Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1881

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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:

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

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.

Wooster Republican Feb. 10, 1881

Dissolution of Charles Weber, John Weber and Rosa Weber in firm name of Weber Bros. and Co.. It has been dissolved as John Weber retired. Business to be conducted at the old stand by Rosa and Charles Weber.
Notice of Dissolution of David Knox and CC Shiffer by mutual consent as of Jan. 24, 1881. Business to be conducted at old stand.
On account of the fire, the Domestic Sewing Machine Shop moved to Baumgardner’s Music Store, J Hoffman and Son.
Mrs. JC Myers, music teacher at 212 S Market Street.
Lucretia Aylsworth has sold his residence on N Buckeye Street and now makes his residence with RS Newkirk on N Bever Street.
City council has had the Deluge Engine thoroughly overhauled. They deemed it not safe to rely upon. The water work and the engine is now in readiness in case of any emergency.

The fire which came near disastrous proportions at the Baptist Church, badly damaged about 2500. Damage covered by insurance on Wednesday evening of last week at about 5:30 pm. A cry of fire was heard on N Market Street and soon sharp clanging of the fire bells brought firemen and a large crowd of private citizens to the Baptist Church on the corner of W Larwill and N Market Streets, the scene of a blaze. The fire had broken out in the Sunday school room and first discovered by smoke issuing from the windows. Those first upon the scene which opened window, were met with smoke. It was evident at once that the fire was made worse and that opening them would give it a drawl. The vast windows were therefore kept closed until the firemen, who with the hose in a little time extinguished the fire as they supposed and left the building to itself. The fire however, had worked its way to the ceiling and slate roof of the building and smoldered until 7 pm when fire broke out fresh and alarm again sounded and the firemen responded. The hose men worked for almost ½ an hour as the fire all the time was gaining a firmer hold. At one time, it was thought it would be impossible to prevent flames from consuming the audience room. 100 waiting hands took out all the movable property as the flames were dense and the smoke thick, coming from the roof of the Sunday school building, as the wind was coming from the NW. A frame building standing but a few feet from the church was dangerously threatened. The hook and ladder boys mounted the building, making several holes in the slate roof and hose men thrust their hoses and at once completely extinguished the flames in a few minutes. The building and its contents were badly damaged by smoke and water, which adjusted by insurance amounting to about 2403. The fire caught from the stove in the basement of the Sunday school room about 5 pm. The Sexton of the church built a fire in the furnace to arm the room in the evening and then went to supper. Fortunately, the roof of room was slate and kept it from bursting out.

Council notice. Full board of council on Monday night. The Italian Hugster stand must go. A removal petition of stand on SW side of square signed by AM Glick and 13 other merchants was presented to council and was received. City marshal was ordered to enforce ordinance to close up all hugster stands by March 1st. Solicitor McSweeney read a report on power of council to regulate sidewalks on resolution. Mr. Mund voted no, Saal did not vote and the rest voted yes. A petition signed by 150 citizens was presented to council by HA Rowe, S Routson and Jacob Palmer asking establishment of a five ward of Wooster., part situated east of Railroad in eastern part of said city. Petition was presented to city solicitor. City Engineer, JD Miller asked council for 500 feet of new hose and hydrant connections for steamer. An ordinance 1st reading for sewer commission of five members appointed by mayor to look after the security and regulation of the sewer of city. The water trustees requested the use of Deludge Steamer to pump water from a spring above old boarding house on N Bever Street into water pipes and thence to main reservoir at Reddick Dam. Petition granted by council.

Wooster Republican Feb. 17, 1881

Andrew McMonigal will return to Wooster next Monday from Alliance and prepare to fill all orders for lining furnaces, stoves. Leave orders at grocery store of Just Miller on W Liberty Street and Augustus Babb on E Liberty Street.
Steam heating fixtures have arrived and placed in the new English Lutheran Church. The work of completing and furnishing the interior of the building and the commendable church office is rapidly progressing and is expected to be ready for dedication two weeks from next Sabbath, March 6, 1881.
Mrs. M Myers, dressmaker and dealer in fancy goods has moved to the McSweeney building upstairs, opposite the American Hotel.
Mr. Edward Craighead has returned from Springfield to resume work in the tin shop with CW McClure on S Market Street.
Foss and Schwarts are firmly established in new headquarters on E Liberty Street and have Brush Works going in full blast and filling orders as fast as they come in.
John Sorg has purchased the Auman building now occupied by Belnap News Depot and will open sometime in April a restaurant in city. The consideration of property was 5500.
Want a day book, go to Rice in Downing block, NE side of square.
Clothes and wringers repaired at SF Days store, 46 W Liberty Street.

Wooster Republican Feb. 24, 1881

Sudden death of Lindol Sprague on last Thursday afternoon. He was one of Wooster’s oldest citizens just celebrated his 82 birthday and for over 60 years a resident of this town. He was a native of Coopersville, Oct. 12, 1798. In Nov. 9, 1820, he came to Wooster and on Dec. 23, 1828 married Margaret Lippencott of Belmont County, Ohio. Ten years after, he built residence in the brick building on the corner of Walnut and W Liberty Street. Sprague was one of the oldest citizens. Service was conducted by Rev. TA McCurdy of the First Presbyterian Church. He was a member for almost 50 years. Dr. Taylor of University, assisted Dr. McCurdy. Pall bearers were Harvey Howard, DW Immel, Peter Foust, John Zimmerman, JH Kauke and George Troutman.

Mr. Cot Lake is at his livery stable, rear of the American House and has a five month old colt.
DC Kuhn has sold his interest in the grocery establishment of Kuhn Bros. red corner to Lee D Craighead and goes on Thursday of this week to Pittsburgh, where he will engage in the grocery business with his brother James. The new firm will be known as Kuhn and Craighead, SE side of square.
For sale, 100 organ boxes by John H Thomas music store.

Wooster Republican March 3, 1881

Bargains in books at FD Belanp. He will move to a new room and sell books at low prices.
Mrs. Hoffman and Son, sewing machines for sale in Baumgardner Music Store, SW side of square.
For rent. The rooms formerly occupied by L Sprague in jewelry store are for rent. Inquire at Harding and Co..
A Saybolt Jr. has bought Mrs. Elias Johnston property on E Larwill Street, paying 2500.
Mr. Lee D Craighead is now a full fledged partner grocer at firm of Kuhn and Craighead, Se side of square.
The undersign has been assigned as assignee of the estate of William D Barrett, John F Barrett.
The following have been assigned assignees of estate of WD Barrett and Son, late of Wayne County, JF Barrett and JA Ogden.
Partnership between JA Hoeffer and Tiefenthaler Cigar Store is hereby dissolved. Mr. BF Tiefenthaler in Babb’s building, E Liberty Street.

Wooster Republican March 10, 1881

Sale of personal property of late WW Hanna, administration offer at public sale March 10, Friday March 25 at 1 pm, NL Baumgadner.
Cunningham and Bro. glass ware and queens ware, W Liberty Street, opposite Zimmerman Drug Store.
JA Hoeffler and Co. is dissolved. JA Hoeffler and BF Tiefenthaler, manufacture of cigars, is hereby dissolved by mutual consent. Tiefenthaler will continue business at Babb’s property E Liberty Street.
Office of American House is reported to be moved to second floor and the floor now occupied by office will be remodeled as a business room.
Samuel Geitgey has opened up a new stock of glassware and queens ware in the rooms SE corner of square, now ready to meet old customers. As soon as the weather permits, construction will begin on his new building to be put up in place of the one recently destroyed by fire.

Wooster Republican March 17, 1881

The contract for the erection of new three story brick building on site of burnt building has been let to Curry, Cameron and Co., Samuel Geitgey, Adam Foss and Logan and Myers will furnish capital. Mr. Logan and Myers have recently purchased the lot of Mrs. Hein. The work will be completed by the first of July and make one of the finest business blocks in Wooster.
The county commissioners have appointed Eugene Chatelain to take charge of 2000 city clock in place of Lindol Sprague deceased, (Mr. Sprague evidently was the first one to take care of the clock).
FD Belnap will move into Brauneck corner the 1st of April. Books, wall paper and picture frames.
The Fawcett property on N Market Street adjoining LP Ohliger property and belonging to JH Larwill estate, was sold last Saturday to JA Byers. Mr. George Bartol purchased it for 3500.

Wooster Republican March 24, 1881

WC National Bank condition as of March 10, 1881, 322,823.56 in assets and same in liabilities, PS VanHouten cashier, Jacob Frick, JSR Overholt, JG Hartman directors.
Mr. Cot Lake will move his livery stable to his residence on South Street April 1st as he created a larger and convenient barn at rear of his property.
Dr. RJ Cunningham bought the Makeal property on the corner of South and Bever Streets Saturday for 1225.
L Young and Son will commence next Monday on delivering bread in the forenoon instead of late in the afternoon.
J Cunningham and Bro., queens ware and glassware, W Liberty Street opposite Zimmerman Drug Store.
Dr. JT Wisner has moved his dental office to Dr. Garn, former office on N Market Street, three doors north of the square and two doors south of Dr. Robison’s office.
Jacob Shultz has the largest stock of collars and harnesses in Downing block, NE side of square.
Domestic sewing machine office in Baumgardner Music Store, SW side of square, Huffman and Son.

Wooster Republican March 31, 1881

Office of singer sewing machines has moved from Brauneck’s corner to room one door south of Dr. Robison’s office on N Market Street.
Last week, city council instructed LR Kramer the city clerk, to issue the following communication to council of Massillon: To the honorable members of the city council of Massillon, in consideration in the good condition in which you have returned the fire engine to our city, I am directed by our city council to return thanks and say the City of Massillon is under no obligation to the City of Wooster for whatever use or benefit said steamer is to them respectfully. LR Kramer, City Clerk. In return, Massillon offered the following resolution: Be it resolved that the city council of Massillon is under obligation to city of Wooster for the use of steam fire engine currently loaned us and the city clerk is instructed to instruct the city council of our appreciation of their great kindness.
Sir knight LP Ohliger, JS Bissell, TE Peckinpaugh, Benjamin Eason, Wm Beresford and TF Donnelly of Wooster went to Mansfield of last week, the object of their visit to obtain the consent of the Mansfield Commandry to establish a commandry at Wooster.
James Lee one of the sufferers of the fire on SW corner of the square, has purchased the building occupied by Samuel D Miller and has fitted it up as a grocery and flour store and also constructed a new warehouse on the premises.

Wooster Republican April 7, 1881

After having been established in Wooster for the last 46 hears in carriage business, I still continue to do work at 94 E Liberty Street, John Wilhelm.
A Branstettler has for sale at fairground west of Wooster, second hand lumber sell for cash.
Wooster Agricultural Works of Lehr and Smith, W Liberty Street.
PR Baumgardner has moved his music store to American House block occupying rooms formerly occupied by Exchange Bank, also building a large wareroom on his lot on the corner of E Larwill and N Buckeye Streets.
J Huffman and Son, for sewing machines, will occupy the rooms vacated by Mr. Baumgardner on SW side of square.
BJ Jones has moved from the dental rooms on SE side of square to Downing block, NE side.

Wooster Republican April 14, 1881

Luhr and Smith, successor to John Jackson. I have booming agricultural trade in the large agricultural hall and wareroom on W Liberty Street on north side.
Mr. WH Farnham, delivery man, after wintering his stock on farm of Franklin township, has returned them to his barn on South Street in almost splendid condition.
Rooms formerly occupied by Belnap News Depot, are in the hands of carpenters and plasters and undergoing repair and will soon be transformed into a handsome restaurant running under patron ship of Mr. Sorg.
Jacob Schopf boot and shoe manufactory, E Liberty Street, locked up 8:30 pm and by 9pm the lock on the door was broken in. No goods were taken.
At least the talk of telephone exchange in Wooster is to materializing. Mr. RW Parnenter of Lima has permanently taken up quarters in Wooster and will attend to the exchange. He has secured about 40 members and hopes to increase a larger number. Material for the exchange will arrive in a few days and will be putting up the wires on Monday next. The central office is located on the second floor of Red corner over Kuhn and Craighead Grocery Store. Those interested in a telephone will find Mr. Parmerter in central office at any time.

Death of Philo S VanHouten who died Saturday evening between 10 and 11 pm. He was 70 years of age, a native of NY state and in 1824, came to Ohio. In the spring of 1833, he came to Wooster and commenced his life in this city as a clerk in dry goods establishment of TS Moore. In 1840, he quit Mr. Moore’s shop and moved to Rowsburg and returned to Wooster in 1844 to enter into hardware and saddle business of Wm Stitt. In the spring of 1852, the partnership was dissolved and he went into Quimby bank and afterwards Wayne County Bank in which place he continued for 27 years, first as clerk and afterwards as teller. In 1879, in view of retiring, he gave up his business but during same year, he went into National Bank of Wooster as a teller, which position he held until death of E Quimby Jr. In the winter of 1880, he then became cashier of WC National Bank until his death. In 1846, 1850, 1868, he held office of township trustee. In 1858, he was treasure of Wooster Township. Philo died at the residence of Wm C Kirkwood, father of Prof. SJ Kirkwood.

William C Kirkwood, father of Prof. SJ Kirkwood, died. He was the brother of ext. senator Kirkwood, President Garfield Secretary of War. He was 79 years of age and was a resident of Wooster about 10 years. He was a wagon maker by trade.
William Lush, coroner of Wayne County, died at 3 pm Monday afternoon age 68 years, born in Cumberland County, PA on Aug. 24, 1813. He resided in the county for over 40 years serving second term as coroner and was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a farmer by occupation.

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