Meigs County OhArchives News.....Meigs County Telegraph September 4 1855 ************************************************ 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: Connie Cotterill-Schumaker Schumaker4@aol.com July 3, 2004, 9:45 am microfilm Meigs County Telegraph Pomeroy, Ohio Tuesday - September 4, 1855 Mr. Condee and son, from Harrisonville, while in town yesterday, met with quite an accident. The horse attached to their buggy commenced kicking, when near the courthouse. The young man, who was alone in the buggy at the time, jumped out as the horse started to run, and was thrown down, by his feet becoming entangled in the lines. He was not hurt. The horse ran up Front street, coming in contact with posts, wagons, & c, breaking the buggy to pieces. Mr. T.O. Crawford is erecting a large wareroom in the rear of his store. He has just returned from the east with new goods. Messrs. W. H. Remington and S. B. Halliday have entered into a co-partnership in selling Dry Goods, &c., and also in Books, and Stationery, &c. They have made quite an improvement in the appearance of things, and are now receiving a large supply of new goods and new books. DIED - On Tuesday morning, August 21st, after a short but severe illness, Mrs. Mary McMaster, wife of John McMaster of Rutland township, aged 43 years; leaving a husband, son and daughter and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. The deceased was born near the city of Philadelphia, from whence, with her parents - Mr. and Mrs. James McCarmick - - she emigrated and settled near the mouth of Kerr's Run above Pomeroy, where she became acquainted with her [article is cut off here and begins again]……. happily during a period of twenty- one years. Her death leaves her husband most disconsolate, a family most forlorn. MARRIED - On the 28th of August, in Marietta, by the Rev. Mr. Martindale, Mr. John M. Harwood, of Middleport to Miss Margaret A. Richards of Marietta. On the 19th inst. by Rev. E. Sibley, Mr. Fredrick P. Bryan, to Miss Mary Jane Smith all of Middleport. NOTICE - The subscriber has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Thomas Fosrer, late of Meigs county, dec,d Thos. Radford Admn'r Dated at Pomeroy, August 22d, 1855 NOTICE Is herby given, that my wife, Nancy Van Cleve has left my bed and board without just cause or provocation. All persons are hereby warned against trusting her on my account, as I will pay no debts contracted by her after this date. Daniel Van Cleve, Lebanon. Transcribed by: Connie Cotterill Schumaker Schumaker4@aol.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/meigs/newspapers/gnw30meigscou.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb