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17 July 1886, Vol. LXIX, No. 9 NEWVILLE. Worthington Tp. can boast of the largest number of old men of any Twp. in Richland County. First is Dr. Henderson, who is in his 84th. year. Next is James Morrison, who is in his 80th. year. Then we see John Peiler, sr., who is in his 82d. year. Next we notice Alex Freeman, Sr., who is in his 79th. year. Then comes William Pritchard in his 81st. or 82d. year, and Squire Andrews and Squire Ramsey whose ages range from 79 to 81 years. SHELBY. Mrs. Summers, wife of Rev. D. Summers, died at her residence on Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. She was a devoted member of the Lutheran church and well and favorably known by the people of this place. She was the fond mother of nine children, a part only of whom were present at the time of her death. She will be sadly missed by those dear ones at home and also by her friends of whom she had many. The funeral was held on Wednesday morning and the friends left with the body on the 10:10 train for Gettysburg, Pa., where the interment took place on Thursday. BELLVILLE. The funeral of Mrs. Ruth Ann LeFevre took place from the M.E. Church, on Saturday, July 10th., at 3:30 p.m., and was conducted by J.E. Stubbs, of Ashland, and Rev. W.T. Lewis, of Fredericktown. Her age was 57 years instead of 68 as we erroneously stated last week. BELLVILLE. A four years old son of Emma Johns died on Wednesday morning after an illness of only a few hours. The funeral took place on Thursday at 10 a.m. LUCAS. The funeral of Mrs. Al. Lucas took place on Sabbath, July 11th., and was largely attended. Her remains were interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rev. D.J. Mitterling conducted the exercises, taking for his text that passage of scripture "It is better to go to the house of mourning than a house of feasting." Wedding Chimes from Springfield Township. Married July 13th. at 6 o'clock p.m. at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. J.A. Anderson, Mr. L.S. McIrvin, of Panama, U.S.C., S.A., and Miss M. Ollie Davidson, youngest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Davidson, Sr. The occasion was a very quiet one, the family only being there. Some beautiful presents were received, the most noteworthy being a large family bible from the bride's mother. After supper all started for town to bid the happy pair farewell and God-speed on their journey. After spending a few days in Cincinnati, they will go to Gainesville, Fla., where the groom's parents reside, and in a few weeks Mr. McIrvin expects to go back to the Isthmus to settle his affairs, when he will return to Florida, where they will make their future home among the orange groves. Early in the morning of June 26, 1886, he (the "reaper) claimed for his own Mrs. Martha A. Barnett, wife of the Hon. Robert Barnett. She was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., October 29, 1811, was married June 12, 1834, and for fifty-two years was a lovely and devoted wife. During her later years she was a great sufferer from stomach trouble, which terminated in cancer and caused her death at the age of seventy-four years and eight months. The funeral took place from their residence on Main Street Sabbath afternoon at 12 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Henry Fulton, and largely attended by their many friends. Early in life she became a member of the Presbyterian church of Lexington and by the Christian example and obedience to God's commands gave unmistakable evidence that she was His child and died in full confidence that beyond the boundary lines of death she would enjoy "His perfect peace". She left a sad and lonely husband, a host of relatives and friends who cannot help but sorrow, and yet rejoice in the prospect of meeting her gain, there to spend a glad eternity. -- Lexington, Oh. Application has been made to admit the will of James Purdy to probate. Joseph R. McKnight has been appointed administrator of Eliza Longnecker. Ed. Netscher and Rebecca Thuma were married Wednesday evening at the English Lutheran parsonage. Little Nina Weldon, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Weldon, of W. Fourth Street, died last Friday night of diphtheria. She was 6 years, 8 months and 28 days old. The funeral took place on Saturday. 24 July 1886, Vol. LXIX, No. 10 SHELBY. Mrs. Mary E. Snider, widow of John Snider, deceased, died at her home two miles west of town on Friday last and was buried on Sunday. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. M.L. Kunkleman at the Myers church. SHELBY. Jim Doran wears a smile all over his face, and the reason we learn is that he was son-struck at the rate of 13 pounds. SHELBY. Sam'l Fickes, the aged father of Wesley Fickes, died at his residence near Shenandoah on Tuesday. The funeral took place on Thursday. Mr. Fickes was considered one of the best of men and has lived a life of usefulness and honor, and few can be the evil words spoken of him. Lucina J. Ingersoll was appointed guardian of Grace H. Ingersoll in Probate Court this week. The following persons have taken out marriage licenses since our last report: Oliver McGee & Dora E. Moffett; J. Sauders & Mary Matthes; Amos James A. Wood & Fanny P. West. W.S. Bradford has been appointed administrator of the estate of Louisa McFarland. Hon. Samuel Fickes, an old and respected resident of Richland County, died at his home near Shenandoah, on Tuesday, at the advanced age of 78 years. The cause of his death was, in all probability, old age. He closed a life full of noble works and surrounded by his family. The deceased was well known in Richland County, having twice represented this county in the House of Representatives at Columbus, and filled other minor offices with the ability and fidelity which marked his whole career. He was the father of John and Wesley Fickes, of Shenandoah, well known farmers of Weller Twp. His funeral took place on Thursday and was largely attended. Thomas Faust, a stonemason living on Cemetery Street, whose wife died recently from the effects of cruel treatment at his hands, was up before the Mayor on Tuesday morning charged with cruelly beating his little boy. The boy had hid a whisky bottle from his fiend-father, whereupon the beastly misbegotten and low-browed wretch beat the boy about the head until the blood flowed from his ears, nose and mouth. The Mayor let loose the vial of his wrath upon the brute and gave him 30 days in the county jail and a fine of $5 and costs. The fellow pleaded hard to have the jail sentence remitted but the Mayor only regretted his inability to make it six months under the circumstances. An announcement of the marriage of Dr. R.S. Boles, of Lucas, and Miss Ollie Baker, a former resident of the same place, was made in these columns last week. We have since learned that there is quite a romance connected with this affair, which correspondent of the Cleveland and Cincinnati papers have attempted to relate, but a their versions are more or less inaccurate the SHIELD has taken pains to obtain "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" concerning this "romance in real life". Miss Ollie Baker, now Mrs. Dr. Boles, was the daughter of Dr. Norman Baker, a former prominent and wealthy citizen of Lucas. About the year 1870 Dr. R.S. Boles, then a young physician who had just entered upon the practice of his profession, wooed and won Miss Ollie, but before the prospective marriage occurred, through the influence of relatives and friends, the engagement was broken off. Dr. Boles soon after married another lady and Dr. Baker moved to New York state, taking his daughter with him. Dr. Boles and his wife life happily together and about two years ago, Mrs. Boles died of consumption, leaving besides her husband a daughter as the only result of their union. In the meantime Miss Baker, after the removal to New York, married a man named Fordham, who was represented to her as a man of honor and of good habits and whom she had every reason to believe was worthy of her hand. After a season of courtship he married Miss Ollie in 1876, and later Mr. and Mrs. Fordham and Dr. Baker emigrated to Kansas and settled on a farm about 20 miles from Great Bend, in the southern part of the State. It was not long until Fordham began to show his true colors. Like too many others he developed into an entirely different man from what he appeared to be before his marriage. He proved to be a most worthless and trifling husband, did nothing to maintain his family and was good for nothing generally. Five years ago Dr. Baker died, leaving considerable property to Mrs. Fordham, who was his only child. Fordham by some crooked method procured for himself the appointment of administrator and at once bean to squander the property that belonged to his wife and children. The contemptible conduct of this man was sufficient to destroy any feeling of love or respect that a wife might otherwise feel for her husband, and she was justified in leaving him, which she did and returned to her former home in New York, her three children having died prior to this time. About a year later, Fordham, by promises to reform and perform his duties in providing and caring for his wife, induced her to return to him, only to have her worthless husband squander the remainder of her estate and leaving her with no support whatever. It is little wonder that every spark of love that she had ever entertained for him was dead, and she left him a second time and forever. She applied for and obtained a divorce on the grounds before mentioned and was restored to her maiden name. About this time, or soon after, Miss Baker returned to Lucas to visit her brother. Dr. Boles was a widower, and a sufficient time having elapsed since the death of his wife, the lovers of sixteen years ago met again for the first time since their separation. The old flame of love was easily rekindled, they renewed their vows, and -- as all love stories should end -- they were united at last and a host of admiring friends wish them every blessing that a bountiful Heaven can bestow. Mr. Chas. Bell, of West Fourth Street, and Miss Nettie Endly, daughter of George Endly, were married this week at Bucyrus. Mrs. Emma Louisa, wife of E.R. Breed and daughter of John & Sarah M. Meredith, of Shelby, Ohio, died at Cincinnati of heart disease on July 7, 1886, aged 46 years. Her remains were interred in Mansfield Cemetery. 31 July 1886, Vol. LXIX, No. 11 INDEPENDENCE. Pete Hays has a baby for each knee know. His wife presented him with twins -- a boy and a girl. WASHINGTON. Born, to Mr. & Mrs. Adam Balliett, a boy, Sunday morning, July 25th. Adam says tally one for Grover. SHELBY. Rev. J.P. Rice, stepfather of Mrs. W.P. Bloom and Mrs. H.W. Steele, died at his residence near Wilkesbarre, Penna., on Tuesday. Mr. & Mrs. H.M. Steele left for the above place on Wednesday to attend the funeral. BELLVILLE. Mrs. R.M. Algeo left for New York last Sunday. She had intended to start on Monday but her departure was hastened by a telegram announcing the drowning of her cousin, John Jackson, at Elizabethport, N.J. She will remain in the east for several weeks. Abraham Rutan, of Weller Township, died at his late residence near Pavonia, July 25, 1886. Thus ends the life of one of our oldest and most respected citizens. Mr. Rutan was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Dec. 26, 1814. At the age of 6 years he moved to Ohio, and 36 years ago last March settled on the farm on which he died. Sometime afterwards he married Miss Susan Springer, who survives him. Mr. Rutan was a man of general good health until the last few years, but about two weeks ago he noticed a sore on one of his legs, and erysipelas set in, which caused his death. Mr. Rutan was one of our most esteemed citizens, a good and affectionate husband and a kind father. He leaves, besides his widow, six children, two sons and four daughters, to mourn the loss of a husband and father, also a large circle of friends who regret the loss of a friend and neighbor such as is rare to find. His funeral took place on Monday at the Milton M.E. church. Edith, little daughter of Dr. & Mrs. A. Moore, died yesterday morning, aged 11 months and one day. The funeral will take place to-day (Saturday) at 4 p.m. from the residence, No. 37 North Walnut Street. Mrs. Abbie Gates has brought suit against her husband, Theodore Gates, a baggage wagon driver of this city, for divorce. Mrs. Gates lives now at Upper Sandusky and the suit has been brought in the Wyandot Court. The suit is based on the charge of adultery. Alvis Lauzanlachnar, an Austrian, has taken out his first naturalization papers from the Probate office. The following appointments have been made in Probate Court since our last report: Mary P. Weldon and Jos. S. Hedges, executors of James Purdy, bond $146,000; H.E. Bell, assignee of Eli F. Portch; Ed. S. Close, guardian of Wilya George and Chas. Longnecker; J.P. Henry, assignee of J.G. Gorham & Son. Mrs. Laura Fackler, of Bryan, Williams County, has commenced suit for divorce from her husband, Marcus Fackler, who lives in Franklin Township, this county. This will probably be a surprising bit of news to the friends and neighbors of Mr. Fackler, owing to the fact that his is now living with another woman, formerly Miss Sarah Powell, whom he married since leaving his first wife. The plaintiff alleges that Marcus ha been guilty of gross neglect of duty, adultery, desertion and willful absence for more than three years. She says they were married at Hillsdale, Michigan, June 27, 1879, and have one child, now aged five years. Mrs. Fackler asks also to be granted reasonable alimony. If her statement be true, her husband has been guilty of bigamy, which is a penitentiary offense. Last Monday, Mrs. Lily Aungst, wife of J.E. Aungst, the North Main Street saloon keeper, filed a petition in Common Pleas Court, through her attorney, H.E. Bell, in which she asks for divorce, alimony, an injunction to restrain defendant from disposing of his property, custody of the child, and restoration to her maiden name, Miss Lily Bell. The parties were married in this city December 14th., 1876. Plaintiff charges the husband with extreme cruelty, drunkenness and neglect. It is well known that Aungst when drunk is a savage brute, the police having been called in often to quiet him while he was in one of his tantrums. Plaintiff charges that while defendant was drunk he drove her from the house and she was compelled to sleep in a coal house all night. Upon these and other grounds the plaintiff asks for legal separation and such other relief as is in equity is proper. Word was received Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff John F. Gay of the death at Toledo on that day of Mrs. L.W. Nevius, wife of Dr. Nevius, formerly of this place. Death resulted from a tumor, from which she had been ailing for a year past. The funeral was held Friday from the Union depot, the remains and friends arriving from Toledo at 11:10 a.m., and was largely attended. The deceased was well known by many of our people as a most admirable and Christian lady whom all learned to love during her residence here. Albert Wolf, the tailor, died last Saturday morning at his home on S.E. Diamond Street after a long illness. His age was over 70 years and he had resided in this city about 8 years. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The American band, of which Lewis Wolf, son of the deceased, is a well known member, was present and furnished appropriate music for the occasion. Rev. Buesser of the St. John's Evangelical Church officiated. DIED. At his residence near Shenandoah, O., on Tuesday evening, July 20, 1886, Samuel Fickes, aged 77 years, 9 months and 20 days. The subject of this brief notice was born in Cumberland Co., Pa., Sept. 30th., 1808. He came to Ohio in 1817 with his parents and took up a residence in the east part of Wayne Co., was married to Barbara Baer, April 20, 1831, who yet survives him. Five children were born to them, three of whom are yet living, viz.: Wesley, John W. and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Joseph Brown. The family moved to this county (Richland) in 1846, which has remained their adopted home. Rev. G.A. Hughes officiated at the funeral services, which were held at the M.E. church, Shenandoah, July 22d., and attended by a large number of the friends and acquaintances of the deceased, who to the last sought to show all honor and respect to one whose life was one of honest effort and crowned with many virtues of which all but speak to commend. |
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