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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1884
Page
1
Last Monday was St Patrick's day with rain and mud and little business. Read Orra M. Kyle's letter from Brazil and a Kansas column. Republican primary election next Saturday the 20th. Arbor day set for April 18. Lectures by Col Bain and Rev Windigler noted. Mansion, library, and church events plus community notices and brief town items throughout Wayne County.
Under Mr W H Peters guidance Millbrook school closed last Saturday in March. Pupils and friends enjoyed a fine dinner followed by afternoon exercises. Remarks by the esteemed teacher and welcoming guests filled the event. Miss Mary Kellers won the best spelling prize with 95 percent. Mr Peters will be retained for the coming year.
About thirty five people gathered at J.J. Ashenhurst residence to surprise him on his return from a western trip. The house was brightly lit and awaited his arrival, but he came in unexpectedly, leaving the celebration momentarily unsettled.
Dr De Witt will lecture in the chapel Saturday evening on Thomas Aquinas. His spring talk at First Presbyterian pleased the audience and prompted a second lecture. The free address will explore a fascinating era and character. The Doctor will also preach on the Sabbath morning.
Deed of assignment from David A. Simon to Daniel Rieder filed. Will of Reynolds spy probated. Guardian C Z Yoder ordered to sell George Camp real estate in Smithville. Joash Yoder to sell Wayne township estate of Barbara Campbell. Bond $1. Elizabeth Moore will probated. Ann Johnson will probated. Deed of assignment Henry Goudy to Daniel Rieder filed. Executors Cook and Watters to sell land in Sugarcreek township. Willis A. Slanker named administrator. Bond $500. Isaac K. Jamison final account as administrator of Samuel Crankleton estate. hearing May 7. Will of Joseph Showalter probated. George Jr Michael named administrator of John Shepherd estate. Bond $3,000. Guardians A B Ebright for George and Ben Pocock report sale in Chester township to David Feeman for $5,990. sale confirmed. Elizabeth Moore will probated. hearing April 17.
Col Bain will speak at the First Methodist Church Thursday night March 27 presenting Our Boys and Girls Nice and Naughty. Endorsements from Waverly Republican Salina Herald and Cedar Rapids Daily Republican praise his rapid versatile and thrilling oratory with humor pathos and logic.
Obituary for John Wilhelm a longtime Wooster carriage maker and community pillar born 1810 in Pennsylvania. He died at 6 30 am after a lengthy life of business success and generous hospitality leaving ten children and a large network of friends. funeral at Beall Avenue and Oak Hill cemetery with Mason and Odd Fellow lodge participation.
Describes the late Dr. D A Wallace residence on North Market Street with 12 rooms, a bathroom, furnace heating, and modern improvements. Inquiries are invited from potential renters.
Plymouth Rock eggs offered after a date at 40 cents per dozen. Interested buyers may leave orders at T. C. Pollock's Grocery. CG. Yoder, Slow ’¢ El,ERSVILLE, QO.
Announcement from Kate Orr of Saybolt Ave Wooster that she has resumed dressmaking and invites ladies to have garments neatly made and well fitted.
S C Hubbell keeps on hand all kinds of coal lime cement and related materials. Orders left at his Buckeye Street office opposite Archer House and just south of Liberty Street will be promptly attended to.
Waitsore and Co of Congress Ohio offer apple butter manufactured wholly from cider and apples. 200 gallons priced at 40 cents per gallon, 250 gallons at 00 cents per gallon, and 250 gallons at 60 cents per gallon, all put up in gallon cracks.
For sale a new two story frame dwelling with fences. Good well drained yard with stone well and cistern. New barn yard elevated and sodded enclosed by new fence. Alley on two sides. Location near ten minutes walk from the square. For details call D Sk Rogtysex's Book Bindery Wooster Ohio.
A story and a half house with seven rooms sits on ten acres five miles west of Wooster and one mile north of Jefferson. Includes a good stable and outbuildings, an orchard of forty bearing apple trees, and other fruit. Sold cheap on easy terms. Inquiries to R. S. Mason near the premises. 6w13.
Dr. Gunn in the New Family Physician argues that frequent changes of a child’s dress exhaust electricity and can cause death. Case anecdotes describe losses after repeated bathing and wardrobe changes, while a single weekly change and regular washing are advised to maintain health. Jhon S. Adair of Wooster is listed as Wayne County agent for the publication.
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