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Newspaper

Wooster Republican

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1896

Page

6

Fragmented town notices and legal items from a 19th century paper

The mixed page reports a divorce grant, a drunken offense, insanity detention, church entertainments, theft of robes, and civic club plans amid holiday advertising and public notices. It mentions a judge, Mayor Jeffries, and Wayne, Akron, and McKinley club references, with a call for holiday ads.

T Attenger West Salem Wayos Common Jourt Rwes Frank Sanger Judgh W. M. Wolfe Grove Church Iglos M.ib Hlntry Miller Boys’ Industrial School Wayne Charles Dick Akron Citaigmian Hanus McdKinley Club Congress McKinley Tne Cluo Mexlay Ichael Callahan, Jr Wooster Sair W. W. Garver Callahan Toledo Hospital

Wooster Visitors and Local Notices Highlight Week

Thursday's Daily Mail notes visiting professionals and residents in Wooster and surrounding towns. Dr Rubsam of Massillon and Rev Ayers Newell visit family. Geo Faver enters Fogle's school. J Jackson of Toledo greets old friends. Frank Diffendarfer and others travel through Wooster. Local social rounds mention funerals, marriages, and callers, with brief ads for digestive remedies and patent medicines.

Mra Rubsam Massillor Wooster Geo.Faver Fogleson Ayers Newell Bucyrus John Jackson Toledo J. Indians Smithvill Eastern House Frank Diffendarfer Wifg Kayesville Ogéo Ctine Canton John J. Miller J. B. Myers Inka Brooklyn N.Y Jotan of Lang Frank ‘Jannett the Actors Holiday” Co Tanger

Court honors memory of Judge Dowell in Wayne County

A Wayne County Court of Common Pleas session opened with a dedication to the late Judge Edward Swain Dowell. Judge Frank Taggart presided as fellow attorneys paid tribute to Dowell, whose career spanned Wooster Law offices and multiple terms on the bench, with mourners and colleagues recalling his life from Berlin Academy to Wooster.

Frémi Thoreday Wayne County Wayne Court of Common Pilas Frank Taggart Dowell Jorge Tdggatt Tagaart Bar Committee L. B. Critchfield, Sr Wooster Millersburg Lowell Wayne County Coteman Pleas Court Bar Dugit Jacksonian East North Street Noor Daly Edward Swan Dowell Middistown Holmes County Maryland Little Holmes Thomas Mary (Prouts) Dowell California Panama Alice San Francisco Edward Edward &. Dowell Berlin Academy Fredericksburg Academy Critchfield & Ubi Mullersburg Supreme Court Jobe J. Sir Bride Common Pleas Court Wayne Holmes and Coshocton Coanties Jude Dowell Ebenezer Lodge

Judge Dowell Life and Judicial Career Remembered

A lengthy tribute traces Judge Dowell's life from troubled childhood in Holmes and Wayne counties to a legal career marked by integrity and public service. Born to hardship, he rose through teaching and law, earned a reputation for fairness, and led as prosecuting attorney and judge, earning enduring esteem from peers and especially women in Wayne County.

Judge Dowell Remembrance Highlights His Virtues

A tribune notes Judge Dowell’s eight years on the bench marked by equanimity and justice. It praises his learned legal mind, careful jury charges, and advocacy for innocence, while lamenting his death as martyrdom to public duty and his family’s loss.

Ignisau Pisa Lour Circuit Court Holmes County Dowell

Local events and plans in Wooster area

Enterprising machinist J C Lake expands shop with a planet add groover and ships two carloads of lumber weekly. Social visits mention Miss Artie Richey, Orpha Butler, Zelma Lee, Paul Aylesworth from Wooster. Protracted Fairview church meeting continues. Baptist church to host a series starting next Sunday led by Rev Fletcher of Salem Ohio. Mrs Laura Lake aided by visiting Canton.

Onas Tout Finch Fairview Church Baptist Church Fletcher Salem Ohio Smith Canton Laura Lake Wooster J. T. Shields

Weather Disrupted Gospel Meeting Yet Worshippers Felt Presence

Last Tuesday night weather hindered attendance at our Gospel Meeting but faithful few felt divine help. M A Roach led prayers and a reading from Luke 15 and John 10 as verses of familiar hymns like Rock of Ages were sung with earnest devotion.

United Presbyterian Jesua M. A. Roach Shepperd

Coal Boom Across Western Wayne County Prospects Rise

Jeromeville and Ashland area reports note coal prospects along the railroad between Jeromeville and Austin City. The Camp railroad corridor ships three to four cars daily, with stock and grain trades expanding. Coal dealer Wiebigler and local mills report rising business as Jeromeville enjoys renewed prosperity.

Krere Wayne County Jeromeville Ashland Here Austin City Ucb Ashland Times Camp Railroad Camp Wiebigler

Letter List No 49 Wooster Dec 7 1895 Note 1896 date error

The following is the list of letters remaining in the Wooster post office on Saturday Dec 5 1896. Please call for advertised letters and give the number of list.

Wooster

University Notes and Personals Update

University notes and personals report on Scovel’s strong sermon at Kaukchapel Sattah morning drawing a large audience. Irvine Lyt!, a local student, reflects on the year’s theme Follow me. Summer school began repairs on Monday. Edith Keck of Hoover Cottage and Grace Gratham Us visited Marshallville over Sabbath. Alice Davis hosted a pleasant afternoon for Westminster Young Ladies Missionary Society with fancy work and a bazaar tea. Silver Hall and West Moscow schools near Mcliad each enrolled about four pupils for winter term.

Scovel Kaukchapel Sattah Taxt Irvine Lyt Edith Keck Hoover Uttage Grace Gratham Marshallville Alice Davis Young Ladies Missionary Society of Westminster

Kidney cures touted in Wooster booster ad

An advertisement claims Done's Kidney Pills cure backache urinary disorders and sick kidneys, asserting Wooster residents report successful results and renewed faith. The copy markets the remedy as a guaranteed solution despite skepticism and past failed promises.

Wooster

Insurance Verdict For Nearly Four Thousand Dollars

Mrs. Kila Bertolette of Shreve, daughter of the late Enoch VanNiman of Jeromerville, wins another judgment in Richland County Common Pleas Mansfield against International Progressive Association for 33445. Campbell & Semple represented her. The article also notes a local basketball game between Eclipse and Co. D at the Armory, with Eclipse winning 15 to 6 after a close first half.

Kila Bertolette Shreve Enoch VanNiman Jeromerville Richland Campbell & Semple Bartolette Eclipse Co. D Armory Echaphoya Eclipse Plagers Frred Schach

Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Advertisement

An old line ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the cure for indigestion and stomach issues. It claims the tablets aid digestion by neutralizing stomach acids and improving nutrition. Sold by druggists in full packages, with testimonials and a mail address for more information.

Stuart Stuart Co MarayAll Mich

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