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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
3
Several items announce births and marriages in area families, property sales in Clinton and Chippewa townships, ditch sales in Milton township, and local public notices. Notes include pension increases for James Dogan, a murder trial in progress, school board actions, railway right of way meetings, and community church activities in Wooster and surrounding towns.
Pleasant Home prepares to join Inte of Belt Telephone Company as poles arrive at West Salem. W. Hartze recovers from broken leg after ladder fall. doctor says bones set and recovery favorable. Ice cream social by M E church ladies rainout. Neighbors travel to Cleveland. thrashing and wheat harvest report good conditions. Frank Holmes prepares camp grounds. work begins for upcoming season. Scarlet fever reports fade at West Salem. several seek housing in area. Mrs. Worst and Mrs. Olipigera noted ill or busy. additions and new hen house under construction. Funer- al for Miss Myera of West Salem referenced. Mrs. Holmes moves to Pater Weiker home to support father.
Councilman Mongey reported in Medina county that 27 Killbdth Hessya wells were drilled at Alrhart with 19 producers, 2 waste wells and 6 clusters. Six wells will be shot this week while drilling at the Bacher farm faced delays. plans call for Ball Jand south of Wooster and Richardson well at Lodi to resume. The Bacher farm well stands over 300 feet deep.
Richard Landers aged 53 died at his home on Pittsburgh Avenue from malarial poisoning. Born in County Kerry Ireland he came to America as a boy. Surviving wife and children attend funeral Thursday July 20 at 8:30 a.m. from St Marys Catholic Church with Rev F Ankly officiating. Interment in Catholic cemetery.
Mrs Susan Hutchinson, taken to the infirmary from her Wooster area home, died Saturday night after suffering a paralytic stroke about ten days earlier. The remains were interred Monday afternoon at the institution. Funeral conducted by Rev. S7F, Suith.
Rev. Dr. Alita of Wooster, president of the Presbyterian mission in Valparaiso Chile, died Sunday morning in the English hospital at Valparaiso of brain trouble. He was 61. The family resides in Wooster and the community offers sympathy.
Fragmented Applecreek notices record memorials for Mrs Emma Brown Armstrong and Mrs Ella Firestone plus local church activities and society resolutions. Entries mention Elinor Clark, Miss Lydia Hughes, and various visitors from St Louis Cleveland Fredericksburg and Shreve as well as the Home and Foreign Missionary society reflections. The piece also notes a Dixon Illinois death and a New York political bicycle promotion by a Star newspaper board of directors.
Albert W. Swarts of Wooster and Daisy Sweigert of Marshallville. Charles O. Baughman of Akron and Mary A. Ries of Doylestown. Wm. H. Becker of Lattasburg and Mina Abler of Cedar Valley. Frank O. Kent of Alliance and Leva DeRoche of Wooster.
The Mansfield News reports Emma Wagner, 69, widow of the late Squire George Braunéck of Wooster, died after plunging into a cistern. She planned the fall while her husband was at work and was found by daughters and neighbors about six a.m. She leaves four daughters Blanche, Rese, Marie Wagner, and Mrs Mand Zerby.
Dr Frederick W Platt the eye specialist will be at Hotel Yoder this Friday from 8 a m to 6 p m with enhanced facilities for eye examinations and glasses fitting. City fathers meet Monday July 17. John Nalle reports completion of the Plank mill crossing and notes the Spring run sewer left as is. Connell adopts standard brick and stone curb for paving Ft Wayne avenue. bids from Landers Bros Smith and Griest and H A Mowery range from 159.32 to 1670.80 with Landers lowest. Discussion on Sproco street repair deferred to committees. Konna street extension grading status noted and plans to notify Mr Phillipes to repair Applecreek dam. City solicitor to map extension of W South street and fix records reviewed.
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