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Lima Times Democrat December 1894
TALES OF THE TOWN
				December 5, 1894

WILL F??T? has accepted a position at Porter & Sons music-store.

GEORGE MARKS, of Greenlawn avenue, is suffering from an attack of typhoid 
fever.

Passenger conductor C. J. CONNELL of the C. H. & D. has resumed his run after 
laying off on account of illness.

An over coat belonging to GEORGE FAUROT was stolen from the office of his barn 
on west Spring street, last night.

GUS MILLER entered upon his duties as merchants policeman on High, North and 
Wayne streets, west of Main, last night.

A crown of Lima Elks will go over to Ft. Wayne next Monday to witness the 
minstrel performance to be given by the local lodge.

JOHN MAURER of the central fire station, is taking his annual vacation and his 
place is being filled by his brother, W. M. MAUER.

Truant officer POVENMIRE left early this morning for Lancaster with ARTHUR 
CONNORS, who was sentenced to the reform school for truantcy.

The colored man who was arrested by Chief HALIER yesterday afternoon, for 
stealing Col. LAMISONs shot gun, proved to be the wrong man and was released.

The work of building the grade for the College street Railway has been 
completed as far as Collett street.  It is expected that the grade will be 
finished this week.

FRANK Bros. have bought the saloon of the late W. E. JAEGER in the northeast 
corner of the Public Square.  The lunch counter will be taken out and some 
other improvement made about the place.

A rear door at Ewing & Emricks hardware store was discovered open by 
merchants policeman DAVIS last night.  A clerk had forgotten to lock the door 
when the store was closed, but no one inclined to steal discovered it.

				December 6, 1894

B. P. O. Elks meet tonight.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. TOM DAVIS, a son.

HARRY MOORE is confined to his home from an attack of quinsy.

Mrs. Dr. CURTIS, who has been ill for some time, is convalescent.

A patent has been issued to AMELIA L. WHITE, of this city, for a lunch heater.

GORDON GRAVES, of St. Johns avenue, is laid up with a lame back, caused by a 
strain.

J. A. MONEY has removed his family here from Wapakoneta and is living on Reece 
avenue.

JOHN L. SULLIVAN, the pugilist actor, will be here with company a week from to-
night,

DAN BAYLIFF, KID BOOP and several other athletes of this city, gave an 
exhibition at Minster night before last.
  
JAKE STOLZENBACH, who is convalescent from a fever, and suffering from the 
effects of an injury received in a runaway some time ago, will probably have 
to undergo an operation Saturday.

Rev. S. A. ORT, D. D., L. L. D., president of Wittenberg college, Springfield, 
Ohio, will deliver his famous lecture on Gustavus Adolphus in Spring Street 
Lutheran church on Monday evening, Dec. 17th.

A young colored fellow named PETERS, who is alleged to have escaped from the 
police when the crap shooters were arrested Saturday night, was arrested and 
locked up this morning, but was afterwards released on account of sickness.

O. W. CRAWTIS and HENRY GERDEMAN were brought to Ottawa from the Ohio 
Penitentiary by Sheriff BURGESS, on last Monday, to testify in the county 
cases against W. W. PLACE and W. W. SUTTON being tried in the Common Pleas 
court this week.--  Ottawa Sentinel. 

				December 17, 1894

Councilman GREENLAND, of South Main street, is laid up from illness.

JOHN FENTAN, of HARRY STEINs barber shop, is at his home at Bluffton, sick.

Master Brakeman C. W. STONE, of the B. of R. T., is recovering from his recent 
illness.

Another case of scarlet fever was reported to-day, at A. J. BEANs, 907 South 
Elizabeth street.

The will of WM. LIPFERT was filed for probate today.  His estate is valued at 
about $5,000.

The jury in the KILLMAN case was out all Saturday night as to second count at 
10 oclock yesterday.

The electric light at Market and Metcalf streets was out the greater portion 
of the time it should have been burning last night.

JAKE SPYKER, indicted by the grand jury, and who has been in jail for some 
time, is out on a $300 bond, furnished by his father and brother.

The infant child Mr. and Mrs. HUGA FRANCIS of 338 South Jackson street, died 
at 3 oclock yesterday afternoon and the remains were interred in the old 
cemetery this morning.

The hands on the dials of the town clock are about ten minutes behind and the 
strike is also about two minutes late of the current time.  The clock has been 
that condition for several days.

Early yesterday morning, a few minutes before the west bound limited on the 
P., F. W. & C. was due, a switch light west of Upper Sandusky was discovered 
out and several spikes pulled.

THOMAS W. HARPER, of Indianapolis, and son of Dr. D. H. HARPER, of this city, 
attorney of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, will not move to Peoria 
when the association moves its headquarters there, but will continue as its 
attorney, and probably move to Chicago.

				December 28, 1894

Born, to JOHN and JULIA BROWN, of 380 south Jackson street, a 12-pound boy.

WILLIAM RUMSEY, of west Kibbey street, is confined to his bed from a severe 
attack of heart trouble.

The First Baptist church of this city, by a unanimous vote Thursday evening, 
extended a call to Rev. GEO. B. MORSE, of Painesville, O.

Mrs. DANIEL GORMAN is lying dangerously ill from lung trouble at the home of 
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. PLACK, 147 WEST Wayne street.

DUTCH SEILARS and the fellow named BURRIL, who were locked up Tuesday for 
drunkenness, were released and allowed to leave the city this morning.

The funeral of JOSEPH, son of Mr. and Mrs. JAS. MCKEOWN, took place this 
morning from St. Roses church, followed by interment in the Catholic cemetery.

LAWRENCE SAMMETINGER, of Lima, and MICHAEL SELFERD, of this place, were 
arrested Monday on a charge of fighting.  Each paid $8.60.Wapakoneta 
Democrat.

AARON WATSON, the colored man who was sentenced to thirty days in the Dayton 
work house night before last for carrying concealed weapons, was taken to the 
county jail last night.

By request of the South Side W. C. T. C. Rev. BAUMGARDNER, of Grace M. E. 
church, will deliver a temperance lecture from the pulpit of his church next 
Sunday evening.  Everybody invited.

The Social Dancing club enjoyed a pleasant dance in the Klauss hall last night.

Misses. ETTA and GRACE RUMBAUGH entertained a number of their young friends 
last evening in honor of Mr. MATCHETT and Mr. and Mrs. SWEENEY, of Greenville.

RED GREY denies the report that he has signed to play with the Findlay ball 
team next season.  He says he has offers from Lima, Findlay and Adrian, Mich., 
but has not yet made up his mind whether he will accept any of them.Delphos 
Herald.

The west-bound limited on the P., Ft. W. & C., due here at 4 oclock a. m., 
was five hours late this morning, on account of the cold wave and heavy snow 
east.  No. 9, the west-bound fast line, due here at 2:50 oclock p. m., did 
not reach Lima yesterday until 10 oclock last night, being delayed on the 
same account.  


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