Commercial House (West Salem, Ohio)

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About

Name

• Commercial House

Accommodation and Food Services

• Accommodation

Services

• Hotel

Facts

Founded

• Date unknown
  ^{West Salem,Ohio}

Dissolved

• Date unknown

Related

Key Persons

Founders

• John Glover Ford

Location

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• West Salem, 44287, Ohio

Timeline

• 1882 - May, The Congress Cornet Band came late Thursday evening by invitation, and gave our officials a general serenade. Super was served to them at Johnston's Commercial House, which was duly appreciated by the boys. Last, but not least, Dr. C. C. Stouffer made one of his old-time ringing speeches, which pleased everybody. Jonathan Holmes and "marching Through Georgia," and the band joined in the chorus. We heard it said by the band boys that great credit is due to Mayor Burns and the ladies of the Commercial House for hospitalities shown them while here.
• 1886 - April, Mr. Lehr, of Chester township has taken possession of the Commercial House. May success attend him in his new undertaking. He has remodeled the bar already, that is to say he has discontinued its use.
• 1886 - April, A short time ago a paragraph was going the rounds of the papers that West Salem had five saloons and four churches. There are still four churches but only three saloons. Hiram McVicker quit the business and has gone on the fencing gang on the railroad, and Mr. Lehr, of the Commercial House, is a strict temperance man has done away with that saloon.
• 1893 - June, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown of the popular Commercial House, Congress, were in the city Saturday meeting many of their friends. The Commercial House is one of the most popular hotels in the county, and by far the most popular at Congress. When you visit that place don't fail to put up at the Commercial.
• 1894 - April, Mrs. Snell Asking About Wiggins - C. M. Pierce I live in Warsaw, Ind. I am a farmer and hotel keeper. The Commercial House is the name of my hotel. I know James Wiggins. He was at my place last fall just before the G. A. R. encampment. Wiggins registered at my hotel Sept. 2, 1893, as "James Wiggins, city" and letters " D. S. L." He next registered September 3d as "James Wiggins. city, and the letter "B" He registered again as "James Wiggins, city." Sept. 4th. My clerk wrote his name this time for him. I had a talk with him this day. I went to the post office and got a letter. I read it and told him here is a letter from a lady in Ohio inquiring about you. He said, "Give me that letter, I'll answer it myself." I gave it to him and he kept it. I never saw it afterwards. The letter was from Wooster, O. and signed "Sarah Snell," The letter said, "I wish you would write me and let me know where Mr. Wiggins is and let6 me know what he is doing." It had a postage stamp in it. The register of the "Commercial House" was here offered in evidence. On cross examination Mr. Pierce said there was nothing in the letter but the inquiry about Wiggins.
• 1894 - August, Hon. A. D. Metz, Esq., of Wooster stopped at the Commercial House for dinner last Thursday, on his wag to West Salem. Harry E. Hileman was at Congress last Thursday and took dinner with Pa ad Ma Brown, at the Commercial House.
• 1894 - November, Miss Naddie Patterson, the young daughter of the proprietor of the Commercial House, has a several attack of diphtheria. John Groul, of Cleveland, came here on business last Saturday and Sunday at the Commercial House.

What Links Here

• Accommodation and Food Services Sector Summary ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:WEST SALEM: The Commercial House has changed hands 123 August 1875 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:WEST SALEM: The Congress Cornet Band came late Thursday May 4 1882 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:John Johnston, proprietor of the Commercial House, at West Salem December 7 1882 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:John G. Ford was born in Duchess County, N.Y., July 3, 1808 June 4 1884 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:Last Monday morning H. Willard Doland, a traveling November 19 1884 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:The Commercial House has been purchased by W. H. Lehr February 24 1886 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:Mr. Lehr, of Chester township has taken possession April 7 1886 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:The Commercial House stables at West Salem were burned Monday September 29 1886 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:The Commercial House did an immense business yesterday August 26 1891 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:Wm. S. Brown and wife, of the Commercial House spent August 26 1891 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:The remains of Mrs. Pickert were brought here for interment January 27 1892 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:A. M. Kauffman, of near Smithville, has rented February 8 1893 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:Jacob Shakley will commence work on east end of the Commercial House April 18 1894 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:W. Hines, our former jewelry man, has started a grocery March 18 1903 ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:West Salem's Oldest Building is Razed to Provide a Gas Station January 4 1927 ‎ (← links)
• File:Commercial House West Salem WCD Page3 April 7 1886.JPG ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper clipping:Commercial House West Salem WCD Page3 April 7 1886 - Wayne County Democrat April 7 1886 ‎ (← links)
• File:Commercial House Wells DR14Mar1927 p10.png ‎ (← links)
• Newspaper article:Commercial House Wells DR14Mar1927 p10 - The Daily Record March 14 1927 ‎ (← links)