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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
1
At a May 24 meeting the Health Officer was empowered to buy a disinfection apparatus with equipment not to exceed 25 dollars. The device will be used in the city for sanitization and related purposes, with a disposal fee not over 3 dollars for residents or room occupants who can pay. If unable, township trustees may pay from the Poor fund. Probate Court proceedings.
In Probate Court Judge R L Adair sees first and final accounts for George D. Barnard as administrator of John T. France and for J M Scott as executor of William Scott. Inventory and appraisement filed for Emma J McDowell guardian of James R Morrow et al. Orders to sell real estate issued to Thomas W Orr and to appraise and sell to Wm Miller. Daily hearings set for July 5 and 6 with numerous accounts filed and approved.
Captain J M Shallenberger a Wooster graduate born near Mt Acon has served as assistant public prosecutor in Manila. He is recommended by Judge Whitsett Brigadier General Wheaton Colonel Beacom and S A Groesbeck and will assume the provost court post in the United States bound. Shallenberger served in the 42d Infantry in Manila with proven training and experience for the position.
The village works on wiring and pole installation with plans to connect to Wooster and beyond. A lecture by Dr. C Manly Rice on Cosmos is set for Jefferson Schoolhouse Wednesday. The Jeromeville chair holds the third quarterly meeting at Oak Chapel on Saturday evening and Sunday morning June 1 and 2. Miss Eda Warner hosted two visitors from Burbank over the weekend.
The Massillon Wooster and Manefield Railway Company was incorporated in Columbus on Friday May 24 with a capital stock of 10 000. Founders include T. K. Diasette C. V. Hard F. M. Kirk and A. M. Partish. Two Wooster passing routes are under study and a decision is pending.
Dr William W Taggart Wooster s oldest physician died at his home 97 East Bowman street after eight years of poor health. He was 81 years 9 months 6 days old. Funeral at United Presbyterian church 2 30 p m Monday with interment at Wooster cemetery. Born August 20 1810 in Essex County he taught school and studied medicine before practicing in Smithville and Wooster. He served as examining surgeon for the first draft and in 1892 was surgeon of the 120th Regiment C V I. A longtime church member he spent his final years in quiet retirement after a long life of public service.
Joshua Brothers, 59, of Orrville, was killed Saturday when a horse knocked him down and trampled him while watering the animal. He died at home a few hours later, leaving a wife plus a son and daughter. The Lawrence Reunion Association plans its seventh annual gathering June 6 at Elmer McMannis' home four miles west of Wooster.
The Housekeepers Club meets Wednesday June 6 at Mrs Andrew Sonnedecker home in Madisonburg. Program includes roll call by cabinet member, a reelection, essays on Grandmother's Kitchen and a paper on Expansion of New Possessions, plus discussions and garden talk. A separate note mentions Pan American Exposition and a 120th Regiment reunion. travel details for A and W Ry round trips and early morning fares from Ashland Jeromeville Fouk.
Creston High School held commencement at the M. E. church Friday evening with a large audience. The program featured music by the Blue and Gray orchestra and vocal solos, several orations by graduates including Powers and Possibilities of a Young Man and The American and His Success, plus the class prophecy and address. Presentations and benediction capped the ceremony, followed by a dental notice for Dr. Thomason offering dental services and crown work advice.
Oblo Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 224 notes it is too late to begin this season on badly infested orchards. It urges spraying with Bordeaux mixture plus arsenic compounds before bloom, or during early feeding, to reduce worm numbers. Multiple sprays over seasons may be needed. watch nearby orchards late May to early June as worms travel to new groves.
Health officer Miller and Dr Gardner condemn Dr Graber for sending McKee to Massillon amid suspected smallpox. McKee, a soap peddler, claims he felt fine Monday and only developed a facial rash after passing Mt. Eaton en route to Massillon. Graber vaccinates his family and seeks to vaccinate others exposed as towns debate responsibility. Plain Township holds a Sunday School convention in Reedsburg with a full program of music, addresses, and recitations on June 9, 1901.
An evening debate set for Saturday June 1 1901 at 7:30 p m at Overton Bohoo House. The aff firmative team includes Dr Z W Lehr and P E McConnell of Wooster. The negative team features Dr H J Sullivan and E V R Fotter of Cosgreas. Attendees urged to arrive early.
An 19th century advertisement explains catarrh as a blood or constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally to reach the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims physician backing, non quack status, and references testimonials and a Toledo proprietors. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills as a companion product.
Honor of Memorial Day program by B and C classes Friday May 24 featured Washington Irving portrait gift, vocal solos, recitations titled A Young Patriot and The Death of a Traitor, Orations on Gettysburg and Decoration Day, plus music and readings by students including Edith Fulton, Florence Tawney, Grant Smith, Ralph Correll, and Vera Filger.
The item notes a birth in Cleveland to Jos Primo and wife, the Steele family reunion set for June 13 near Sterling, and Jacob Frick heading to Des Moines for the Lutheran general synod. Also reported are a Wooster wreck near Millbrook, Flora Sibbett's marriage to Edward Perigon in Chicago, obituaries for Jense Ross in Akron and J A Butzel of the Hicks Brown Milling Co, an upcoming Maccabees social at Odd Fellows hall, local basketball, Rosa Ross teaching in the Philippines, and the Chester Township Memorial service scheduled for June 2 in Cedar Valley.
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