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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
3
July 21 and 24 items from Massillon Wooster Orrville and Canton report deaths a funeral attendance for Matthew Stair and Driesbach monument dedication in Wooster cemetery with Driesbach family names. Also prison pensions births races and military enlistments plus a Wayne County Republican meeting appointment and community notices.
The Wooster City Band hosts an excursion July 1 to Sandusky and Cedar Point with tickets at 1.25 from Millersburg to Kauke inclusive and 1 Worcester inclusive for round trip. Special train departs Wooster 6:30 p.m., arrives Sandusky 9:52 p.m., returning Sandusky 7:30 p.m. The event funds new uniforms for the band, with Wooster businesses closed and a city holiday observed.
The Geisinger Family of Cleveland will attend the Chautauqua opening concert Friday evening August 3 and will remain for the full ten days. J. G. B. Eberly.
A physician proclaims a new kidney and bladder treatment not through cutting or dilating. It promises to stop unnatural discharge, reduce inflammation, heal the bladder and kidneys, and restore health. Dr Kutecin will visit Wooster on Wednesday August 1 at the Yoder House for consultation and examination.
An old advertisement text touts PAZO OINTMENT as a remedy for itching, bleeding, and protruding piles. It promises cures in six to sixteen days with a single application easing discomfort and offering a guarantee.
Sunday evening July 29 was quiet with church services and a general mood of progress. The Millers move their sawmill to the Sam Budhbadan place for a saw job while Harry Ropp remains largely unchanged. A. McClure family from Ooster visits Mr and Mrs J A Smyser. A forthcoming wedding is reported in the area. Overton race track is closed for weather and no work. A bander out in Overton v. Chaar Valle. three of five pitch horseshoes for ice cream.
July 22 Maysville reports a lively scene as townsfolk host visitors and church events. John Best and family, Martin and Gearheart groups visit, Rev Chad Russell preaches at the M E Church, and Howard Crosby hosts guests. A festival Saturday by the M E Church attracts an unprecedented crowd and many locals remark on the turnout.
Fredericksburg today reports social visits and health news. Mrs. George Rhodes of Plymouth visits Mrs. Charlotte McContee. Mrs. Nelson Clifford and sister Jennie Richards visit their grandfather Thomas Smith. J. B. McCormick’s party to Chautauqua for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby return from New Pute. Chris Miller arrives from a west trip. Harvey Edett to Colorado seeking health. March pneumonia left asthma. Mrs. Ablett bedfast with typhoid fever. James Shields ill with nervous prostration. S. Hawkins paralyzed by stroke. Read relatives visiting Geo. W. Sdarright. D. B.
John C. Fuhalman before Mayor R. J. Smith sought a warrant for Geo. C. Haverstock on perjury allegations. Haverstock appeared after notice, waived examination, and posted $100 bail. Grand Jury may consider the case tied to a suit over collecting a fee for thrashing.
Claude Dunham came down from Akron al evening to visit his mother and sisters. liver Mock and wife Sundayed with his parents at Killbuck. bert Moore j attended the Sunday School rally at Smithville Saturday. rand Main of Reedsburg and Mr and Mrs George Kepple of Wooster spent the day with Mr Ulrich. ohnathan Snyder is on the sick list again. MILDRED.
Fragmentary notes recount neighbors like Myers and Van Nostran visiting Rosa bett and Miss Rosa at Odell's Inn. Seemingly misspelled place names hint at Ashland and Point Breeze. Weather disruptions and a sun embolerie event are mentioned, with roads becoming impassable by the storm.
A garbled OCR fragment suggests a clerical office change involving a person named Sweeney and a note about early action or honors. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
The letter from Rev. D. Willard Lyon of Willow Street describes the Boxer uprising in North China, its causes, and the impact on Christians and foreign missions. He cites hatred of foreigners, church influence, railway layoffs, famine, and Empress Dowager support as key factors, noting railway and mission properties destroyed and missionaries murdered as the crisis escalates.
A roundup of social moves, visits, and minor incidents across Louisville and nearby towns. Residents Vesta McCabe and Mrs Solomon Hortney are noted among visitors. street improvements on Depot street and a U B church meeting are mentioned along with a solar farm of assorted brief local happenings and regional travel.
Smithville corresp reports a busy social week with frequent visits from relatives and friends. Neighbors welcome Miss Bassie Myers of Indianapolis and Miss Ethel Zimmerman’s Canton trip, while photographers and glee of village life share Sunday visits and outings across Medina, Wooster, and Akron.
The Republican notes local happenings in Lattasburg July 23 with a bicycle craze featuring purchases by Jennie Ropp Clara Thorley and Matt Bowman. Other items include plans for a new bank barn west of the village and town visits by John McFadden and wife and Fred Baird and wife.
The Orrville location announced its staff for the coming school year. Supt. J B Jer Prin and Prof J F Adams head the high school. Elizabeth McElainney joins as grammar head, with G E Mowrer Minnie Monro and others teaching sixth, primary, and music. Prof B F Harbaugh to lead seventh and eighth grades. meals and rooms noted amid a separate report. A separate incident reports a restaurant and saloon break in with two slot machines damaged and funds stolen. Horst was arrested on suspicion but discharged at trial.
Two weddings are expected soon as the community shares visits and gatherings. Mrs. Reinhardt and two daughters travel to Akron to visit sisters Lenali and Maggie Maurer, while Miss Marie Jacot appears again on local streets visiting Mrs. Hoover. Several residents are noted visiting family in Maysville and Smithville, with reports of wheat threshing and social events shaping the summer season.
Fragmented text describes travel to Atlantic City and a round trip route with times and places. The readable bits mention Wooster and River Bridge and an agency, but the full details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Still no trace of Dr William Daniels of Chicago who left on a visit to Dr W Dorr and family of this city. A possible crew named Daniel Williams shipped passage to South Hampton England. It is feared the doctor may be insane. a family tendency for insanity on his mother’s side is noted, as his father also did.
From London the war office received Lord Roberts dispatch detailing a Boer assault aimed at a post 12 miles east of Heidelberg. The Boers attacked with three guns and a pompom, were beaten off after a sharp engagement as reinforcements arrived from Heidelberg. In Philadelphia a separate note quotes Jimmy Michael, Chicago cycle racer, accepting a Manhattan Beach race challenge for a forfeit up to 2500 a side if Nelson or his manager agree to meet Kennedy.
Advertises Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tightness in smaller shoes, relieve bunions and corns, and prevent sweating and aching feet. Claims instant comfort, swelling reduction, and protection from blisters and hot spots. Sold at all druggists and shoe stores. trial package 25 cents by mail from Allen Olmsted, Ye.
A church and Sunday school mourn the death of John Overerens. The resolution praises his faithfulness as a class leader and teacher, notes regular attendance at means of grace, and expresses sympathy to bereaved friends. The group prays for divine support in this hour of affliction.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness to our daughter and sister during her illness and for their loving sympathy and help in our hour of bereavement. May heaven’s choicest benediction rest on you all. S C HUBIELL and family.
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