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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1889
Page
5
Shop at No 12 East Main Street for clothing and furnishing goods hats caps and underwear with a large fall and winter stock including overcoats. Prices claimed to be lower than last winter and a promise of good quality and trim.
Jones and Wilson and Sweet and Blackley bought a new fireproof safe. A Maxwell Chicago salesman visits Pan with 18 000 wallpaper samples. Clothing stores will close at six starting Wednesday evenings, with two exceptions. Citi zens Electric Light and Power trench work began Tuesday afternoon and brick laying started Thursday. Comer and Edson returned home Monday after bear hunting in Northern Michigan, two bears found. Circuit Court convened Tuesday, officials say they finished early. judge travel due to show. Miss Jesse Morgan, state YWCA superintendent, will miss parlor meeting at Miss Alexander's for several days. Lima plans a winter lecture course with Burdette and others opening on the 16th led by Bob Burdette. Van Wert urged to host a course.
Monday evening twenty or more of the W C T U surprised Mrs. R. Dettmer by calling in a body and presenting her with a full set of chairs including a rocker. She expressed her gratitude to the donors on her return.
Street Talk records a Celina resident comparing Mercer county’s fair to Van Wert’s. He faults Mercer for poor management and apathy among merchants, noting Van Wert’s success with strong community effort and predicting it will remain the leading fair until Mercer counties mobilize and unite.
The spot near the Pennsylvania depot is described as the most dangerous in town during the forenoon as eastbound freights arrive and cars shift in front of the depot. Strangers note frequent near misses and several deaths in recent years, urging the company to relocate switching to protect riders when the new depot is built.
Phil ip Hertel of Liberty township reported a loss of twenty bushels of his choicest apples from his orchard after leaving a wagon overnight. The thief took only the apples and left the wagon, prompting comments on the need for future punishment.
A historical license record names Samual Hertel and Lizzie Ebers with others including John Summel and Elizabeth George, Frank Quackenbush and Lora L. Hogue, Joseph J. Doner and Sarah Oakley, and several more pairs. The item notes one license issued with a please dont publish directive.
The Magnificent Structure on Water and Jefferson Streets was dedicated yesterday as First M. I. church in Van Wert. Dr LeRoy Belt preached the dedicatory sermon as Rev Clark Crawford made his final Van Wert appearance and Rev J H Fitzwater began his in the city. The debt free ceremony followed large subscriptions and a community effort extending thirteen years. The 700 member congregation and many clergy attended as a celebratory service highlighted by the new organ.
Joseph Ross, the popular blacksmith of Shasta, has been named post master in the village.
The dry goods stores in town will close at 6 p.m. starting last Tuesday except on Mondays and Saturdays. P. M. Ireland, former proprietor of Enterprise undertaking, now travels for an undertaking supply firm at Zanesville. Best wishes to him.
Samuel Hertel and Lizzie Ebers were married Tuesday October first at 5 p m in the Evangelical Association parsonage with Rev. Fred Ranch officiating.
Remaining in the post office at Van Wert for the week ending Oct. 3, 1880. Names include Thad Atkinson Carrie Brown Mrs Mahala Bibb M J Campbell Olley Depue Miss Mary E danels Noah Davis Jno W iivert Temi Hendricks Gertrude Maradith CO 8 Scot Geo 8 Demler Anna Winters Mary A Timbers Mrs Barbara Persons. Callers please say advertised. A T Datrey P M.
O D Goss questions Kansas prohibition while Governor and senators defend it as popular policy. Mrs Henry Robinson dies at 66 in First Ward after a week of illness and is laid to rest at Presbyterian Church. Funeral notes say her husband Mr Robinson remains frail and near death.
The Ful ton county Tribune reports Rev J H Fitzwater led Wauseon Methodist church three years, lifting debt, doubling membership to 240, and shaping a strong ministry. Rev Clark Crawford departs Van Wert for Morgantown then Providence Rhode Island after three years praised for unity, temperance work, growth, and 285 additions.
A long list of residents visiting relatives and traveling to cities including Toledo Cleveland Chicago and Ann Arbor with many names and locations. The notice urges a water works vote, praising local interest and urging prompt preliminaries and spring pipe laying.
The Butteriy office received from Chicago a finest collection of stationery samples for ball programs hall folders wedding and party invitations and similar goods. The samples range from cheapest to most expensive. Examine them to plan orders even if not needed.
A Republican mass meeting is planned for next Tuesday evening with speakers Stephen A. Douglas Jr. of Chicago and I F Mack of Sandusky. Willshire G A R posts host a supper on Wednesday October 9. The Mackinaw shop move is likely soon. Church farewell for a retiring pastor includes gifts and a speech. Post office changes install a glass front and new lock boxes. A mandamus suit over road survey funding advances to Circuit Court. Good roads debate cites bonds and future taxation. County Grange meeting postponed by weather with a varied literary program.
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