Allen County OhArchives News.....Tales of the Town June 1894 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Woerner judyw0113@yahoo.com March 4, 2006, 5:32 am Lima Times Democrat June 1894 TALES OF THE TOWN June 4, 1894 The Lima club plays in Kenton to-day. This is the last week of public schools, until September. Criminal cases are on trial in Common Pleas Court this week. Miss HANNAH CALLAHAN is ill at her home on North Elizabeth street. The Public School Commencement will be held Friday evening. O. S. LANGAN, who has been ill for some time, is able to be out again. Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. LEATHERS, of 128 West Kibby street, an eight pound girl. The Lima cycling club took a run to St. Mary’s yesterday morning, leaving here at five o’clock. A new drug company has been organized in Toledo. GEO. P. WALDORF is one of the stockholders. Coroner STUEBER will this evening hold an inquest as to the killing of PAT LYONS by FRANK POLSER. Born to Mr. and Mrs. CRIMMEL—a boy. Mr. CRIMMEL is an operator in the Buckeye Pipe Line office. The C. H. & D. run a special over the road to Toledo last evening, passing through here at 6:30 o’clock. At Xenia to-morrow evening Mr. M. C. WILLIAMS, of this city, and Miss MCCLURE, of that place, will be wedded. A large number of persons were in the city to-day on their way to Columbus to attend the Republican State convention. About one hundred persons from this city witnessed the ball game between the Lima and Celina teams at the latter place yesterday. Saturday afternoon Sheriff FISHER took GEO. KEIM to the Dayton work house to serve his sentence for pleading guilty to the charge of adultery. The South Side hose house now has an addition of seven tenants. They are full blooded St. Bernard pups, the property of driver FRANK LAMBERTON. The reserved seat plat for the Elks Minstrels will be opened at Melvilles next Monday and those buying advance tickets will have access to the plat the first day. Rev. HIRAM SEARS, of Cleveland, who has been here the past week, reports $122.25 raised in cash and subscription in this city for the Western Seamen’s Friend Society. JOHN O’CONNOR, accompanied by Mrs. O’CONNOR, went to Cincinnati last night to make arrangements with general passenger agent EDWARDS, of the C., H. & D., for an excursion for the Lima Knights of St. John to be run on July 4th. A strange man who claimed to be from Mercer county, looking for work, locked up Saturday evening was released yesterday. FREDERICK MOSER was brought here to the home of his brother, JACOB MOSER yesterday, from Custer, where he has been quite ill. He is considerably improved to-day. East bound passenger train No. 4, due on the P., F. W. & C. at 7:20 o’clock, was delayed several hours this morning on account of a freight wreck west of Ft. Wayne. The Piqua races commence to-morrow and continue for four days. They will be held under the auspices of the Lima Driving Club and there will be a large attendance from this city. Over twelve hundred people witnessed a game of base ball at Cygnet yesterday between Cygnet’s and Findlay’s, the former winning by a score of 12 to 11. This makes two games won by each and the rubber will be played at Findlay about the 17th. Mrs. WILLIAM LIVERMORE, aged sixty-six years, died at six o’clock this morning at her home, No. 1118 St. John’s avenue, from heart and stomach trouble. The deceased leaves a husband and two married daughters. Funeral services from the residence at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Saturday evening Prosecuting Attorney J. C. RIDENOUR returned home after being out driving and while unhitching the horse from the buggy, the animal became frightened and upsetting the vehicle and knocking Mr. RIDENOUR down, ran away. Mr. RIDENOUR was considerably, though not seriously, bruised. The buggy and harness were badly demolished. June 8, 1894 HARRY RUDY is working in a barber shop at Kenton. The CRIDER case is still in Common Pleas Court. Mrs. E. R. KING, who has been ill with erysipelas, is convalecent. Preparations are being made for a Fourth of July celebration at McCullough’s lake. Engineer CHARLEY LONG, of the C. H. & D., has removed from 306 to 676 North Jackson street. WM. BOOP has material on the ground for a new brick residence on his Harrison avenue property. The work of putting up poles for the Postal Telegraph company has been completed into the city from the south There will be an important meeting this evening of the Red Men Lodge. All members are earnestly requested to be present. The Commissioners of Allen county were out at the head of Camp Creek ditch to- day at a hearing of the testimony of interested people in the proposed improvement. W. H. LAMBERT yesterday let the contract for the erection of a house and barn on his lot on Harrison avenue. HARRY G. MYERS has bought the interest of GRANT EDMAN in the drug firm of EDMAN & STOUT. The business will be carried under the title G. W.STOUT & Co. Last night some person entered the chicken coop of a colored man named REDMAN, in South Lima, and took thirty spring fowls. The family were away from home at the time. This morning about 9:30 o’clock, the L. E. & W. had a small wreck at the C., H. &. D. “y” at Celina. Several cars loaded with coke left the rails at that point, and the wrecking crew was sent out from this city to clear the track. June 15, 1894 Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. N. PANGLE, a son. Slot machines have been ordered out of Kenton. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. PORTER, a girl. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. CLOYD W. EWING, of South Elizabeth street, a boy. The sale of cigarettes in Ft. Wayne is to be stopped by the prosecuting attorney. PATRICK KEEFE, of North Jackson street, is recovering from a two weeks illness. DAVID BELL is removing into the A. C. BAXTER residence on South McDonald street. The Ohio Southern locals were annulled this morning on account of the dearth of coal. At Keton yesterday afternoon the Kentons defeated the Charlestons by a score of six to five. The pupils of St. Rose school will give an entertainment in Faurot’s Opera House on June 26th. The case of HEDGES vs. HALL to set aside a will, was on trial to-day before Judge RITCHIE, in Common Pleas Court JAS. LOVETT, of North Main street, who has been ill with pneumonia and the mumps, is worse to-day. His recovery is doubtful. Ackerman & Seeders will have a hearing before the mayor to-morrow on the charge of violating the ten o’clock saloon closing ordinance. While hunting near Nevada, west of here on the P., Ft. W. & C., W. S. HANSINGER had his left hand shot off by the accidental discharge of his gun. MORILL KUHNS, sent up from this city a year or so ago for a period of ten years for burglary, has made an application to have his sentence commuted. The South Lima branch of the Lima Locomotive and Machine works has nearly all the work they can do in filling new orders and repairing old cars. Their tracks are almost completely filled with the latter. Detective GEO. PECK, of the C., H. & D., was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with assault by Doc CLARK, with whom he had some difficulty a few nights ago. He waived an examination and was bound over. Last evening about 6:20 o’clock, an alarm of fire was sent in from box 42, caused by the burning of the roof of a dwelling house occupied by a family named RILEY near Eureka Street and the D. & M., in South Lima. A small hole was burned. Monday morning Sheriff FISHER will leave for Columbus with the prisoners found guilty at the present term of court. The first edition of the Delphos “Daily Herald” was issued yesterday. It is a neat, clean paper, well filled with local news, and deserves the liberal patronage of all people in Delphos. Although the alarm last evening came in from the South Side and was called by an insignificant blaze, and the South Side department on hand, the Central department was given the run without a second alarm being sent in. June 20, 1894 The school board meets to-night. The Lima City Guards will give a dress parade on the public square to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock. S. W. MOORE continues to improve from his attack of neuralgia and will soon be well enough to be out. JAS. FINICLE has removed his family from 209 West Elm street into his new home at 663 North Jackson street. Bookkeeper CHARLEY BELL, of the Lima Locomotive and Machine works, is able to be out after several days illness. The police last night stopped a fight in the Manhattan Club rooms in Toledo, after nineteen rounds had been rought. Eight saloon keepers were arrested at New Bremen for violating the Sunday law and bound over to the grand jury. A large number of people from Columbus Grove, Wapakoneta, Ada and Delphos were here this afternoon and attended the races. Deputy Sheriff FISHER left this morning for the Dayton work house with LOUIS JAMES, sentenced by Mayor BAXTER, of Delphos. The marriage of Mr. MARSHALL and Miss CLARA HUGHES occurs this evening at the home of Mrs. R. T. HUGHES, on West Spring street. The funeral of HUGH MARTIN took place this morning from St. Rose’s church. Rev. A. E. MANNING officiated and interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. TOMMY CONNAIR, who was shot by FRANK POLSER when the latter killed PAT LYONS, is able to be around and will be about town in a day or so. The wound has healed nicely. June 27, 1894 A. A. CRAWFORD has removed to Kenton and is running a restaurant. Born—To Mr. and Mrs. GEO. BOWSHER, of South Pierce street, a boy. Fire at 1:30 this morning destroyed a barn in the north part of town, belonging to TOM FITZMAURICE. ED LIST, a bookkeeper for C. S. KING, and Miss MOLLIE HURST, will be married a week from to-morrow evening. A Spencerville couple, RICHARD PURDY and MARY FAIR, were granted a marriage license yesterday evening. THEO. FEIST left day before yesterday on his wheel for Yorkville, Ind. He made the run from Lima to Hamilton in one day. The members of the Baptist Sunday school and the Second street Baptist mission, picnicked at Hoover’s pleasure resort to-day. Rev. JAMES O’LEARY returned to Cleveland this morning, where the children of his parish will give an entertainment this evening. Miss GIVEN JONES entertained the infant class of the Market Street Presbyterian school at her home of West North street, this afternoon. Dr. OTTMAN, a traveling doctor from Columbus, was fined $8.60 by the mayor to- day for a little celebration he indulged in early yesterday morning. W. D. MOORE, now in the regular army, and stationed at Ft. Leavenworth, Kas., came home last night on leave of absence on account of disability. WILLIAM WETHERILL, the dairyman, who has been dangerously ill at his home on the St. Johns road for the past week is better, but his recovery is doubtful. There will be a base ball game between Lima and Lafayette at Faurot’s park to- morrow afternoon. Lafayette has a good strong team, and a lively game is looked for. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/newspapers/talesoft22nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 11.5 Kb