Local Notices and Social Items From Wooster Area
Wm Hush of West Larwill street is ill amid an epidemic. Car Bogleson plans a visit to Vicksburg Mississippi to see brother George. The Annual Friend society faces trouble over unpaid matured certificates. Bucyrus Telegram prints an Xmas number rivaling metropolitan papers. Wooster Township Trustees schedule 1892 meetings on Jan 25 Feb 23 Mar 22 and Apr 26. Mrs William Tutchinson, 60, dies. remains go to Fredericksburg. Rev I N Kolfier marries Enos Brenneman and Ura Bodine of Orrville. A Congress Township youth jailed for cutting harness of Geo Mann. fined $10 plus costs. A North Market Street girl dreams of a future husband after half a wedding cake. Geo Harris the pumpkin-throwing tramp is sentenced to 30 days in the Cleveland workhouse. Almeda Webb, 17, dies of pneumonia. funeral today. Marriage notices: Jesse Bb Hayes and Lora C Keister wed Dec 23 1891 at Millbrook. Ora Parsons and Lora Critchfield wed Dec 23 1891 at the Critchfield home. guests honored with presents.
Obituary notes and local court action from the town papers
Obto M. Albright longtime South Market Street grocer dies at 64 after months of illness. Funeral held Sunday afternoon. Fred Flohr jailed for larceny after arrest following Burke’s 10 cent circus season. Trial concluded with a $10 fine and ten days' imprisonment. A quiet wedding occurs at neighbor Lyman Franks with Prof E B Adair’s daughter wedding noted. rites by Rev Booth and travels to Clinton and Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flohr
Burke
10 Cent Circus
Elsperman
Fred Yiengling
Thursoday
Doylestown
Lyman Franks
E. EB. Adair
Issâ
Onina
John
Painesville
Rey
Booth
Clinton
Wooster
Local notices and community movements capture holiday reports
The record lists multiple local events and personnel changes including illness in the Geiselman and Riley Jackson families, obituaries for Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, attendance at funerals for Reddick and a Chicago publishing position for Charles Given. It notes weddings, a serenade for John Adair, jurors resuming duties after Christmas, a saloon verdict for Peter Roesch, and staff listings at the Ohio Experiment Farm.
Diamonds for Wooster Friends from Keefer Advertiser
Mr J S Keefer of Chicago is visiting Wooster and offering “Gems of the brightest rays serene” at low prices. He will supply samples on approval and invites Wooster friends to request his catalogue A for diamond orders and recommendations. A correspondent notes three boys attempted a hanging prank. Adam Stair was trapped and nearly killed without timely aid from Ed Ruch and Morton Westcott. the writer condemns the joke and suggests punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J S Keefer
Wooster
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Keefer
Stair
Fire department handles two alarms on South Market Street
Two box 25 alarms Monday night hit Quinby building chimney and a shed roof behind Clark Millinery on South Market street. Firefighters contained both blazes with minimal loss. high winds feared a larger blaze. City council met to approve South Market sewer bills and North Market street improvement ordinance. Contractor Williams’ sewer work totals 2,559.60 with 1,769.50 due after partial payment. A two percent discount was offered if sewer pipe bill paid now. Total improvement cost cited as just over 6,000 dollars, under prior estimate by about 2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinby
South Market Street
Diamond Alley
Clark Millinery
Messie
Bentz
Eshelman
Everly
Coover
Geiselman
Keister
Long
Wilhelm
Reightly
Council Chamber
North Market Street
Williams
Markley
First regular passenger train over Cleveland Valley line runs
The first regular passenger train on the Cleveland Wooster and Muskingum Valley Railway arrived from Lodi at 7 45 am and departed at 6 15 pm standard time. Engine Samuel Stevenson Franco fireman Graham conductor B F Kimball. Stops include Columbus Avenue Wooster Cedar Valley Shade Creek Burbank Road Garden Island Lodi. Fare 65 cents.
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Cleveland
Shade Creek
Burbank
Road
Garden Island
Lodi
Wooster
Mae
Chicago
Akron
A. Mt
Garden Isle
Burbank Road
Cedar Valley
Columbus Ave
Nortgo
Daring Robbery Near Jefferson Targets Swartz Family
Last Tuesday night near Jefferson two masked men forced entry at about 8 o clock. Gust Swartz and his sister were assaulted and bound for money in a small village home. They warned the sister to stay quiet or be shot and left after flushing out a few cents from the money box. The attackers were identified by the victims but names are withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Gust Swartz
Sobster Slater
Mr. Swartz
Miss Swartz
Villans
Swartz
January 8th Celebration Honors Andrew Jackson in Wooster
The Democracy of Wooster and Wayne county mark the thirty seventh annual battle of New Orleans celebration on January 8 with multiple toasts. L son L R Critchfield presides as chairman, followed by toasts honoring Andrew Jackson the Democratic Party and others including Prof. J Burns and Mr. Ross Wallace. Toast master is Col. Benjamin Eason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Wayne County
New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
L. R. Critchfeld
M. T. Corcoran
Cincinnati
Allen W.thurman
Columbus
J. Burns
Canton
Ross $. Wallace
Col
Benj. Eason
Marriage Licenses List Names Couples in Region
A compiled roster shows numerous couples approved for marriage licenses, including Wesley D James with Emma S Morgan, Charles G Kimber with Maggie Stam, W J Warner with Sue McCay, and others such as Oliver C Keener with Elizabeth Good, Casper Stair with Francis Swinehart, and Edward E Adair with Nina Franks. The document names each prospective pair in sequence, reflecting local clerical actions and the diversity of surnames among applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gan Chas
G. Kimber
Maggie Stam
W. J. Warner
Sue B. McCay
W. D. James
Emma S. Morgan
Charles B. Kimber
Maggie Bb
Stam Carey McKee
Zoa L. Bevington
Charles Lautenschlager
Linda E. Greenawald
Eli Snyder
Pearl Rose
Thomas E. Steiner
Mary H. Irvin
Wilbert A. Smith
Maggie Ebert
Jacob H. Conrad
Katie Knueth
Jacob Musser
Martha Teich
Peter &. Leichty
Anna B. Horst
Oliver C. Keener
Elizabeth Good
Casper C. Stair
Francis B. Swinehart
Jacob A. Kropf
Maggie M. King Miller
F. Phillips
Hattie McIlvaine
Samuel P. Feightner
Hila C. Fortney
Henry B. Arick
Alice Swisher
Edward E. Adair
Nina M. Franks
Alvin E. Gable
Ida E. Raber
Hiram E. Crawtons
Carrie G. Burns
Harvey A. Starn
Flora Bb. Hart
War Veterans Banquet Highlights York State Regiment Ties
Wooster hosts a reunion banquet for the 176th Regiment veterans with soldiers, editors, and local officials in attendance. Speeches recount camp life, wartime service, and postwar contributions as Jon Watters and Capt. Bucher reflect on loyalty and national pride.
Richard Parker Reddick Dead at Home in Wayne County
Richard Parker Reddick, an elderly Wayne County resident born August 24 1800 in Bever County Pennsylvania, died March 29 1877 at his home northwest of the city. He w as twice married to Catharine Cresler and Maria Cresler and left two surviving children John and Henrietta. A former dry goods dealer, he spent most of his life farming and built a valuable farm property. Funeral services Tuesday morning drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Parker Reddick
K.’ Reddick
Bever County
I’a
Ile
Ohio
Wayne County
Catharine Cresler
Shippensburg
Maria Cresler
John
Flenrietta
Reverend Philo M Semple Dies After Short Bereavement
The Rev Philo M Semple died Saturday at 9 am five days after the death of his wife Sarah Jane Davis. Born July 7 1810 in Beaver County Pa he studied at Jefferson College and Western Theological Seminary Allegheny. He served as pastor in Mt Eaton Berlin Ohio Dalton and Wooster and later as a financial agent for the University of Wooster. He was a longtime Prohibitionist and resided in Wooster since 1870. He and Sarah married July 20 1846 and she died a little over five days before him. Residence at 10 am Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Semple
Beaver County
Jefferson College
Canonsburg
Western Theological Seminary
Allegheny
Beaver
Mt Eaton
Berlin
Dalton
Wooster
University of Wooster
Semple
Sarah Jane Davis
Private sale of household furniture at 77 Nuld Ave Wooster
Public sale notice lists 2 cooking stoves, 4 heating stoves, 3 baresus, 2 dining tables, 8 small tables and stands, 5 bed steads, 1 mattress, 5 feather beds, pillows, carpets, 1 sofa, 1 lounge, 3 sets of chairs, rockers, a singer sewing machine, cupboards and dishes. Sale at 1:30 pm Friday, terms to be announced. Also death notice for Mrs Lucretia H Foreman of Kansas City Mo aged 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuld Ave
Wooster
E. P. Semple
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greece
Liberty Street
George Kettler
City
Alliance
Lewis Bolus
Rebecca Gonrad
North, Market Street
Wm. Hush
West Larwill St
John Measner
Franklin Township
M. L. Warner
M. L. Smyser
Bogleson
Vicksburg, Miss
George
Bucyrus Telegram
Mollie Ebright
Ma‘ams
Wm. Wisner
Sam
W. H. Quinett
William Tutchinson
Fredericksburg
I. N. Kolfier
Archer House
Enos M. Brenneman
Ura Bodine
Orrville
Charles Farner
Congress Township
Geo. J. Mann
Geo. Harris
John Johnson
Almeda Webb
Geo Webb
Stibbs Street
John A Keister
Millbrook
Jesse Bb. Hayes
Misa Lora C. Keister
N W Wagar
W. P. Critchfield
D.C. Hanselman
Ora Parsons
Lora Critchfield
Obto M. Albright
Ast South Street
Duce
Slemesa
Smith
Samuel Bell
Mrs. Riley Jackson
Capt
J. H. Kauke
Jessie Boyd
Elizabeth Martin
Martin
Fredricksburg
A. D. Cressler
Ft. Wayne, Ind
R. P. Reddick
Geo. Lang
Mansfield
Charles Given
W. D. Boyce
Charley
Republican
Emory Allaman
May Biman
Wayne Township
I. N. Keiffer
John S. Adair Esq
Bride
North Walnut Street
Adair
Peter Roesch
Roesch
Jowell
J C.rouzer
Ohio Experiment Farm
Charles BE. Thorne
W. J. Green
J. F. Lickman
F. M. Webster
Hl. J. Detmer
Freda Detmers
W H Saker
Hertha E Wildman
E. C Green
William IR. Lozenby
Ae & i
Poster
Musiangam
Contracto Ns
Columbus Avenue
Jefferson Audsery
Wesley D James and
Emma S. Mor
Jesse B. Hayes
Lora C. Keister
Emery Allaman
May Billman
Ora Bodine
California Fig Syrup Company
Siegenthaler
Tabernacle Lutheran Church
City Opera House
Marshall Ellsperman
Harry McClarran
Eby
van Meter
Festmaster Metzler
Post Office
Harry Burrowes
Wooster National Bank
Boutson
Baltimore
Minglewood Coal Co
Charles Barrett
Carrier Boys
THE
Harry Kaltwasser
Wm. Shibley
Dave Nice
Quinby & Kane's
Craighead & Co
L. K. Craighead
Craighead
Baptist Church
Martha Webster
United Presbyterian Sabbath School
St Mary's Catholic Church
Santa Claus
Reformed Church
St James Church
J . Milner
Church of God
G. W. Shem
Jacob Oberholser
New York
Charles Palmer
Ripley, U
Emma Stark
Edward Brumpter
Toronto
Will Knox
Dayton
J. H. L. Wiles
Fred Brandt, Jr
R. H. Herron
G. O. Wise
Monroe Mangus
Edna Mattern
Nettie Lucas
T. E. Peckinpaugh
Lima
O. David Bucher
Hiram Plank
Galion
J. A. Ogden
J. L. Urr
Alansfield
Eunice Gray
Daniel Paulus
John F. Reamer
Caledonia
Jennie Barnard
Ella Dice
Geo D. Hatfield
S.J. Hatfield
Sidney Ohio
David Alyers and
Child
Ashland
John Saal
Charles Potter
Harry Hankey
Bowling Green
Harvey Bechtel
Pittsburg
W. Bechtel
Miss Cora
Ella Shields
Louis Straub
Gann
Basil Maxwell and
Millersburg
Wm McDonald
George Ferguson
Frederick Brandt
Charles Oyler
Beaver Falls
Mira
Will Young
Mary Hollowell
Lara Myers
Granville Seminary
Theodore Kemmerer
Littsburg
David Kemmerer
Will Lazro
Jeanie McDonald
Ashley
Rey. Atwood
Laura Knox
Chandonla
David Knox James Robertson
Akron Beacon
Simon Stratton
Columbiana County
Henry Nelle
Mabel Douglas
New York City
John Kt. Paxton
Ada Bell
Susan Patterson
Union City, Ltd
Afra
Buchwalter
Frank Zimmer Aso
Felty Lerner
Salem
Mr. Lerner
Frank Blandford
Charles Blandford
Geo. Blandford
Mila Barrett
Public
Wellsville, Pa
Frank Barrett
Mary Haskell
Jendie
Lyda Hayes
Loudonville
James C. Todd
Dr. J. Todd
James
Swarthmore
Philadelphia
Angus McDonald, Jr
McDonald
Newark Machine Co
Ford Gasche
Illinois Steel Co
Charles True
Cook
176Th C. V. 1
176Th Regiment
C. V
Lincoln
Nashville
G. A. R Hall
J. A. Myers
East Liverpool
T. B Crook
Fairfield
Milton Johnson
Dunkirk
Wayne Ay
Stark County
John Watters
Mitton Johnson
Thomas Longbottom
Washingtonville
W. UH. Fieming
Kenton
Jacobs
Sullivan
W. H. Bucher
Liet
Wm. Eberty
Wm Knepp
Creston
Julo Brant
Sol
Rickabaugh
Blackleyville
Reedsburg
Kalamazoo
Brazil
Florida
Champaigne
Cafenotr
Green Ted
Hms Lettr
Ada Ohio
M. M. Murphy
Mt Vernon
Wade
176Th
Beno Douglass
D W Holliday
Ind
Sergt
Jno Watters
Ila
I. N. Kieffer
Brother K
Eberly
Bucher
David Myers
Confederacy
Kiuter
J. C. Er Company
Lowell
Mass
R F P. Reddick
J. M. Semple
Philo Mathew Semple
the Wooster P. O
Chandler
Carmin
Galle
Geo
Witmer
Bell Wale
Samuel Metzler
P. M
ICR
Durham
Rease Eberhardt
Rease
176Th O. W
St. James Church
Carol
Christmas Tree
Hecessional Boy Choir
Heoediction
Christma Mareh Merks
Hamuel G. McClure
Wooster University
Cleveland Leader
State Experiment Farm and
University
Bloomington
C. V Hard
L P. Ohliger
C. W. Kauke
Medina County
Northern
Ireat Mortgagee Sale
Downing Block
Wayzne County Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Quinby Block
Onliger, Prea
P. C. Given
Bec
Moreland
Rata
Martha Criley
Kinley
Nold and
Beall Avenues
L. C Emerson
Boston
Akron Hardware Co
South Akron
South Akron Land Company
Ny.p.& O Ry. Co
Lassenger
Summit Sewer Vipe Co
South Akron Prann’s
Diegenthalers
Mendal Food of Frick & Tyler
George Dague Faru
Court House
George Wayne
Taaats McCoy
Biegenthaler
Rice's
Annat’s
M. Sroonen
Lion Hiock
O Stet
V.a
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburo
Zimmerman
Strock Brothers
Harding & Co’n Wooster
Carl Brothers
Shreve
Frick & Fyler
W.S Sibbett
Liberty
Rice’s
Annvat
Kansas City Journal
Enos’oreman
Foreman
Gellefountaine Avenue
Kansas City
Lucretia H. Foreman
Blaurer
Plank & Gray's Mill
Frick & Tyler
J Cheney &Co
Toleno
Emil Faber
Angier
Faust Petroteus
Angier Chemical CO
Sam’l Metzler
Pitcher’s Castoria
Castoria
Castoris
Christingard
Max Alef
Alleghuny
Flere
Bear Creek
Cuekenheimer
California
Daoven
Pederal Street
Max Kilbin Alleghery
Laubach & Boyd
Wooster Markets
Austin Shaw
Florist
Brooklyn
Wit
Union Range
St. J Cunningham's
Simon Badger
East Union
Ioneytown
Fredericksng
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