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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1885
Page
5
The list details departure times from this city on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway with schedule in effect May 24 1885.
A memorial service praised General Grant for Christian faith and indomitable spirit. Speakers lauded his battlefield leadership, emphasized character over rank, and urged emulation of his courage and faith. The crowd sang doxology as Rev J W Bloyd closed with benediction.
Annie Bartol fired twice during a quarrel with her husband George Bartol. The second shot struck above the left eye, penetrating the brain. Bartol collapsed. he survived briefly, later dying, and Annie Bartol was jailed on a shooting with intent to kill charge with bail set at 3000 dollars.
Canton Democrat reports George Bartel resting quietly with no current adverse symptoms. If inflammation does not set in, his chances for recovery seem good though sudden change could prove fatal. Remarkably, he may end up walking with a bullet three and a half inches deep in his brain.
The sixth annual meeting and basket picnic of the Wayne County Pioneer Association will be held at Highland Park on Saturday August 29 at 9 o clock in the morning. The constitution was amended to admit residents of the county for 21 years and 40 years of age upon paying 25 cents to join. An invitation is extended. By order of Executive Committee James Johnson Secretary. All county papers please copy.
The Mount Vernon and Pan Handle Route offers a low rate excursion to Columbus on Sunday August 16. Trains depart Orrville at 6 50 am and Apple Creek at 7 08 am, reaching Columbus by 9 00 am. Return on any regular train by August 17 for 2 dollars round trip.
The Wayne County Teachers Institute will convene at Wooster High School in Ohio the week of August 24 1885. Hon Thomas W Harvey author of Harvey's English Grammar leads the lectures on school management and instructional methods with papers and county teachers contributing in discussions daily.
The notice invites all county teachers and school officers to attend School Directors Day with entertainment arranged by H. H. Miller and J. L. Orr. It promises a profitable program and urges teachers to ensure attendance for the entire week. E. Warner and S. Eversoe.
Notice outlines passenger routing through Pullman Palace cars and day coaches with a single car change from the Lake to the Gu, no transfers, effective June 27. Daily Nos. 1 203 and 6 operate each day except Sundays, per E Jantd general passenger agent and N Monsarrat general superintendent Akron.
Trains run daily except Sunday between Wheeling and Bridgeport depot. Cars stop on signal and the schedule notes arrival and departure procedures for riders using the bridge route.
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