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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1896
Page
3
Notice from the Woostte Republican printing office announcing ad copy deadlines and rates for daily and weekly editions. Includes address Last Liberty Street and instruction to submit notices by noon for same day insertion.
Monday Daily short items report ice six inches thick on ponds and warm community notes. Railways clear after freight car break, public meetings postponed, and local social events planned at Lincoln Club and City Opera House. Several residents, visitors, and officials are listed with movements, illnesses, and local duties.
A man died from internal injuries after a fall down stairs while alone at home. He was found Friday and died shortly after. The funeral was held Sunday.
Local growers push for 60 cent prices after last summer's low returns as Heinz Co buys 37 01 per 1495 cucumbers. Heintz Co prospects stir plans for a salting works near Wooster while a proposed electric line to connect Akron to Cleveland prompts talk of restoring passenger rail, with Wooster residents hoping for a faster future.
County officials reshuffled with John Boor of Wayne township succeeding tronrad Plasterer as Infirmary Director. Bond of $2,000 signed by Boor and four others. County Commissioners also named Philip Markly as County Surveyor to serve until Harry A. Mowery takes office September 1. Probate Judge McClarran, Auditor Marshall, and Recorder Schaffter filled vacancy for County Commissioner through next September. The piece also notes the telephone as a great invention, then shifts to coffee advertising and local notices.
The Cleveland and Southwestern Railway, recently incorporated, is seen by exchanges as a Cincin nati Hamilton and Dayton project running through northern Wayne county. Backed by the C H and D, the line may parallel the Lima Northern and Lorain is eyed as a freight gateway for South and West trade.
Wooster banks and Wayne county residents pledge strong support for a 3 percent United States bond issue to meet Treasury needs. Jacob Frick and Col. CG Hard announce willingness to invest up to $120,000 each at par, signaling broad local patriotism and potential circulation growth. Separate notice: Secretary Carlisle calls for $10 million in 4 percent year bonds with sales proposals due by February.
The Woman's Christian Association calls for clothing to aid the Uoder House. Many cases of want and destitution have come to its notice. The notice stresses urgency and earnest relief, praising the ladies' noble work and urging strong support.
A scanned Wooster listing details several warranty deeds and related notices across Clinton, Wayne, Doylestown, West Salem, and other townships. Items mention transfers from Thomas Verly to Mary Correll and from Elizabeth Coulter to Ohio Farmers Insurance, among others, totaling acres and parcels with occasional executors and administrations noted.
Attendance for heart.K Emmet and his company’s showing at the City Opera House Saturday evening was not enthusiastic though the applause was generous. The performance overall pleased, with Emmet aided by capable staff. Baby Sinnott, aged six, lauded as Wooster’s greatest child actress. The troupe moved on to Akron Sunday and new acts and dates follow.
Wayne County Agricultural Society directors were elected in a Saturday session in the County Commissioners room. New officers include Yinzi Cunningham Wooster M. M. Fowler O. F. Rumbaugh Franklin township Wm A Armstrong Can aan township D B Tristmap seer township J C Sidle B M Musser Plain township L B Rady Sugar creek township. Secretary I N Kinney reported for 1895 with a deficit of 2547 and a rise in indebtness, noting 214.30 spent on improvements and ongoing exhibition challenges.
Unclear report lists individuals and firms from multiple towns with tax receipts and liquor sales figures. It mentions Lovett and Marshall on receipts involving Dow Liquor tax, unspecified del ins, and notes fees for liquor sales. It names many persons and businesses across towns like Doylestown Orrville Wooster and more, but exact figures and actions are not clearly stated.
In Wayne Common Pleas Judge Dowell ruled on several matters. Mrs Sadie Kramer formerly Mrs J K Fisher received $900 alimony and a $230 note after her divorce from Jacob Kramer, with custody of the child re awarded. The court reinstated an original decree and addressed excess settlement actions by L S Snyder as administrator. Multiple trial dates were set for juries, and a note on local staffing of cases appeared amid community notices and social updates.
The Week of Prayer opened with a Monday afternoon union gospel meeting at the Lutheran Church led by Rev Read and Rev Jolass, with prayers, hymns, and remarks from Drbh Davin, followed by a collection for the Evangelical Alliance. The First Presbyterian Annual Meeting featured officer elections for ruling elders and a treasurer’s report showing 233.405 contributed, with 22,100 for church expenses and the rest for benevolence, plus Sunday school officer elections and notes on weekday prayer services across Lutheran and Reformed churches for foreign missions and domestic outreach.
The Rev Babillastomen, once en route to Hamburg, fell ill but received care in the city. He continued homeward in stages and was aided near Batoum by Rev Mr McDowell, a former colleague and alumnus of the University. A letter reports his safe return and full recovery, with plans to resume work and spiritual vigor.
The Wooster Ohio City Council opened the year with nine members present and approved minutes. They heard Lee Carroll seek 850 damages for a fall in an alley, referred to solicitor and engineer. Resolutions endorsed the Monroe Doctrine, ordered payment to Palmer and Betcon for paving, and directed clerical corrections and estimates for 1910 charges as the meeting adjourned.
An advertisement touts The Pyramid Vile Cure as a painless, universal remedy for piles and rectal diseases. A Indianapolis patron shares dramatic relief after using Pyramid Cure and Pills, saying it saved her from surgery and restored health.
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