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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
8
Smithville notes recount a house fire near Towburn and a funeral for John Miller at Bethel church. Local residents, farms, and families including Hutchinson, Miller, Ponting, and Adams appear among several health, schooling, and church events shaping a tight community week.
A fragmentary record notes a near house fire from a chimney incident on North Market Street and a distant alarm in the eastern city area. It also mentions social events at College Hill, a property sale in Orrville, a February wedding at Bloomington, and a speaker lineup with two local academics who reportedly died before a meeting. The Wooster Drum Corps held a successful bazaar to fund travel to Washington for the presidential inauguration, while recent church and survey news update local civic activity.
Public sale notices describe sale of farming outfit with horses cattle sheep oats and corn at Applecreek residence on March 1 1897 plus an administrator sale at Byers Farm Wooster March 2 1907 listing phaeton rig household goods horses cows wheat and other property to be sold at 2 p m with details of involved parties and locations.
City Council met Monday evening with Eli Zaring and Joseph Sullivan presiding. Minutes were read and approved. Engineers were ordered to plot Bolus alley to prevent encroachment. Bills for legal services and attorney fees were approved and paid from the refunding bond fund. An ordinance paused to pay bills. Meeting adjourned.
A sequence of 80 to 85 acre land tracts in Cangoo Union Sugarcreek Wayne and Saltorook townships are slated for public sale on February 20 through March 15 1897. Appraisals range from 600 to 3840 dollars with guardians and parties named.
Mablon Roach was to Millerabura on Tuesday. Bir. and dirs. Gev. A. Shives of Kansas City are visiting Wooster relatives. Mrs. John Van Noatran of Cleveland is visiting her parenteen Want Liberty at. Harry Taylor and wife of Orrville spect the Sabbath with his parents in this city. Mrs. H. White and daughter of Millersburg visited Wooster relatives this week. H.R. Smith Ey, has returned from Bt. Joseph, Mo., where he attended to some legal business Mrs. Dr. C. B. Stewart and daughter are gueets of her sister, Mra N. B. Work on Bowman St. Hugh Barnett of Springfield spent the Sabbath with his cousins Robert and Allen Barnett In this city, pir. Koas McElroy with the John Church Music Co., was in the city last Saturday. Me enjoys his work on the road and is making business hom.
Tickets on sale March 2 and 3 with fall particulars from Pennsylvania Line Ticket Agent or O L Krupart A G P Agt Cleveland. Not included in fare but in the train service difference noted for trips to the Inauguration over the Pennsylvania Short Lines. Details from Pennsylvanian Line Ticket Agent or O O Knewatt A G P Agt Cleveland. Subscribe for the Herald.
Washington works to free Sylvester Scovel amid Spanish custody. Senate resolution urges State Department to press Havana and Madrid for release, while officials pursue trial rights and possible transfer. Dispatches detail Scovel arrest in Zaza and a tangled travelogue of consular efforts and cross border diplomacy.
Crowds lined the Washington area for ceremonies as excursion tickets become available at Pennsylvan ia Lines with sales on March 2 and 3. University notes mention Wooster delegates meeting in Cleveland for the State Oratorical Contest and Prof Compton’s return to Westminster.
An ad claims Swamp Root relieves back and kidney pain, improves urine flow, and reduces nightly trips to the bathroom. It urges readers to mail for samples and pamphlet, noting price fifty cents to one dollar and advising purchase from Dr Kilmer Co, Binghamton NY.
Local timetable listing daily trains on the Cleveland Wooster and Munkingum Valley lines with connections via Baltimore. References to Standard Flying Route Oe 9 Oe 103 9.50 108-725 and agents L. Allen at Chicago G. Weisling in Willonton provide routing details and schedules for travel.
A list of local churches with weekly worship times, Sunday services at 10:30 A. M. and 6:30 P. M. at several congregations including Westminster, First and United Presbyterians, English Lutheran, and Methodist. Also notes Sunday School, prayer meetings, and youth programs, with addresses near Market and Larwill Streets and surrounding areas.
A damaged OCR list shows commodity names with scattered prices for butter lard beans peaches cabbage onions apples wheat rye oats timothy seed flax seed wool and wood. The garbled text includes unit notes and stray numbers, suggesting a historical price sheet or market listing with multiple agricultural goods. No cohesive narrative or clear dates beyond Feb 10.
The Wooster Herald Office on the northeast corner of Public Square offers wedding cabinets souvenir cards and endless variety of fine programs for school closing exercises.
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