Fort Wommer siege and Ohio notes blend in 1869 issue
The paper reports Tennessee’s legislature failing to elect Andrew Johnson to the Senate, praises Alabama ratifying the 15th Amendment, and details Fort Wommer’s siege preparations. It includes local items from Fostoria, Ohio, such as church actions, Thanksgiving events, a Soldiers Orphans Home drive, railway time changes, and farm prices.
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Traveling Auctioneer Sparks Bloomville Town Talk
Bloomville residents react to a traveling auctioneer coming to town. A Dutch shopkeeper opposed the visit, prompting a public spat and a promise the auctioneer will return to offer goods cheaper than anywhere in America. Nearby, James Stinchcomb known as Old Uncle Jimmy leaves Bloomville after 1831 residence, respected as a kind Christian. The M E Church holds its quarterly meeting November 20 at the chapel with Elder Lyons officiating. Post Office changes hands from Miss Read to Daniel Behm Esq who repairs the Red Front office. A runaway notice jokes about a large woman and a boy with a bundle seen leaving Bloomville.
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Prof Spear Exhibits 115 Wax Figures at Veranda Hall
Green Spring News notes Prof Spear's show of 115 wax figures opened last Friday evening at Veranda Hall to a large audience. The item mentions the former Mr Forster site, a planned Christmas masquerade at E B Finch's Hall, and local anecdotes including a neighborhood incident with a missing buggy and a sorrowful Typhoid fever death of Dr. Young. Mary Kinney dies of typhus fever at age 23 with funeral in Sandusky.
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Fremont
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Rural life and local events at Melmore and district
Melmore gossip reviews local affairs with visits to Ottawa County for deer, a sold saw mill moved to Allen County, and a concert by Hullhorst's Great Westernlee Club at Goodman's Mall. It notes Rural Retreat plans in Columbus with John Seitz and E T Stickney, plus a severe threshing accident near Melmore ending in forearm amputation.
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