SHELBY COUNTY OHIO - Sidney Area News: May 4, 1888 ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. 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There will be an eclipse of the full moon on the night of July 22. Mrs. J. E. BODELL, of Ada, is visiting her brother, Dr. S. M. COLLINS. H. C. HEFFLEMAN has purchased CREGAN & PIPER's broom factory. W. C. MILLER, of Cincinnati, visited his daughter, Mrs. H. J. HUDDLE, this week. Mr. THEDIECK reports to us ten lots sold in the Syndicate addition this week. H. WILSON attended the annual meeting of the Loyal Legion, in Cincinnati, on Wednesday. Martin SHEETS and wife, of Middletown, were guests of George B. TOLAND and wife this week. Letters directed to initials are not forwarded by postmasters. They are unmailable matter. Mrs. S. M. COLLINS and daughter have gone on a visit to Washington, D. C., and Absecom, New Jersey. ECHARD & FISHER have opened a photograph gallery in the old KAH building on the east side of Main Street. Dr. Walter TENNEY and wife, nee Anna FITZGERALD, of West Milton, visited relatives in Sidney over Sunday. W. A. SKILLEN has been appointed night policeman to fill the unexpired term--until June 25--of J. C. HAINES. Dr. LORIMER, of Morrow county, has located in Sidney and opened an office in Mrs. HALE'S residence, on Court Street. Hudson GARTLEY attended the Grand Encampment I.O.O.F., at Cleveland this reek. He is the representative from this district. ***Harry and Mable, aged fourteen and twelve, children of Mr. and Mrs. David SHAFFER, of Port Jefferson, both died Thursday of spinal fever. ***The Rev. J. D. LAUER, of Fletcher, died last Saturday. He was well known to most of the citizens in the southeastern part of this county. A horse belonging to Harrison POTTS, who lives on North Miami street, ran into a barbed wire fence on Tuesday and was severely hurt. Peter EHLERS, of Franklin Township, and Henry BRYANT, of Sidney, have been granted pensions, and Samuel JACOBS, of Salem Township, has had his pension increased. Cory HARE, living in the southeast corner of this county, has a horse, wagon and set of harness stolen last Friday night. The thief has not been arrested nor the property recovered. Alonzo BURCAW has accepted a position in the freight house at Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he expects to make his future home. He will remove his family there during the summer. T. J. BAYLY has been awaded the contract for repairing the roof of the court house. He does the work for $240, and stipulates that if he fails to keep the water out he will receive no pay. The Rev. W. WITTER, of Jamestown, Greene county, has accepted the call of the congregation of the Baptist Church and will preach here every other week for the present year. J. C. BURCH, of Louisville, Kentucky, traveling passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton railway, was in Sidney on Tuesday. He was almost fully recovered from the injuries he received in a wreck on the Cincinnati Southern railway in December. As William PROTZMAN, a driver in the employ of J. M. BLUE, was coming down the orbison hill with a load of logs on Monday, his team failed to check the wagon, which ran off the pike over the embankment and overturned. PROTZMAN saved himself by jumping, and but slight damage was done the team and wagon. Benjamin F. FULTON, of Portland, Indiana, who formerly lived in Sidney, writes to persons here that he believes gas in paying quantities can be found close to town. ***DEATH OF ERASMUS BRUCE TOLAND Erasumus Bruce TOLAND, one of the pioneers of Shelby county, died in Dinsmore township on Friday. He was born in Berkley county, Virginia, on September 29, 1802. When 27 years old he left that State for Ohio and located in Miami county. In 1833 he moved to Dinsmore township and remained one of its residents fifty-five years. About eight months ago, when in the act of putting his hand in his pocket for his knife, with the intention of cutting shavings to build the morning fire, he was stricken with paralysis. to some extent he recovered from the effects, and for one of his age was in ordinary good health until a few days after the spring election. He was the first person in his township to vote the Whig ticket, and is said to have never missed voting at a State or other important election. He was married three times and was the father of fifteen children, eight of whom--three girls and five boys--and his widow, survive him. He was buried on Sunday in the old burial ground on his original farm where, fifty years ago, when there were no neighbors to aid him, he along interrred one of his children, the first person there buried. T. F. SHAW, dealer in sewing machines, having recently moved into a new room in the Citizen's Bank building, is making his new quarters known by exhibiting machine embroidery work that would be an attraction in novelties that one would expect to see at the rival centennial exhibitions. COUNTY NEWS -----REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS H. H. LOTH to Phelina YINGER, s 1/2 of lot 231 Sidney Mary E. HARP et al to Enos NAFFINGER, 20 acres in Cynthian township J. C ROYON and W. P. METCALF to John P. LEY, part of outlot 29 Sidney M. GOEKE to Aaron BALDWIN, 1 acre in Van Buren township Louis H. WEINGARTNER to Joseph WEINGARTNER, lot 108 quit claim Sidney George TIMEUS to Christian TIMEUS, 11 acres in Dinsmore township Alex ELLIOTT to Anton ROTH, 1 1/2 acres Dinsmore township John HARRIGAN to Henry EHRHART, 6.52 acres in Clinton township Shelby BAUGHMAN to H. A. SMITH, part of lot 14 in Jackson Center B. W. MAXWELL to James O'CONNELL, 1.81 acres in Clinton township -----PROBATE COURT PROCEEDINGS Charles E. THOMSON, administrator of Andrew BROWN, deceased, filed petition to sell real estate to pay debts. In the matter of exceptions of Jacob SWEIGART, Jr., to inventory of John SWIEGART, executor, case continued to May 14, 1888 by agreement of the parties Samuel VALENTINE, executor of Richard W. VALENTINE, deceased, sixth account filed and suspended for publication Eliakim LUDLUM, administrator of William M. DAVIS, deceased; order of sale of real estate is granted. Annie E. DORSEY, guardian of Lizzie E. DORSEY, filed first and final account. HALLADAY BROS. vs G. E. ALLINGER et al; temporary order of injunction granted. -----MARRIAGE LICENSES: Gustave HOEWISCHER to Alvina MEYERHOLTZ, Thomas H. WION to Elizabeth ILER. DEATHS: At Conover, Miami county, of general debility, on Saturday, April 28, 1888, the Rev. J. D. LAUER, aged 66 years. In Dinsmore township, on Friday, April 27, 1888, of the effects of paralysis, Erasmus Bruce TOLAND, aged 85 years, 6 months and 28 days. In Port Jefferson, on Sunday, April 22, 1888, Ceceola CARGILL, aged 15 years, 6 months and 11 days. In Port Jefferson, on Monday, April 23, 1888, Orion W. DAY, aged 11 years, 1 month and 27 days. In Plattsville, on Wednesday, April 25, 1888, Henry S. POWELL, of pulmonary consumption, aged 64 years and 9 months.