whig convention in Norwalk on September 12 1835 delegates from twenty four townships elected ninety delegates eighty four attended. The ticket nominated for state and county officers includes Lemuel Morse for Representative Abner Root for Sheriff Samuel Pennowell for County Treasurer Joseph M Rout for Prosecuting Attorney Henry Terry for County Commissioner Paul G Smith for County Recorder Edward Baker for County Assessor Warren Scranton for County Surveyor. A standing Whig Committee and a committee to address electors were appointed and the proceedings were to be published in Whig papers.
Charles Shaler of Pittsburgh appointed Secretary of the Territory of Michigan replacing Stevens Mason. Leonard Norton of Lyme listed as candidate for County Assessor. John Dounce named County Commissioner and Eben Ezer Warner County Recorder. Includes stray medical and death notices with garbled phrasing and unclear context.
The report notes uncertain deaths at sea with possible Mat this, cites Egypt plague losses near two hundred thousand, mentions a Bangor Advertiser anecdote and a Vermont murder case. It covers North Carolina and New Granada congressional results, canal plans across the Isthmus of Panama with tolls and governance details.
The Philadelphia Engineer Rail Roads notes rail expansions as Boston to Worcester is done and lines to Salem Maverlcll Dover and Portland push forward. Steam power will soon transform travel as iron roads and steam cars knit the country closer, shrinking space and time. The Maine free Press adds that transportation steam will enable rapid cross country movement.
An obituary notes the death of four year old daughter of Col. L. M. Howard and about one year old son of Mr. Erastus Patel in a village on Saturday last. The text also lists candidates for the October election including representatives sheriffs and attorneys with several named individuals.
The report lists varied conditions with days noted as cloudy and pleasant. Events include showers and cloudy periods, with some days marked as pleasant and coal likely a misread. Overall outlook shows a mix of cloudy skies and intermittent showers through the period.
Lemuel Morse administrator announces sale by order of the Court of Common Pleas to be held November 2 next at the Norwalk courthouse. It offers the south half of lot 13 in Norwalk, 36 acres in Lyme, and the northeast corner of lot 1 in the 11th section of Lyme with related appurtenances. Debts include sixty six dollars thirty cents with interest from 1835. terms one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments with interest. Possession given village lot at once and remainder April next. Norway, Sept. 12, 1835.
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