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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1880
Page
3
Messrs J H Fronefield and Brother run a neat butcher shop on East Main street offering fresh smoked pickled and dried meats. Their refrigerator holds Michigan ice to keep goods cold. Load of feathers in a wind storm caused a man with a wagon to chase runaway feathers as the driver urged his horse and struggled to pin them down.
A list of Van Wert delegates to the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen’s Convention at Urbana next Tuesday includes Thomas Saftzgaber F M Shatter Al Brown A Grandstaff W Bethards Geo W Clippinger Scott Johnson R Bigelow Thomas Noble A E Rison A H Hester John Shoop T E Davis J W Hetrick John Kear and J H Foster. The record shows ward precinct and pike vote tallies for Pleasant Ridge Tully Union Jennings Harrison York Jackson Wiltshire Liberty Hoaglin Delphos Middlepoint and Van Wert wards with vote totals.
The Gazette reports two million brick will be shipped to Lima this building season with Toledo Dayton and Cincinnati supplying, plus plans to expand Dayton and Michigan shops including a large new machine shop and added blacksmith and other buildings. Also covered are local notices on a narrow gauge railroad effect, public meetings, and upcoming sales and events in Van Wert and Delphos areas.
A list of individuals names appears for advertised letters with a request to say advertised and give the date. Also promoted are lubricating oil products at low prices from L. F. Gackenheimer at the Ohio Drug Store.
A roster of arrivals and departures includes Mr. O Y Steel in town, Mrs A Cahn visiting Cleveland, Miss Lottie Crosby returning to Middlepoint, and Hon Charles Lamison of Lima in town for political interests. Reports note travel, social visits, and a mix of local business openings and incidents.
L F Gackenheimer advertises a variety of cough medicines for sale. The notice highlights multiple remedies and implies a sale or storefront offering without additional details.
Pete becomes a constable and works in Harrison. Theodore Stinebower grins aloud as rumor and small town chatter mix with plans for wildflowers and mosquito control. Mount Zion Sabbath School reorganizes on the 25th. Henry Foley and Ellen Rutan wed last week.
Items note spring field work sowing oats and sod turning. W H Trippey named sexton at Olive Chapel for the year. Hopewell meetings closed with two new members. Census needs another name on Jas Shear’s blank. Mrs Mary Hockenberry died of lung disease on the 16th at her father Rev Lee’s home. remains buried at Hartford Cemetery. New school buildings planned for Sub Districts 2 and 8. houses in 2 and 4 moved south. Land appraiser to rest soon. Nancy A Clantz convalescing. H Garee making barrels.
Samuel Sterling of Jackson township died after a long illness. Lawyer Turner narrowly escaped death in a mill carriage accident rescued by Carmean. Davis of Middlepoint moved into the neighborhood. Friends plan to resume meetings at Kessler schoolhouse. George Miller and Jennie Lewis wed at Kessler Schoolhouse. Bechtel Schoolhouse hosts Bechtel lectures April 27 on Wisdom and the Mystery of Accumulation. Sabbath School reorganized at Kessler Schoolhouse. Spelling-school at Elm Schoolhouse Tuesday evening.
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