Local Library Adds Evening Hours Amid Weekday Changes
The UBLIC Ibrary and free reading room extends hours from 6 30 to 8 pm daily except Wednesdays and Sundays as part of a new schedule for public access.
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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1898
Page
5
The UBLIC Ibrary and free reading room extends hours from 6 30 to 8 pm daily except Wednesdays and Sundays as part of a new schedule for public access.
Local items list Miss Marscrito Welt visiting Oberlin friends and many confirmations of visits with relatives and neighbors. The text mentions residents of Cremont Avon and nearby areas, with references to church events, school graduates, and a noted clerk appointment in Southampton.
The canvas for the new directory proceeds as Whitworth Bros report a canvassing effort has begun. An independent walker collected advert money for another directory ahead of them, but Whitworth Bros claim no connection and pledge quality city service.
An employee named Harry DuProy on Dast Bridge street lost the middle finger of his left hand while working on a leather press at Garford Manufacturing Co. He was taken to Dis Sheffield & Sheffield and received treatment. The injury is painful and will keep him from duties for some time.
At Oberlin the Woman's Christ Union gathering opened with devotional exercises led by Miss Anne Aitchcock, with committees reporting progress and several Cleveland and Oberlin speakers presenting papers on literature, reading rooms, and workers' projects. The event continued with speeches on temperance and civic topics as wedding celebrations and degrees featured in the closing sessions.
A prospective hotel project in Piqua draws attention as a hotelman well known in the town is poised to take charge soon. The venture promises significant earnings and public interest grows while residents await detailed plans and outcomes.
A historical note describes James Whitcomb Riley visiting Cedar Rapids on a Wednesday evening. The audience reportedly enjoyed his humorous and sincere recitations, praising his stage presence and appeal to listeners.
A terse OCR text fragment mentions Manila Widwig, Vis WoT Croo, Chants cash, L Sos Jens Lavet, and various disjoint phrases. The readable pieces reference a Texas connection, an act, a Brooke actany, and a tomato theme, but no coherent event or clear dates emerge.
A public meeting is set for Saturday evening October 27 at 796 to discuss a reception for Company 4 on November 5. Mayor Loin urges attendance and invites attendees to bring papers.
Sunday morning and evening services are announced at Wo clock with Sunday school at 2 80. Rev HS Wantamnake will lead. This is the last chapel service with bilingual interest and all are invited. Catalog lists and sale of horses at Far Grounds Elyria on Nov 1888 at 10 am. Application to Elyria Stock Farm Elyria Ohio for details. The Nickel Plate Road offers low excursion rates to Chicago and West through Nov 10.
Judge Nycon presides as nearly all county attorneys attend. The docket lists numerous cases with varied defendants and plaintiffs including Loveland, Walton, Alten, and others. Several actions involve attachments and judgments set for early November and December, with notices issued to defendants and dates for appearances.
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