Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-06-20
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Wheat is selling for $1.60. Oats 33c.
Our buyers are paying 90 cents for
wool.
Our Union Schools win end for The
season on Friday.
The NJ. E. Church Strawberry Festi-
val, on Tuesday evening, was we'll pat
ronized.
Hale d Kirby are Offering all kinds of
building material at greatly reduced
prices.
The closing literary exercises of the
Union Schools will take place ON this
Thursday afternoon.
Our Industrious neighbor, Frank Mil
Ter is handsomely improving lis resi-
dence on Fifth Street.
The largest Strawberries we have
seen this season were raised by J: q {.
Roberts of this place.
Mr.. Geo. Heistand. OF Sycamore tp.,
reports that wheat will be very lig. in
that locality. Corn and oats are doing
very fine.
Hiram Gatchell informs us that he
and six "boys" sheared 2440 sheep in
eight days this season, and tied UP the
wool besides.
j. S. Rape, Esq, informs us that the
cranberry marsh, north of town, has
yielded three thousand dollars worth of
berries in one year.
Geo. W. Beery went to Columbus on
Tuesday evening. in response to a tele-
gram from ii. NJ. Greene, on business
connected with the c. & T. R. r.
The first Strawberry Festival of the
season was given at the Presby terrain
Church last Friday evening. 1t was well
attended and success.
The new short Line Railroad, from
Cleveland to Cincinnati, via SPRING
field, is to be opened for travel this
week. This is an important change as
it materially shortets the route.
Tuesday was confirmation day in the
Catholic Church of this place. Bishop
Gilmore, of Cleveland was present and
administered the ordinance of confirm
atioh to large number of persons.
r. S. Palmer desires to sell his black.
smith shop, located at Kirby. 1t has a
gotd business. Here is good chance
for Somebody. He will also sell his
residence. If.
Elections on the question of voting a
tax for r. r. purposes were recently
held in several townships of Allen and
Hancock counties anil the result was
almost unanimous I'M the affirmative.
VIM. Mccormick hes returned from a
tour to Canada and brought with him
six poEieS which have been added to
the stock of the Livery Stable of Mess.
Mccormick & Co.
Mess. Seider, Beidler & Co, manufac-
sared fine Hook q Ladder Wagon, tor
the village of Ada, Ohio, which was
completed ami shipped on Tuesday,
They are ready to I'LL orders from 9TH
er towns.
Mr.. d. L. kentfield, of Crawford tip,
says that in that township Che %heat
crop Will be light; clover, good-tilno-
thy also, if more rafif comes in due
time; and corn is doing well, except
such damages as Che cut w 3rnY has done.
Rev. Cellars, of Marseilles, who called
at our Office Tuesday, says that the
wheat iii the Southwest part OF the
county promises to turn out much bet
ter than the people expected few days
ago.
Last Saturday vas lively day in Up
per Sandusky. Farmers brought a
great deal of wool in and buyers were
all eager to get it. Considerable con-
petition existed between buyers, which
is a good thing for farmers.
J. r. Naylor, formerly of this place,
but now of Wooster, O., gave us call
on Tuesday. We regret to learn that
since his residence here he lost his two
sons, both of whom had grown to IMAM
hood. One was killed by accident on
the r. Il.
The Congressional Convention for
this District is appointed for To-day, at
Mansfield. Hon. Jno. Berry, of this
place, is a candidate, but we don't be-
lieve Wyandot county will stand much
of a show, as Crawford, Richland or
Holmes will want the honor.