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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
1
Personal notices include injuries and pensions, marriages, and a plea for home furnishing harmony. Gardening and pest control guidance from Practical Farmer appear alongside obituaries, local disagreements over ditch work, and upcoming community events in Wooster and surroundings.
A scanned item lists 34 applicants and a November 3 teach-in at Wooster High School covering grammar topics such as nominative absolute cases and noun agreement, sentence corrections, pronouns, conjunctions, and classroom pedagogy, plus math problems on discounts, rates, ages, and measurements.
A scanned prompt presents a long antiquated question set covering Delaware settlement under various authorities, Rhode Island law, Queen Anne’s War events and terms, Fort Duquesne, British expeditions, Mississippian valley settlements, territorial comparisons, and basic geography. It asks to define terms like ambassador minister and consul and to describe the Supreme Court's establishment, celestial basics, earth's divisions, mountain chains, rivers, and time standards.
Notice to Tax Payers. The Treasurer's books have been open for receipt of taxes since Oct. 1. All who may find it convenient to pay and avoid the rush, which always occurs about December 20. Respectfully, Daniel Heller, Treasurer.
Washington officials publish the annual report by W. Shallenberger showing inland mail service expendtures of 5 146 000 foreign service 2 014 638 total 57 160 598 with 22 834 star routes covering 260 858 miles. The fiscal year total transportation cost is 61 430 240 an increase of 3 64 percent over prior appropriation.
A freight wreck at the west end of the B and C trestle near Wooster halted trains after the eighth car journal broke, causing a chain of crashes with a dozen cars derailed. Conductor Matt Price and Engineman C. O Boffanbooker escaped injury as Wooster crews and Alliance Christene work trains responded. several days will be needed to clear wreckage and repair the track and roadbed.
The town reports church ordination plans for Rev Gay around November 21 at the Presbyterian church with Wooater Presbytery to attend. Epworth League social at Afra G. W. Bickin’s home. Local residents and visitors listed with recent travels and illnesses. New church officers include Jacob Lichty president and Jessie Mathes recording secretary, with various committee appointments.
Wayne County farmer institutes set for Wooster January 25 and 24 with Miss Co Hamilton of Plain serving as secretary. Brhrave hosts December 21 and 22 with W A Craig of Shave as secretary. Creston hosting February 11 and 17 led by M E Cole. Lattasburg events February 13 and 34 with Wm H Worat of Pleasant Home as secretary.
Anos Myers aged 69 years 3 months 22 days died at his home 233 miles northeast of Madisonburg on Sunday from pneumonia. Funeral held Wednesday at 12 30 p m from his residence. Remains placed in vault at Wooster cemetery.
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