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Newspaper

Wayne County Herald

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1902

Page

4

A Lark on the Lawn third entertainment at Citizens Benefit Course

The third entertainment on the Citizens Benefit Course was presented Tuesday evening February 18 at the tilly opera house by the Juniors in a program titled A Lark on the Lawn. The show featured multiple choirs, vocal solos, brass quartettes, a farce, and a Jingle Bells finale, praised for its dramatic talent and polished performance. It also reports on fruit trade statistics from 1901 and German fruit imports, noting bananas, apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums, berries and shipments from Austria Hungary, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy and America.

Tily Opera House United States Canada Fruit Trade Journal and Produce Guenther Frankfort Germany Austria Hungary Holland Belgium France Italy America Berlin

Prospecting for coal near Custaloga eyed by Ashland & Wooster RR

New Coal Field Orrville Crescent reports H B Camp of Akron has long searched south of Custaloga finding a seven foot cannel coal vein and a thicker second vein said to rival Massillon coal. Camp controls thousands of acres under lease as a mining expert reviews the area with expansion plans for a railroad extension to the coal fields in coming months.

Orrville Crescent H B. Camp Akron Custaloga Massillon Camp Ashland & Wooster RR

Fifth Annual Institute Held at Lattasburg

The fifth annual farmers institute was held at Lattasburg on February 10 and 11 with strong attendance. Prof A D Selby of Wooster spoke on Principles of Fruit Canning and its Methods, The Smuts of Grain, Public High Schools Why not in the Country, and Nature Plants on the Farm and What They Teach. Dr Firestone of Wooster addressed on Some of the Mistakes a Farmer Makes.

Farmers’ Institute Lattasburg A D Selby Wooster R Firestone

City Council Returns Opera House Rent to Building Fund

A city council session on Monday halted minor business after a rent payment dispute. The clerk was ordered to refund 27.50 collected for two Citizens' benefit entertainments. the university will supply funds later. Several residents from Wayne, Weat Salem, Wooster, Orrville, Mansfield, Ashland, and Paris are listed.

City Opera House Courage

Madisonburg festival to open February 22 at school building

A festival and evening program will take place at the Madisonburg School on February 22 starting at 10 PM with talks on school indifference, textbooks, teachers as citizens, school boards duties, and a mystery query box. An entertainment with music, Farce Two Ghosts in White, and The New Woman drama follows at 7:80 PM. an old Perrysville soldier was found frozen after an escape, and Lent begins February 12 lasting until Easter March 30. Kellogg sanitarium in Battle Creek burned, losses around 300000.

Madisonburg Teachers-Of- Wayne- To Hronson O K Lehman Gill G Kindig Walter Firestone L. R Yeager Martha Geyer O XK Lehman

Canaan Frank Mossington and local entertainments noted

The week featured Frank Mossington in a ling co show at the Mr church and a successful past week audience in Burbank and Lattasburg. Sherman Long and Mise Isa Sayner wed at the bride’s home last Thursday evening. Epworth League held a devotional at John Palker’s home. The school plans an entertainment Saturday with a drama titled Dutch Joke. The Lutheran congregation met Monday near Crestom. F B Holvington and wife visited friends in Lodi. Ed Miller and daughter plan a Massillon visit. Lee Orr and wife visited brother Charles Orr. Darrall learned of her father’s death at Lavdlat on Wednesday. University Quartets gave a good concert Tuesday evening. Prof Sauvain led the University chorus as funds raised.

Burbank Lattasburg Sherman Long Mise Isa Sayner Wwe Thuredayéoverning Does Lizaie Wiles Werd Wodeter Sebbath Beck Rinter Irt Ville Epworth Léague John Palker Hathé Seaiah Knestrick Crestom B. Hfolvington Lodi Ed Millers Yidi Frianda Massillon Lee Orr Bartigh Chres Orr Darrall Lavdlat University Quertets Sauvain Sauvain,» Companieil Hese Egnésir Udiversity C. E Society

Teachers Institute Hosts Village Event and Wedding

A Teachers Institute gathering drew many teachers from nearby areas. On Thursday evening the home of the bride’s mother hosted the wedding ceremony of Charles King and Ida Horet, performed by Rev Ellen King. Roy Grey greeted village friends as fifty to sixty Methodist members and guests later enjoyed a bountiful oyster supper at Enos Hole’s home.

Charles King Ellen King Ashland Roy Grey Barberton Methodist Church Enos Hole

Ohio House considers flag for state design by Eisenman

Speaker McKinnon introduced a bill in the Ohio House to adopt a pennant shaped state flag designed by Cleveland architect John Eisenman. The flag would have three red and two white stripes with a blue triangular field bearing seventeen five pointed white stars around a red central disc. Louie Shiaffert of Midway fell and broke his feet Monday afternoon. A Lincoln-McKimbey entertainment is set at the high school next Monday.

McKinnon Ohio House of Representatives State of Ohio John Eisenman Cleveland

Public Auction Notices Near Plain Church Area

Sold items include 7 head of cattle or live stock, farm implements, potatoes, and household goods. Multiple sales listed with dates Feb 21 Feb 27 28 and Mar 4 6, starting around noon. locations span west of Woodeta? Plain Church and near Morrland to New Petersburg route. G T Silver, Auditor. various executors and agents oversee sales.

Local Commissioners Bar Extra Payment in County Ditch Case

The Wayne and Stark commissioners in conciliation refused contractor McClure's claim for additional payment to dig a joint county ditch. They ruled McClure had no right to the extra funds, ending the dispute over overdue money.

Wayne Starkcommitee Reb Ageim McClure

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