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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1863
Page
3
Gazette lists 21 officers reported killed at Murfygeaborty among them Col. Wiley who raised a company and went as captain from Wayne County. The report is unconfirmed and may be unfounded. Wiley was not believed to have fallen in the fighting.
The Tribune notes that Prospec tus of the New York Tribune is available and weekly papers will be delivered at the Wooster Post Office. Subscribers may subscribe to magazines or papers by calling at the Post Office News Depot to receive publishers rates.
A youth organization presents an entertainment evening at Arcademe Hall on Turaday, featuring vocal and instrumental music tableaux and the Cantata of the Coronation of the May Queen. Proceeds aid soldiers in distant lands, encouraging a hearty turnout and a generous contribution.
The final Wayne County Bounty installment will be paid at Henry Lehman’s office opposite the Améric an Hotel and above Julian Spink’s store starting January 16 1868. Paymasters urge all entitled recipients to apply promptly. Some regiments’ bounty vouchers are valid without orders. others must present orders. A last appeal is made to those who have not paid subscriptions. Treasurer’s report will appear next issue and the fund closed.
Obituary notes the death of Judge Levi Cox at his Wooster home on the 1st pit. A longtime resident since 1814 he served in the Ohio Senate and as Presiding Judge in the Court of Common Pleas. Known as honest and liberal to clients, he left a large circle of mourners and a strong bar association legacy.
The paper notes a deliberate shrink in size and ads to control rising paper costs. Despite smaller format, editors pledge the same reading matter and promise to restore larger dimensions when prices drop, urging subscribers in arrears to settle dues promptly.
At a Delaware Fire Company No 1 meeting the members mourn two departed firefighters William Brighton and Daniel Hummer. The preamble praises their citizen and fire service, calls them zealous defenders, and requests publication in the Wooster Republican and Wayne County Democrat.
A dated Ohio Civil War letter describes the 102d Ohio Infantry's march from Louisville to Frankfort Shelbyville Danville Harrodsburg and beyond. It notes troops marching with packs facing disease and casualties, and lists their movements since October 6, including Bragg pursuit, and a return toward Bowling Green.
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