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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1895
Page
5
Publication guidance from the Wooster Republican Printing Co. states notices for festivals sales and programs must be submitted by noon to avoid regular rate charges. The Wednesday July 24 1805 issue is referenced with instruction for proper ad placement.
The Daily notes the City Park pavilion dedication on Monday evening July 29 with Georgie Mougey Band and City Opera House orchestra. It lists civic items, local arrests, circuses, weather oddities, and a flood of personals from Wooster and nearby towns, including reunions, sales, and visits through the week.
Applications arrive at the Experiment Station for chinch bug information and the fungus that destroys it. Over 400 letters on file and about 200 boxes of the fungus shipped state wide. Immediate danger remains in some areas while work focuses on preventing a next spring outbreak.
Recent developments place Dalton in a premier Ohio coal region. Hanwells Site Ing Co of Mansillon has developed an 80 acre coal body on the Wertz farm within the Dalton corporation south boundary, claimed to be the best in Masailon valley. Warwick Coal Co has leased about 90 acres extending west from Sugarcreek south of Dalton to Applecreek near the Cleveland Akron & Columbus railroad, aiming to ship coal to Cleveland over the C A O railroad.
Sunday brought oppressive heat despite thermometers reaching only 93 degrees. Residents searched for higher readings while enduring exhausting days from dawn to night, with a brief breeze at 8. A heavy shower at 9 failed to cool the air, instead leaving rooms like Turkish baths and sleep impossible until after midnight.
P P Agent Geo W Leyda secured reduced rates to Cleveland and Odell's Lake for business men's events but failed to meet required ticket sales. Sales will be to Silver Lake for the Knights Maccabees picnic at $1 25 round trip, three day tickets. Harty rates to Odell's Lake and nearby points. Many merchants plan to close Thursday. Also ads note belt pins, shirts studs, and a bicycle race at Fair Grounds Thursday at 2 p m and the annual Mid-Summer Special Bale starting July 7.
Local residents from Weat Richfield, Alleghney, and Columbus areas visit Wooster this week. Notables including Rev. R. M. Donaldson of Wooster University, Judge Peter Grosscup, and various relatives travel through or stay for visits.
The Wooster post lists remaining uncalled letters including Barnhart Mrs Krug Jenple Bensinger Mrs Ann McAfee Miss arme K Clark bert Myers tre French Harry Snyder Mrs Minnie Frick D A Htrickler Mies Lois Vardaman Ben Persons. Also notes an Army officer promotion inquiry about Captain A C Sharpe with Washington update and local interest. The item mentions Judge Albaugh in Washington and university lectures plus campus news and local advertisements.
Advertisement-style note arguing that progress in railroads and transport would improve bread production, urging buyers to choose Schumacher's at a slight cost over common grades for better bread yield. Mentions Gratgpend and Beebe's Hammocks and Porch Cashionhs at Beebe's as selling points.
Next Tuesday July 30 1895 Wooster Lodge No 42 I O O F celebrates its golden anniversary. Members meet at 1 30 pm in Odd Fellows Hall South Market Street then proceed to City Park for a program including a Band music history and Wooster address. Banquet at City Armory at 8 pm with toasts from notable guests.
Windsor Club plans a friendly game with any trade organization, bicycle races begin at 2 p m at Wayne county fair grounds, a Highland Park dance for ladies, Mrs A M Parrish hosts a North Market street reception, First Presbyterian Sunday school picnic planned for Highland Park, City Park dedication to aid the Opera House, lawn fetes at Dr H A Hart’s residence a financial success with Chinese lantern decor.
New suits filed in Wayne County Court of Common Pleas include civil actions and appeals such as Ew ing v Felger, Mensching v Mensching for divorce, Dible v Gans, Hess & Brown v Walter Bros, Bowman v Weldman Co, Adair asignee v Geigey, Boyer v Cottarman, McCoy v McCoy, Ellis v NYP&O, Landes v Avey, Merryo v Bard Taylor, Harpar v Sidle in Franklin township, Harman v Board of Education, Burgess & Hoss v Adair, Feightoer v Garver, Franks v Stauffer, Bucher v McSweeney, Armstrong v Searight, Wilgas v Wilgus, Yocum v Simon, McConnell v Bronson, Wayne National Bank v Downing, Sollenberger v Weigle, Loomis v Anfang, Cincinnati Desicating Co v Easterday, Thomas v Funk, Horner v Curry. No. 6161 to 6178 listed.
Massillon driving park lessees renew their lease for another year and plan significant ground improvements with races planned this fall. Kelster's West End Polar Stars lost at Shreve Friday afternoon as the Shreve pitcher dominated with nine straight outs. final score 32 to 10. Windsor Club baseball challenges Wooster barbers to a game on July 26, Business Men's Picnic Day, in Wooster township. Harvey Maize trains a promising three year old pacer Sweetwood by Atwood dam Sweet Owen, hitting mile times under 2 50 after brief sulky work. J. M. Shaffer now handles the horse, transitioning from natural trotter to pacer.
Bargain wool colors offered in 20x54 and 30x60 sizes with prices 1.00 and 1.25. Mentions Bicycla Races on Thursday July 25 at Fair Grounds. Also notes Magic Cotton Red dye claims and a 000 Reward for drugs in Dr Wheeler’s Nerve Vitalizer sold by Laubach & Boyd.
A special Wooster Ohio council meeting passed an ordinance levying taxes for 1895 after suspending rules. The levy totals 12 mills with a quarter mill shifted from General to Light fund. Clerk pro tem Horn presided. Clerk Eason absent. next step to certify to County Auditor for tax list placement.
Denies all but admitted facts in a $315,000 damage suit over farm ownership and transfers in the Landes matter. Executors seek to set aside conveyances from Dr George Liggett. defendants assert the sale was fair and that Liggett acted competently. Samuel Horner sues D C Curry & Co for $1,000 over injuries from a July 4 well incident in Wayne County. alleges negligent well covering caused his shoulder dislocation and ongoing disability. Additional local notes include a criminal-behavior report of a traveling barber suspect, a plantation jubilee troupe in Orrville, planned Orrville fair and floral hall, Webster’s dictionary purchases for schools, and a warning about a fraudulent K P lodge impostor.
July 13 selection of delegates and alternates from Wayne county for the People's Party State Convention at Columbus August 1 and 2. Wayne county mass convention set for 10 a.m. Saturday August 17 in Wooster. Prohibition speaker G B Malone born in Wooster recalls old citizens and his 1854 father’s death. 60 to 100 attendees found him engaging.
Doylestown will gain an electric railroad to Akron by November as the Walsh line extends from Barberton through Wadsworth. Philadelphia capital-backed buyers also plan further Akron extensions, touching Massillon area with an electric link from Massillon to Dalton via Brookfield and Greenville. The Farmers Telephone exchange connects Beach City Wilmot Justus, with Wilmot toll at Dr Wolf's and Beach City toll at George Wetzel's restaurant. Plans include Wilmot to Winesburg, plus Eastbeanville to Orrville via Dalton Sutton City, linking with a Millersburg line and a Wadsworth to Akron route through Doylestown Barberton.
The Ohio Weather and Crop Service by the Ohio Department of Agriculture issues Crop bulletin No 16 for the 1495 season week ending July 22. It notes warm days, good rains in parts, improving vegetation, wheat and oat threshing underway with variable yields, corn and potatoes growing well, pastures improving, and reports from multiple counties such as Wayne Ashland Medina Summit Stark and Holmes describing rain totals temperatures and crop conditions.
Corrected by Frick 4 Tyler dealers in Wheat Flour Corn Oats Rye Barley Soda Milk per hundred Flour per barrel Barley Timothy Seed Rice etc. Produce prices listed for groceries eggs lard hams shoulders cheese potatoes onions spring chickens turkeys apples peaches old chickens and more. Also subscription offer for Cleveland Weekly at $1 per year with delivery by Republican Office Wooster Ohio.
Dillard Johnson, about 25, a track walker for Wheeling & Lake Erie, was found dead Monday morning beside a spring west of Creston. He may have been struck by a train while walking the track. He was married but separated. his wife sued for divorce in Wayne County Common Pleas. Funeral services were held Tuesday at his parents’ home near Creston.
Mrs. Christian McNabb aged about 73 widow of Rev John McNabb died after strokes at her daughter’s home in Red Haw Ashland county Her sister Mrs George Bartel and Mrs Lillian Garing are named She leaves three children and her husband Train No 9 brought remains to Wooster for burial Mrs Ell Luce aged 52 prominent Burbank woman died after rheumatic illness She leaves one son A E Luce Funeral at 10 am Wednesday from Burbank Methodist church Mrs John Eckert born East Union township died Sunday night aged 41 years 1 month 1 day She leaves several children and relatives in Wayne county Funeral Tuesday July 23 at 3 pm from the Wooster Methodist church.
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