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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1895
Page
3
The Republican Printing Co at No 12 East Liberty Street requires ad copy by noon to insure same day insertion. Free notices in the Daily and Weekly Telegram of entertainments, festivals, sales will be printed if text meets office rules. otherwise standard rates apply for bills tickets and similar notices.
Rising streams from persistent rain threaten railroad travel while Judge Dowd grants a divorce to Mrs. Jacob Kramer of Honeytown and awards $500. Other items note new homes planned on North Market street, plans for a boxing match in Bucyrus, a murder conviction in North Dakota, and various local incidents, accidents, and civic notices across Wayne County.
Henry K Kulp and Josephine E ucus Jobo W shook plus Celestia Laurer Ora Brillhart and Mary E Ktehm a KR King. J Maude Lan 8. Henry E Spade and Julia Rush. N Rt Krider and Flora M Koden berger. John Correll and Clara Snavely. Frank Criss and Dora Crater. Ellsworth Moser and Chloe Repp.
Stockholders at the Wayne County National Bank annual meeting elected directors including J K Overholt Mrs W Overholt D Tyler Mrs E R Frick Jacob Frick and others. Officers named President Jacob Frick Vice President J S R Overholt and Cashier C Frost Peckinpaugh.
Schedule changes take effect Sunday with altered arrival and departure times for trains between Baltimore and Ohio connections and routes to Wooster. Details show numbers for trains 103 108 115 and main line connections, indicating revised daily service times.
Mrs. John C Knox of North Bever atynet died at midnight Saturday January 5 1695 at her home from an internal hemorrhage aged 64 years 9 months and 23 days The funeral will be held 2 p m Tuesday from the rain Interment in Wooster Cemetery James Thompson longtime Wooster resident died at Princeton Illinois in his 86th year He came to Wooster in 1819 served as Knox County Recorder from 1836 to 1842 worked as a bank bookkeeper later moved to New York then Illinois Returned to Wooster 1844 and resided there until 1848 studied law with Aquila Wiley About 20 years ago he prepared for the bar but moved to Mt Vernon He was praised for integrity and energy by friends and memorial resolutions Callers note his career as a lawyer defined by courtesy and steadfast friendship
A Dalton committee and residents of adjoining townships rally to form a new county comprising parts of Wayne and Stark with Massillon as county seat. Massillon would fund buildings if the plan succeeds. a Massillon meeting and further reports are promised as supporters say the move benefits Dalton and its social and business interests.
Massillon miners resume work in the Tuscarawas valley after a delegate convention compromised with public sentiment against the strike. The board of arbitration was deemed biased, and a committee was formed to handle post arbitration matters. The union calls a February 12 United Mine Workers meeting and a February 11 National Trades Assembly gathering in Massillon.
A Hocking Valley union committee petitions Governor Mcey for aid for the unemployed in Nelsonville and Athens County. They report deplorable valley conditions, past mutual aid via work distribution, but storekeepers now refuse credit, leaving many in extreme need.
The Daily Republican advertises up to date local news and lively matter. Readers are invited to send their names for prompt evening delivery by carrier at 12 cents per week.
A foggy morning wreck near Smithville on the Wheeling & Lake Erie involved freight trains No 63 and an extra westbound, killing two men Irvin Longsdorf and William Ryan and injuring several others. The crash, on a single track, damaged a caboose and derailed engines, with rescue teams aiding victims as surviving crew and passengers were evacuated.
County Treasurer M Lovett reported a July to date tax collection total of 5703.74 with 285.55 refunded leaving 5818.19 net. three-fifths to corporations one-fifth to Infimary Fund and one-fifth to School Fund. The Congress township local option vote was dry 103 wet 0. Congress precinct 14 for dry 21 against. West Salem 45 for dry 0 against. town council voted four to one dry.
Edward Wells of Creston suffered severe leg and head injuries after flying timbers struck him on the westbound train. John Remiss of Norwalk had left arm and rib injuries. Grant Parrish sustained scalp wounds. Conductors and brakemen from the same crew were injured. the wreck occurred near Smithville with a special train taking Wells to a Toledo hospital.
The January 5 gathering at Miss Veffer's home featured papers on The Sabbath and Saloon, life sketches of Mrs Lathrop and Mrs Lucy Stone, and talks on Mrs Hannah Whitall Smith. A reading from The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life closed the program before a next meeting in two weeks. City council met Monday with various petitions and street work actions noted amid routine business.
The Wooster Association met in the First Presbyterian parish to advance evangelistic meetings in Proant churches. Despite bad weather, the 2:30 p.m. Holion meeting at the Presbyterian Church, led by Rev. W. C. Dawson, drew strong interest and the week includes 7:30 p.m. services in each church with Rev. Mather to speak at Loudonville.
A long campus notice page lists events at Kauke Chapel, chapel preaching notes, student absences, and society activities. Highlights include a Macbeth performance, dedication of a church in Cumberland, medical mission talks, the 3100 Band meeting, and reports on student clubs, officer elections, and campus humor.
The jury convicted Wesley Cochran and co-defendants of malicious destruction of property while acquitting Harry Merkle and Zeno Connors. Several indictments were noticed or continued, including Otto Smith, Dora Swartz, and John Tibbitts. Other cases covered include liquor violations, religious meetings disturbance, and a McClain divorce. a Memorial meeting for Hon John W Shaughman was postponed to next Saturday.
Report of a Doylestown vault burglary details expert burglars who used nitro glycerine to blow Seiberling Miller & Co vault doors. Horses stolen from Henry C. Galehouse's farm were recovered later at Massillon livery. An injured guard, John Allensworth, described a tense scene as two or three assailants bound him and escaped with a bag placed over his head.
East Liberty Pa Jan 7 cattle receipts fair this week and market steady at unchanged prices Prime 6.00 6.50 good butchers 5.50 6.00 hogs receipts liberal with slow demand soft weather light hogs a shade lower Philadelphians 4.50 4.60 Yorkers 4.30 4.55 sheep heavy supply market opening 4c lower yearlings 1.60 2.00 calves 1.50 2.50 apples peaches dried fruit prices listed for groceries and farm produce alongside grain and hay prices
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