Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 17, Number 6, November – December 2003
MEETINGS
November 17, 2003, Monday, 6:30 p.m.
First Families Carry-in Dinner. Please bring a dish to pass and your table service. Beverages and desert provided. Program by “Floradora,” a musical duet performing parlor songs of yesteryear. Meet at First United Methodist Church, 140 E. Maple St, Deshler, OH, diagonally across from the library.
December 2003
No meeting. Happy Holidays!
WE ARE PUBLISHING …
1850 Henry County Census (1 vol.) which includes all Townships, Napoleon City and Florida. Cost is $12 plus $2 shipping.
1860 Henry County Census (2 vols.). Vol. 1 includes Ridgeville, Freedom, Liberty, Washington, Harrison and Napoleon Townships and Texas, Colton and Napoleon City. Vol. 2 includes Flatrock, Pleasant, Damascus, Marion, Monroe, Richfield and Bartlow Townships and Florida. Cost is $14 Vol. I and $12 Vol. II plus $2 shipping.
1870 Henry County Census (3 vols.). Vol. 1 includes Flatrock, Pleasant, Harrison, Marion, Monroe, Damascus, Richfield and Bartlow Townships. Vol. 2 includes Ridgeville, Liberty, Washington, and Freedom Townships. Vol. 3 includes Napoleon Twp. and Napoleon City. These are full census records, not just indexes. Vol. 1 cost is $15 plus $2.00 shipping. Vol. 2 cost is $12 plus $2.00 shipping. Vol. 3 $12. plus $2.00. shipping. Orders may be placed at Henry County Genealogical Society Publications.
Some prices have been changed due to publishing costs.
FORMER MEMBERS
Geraldine Hoit passed away September 29, 2003 in Johnson City, TN. Her husband, J. Hamilton Hoit, died in 1999. They used to be regular attenders at our meetings and we express our sympathy to their family.
MEMBERSHIP
Now is the time to renew your membership. Go to our home page for a form. Henry County memberships are only $7. OGS memberships are $27 and may be sent to: Ohio Genealogical Society, 713 S. Main St., Mansfield, OH 44907-1644.
QUERIES
This is your space. We print all queries that come to us and are related to Henry County–membership is not required. Send queries to Henry Co. Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 231, Deshler, OH 43516 or to the editor at Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter. Visit our Internet Web page at http://www.henrycountyohiogenealogy.org/index.html. The site features such items as membership information, membership and book order forms, event lists, First Families information, and back copies of newsletters, plus you can search for references to your ancestors quickly by using the Search Site button at the top of the page. In about nine months we have had over 8,900 hits from countries all over the world, so this is a valuable tool to use.
ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY
An every-name index of the History of Henry County by Campbell has been compiled by Doris Ehlers and copies donated to the Edwin Wood Memorial Library and to our website. Thanks, Doris!
MOVES YOU WILL WANT TO FOLLOW
Many of the county offices will be moving in the next few months. The courthouse will now house the courts, the Probate office, and the Clerk of Courts office. Some of the other offices, such as Recorder and Auditor, will move to the Hahn Center across the street from the courthouse. Still others will be moving from the Hahn Center to “the mall” where Wal-Mart used to be on Oakwood Ave. Stay tuned for more complete information.
From The Henry County Signal, 1 April 1886
DOINGS OF DOGTOWN:
Misses Stella CLAY and Sadie WILLARD will return home from Fayette Friday, where they have been attending school.
1916 FARMERS’ DIRECTORY HENRY COUNTY
NAPOLEON
HETTEL, E. A. (Mary) ret farmer O H&L 2h 804 W Washington St Ind tel.
HETTEL, Florence (dau E. A.) stenographer 804 W Washington St Ind tel.
HILSTAND, Noah ret O H&L 219 Garden St.
HIGGINS, Albert (Alice) foreman Windmill factory O H&L 1097 Dodd St.
HIGGINS, A. B.
HIGGINS, Oliver (Jennie) watchmaker O -H&L 324 E Clinton St Ind tel.
HIGGINS, Roy (Helen N.) 1 ch tailoring and dry cleaning T H&L 305 W Clinton St Ind tel. See adv.
HILDRED, Elsie (dau Fred) student 717 W Main St.
HILDRED, Mrs. Emma H&L 519 Vine St Ind tel.
HILDRED, Fred (Cora) 3 ch plaining mill O H&L 717 W Main St.
HILDRED, G. E. (Bertha) lumber dealer T H&L 203 W Main St Ind tel. See adv.
HILDRED, Lucile 1 ch 717 Main St.
HILDRED, Miranda (dau Fred) school teacher 717 W Main St.
HILGENDORFF, F. W. (Nora) 2 ch recorder O H&L 723 W Clinton St Ind tel.
HILL, Mrs. Gusta 4 ch T H&L 138 Meekison St.
HINCHER, WM. (Luella) 1 ch plumber O H&L 323 1/2 S Perry St Ind tel. See adv.
HINES, Christian (Elizabeth) sheet metal mfr O H&L 848 Oakwood St.
HINES, C. S. (Clara) 2 ch sheet metal mfr T H&L 848 Oakwood St.
HIPP, P. B. (Inez) manager Napoleon Grain Stock Co T H&L 923 N Perry St.
HIRSELAND, Herman (Matilda) boss in brewery O H&L 716 W Clinton St.
HITT, O. W. (Anna) foreman at D T & I Soundhouse T H&L 83S Hobson St Ind tel.
HOCH, C. J. (Anna) engineer T H&L 411 Fillmore St Ind tel.
HOCKMAN, Mrs. Kate bds with E D Naugle 422 E Washington St Ind tel.
HOEFFEL, Clarence (son John) clerk bds 1313 Oakwood St Ind tel.
HOEFFEL, John (Lena) 8 ch section hand T H&L 1313 Oakwood St Ind tel.
HOEFFEL, Lewis (son John) clerk bds 1313 Oakwood St Ind tel.
HOFF, Chas. H. (Ella) 2 ch tinner O 2H&2Lots 2h 1c 231 W Main St Ind tel.
HOFF, Ferdinand (Mary) shoe repairer O H&L 229 W Main St Ind tel.
HOFF, W. A. (Dora) tinner O H&L 131 W Maumee Ave.
HOFFMAN, Charley (Helen) clerk bds with John H. Andrew 223 W Barnes St.
HOFFMAN, Daniel (son Wm.) works in Coreys Garage 124 W Barnes St Ind tel.
HOFFMAN, Geo. (Mary) 1 ch ret O H&L 596 W Maumee Ave.
HOFFMAN, J. M. (Mrs. N. A.) ret O H&L 322 Brownell.
HOFFMAN, Stanley (Emma F.) 1 ch works at lumber yard O H&L 911 Hobson St.
HOFFMAN, Walter (Lulu) 1 ch druggist T H&L 209 W Maumee Ave.
HOFFMAN, Wm. (Kate) 3 ch works at hoop mill O H&L 124 W Barnes St Ind tel.
HOLDEN, John (Aliene) 3 ch barber T H&L 1049 N Perry St Ind tel.
HOLEBROOK, Mrs. Mary 1 ch 317 W Maumee Ave Ind tel.
HOLERS, Herman (Catherine) ret O H&L 707 Park St.
HOLFERSON, Henry ((Dorothy) 2 ch watchman T H&L 354 Yeager St.
HOLJERSON, Henry.
HOLLINGER, A. W. (Sarah) farmer O H&L 1h 143 W Maumee Ave.
HOLLINGSHEAD, Edith (dau Geo.) bookkeeper 431 E. Washington St Ind tel.
HOLLINGSHEAD, E. P. (Alta) 3 ch furniture and undertaking O H&L 1058 Dodd St. See adv.
HOLLINGSHEAD, Geo. (Sarah) ret O H&L 431 E Washington St Ind tel.
HOLLINGSHEAD, G. W. furniture.
HOLINGSHEAD, Wirrie (son Geo.) laborer bds 431 E Washington St Ind tel.
HOLLOFETER, O. M. (Bertha) 1 ch machine agent T H&L 724 W Main St.
HOLLOWAY, G. P. (Gladys) 1 ch harness T flat 607 1/2 N Perry St.
HOMAN, Sam (Dora) 3 ch laborer O H&L 526 Euclid St.
HONECK, S. M. (Margaret) sewing machine agent O H&L 303 E Main St.
HONECK, Wm. (Mabel) 4 ch carpenter O H&L 237 Garden St.
HORN, W. A. (Olidia) 1 ch grocery O H&L 131 Barnes Ave Ind tel.
HORNING, Wm. clerk at Spengler Grocery O H&L 421 E Main St.
HORTIGAN, David (Margaret) asst treasurer T H&L 712 W Washington St Ind tel.
HOST, Wm. handle finisher bds with James Atkinson 610 Hobson St.
HOUCK, B. V. (Mabel) 2 ch conductor D T & I T H&L 512 Ohio St.
HOWE, Mrs. Margaret O H&L 929 N Perry St Ind tel.
HOY, Walter E. (Ada R.) 3 ch Walk-Over Shoe Store O H&L 511 Vine St Ind tel. See adv.
HUDDLE, O. E. (Celia) 3 ch farmer O H&L 623 S Perry St Ind tel.
HUDDLE, Ray (son O. E.) student 623 S Perry St Ind tel.
HUDSON, A. A. (Edith M.) picture show-room T H&L 116 E Clinton St Ind tel.
HUDSON, Blair (Lillian) 2 ch barber T H&L 212 Front St.
HUDSON, Carrie (dau Mrs. D. P.) T H&L 324 W Main St Ind tel.
HUDSON, Mrs. D. P. T H&L 324 W Main St Ind tel.
HUDSON, Geo. laborer T flat 513 1/2 S Perry St.
HUDSON, James B. laborer O H&L 110 W Front St.
HUDSON, Madge (dau Mrs. D. P.) bank clerk T H&L 324 W Main St Ind tel.
HUDSON, Olive.
HUDSON, W. O. (Abbie) city engineer O H&L 829 Woodlawn St.
HUFFMAN, D. S. engineer.
HUFFMAN, J. M.
HUGHES, Catherine A. O H&L 723 Welsted St Ind tel.
HUGHEY, Charles (Nettie) 1 ch bridge worker T H&L 1009 Woodlawn St Ind tel.
HULL, Mrs. A. N.
HULL, D. O. (Nell) 1 ch superintendent city light and water works T flat 136 W Washington St Ind tel.
HUNER, Mary 404 W Washington St Ind tel.
HURD, Albert tel operator bds with W. E Hurd 755 W Clinton St.
HURD, H. E. (Amanda) painter and paperhanger O H&L 511 Appian St.
HURD, Wm. ret.
HURD, W. E. (Grace) 3 ch works at towerhouse T H&L 755 W Clinton St.
HUSTON, Chloe M. (dau L. R.) clerk 317 Yeager St Ind tel.
HUSTON, L. R. (Sarah) mail carrier O H&L 317 Yeager St Ind tel.
HUSTON, Oral (dau L. R.) dairy business 317 Yeager St Ind tel.
HUSTON, Ray B. (Bertha) 2 ch works at laundry O H&L 834 Daggett Ave.
HUTCHISON, Arthur (Ida) 6 ch laborer T H&L 911 Vocke St.
JACKMAN, Fred (Emma) 2 ch boiler washer T H&L 956 Sheffield Ave.
JACKSON, C. W. (Mary L.) 3 ch plumbing T H&L 434 Welsted St Ind tel.
JACKSON, George (Blanche) laborer T flat 131 W Main St Ind tel.
JAHN, C. (dau Herman) dressmaking 240 W Maumee Ave Ind tel.
JAHN, Fred (son Herman) works at Kings Garage bds 240 W Maumee Ave Ind tel.
JAHN, Geo. (son Herman) painter bds 240 W Maumee Ave. Ind tel.
JAHN, Herman (Mary E.) janitor O H&L 240 W Maumee Ave Ind tel.
JAMES, Wm. (Mary) 1 ch laborer T Flat 513 1/2 S Perry St.
JEAKLE, Catherine ret O H&L 173 W Maumee Ave Ind tel.
JEAKLE, Harry (Ida) bus driver T H&L 259 Yeager St Ind tel.
JEAKLE, John 1 ch building mover T H&L 180 E. Maumee Ave.
JEAKLE, O. S. (Ida) 1 ch carpenter T H&L 173 W. Maumee Ave Ind tel.
JOHNSON, Carry. (dau Wm.) works in Kindig bakery bds at home 806 W. Clinton St.
JOHNSON, Mrs. Flora housekeeper O H&L 903 Hobson St Ind tel.
JOHNSON, John (Lizzie) 1 ch street commissioner O H&L 836 Monroe St Ind tel.
JOHNSON, Miss Josephine (dau of Flora) clerk 903 Hobson St Ind tel.
JOHNSON, J. J. contractor.
JOHNSON, J. W.
JOHNSON, Mary (dau Wm.) 806 W Clinton St.
JOHNSOn Robert (Martha) 1 ch grain dealer T No. 3 Sabel Flat 612 Scott St Ind tel.
JOHNSON, Ruby (dau Wm.) student 806 W. Clinton St.
JOHNSON, R. N. (Mary) county commissioner O H&L 206 W. Barnes St Ind tel.
JOHNSON, Wm. (Ida) 4 ch laborer T H&L 806 W. Clinton St.
JUBINVILLE, John laborer bds 137 Glenwood St.
KANNEY, Alma (dau of Joseph) school teacher bds at home 504 E. Washington St Ind tel.
KANNEY, August (Lulu) 1 ch barber T H&L 121 E. Barnes Ave.
KANNEY, F. L. (Louise) restaurant O H&L N. Perry St.
KANNEY, Geo. J. (Ona) 4 ch mail carrier O H&L 434 E. Main St.
KANNEY, John F. (Emma) 1 ch barber T H&L N. Perry St.
HENRY COUNTY, OHIO, INDEX TO WILL BOOK “II” 1868-1875
OR & PF Vol. 20 pg, 95-96
| Andrews, John 155 Austermiller, Conrad 149 Barker, Samuel A. 345 Battenfield, Adam 316 Bauman, John 230 Beckman, Frederick 306 Best, Thomas 301 Bever, John T. 359 Bisher, Aaron 22 Blough, John 217 Booher, Joseph 45 Booram, Isaac 250 Bordemiller, John 134 Bostelman, Catharine 161 Brecheisen, Philipp 206 Bresnahan, Dennis 71 Brown, Jacob 64 Brubaker, Henry 279 Buchanan, Alpheus box 318 (not recorded) Calkins, Reuben P. 178 Carter, Richard D. 137 Chamberlin, Micah 312 Connolly, Michael 159 Corbin, Maria 55 Cordes, John 291 Crawford, John 263 Davison, Eliza 32 Detrick, John B., heirs of 132 Donovan, Dennis 3 Dourer, Solomon 127 Eastman, G. C. 169 Fauver, Mary H. 93 Fenton, Eleazor 283 Freese, Henry H. 189 Frinerty (?), Michael 40 Fuller, Lemon 265 Gilson, Hugh 215 Gilson, Richard R. 38 Gintzel, John S. 173 Greiner, Andrew J. 52 Grim, George 323 Grinder, Jacob 76 Gunn, Elijah 152 Guyer, William 8 Haring, Clarissa 254 Harmon, Daniel 261 Harper, James J. 204 Harrison, Hannah 10 Heam, John 185 Heath, Nehemiah 226 Heilman, Jacob 274 Hess, William 95 Hill, William box 318 Hine, Andrew 109 Hitts, Jacob 331 Honeck, Daniel 213 Hueston, Jeremiah 88 Huston, Andrew 353 Irwin, George W. 209 Jenkins, Andrew 130 Keyling, Lewis 117 Kiebel, Peter 74 Kinder, Peter 84 King, Jesse 1 King, Nancy 281 Krebell, Lewis 259 Kregel, Louis 234 Kruse, Harmon 348 Kruse, Jno. F. 82 Kryder, Michael 309 Kunz, Frances B. 141 Lighthiser, John 241 Ludeman, Peter 73 Mansfield, Bartholomew 171 March, John 228 McAdams, Sarah W. 86 |
McCann, Cary E. 97 McCarty, Jared 202 McComb, Robert 48 McLain, Oliver C. 193 Michwitz, Henry 165 Miller, Susannah 44 Mitchell, Augustus 296 Moden, Robert 294 Mulford, John 24 Neff, John 198 Neikirk, Abigail 195 Noble, Robert 286 Nohl, Alexander 143 Ort, John 59 Packard, Alonzo 299 Panning, Henry 319 Patrick, John 5 Patrick, Lydia 191 Patton, Benjamin 356 Phipps’, Moriah 272 Plue, James 252 Precht, Henry 338 Quillman, Paulus 183 Redman, Bedy 147 Redman, Bedy 28 Reed, Nehemiah 103 Reid, Thomas 223 Reiter, Michael 11 Rettig, Michael 91 Rettig, Peter 43 Richholt, Frederick 220 Richholt, Frederick 269 Ritter, John 101 Rogers, William 187 Rohrs, A. F. 243 Rowan, John P. 145 Rowland, Silas 29 Rozelle, Andrew 335 Sapp, Lemuel 112 Schleintz, Charles F. 62 Seiford, John 246 Shadford, Elizabeth 326 Smith, William B. 176 Speich, Christian 267 Stephen, Conrad 33 Stewart, Agnes 248 Stockman, John J. 139 Strole, Samuel 107 Strong, Hazeal 211 Swartz, Michael 362 Sworden, Zenis 167 Tharp, Jacob 50 Thayer, Jerome 202 Thom, John D. 69 Thorrister, David 99 Thrapp, John 303 Todd, Lot 15 Vanvlerah, Abraham 77 Viers, Frances E. 238 Viers, John 120 Vocke, John H. 340 Walker, Harvey 66 Weaver, Leonard 236 Weber, John 4 Weimer, Daniel 115 West, John 200 Wilcox, Steward 181 Wiles, Thomas W. 329 Wilhelm, Jacob 163 Wodams, John N. 276 Woodward, Frances E. 289 Wright, Peter 79 Wright, Peter 79 Zenz, John P. 13 Zetter, Christian 65 Zimmerman, John 105 |
From The Deshler Flag, 16 March 1897
Elihu MOORE, of Clinton Co., is the guest of his sisters, Mrs. Henry MYERS and Mrs. Phebe LONG.
Mr. M. C. JONES, of Weston, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. WOOLCOTT.
A gentleman named GINGERY, of Delta, has purchased the old BOSTON property, now occupied by the furniture store, and will proceed to remove the old building and erect a fine brick hotel, we are told.
From The Henry County Signal, 4 August 1882
Miss Lillian CHASE gave a party Tuesday evening in honor of her cousin Miss COSGRO, who is visiting her from Virginia, IL.
Mr. P. SUYDAM, wife and daughter, Mrs. Dora MILLER, have been at Lakeside for some days.
Herman HINTZ has returned from his visit with H. L. ENNES, of Halstead, Kansas.
From The Henry County Signal, 1 April 1886
(From Thompson’s Triumph) *No clue what that was–Ed.
GRELTON, Her Business, Manufactories, Etc.
Grelton lies 33 miles south-west of Toledo, on the T. C. & St. L. railroad, and is about the smartest manufacturing town for its size of any in Northern Ohio. The country around it on three sides is part of one of the heaviest timbered districts in the northwest. It does an enormous business in staves and hoops. It has a population of about 250, but for the reason of its recent building, it lacks proper sidewalks and other luxuries enjoyed by older places. However, the Toledo daily papers are regular visitants to this place. The railroad company has about half a mile of side track here to accommodate its trade. One of its greatest needs is a church, there being none, though a goodly number of its people are members of different churches who really desire a proper place to worship. Buildings are going up all the while, and population increasing.
DEWEY STAVE COMPANY
This company is one of the largest operators in staves in existence, perhaps. They have some sixteen factories located at different points throughout the available wooded lands of northern Ohio and Southern Michigan. The following are some of the places at which factories are located: McClure, Malinta, Ellery, Hoytsville, Bloomdale, Beardstown, in Ohio. In Michigan–Ottawa Lake, Riga, Briton, etc.
The company’s factory at Grelton rather exceeds like establishments at other points. Forty men are employed whose labors are spent entirely in the manufacture of staves, and the. preparation of timber for the same. The company have a body of timbered land a couple of miles to the southeast, to which they have built a corduroy road, in this manner making it possible to work material from the woods at any time of the year. A large amount of raw stock is on the grounds for the summer’s work–700 cords of split bolts, and nearly 1,000,000 feet of logs, which are to be sawed into bolts. This stock, it is supposed, will keep the factory running steadily until August. From 25,000 to 30,000 staves are cut daily. The cutter receives $3 a day, while the common laborers receive but $1, on an average. From five to nine jointers are employed, who work by the piece; a good workman making $2.50 a day. We found the foreman, L. W. DEWITT, a gentlemanly and obliging young man, and were much pleased and entertained by our visit to the factory.
J. B. WARD
Grelton has two general stores; that of J. B. WARD has a large and flattering trade. He has the trade principally of the Dewey Stave Co.’s employees. In this store will be found a large stock of general merchandize (sic) from fine dry goods to coarse groceries. From lace and worsted goods to potatoes and flour. Mr. Ward is a Wood Co. boy, popular and good natured.
MILLINERY STORE
In a tidy little room was noticed a bright display of millinery goods. Here those who do not wish to take the time and expense to go elsewhere, can be supplied with the necessaries of ladies’ wear, and keep their trade at home. Mrs. WALKER attends to this enterprise. Becoming head-gear and ribbons is what makes a lady look well.
No livery stable is had in town, but feed for teams can be procured at the hotel barn.
We noticed a ghost of what might have been in the shape of a building intended for a mill, but never reaching that distinction.
IRON WORK
Grelton has two blacksmith shops, both located near the center of the town, so that the sound of blows coming from the busy workmen become confused in the agitated air. The worthy gentlemen of the forge are Messrs Nate ROACH and Jim RICKETS.
RANDALL & HUGHES
In the western part of Grelton is situated the saw-mill and hoop factory of RANDALL & HUGHES. Extensive preparations have been made, and considerable money has been expended by this firm for the work of the coming season. A large new boiler has just been put in, making two, both in fine condition for work. A general saw-mill and lumber business is done. The hoop factory is soon to commence, which will turn out about 60,000 elm hoops per day. From 15 to 20 hands will be employed.
T. B. EMERY
In Emery’s store you will find a nice and fresh stock of goods of a nature adapted to the trade of a country place, and in all, order and taste will meet your inquisitive eye. The Grelton post office is kept in this store, which makes it a point of interest to all the country around, occasioning visits from the people. Mr. EMERY has a promising trade.
HOTEL
WALKER Bros. are proprietors of the only public house. They give first-class accommodations, and are patronized by the factory hands. Here one can get a square meal for 25 cents.
I. O. G. T
In the Walker House is found the Walker Hall, where the Good Templars meet every Thursday evening. This lodge was organized on the 7th of last August, and its members in good standing now number nearly 50. At a late meeting 11 members were added in one evening. O. J. ROBERTS, W. C. T.
DIVINE SERVICES
Meeting is held every two weeks in the school house, by the United Brethren society. During the past winter a series of meetings were held in Walker Hall, which resulted in more than 20 conversions. A Union Sabbath School meets in the school-house every Sunday forenoon. It is well attended, and kept up winter and summer. S. T. HOLLOPETER, Superintendent.
Prayer meetings are held each Sunday afternoon and Thursday evenings.
SCHOOL
The school house is a neat little brick. The winter term of four months has just closed; W. HARTMAN, teacher.
E. B. WARD, agent of the T. C. & St. L. railroad.
Two saloons are kept in running order.
No church in the place. No corporation. No officers, squire, constable, etc. There was at one time a Notary Public, but none at present. No doctor. No drugstore and no grave-yard. Some are going West, but the emigration is not near so large as the immigration.
From The Henry County Signal, 1 April 1886
DOINGS OF DOGTOWN
George BUCHELE, one of Dogtown’s promising young men, has gone to Kansas where he expects to make his future home. Billie BOCKERMAN has gone to Ada to attend school. Charlie CLAY has accepted a position in the drug store as clerk.
First Families of Henry County 2003
Congratulations to the new First Families members who have proven the following ancestors:
(Gold – in Henry County before 31 Dec 1870. Silver – in Henry County before 31 Dec 1885.)
Susan L. Bechtol Eustace
Frederick B. Leonhardt 1860 Gold
John A. Leonhardt 1854 Gold
Karen S. Jackman Drewes
Henry R. Andrew 1860 Gold
John Batiste Jackman 1864 Gold
From The Henry County Signal, 1 April 1886
HAMLER ITEMS:
Mrs. Dr. THOMPSON is visiting friends in Richfield and McClure.
Another merchant has entered the business arena, for public favors, in the person of Mrs. Mary BURNS.
Mr. John WICKENHISER, our “Boss Merchant,” is laying in a large stock of drygoods, preparatory for the spring trade.
Last Tursday night, several of the numerous friends of our “Village Blacksmith” (Al ROSE) gave him a complete surprise, it being his birthday.
Mrs. Jacob WOLFS died at her residence, south-east of town, last Thursday morning after a painful illness a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church . . . she leaves a husband and two children to morn her loss.
