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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1868
Page
3
The Van Wert Weekly Bulletin notes editor J. H. Foster and staff, offers a printing position, and mentions lectures by B. Encell and Warren H. Withers in August. It also reports editorials by John W. Steel and discusses republican meetings in Mercer county with Mendon gathering details.
Residents signing the recruiting list and others are called to meet at the Court House Wednesday Evening Aug 19 to elect officers form a uniform and discuss other business. Those wishing to join may give their names to committee men or at the Clerk's office. A note ends with a rallying cry and committee signoff.
A massive gathering in Van Wert County fills Melodeon Hall with Republicans. Gen Willich and Hon Joseph Cox urge support for Grant and Colfax, denounce Democrats, and rally the crowd amid cheering and a patriotic program. Wheat in Central Ohio yields about twelve bushels per acre.
A man named Samuel Laisure narrowly survived a wild horse incident after being tossed by a sign post on the street near the DePuy House. The horse, racing unrestrained, caused serious injuries but he has since recovered enough to be out of danger. Wade Hampton’s Charleston speech is reprinted to meet demand for extra copies of the Democratic platform.
Hon. William Patterson died at his residence Sunday morning after a brief illness. He served thirteen years as Associate Judge of Richland county, represented the Richland district in Congress from 1833 to 1838, and was later Collector of the Port of Sandusky. The remains were buried at Van Wert Cemetery on Monday. An obituary detailing his life and public service is in preparation.
New American and foreign watches spectacles and violins plus fancy goods including soaps perfumes combs brushes crochet hooks beads pocket books fine table and pocket cutlery now in at Arcade Block A P McConahay offers repairs and invites calls for the railroad time and goods No 2 Arcade Block Trinity City.
A large audience gathered at the Willshire School House with speakers Judge Cox T C Campbell and Col I N Alexander critiquing Democrats on finance and race issues. A Grant Guard was formed with thirty eight members ready to back the Union leader. Also notes on The Lady's Friend The Voice of Masonry and an upcoming sermon by Rev M Officer in Melodeon Hall with Africa as the Sabbath School lecture topic.
A. B. McCoroy & Co. demands immediate payment from parties owing on notes or book accounts within thirty days from the date. Failures to comply will lead to legal collection actions to recover the amounts due.
A. B. McCurdy & Co announce closing out their hardware stock at reduced prices. They plan to move to New York City in a few weeks and, to cut remaining inventory, will sell many goods at cost.
Persons seek Italian Queens for improving bees contact C Hotchkiss in town for short notice superior quality. A B McCurdy Co offers school market clothes and grain baskets at sale prices with tubs buckets churns wash boards and carbon oil lamps at cost. Van Werr announces Excel superior baking powder with no tin lid label cost. A B McCurdy Co. supplies nails paints oils glass putty sash blinds locks hinges barn door hangers and rails for builders.
Indebted persons to the Estate of O W Rose must pay by August 1 1868 or face lawsuits. Nancy Rose Administratrix dated July 17 186s. McCurdy Co advertises a large assortment of household and farming goods including looking glasses kettles cider mills presses evaporator cane mills grain drills and spinning wheels with low cash prices.
W C McCoy announces purchase and refitting of the Old Hollinger Stand on West Main Street promising traveler friendly lodging with new furniture and a capable runner to meet trains. He invites public patronage and notes debt settlement by JOHN DARNELL surviving Rose and Darnell firm. The Boston Post raises a Chicago religious paper question Can a Democrat be saved.
A lodge drafts resolutions expressing grief over the death of Bro. Ozias Faulkner and pledging sympathy to his family. The resolution supports publishing the notices in county papers and providing an authenticated copy to the bereaved family.
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