Wayne County Election Totals Show Wide Party Gaps
The Board of Deputy Supervisors completed the official county tally with many counting errors corrected. Wayne county awarded McKinley 1264 more votes than Bryan and 1,209 votes over Mack, while Bryan carried the state with several electors named and Prohibition and Socialist lines listed. Garfield-like totals reflect misreads and omissions in precincts and ballots, with numerous electors and local offices detailed in the final result.
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Board of Deputy Supervisors of Elections
Wooster
W.K. Miller
Canton
Amos Miller
Minor Lawrence
Prohibition
Gov. Powell
I. F. Mack
Wayne County
Bryan
McKinley
Fire destroys Brown residence near Clover Hill Mine
Fire swept Frank Brown's residence near Clover Hill Mine in Canal Fulton, burning the structure to the ground and starting in the summer kitchen. Most household goods were saved, but a purse containing $12 was lost. Brown, a farmer and stick raiser, had returned from Orrville and hung his vest with a pocketbook in the summer kitchen. The building carried about $1,500 in insured value and was insured for $4.30?
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Canal Fulton
Frank Brown
Clover Hill
Brown
Orrvitte
Mullins Coal to Open New Mine After Victory
W J Mutine of James Mallins Coal Co of Water reports in The Republican that following Major McKinley’s victory Mullins plans a new mine within four weeks on the W L E railway and may open three more mines in the Mission district this winter or next spring. Wainwright Coal Co opened a four and a half foot vein near Canal Fulton on the C I & W railway with a switch to be laid at once.
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Jo Mutine
James Mallins Coal Company of Water
Tansition
Wainwright Coal Co
Canal Fulton
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Wayne County
Recent transfers show deeds from Martha H. Smith to Mary Tanner for parts of lots 190 and 191 in Wooster, 400 dollars, and from John Wagner Sr. to John F. Wagner for 22 acres in Haughman township, 600 dollars. Additional deeds include Emma Beam to Emma Yobn for 81 acres in Sugarcreek township, 3,000 dollars, Emma M. Baird to Sarah M. Faux for Lot 361 in Wooster, 600 dollars, Samuel Laurer to William Chaffin for 3 acres in Sugar Creek township, 700 dollars, Robert Reed to Caroline Reed for Out Lot 54 in Dalton, 200 dollars, John F. Wagner and wife to Joseph Dye for 22 acres in Baughman township, 600 dollars, and R. E. Mallory and wife to Wm. H. Howman for Lot 80 in West Salem.
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Wooster
Samuel Laurer
William Chaffin
Sugarcreek Township
Robert Reed
Caroline O. Reed
Dalton
John F. Wagner
Joseph Dye
Baughman Township
R. E. Mallory
Wm. H. Howman
West Salem
Settling Estates and probate notices summarized
Probate actions include John C. MacClarran presiding as judge with executors J F and F Myers settling Solomon Myers estate. Final accounts heard December 4 for Mary E Barton and Mary A Mitchell estates. Various appraisers, assignees, guardians, and administrators named with bonds from 6,000 to 16,000. Other probate wills filed for Mary Douglas Fleming A Reed and Jacob Harman estate, with hearings set late November to December. Insanity confinement for Frederick Conrad noted.
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John C. MacClarran
J. F
F. Myers
Solomon Myers
Bill B. Funck
Mary E. Barton
Mary A. Mitchell
W.H Sipher
J. E. Walling
J. H. Fetzer
C. J’. Smith
Jos. MecGlenen
Christa Gochenour
Jacob Gochenour
Adam Kurtz
P.S. Ibrig
D M. Irvin
H. McConahay
Jos. Gault
LC. Garr
J. E. Snyder
Geo. Richwine
Mary Douglas
E. E. Pratt
Allen Greeley
Anna Witzigman
Edward Carse
BH. A. Mowery
W. H. Brandt
John Barklay
Susan Kintner
James F. Klepper
Mary Douglass
Lipher
F. P Walling
Calvin Erwin
Jacob Harman
J.D. Walker
Allen Kime
John Williams
Martha Turner
Frederick Conrad
Toledo Hospital
N. UL. Royer
Peter Lang
J.S. Eshelman
W. W. Rutt
Jacob
Fleming A. Reed
John W. Miller
John Hayes Miller
A. Maurer
Wm. C. Shilling
Fleming Reed
Adam Royer
Daniel W. Barr
Local Church Collections and Missionary Meeting
Dr J C Campbell preached Saturday and Sunday at Fredericksburg for Rev W E Shaw. The Lutheran Y P S C E held a special missionary meeting Sunday evening November 8 led by the missionary committee chaired by John C Hoffman.
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J. C. Campbell
Fredericksburg
W. E. Shaw
Lutheran Y.P
C. E
Missionary Committee
John C. Hoffman
Waggish Wagers Spark Odd Home Voter Pranks
A Glasgow style chronicle recalls bets tied to Bryan McKinley election results. Edward Conrad pushed a wheelbarrow with Harry Woolman as a wager around the city. William Henry Xuath and others walked and rode for bets, while couples faced humorous domestic reckonings over political loyalties.
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Edward Conrad
East Liberty Street
Harry Woolman
South Walnut Street
Plank & Gray's
Willam Henry Xuath
Londonville
Canton
Bryan
Shreve
Rath
Irvin Cammarn
McKinley
Wooster
Pulpit and Pew Sunday church notices
Sunday services listed for United Presbyterian Methodist Episcopal Christian Lutheran Reformed St James Episcopal Westminster Bethany First Presbyterian and Bethany Baptist churches with pastors and sermon topics. Social meetings, Sunday schools, and special music noted. standard time observed. ad ends with local classified rate for 7 cents per 2 words.
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Ross
Blackleyvile
United Presbyterian Church
J. Q. Campbell
D. D
Methodist Episcopal
J. F. Smith
George Mather
Solomon
Christian Church
Endeavor
Lutheran
W. W Criley
Reformed Church
E. M. Beck
Dsuneay School
St James K Episcopal
Chas, Austin
Pittsburg
First Presbyterian Church
O. A. Hille
Juda m
Hills
Y. P.S.C.E
Official Canvass of Votes of Wayne County 1896 Ohio
Official canvass of votes conducted in Wayne County Ohio for the election held Tuesday November 3 1896. The document presents fragmented numeric tallies and references to vote totals across precincts with stray characters and garbled OCR elements. The readable content identifies the historical context and that a formal vote count was recorded for the period.
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Cyril Hawkins
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J. A. Beidler
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George Logan
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George W. Ball
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Aaron Watking
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William J. Kirkendall
Jon Gaffney
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Christ
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August Bourke
Adam Mitchell
William Fischer
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W. W. Medary
Julius Dexter
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J. C. H. Elder
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