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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1868
Page
3
A supplemental Bulletin will issue Wednesday morning with Senator Wilsons speech Maine election returns and local items. It will be gratis. Republicans and Democrats may pick up copies. Also notes new stock openings and political discussions with several meetings scheduled across townships and a Republican rally success reported in brief summaries.
Mayer and Cahn at the Melodeon Hall Clothing Store announce arrival of their Fall and Winter stock. Cahn has been East selecting these goods, promising a vast assortment and prices lower than ever. Call and see for yourself.
J. W. Mount offers to sell his residence for 2000 dollars with 1000 down and the balance due in one and two years. Interest applies and the sale is secured by a mortgage on the property.
Mr B Decker of Decker Bros travels to New York to buy a large elegant stock of goods for winter trade priced at £0 11, aiming to refresh their inventory and appeal to customers in the coming season.
Exhibitors must enter articles before the fair starts and no late entries. Animals on site by noon, removal only with permission. Premiums, entry fees, and membership rules outlined. adults pay admission, members receive badges, and multiple entries allowed with fee limits. Trotting events set for days two and three with purses for fastest trotter and best female rider, all entries due by September 21.
The document outlines a four meeting agreement between J J Price and J W Steel on political issues. Dates cover September 12 1863 at Van Wert September 15 1868 at Wiltshire September 19 186s at Liberty Center and September 22 at Vendocia. Each discussion allocates specified speaking times with price and steel. Each side pays half the hall rent. Two moderators will be chosen by each disputant to maintain order and time.
Notices of marriages in Van Wert County Ohio mark the day September 6. A loose Civil War column rails at Robert Ould and Grant, cites a 1864 City Point exchange letter, notes a Kentucky theft and a New York disorderly arrest, and mentions A. B. McCurdy selling Children Cabs and Carriages at cost.
All indebted to the Estate of O W Rose deceased must pay by August 1 or be sued. Nancy Rose Administratrix announces. A B McCurdy & Co advertise a large assortment of Looking Glasses, kettles, cider mills and presses, evaporator and cane mills, grain drills, and No 1 spinning wheel and reel at low cash prices from their hardware store.
Fragmented timetable notes show trains and arrivals through Ohio cities including Mansfield Wooster Crestline Upper Sandusky Bucyrus and Fort Wayne with multiple stops and times. The clipping mentions Pittsburgh connections, Rochester, Alliance and Columbus region stations with generic departure and arrival cues and an agent signature.
Readable entries list prizes for cattle horses hogs and sheep by age and class, with prices paid for best bull, calf, ewes and rams. Exhibits include milch cows, brood mares, stallions, geldings, sheep, hogs, poultry, farm produce, and domestic manufactures with detailed weights, ages, and jury criteria. Strong entities include Class A Cattle and Class F Farm Products, alongside named items like butter cheese and wool products and notes on measurement affidavit requirements.
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