Wayne Building and Loan opens Barberton branch
Saturday reports from Akron note the Wayne Building and Loan Co of Wooster opens a Barberton branch. The item also covers barbs about local art, illness, remodeling, a schoolhouse concert incident, a colt birth, a misreported injury, a blood poisoning scare, street brawls, hotel debt pursuit, farm news, and various local movements and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Wayne Building and Loan Co
Wooster
Barberton
Christine ‘Bros
Miss Mitchell
Juanita
C. Manly Rice
C. B. Green
Zimmerman & Co
Zimmerman
Col. Benj. Eason
5Th Ward
Boyd
Personal notices from Wooster area community
Saturday notices list many local residents visiting, visiting relatives, and onlookers in Wooster and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Dr I Kean, Edward Plank, Michael Sullivan, John Hall, Katie Sullivan, RR Boffenmyer, Alex Marchand, W H Wiler, Thomas Scher, Thomas Mewall, M M Herron, Major A B Critchfield, J P Van Nest, Peter Housel, Stiel Warner, Judge Frank Taggart, Col CV ard, H R Smith, Deputy Sheriff Arthur Garver, Mrs Edward B Syphert, Judge M L Smyser, Captain A S McClure, and others. Local business and advertising notes appear for Cramp’s Atlas Company sales ads and jewelry stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Herron
Millersburg
A.B Critchfield
Shreve
J. P. van Nest
Ashland
Court of Common Pleas
Peter Housel
Wooster
Stiel Warner
C.J Warner
Frank Taggart
Col. Cvard
H. R. Smith
Cross-Examination in Powers Case Stirs Frankfort
In Frankfort Kentucky the Powers conspiracy case enters a dramatic phase as Sergeant Wharton Golden testifies under cross examination. Ex-Governor Brown prompts heated exchanges over armed attendees at the Goebel assassination mass meeting, sparking a near-roomside brawl before calm returns. The trial follows federal aid discussions and Kentucky political tensions seen in Marshall Griggs talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Powers
Wharton Golden
Frankfort
Wharton Golder
Goebel
Brown
Commonwealth
Golden
Fleming
Winchester
Dr Foster
William Steele
Dick Combs
William Culton
Culton
Combs
Lousville
George Denny
State House Yard
Goebels
Campball
Beet Brie notes and village happenings in Maysville
Local correspondence from Maysville reports visiting relatives including J Rieder and Ethal, Mrs. Botts recovering from illness, and residents returning from trips to Indiana and Akron. The piece covers social events, a crowded literary society, a concert, a sugar camp opening, a school entertainment, a note on an electric cigar lighter, birthdays and community arbitration outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
Peter Pernot
Dunham
Oliver Hofas
Akron
Tugsdas Literary Society
BOF Leathers
Wwn Hall
M L. Stophlet
Burg
Jas
Hueder
Bbig Consolidated
Cunningham's
Davidson
Jake
Will
Silas
Andy Straub
Andy
Fredrick Graber
Hiette
Simon
Joseph Brown
Wm. Grow
Edward Amiet
Boar of Arbitration
Dady-Wedding at Lang Home on Pearl Street
A quiet wedding honored Calvin A Widebrenner, color bearer of the Eighth Regiment, O V I, in Cuba, and Miss Bertha Lang, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Lang. Chaplain J O Campbell officiated at 3 p m Sunday in the Lang residence with family present. They will reside shortly in their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Lang
Pearl Street
Second Warf
Calvin A. Widebrenner
Cuba
Bertha
Lang
J. O. Campbell
D. D
Maple Grove School closes as Maple Grove notes and moves
March report from Mount Pleasant describes Maple Grove in Plain township closing after a pleasant school session led by Grant Case who will teach again this summer. It lists many spring relocations around the area including Anderson moving from Big Prairie, Heffelfinger and son to Danie l Lawrence farm, and Mairs family moving to Kallamazgoo, Mich while health concerns for Dr Weaver and injuries to John Anderson and N J Ickes are noted. The piece ends urging Republicans to vote as election nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant
Maple Grove
Plain Township
Jones
Grant Case
John Rickenbaugh
Anderson
Big Prairie
Curtis Rittenhouse Farm
Heffelfinger
Jefferson
Danie@l Lawrence farm
James Mai
John McClure
Hajtersville
Curtis Site
N J Ickes
Congress Township Institute Held in Congress Mounh
The Congress Township veters Institute met for the seo build ing in Congress Mounh with strong attendance in both sessions. Discussions covered teaching geography to young pupils, use of sand boards, and storytelling methods over rote memorization. The evening featured music and papers on Eight Months' System in the Public School and incentives to study, with observers praising liberal boards and uninterrupted district teaching. The next meeting is planned for West Salem on April 21 with details to follow. all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Township
Congress
J ¢ Mulhinoix
Boards of Education
Sullivan
Ross Thorley
Werner Hoppe
West Salem
J.C Mulianix
Grand Opening of Vehicles and Implements Saturday
The Wooster Hardware Co announces its Third Annual Grand Opening on Saturday April 7 featuring nearly 200 buggies surreys phaetons wagons and road wagons in the D D Miller room and France's Academy of Music with a line of harness. Purchasers may save money during the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster Hardware Co
D. D. Miller
France
Academy of Music
Transatlantic Travellers Get PA System Attendant Service
The Pennsylvania System operates a Jersey City and New York bureau to assist transatlantic travelers arriving via the Atlantic Lines. Experienced agents meet passengers, arrange onward trips, sell tickets, reserve rooms and baggage handling, and provide cab service and guidance through customs for journeys abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
York
Petons
América
Paris
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania System
Ald
Yance
Vanio
Prosecution Aims to Implicate Powers in Goebel Murder Case
In Frankfort on March 24, witnesses including Warden Lillard Detective Armstrong Fayette County Sheriff Bosworth and Captain Davis and Silas Jones testified at the hearing for Secretary Caleb Powers charged with abetting Willm Goebel's assassination. The defense and prosecutors sparred over evidence while a gun misfire in the courtyard sparked a tense, alarmed reaction among the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Court House
Caleb Howers
Moore
Willm Goebel
Eph Lillard
Dee Armstrong
Bosworth
Fayette County
Powers
John Davis
Silas Jones
Bonds
Secretary Powers
F. Wharton Golden
Polsgrove
Brown
Big Prairie Notes Talk of Local Business Moves
Big Prairie Ohio March 26 Miss Tosdell sells stock of boats and shoes to B S Scruby who takes possession of Miss Odell's store room April Wes Gibson moves into rooms used as residence and cafe by Chas Kerr to continue in grocery and clothing business Chas Lee Jr takes half interest in stock firm name becomes Gibson Lee H A Leyda agent at Ft Wayne RR wll occupy Leyda rooms as railroad office waiting room and smoking room Lake inventor of harness device moves office to Mansfield and runs bookkeeper stenographer and a high class employment agency
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Prairie
Local Notes From West Lebanon and Area
West Lebanon dated March 26 reports E C Roughman in very serious condition and John Hoak, once ill for five weeks, shows improvement. Mrs Jenniestoner visits her mother Mrs Joseph Shank. Faster services planned at MoE church this evening. Mrs Cheyney and Mr Denbrook return to Orrville. both teachers have satisfied patrons. Jeremiah Agler of Wilmot will remain as clerk for John Houk’s store next year. Avery’s lead wreck on the C U and W line near Millershug road causes seven coal cars to derail. 10 to 19 rods of track damaged, likely unreparable. A broken rail or rail spread blamed for the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lebanon
E C. Roughman
John Hoak
Jenniestoner
Joseph Shank
Moe
Denbrook
Keyney
Orrville
Cheyney
Jeremiah Agler
Wilmot
John Houk
Averys
Stanwood
Woodlny
Millershug
Probate court probate and administrator appointments listed
Probate court records show C. I. Yoder named administrator of Simon D. Brenneman with a 5000 bond and appraisers S. K. Kurtz Frank Plank and Benj Gerry. Several executrixes and administrators are noted, including Anna Easterday as executrix of John Faeternay, B. Douglass as administrator of Wm Swisher with 37000 bond and appraisers, and Wesley H Zoueb as administrator of Rosa Mettetald with sale of real estate. Also entries of insane adjudications, final accounts, inventories, and hearings on March 31 and April 23. The vehicle industry remark appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Yoder
Simon D. Brenneman
S. K. Kurtz
Frank Plank
Benj. Gerry
Anna Easterday
John Faeternay
Elizabeth Howey
Elmer Ferdenwald
B. Douglass
Wm. F. Swisher
Henrietta McSweeny
Mary Jane Stibbs
S B. Metzler
John Metzler
Charles Patrick
G. C. Fritz
Jacob Harmon
Geo. E. Rickel
Massillon Hospital
Harvey A
Philip D Senff
Philip Senff
John J. Schraffy
Andrew Mumaw
Frank Stutz
Wesley H Zoueb
Rosa Mettetald
James Sheppard
Ernest Thomen
John Alsa
W. Smally
John B. Carson
Martin
Romish
Will A ‘Naleon Blu
James T. Blub
Minority committee pushes amendments on shipping subsidy bill
Washington report notes Representative Fitzgerald states Democratic minority supports building up the merchant marine. He cites two key amendments: extend foreign vessel purchase window by a year per Secretary Gage and allow Americans to buy foreign ships, flag them American, and operate without subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fitzgerald (Maiss
House Merchant Marine Committee
House
Senate
Sporestary Gage
Killed by the Cars and Local Then-Current Notices
March 11 public entertainment at Town Hall to raise funds with a small admission fee. W Garver of Armstrong, John Keets to move to Wooster on April 1. Jacob Snell secures Ed Harpster settlers for summer. Mrs Fu Mow ery hosts K Haff’s Congress residence. Mrs Kate Marshall and Mary of Canaan visit Windle Brown. Frank Mallory leases a residence and shop at Sianey Mars and moves April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Town Hall
W Garver
Armstrong
John Keets
Wooster
Jacob Snell
Ed Harpster
I K Haff
Cleveland
Fu Mowery
Hester Township
Dion Law
Wm Holmes
Sutepsville
Kate Marshall
Daunghter Mary
Canaan
Windle Brown
Frank Mallory
Sianey Mars
Sertan
Obituary notices from Wooster area list several deaths
Aged mother Mary Lovett of Lakeville dies after paralysis at 84. Survived by three children including Charles Lovett of Wooster. Burial planned in Ashland County. Various other obituaries prefix short notices: infant Sucks Libne age two, Miss Keziah Franks, Mrs Heenah Richardson 75, Frank Gross 30, Sylvanus Turner jeweler, and Margaret Fath 76. Services and burial details given for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lovett
James Lovett
Lakevile
Wayne Counts
Charles M Lovett
Wooster
T Lavett
Wm. Shipp
Lakesille Furs Ral
Ashland
Oat Mie Prairie
Perfern Gor Sane
Lavett
Heenah Richardson
Reston
Jackson Church
Frank Gross
Mart Gross
Has
Applecreek
Rs. Balward Streebs
East South Street
Shreve
Franklin Cemetery
Margaret Fath
Adan Fath
Nold Avenue
Bright
Wittenberg
Ger
Ath
German Evangelical Church
Two Rusaways and Harsh Town Notes From Mansfield Area
Correspon dence and local notices from Cleveland visits and town gossip recount travelers cornspondence tak rep tetre on burhank manhab wower in Cleveland last week. Several locals Bert Saith Harrystoner of Mansfield visited relatives in Galion and Rittman. A Kent Trester and Mary Mo Heagland wed at high noon. William Ferris Rook recovering after a stroke, and Myron Testods involved in a buggy incident near Reynolds Square. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burhank
Manhab
W Hower
Cleveland
Harley Aukerman
Clevland
Ves
Alta Hoffman
Rittman and Harberton Firesmith
Rattmin
Wothhusfolka
Bert Saith
Harrystoner
Mansfield
Daniel Woo Trester
Kent
Mary Mo Heagland
Res Long
Fow
Neumoyer
Ferris Rook
Hiram Crasford
Galera Nitin
Rela
Galion
Marion Crawford
Quarrel over school entertainment ends in fines
W F Matz, a school teacher, appeared before Mayor Sajith Kand and secured warrants for the arrest of John Bowman Aaron Fulton James Berry and Charles Johnson for disturbing a Mec inics burg school entertainment last Saturday. All four entered guilty pleas. Bowman paid 7.95 in fines and costs Fulton 8.35 Berry 8 Johnson 8.35. Bowman is a township Board of Education member. The conduct was described as scandalous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSweeney Boys
Thomas Appleman
Thomas
Madison Appleman
James Appleman
Fredericksburg
Charles Orr
Stevens& Berhert
Jesse Franks
Sam Graber
Smith
Franks
Graber
Reid
Sim
Bill
Charles Wagner
Applecreek
Mansfield
That City
W. F. Matz
J. Sajith Kand
John Bowman
Aaron Fulton
James Ry
Charles Johnson
Mec Inicsburg
Marshal Latimer
James Berry
Bowman
Township Board of Education
Fine Entertainment Impresses Mechanicsburg Schoolhouse Crowd
Attendance at the Mechanicsburg schoolhouse entertainment was large. Praise goes to Mr. Matz and Miss McHlhinney for training their pupils Harve Bouersock and family. Local visitors included Harve Bouersock and family with Chas Raudabaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Keim of Wonover, and Rev. Oscar Weber of Allegheny preaching at Lehman Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearcreek Valley
Mechanicsburg School House
Matz
McHlhinney
Harve Bouersock
Chas Raudabaugh
Chas. Keim
Wonover
S. P. Stout
John Fortney
McConahay
Tannersvill
Oscar Weber
Allegheny
Lehman Church
Nina Meklhinnes
Dalton
Wali Landaw
Southville
Nor- Thal
Nina Meklhines
Kinnie Kiseter Marguerite
Mechuniisburg
Unclear text fragment on oven or testing details
Fragmentary OCR text mentions children, price effects, and a test debate. Several garbled phrases obscure precise facts, making it difficult to extract a coherent event, individuals, or organizations for a newspaper card.
Edge of ruin as Merchants National Bank closes
Rutland Vermont March 27 with doors closed and cashier Charles W Mussey jailed the Merchants National Bank faces ruin after a $145000 defalcation. He confessed to the board after being traced from Albany by a local detective. The bank's deficit was concealed by forged notes and part of the funds supported a music store, with US authorities arresting Mussey for embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Charles W. Musey
Merchants’ National Bank
Massey
Albany
United States
Mussey
H A McClure, Jr
Cihet
National Bank
Musgey
Ashland and Wooster Railway to Move General Office
The Ashland and Wooster R R directors plan a Wednesday meeting with Akron where President H. B Camp is expected to become general manager, replacing Harry Smith. A S. Mallen of Akron to serve as assistant. Wooster office staff have been told the move will be to Ashland next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland & Wooster Railway
Akron
H. B Camp
Harry Smith
A. S. Mallen
Wooster
Ashland
Local names listed for Wooster area union or enrollment note
Charles W Franks and Bertha Mc Afee of Wooster Calvin Winebrenner and Bertha Lang of Wooster Charles Kurts of Stark county and Lucie Douglas of Burton City Wesley AH 4augy and Lena E Tebantz of Kidroo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Franks
Bertha McAfee
Wooster
Calvin
Winebrenner
Bertha Lang
Charles Kurts
Stark County
Lucie Douglas
Burton City
Wesley AH. 4Augy
Lena E. Tebantz
Kidroo
Charles Shanklin Seeks Township Clerk Post at East Union
East Union voters consider Charles Shanklin for the township clerk seat in East Union Township Election on April 2, 1900. He has shown good character, endured a year of illness, and asks voters to support him. One who has known him from boyhood endorses the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shanklin
Dsersship
East Union Township
Charley
Boyroon
Letter ListyNa Wooster March 26 1900
A dated 1900 Wooster notice lists names of post office letters awaiting pickup on Monday March 26. Gentlemen Samuel, Ladies Miss Ruth A Rushford, Miss Nettie Lawrence, Mrs D Reamer, Marguerite Le T L Fuarrery, P M.
Wooster Markets Produce Prices From Local Dealers
A garbled list from Wooster markets shows produce items such as eggs onions chickens and turkeys with various price cues. The text indicates per pound pricing for eggs and per unit pricing for other items like salt barrels and cordwood, but many words are unreadable.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Woostte Republican
Perry Helmke
Jeanette Kumpf
Marrage
Newport
Jacob Mougey
Samuel Hell
L. Hoffman
McClarran
East Liberty Street
Speers McClarran
Orrville Machine Co
Champion Thresher
J B. Taylor
Heidelberg University
Chas. Haupert
McC Anderson
Tom Howard Ir
Wm. A. Moore
Tom Howard
Forest City
Dr . I. Kean
Laondonville
Stough
Cty
Edward Plank
Deadl
G W Goshorn
West Salem Schools
Efi
Michael Sullivan
Millbrook
Cleve
John Hall
Katie Sullivan
New York
RR Boffenmyer
McCormick Harvester Co
Rich & Blough
Alex Marchand
H. Wiler
Thomas W. Scher
Thomas Mewall
Stireve
B. B. Snyder
J C Proeger
Sons
B. Scobey
Cramp
Atlas Company
Cram
Ur Uodruss AL Clement
Weooster
Ohio
Oder
P. M. Pinkerton
Fredrick's
Mel Howman
Creston
Bradshaw
W.H
Bradshaw and
Carroll
H. Billman
Nogh’s Ark
Gem Gallery
Fredrichs
Kentucky
Marshall
Griggs
Tha
Mount- Pleasant
John Anderson
Howard Long
Thomas Mairs
Transatlantic Travlers
Repeniicanx
West
Lebanon
Probate Court
Robert L. Adair
Faye
Wayne County
Blican
Libne
Grant Pryor
Barbertan
Mniny
W. Y Landis
Burbank
Warnard
Myron Testods
Clarence Swarty
Queer Conduer
Fine Entertainment
Mechanicsburg
Correspondence
Rerousnican
C.van Nena Ely
AM Baum
Booph Wein
Hay
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Ashland & Wooster R. R
East Union Voters
South Market Street
Corner South Street
Body Brussels
A. J. Fredrigk
Gervier
Bieler Business College
Wooster, Ohi
Griffin
W. W. Herman
Boos
Letter ListyNa
Wooster Markets
Aarrerwet d Bye Atay & Co., Dealers
Shea
Hte
rAederses
Freedlander’s
One Price
Wogster
Basses Oousre Aero
Oxford
Monty
Gilc
Pete
Cassimeres
Tau
Astoria
Bae
Rlen
Nts
Petetelan Band
Paik Bluffs
Freedla
Uli
Wodstér
Piass
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