Allen County OhArchives News.....Tales of the Town December 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, 6:12 am Lima Times Democrat December 1894 TALES OF THE TOWN December 5, 1894 WILL F??T? has accepted a position at Porter & Son’s music-store. GEORGE MARKS, of Greenlawn avenue, is suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. Passenger conductor C. J. CONNELL of the C. H. & D. has resumed his run after laying off on account of illness. An over coat belonging to GEORGE FAUROT was stolen from the office of his barn on west Spring street, last night. GUS MILLER entered upon his duties as merchant’s policeman on High, North and Wayne streets, west of Main, last night. A crown of Lima Elks will go over to Ft. Wayne next Monday to witness the minstrel performance to be given by the local lodge. JOHN MAURER of the central fire station, is taking his annual vacation and his place is being filled by his brother, W. M. MAUER. Truant officer POVENMIRE left early this morning for Lancaster with ARTHUR CONNORS, who was sentenced to the reform school for truantcy. The colored man who was arrested by Chief HALIER yesterday afternoon, for stealing Col. LAMISON’s shot gun, proved to be the wrong man and was released. The work of building the grade for the College street Railway has been completed as far as Collett street. It is expected that the grade will be finished this week. FRANK Bros. have bought the saloon of the late W. E. JAEGER in the northeast corner of the Public Square. The lunch counter will be taken out and some other improvement made about the place. A rear door at Ewing & Emrick’s hardware store was discovered open by merchants’ policeman DAVIS last night. A clerk had forgotten to lock the door when the store was closed, but no one inclined to steal discovered it. December 6, 1894 B. P. O. Elks meet tonight. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. TOM DAVIS, a son. HARRY MOORE is confined to his home from an attack of quinsy. Mrs. Dr. CURTIS, who has been ill for some time, is convalescent. A patent has been issued to AMELIA L. WHITE, of this city, for a lunch heater. GORDON GRAVES, of St. Johns avenue, is laid up with a lame back, caused by a strain. J. A. MONEY has removed his family here from Wapakoneta and is living on Reece avenue. JOHN L. SULLIVAN, the pugilist actor, will be here with company a week from to- night, DAN BAYLIFF, KID BOOP and several other athletes of this city, gave an exhibition at Minster night before last. JAKE STOLZENBACH, who is convalescent from a fever, and suffering from the effects of an injury received in a runaway some time ago, will probably have to undergo an operation Saturday. Rev. S. A. ORT, D. D., L. L. D., president of Wittenberg college, Springfield, Ohio, will deliver his famous lecture on “Gustavus Adolphus” in Spring Street Lutheran church on Monday evening, Dec. 17th. A young colored fellow named PETERS, who is alleged to have escaped from the police when the crap shooters were arrested Saturday night, was arrested and locked up this morning, but was afterwards released on account of sickness. O. W. CRAWTIS and HENRY GERDEMAN were brought to Ottawa from the Ohio Penitentiary by Sheriff BURGESS, on last Monday, to testify in the county cases against W. W. PLACE and W. W. SUTTON being tried in the Common Pleas court this week.-- “Ottawa Sentinel.” December 17, 1894 Councilman GREENLAND, of South Main street, is laid up from illness. JOHN FENTAN, of HARRY STEIN’s barber shop, is at his home at Bluffton, sick. Master Brakeman C. W. STONE, of the B. of R. T., is recovering from his recent illness. Another case of scarlet fever was reported to-day, at A. J. BEAN’s, 907 South Elizabeth street. The will of WM. LIPFERT was filed for probate today. His estate is valued at about $5,000. The jury in the KILLMAN case was out all Saturday night as to second count at 10 o’clock yesterday. The electric light at Market and Metcalf streets was out the greater portion of the time it should have been burning last night. JAKE SPYKER, indicted by the grand jury, and who has been in jail for some time, is out on a $300 bond, furnished by his father and brother. The infant child Mr. and Mrs. HUGA FRANCIS of 338 South Jackson street, died at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon and the remains were interred in the old cemetery this morning. The hands on the dials of the town clock are about ten minutes behind and the strike is also about two minutes late of the current time. The clock has been that condition for several days. Early yesterday morning, a few minutes before the west bound limited on the P., F. W. & C. was due, a switch light west of Upper Sandusky was discovered out and several spikes pulled. THOMAS W. HARPER, of Indianapolis, and son of Dr. D. H. HARPER, of this city, attorney of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, will not move to Peoria when the association moves its headquarters there, but will continue as its attorney, and probably move to Chicago. December 28, 1894 Born, to JOHN and JULIA BROWN, of 380 south Jackson street, a 12-pound boy. WILLIAM RUMSEY, of west Kibbey street, is confined to his bed from a severe attack of heart trouble. The First Baptist church of this city, by a unanimous vote Thursday evening, extended a call to Rev. GEO. B. MORSE, of Painesville, O. Mrs. DANIEL GORMAN is lying dangerously ill from lung trouble at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. PLACK, 147 WEST Wayne street. DUTCH SEILARS and the fellow named BURRIL, who were locked up Tuesday for drunkenness, were released and allowed to leave the city this morning. The funeral of JOSEPH, son of Mr. and Mrs. JAS. MCKEOWN, took place this morning from St. Rose’s church, followed by interment in the Catholic cemetery. LAWRENCE SAMMETINGER, of Lima, and MICHAEL SELFERD, of this place, were arrested Monday on a charge of fighting. Each paid $8.60.—“Wapakoneta Democrat.” AARON WATSON, the colored man who was sentenced to thirty days in the Dayton work house night before last for carrying concealed weapons, was taken to the county jail last night. By request of the South Side W. C. T. C. Rev. BAUMGARDNER, of Grace M. E. church, will deliver a temperance lecture from the pulpit of his church next Sunday evening. Everybody invited. The Social Dancing club enjoyed a pleasant dance in the Klauss hall last night. Misses. ETTA and GRACE RUMBAUGH entertained a number of their young friends last evening in honor of Mr. MATCHETT and Mr. and Mrs. SWEENEY, of Greenville. “RED” GREY denies the report that he has signed to play with the Findlay ball team next season. He says he has offers from Lima, Findlay and Adrian, Mich., but has not yet made up his mind whether he will accept any of them.—“Delphos Herald.” The west-bound limited on the P., Ft. W. & C., due here at 4 o’clock a. m., was five hours late this morning, on account of the cold wave and heavy snow east. No. 9, the west-bound fast line, due here at 2:50 o’clock p. m., did not reach Lima yesterday until 10 o’clock last night, being delayed on the same account. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/newspapers/talesoft28nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 7.6 Kb