27 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
1
Wayne County briefs from Wooster and vicinity report births, marriages, court actions, public works, and local jobs. Highlights include appointments, school site actions, a gas railway proposal, property sales, and a sheriff sale setting. Local names include McConnel, Keim, Bempleot, Peckinpeigh, and Young volunteers.
The community notes hot weather with rain easing field and garden growth. Local people include Mosara Edgel Munaun Wagner Birch James Jumegon and Miss Stetle Cook. Mrs Shaffer recovers her health and returns to the street. A town show drew crowds Monday night. Dr Rosas Jameson reports a runaway incident. Officials in SCtown push removal of saloons amid temperance cheers. Infant baptism observed at the Presbyterian church. Jenote Brown returns to Smithville and Will Finley and bride move into Mrs Dunham's home.
Workers on the Bell farm south of Wooster and at Henry Peake farm near Creston drill three wells. Prof Bennett and Woodland recovered a drill piece from the Gelrgey well over 300 feet deep. The Bacher farm well now reaches about 600 feet with strong oil and gas indications.
Ashland and Wooster Railway officers and a citizen's committee met in Wooster with General Manager H R Smith to discuss completing the Camp Road link. The group intends to raise funds and secure right of way, aiming to begin construction once sufficient funds and land are secured, with a Sept 1 deadline notice to Camp. A committee list and new officers were formed to oversee the effort and hire Alrinzi Ganningheanm for full-time work between Applecreek and Wooster.
Rex Cs Warner a former chaplain in chief of the G A R died July 10 in Knoxville Tennessee at age 56 He was born in Wayne County and served two years in the Oneida volunteers Before entering the ministry he worked as a dry goods clerk in Wooster He married a daughter of Alex Langhn of Noldaye Wooster and was active in Methodist pulpits across Obic Tennessee Gat Maryland and the Colombo district
Daniel Hoffman retired farmer died Friday at his Sprucest home from a complication of ailments aged 84 years 11 months and days. He married Eliza in 1837. Survived by daughters Mrs Mary Gathris Coshocton County Ohio Mrs Joseph Roth Shreve Ohio Mrs Loving Bahl Manfield Mrs J D Boyar San Francisco Mrs Thompson Mrs J Rob Snyder Wooster Ohio and Mrs Eliza Hanna Lucerne Indiana. Funeral held 2:30 pm Sunday July 23.
Mrs. Alice Cunningham formerly of Wooster died at her home in Colorado City on Monday July 17 from cancer. Brisbane granddaughter of Alexander Garing of East North at.
Mrs. Mary Schafer wife of Conrad Schafer died at the family residence on Weat Northast on Sunday July 23 aged 43. The funeral was held from St. Mary’s Catholic church at 8 30 a m Tuesday with interment in the Catholic cemetery.
Joseph Bentel Day ten weeks old son of Prof Ed A and Bertha Bentel Day of Cleveland died of cholera infantum at the Bentel home on Bealet ave at 6 p.m. Monday. Burial from the Bentel home at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Mrs Anna Smyser of near Reedsburg died from paralysis on Tuesday July 18 at age 76 years 11 months. Funeral was held Friday conducted by Rev T W Bellingham.
Delilah Arnold aged 20 died at her parents home on North Milla Street Fredericksburg on Wednesday July 19 from consumption. Mrs Delilah Arnold is identified in local notices as the deceased.
Probate Court proceedings before Judge J DeMelinrran John M Koch guardian of the estate and first account hearings on Sept 1. Various estates including Bolomon Bauwitz Adam Kurz Margaret Petera Ward C Peters Deborah Kithcart Henry Reichenbach Peter Bixler Dannemiller Bros Anthony Monuez and others receive appointments final accounts and sales orders. An imbecile status for Barah Fartig and guardian Willis Bishop with bond set.
Miss Bolle Emerson, 65, millinery store owner at Mount Eaton, died after a phaeton overturned three miles from Massillon when a horse kicked and backed over an embankment. Sadie Schlaffey, her companion, escaped injury. Emerson died within minutes from head injuries.
Susana Blegaing, wife of John Blessing, died of a hemorrhage at the family residence on Blessing Avenue Saturday evening July 22. She was 71 years, 9 months, and 1 day old. Funeral from the residence Monday July 24 at 2 30 p m with interment in Wooster.
Mrs Marion Crawford died Friday at her home two miles south of Burbank. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 10 a m with interment at Burbank.
Mrs David Blough of Milton township was found dead sitting up in bed Friday morning from heart disease. She was 65. Her husband and three children survive.
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