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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1894
Page
3
Fragmented OCR note discusses charges for notices and program items, referencing rates and ticketing. Details are unclear but mentions profits, sales, and regulatory context. No clear dates, places, or named organizations readable.
Reports from Shreve and nearby towns describe ongoing farm matters and business activity. J C McCullough attempted shipping nine horses to Buffalo but faced refusal from an agent, returning them home. Armory site discussions involve County Commissioners, with plans tied to Shreve Guards. A physician's office in Fredericksburg faced egg threats, and public notices mention a July clearance sale and community camp meeting plans. Wayne County Republicans schedule a mass convention in Shreve to pick delegates for July and September conventions.
List of letters remaining uncalled for in Wooster Ohio for the week ending July 7 1894. Names include Mrs JF Bixler Frank Robinett George Kalb Catharine Longway Timothy Blater Robert Moore Miss M EL Stauffer Bert Rage Mark Soth Gee and others. Persons calling for unclaimed letters must say they are advertised and give the date of advertisement. John F Mancnann P BM
The colored camp meeting for Wooster Second Baptists opened at the Fair Grounds Saturday evening. Attendance grew from light to fair by Sabbath. Rev Thos Ford of New Castle Indiana Rev R A Jones of Akron and Rev S D Urner of Wooster led services with Gatewood’s Jubilee Singers providing music. The event runs all week with daily services and a plantation prayer meeting on Wednesday. Next Sunday D Orner, “the boy preacher of Wooster,” will lead the afternoon services.
The W R C plans an excursion for business men and the public to the Soldiers Home and Sandusky on Thursday July 26 with round trip fares of 1 20 to Soldiers Home or Sandusky and 1 50 to Cedar Point. The event coincides with the Annual Business Men's picnic and local businesses are asked to close that day.
Mrs Kate Swarts McDonald widow of Wm M McDonald died Sabbath afternoon at her daughter Mrs B A Maxwell in Millersburg after a period of ill health. Cerebral meningitis listed as cause. Survived by six children including Ronald McDonald Delland Fip WM Z McDonald Columbus Mrs A Maxwell Millersburg Ms Gurney sileman Philadelphia and Albgus Basil McDonald Woostax. Remains to be interred at noon Tuesday with funeral from the residence corner West Bonth Street and South Walput Street.
Wooster residents and visitors are named in a rundown of social visits, travel, and small-town happenings. Notes include Orrville and Napoleon acquaintances, church events, and preparations for upcoming duties, with several local names and destinations mentioned.
National Guard notes list Second Lieutenant Oty and a vacancy filled by Sergis E. C. Hard Jdns S. McClure and M. R. Limb as candidates. O. N. G. members face possible service reruns due to railroad strike rumors. Adjutant General Howats office preps vouchers and Gov McKinney urges funds. Co M O N G officer Remy arrived. Revolvers described and miners strike payments noted. $17,000.21 required from Findlay bank.
A severe hailstorm moves through the Wooster region causing material damage and farm losses. Witnesses report marbles large hail, with corn shredded and fields battered. James Taggart notes 25 acres of corn ruined and two feet deep hail in a ravine. Reports say a Wooster man saw clouds to the northwest and sought shelter as trains and depots were affected.
Independence Day festivities in Georgetown and Creston featured speeches by Jorge I Woner and Weygandt, a parade, a cantata, and fireworks. The Creston celebration included a key address by Price Russell, a marshal’s procession led by Sol Johnson, and a sham fight that entertained the crowd before a bustling evening dance and successful cash prizes for local participants. No accidents were reported, and merchants benefited from the holiday turnout.
Wayne county reports an old fashioned elopement after parental objections. Miss Tillie Campbell and her suitor Wayne Lehr fled Independence Day night, traveling to Wooster and then Michigan before returning home, defying family plans and objections to their match.
Frederick Schriver, a middle aged Germidn farmer, vanished while traveling from his Alsx.8rh farm west of Shreve to Holmesville. A wide search, including Browns Lake, failed to locate him. Neighbors report a man of steady habits with a short mustache, last seen after dinner en route to Holmesville. Authorities fear foul play as family and community scour the area.
A column of political commentary discusses Democratic and Republican positions, immigration trends, lynching statistics, public figures, and regional remarks. It references Memorial Day speeches in Richmond, Georgia Supreme Court decisions, and various local religious events, blending opinions with brief notices about community happenings.
In a Salt Creek ship dispute the case lists Lafayett Shively Ella Philips and others against Taylor Henning et al. The property involved lies along an arterial area. appraised values cited include 750 dollars and 4,000 dollars for inlets and fixtures. The document notes an assignee’s role and mentions Farmers Insurance Co in relation to the suits.
The sixth annual convention of the Young People's Christian Union of the United Presbyterian Church of the North convened in Philadelphia with delegates from 15 states and Canada. Despite rail strikes delaying Western travelers, the gathering drew over two thousand, featuring addresses by Rev. J. T. McCrory and Rev. J. S. Moffat, choir performances by the Knoxville Colored Glee Club, memorials for Miss Anna Gregor, and excursions planned to Caps May and Atlantic City.
New York reports Superintendent Byrnes orders all police vacations cancelled and forces recalled from cities to prevent disruption during the anticipated railroad strike. Byrnes plans swift city readiness as a general resumption follows. The July 9 tin plate scale agreement at a manufacturers conference affects 16,000 men and 40 mil ly in the country, signaling widespread return to work this week.
Oswego river region reports ninth unit United States troops will join Terment for a special train. They will proceed to a point where railroad men will detach Pullman cars from Oswego, moving toward the next operation location.
A fragmentary report notes a strike at Manowa Mincka tied to a coal operation. The text mentions a miner group and a truck incident possibly occurring on July 9, with references to Moroso and Cir a as related places or names.
Local reports show widespread strike activity with deputies recruited for U S Marshals service, trains disrupted and rail crews debating action. Debs orders tension, but some unions vote to stay at work while coal and transport networks feel the impact nationwide.
Ohio Crop Bulletin reports favorable conditions for harvest week ending July 7 1894 with wheat yield above expectations and excellent quality. Rains prevented drought while smut damage occurred locally. hay short but decent. corn strong growth. potatoes good. clover poor. tobacco and pastures improving. berries peaches plentiful. apples scarce. barley almost all reclaimed with good yield.
The Cuyahoga soldiers and sailors monument, a ceremonial yet unconventional American sculpture, was dedicated on the Fourth in Monumental Square, amid vast crowds. Governor McKinley, ex-Governor Joseph B. Foraker, and orator P. Klige addressed the event as thousands of residents, including children, filled the day with patriotic praise. The granite monument cost about $300 and embodies American deeds from the Civil War era.
Jacob H Rice states he does not wish his name used for the Congressional nomination in the 11th District. He thanks supporters but asserts no candidacy and asks that his name be withdrawn from consideration.
Wooster markets report corrected grain prices for wheat rye oats corn barley and seeds with per hundredweight and per bushel figures. livestock section lists cattle hogs sheep and calves with arrivals conditions and price ranges in Philadelphia New York and local markets.
A major blaze at the World’s Fair grounds in Cutaco on July 4 destroyed most main buildings, sparing only the Bureau of Cultural Buildings and several others. The Colunitian Exposition Salvage Company owned the wrecked properties, bought from the exposition company for about $90,000. The agricultural, electricity, administration, manufactures and transportation buildings and terminal retained nothing, and a man was burned to death with another severely injured.
Chief Arthur settles a dispute with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and firemen on the Hocking Valley route with all workers returning to duty as new men. The American Railway union’s refusal of arbitration costs Cleveland a dispute. A Lake Shore railway grievance committee heads to Chicago. Also noted are Paris measures to suppress anarchy, Spokane rail clashes with 1000 workers removing rails, and a Senate tariff passage with mixed party votes.
Monday night council debated Central Union Telephone Co. franchise to lay poles and wires through the city and the need to specify streets. Drainage on Palmer street was referred to the Street Committee. Bills for paving costs and bids for Spruce street reconstruction prompted long discussion and anticipated litigation before final contract awards.
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