Ex-Councilman Bentz Found Dead In Wooster
In Wooster a former councilman William Bentz died after months of kidney disease. Born December 21, 1838 in Manchester, he was 68 years, 9 months, 10 days old and had lived in Wooster 30 years, working as a carpenter and factors. Survived by five children, his death is reported alongside other local deaths including Daniel Thomas of Plain township, and Daniel Fishburn of Jefferson, with notices of Mary A. Morr and a four days old infant death. Funeral arrangements and interment details are provided for each case.
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William Hentz
Bentz
City Ooll
Elsion
8Th Rugtana Volunteer Infantry
John Hossler
Grace and
Wooster
Cramiel Frea Bentz
Chicago
Aniel Thomas
Plaintownsip
Jefferson
Grueattz
Fishburn
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Maryland
Louis Thor
Wayhanty
Fours Tam
Isaac Munson
Dramuel Wilson
Ninb
Daniel Fishburn
L Ocock
Illinois
Fusadurn Aas
Plain Township
Jefferson Cemetery
Mer
Mary A. Morr
Squire Samunel Morr
Franklin Township
Thea
Morrland
Morr- Jang M. E
Memnon
Philo
Isle
Osiris Arate
Nile
Tay
Isis
Joseph
Thisjland
Sphinx
Accidents Wilt Field Hand and Thumb Amputated
A thresherman named Jacob Fry of East Union township was injured while hulling clover seed near Apple Creek on Saturday. His right hand was drawn into a cylinder and his magax finger was severed. William Boyle of Wooster, a member of the Wooster wreck crew, had his left thumb amputated after an accident while unloading tails at Crestline on Saturday.
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Jacob Fry
East Union Township
Applecreek
Wm. Boyle
Wooster
Crestline
A Mothers' Association Opens City Armory Center
A Mothers Association has opened a temporary center at the City Armory in Wooster led by President Mrs James K B Minter and officers G W Yall and Alfred B Peckinvaugh. The group aims to establish a kindergarten and study child education and training. Florence Ew fog from Freeport a graduate teacher is engaged. The armory room is remodeled for one daily session, about 45 children enrolled with promising prospects.
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Wooster
James KB Minter
G. W.yall
Alfredb. Peckinvaugh
Florence Ewfog
Freeport
Valparaiso Normal Training School
Autumns meeting of teachers slated at opera house
The Autums meeting of the Wayne Ashland and Medina Teachers will be held at the opera house on Friday evening and Saturday October 1 and 2. The program features a wide range of lectures papers readings and music with participation for all. Speakers include Supt Schools Loudonville Supt Everett Applecreek and Supt A A Schear among others.
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Wayne
Ashland
Meaina
Opera House
Odi
All Around Wayne County News Briefs
A mixed local column reports moves and visits in Wayne County including James Pidmer moving into a home on Main Street Orr sub from Mrs Agah Rovaresa now at Wooster. Several transfers and relocations mention Miss Alma and Melissa Black visiting Orrville. A Kent man rents a room once used by N Krenoieman and opens a dry goods store in Orrville. Other notes mention Mrs Bert Langtman moving to Norwalk, and Mr Amanda Baughman joining them. The Shreve telegraph operator Hague transfers to Millbrook Tower with M Hunt. L B Winkler moves to Orrville, W J Machwart leaves Fredericksburg for Cleveland. An accident at West Lebaron injures Andrew odd when his horse balks a wagon. A pioneer reunion at Friday schoolhouse forms a new organization with Milton Jones president. Ancoual reunions expected. M.V. Sterling near Frederickspig clears brush and uncovers part of a recently exploded locomotive engine. A giant cherry tree near Sunoeburg measures 65 feet tall and 60 feet wide with a trunk 20 feet 3 inches in girth and branches extending far. Jack Werta and Ed Villard of Mr Eaton capture 21 gray squirrels in one day. A traction engine purchase supports farming equipment. West Salem’s Kid Berry returns home for winter. Three carloads of hay and other produce shipped from oveton. The Merriman family visits Jaffton, Ind., for a reunion. Dr H D Taggart visits Dalton again. The L ieutenant Taggart family visits, and Theodore Myers of Smithville falls through a cistern, narrowly saved by neighbors. Pheasants considered plentiful, while rabbits threaten young orchards and quail numbers rise.
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James Pidmer
Orr
Agah Rovaresa
Wooster
Bacrd
Orrville
Alma
Melissa Blacksterne
UC Orrville
Sants
Wm, Snyder
Massalou
Moore
Kent
N Krenoieman
Orr Wlle
Bert Langtman
Dalton
Norwalk
Amanda Baughman
Hague
Shreve
Millrook
Fo M Hunt
L B Winkler
Paradige
Earl Street
J W. Hostetter
W. J. Machwart
Fredericksburg
Cleveland
Gsse School of Applied Sciences
Machwart
Bruken
West Lebaron
Andrew Odd
Grand Pioneer
Fridey
Milton Jones
Newton Crist
M.V Sterling
Frederickspirg
Thorrly
Jack Werta
Ed Villard
Mr. Eaton
Rhorer
Fike
Crestor
Rave Bought & Traction
Kid” Berry
West Salem
Youngstown
Mayer Arold
Aira Theodore Myers
Smithville
Ohio Horticultural Society Meeting in Wooster
Ohio's finest fruit fans will attend the annual Ohio Horticultural Society meeting in Wooster at the Experiment Farm December 1 2 3. The session, held in the Agricultural Experiment Station building, aims to attract fruit growers from across Buckeye State with dinners, lodging, and exhibits of civic fraterne. Local merchants have pledged premiums and support to boost attendance and interest in Wayne County farming progress.
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The
Ohio Horticultural Society
Wooster
Buckeyedota
Rew
Bridey
Doric
On State
Wayne County
Of 9
Thott Cultural Society
Settling Estates In Probate Proceedings Across Several Administrators
A stream of probate actions lists Roger as administrator of Mary Mantjotnwuss, Charles Bkvting as administrator of Samuel Swinog, and J W Williford as designee in cases involving Jacob Painter and Ruth Painter. Andrew toledo Hospital commitments appear for Samuel Hostetler and James Moore estate matters. Hearing dates include October 11 and November 5 with accounts and sales orders noted.
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Roger
Mary MantJotnwuss
Charles Bkvting
Samuel Swinog
J W. Williford
Fanny Wibford
Jacob Painter
Kutha- Fits Painter
Tae
George Fo Buto
Jann Landers
Appralaers
Alotz
Leib
Ivin
Sfe- Clatrap
Kir Lange
Csamuel Hostetler
Loledo Hospital
John C. Darvon
James Moore
Weethek Jadad
Tunaciado Hospital
Willofam Mckee
Mary Ek Reid
Fleming Reid
John Gross
Jucoo
Henrietta Forrer
Mma
Forrer Et
Order of Sale
Michael Landers
Ye Tunis
Thomas Landers
Boy 13 Recovers After Emergency Appendectomy
David Yohannan, a 13 year old patient at Charity Hospital Cleveland, underwent an appendectomy on Tuesday. Friday the Hoover Cottage girls sent him a bouquet of flowers, and students await word on his condition.
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David Yohannan
Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Hoover Cottage
J’erstan
Letter from Rev S H Young on Dawson trek after Lake Bennett crossing
Rev S H Young reports from Lake Bennett dated September 12 that his husband crossed the Chilcoot Pass en route to Dawson City. He notes extreme hardship including hauling baggage over boulders and mud, and the journey costs such as forty two cents per pound for baggage and 28 cents to send a letter. plan is 700 miles via lakes and rivers.
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Afra
HH. Young
Aro
Lake Bennett
Chilcoot Pass
Young
Dawson City
Junan
Distinguished New Resident at Wooster University
Dr Henry A Nelson resigns editorship of Church at Home and Abroad and buys the Whongettler property in Bloomington taking possession November first. He is a noted Presbyterian leader with past pastorates in St Louis Lane Seminary Geneva Philadelphia and is famed for literary work. His Wooster visit and university welcome are noted amid reports on the campus.
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Henry A. Nelson
Bloomington
Nelson
St. Louis
Lane Seminary
Geneva
Philadelphia
Literary Society Meeting Debates Women's Suffrage
The Literary Society held a Friday afternoon session in the Math room of the high school, presenting a debate on whether a woodn has a right to vote. Ada Conrad supported the motion while Oscar Gascne and Wallace Crivy opposed. Mary Hanser delivered the excellent program, and the group adjourned to meet again in two weeks carrying the memory of a delightful program.
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Bach
Bation
Ty Jyeria Fueeguer
Agatha Luckiey
Oecar
Penner
Essava
Mary Hhaunert
Harvey Park
Wail Derr
Ura
Pela Iiee
Mattel Hatued
Linma Jackson
Wil Kraver
Ada Conrad
Ares Hing
Oimar Gascne
Wallace Crivy
Clase
Plato
Mary Hanser
Named for Flowers Though Not as Nice
The Ceury Coit meeting Tuesday evening at North Leversreet's Dr Webster home drew a lively crowd. Dr J H Jodd will discuss Morning Kamodles at the next gathering on North Bever Street, while Dr Barrett's talk on The Exanthemata connected flower bursts to skin eruptions and later ferments, stressing smallpox and other diseases. The discussion yielded practical points, though space limits prevented full printing.
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Ceury Coit
F. M. Webster’s
North Leversreet
Alvert
North Bever Street
J. H. Jodd
J. Barrett
Barrett
Ohio Synod delegates gather in Canton for church paper changes
English Reformed Synod delegates including Beek Johns evens and sponsors from Wooster and Salem attend the Ohio Synod meeting in Canton. The session confirms Rev Herbruck of Dayton as acting editor of the Christian World and moves toward the paper's eventual acquisition by the synod. Rev Herbruck and Rev Bomberger are inaugurated as trustees of Heidelberg Theological Seminary.
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Riv E M. Beek
Johns‘evens
Wooster
En Thomar
Marion Street
Clara D Miller
J H H. Sponsisler
West & Ghth
Rez
Ohio Synod
Canton
Herbruck
Dayton
The
Christian World
EB. Herbruck
J. E. Bomberger
Columbiana
Nleidelberg Theological Seminary
Electric railroad to link Cleveland Wooster and Columbus
Nearly 1 000 workers will be employed this winter to build the Cleveland Medina and Southern Electric Railroad. The charter promises a direct Cleveland to Wooster route with speed aims, tight secrecy, and rights of way secured from Cleveland to beyond Wooster. The line would run through Columbus, reaching three major Ohio cities, with plans for bonds and a cost higher than typical electric lines.
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Republican
Cleveland, Medina & Southern Electric Railroad
Cleveland
Wooster
Columbus
Cincinnati
Agit 8
F.C. Mmcmuilin
Cleveland-Wadsworth Rieetric Stailway Co
Strongaville
Plain Dealer
Simpet
Oder
Cleveland and
McMillin
Iing
Painesville Electric Railroad
Ric Millen
Columbus Journal
Advertising columns in The Republican offer safe sale tips
The Republican urges readers to use its advertising pages to inform the public about what they have to sell. The note promotes the Dims a Time as a reliable channel for reaching potential customers.
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THE
Republican
Secretary Kinney Reports Wayne County Agriculture Society Finances
At a Saturday meeting Secretary I N Kinney presented the 1897 receipts and disbursements. Receipts totaled 3 964 75 including ground rent and other sources. Disbursements 3 964 75 covered labor, office work, improvements, premiums, police, and gate-keeping. Collections expected of about 50 will cover all expenditures.
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Board of Directs
Wayne County Agricultura Society
I. N. Kinney
Ra Etary
Tota
I. N. Kinney, Seo’y
Sphinx Questions in a Travellers Club Poem
A verse from Mrs Lucas at the Travellers Club Wooster Ohio on April 23 187 publicizes a meditation on Egypt. The speaker questions the Sphinx about ancient dynasties pyramids and the fate of Egypt asking who built the monuments what truths they knew of heaven and what later changed as the sun sets over the Nile. The piece blends history myth and Christian references in a reflective travelogue.
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Egypt
Nile
Asj
Dora Field
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Ermer
Wm. Bentz
Daniel Thomas
Emr Price
North Grant Street
Tri-County, Teachers’ Association
Welcom Supt
Ladi Response Supt
Loudonville
Supt Everett, Applecreak
Musi
Fea'yu Shiptey
LeRoy
Prof J HE Jackason
Satturday
Kining Roth
Ohio
Wayne County Probate Court
Soecarey
Rover
Peter Lang
S. H. Young
University OF Wooster
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Bailey
Hacks
Cambridge
Foday
Mies Avice
Asun
Ng Young Say
Leraeners
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Migs
Helen Clack
Henry St Tooth
Barb Sutulnaiy
Wooster Haza
Quantty
Toner
Lepal
Atte Cinelmnatye Law School
Kleuw
English Reformed Synod
Rebecca Welchans
Ella. Schultz
Lancaster
C. H. Yoder
Allensville
Paradise
A. Sponhour
Etta Sponnour
Libbie Haskins
Buffalo
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Mizraim
Urestor
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Moon
Heaven
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Salem
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Great Ho
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Cheops
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