Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1881

Wooster Republican Jan. 13, 1881

London Tea House of Kuhn Bros., old red corner, SE corner of square.
DW Matz, #2ME, hardware.
Saybolt Plumbers and dealers in lead and iron pipe, slate and iron roofers, W Liberty Street.
Redinger, Stevens and Co. foundry and machine shops, corner of Buckeye and North Streets.
Weber Organs produced in Wooster.
Stoves for sale at CW McClure, 54 and 56 S Market Street.
SF Days for stoves, W Liberty Street, one door east of Spears Warehouse.
JS Bissell and Bro., #1ME for dry goods.
Curry, Cameron and Co. Lumber Yard, old Curry yard, E Liberty Street near the depot.
B Barrett and Son, steam engines and boilers, E Liberty Street.
AS Lehman, #3ME stoves.
E Chatelain, gold and silver watches, clocks and jewelry, SW side one door below Quimby bank.
SR Bonewitz, over JH Taylor’s grocery store, W Liberty Street.
Hiram B Swartz.
Physicians:

• Dr. HM Shaffer corner of S Market and Henry Streets
• Dr. John A Gann
• Dr. WW Firestone; Dr. JR Barrett; Dr. George Liggett; Dr. JD Robison; Dr. HA Hunt; Dr. JD Alexander; Dr. WF Deer on N Beall Ave.; Dr. WC Moore.
  

Music teacher with 20 years experience, Mrs. JC Myers, 212 S Market Street.
Dentists:

• RJ Cunningham
  
• Dr. BJ Jones.
  

T Teeple Photography Gallery.
Will Beresford, tailor and draper, Archer House block.
AM Glick, golden corner clothing store, SW side of square.
Roller and Wilson Drug Store, W Liberty Street.
Hoelzel and Kaltwasser, SE corner of square.
William Shibley, corner of E Liberty and Buckeye Streets, jewelry store.
Boots and shoes at CL Quimby, successor to AB White, six doors east of post office.
Barrett and Ogden Clothing, opposite the post office, E Liberty Street.
Hartman and Durstine Lumber Yard, corner of Bever and Larwill Streets.
J Zimmerman and Co. Drug Store, W Liberty Street.
Green and Liggett Emporium Drug Store, #4ME.
Carriage Works of WH Banker on South Street.
DQ Liggett, Acadome building.
Pierson and King, west corner room of the American Hotel.

Wooster Republican Jan. 20, 1881

Rice Book Bindery in Downing block, NE side of square.

Wooster Republican Jan. 27, 1881

Dissolution of partnership firm as Weber Bros. is dissolved by mutual consent. John Weber is retiring and business will be continued at old stand by Charles Weber and Rosa Weber.
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.

Wooster Republican Feb. 2, 1881

Roller and Wilson W Liberty Street.
Hoelzel and Kaltwasser, SE corner of square.
Wm Shibley corner E Liberty and Buckeye Streets.
Boots and shoes, CL Quimby, successor to AB White, six doors east of the post office.
Barrett and Ogden.
Hartman and Durstine Lumber Yard, corner of Larwill and Bever Streets.
J Zimmerman and Co.; DQ Liggett.
Green and Liggett Emporium Drug Store, #4ME.
Carriage Works of WH Banker, Beistles old stand on South Street.
Stoves for sale AS Lehman, #3ME.
Pierson and King, west corner room of the American Hotel.
London Tea House of Kuhn Bros., old red corner store of Power, SE side of square.
Hardware of DW Matz and Co., #2ME.
Saybolt Plumbers and dealers in iron pipe, tin slate and iron roofers, W Liberty Street.
Redinger, Stevens and Co. foundry and machine shop, corner of Buckeye and North Streets.
Weber Organs.
CW McClure, 54 and 56 S Market Street, for stoves.
SF Days, stoves, W Liberty Street, one door east of Spears Warehouse.
JS Bissell and Bro., #1ME dry goods.
Curry, Cameron and Co. Lumber Yard, old Curry yard near the depot.
E Chatelain jewelry, SW side of square, one door below WC National Bank.
GB Seigenthaler has moved his shoe store across the street to middle room of Keefer Iron block.
J Hoffman and Son for sewing machines, SW side of square.
JH Reid, NE corner of square for collars and harness.

Wooster Republican Feb. 3, 1881

A fire fiend visited 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 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 and worked its way into storeroom to a barrel of gasoline which exploded, traveling the attention of policeman 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 feed store loss 1200; Philip 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 and Mr. 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, Lake Jones and David 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 and A Foss, are already making preparations to rebuild and will put up a handsome brick block. MC Rouch has moved his office to Downing block, NE corner of public square.
EM 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 has been exceedingly unfortunate this winter, this being the second loss by fire he has sustained in a short time. Evidently, Doc. 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 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 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 law office lost 50. JS Duden shoes lost 500 with no insurance. JC Kettler shoemaker lost 25 with no insurance.

Will Beresford, tailor and draper at Archer House block, E Liberty Street.
AM 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.