Wooster News Roundup A Busy Holiday Week
Wooster records a flurry of personal visits and social events. locals attend theatre fairs and religious meetings while officials handle an ouster case and a bank cellar fire near the Wooster National Bank.
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
8
Wooster records a flurry of personal visits and social events. locals attend theatre fairs and religious meetings while officials handle an ouster case and a bank cellar fire near the Wooster National Bank.
A collage of Santa Claus requests from young readers dated December 13 1901 lists gifts such as dolls toys sleds clothing shoes and candy. Names include RoBERT Ed Wilson Elizabeth Schafer Wallace Schultz Evelyn Mangner Jennie Swirr George Kettler Florence Floto Ralph Herbert Hunsicker Johnnie Bricker Resta Maxwere Eva Orr and Mabel Franks with notes on addresses and dates.
A reader from G ERITsce Fura Food Co in EeRoy NY writes to praise Grain-O as a suitable coffee substitute. The note describes receiving a package at the office, bringing it home, and finding Grain-O compares favorably to Java and Mocha. The writer expresses satisfaction with the product.
Smithville reports 11 degrees below zero and two inches of snow on the ground. Methodist quarterly meeting is set for December 28 at 1 pm and December 20 Sunday evening. Local residents Elton Zimmerman and Theodore Myers are ill. Mrs. Hattie Shoemaker returns from Beach City visit. I Wm Moody visits from Burbank. Literacy Society meets Friday. Smithville Lodge No 483 K of P elects officers. District K of P meeting in Akron noted with officials listed. Court records mention J W Bott and a promissory note dispute.
The United Presbyterian Church Congregation met Monday and extended a call to Rev. W. A. Littell of Bloomington Indiana to become pastor. A notice from Wellsville Ohio confirms Littell’s former post and announces his approaching marriage to Miss Sara Agnes Adams of Denver Colorado. The wedding is set for December 26, 1901 at the bride’s home with residence to be 2017 Broadway Indianapolis after January 1.
The Wooster City Council met to honor John N. Trapes with resolutions noting his valued service, approved the last minutes, and filled his vacancy with John Schad after a special election. Officials discussed municipal issues including a Southern Electric Railway franchise, bond financing for City Hall, street repairs on North Grant, and paying Fire Chief Funk for duties while Jesse Wilhelm was off duty.
Corrected dealer listing for Wool Wheat Flour Seede blour and various grains. Prices indicated include Wheat per bushel at 4.60 and barley, oats, rye, and timothy seed figures with scattered garbled notes. Mentions unwashed wool and local commodity terms.
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