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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
5
A nighttime burglary attempt at Hoover Cottage is recounted with janitor Willis Trank defending his home with a pistol. He fired multiple times as two assailants fled through the laundry window, leaving bullet marks in walls and stairs. Public doubt and questions about authenticity follow the event and Trank’s honesty is noted.
An interesting Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting was held in church parlors. Papers read by Mrs. Wm. Annat Misa Apra Sprague Miss Cunningham and Mrs F W Crowles. About 200 dollars were raised in the past year. New officers elected include president Miss Alice Hatfield vice president Mrs Lowry secretary Miss Dora Morgan treasurer Miss Ann Harrison. Olee Fanok to represent at the C EB convention in Ashland in April. Mrs W D Tyler to attend the missionary board meeting in Pittsburgh.
A string of village notes recalls residents visiting relatives in Cleveland Memphisdale and Wooster with several travelers moving for work. A party honored Miss Villa Ophafen before her return home. Adam Schultz and Miss Alice Lewellyn wed with a home ceremony. Dr Kings New Discovery is touted at Laubach Bid’s drug store with free trial bottles and a guarantee.
Pro bate Court proceedings before Judge J. C. McClerran and associates include deeds of assignment by land partners D. W Allen and E. J McQannland. Administrators Isaac Franks and others file distributive and final accounts with hearings set for April 7. Appointments, bonds, and guardianship actions span Isaac Franks estate, Sophia Fucklager for Ida Hoff, Zeno Ettott, Allen & McCausland agents, Jacob Oswald executors, Catherine Bertram, Matt Wile assignee extension, Priscilla Baker real estate sale petition, and Mary Kennelly gale bill.
Judge Eagon presides the first session in the remodeled room while Judge Maxwell handles motions and cases including Ernest Smith 18 guilty plea for larceny at Howard and Graber’s, a 30 day workhouse term plus $50 fine, and a dispute over land donated for school use with injunctions and ownership rulings.
A letter explains composing a fertilizer with 33 percent ammonia 10 to 11 percent phosphoric acid and 29 percent potash. It details using tankage bone phosphate and muriate or sulfate of potash to reach target nutrients with calculations, notes on available phosphoric acid, and comparison to ready mixed formulas plus potential farm-saved costs.
A reader condemns nine tenths of seed varieties as humbugs and notes buyers suffer from unreliable results. The piece praises Landroth's Seeds as accurately represented for 115 years offering certainty and satisfaction.
Reall, Wonderful. It is really worth noting how thoroughly old wallpaper can be cleaned. Electric Wall Paper Cleaner will restore it to its original brightness and beauty. A package costs only a trifle and is sufficient for a large room. The operation is easy and not risky. Each package is guaranteed to do exactly what is claimed. Save money by using Electric Wall Paper Cleaner instead of expensive pen and paper.
A short notice from CRAIGHEAD and CO indicates a transaction or listing named A Pretty Basket. The item involves monetary detail with the symbol £ suggesting a price or value. The exact nature of the sale or description of the basket is not provided in readable context.
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