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Wayne County Democrat, Business Abstracts 1883 (view source)
Revision as of 17:33, 21 February 2020
, 17:33, 21 February 2020→Wayne County Democrat Jan. 17, 1883
[[Rumbaugh Refrigerator Co.]] has leased the shops and lumber yard of James [[Curry (surname) | Curry]] on E Liberty Street and commenced the manufacture of refrigerators. Mr. [[Curry (surname) | Curry]] will sell all his lumber at cost.<br>
[[Rumbaugh Refrigerator Co.]] has leased the shops and lumber yard of James [[Curry (surname) | Curry]] on E Liberty Street and commenced the manufacture of refrigerators. Mr. [[Curry (surname) | Curry]] will sell all his lumber at cost.<br>
Mr. CF [[Conrad (surname) | Conrad]] is now making extensive improvements on his building on E Liberty Street, remolding interior and commenced the erection of a 40 ft. rear addition to the main building this, to the main building to give him 80 feet billiard hall. His eating rooms have been removed to the second floor where warm meals are served at all hours.<br>
Mr. CF [[Conrad (surname) | Conrad]] is now making extensive improvements on his building on E Liberty Street, remolding interior and commenced the erection of a 40 ft. rear addition to the main building this, to the main building to give him 80 feet billiard hall. His eating rooms have been removed to the second floor where warm meals are served at all hours.<br>
==Wayne County Democrat Jan. 24, 1883==
Report of [[National Bank of Wooster]] has 251630.36 in assets and the same in liabilities. Curtis V [[Hard (surname) | Hard]]- cashier, John [[Zimmerman (surname) | Zimmerman]], John [[Williaman (surname) | Williaman]], Jas S [[Hallowell (surname) | Hallowell]] as directors of bank. National bank located on W Liberty Street in Zimmerman block.<br>
The [[Exchange Bank]] of [[Kauke and Frost]] is on SW side of the square.<br>
Fine new building has been erected by councilman OM [[Albright (surname) | Albright]] on east side of his lot on South Street in which the marble works of [[Rhodes and France]] will soon be moved.<br>
Notice. As I have bought the [[Glasgow (surname) | Glasgow]] property on E Liberty Street, I intend to build a storeroom and cut down at once every expense so that I can give my customers even better bargains then in the past, selling my entire stock until April 1st at cost. Go to George W [[Schlagel (surname) | Schlagel]] Downing block, NE side of square.<br>
==Wayne County Democrat Jan. 31, 1883==
Mr [[Harsh (surname) | Harsh]], who has been sick for several weeks, is convalescing and hopefully will be around soon, Z [[Harsh (surname) | Harsh]].<br>
The alarm of fire on Wednesday evening was caused by a burning chimney at DW [[Immel (surname) | Immel]]’s on W Liberty Street. No damage done.<br>
PJ [[Power (surname) | Power]], SE corner of square and S Market Street.<br>
==Wayne County Democrat Feb. 21, 1883==
The whole premises known as [[James Curry Planning Mill and Shop]] on E Liberty Street, has been leased for a term of years by [[Wooster Refrigerator Co.]]. Capital stock 30000, present officers are CV [[Hard (surname) | Hard]]- president, AD [[Metz (surname) | Metz]]- secretary-treasure and directors: JW [[Clark (surname) | Clark]], Jerome [[Curry (surname) | Curry]] and NL [[Baumgardner (surname) | Baumgardner]]. The refrigerators are manufactured of any size from family pattern up to larger capacity, costing hundreds of dollars.<br>
The [[Standard Coach and Pad Co.]] sent 21 cars at a time last Thursday shipped by railroad to western states. The business is controlled by a stock company capital 20000. WA [[Underwood (surname) | Underwood]] is president, ED [[Myers (surname) | Myers]] secretary, JC [[Plumer (surname) | Plumer]] treasure, Benjamin J [[Hartman (surname) | Hartman]] is manager of the factory and Duncan [[McMillen (surname) | McMillen]] general traveling agent.<br>
[[Underwood (surname) | Underwood]]’s enterprise of business, [[WA Underwood Whip Factory]] grown to large concern with at national reputation. [[Underwood Hame Tug Co.]] on S Buckeye Street. The firm composed of WA [[Underwood (surname) | Underwood]], Thomas A [[Simmons (surname) | Simmons]], Duncan [[McMillen (surname) | McMillen]] and James D [[Robison (surname) | Robison]] Jr., called [[Buckeye Hame Tug]] patented last July by Thomas A [[Simmons (surname) | Simmons]], [[Kalamazoo, Michigan | Kalamazoo]].<br>
Henry S [[Childs (surname)| Childs]] is selling his entire stock of clothing at auction every afternoon and evening in rooms opposite [[Zimmerman Drug Store]]. Private sale of old [[Star Clothing Store]], W Liberty Street. The residence of Henry S [[Childs (surname)| Childs]] is for sale furnished or unfurnished to be sold cheap.<br>
[[Rhodes and France]] will move marble works April 1st to new building erected by OM [[Albright (surname) | Albright]] on his lot on South Street near S Market Street.<br>
==Wayne County Democrat Feb. 28, 1883==
CW [[McClure (surname) | McClure]] stove and tin store, S Market Street.<br>
DW [[Coomer (surname) | Coomer]] has moved his residence from N Market Street to house of late E [[Quimby (surname)| Quimby]] Jr. on S Market Street.<br>
Phil [[Peters (surname) | Peters]] has bought the real estate owned by John [[Wilhelm (surname) | Wilhelm]] and coal yard of James [[Neal (surname) | Neal]] on E Liberty Street. Mr. [[Neal (surname) | Neal]] will open a new yard next to Sniffer’s corner, E Liberty Street.<br>
It is settled that the coffin works will not be moved from [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]]. The location of the works will be changed to N Bever Street, between E Liberty and North Streets, where the company will erect a brick building as soon as the weather breaks.<br>
The new refrigerator works on E Liberty Street came close to being destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. Sparks from the engine furnace somehow ignited the combustible material at the bottom of skirts which acted as a chimney and drew fire upwards. Fortunately the workmen on the second floor saw it and all hands turned out to extinguish the flames.<br>
[[Central House]] on S Market Street, [[Tienthaler (surname) | Tienthaler]] is proprietor.<br>
George [[Power (surname) | Power]] is successor to S [[Geitgey (surname) | Geitgey]]’s store of china, queens ware, glassware and stoneware.<br>