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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1880
Page
3
The Presbyterian Church ladies are arranging a Strawberry Festival with the date to be announced next week. New paper at Wiltshire named The Gazette by E L Slottabeck formerly of Delphos. the issue is described as neat in appearance.
The Van Wert Golden Rule Aid Company was incorporated on the 19th instant. Incorporators are L. H. Hopkins Col. I. N. Alexander L. Patterson O. D. Swartout and W. H. Pennell.
The School Board elected President W. L. Scott Clerk H. Robinson Treasurer J. A. Conn Agent and Treasurer DePuy estate D. P. Donathan for the year. Court disposed of many minor cases while promising to try criminals next week.
A Van Wert youth, Mr. Edward J. Scott, is appointed Superintendent of Printing at the Ohio Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Columbus with a salary of twelve hundred dollars per year.
The Lutherans held a Wednesday and Thursday bazar praised for its tasteful decorations and wide range of foods and goods. It yielded about $200 in profit for the society.
A three year old son of Mr William DeMoss sustained severe forearm burns when he toppled onto a hot stove as his mother rushed to rescue him. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon as the child climbed onto a chair near the fire.
L F Zimmerman advertises fabrics by the yard including New Calico and New Bleached Muslin with various prices. Also offered are New Colored Shirting, New Gloves Parasols and Fans, plus Mme Demorest's New Summer Patterns just received.
Ferdinand Risky sued the village after his young daughter was cut by a nail on a cracked sidewalk near school routes. Justice C P Richey awarded 31 dollars but the town council appealed. Mayor Porter faced censure for neglecting sidewalk repairs.
Advertises a Henry's Minstrels show at Waverly Hall next Monday evening. The troupe drew a full house at Lemon's Hall on December 27, 1879, praised for refined negro minstrelsy, strong acting, original jokes, and notable cornet solos by HI Henry.
In Mercer county Dublin township voted on a $20,000 bond issue to extend the Narrow Gauge railroad four miles to Shanesville. The contest was bitter but voters approved the proposition by a substantial 112‑vote margin. The page also notes town events, local visits, and upcoming entertainment shows reflecting community life.
A Monday meeting formed a committee to decorate graves at Woodland Cemetery. Members include Mrs. Ezra Thomas Rosa Evers Stella Brumback James E. Morrison Jacob Fenter and others. The group departs at 9 a m from Waverly Hall and returns by 2 pm for the program and address by Rev. D L Mackenzie. Colonel I N Alexander leads as Marshal with aides and guards.
Local gossip covers a Rail Road election due next Tuesday. Reports note tickets sold for a Colfax lecture and a parade of town events including a new writing school, Decoration Day planning, and a new fire department chief appointment.
The notice directs sending produce to A. W. Scott & Co. located at 43 West Main Street for sale or collection.
The Gazette notes a young man’s embarrassment from a long red hair in his teeth at a Lima festival. It also adds Hudson Watt to a list of recently noted elderly Lima residents who have died this year.
List of letters remaining for week ending May 17 1880 at Van Wert Ohio includes Baer Elizabeth Baxter Mary Jane Coil John Flyne Bernard Franklin Alice J Green Joseph Kubler Mary Jane Miller Naze Wm Smith Fredrick J Snyder D and B Torr Jennie Wolfe Miss Sarah E Persons calling for these letters please say advertised giving date H H Urpearove P M
A. W. Scott & Co. advertises a wide selection of fresh groceries at 43 West Main Street inviting customers to stop by for new stock and daily essentials.
Offers loans to farmers for one to five years with no commissions or agent fees. No charge for drawing and recording mortgage. Advises using home funds rather than mortgaging to Eastern capitalists. Apply to [entity not specified].
The notice requires applicants to submit handwritten forms with full name date of birth legal residence education occupation and employment history. Each application needs two character certificates and an oath of truthfulness and good conduct. a separate ad promotes Weldy’s writing school in Donathan and Humphrey halls with evening classes and a prize contest.
A representative of R Sutton & Co outlines an illustrated history project for Van Wert and Mercer counties. The multi volume work will cover railroad maps, county and township histories, war records, portraits, and biographical sketches, inviting local material to aid the effort.
The Friends announce a nine day camp meeting in Delphos Ohio starting June 11 with ministers H Bergman A Bergman Dellie Bronson E Pemberton A Kenworth B Jones E Jones and W W Watts. Services are at 10am 3pm and 730pm with a small gate collection for a new Friends Church in Delphos. Everyone is invited.
The church faces a long standing debt of about 250 dollars. A Christian Reunion and Free Will Offering will begin Saturday May 30 at 10 30 a m at the Opera House and continue three days through Monday evening June 1 1880. H J Lewis pastor.
New York chemist Albert C. Dung of Bowery says St Jacobs Oil cured a well known auctioneer and many other prominent Rheumatism sufferers calling it a reliable remedy.
A satirical plea from Bill Nye in the Denver Tribune condemns buck beer as demoralizing and mind twisting. The tongue in cheek sermon warns youths to avoid the schooner and its hollow bravado, likening its effects to a biting hornet and a restless night. The piece mocks vanity and folly in a biblical register.
The Democratic Delegates At Large are Durbin Ward J H Wade Cleveland John McSweeney Worcester and James B Steedman Toledo Alternates Gen A V Rice Hill T Powell and A R Vanc leaf.
Colonel Dean of the One Hundred and First Indiana attempts a synchronized volley as the regiment lines up. After pauses for commands and a misheard order, guns erupt at staggered intervals. He lambasts the soldiers, dispatching them to quarters with biting sarcasm.
During the Civil War, Miss Annie Pickens daughter of the South Carolina governor was to wed Lt. Andrew de Rochelle in Charleston on April 22, 1863. A shell from a Union gun burst in the room, nine were injured, and Miss Pickens died soon after amid the wedding scene.
Germany continues to strengthen its eastern defenses. Not satisfied with railways and entrenched camps, ten forts at Konigsburg in Prussia will be completed this year and an eleventh at Neuendorf will be started.
A Nevada school trustee attempted to abscond with the district funds only to find the other trustee had already squandered every dollar. He laments that the world is full of thieves and scoundrels, leaving honest men little chance.
Corn is nearly all planted and growing well. Rev. Cooper preached at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday. Alva Baxter’s wagon horse runaway caused no damage. John Zellner visits old county neighbors. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith from De Kalb county visits relatives. Trustees order hogs off public highways unless properly ringed. Anonymous letters ridiculing women and boys questioned. Convoy Band passed through on route to St Marys River. Mrs. James Redrup and son George improving from typhoid pneumonia and rheumatism. Uncle Tom's Cabin staged by Convoy Dramatic Troupe with plans to Middlebury. People urged to give them good support. This will be our last item from this township. others should write often.
Phoebe Hensparrow begs her lazy spouse to fetch clothes and yardwork. Tobias resists chores, eyes a bright future with Colonel Jimmerson's property, horses, and farm labor while hinting at political ambitions as a June convention delegate.
The Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central each employed about 15 000, Chicago and Northwestern and others 10 000 to 12 000. In total about 1 800 roads operated in the United States and Canada, indicating vast railway employment.
Marvellous cure for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headache. Each bottle includes an ingenious nasal injector for treatment at no extra charge. Price cents. L. F. GACKENHEIMER Van Wert Ohio.
In recent months more than 500000 bottles of Shiloh’s Cure have been sold and over 2000 consumption cases cured. The ad claims it heals coughs croup asthma and bronchitis and urges use for any cough or croup and to try it for life value. It also promotes Shiloh’s Porous Plaster sold by Druggist L F Gackenheimer.
Convoy items report dull business but brisk farm trade. Professor T D Brooks started a Wiltshire school and will become Blair Nebraska superintendent with classes starting in September. Local board may delay hiring a teacher for next term. Last Saturday’s exhibition was a success and a repeat is planned next week. Sons of Temperance hosted an ice cream supper with a grand time. Convoy Cornet Band visited Willshire for fishing, claiming good sport and good treatment in Willshire. David Stamm set for a 4 to 6 week Kansas Nebraska trip seeking a future home location. Mrs Martha Smith, wife of H B Smith, died after long cancer, leaving husband, daughter, and friends. D G Brittson sold ice and distributed ice cream briskly. Lutheran Church concert drew a crowded house and pleased all. Flora Miller of Van Wert visited Cassie Leslie. Mrs W M Fredenburg added a millinery stock and invites calls.
A maternal warning touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as guaranteed to cure coughs croup and whooping cough that may lead to consumption. The advertisement lists prices of 10 cents 50 cents and 21 dollars and promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster for lame back side or chest at 25 cents.
An advertisement from Hill & Wilson's Drug Store in Van Wert promotes Dr King s New Discovery as effective for severe coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever consumption and throat lung diseases. A trial bottle costs 10 cents and a full bottle 1.00.
Corn is about all planted as farmers wish for rain. Diphtheria runs in the East Greenbrier area while whooping cough declines. Rev. Dillon will lecture on Free Masonry at Greenbrier Church on June 9. The Dull house stone came from Bluffton today. Florence Blish from Warehouse Point is visiting her brother here. Blish buys a lot at Beldon and plans a blacksmith shop. Mrs. Jane Dull attended the Women's Missionary Society meeting in Fostoria.
The week brings warnings of wheat movement and a robbery. Emery Rummel lost 119 dollars while a thief entered the house. John Sheets woke as the man took his pants, spoke to him, and the thief fled. Miss McQueen lies critically ill. A farmer tried to transport Wert but returned home. A large corn crop is noted at the Corners. An anecdotal testimonial praises St Jacobs Oil from Rochester doctor B PreK.
An 19th century medical notice advertises free literature on liver complaints including torpid liver jaundice biliousness and headaches. It lists diseases treated such as dyspepsia malaria and constipation and directs readers to address Dr Sanford 162 Broadway New York City N Y.
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