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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1894
Page
5
The Wooster Daily summarizes a crowd of local events from a dance at Miller's Hall to a street sweeper purchase, social notices, theater plans by the BratoniAn Quartette Co, church and school board affairs, and reports on residents traveling, visiting, or ill. The item includes assignments, notes on assets, and several community happenings across Wooster and nearby towns.
Mary L Merzis and Daniel Reider are named in a property notice listing 7714 acres in Salt Creek township appraised at 2045 dollars. The document records a land assessment involving named individuals and a township property asset.
Fragments list several pairs of individuals including Lycurgus L. Gfray with Ella J. Snyder and Howard Abdrian with Martha M. Mathes, followed by Quatave Bill and Flora Schaffter, and others such as R. Straight with Elizabeth Rickey, Jesse L. Shires with Tina L. Everly, and G V Marks with Emms Fishburn.
List of uncalled for letters includes Borothan C Sharps H Baker Ross Sédane H C Ingraham Dr & Co Stont Cardy Ayers Co Witherow Wm Snider Miss Annie Persons. Advertised letters require stating advertisement date when claimed. John F Maromano P M
Mrs Elizabeth McClure wife of Matthew McClure of Bloomington died Sunday April 15 1894 after a week long illness affecting the nervous system She was 72 years 11 months old She married Nov 10 1842 and the couple had celebrated their Golden Wedding on Nov 10 1892 Funeral from their residence Tuesday The Evangelical Church of Akron will host a lecture by L H on Monday April 23 subject Modern Giants with proceeds benefiting a Young People's Alliance.
A list of county school scholars who successfully passed the examination conducted under Bay, Plain O W Housnstein. Sugar Creek two. Roscok Ibug, Wayne township. Harvey Allaman, Wooster twp. Wirth, Green township. Ottilia Battmann, Canaan township. Ez tion 8 Green cet, East Union Jackett, East Union two. Holser en township. Lehman, Clinten Lenmian.
The fragment shows unclear OCR text about Moester 5 Oo pumps and related company terms, with unreadable names and places. No coherent events, dates, or entities can be confirmed from the readable portions.
City Council met with President elater in the chair and confirmed committees for the year. Key items included extending West Bowman street, appointing a special policeman for the depot, and forming an Unsafe Buildings board. Discussion covered a bridge over Apple Creek and a plan to secure proper street width. A temperance tally reported 938 men and 12 minors entering saloons in three hours, urging action. A railroad line from Millbrook to Greenwich was proposed, with offices at Millbrook.
Local notes recount baptisms, funerals, school openings, and visits from Wooster Massillon and Jefferson figures. Apr 16 entries cover weather, church services, a runaway accident, farm work, entertainment, and community notices including marriages, moves, and ongoing construction projects.
The Republican reports contracts for 200 acres to be planted and notes for build are signed, securing Heinz pickle factory as Wooster area industry. Salting works bid awarded to Miller & Smith at 1300, four bidders total. work to begin soon and finish in time to handle incoming products.
The Millersburg, Jeromeville & Greenwich Railroad Co in Millbrook with capital stock 100000 is the latest Waynes County incorporation chartered yesterday. Cleveland, Akron & Columbus leases Cleveland Savings Society offices from June 1 with moves that may place more offices in Cleveland as the Grasshopper route between Cincinnati and Columbus is prepared. The Ohio Southern boss Saul also heads CA&C and Ohio Southern stockholders authorize building a line from Cincinnati to Columbus via the Grasshopper route.
A Columbus special reports Gov Mc Kinley urged Rev Wm Eggleston of Columbus for the deaf and dumb asylum superintendency. His election by trustees was expected but criticised by Supt Clark’s friends who cite sign language ignorance. Supporters of ex Supt Amasa Pratt back a rival expert. The case may go to court as an attorney claims a sign language expert is required by statute.
Ohio Supreme Court decisions list several Wayne County actions on the motion docket. Andrew Oberlimeta vy and Rezin B Wasson et al seek to advance cause No 940 with oral argument requested and granted. Andrew Berlin et al v Kean B Wasson et al involve a defendant motion for a fuller record in cause No 3940, with oral argument noted. Others include a partial ruling requiring the plaintiff to print a reply and a general-docket dismissal for want of preparation in Woodworth vy Hannah Miller et al.
County Commissioners Oberlin Blosser and Sminithan announce a 2 pm public auction for the old covered bridge over Apple Creek on Madison Avenue. North Lawrence miners are touring the county soliciting contributions for distressed strikers. Robi. Ewing, once bravely opposing burglars, was in the city Tuesday. The pew iron bridge over Apple Creek will be built per dimensions given. The Street Committee and Commissioners met Tuesday. changing the contract now would incur great expense. Victor Gallagher of Smithville sold the largest Wayne county horse to Haskins & Gray for shipment to Buffalo, a 19 hands 2 inch high, 2,410-pound dapple gray. For fine pansies and other plants and seeds, order by mail from Wm S lottery Wooster or at Gray's office.
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