Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1887
Wooster Republican Jan. 6, 1887
Books for sale for 1887 at McClellan Bros. #5ME.
Red letter sale at Buffalo One Price Clothing House of Freelander and Arnson for 30 days at Germania Hall block.
Minglewood Coal Co., sole agent for Massillon Minglewood Lump Coal office E Liberty Street, opposite Archer House. LD Craighead manager.
Roller and Wilson Drug Store W Liberty Street.
Kellogg and Steck west end grocery and bakery.
Elmer Funk flour and feed store, Howard building, N Buckeye Street, for flour and feed.
AW Blackburn drug store, #4ME.
Will Beresford tailor and draper, 40 E Liberty Street crick block, opposite Archer Hotel.
Dissolution of partnership of George Plumer Jr. and Peter Conrad doing business under George Plumer and is dissolved by mutual consent as Peter Conrad is retiring Jan. 1, 1887. George Plumer Jr. continues the cigar business. I hereby authorize him to collect outstanding debts owed the firm.
Miss Carolina Kendrick of Boston will receive music pupils at her residence 63 Bowman Street.
Laubach and Boyd Drug Store, SE side of square.
Frank McClure Downing block, grocery store, NE side of square.
James A Ogden has marked down reduction in over coats, two doors east of Zimmerman Drug Store W Liberty Street.
Gentleman’s goods for fall and winter at Hoelzel and Kaltwasser, SE side of square.
John H Thomas, palace of music and sewing machines, north of the county buildings.
RL Mead manufacture of horse collars and harness, old McDonald corner, SE side Liberty and Walnut Streets.
HJ Church and Co., E Liberty Street, old stand of DQ Liggett and Co..
An ordinance to purchase location and supply funds for the erection of a city hall was placed on 1st reading Monday night. The same ordinance repealed all existing ordinances relative to city hall question. The ordinance provides for the issuing of bonds of 50000.
HE Stanley clothing office, one door west of McClarran and Caskey Grocery Store in Frick Memorial block, W Liberty Street.
Theodore Teeple photograph gallery, 120 public square, NE side of square.
Winger and Norwood Grocery Store 23 W Liberty Street.
AL Bissell merchant tailor.
John P Jeffries SW side of square in rooms.
Ross W Funck one door west of the courthouse in rooms over Harding and Co. Hardware Store.
Attorneys and physicians same.
Mullins, McBride and Mullins office E Liberty Street over D Nice store in Childs old building.
Dr. LH Allis office and residence on N Grant, opposite the High School building.
Wooster Republican Jan. 20, 1887
Expecting to leave Wooster, I offer my entire tock of notions at cost until March 15. WI Bowers. The store rooms are for rent.
Alcock, Donald and Hutton great granite and monumental works, E Liberty Street.
Henry Kirkler has sold his w W Liberty Street meat market to Marshallville people who will take possession next month.
Family groceries for sale at TC Pollock’s Peoples Grocery Store, old stand on Downing block, NE side of square.
Wooster Republican Feb. 3, 1887
On Tuesday, AG Coover became a partner in McClure Cash Stove and Tin Store. The name will now be McClure and Coover.
Col. Samuel Keefer death. Daily papers of Jan. 24th contained information that Samuel Keefer, a former resident of Wooster had died by poison at Grandview Hotel in Monrovia on Jan. 23rd. Col. Keefer and family came to Wooster from New York in 1874 and purchased the Jacobs block and hardware store and conducted that store for some time, then sold out to Harding and Co.. In 1878, he sold the building to Jacob Frick and with his family moved back to New York. His only son John, is married to Miss Mane Hein of Wooster.
Free delivery inspector of the post office department paid Wooster a visit some days since Mr. Ohliger made application of post office department for the adoption of free delivery system in Wooster under new law recently passed by Congress. In response to the application, Mr. AR Holmes, inspector of the post office department, was in Wooster last Thursday morning to make an inspection of the city to ascertain whether it would come up to the necessary requirement. Upon his report will rest largely the decision of the department of question of whether or not to grant free delivery system. Listed responses from John Caskey wasn’t in favor of it, HE Stanley, McClure and Craighead, Emil Routhaus, Lewis Winger, Kellogg and Steck, James Taylor, TS Hamilton, Daniel Funck, JF Barrett, James Ogden, Mr. Tyler, Laugach and Boyd, HJ Church and Co., D Nice, TP Baumgardner. Most were in favor of free delivery.
American Pen art hall in connection with University Institution, is devoted entirely to penmanship and has a large audience. We have no time for vacation. Ladies and gentlemen come from all parts of the country to learn our system with 143 people in attendance when above sketch was taken. Terms through course 25.00 50 lessons 5.00, G Bixler, Wooster.
Wooster Republican Feb. 10, 1887
The Dexter Tyler H and L Co. are making extensive preparations for their Washington Day birthday ball. The Wooster City Guard have one of the finest armories in the state. By state law, county commissioners are required to furnish an Armour for the military companies of the county which they are located. By authority under law, the commissioners of Wayne County furnish the city guard with an excellent drill room, gun room and company room combined on the third floor of the old McDonald Machine Shop facing on South Street.
Biographical sketch of Hon. Charles C Parsons. Born in Ithica on Sept. 25, 1819 and now in his 68th year, he moved with his parents to Rochester and remained until 1830 when his parents moved to Median county. He lived there about a year. The judge then a youth, attended District school until he advanced to higher grade, than attended Weymouth Academy. One year he taught school when he was between 16 and 17 years of age first school being in Summit County near Johnson’s Corners. He continued teaching in the winter and when school was out, each year he attended McGregor Academy in Sharon Center Wadsworth in Medina County. In 1838-39, he taught school at Donner Lake, Chippewa Township. In fall of 1839, he went to Dalton in Salt Creek Township. Meanwhile, he was devoting his spare moments to the study of law. He was married in Dalton to Miss Erma Cahill March 11, 1841. In 1843, Judge Parsons was admitted to Wayne County Bar with Judge Woods of Supreme Court of Ohio administrating the oath. He remained in Dalton until 1848 when he was elected to office of Auditor of Wayne County. Prior to this, he was a judge of the peace in Sugarcreek Township and retired from that office to accept the county office. He moved with his family to Wooster in 1849 and took possession of his office. Reelected Auditor in fall of 1850 after retirement from the office, he went into partnership in the law business with Hon. Eugene Pardee being associated with him until 1855. He then went into partnership with John P Jeffries until spring of 1862. That year he was appointed by the county commissioners as clerk of the courts when Wm Welker resigned and afterwards elected for two terms to this office and retired there in 1869. He returned to the practice of law with partnership with Hon. John McSweeney and remained with him until the Common Pleas Judge for sub district in 1876. He assumed the duties of this office in 1877 and was reelected in fall 1880. Second term having been just completed. For nearly 20 years he was a member of the Board of Education of Wooster and a member when the 4th Ward school buildings and high school were built. In September 1857, he was married to Lelma Foote. His second marriage was blessed with two daughters, Kate A Parsons and Mrs. JC Hanna. A just judge, Hon. CC Parsons tendered compliment at a complimentary banquet by Wooster Bar upon his retirement from office of Common Pleas Tuesday Feb. 8th. Hon. Charles C Parsons Sr. retired from office of Common Pleas Judge third subdivision of the sixth Judicial District of Ohio, having served two consecutive terms, covering a term of 10 years. List people there and program of toasts.
Wooster Republican Feb. 17, 1887
Odenkirk and McClarran musical dealers will occupy the Thomas Palace of Music room after April 1st.
The 12th anniversary of Irene Lodge #64 K of H, will take place in their hall in Logan and Myers block Thursday evening, Feb. 22 at 7:30 pm.
New business block will be built in Wooster this summer. A new plate glass front was put into WC National Bank building in spring.
E Thomas has just finished overhauling his tannery building in connection with him since the first of January. The best trade he has experienced in Wooster.
Household effects for sale of JK McBride deceased, MJ McBride executor.
Sale of city hall bonds came off as advertised on Monday at city clerk’s office. Representatives of the following banks were present and made offers. None were from Wooster. The city was represented by all members of council, mayor, city clerk Adams and Lambrecht Bros. And Co.. Bid of 49922 was highest and firm of will receive the bonds as soon as they are printed and issued. The bonds are to run 25 years with annual percent interest of 5 percent.