Lexington
G M.
Galbraith received a letter Thursday from Davenport, Neb.,
announcing the death of James A. Boggs, Sr., who was born in Troy
township in February 1822. Mr. Boggs was a prominent citizen,
having officiated as justice and was engaged in the hardware
business here about 30 years. Since his wife’s death in July, 1888,
he had lived much of the time with his sons in Nebraska.
Mrs.
John Brown, of Bellville, has been the guest of Mrs. Amanda Kiehl.
O T.
Dennis, of Canal Fulton, is visiting Charles Dennis and wife, his
parents.
Mrs.
D. Asire, of Fostoria, was visiting here recently.
Mrs.
Frank Rhodes, of Mansfield, is visiting Mrs. P. Homerick and Mrs. W.
Daugherty, her sisters.\
Richard Gaily, of Mansfield, is the guest of Colonel Brown’s family
Mrs.
H. P. Maxwell and Mrs. Davies are visiting in Oberlin.
Mr.
McBee, of Bellville, was here Friday.
William Madden, of Columbus, recently visited the family of Frank
Bailey, son-in-law.
Frank
Boals and wife, of Pleasant Valley, were last week the guests of
Mrs. William Stough
Miss
Wolf, of Defiance, is the guest of Mrs. Spohn.
Mrs.
Jennie Sager, of Newark, is visiting Dr. Sager, her brother-in-law.
Thomas R. Proctor and wife, of Mansfield, are visiting Mrs.
Englehart, her mother.
Miss
Reed, of Mansfield, is the guest of Miss Kyner.
Willis Adams, whose dead body was recently found in the river at
Columbus, formerly resided in Lexington and was a brother of Anna
Adams, whose tragic death occurred in Mansfield His age was about
45 years and he had lived in Columbus about three years. His body
was too much decomposed to be brought here for interment.
Mrs.
Smith, of Mansfield, was, last week, the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sowash
Miss
Beverstock, of Wood county, has visited relatives here.
The
35 guests who were entertained by Mrs. Fred Lanehart, are much
elated over the curtesy of the hostess and the rich profusion of
viands dispensed.
Arthur Walker, of Ashland county, has been the guest of Mrs. Wolford
since March 25.
C D.
Thuma, C. B. Doudna, Asher Englehart, Samuel Ritter and Ed Garrett
attended a meeting of the Masonic lodge at Bellville one night
recently.
Mrs.
Sword, of Mansfield, has visited Mrs. S. Lindsey, her sister,
several days.
Charles Lantz has secured a position with Roy Antibus, of Mansfield.
Mrs.
Alma Spalding, of Mansfield, has visited Lexington, her former home,
recently.
Ground last week was broken for the cheese and butter factory which
will likely be finished in two months.
Mrs.
L. Shafer, of Bellville, visited relatives here recently.
John
Green, of Mansfield, recently was recreating in Lexington.
Mr.
Fry, of Perry township, has purchased and now occupies the farm of
Colonel Thomas Cook, deceased, at the western limits of Lexington.
Lexington is now headquarters for three railway mail clerks - Frank
Bailey, Frank Culp and Clyde C. Markward.
G W.
Caster, of Colorado, formerly Boniface of the Custer House, here,
has sold his land and the northwestern limits of Lexington to Barney
Beverstock.
William Kyner has purchased of Philip Kyner 48 acres of land a half
mile east of Lexington for $1490.
Miss
Shafer has returned to Bellville.
The
old hotel on the square is now vacant for the first time since its
erection more than 60 years ago.
Frank
Lantz, Sr., has returned to Lexington and is engaged in business on
Main street
The
young literary luminaries met at Miss Jennie Souer’s Friday night.
Mrs.
William Strausbaugh has been very dangerously sick for several days.
Col
R. C. Brown is able to be out again.
Mrs.
Alexander Thompson recently received a letter from Illinois with
intelligence that James Kilgore, her half-brother, was rendered a
cripple for life by a fall.
The
Rev. Mr. Street recently received a St. Bernard dog from
Massachusetts that is a marvel of beauty.
Plymouth
The
annual state convention of the Ladies’ Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church met this place Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. The delegates began arriving Monday evening and the various
societies throughout the state were represented. Quite a number of
visitors accompanied the delegates. The programme was a rather
lengthy one and we will not take space to reproduce it. On Tuesday
evening there were two addresses: one on Home and the other on
Foreign Missions The latter subject was presented by a missionary
from India. The meeting was a large one and every one present could
not but feel satisfied with the evening’s exercises. The devotional
and business meetings in the mornings and afternoons were well
attended, as our citizens embraced the opportunity of attending
these meetings, which, too, are interested in the cause, are very
profitable.
Among
those present at the above conventions we noticed Mrs. D. J. Meese,
Mrs. L. J. Bonar, Mrs. T. B. Reese and the Misses Douglas and
Nicholson, of Mansfield.
Work
is being pushed rapidly on the several new buildings being erected
here and mechanics are happy.
The
scarcity of rentable houses at present is very noticeable and anyone
with a sock full of capital could find no better chance to invest in
it than the present time
The
young ladies’ temperance organization, the “Y’s,” gave a very
enjoyable entertainment in the hall last evening. The announcement
of “Aunt Dinah’s Husking Bee” was enough to guarantee a full house.
The results were very satisfactory to the treasurer of the
organization and the audience was repaid for attending.
Easter exercises for the various churches, this year promise to be
very interesting.
The
young ladies of the missionary society of the Lutheran church will
give a concert in the church one week from Sunday evening.
F D.
Gunsaullus and family have moved back to Plymouth again after a few
years’ residence in Norwalk, O. They are occupying J. F. Beelman’s
house on West Broadway.
Mrs.
L. R. Dronberger, of West First street, Mansfield, visited her
parents in this place Tuesday.
Since
the price of the WEEKLY NEWS has been reduced from $1.50 to $1 a
year new subscribers have been going in rapidly. The best newspaper
in the county and only $1 a year are great inducements.
Mifflin
Peter
Bissman, of Mansfield, delivered a very interesting and instructive
lecture at the Lutheran church last Thursday evening, to a fair and
attentive audience, and what would have been a very large audience,
had the rain not interfered. The subject of this lecture was his
trip through Egypt and Palestine. He gave a very graphic
description of what he saw and heard in those countries. Mr.
Bissman has the thanks of the citizens of this place and especially
the Sunday school, inasmuch as he delivered his lecture free of
charge, the entire proceeds being devoted to the Sunday school. He
was accompanied by his son, Benjamin, who had also accompanied his
father on his oriental tour; while here, they were guests of C. C.
Staman. Mr. Bissman spent his boyhood days in and around Mifflin,
and has many warm personal friends here, not least among whom is J.
K. Staman, a former teacher of his, who was present at the lecture,
and who feels duly gratified over the success and prosperity of one
of his former pupils.
George Grunewald at Buckeye hall, Charles Markly at West Point,
Professor C. E. Budd and Miss Letta Braden in Mifflin, all closed
very successful terms of school last week, each giving a grand
evening entertainment in their respective districts.
George A. Ohl has moved to his new home in North Mifflin.
William Cycle has moved to his new home purchased of G. A. Ohl.
J B.
Neal, the miller, has moved to Butler.
Communion services were held at the Lutheran church last sabbath.
Candidates for township offices are getting ripe.
Mrs.
Hannah Moyer nee Vesper, of Harmony, Pa., is visiting friends here.
Last
Sunday, just after Mrs. Stillwagon had left the communion table, she
was taken violently ill. She was taken to the residence of John
Baker near by when Dr. Markel was called, who soon gave her relief.
She had an attack of heart trouble.
The
following ticket was nominated at the Democratic caucus: Trustee,
G. A. Ohl; treasurer, E. L. Davis; assessor, Enoch Conn; constable,
Daniel Beighly; justices of the peace, Paul Keightly and I. F.
Markel; this being a Gibraltar of Democracy, the Dutch, of course,
will take Holland.
S D.
Sherrick received word over the telephone of the death of his wife
at the Toledo insane asylum.
Hiram
Sweet and daughter, Miss Mary Sweet, were called to Toledo on
account of the serious illness of a sister of the former.
A
meeting in the interest of law and order will be held at the U. B.
church next Saturday at 7 o’clock p. m.
We
have just been informed by Henry Brown, the junior member of the new
firm across the creek , that they have indefinitely retained the
retired members of the firm to work for them. Bill stacks the bones
and sells oil, while Wes attends of offal yard at the half way
station, and hires hands.
Washington
S K.
Pearce and family are sick with la grippe.
A
Hamilton and sons, David and Joseph, left for their home at Van Wert
this week
Grant
Aungst is teaching the summer term at Center Hall.
Grandmother Hamilton is some better.
Herbert Taylor, of Plymouth, was here on business last Friday and
Saturday.
Warren McPhern will work for J. W. Taylor this summer.
Thomas McPhern is talking of moving to Mansfield soon.
The
wheat looks better at present than it has for a number of years at
this time of year.
Mrs.
O. K. Taylor has purchased a plater and is now prepared to do all
kinds of plating Sample of work done can be seen at the grocery of
W. H. Shoup.
The
Republicans on last Saturday nominated the following ticket:
Trustees, Jos. Palmer, Samuel McFarland; assessor, J. B. Day;
treasurer, J. C. Hull; constable, G. T. Main. Now let the
Republicans of this township turn out and do their duty.
John
McPhern will move his saw mill to J. S. Smith’s woods soon.
The
village school closed of Thursday last week. The house was pretty
well filled and the pupils acquitted themselves nobly. An
entertainment was held in the evening by the pupils at which they
all did well. The singing by the pupils especially, was well
rendered considering the ages of the pupils. Good music was
furnished by W. E. Sirpless, William Lutz and Joseph Smith.
Mrs.
Lizzie Robinson was called to Mansfield on last Thursday on account
of the sickness of her brother.
The
following students have not been absent from school a single day
during the term just closed: Florence McPhern, Ollie Norrick, Etta
Richey, Annie Taylor, George McPhern, David Hamilton and Joseph
Hamilton. Florence McPhern has not been absent for three and a half
years. How many pupils in the township can say as much?
Lucas
Elias
Stevens, of Smithville, visited friends here last week.
Farmers are marketing wheat very rapidly now since the price is one
dollar.
Ladies aid society cleared $30 at Lutheran church Saturday night of
last week.
John
Wilson and family, of Mansfield, spent Sunday here.
Dr D.
A. Fisher intends to move to Bellville next week and continue to
practice as veterinary surgeon.
Jerry
Yingling will move to Mansfield on Thursday.
James
Parry who has been laid up with a bruised foot is now able to be
about again.
Republicans will meet at 7 p. m. on Saturday, April 4, for the
purpose of nominating a township ticket.
A
novel exhibition of strength was witnessed on the street last week
in which E. E. Cunning was to draw an empty wagon up the hill on
Railroad street and after hitching himself up he succeeded in
getting the wagon to the top of the hill all right. J. Crummey was
the other interested party.
Three
members of the local gun club tried their skill on some clay pigeons
Monday, and after each shooter had 23 chances the score stood Berry,
18; Loomis, 18; J. H. Rummel, 17.
Tuesday we visited the sugar camp of S. Rummel and for the first
time witnessed the process of the manufacture of maple syrup, from
the sap, that runs from the tree to a little the finest syrup that
was ever made from trees. He has made over 90 gallons so far and
intends to continue for some time yet.
The
first fish of the season were brought to town a few days ago by
Benny Gill who caught them, and now you can hear the same fish
stories told that were considered new years ago.
There
is a rumor in circulation but only recently started, that George
Marks expects to paint his house some time this summer.
At
this season of the year one can not say that because a man has to
move that he has not paid his rent, but here it seems to indicate
that a property has changed hands if its occupant is seen preparing
to get a house elsewhere.
Pavonia
The
Milton Sabbath-school will hold its Easter exercises, next Sabbath
evening. The superintendent has taken pains to have a good
programme.
Mrs.
Eden, of Williams county, has been paying a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Thomson Garrison.
Wesley Armstrong, engineer, of Galion, spent last Sunday with
friends here.
Elder
Hughes, of Ashland, delivered some excellent discourses, during
quarterly meeting last Saturday and Sabbath at Milton.
Conductor W. A. Fleming, of Galion, visited his friends here over
Sunday, accompanying his family home Monday morning.
Little Libbie Osbun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Osbun, was
severely kicked by a horse last Monday.
Several gentlemen from here, attended the conductors’ ball at Galion
on Monday evening.
Tracy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hale, of Windsor, is dangerously
sick with brain fever Dr. Sattler attends him.
George Robinson is paying a visit to his brother James and wife in
Putnam county.
The
following of our young ladies will take charge of the schools
named: The Misses Jennie and Maggie Colwell, the Excelsior and the
Pollock school, Misses Carrie and Anna Hughes, the Franklin, and
Charles, Miss Stella Hersch, the Cross-roads; Miss Luella Palmer,
the Windsor, and the Misses Kate Robinson, and Maude Palmer are
finishing their terms of six and nine months, commenced last fall.
W G.
Hughes has purchased the property of Amos Myers at Epworth. He will
move there this spring, continue the grocery, and take charge of the
Epworth, P. O.
Ontario
Born,
March 24, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Overly, Sandusky township, a daughter.
A
number of ladies met at the home of T. M. Crooks last Wednesday and
sewed 20 pounds of carpet rags for Mrs. Crooks.
Mrs.
Burt Knox, of Mansfield, is visiting at her father’s, Jacob Fry.
Two
horses and a cow were bid off at S. A. Walker’s sale last Friday by
persons who could not or at least did not comply with the terms of
the sale. The young man who bought one of the horses should have
been helped, as we believe that he trying to get an honest start.
A
number of our citizens are exchanging residences this week.
The
Easter entertainment at the M. E. church next Sunday evening
promises to be a grand success. D. A. Wachs the leader of the choir
has in training a chorus of voices for the occasion.
Henry
Sheriff has moved to town. We understand that he intends to engage
in the hay baling business.
Abe
Au has sold his property to S. S. Hackedorn.
One
of Mansfield’s popular candidates, was in the western part of the
county a few days ago, presumably to contract rhubarb to be
delivered later on.
The
Rev. B. F. Bell held Easter services at the south end of the circuit
Sunday.
Miss
Mary Walker went to Delaware county Wednesday. She will commence
her school there next Monday.
Willard Walker will work for his uncle near Sunbury this summer.
Jacob
Pletcher, a former resident of this township but for the last few
years in charge a farm in Crawford county, has quite farming and
will move to Galion this week.
Born,
to Mr. and Mrs. Laura, March 29, a son.
A few
farmers have commenced plowing sod.
Bellville
When
C. Burt Hines, the present mayor of Bellville, was qualified on the
third Monday of last April, 1890, he complied with section No. 1750
of the Revised Statutes by making such recommendations as to him
seemed proper. In speaking of the cemetery trustees he said: “The
last annual report of the treasurer of the board shows that there
are $1,100 cash on hands and about $350 in notes and accounts. The
expenditures during the last fiscal year were less than $90. Here
is a fund that has been accumulating for years and, if the same had
been properly loaned or invested where it would have been earning a
reasonable interest, the fund would have been much larger than it is
at the present time. It certainly would be advisable to have at
least $1,000 of this fund earning something, and if properly handled
the earnings will nearly equal ordinary expenditures.
The
last annual report of the efficient treasurer, A. A. Patterson,
shows that there are now on hands - a note for $1250, bearing
interest secured by first mortgage on a splendid farm; about $200
cash and over $400 notes and accounts, while expenditures were about
$130. By comparing the figures of the two fiscal years it is
clearly demonstrated that the board, composed of Messers. A. A.
Patterson, S. B. Donel and I. Fisher, deserves great credit for the
able manner in which it has managed the business of the board and
the wonderful progress that has been made in the last fiscal year.
Jackson Township
Samuel D. Porter, of Franklin, was in Jackson last Saturday.
On
account of bad weather the Farmers’ Alliance failed to have a
meeting at No. 2 Friday night.
The
Democrats held their caucus last Saturday to nominate township
officials.
Taylortown now has no grocery store. The proprietor has moved to
Rome, O.
Mrs.
Mary J. Roberts, of Shelby, and John R. Brooks, of Plymouth, spent
Easter Sunday with L. C. Hays and family.
We
see by the Shelby Times that Rufus Sears and W. H. Bowers are
agitating the question of better roads in Richland county. Won’t we
all be happy when that is done? We hope the committees in the
various townships will do efficient work.
George Finicle, of Williams county, is spending a few days with
friends here.
John
E. Sellers was in Jackson last Monday.
Some
of the farmers have commenced to plow sod ground for a corn crop
this spring.
William Yahn has quit working for W. A. Shaw and is in the tiling
business.
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