Allen County OhArchives News.....Tales of the Town November 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, 6:07 am Lima Times Democrat November 1894 TALES OF THE TOWN November 2, 1894 Miss ROSALIE DETRICK, who has been very ill is able to be up. E. BAUMAN, of north Jackson street, has removed his family to Defiance. Mrs. C. P. DUNLEVY, of 208 North Jackson street, is dangerously ill with typhoid fever. W. H. WELCH, of Olean, N. Y., has taken a position as telegraph operator for the Buckeye Pipe Line Co. A false alarm from box 14 called central fire department to Main street O’Connor avenue about 8 o’clock last night. The WILKINSON children, who have been at the Home, were to-day sent to Treblus, Greene county, where their parents live. Mr. LOU M. JOHNSON, OF Columbus, O., and MARY I. ANTHONY, of Cardington, O., were married Oct. 27th. They are well known here. FRANK C. FERRIS, the Pittsburgh brakeman who was injured in a wreck near Lima last Saturday night, is rapidly recovering and will soon report for duty. His injuries, however, were more serious than was at first supposed.—“Ft. Wayne Sentinel.” November 9, 1894 Miss IDA JOHNSTON is quite ill at her home on South Elizabeth street. The remains of EDNA GANO, daughter of BERT GANO, of North Cemetery street, who died yesterday, were taken to Forest this morning for interment. The social given by the ladies of the Episcopal church at the residence of JOE MORRIS, last evening, was an exceedingly pleasant and successful affair. Rev. Father ALBERT will deliver the sermon this evening at the men’s mission services at St, Rose’s church. The subject will be an interesting one, and all are invited to be present. Passenger Conductor ED. LIPSETT of the P., Ft. W. & C., and an old Lima boy, is a papa. The youngster arrived at his home in Ft. Wayne, yesterday, with a lusty yell and is a bouncing boy. The funeral services of Daisy, the 7-months-old child of Mr. EDWARD OLDER and wife, that died Wednesday night of whopping-cough, were held from the residence, two-and-a-half miles east of the city at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The remains were interred in the Fletcher cemetery. November 19, 1894 Born to Mr. and Mrs. DENNIS RYAN, of 453 South Tanner street—a son. CLEM BAXTER has purchased the opera house programme from DICK HUGHES. DAVID YEAGER, of Bluffton, and an inmate of the Dayton Soldier’s Home, died Saturday. Miss MATTIE MCCOY entertained the St. Cecelia Musical club at her home Saturday afternoon. Miss MARGARET O’CONNELL, of North Main street, who was dangerously ill yesterday, is better to-day. The natural gas line by way of Wapakoneta has been completed and connected with the Lima mains. The inquest as to the death of JAMES RADABAUGH was being held before Squire GRAHAM this afternoon. Messrs. GUS SONTAG and LOUIE KEPLER and wives and Miss MONDAY and Mr. DANIEL LYNCH dined at the Hotel French yesterday. The marriage of RICHARD J. DONOHUE and Miss ADALINE MURPHY, both of this city, was announced at St. Rose’s church yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. CHAS. PANGLE celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary yesterday with a dinner party to a number of relatives from Sidney. The funeral services of EDMOND BYRD, colored, who died at his home on West North street, Saturday morning, were held from the colored Baptist church at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The funeral services of Mrs. JOHN SHOUP, who died at her home, 119 West McKibben street, Saturday morning, were held from the German Reformed church, on West Wayne street, at 2 o’clock this afternoon. November 27, 1894 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. JNO. STYRE, of Perry township—a girl. The windows are being put into the government building. The storm doors are being put up at the Lima House entrance. The County Commissioners were in session to-day, allowing bills. MIKE SULLIVAN has sold his saloon, corner of Main and Grand avenue, to JNO. KELLEY, JR. F. X, FLECK, who has been running a saloon in the Taylor House, has discontinued business. The Midway restaurant at the C., H. & D. depot, has been purchased by JOHN HARBIN, late proprietor of the Home restaurant. The Public Schools will close to-morrow afternoon for the remainder of the week on account of Thanksgiving. There will be exercises in some of the rooms. The well on the JOHN BOOSE farm has been abandoned. The well was drilled into the salt water with only a light showing of oil. The casing was pulled late yesterday afternoon and the hole abandoned. Mr. and Mrs. BLAIR, superintendent and matron at the Children’s home, request that there be service on Thanksgiving, Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, at the Home. Rev. BAUMGARDNER will conduct the services. All who are interested are invited. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/newspapers/talesoft27nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb