Allen County OhArchives News.....Tales of the Town August 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, 5:51 am Lima Times Democrat August 1894 TALES OF THE TOWN August 6, 1894 The Deshler club plays here tomorrow afternoon. In the Saturday game Lima defeated Kenton 12 to 6. A crowd of about thirty came over from Kenton to witness the ball yesterday. A fellow named MORRIS, who was locked up Saturday night for drunkenness, was released this morning. DAVE MUMAUGH resumed his duties as messenger at the central fire station to- day, after a month’s illness. Mrs. CHAS. ASHTON, of North Tanner street, who has been suffering from lock- jaw for several days, is slowly improving. The fire department was called out again to-day about 11:35 o’clock by the dry grass on the Faurot farm, at the west end of town being on fire. ELLA SLOAN, proprietress of a tanner street joint, who was before the mayor Saturday for creating a disturbance, was fined $18.60, which she paid and was released. WM. FITZMAURICE, aged about eighty-five years, died at his home on North Main street last night. Funeral to-morrow morning from St. Rose’s church at 8:30 o’clock. Mrs. WILLIAM H. BOOP, aged fifty-six years, died at 10 o’clock Sunday morning from heart trouble and dropsy. Funeral services will be held from the residence, No. 816 East High street, at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. After the evidence in the case of the State against FRED KING, the Hume school teacher, charged by TINA MORTON, with attempt to commit rape had been taken, the defense waived an examination and KING was bound over to the Common Pleas Court for the sum of $500. He readily furnished bail and was released. August 15, 1894 ALF CHANEY is on the sick list. Born—to Mr. and Mrs. WILSON THRIFT, JR., this morning – a daughter. Miss FLORA KEVE, of South Pierce street, is confined to her home with neuralgia. E. W. STRACK, a lumber dealer at Ft. Wayne, well known here, made an assignment yesterday. BILLY EDSELL went to Spencerville this morning to participate in several of the bicycle races there to-day. There will be a full company rehearsal of Pinafore at the B. P. O. Elks lodge room to-morrow evening. The arrangements for the Washington trip will be completed at the K. of P. meeting to-night. All members should be present. Special policeman MARKS is doing night duty on the South Side, and Officer PHALEN is patrolling RONEY’s beat, north of Wayne, east of Main. The Kenton team will play here to-morrow. The team is one of the strongest the Limas have encountered this season and a great game will be played. Quite a large crowd of Lima people went over to Delphos on the 2:50 o’clock train this afternoon to witness the ball game, which was not called until the train arrived. THOMAS FINN, aged eighty-six years, died at his home on West Railroad street yesterday. The funeral services will take place to-morrow from St. Rose’s church at 8:30 o’clock. The Commissioners of Allen and Van Wert counties will meet here to-morrow in conference to decide on the matter of putting in a swing bridge over the canal at Cleveland street.—“Delphos Herald.” WILLIAM HUFFMAN, sentenced to a fine of $5 and costs and thirty days for petit larceny, and RICHARD WILDER, to a fine of $25 and costs and ninety days for assault, were taken to the Dayton work house this morning. This morning, GEO. MOREHOUSE and GEO. BUCK, a tough pair, were brought over from Delphos and placed in jail. They will to-morrow be taken to the Dayton work house to serve thirty days for assault and battery. Last month while assisting in putting up an oil tank for the Standard Oil company at Van Wert, ALONZO WOODERSON was injured by a heavy timber falling on him. He is in poor circumstances and yesterday the Standard company sent him a check for $50. Last evening about 7’oclock an unoccupied building on North Pine street was slightly damaged by some one removing the cap from the natural gas pipe and lighting a match causing an explosion which set fire to the building. But little damage was done. August 21, 1894 Born—to Mr. and Mrs. ELSIE COURTNEY, of North McDonald street—a son. Kenton Lodge of Elks will keep open house on the day of the corner stone laying. Night Clerk WILLOWER, of the Lima House, reported for duty last night after a week’s illness. OTTE FESH, of Frankfort on the Main, Germany, has taken a position in the Central drug store. The wedding of Miss LAURA BAILEY and Mr. F. A. CHAPMAN, of Bowling Green, has been announced. Last night WILL JAEGER was taken to Cincinnati by Dr. HERRMANN to be operated upon in a hospital at that place. J. U. DAUGHERTY, who assisted in the opening of the Central drug store, has returned to his home in Dayton. MORRIS SUTHERLAND, of St. Johns avenue, has resumed his duties at CLUTTER’s grain elevator, after a couple of week’s illness. The marriage of Mr. JOHN MAHONY and Miss LILLIAN MOORE, both of this city, and Mr. BERT MONTAGUE, of this city, to a Cincinnati lady, were announced in St. Rose’s church last Sunday. JOHN SCHMEIDER, while participating in a friendly scuffle in WHITE & WOERNER’s restaurant, on East Market street, Saturday evening, slipped and fell on his right arm, breaking it above the elbow joint. DAVID F., the one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. CHAS. L. DAVIS, of Perry township, died yesterday afternoon from cholera infantum. Funeral services from Fletcher chapel at 2 o’clock to-morrow afternoon. DICK ODY completed the extension to the Paper Mills smoke stack Saturday afternoon. He added thirty five and one-half feet to the brick stack which is now one hundred and thirty-five high and six feet in diameter inside the top. At the regular meeting of branch 64 C. M. B. A. held last night, Rev. A. E. MANNING was chosen delegate and D. J. O’DAY, alternate, to the convention to be held at Massilon the first week in September, by a unanimous vote. On Friday, August 31st, the C. E. east local, due to leave at 7, will be held until 8 o’clock in the morning and will carry passenger coaches for the accommodation of Company C, the Masons, and any other organization going to Kenton to attend in the exercises of the laying of the corner stone to Company G’s new armory at that place. August 24, 1894 There was no police court today. JENNIE HOLTON will be arraigned before Probate Judge ROBB to-morrow on a lunacy inquest. Mr. and Mrs. JESS WICKHAM rejoice over the advent of a new baby girl at their home on South Elizabeth street. The next meeting of the police organization of Ohio, held here yesterday afternoon, will be held in Kenton. At the meeting of the K. of G. E. last night, it was decided to attend the Grand Lodge meeting at Bellefontaine next week. H. L. O’NEILL who has been in business in St. Mary’s, has returned to Lima, and has resumed business at his old place, opposite the C. H. & D. depot. All the berths in one sleeper and a large number in the other, have been reserved by Knights of Pythias and others who are going to Washington Sunday afternoon on the Ohio Southern special. There was a big crowd at JOHNSON’s swim last evening. Nearly all the visiting police officers, in attendance at the meeting yesterday visited the place and enjoyed tumbling about in the cool water. In a game of base ball at the I. O. O. F. picnic yesterday afternoon, the Solar Lodge defeated a picked nine from the other lodges by a score of 15 to 1. The defeated club say that umpire GEO. BAILEY was responsible. August 31, 1894 NEWT HARTER is sick with bilious fever. The frame work for the new steel works building is about completed. All the dry goods stores will close all day Monday, Sept. 3—Labor Day. In the morning game of ball at Kenton Lima was defeated, 11 to 3. Dr. HINER, who has been ill the past week, was worse this afternoon. Mrs. FENIMORE COLE is dangerously ill, suffering from an attack of bilious fever. Passenger Conductor DUNGAN, of Ohio Southern, came up on his run to-day after a vacation. SHERIDAN BROS. have a new forty barrel well on the HENRY SIMMONS farm, southwest of the city. Sheriff FISHER yesterday took CONRAD SCHENECKE, of Bluffton, to the workhouse to serve a sentence for drunkenness. A case of scarlet fever was reported to the health authorities this morning from the residence of JOHN NEWELL, of Second street. The funeral of FRED HEROLD, sen., who was found dead yesterday morning, will take place from the German Reformed church to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. The funeral services of Mrs. FINLEY VERMILLION will be held from the Disciple church, on Wayne street, to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. DEMILLER officiating. The water works trustees are having the bed of the Lost creek reservoir cleaned. The reservoir is entirely dry and the filth is being taken out before wet weather sets in. The Quicksteps and Blufftons will cross bats at Bluffton on Labor Day. There will be two games, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Bluffton has a good ball team and a good game is expected. Miss MARY KEVILLE entertained a few of her friends at her home on East Wayne street, last evening, in honor of her cousins, Miss MARY SWEENEY, of Carlisle, Ohio, and Mr. IKE WALSH, of Los Angeles, Cal. BERT CRAIG, a young railroader who had both legs taken off by the cars at Lima several years ago, and who is well known here, attracted a crowd at GEORGE AUER’s corner last evening, where he sold silver-plating composition. He did quite a big business.—“Delphos Herald.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/newspapers/talesoft24nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 10.1 Kb