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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1895
Page
5
The County Commissioners hold their regular monthly meeting as local merchants and officials discuss enforcing Sabbath closures. The article notes Bricks on Bowman street, paving progress, a bail decision in a shooting case, and a broad mix of town updates plus a heated sermon on Sunday openings and public duty.
Names listed include Charles Ries Jeannette Dur Eugene Brenneman Maggie Tachantz James Thompson Kate Krause Fred Armstrong Olive Garver and Martha Mann. Plank Gray's flouring mill has been rebuilt with improved machinery and now runs, grinding wheat for farmers or exchanging. Ladies Night Dresses cut to 79 cents at Besbe's amid a Schultz Wagon Co sale in Dalton Ohio scheduled for Saturday August.
The new paper doll issued by the J. O. Ayer Co Lowell Mass is a beauty with a pretty face and many changes of fashionable clothing and hats. It will be a favorite to every doll family and costs 12 cents in stamps to obtain the prettiest doll for little girls.
The estate of William C. Rice offers two tracts at public sale at Wooster Court House on August 17 1895. A 120 acre tract with improvements fronts a public road and is appraised at 6000 dollars with a first bid of 4000 dollars. A 67 acre tract next to it is appraised at 30 dollars per acre, to be sold under the same terms. One third cash one third in one year and so on. The property lies two miles west of Wooster in Wayne County. Inquire of A D Metz Wooster Ohio.
An unusually large class of 38 attended the teachers examination on Saturday. Several Wayne county residents including Jessa W Ebart and H H Troxel from Chester and Miss Mary Bucher from Wayne township plan to enter Ada Normal school for 10 weeks before returning to teach locally. The district applauds Prof. R A Leisy, re elected as superintendent of Marshallville schools with higher pay, and there is a church women group meeting next Wednesday. Schultz Wagon Co of Dalton will hold a large public sale Saturday at their repository with nearly 100 vehicles offered, plus other items at reduced prices. Terms nine months.
Westminster notes mark a farewell to Mr and Mrs Willard Lyon bound for China with their departure delayed by a San Francisco visit. Faculty and students recall sermons by Rev Hamlin Shields and Prof Notestein while others travel to Denver and Colorado for summer ends and term closings.
Monday’s Daily Rev Harker of Delaware now visiting Wooster filled the pulpit at the Methodist church. He preached on the Pattern and conduct from Math 4 1. The sermon stressed spiritual standards over worldly ones and the power of Christ to enable righteous action. Other local church notes and council items follow including park improvements and street alley rights.
Joseph Boosz was thrown from a wagon by a stumbling horse on South Walnut street and sustained bruises. A. J. Siegenthaler fell into a gutter in front of the Court House on Nord avenue, bleeding from a head wound. both cases required medical attention but were not serious. Police and bystanders clashed briefly as Siegenthaler received care.
Aug 20 to 23 excursion tickets offered from Alliance Wooster and intermediate stations on the Pennsylvania Lines at low round trip rates. Return coupons valid August 24 inclusive. Dogwi8
Hugh McConahay of Bloomington survives a surprise party. Jefferson Methodist Church hosts a lawn social on August 10. Westminster church Young Woman's Missionary Society serves sherbet ice cream and cake on Mrs Platters lawn. Nellie McConnell’s seventh birthday celebrated at North Market Street home with 25 friends. Mrs Jane Jeffries born August 8 1818 on farm west of the city now owned by John A Lawrence. Mrs Jeffries 70th birthday marked at Pittsburg Avenue home. about 25 relatives and friends attend with gifts and a fine dinner. Mayor Lemuel Jeffries noted as her son. Mrs Jeffries has lived all her life in Wooster Township and Wooster. The piece closes urging use of The Republican classifieds.
The city printers form a team and seek a match with any trade nine, Fate Windsors or Weiner Wursts. Orrville’s Christys beat Burton City 16 to 10 with Harmon Matz catching. Minglewoods of North Lawrence vs Shreve Stars set for Tuesday at Shreve with Ually Wilhelm pitching. John Bloxham objects to credit for Fats’ 25 runs in one inning. Windsor and Weiner Wursts to clash Wednesday at 3 p.m. Manager Hilterbrant expects victory and plans a parade. Pat, Fifth Ward Weasels captain, challenges other city teams to a friendly game.
After a Shreve burglary of Cart Bros hardware, about 300 dollars in silverware revolvers and cutlery disappeared. A wagon trail to Millbrook and Galion led to four men—John Burns Werner Weymiller Patrick McCarty William Daily—arrested and later brought to Wooster. They denied full details, claimed hay found goods, and were sent to jail after waiving exam. Two other suspects faced fines in Galion. Local officers pursued leads, with recovered items tying suspects to the Shreve crime.
Friends of James M. Shaffer report he has regained health and resumes horse breaking and training at the W F Clark barn, with a growing string including Jerome Wilkes owned by Mick Glenn, Sweetwood owned by Harvey Maize, and several promising colts and mares such as Hots, Jorence M, lifine, Beauty, Dr G, and Dauntless Girl, all showing speed and potential in training and pacing trials.
A found anonymous letter in Wooster warns of alcohol sales at local dens and accuses a council of inaction. The writer, unsigned, challenges cowardice and calls for action, while praising a named temperance advocate and detailing coal mining and political activity in the area.
Wayne County Probate Court under Judge John McClarran and Judge George Fulmer commits an individual to Toledo Hospital for insanity. The docket lists second and distributive accounts, guardianships, inventories, new bonds, and admissions notices, including Minnie Burkholder to Gallipolis Hospital for epilepsy and various estate actions totaling multiple guardians and administrators with Sept hearings noted.
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