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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ ************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitter: Lynne Streich Email: lkstreich@home.com *********************************************************************** From the Shelby County Democrat, Friday, May 4, 1888: Township New Items: MAPLEWOOD (Salem Twp.): Mrs. Amos WOOLLEY is seriously sick. George DAWSON'S little child is sick with congestion of the bowels. Thomas McKEE, and old citizen, is dangerously sick. Our lady friends are making it lively house cleaning. Mr. BEERLINE intends building a new blacksmith shop. Ed. HALE has built an addition to his domicile. TAWAWA (Green Twp.): The Loramie Horse Company meets at Dawson Saturday. The saw mill here is to be rebuilt this summer and burrs put in for grinding corn and feed. A number of our young folks enjoyed themselves at the reservoir at Berlin Sunday. Wheat looks poorer here than for several years. The tile mill is running here. J. H. CATTERLIN will teach the Houston school this winter. Our township treasurer and trustees are still trying to settle. ANGLE STREET (Cynthian Twp.): Some of the farmers are planting corn. Oats look well. The wheat looks poor. The Hopewell Sabbath school was organized last Sunday afternoon with James LUTTERELL, superintendant; Isaac SNIDER, assistant superintendant; Hettie PRETTZMAN, librarian; Allie BABYLON, organist; W. E. SNOW, secretary and treasurer. The young folks, and a goodly number of old folks, attend the school. Charles PRETTZMAN, formerly of this place, now of Indiana, was on a visit to his friends here last week. Miss Mattie LANDIS is teaching the North Angel Street school. BOTKINS (Dinsmore Twp.): Another election was held on Monday with same results as before. Ervin HILBRANT was elected Marshal of Botkins by twenty majority. Philip SHEETS--The town is ours once more. J. J. SULLIVAN--I told you, boys, this would be our town. Jacob ZANGELEIN--The voice of the people is our best law. P. W. SPEAKER--They had the wires laid but we got on to just some faction. Firemen at the D handle factory--If they had only stopped running I could have made twenty votes and beat 'em. A. BOTKINS and A. HENSKY are buying cattle. Jos. GUTMAN shipped a car load of milch cows to Cincinnati. J. B. GREVE--I can beat any lexicon spelling. SWANDERS (Franklin Twp.): A. G. MANIER is painting his dwelling. Mrs. E. SHAFFER is visiting relatives at Marion, Indiana. Harry KILLION returned last week from a visit to Lima. Mrs. Kate NIEMAN has opened a dressmaking ship in the DUNSBARGER property. Oliver FORRAR has gone to Anna to clerk in the KRAPP bakery. John ZISSLER is working at the carpenter trade under George LOSCH. William CAREY and E. GREEN are working in the spoke factory at Anna. I. MAULT, of Paulding county, stopped here Monday; he will work for G. STANGLE this summer. Grant KISER and David EVANS are traveling as teamsters with BARTINE'S circus. HARDIN (Turtlecreek Twp.): Some corn planted. Mrs. H. V. WILSON and Mrs. Bennett LENOX are on the sick list. Miss Jennie JOHNSTON, of Sidney, was the guest of Miss Ada BELL over Sunday. John M. HOEL has moved into part of the house occupied by Mrs. W. R. MARSHALL. Mrs. MESSENGER, of Jackson county, returned home Wednesday of last week, after a week's visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. K. GIBSON. Wilbur McCUNE, of Sidney, spent Saturday and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. H. R. BELL. Edward DABE, of Newport, who is to teach our school next year, contemplates moving here in the near future. After a week's visit at home, H. E. WRIGHT returned to Dayton, where he is attending commercial school. L. A. PATTEN came home on Monday from Piqua, where he has been for several weeks. The Rev. J. K. GIBSON went to Cincinnati on Tuesday to attend Commencement at Lane Seminary. CAREYSVILLE (Anybody know the Township?): J. L. BODY, assignee of John MONK, is disposing of his stock of goods by a protracted auction. Thomas CAIN will remove his store to the room now occupied by BODY, as soon as it is vacated. Mrs. Anna PICKERING, a widow lady living just south of Careysville, was greatly and agreeably suprised last Monday by a large number of her friends taking possession of her home in her absence (which was a premeditated arrangement) (birthday celebration) Married April 22, 1888, by the Rev. M. MILLER, Vincent STURMS and Miss Ettie LEMMON, all of Carysville. Born April 27, 1888, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel MITCHELL. Mrs. Hattie LEMMON, who has been quite sick, is convalescent. Levi PARK has his house burned to the ground last Friday evening. The fire was caused by a defective flue. Nearly all the contents of the house were saved. Edler ROBERTS, of this village, held his quarterly meeting at Tawawa church, in Shelby county, last Saturday and Sunday. Rev. E. M. RAPP, a former pastor of the Christian church in this place, filled the pulpit last Sabbath morning by the request of a little Sabbath school scholar. Peter CLEM and family, of St. Paris, were the guests of L. C. CLEM last Sabbath. Elder FENNER and wife, of Sidney, attended church here last Sunday, to heard Elder E. M. RAPP's discourse deliverfed here to his former charge. Mrs. Sallie SEELEY is visiting relatives in St. Paris and Adison this week. Mr. HARBOUR will move on Dr. HUNT's farm on Wednesday.