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Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1881 (view source)
Revision as of 20:30, 18 February 2020
, 20:30, 18 February 2020→Wooster Republican Jan. 27, 1881
Dissolution of partnership firm as [[Weber Bros.]] is dissolved by mutual consent. John [[Weber (surname) | Weber]] is retiring and business will be continued at old stand by Charles [[Weber (surname) | Weber]] and Rosa [[Weber (surname) | Weber]].<br>
Dissolution of partnership firm as [[Weber Bros.]] is dissolved by mutual consent. John [[Weber (surname) | Weber]] is retiring and business will be continued at old stand by Charles [[Weber (surname) | Weber]] and Rosa [[Weber (surname) | Weber]].<br>
Dissolution of partnership of [[Knox and Shiffer]] is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continued at old stand [[David Knox and Co. Shiffer]], Jan. 24, 1881.<br>
Dissolution of partnership of [[Knox and Shiffer]] is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continued at old stand [[David Knox and Co. Shiffer]], Jan. 24, 1881.<br>
==Wooster Republican Feb. 2, 1881==
[[Roller and Wilson]] W Liberty Street.<br>
[[Hoelzel and Kaltwasser]], SE corner of square.<br>
Wm [[Shibley (surname) | Shibley]] corner E Liberty and Buckeye Streets.<br>
Boots and shoes, CL [[Quimby (surname) | Quimby]], successor to AB [[White (surname) | White]], six doors east of the post office.<br>
[[Barrett and Ogden]].<br>
[[Hartman and Durstine Lumber Yard]], corner of Larwill and Bever Streets.<br>
[[J Zimmerman and Co.]]; DQ [[Liggett (surname) | Liggett]].<br>
[[Green and Liggett Emporium Drug Store]], #4ME.<br>
[[Carriage Works]] of WH [[Banker (surname) | Banker]], Beistles old stand on South Street.<br>
Stoves for sale AS [[Lehman (surname) | Lehman]], #3ME.<br>
[[Pierson and King]], west corner room of the [[American Hotel]].<br>
[[London Tea House]] of [[Kuhn Bros.]], old red corner store of [[Power (surname) | Power]], SE side of square.<br>
Hardware of [[DW Matz and Co.]], #2ME.<br>
[[Saybolt Plumbers]] and dealers in iron pipe, tin slate and iron roofers, W Liberty Street.<br>
[[Redinger, Stevens and Co.]] foundry and machine shop, corner of Buckeye and North Streets.<br>
[[Weber Organs]].<br>
CW [[McClure (surname) | McClure]], 54 and 56 S Market Street, for stoves.<br>
SF [[Days (surname) | Days]], stoves, W Liberty Street, one door east of [[Spears Warehouse]].<br>
[[JS Bissell and Bro.]], #1ME dry goods.<br>
[[Curry, Cameron and Co. Lumber Yard]], old Curry yard near the depot.<br>
E [[Chatelain (surname) | Chatelain]] jewelry, SW side of square, one door below [[WC National Bank]].<br>
GB [[Seigenthaler (surname) | Seigenthaler]] has moved his shoe store across the street to middle room of Keefer Iron block.<br>
[[J Hoffman and Son]] for sewing machines, SW side of square.<br>
JH [[Reid (surname) | Reid]], NE corner of square for collars and harness.<br>
==Wooster Republican Feb. 3, 1881==
A fire fiend visited [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]] like a thief in the night leaving in shambles a whole business block on SW corner of public square. It was completely destroyed by fire. Blaze rivaled [[Acadome]] fire in 1874. Probably the work of incendiary. On last Friday morning, about 1 am, the fire fiend visited our city with almost startling vigilance coming like a thief in the night. It obtained full mastery of the situation before alarm could be sounded and dexterous progress stayed at very beginning. Hence, [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]] has suffered one of the greatest conflagration in its history. The business block between public square and the Central House facing east on South Market Street, which this day before was filled with store rooms and busy merchants, was completely destroyed. Nothing but a shapeless mass of charred ruins being left to tell the story of its former usefulness. Its disastrous extent is complete loss of property. At l o’clock or a little after, a fire broke out in the rear of the room occupied as a grocery store by JB [[Power (surname) | Power]] and worked its way into storeroom to a barrel of gasoline which exploded, traveling the attention of policeman [[Huber (surname) | Huber]], who gave the alarm and aroused the public of the situation. In looking over the results, we find 10 business firms were driven out property amounting to 35000-40000, being destroyed or rendered useless on which there is insurance amounting to about 18000, divided among 11 companies. The following is a detailed settlement of the losses and insurance; James [[Lee (surname) | Lee]] feed store loss 1200; Philip [[Hein (surname) | Hein]] building loss 1500 insurance 1000 in [[Delaware Mutual Insurance Co.]]; [[Foss and Swartz Brush Works]] 35 S Market Street stock and building unfortunately for them, they carrying a very light insurance, but not withstanding the disaster, the backbone is not yet taken out of the [[Wooster Brushworks]]. Mr. [[Foss (surname) | Foss]] and Mr. [[Swartz (surname) | Swartz]] are young men of enterprise and business energy. They have rented the Curry room on E Liberty Street, one door east of [[Barrett Boiler and Engine Works]] and will be running in full blast in a few days. They have made arrangements with the Eastern House to fill their orders which are outstanding and their patrons will not suffer in the least by their misfortune. The [[Brush Works]] will soon be on its feet again, doing a bigger business than ever. The firm has plenty of capital and is composed of young men who are not disheartened by disaster. A temporary roof has been built over the brick building on the corner and the [[Exchange Bank]] will continue business as usual at old stand. [[Yocum and Taggart]] have got their law office in shape again and will meet their patrons at the old place. Gid [[McIntire (surname) | McIntire]], Lake [[Jones (surname) | Jones]] and David [[Black (surname) | Black]] had honor of throwing full steam on the fire. The block will be built up during the coming spring. The owners of the lots, S [[Geitgey (surname) | Geitgey]] and A [[Foss (surname) | Foss]], are already making preparations to rebuild and will put up a handsome brick block. MC [[Rouch (surname) | Rouch]] has moved his office to Downing block, NE corner of public square.<br>
EM [[Quimby (surname) | Quimby]] Jr. building loss 4000 but was fully covered by insurance in [[Columbia County Mutual]]. The buildings in the blaze were all framed except the corner one which was brick and was easy prey to the frames. They were all totally destroyed, leaving the brick building standing on the corner, solitarily alone, roofless and badly damaged by smoke and water. It evidently started in the rear of [[Powers Grocery Store]] and taking the place in turn in consideration, the fury that was set seems to be a correct one. Mr. [[Power (surname) | Power]] has been exceedingly unfortunate this winter, this being the second loss by fire he has sustained in a short time. Evidently, Doc. [[Carr (surname) | Carr]] proprietor of [[Central Hotel]], returns his most hart felt thanks to our gallant firemen, together with numbers of citizens who labored at the fire on Friday morning on his behalf. His opinion is that without their united efforts, the old Central would now be only a mass of smoldering ruins. [[Foss and Swartz]] are the hardest losses by the fire by 10000- insurance 1000 in [[Urban Mutual]] and 1800 in [[Wayne Co. Mutual]]. Samuel [[Geitgey (surname) | Geitgey]] had two buildings, entire store loss 3000, insurance 1000 in [[Knox Co. Mutual]], 2000 in [[Columbiana Co. Mutual]], 2000 in [[Merchantes Manufacturing of Mansfield]]. [[JB Power Grocery Store]] loss 3000, insurance only 1500. [[Hoeffilder and Co. Cigar Manufacture]] loss 2000. [[Hoffman and Son]] sewing machines loss 500, same in insurance. RH [[Johnson (surname) | Johnson]] notion store loss 500. [[Bolus and Focker]] loss 100 with no insurance. [[Bata Theta Phi]] fraternity furniture of hall loss 360 with no insurance. MC [[Rouch (surname) | Rouch]] law office lost 50. JS [[Duden (surname) | Duden]] shoes lost 500 with no insurance. JC [[Kettler (surname) | Kettler]] shoemaker lost 25 with no insurance.<br>
Will [[Beresford (surname) | Beresford]], tailor and draper at Archer House block, E Liberty Street.<br>
AM [[Glick (surname) | Glick]], [[Golden Corner Cash Store]], SW side of square. On or after Feb. 15, we will occupy our next store which will be only double store for sale in clothing in Wayne County. We will take [[Seigenthaler Boot and Shoe Store]] and make a double store.<br>