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e NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS f Richland Shield & Banner - 24 September 1881 (incomplete) |
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Mrs. Max Oppenheimer is visiting friends in Cleveland. Four members of Mr. Wm. Carpenter's family are lying at home very ill with typhoid fever. Miss Kate Schuler, of Galion, is visiting her brother, Mr. Geo. Schuler and family, at No. 18 North Water Street. Mrs. Jack Scott, who recently became the happy mother of a bouncing boy, is in a very weak state. Dexter Tyler was in the city on Thursday last. He left the same day for a trip through the southern states. The Dedication of the Lucas Opera Hall will take place Friday evening, Sept. 30th. W.L. Sewell and S.M. Douglass will deliver the addresses on that occasion. Mr. C.M. Miller has the finest lot of artificial flowers ever brought to this city, on exhibition in his show window. They will be exposed to view for a few days only. Miss Sadie Hoyle, daughter of Henry Hoyle, died at 1:30 o'clock on Friday morning, of consumption. She lived a Christian life and died a triumphant death. Messrs. Newlon & McFarland have our thanks for a fine heaping basket full of Concord grapes. The Farmers' Grocery, North Park Street, is always supplied with the best the market affords. Mrs. Secretary Kirkwood and daughter, are guests of Hon. B. Burns and family, and will await the arrival of the Secretary of the Interior, who intends visiting this city, after the funeral obsequies of the late President Garfield. Chas. Scott, son of Street Commissioner Scott, who has been employed at the Zanesville cracker factory for some time back, met with a sever accident last week, by which his left hand was terribly mangled in a machine he was operating. Mr. Jonas Smith, was was visiting his son-in-law, Mr. Purtell, employed at the same factory, accompanied the young man home on Friday night of last week. The Ladies of the Congregational Church will serve meals at the Dining Hall, during the County Fair. This is a sufficient guarantee for first class meals, also Hot Oysters, Tea, Coffee and Cold Lunch may be obtained from the lunch stand. All donations are to be left at Mrs. Runyan's on 4th. Street and all workers calling there will find transportation to the Fair Grounds. Mr. John S. Neal lost his valuable English Draft stallion, by death, on last Monday morning. Mr. Neal has been keeping the stallion at his home on the corner of Marion and Sturges avenues for some time back and has been giving him his personal attention. He took his feed as usual on Sunday night, and on Monday morning, Mr. N., found him lying in the stall, dead. He was valued at $1500, and besides being a great loss to his owner, is also a loss to stock breeders. Mr. and Mrs. P. Ott, Mr. and Mrs. P. Berno, Mr. and Mrs. John Gertig, Mr. and Mrs. M. Schulze, Mr. and Mrs. G. Rein and Mrs. Dr. Ruess have been spending a few days at Kelly's and other Islands in Lake Erie. Hyram Thompson, of Plymouth, who was indicted at the March term of Court for burglary and larceny was arraigned before Judge Dickey last Tuesday morning and plead guilty to the charge. Curt McBride, who resides on East Third Street, was in ecstasies on last Monday over a beautiful 7 pound girl baby that arrived on the above day. Nothing like it Curt; we congratulate you. Mrs. R.A. Winston, who was summoned to the death bed of her brother, Floyd D. Miller, who died on the 15th. inst., at Savona, N.Y., has returned home after an absence of two weeks. The Misses Hazletts of Canton, and Miss Wolcott of Boston (the latter is a daughter of the proprietor of the grand Vendrome Hotel, Boston) are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lahm. Jacob Bissman has 40,000 dozens of eggs packed. That would give each individual in Mansfield 480 eggs, counting the population at 10,000. (as reprinted from the Ohio Liberal - Mansfield) Miss Wilda Craig started east Thursday for a visit with friends at Dalton, Ohio, where she expects to meet Mrs. Dr. Reed who will join her in the pursuit of pleasure and happiness. An alarm of fire was sounded on last Tuesday night between 10 and 11 o'clock, which was occasioned by a slight blaze at McVay & Allison's lumber yard. The watchman extinguished the flames before the arrival of the fire department. J.H. Cotton, Esq., who opened a law office in this city several months ago, has decided to return to Columbus, his former home, and engaged in the practice of his profession. We regret to lose Mr. C., from business and social circles, but wish him abundant success in the Capitol city. Geo. McKinley, an old resident of Richland County, died at his home three miles east of Mansfield, on Tuesday last, aged 70 years, 2 months and 7 days. The deceased was born in Northumberland Co., Pa., moved to Ohio in 1818 and settled near Wooster. He was married in 1833 to Martha McBride, who was born in Westmorland Co., Pa., and came to Wooster at the age of 4 years. Mr. McKinley has been a subscriber and staunch supporter of the SHIELD. He was the father of four children, three daughters and one son. The remains were interred in our Cemetery on Thursday morning last. Jefferson Adams, who it is supposed attempted to ravish Mrs. Robt. Moorehead, an account of which was published in the SHIELD, was arrested last Saturday and bound over to Court in the sum of $1,000. The circumstances of his detection and capture are as follows. It appears that shortly after his alleged attempt upon Mrs. M., he insulted two little girls whom he met near the boiler works, one of whom is the daughter of Frederick Long, who lives at 273 North Main Street. The little girl told Mr. L. of the circumstance, and on last Saturday ran home and told her father that she had seen the man on Short street. Marshal Lemon was immediately informed of the fact, and caught the rascal on 4th. Street, and placed him in the city prison. He then went after Mrs. M. who came in that afternoon and recognized the man as the would be rapist, by his appearance, and also by the marks of the bite she inflicted on his thumb. He was taken to jail and on Sabbath his family consisting of a wife who is now enceinte, and five children, visited him, when a heart-rending scene took place. His family formerly resided in McVeytown, Mifflin Co., Pa., and only came to this city on Friday of last week. They were in an almost destitute condition and were sent back to Pennsylvania, on Monday, by the authorities. Adams wrote a letter on Tuesday addressed to English West, McVeytown, in which he said he had come to this section of the country with the intention of living a better life, &c., and denied having made the attempt, for which he is now awaiting trial. Soldier's Re-Union -- The annual reunion of the 15th. O.V.V.I. will take place at Mansfield, O., October 5th., 1881. The 49th. and 101st. Regiment O.V.V.I. and Major Goodspeed's Battery have been invited and are expected to participate with us. Gen. W.H. Gibson and Gin. I.M. Kirby will be present. A good time is expected. Committee on Invitation -- A.C. Cummings, L.O. Doolittle, John F. Woods, Thomas E. Douglas and Henry K. Murphy. -- D.A. Geiger, President and Joe N. Welker, Sec'y and Treas. Mr. Charles Moody, Of Pa., a practical contractor in woodwork, was the guest of Prof. Irwin this week, and is thinking some of making this city his home at no distant day. A fine draft horse belonging to A.J. Heineman, was stricken with paralysis of the rear extremities on Thursday of last week, which proved fatal on Sunday morning. Veterinary Surgeon, E. McFall, relieved his sufferings all that was possible until he died. The dead and decaying body of Chas. A. Leonard, was found lying at the roots of a large tree in Sherman's woods, this city, and thirty rods south of the Ontario road, on last Sabbath morning. The discovery was made by Walter Brashear who was rambling through the woods accompanied by this dog which attracted the attention of Walter by barking. He went to Oliver P. Wise's house and informed the family of his discovery, who immediately repaired to the spot followed by many others who had been apprised of the terrible discovery. The news spread rapidly and Coroner Hall was summoned, and found the body as above. The deceased was lying on his back, arms stretched at his side, and legs in a natural position. His head was thrown back, and was resting in his hat. His face and hands were very black and decomposition had fairly set in, but had not gone as far as would be supposed from the length of time he had lain. When the body was raised up his hat fell off taking a portion of the scalp with it. When the clothing was stripped off a portion of the skin adhered to it. No marks of violence could be discovered on the body, and from all the surroundings, circumstances connected with his sudden disappearance and previous peculiar traits of character the coroner decided that he had died by his own hand. The pockets of his clothing contained a bunch of keys, among which was the door and safe key of Mr. Finfrock's store and safe, pocket-knife, lead pencil, pocket-book contained a silver quarter; back of gilt edge cards with his name printed thereon and a letter from Ned Colwell. A cork, broken in three pieces and about the size of those used for 2 oz. vials, was found on the ground near him. A powder paper was also found near him. The body was put in a casket and taken to the home of his brother on West Third street and from there it was removed to the cemetery and placed in the vault until Monday when it was regularly interred. The appearance of the body indicated that it had lain for a number of days, and that the act was committed -----night of the disappearance. ----- terrible discovery ---- facts have come to light, regarding the peculiar actions of the deceased for several days previous to his sudden disappearance, which seems to substantiate the theory that he suicided while laboring under an aberration of mind. The deceased was about twenty years of age at the time of his death, and leaves three brothers to mourn their loss. He was possessed of some means which was the legacy of his father who died when Charlie was a boy of about three summers, which is in the hands of P.W. Wikoff, Esq., of Cincinnati, his guardian. Chas. A. Leonard was the special charge of his oldest brother W.L. Leonard, of this city, who has always looked after his best interests and taken, as far as possible, the place of his father. Since the above was written the friends of Chas. A. Leonard, not feeling satisfied with the opinion of the Corner, ordered a post mortem examination. On Monday morning the body was exhumed and an examination made at the grave which was conducted by Dr. A.J. Erwin assisted by Dr. Geo. Mitchell. A hole was found in the left side of the back of his vest and immediately under this a hole was found in the body which entered between the sixth and seventh ribs, about two inches to the left of the spine, passing in front of the spine and entering the right lung. No pistol ball was found, but a hard substance which has not ye been analyzed, was found in the lung. Dr. Irwin says that the wound was sufficient to produce death. The stomach was removed and taken to C.M. Miller's drug store where it will undergo a chemical analysis. From the found above it would seem that there has been foul play. TOOKER-KELLER -- Married, On the 10th. inst., at the Lutheran parsonage, by Rev. D.W. Smith, Mr. Charles A. Tooker to Miss Jerutha A. Keller, both of this vicinity. HUTZELMAN-FISCHER -- Married, On the 11th. inst., at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. D.W. Smith, Mr. Charles M. Hutzelman to Miss Hattie M. Fischer, both of this city. The Estate of Jacob Berno, Deceased. NOTICE, The Administration of the Estate of the above-named decedent has been entrusted by the Probate Court to the undersigned. Any person having claims against said estate are requested to present them to the undersigned within one year. -- MANUEL MAY, Ex'r. |
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