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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1877
Page
3
The Board of Managers resolves to dedicate Saturday evenings to music and promenading at the Reading Room while banning promenades on other evenings. Van Wert Lodge No. 251 I O O F installed new officers on Wednesday evening including T W Gaskil N G John Blanchert V and S R Mon eysmith R Secretary.
The Lake Erie and Louisville Railway announces the CAHID No 1 service takes effect on April 9. Trains are scheduled westbound.
A Pleasant Event details the marriage of Albert FE Clutter and Mary Scott last week. The couple's families are praised as the community extends wishes for long life and prosperity.
Mr C P Richey suffer a painful accident after his horse slipped and jammed his leg. confined to his room, he expects to be about again in a few days. Two boys arrested for stoning the Lima Accommodation train near 9 15 a m. Train held an hour for testimony before the Mayor and conductor and engineer. Reprimanded on advice of D C Richmond and allowed to go. Good notes exchanged for dry goods at Onewitz Schumm Co.
A local column rebukes the scientific lecturer Frisbie for a series of harsh remarks and letters that escalated from private dispute into a sustained attack on his character, with the Press using the notice to criticize both sides.
The bulletin names C. M. Warr O. J. Comer W. H. Beall and T. W. Gaskill as Sheriff candidates, subject to Republican County Convention decisions. The Philadelphia baby farming probe is expanding revealing neglect risks and grim practices. Fire damage in Chester tied to a Chinese cracker sparks calls for tighter safety laws and dealer warnings.
A long column lists residents and visitors returning from journeys to New York, the West, Dayton, Noblesville, and Paulding. Notables include General Coe age 101, Sheriff D. L. Lee, Hon. Joseph Cable, and others visiting family, with local business moves and community events noted.
Bonewirz ScHUMM & Co offer bed spreads at twenty five cents and a wide range of dry goods with a promise of no under selling. Call to inspect the entire stock and compare prices.
Administrator HW C Glenn offers for private sale the deceased W H Deniston estate assets. Included are a North Washington street residence, a South Cherry street dwelling, 200 acres in Hoaglin township, 10 acres near Stranghn, several Stranghn lots, plus a fire and burglar proof office safe. Sale may occur in whole or part at reasonable prices with easy terms.
An advertisement touts Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup as a sure cure for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat and chest diseases. It is priced at 25 cents and sold by W H Pennell and C A Melsheimer.
The bulletin lists T J Jones of York Township J W Summ ersett of Washington Township Isma H Malick as qualified for County Clerk and A H Hester of Pleasant Township as a candidate subject to Republican conventions or decisions.
A large tent on the south side of East Main street hosts free evening religious gatherings in Van Wert. The preachers declare the Holy Bible as their rule of faith and practice and invite the people of Van Wert and vicinity to come hear and judge for themselves.
A reader disputes a Van Wert Times item, calls it a falsehood, and asserts delinquent receipts will be handed to collectors earlier this year. The writer notes Hayes is not president and uses a venomous metaphor about a viper gnawing the file.
A county meeting at the Opera house Van Wert Ohio on the 7th approved an August 13 start for a Teachers Institute to last one or two weeks chosen by the Executive Committee. Professor W C Davies of Granville named Superintendent with Mrs M Munger Grammar Miss Mary Elcock Arithmetic and Dr T D Brooks Geography to lead respective courses.
The Philadelphia Press lauds Stephen A. Douglas and links his legacy to the Illinois Central Road as a key monument. It notes twenty six railroads serving Chicago and cites his push for the land grant in Congress twenty seven years ago. Texas courts rule interracial marriage laws obsolete after slavery abolition and permit blacks to marry whites.
Mr Merriman died in a Defiance Manufacturing Co incident after a gun misfire during a jubilee. James Romaine burned his thumb while a second charge exploded as Frank Merriman swabbed a cartridge. Mrs Merriman fainted at the scene and mourns with the community.
Rev Geiger preached at the Lutheran Church on last Sunday afternoon speaking of the recent storm. Neighbors report a spelling at Harless Schoolhouse Tuesday evening. The spring term of school taught by Miss Dudly will close this week and she is well regarded. A bull owned by John Freid ly was struck by lightning and killed during the storm last week. The narration ends with a remark on the temperament of local youth.
The Burlington Hawkeye comments on a defeated sultan seeking refuge in the United States. It argues he could bring his harem to Utah with no government interference, send a treasurer to New York to steal under judicial protection, and deploy Bashi-bazouks to Kemper County to terrorize locals, within allowed limits.
Fort Worth Democrat describes a Comanche warrior killed 300 miles west of Jacksboro on the Staked Plains by a company of United States colored troops. The outfit included feathered arrows, a bow in a deer-skin belt with German silver buttons, and two knives bearing scalp counts of twelve and eight.
The piece praises steady support for the President's reform policy and urges a bold assertion of it. It cites the Herald criticizing an address to General Grant and notes Grant's decision to ignore a third-term hint, arguing foreigners should not meddle in U S politics. It also records Bob Toombs praising the Confederate flag as cheaper than church pews.
About 100000 Dunkards or German Baptists are living in the United States. The statement notes the size of the religious group within the country.
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