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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1877
Page
3
The Paulding county fire destroys Barnhill residence with full insurance coverage reported. Indictments arise in manslaughter case against John Annesser. Murphy movement notes include blue ribbon pledges and temperance speeches across multiple towns with varied signers. local editorials praise reform efforts and warn against drinking temptations.
Decoration Day is on Wednesday. Court is in session with Judge Phelps on the bench. Town Council to meet to levy for the year. Grand Jury brought five indictments and one presentment, then adjourned. Dr J Glenn opened a dental office in Swineford’s block. Marshal Gaskill appointed flue inspector. Mayor Gilliland to welcome NW Medical Association. Evening express now 10 15. Brick-work contract for the M E Church awarded to Amos Price. work starts next week. No.1 Engine house may move to the commons opposite Hook Ladder. Jail full. inmates crowded. Prisoners sang during court, nearly 24 hours in irons. Van Wert Hose Company drill for Bucyrus Tournament. 20 men, most with Murphy badges. New 800-pound fire alarm bell arrives for No.1 Engine house tower. Forepaugh show with forty cars passed through Friday. early birds saw animals free. Amateur fishermen hauled 68 fish to BULLETIN door latch Tuesday night. Judge Phelps misplaced papers in Van Wert Court of Common Pleas driving from St Marys to Wapakoneta. Three neighboring towns sent lawyers to court. one Murphy pledge signer, one drunk, one seen with an illegal woman. Calvin Tullis captured, jailed after waiving examination. Fifteen tramps sheltered under Gilliland’s warehouse during rain. songs and dances, one clog dancer, barbs about work.
Judge D C Carey relocates to Kansas. A Hancock county swindler markets bogus bed spring patents. An Ottawa merchant proclaims in God we trust all others cash. Shelby County Fair Grounds lose forty stalls to fire, about 360 dollars loss. Paulding Town Council reportedly met thrice last month after a dormant previous year. Sheriff candidate in Crawford county touts horse that jumped teen feet in air. Gorman family of fifteen felled by typhoid in 16 by 18 foot room near Paulding. Celina Board of Education ends graded schools for district system. Celina lacks railroads telegraphs. Wapakoneta man hunts rats killing 165 in one corncrib. Allen county to spend 40000 on new turnpikes and tax levy proceeds. Ellis House counter praised. built by V N Estry. Estry hailed as Van Wert native. Mercer county residents cast bad name shadows. Wm Simison jailed in Wapakoneta for safe keeping amid risk of lynching.
The Committee of Arrangements meets and names sub committees for marshals infantry artillery fire department union schools finance music marking graves speakers flowers boys brigade and young ladies division with a long roster of officers and ward representatives. T S Gilliland pres and G M Saltzgaber sec announce the list.
Mrs Dr J Priest visits her parents Mr and Mrs Jas Tolan. Mr J D Myers of Mansfield Ohio guests of W L and J F Rank. Rev Kennedy and Rev E P Blcock in town. Deputy Sheriff Comer active. T E Cunningham of Lima attends court. Mrs Sahlquist offers rent or boarding in her North Washington residence. STAUTER advertises 10 cent cigars for 5 cents.
A 160 acre farm with 65 acres cleared and orchard is offered for 1000 dollars under value in the J. M. C. Marble estate. Emerson and Marble seek Building Association stock at the First National Bank. Also shows corsets and health syrups for sale by J. S. Brumback Co. and local druggists W. H. Pennell and A. Melsheimer.
T S McKim returns from the east with a stock of dry goods and nations offering bargains in cashmere for ladies saques and the Jamestown Alpacas. Also notes cash for butts and invites readers to visit. Gilliland Johns Co offer seed oats and seed corn. McCoy seed corp is for sale.
Our own Correspondent reports warm weather and thriving crops in Adams county Indiana while warning of a Murphy fever outbreak with 285 cases since Sunday. The letter condemns Van Wert influences and urges pledge support for temperance alongside signings and meetings.
The Middlepoint area stays busy as farmers push growth with little lumber and no bolts. Priddy enters Myer’s Patent Lifting Jacks trade, Mumaugh sells property but stays local, Dippery buys new iron blacksmith business, and J W Summersett launches the Middlepoint Index. Temperance pledges rise to 269 as meetings press on.
From our correspondent the Marion fire report chronicles the destruction of the Masonic Block and surrounding structures on a Friday night. The blaze began at the Thomas millinery store, spread rapidly to two framed buildings, and overwhelmed the fire department due to equipment and nozzle issues. Town officials call for an investigation to identify failures and prevent a recurrence.
The Adams Express Company delivered a six foot high rustic chair from Apple Creek to Hon. R. B. Hayes in Washington. It bears carved labels Louisiana on the back, South Carolina on the right arm, Colored Voters on the left, Southern Commission and Fifteenth Amendment on the seat, and North and South on the front legs. It is described as a burlesque construct and was forwarded to the White House on Saturday.
A Boston Commercial Bulletin fragment riffs on a misheard dinner plan with Sherry and guests. The Chicago Journal jokes about General Sheridan being promoted to the fatherhood of twin daughters, noting he already has three daughters and is a happy man.
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