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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
4
Rev. F. Johnson warned at a Sunday meeting held in City Park that society overindulges in excitement. He critiqued wealth and sensational amusements, noting past fairs drew curiosity with pigs and pump kin, but now crowds crave brutality and may require importing two legged and four legged acts, echoing Mexican Sunday entertainments.
A paper from Canton reports that William P. Kinzer, once a local grocer, is under arrest for stealing his divorced wife's store teeth sey glasses and gold watch. The incident highlights ongoing marital dispute and alleged property theft.
Misa Ruth Garman of Akron visited at Wm Collars the past week. Miss Edith Otto of Pittsburg Pa, who had been visiting here, returned to her home last Thursday. Prof. Smith Leax Kintner and Lealle Book attend the teachers Institute at Wooster this week. Willie Huddleson of Linden Heights visited Geo. A Smith’s last Sunday. Mrs Chas Wheeler and daughter Mildred of targo N Ca are visiting here at present. Miss Mildred Feeman of Ashland visited at Mrs Cyrus Young’s last week. Some will go to the Woman's Foreign Missionary convention at High Street church Barberton next week. Jake Jourdain daughter Mrs Ross Eby and her father Sylvester Frary attended the funeral of John Bricker at Creston last Saturday. Miss Achsah Mead, attending Hollow Rock camp meeting, returned home today.
Sunday a Cedar Point excursion sold thirteen tickets while Fredrick’s displays attract shoppers for fall suits and gowns. Cal Garing faces intoxication charges with a hearing set tonight. A garden hose theft near Max Bloomberg’s home is noted as returned in poor condition. A veterinary incident reports a farmer near Honeytown losing a horse. Wayne County Agricultural Society secretary Ebright announces entry details for August 29 at Basabe’s office. mail entries to G J Ebright Shreve. Fredrick’s touts new fall fabrics and suits as dresses, plus a new shipment of fall outfits. Cal Iaring pleads guilty to intoxication. fined. Dr. W H Singley returns home from sanitarium. up to date fall dress goods and colors highlighted.
Major Futterlach and Capt M Rk Limb issued orders Sunday for departure of two trains to Camp Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis Indiana. One train will carry Company D from Wooster and Company H from Shreve at 400 am on September 34. Attendance on this tour of duty is compulsory and company commanders are directed to enforce the statute provisions on violation of orders by enlisted men.
August gathering at UB Sabbath school grounds features long table, chairs, and field games. Kerns Collar and Felton busy with meals. ladies spread abundant dishes. Byera reunion set for Aug 20 near James Hayes home. Notables include Henry Overs, Lewis Culbertson, J F Myers, Mrs DaLaney Wheeler, Mrs Lee Schreffier, Orlo Crash, Jacob Weiker, Elwer Foltz, Rev F A Felton, and Wm Culler. Funeral for Mr Schank near Lodi. Harvest prospects look good. visitors from North Dakota, Ashland, and Michigan.
A brief note outlines Pinesalve as a poultice type remedy for medical uses, with unspecified preparations and applications mentioned in the fragment. The text suggests traditional or early medicinal context without detailed results or identifiers.
Wayne County teachers convened for the county institute with notable speakers from Ohio and beyond. Supt J A Leduar of Mansfield Ohio State Reformatory and Dr L B Wickersham of Des Moines Iowa headlined, joined by Mrs Sarah E Hyre and Dr W A Thompson top educators and entertainers. The program featured lectures on daily routines arithmetic language and geography with musical interludes led by Miss Martha Webster and Miss Anna Logan. Enrollment grew from 224 to an anticipated 300 as sessions continued through Friday with officer elections and special talks by Mrs Hyre on character building at home and school.
Horace Williams son of A S Williams of North Bever Street had his left arm broken in two places Monday morning while playing in a barn with a companion. He fell from the hay loft and Dr G W Ryall was summoned.
Rev Frank Wisner DD 81, a renowned Wooster alumnus, will come to Wooster to assume a chair position previously held by Rey Thos Archbalder. Wisner has led a Canton China college and has resided in Wilamanitic, Conn., for some time with his family.
The twenty second annual term begins September 1 at Yocum's Bixler Business College. Founded 1856, the school has for years drawn about 125 students yearly under the Yocum Brothers since 1901. Courses include bookkeeping shorthand and typewriting with common branches by individual instruction. Local managers report strong attendance projections for the coming year across branch schools in Mansfield Findlay Fostoria Massillon Urichsville and New Philadelphia.
Arthur L. Becker, foreman at Strawboard works in Hittman, petitions for divorce from Mary Becker. He notes their marriage on April 12, 1902 in Akron, says no children existed, and alleges wife has been willfully absent for over three years and disregarded marital duties. Critchield and Hay represent the petitioner.
The commissioners approved a list of payments including road work by J. M. Ward and Milton township trustees, culvert and plumbing costs, salaries for Eugene Carlin and others, coroner inquests, jani tor and engineer fees, bridge and printing expenses, and miscellaneous sundry items such as soppies and haulage.
Those Dowling of Port Royal and Ida Pearl Fisher of Rittman obtained marriage licenses.
The Shreve Free Fair will be held September 30 and October T.
August 29 marks the third annual gathering of teachers and pupils of Buoker Hill school at the grave of Fr nik Charlen Finley. Residents and relatives including Willis Bishop, Frank Bishop, A A Zimmerman, M L Haverstock, John Myers and families attendings and visiting relatives across Wooster, Fredericksburg, Huntington, and Stark County. The Ritter family plans its annual reunion at Pleasant Home campgrounds next Saturday.
At the Sronument dedication in Mansfield Miss Mabel Everly pulled the unveiling card. The meeting of the 120th regiment will be held in Wooster next year. Provident J. B Taylor and MCC. Rench Mayor Brown accepted the monument for Mansfield. Orrville band played.
Rev Simons, new pastor of the Episcopal church, was in Wooster and will commence his pastorate here September 1.
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