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Lima Times Democrat August 1894
TALES OF THE TOWN
 				August 6, 1894

The Deshler club plays here tomorrow afternoon.

In the Saturday game Lima defeated Kenton 12 to 6.

A crowd of about thirty came over from Kenton to witness the ball yesterday.

A fellow named MORRIS, who was locked up Saturday night for drunkenness, was 
released this morning.

DAVE MUMAUGH resumed his duties as messenger at the central fire station to-
day, after a months illness.

Mrs. CHAS. ASHTON, of North Tanner street, who has been suffering from lock-
jaw for several days, is slowly improving.

The fire department was called out again to-day about 11:35 oclock by the dry 
grass on the Faurot farm, at the west end of town being on fire.

ELLA SLOAN, proprietress of a tanner street joint, who was before the mayor 
Saturday for creating a disturbance, was fined $18.60, which she paid and was 
released.

WM. FITZMAURICE, aged about eighty-five years, died at his home on North Main 
street last night.  Funeral to-morrow morning from St. Roses church at 8:30 
oclock.

Mrs. WILLIAM H. BOOP, aged fifty-six years, died at 10 oclock Sunday morning 
from heart trouble and dropsy.  Funeral services will be held from the 
residence, No. 816 East High street, at 10 oclock to-morrow morning.

After the evidence in the case of the State against FRED KING, the Hume school 
teacher, charged by TINA MORTON, with attempt to commit rape had been taken, 
the defense waived an examination and KING was bound over to the Common Pleas 
Court for the sum of $500.  He readily furnished bail and was released.

				August 15, 1894

ALF CHANEY is on the sick list.

Bornto Mr. and Mrs. WILSON THRIFT, JR., this morning  a daughter.

Miss FLORA KEVE, of South Pierce street, is confined to her home with 
neuralgia.

E. W. STRACK, a lumber dealer at Ft. Wayne, well known here, made an 
assignment yesterday.

BILLY EDSELL went to Spencerville this morning to participate in several of 
the bicycle races there to-day.

There will be a full company rehearsal of Pinafore at the B. P. O. Elks lodge 
room to-morrow evening.

The arrangements for the Washington trip will be completed at the K. of P. 
meeting to-night.  All members should be present.

Special policeman MARKS is doing night duty on the South Side, and Officer 
PHALEN is patrolling RONEYs beat, north of Wayne, east of Main.

The Kenton team will play here to-morrow.  The team is one of the strongest 
the Limas have encountered this season and a great game will be played.

Quite a large crowd of Lima people went over to Delphos on the 2:50 oclock 
train this afternoon to witness the ball game, which was not called until the 
train arrived.

THOMAS FINN, aged eighty-six years, died at his home on West Railroad street 
yesterday.  The funeral services will take place to-morrow from St. Roses 
church at 8:30 oclock.

The Commissioners of Allen and Van Wert counties will meet here to-morrow in 
conference to decide on the matter of putting in a swing bridge over the canal 
at Cleveland street.Delphos Herald.

WILLIAM HUFFMAN, sentenced to a fine of $5 and costs and thirty days for petit 
larceny, and RICHARD WILDER, to a fine of $25 and costs and ninety days for 
assault, were taken to the Dayton work house this morning.

This morning, GEO. MOREHOUSE and GEO. BUCK, a tough pair, were brought over 
from Delphos and placed in jail.  They will to-morrow be taken to the Dayton 
work house to serve thirty days for assault and battery.

Last month while assisting in putting up an oil tank for the Standard Oil 
company at Van Wert, ALONZO WOODERSON was injured by a heavy timber falling on 
him.  He is in poor circumstances and yesterday the Standard company sent him 
a check for $50.

Last evening about 7oclock an unoccupied building on North Pine street was 
slightly damaged by some one removing the cap from the natural gas pipe and 
lighting a match causing an explosion which set fire to the building.  But 
little damage was done.

				August 21, 1894

Bornto Mr. and Mrs. ELSIE COURTNEY, of North McDonald streeta son.

Kenton Lodge of Elks will keep open house on the day of the corner stone 
laying.

Night Clerk WILLOWER, of the Lima House, reported for duty last night after a 
weeks illness.

OTTE FESH, of Frankfort on the Main, Germany, has taken a position in the 
Central drug store.

The wedding of Miss LAURA BAILEY and Mr. F. A. CHAPMAN, of Bowling Green, has 
been announced.

Last night WILL JAEGER was taken to Cincinnati by Dr. HERRMANN to be operated 
upon in a hospital at that place.

J. U. DAUGHERTY, who assisted in the opening of the Central drug store, has 
returned to his home in Dayton.

MORRIS SUTHERLAND, of St. Johns avenue, has resumed his duties at CLUTTERs 
grain elevator, after a couple of weeks illness.

The marriage of Mr. JOHN MAHONY and Miss LILLIAN MOORE, both of this city, and 
Mr. BERT MONTAGUE, of this city, to a Cincinnati lady, were announced in St. 
Roses church last Sunday.

JOHN SCHMEIDER, while participating in a friendly scuffle in WHITE & WOERNERs 
restaurant, on East Market street, Saturday evening, slipped and fell on his 
right arm, breaking it above the elbow joint.

DAVID F., the one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. CHAS. L. DAVIS, of Perry 
township, died yesterday afternoon from cholera infantum.  Funeral services 
from Fletcher chapel at 2 oclock to-morrow afternoon.

DICK ODY completed the extension to the Paper Mills smoke stack Saturday 
afternoon.  He added thirty five and one-half feet to the brick stack which is 
now one hundred and thirty-five high and six feet in diameter inside the top.

At the regular meeting of branch 64 C. M. B. A. held last night, Rev. A. E. 
MANNING was chosen delegate and D. J. ODAY, alternate, to the convention to 
be held at Massilon the first week in September, by a unanimous vote.

On Friday, August 31st, the C. E. east local, due to leave at 7, will be held 
until 8 oclock in the morning and will carry passenger coaches for the 
accommodation of Company C, the Masons, and any other organization going to 
Kenton to attend in the exercises of the laying of the corner stone to Company 
Gs new armory at that place.

				August 24, 1894

There was no police court today.

JENNIE HOLTON will be arraigned before Probate Judge ROBB to-morrow on a 
lunacy inquest.

Mr. and Mrs. JESS WICKHAM rejoice over the advent of a new baby girl at their 
home on South Elizabeth street.

The next meeting of the police organization of Ohio, held here yesterday 
afternoon, will be held in Kenton.

At the meeting of the K. of G. E. last night, it was decided to attend the 
Grand Lodge meeting at Bellefontaine next week.  

H. L. ONEILL who has been in business in St. Marys, has returned to Lima, 
and has resumed business at his old place, opposite the C. H. & D. depot.

All the berths in one sleeper and a large number in the other, have been 
reserved by Knights of Pythias and others who are going to Washington Sunday 
afternoon on the Ohio Southern special.

There was a big crowd at JOHNSONs swim last evening.  Nearly all the visiting 
police officers, in attendance at the meeting yesterday visited the place and 
enjoyed tumbling about in the cool water.

In a game of base ball at the I. O. O. F. picnic yesterday afternoon, the 
Solar Lodge defeated a picked nine from the other lodges by a score of 15 to 
1.  The defeated club say that umpire GEO. BAILEY was responsible.

				August 31, 1894

NEWT HARTER is sick with bilious fever.

The frame work for the new steel works building is about completed.

All the dry goods stores will close all day Monday, Sept. 3Labor Day.

In the morning game of ball at Kenton Lima was defeated, 11 to 3.

Dr. HINER, who has been ill the past week, was worse this afternoon.

Mrs. FENIMORE COLE is dangerously ill, suffering from an attack of bilious 
fever.

Passenger Conductor DUNGAN, of Ohio Southern, came up on his run to-day after 
a vacation.

SHERIDAN BROS. have a new forty barrel well on the HENRY SIMMONS farm, 
southwest of the city.

Sheriff FISHER yesterday took CONRAD SCHENECKE, of Bluffton, to the workhouse 
to serve a sentence for drunkenness.

A case of scarlet fever was reported to the health authorities this morning 
from the residence of JOHN NEWELL, of Second street.

The funeral of FRED HEROLD, sen., who was found dead yesterday morning, will 
take place from the German Reformed church to-morrow afternoon at 2 oclock.

The funeral services of Mrs. FINLEY VERMILLION will be held from the Disciple 
church, on Wayne street, to-morrow afternoon at 2 oclock, Rev. DEMILLER 
officiating.

The water works trustees are having the bed of the Lost creek reservoir 
cleaned.  The reservoir is entirely dry and the filth is being taken out 
before wet weather sets in.

The Quicksteps and Blufftons will cross bats at Bluffton on Labor Day.  There 
will be two games, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  Bluffton has 
a good ball team and a good game is expected.

Miss MARY KEVILLE entertained a few of her friends at her home on East Wayne 
street, last evening, in honor of her cousins, Miss MARY SWEENEY, of Carlisle, 
Ohio, and Mr. IKE WALSH, of Los Angeles, Cal.

BERT CRAIG, a young railroader who had both legs taken off by the cars at Lima 
several years ago, and who is well known here, attracted a crowd at GEORGE 
AUERs corner last evening, where he sold silver-plating composition.  He did 
quite a big business.Delphos Herald.


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