Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-01-02
HISTORY OF A YEAR.
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Waring recommends that Spring6eld's
sewage be turned into Mad river.
"a. Death OF Mira. Edward D. Bowman.
25. Eighth annual reunion Of the Fifty
fourth o. V. L., held at the Fair grounds.
80. Death Of Mr.. Newton S. Miller, Of
Enon. .Woliston 4 WiIder's lumber yard
and several buildings damaged by fire.
Loss, $4,000.
SEPTEMBER
/. Hon. Thomas A. Cowgirl nominated
by the republicans Of the Eleventh senate
rial district
8. Death Of Mrs. Rachael Cavileer.
Q. Allen Powell killed BY the cars in the
Ohio Southern yards.
TO- Whiteley, Fassler 4 Kelly agree to
pay fifty cents on the dollar. and the Cham
pion Machine company propose to pay dol
lar for dollar.
IL. DIR. William Runyan breaches his
farewell sermon.
la. Martin Renchlsr scaided to death ut
Schneider's brewery.
IA. Oros GrissO, Of battery +, fatally
injured at Gettysburg. while iring 81
Lutte.
20. General A. 8. Bushnell tells how
Mrs. Grover Cleveland snubbed Governor
and Mrs. Foraker. Morris Gushing killed
in the l. b. 4 W. yards.
23. Hon. Ben Butterworth opens the re-
81. Francis NJ. Hagan. esq, appointed
postmaster Of Springfield.
OCTOBER.
4. Fourteenth annual convention OF the
Ohio W. c. T. L.
Z. Reorganization Of the famous Plug
Hat brigade.
IL. Senator Sherman speaks at the wig
wan.
IS. The Champion City guard cordially
received on its return from Chicago with
the $500 prize.
l.. Hon. William Mckinley and General
Gibson address republican meetings.
o3. John Howell's residence destroyed by
fire; loss, $500
as. Meeting Of the Ohio State Dental as
sociatiOn.
81. Death Of Mrs. James Leffel.
%. Fourteenth annual session Of the Cen
tral Ohio Teachers association.
81. James X. Whiteley suicides with q
revolver.
NOVEMBER.
Q. Foraker Day"-the greatest political
demonstration In Springield's history.
8. Mr.. Lawrence Burns fatally injured
on the Bee Line.
8. Brilliant victory Of republicans in
Clark county.
TO- Mitchell post, G. A. K. secures new
quarters in the King block.
IL. First anniversary meeting Of the Y.
w. e. T. U. OF Springfield.
IA. Interesting annual meeting Of the
Associated Charities society.
10. Destruction by fire of the old Perrin
property on the Yellow Springs road. 80.
Annual meeting of the Ohio State Tram
way association.
% Death of Frank c. GOode, esq, Of
typhoid fever.
"a. Mr.. George W. Simpson dies, aged
IS years.
5. Saloonists caught violating the Dow
law.
g. Bad accident on the Bee Line within
the city limits. important meeting Of
WIttenberg college directors.
Q. Brakeman A. Dye instantly killed on
the Ohio Southern.
IL. Dedication of the Third English Lu-
theran church.
IS. Disclosure OF the extensive fOrgeries
OF Councilman Henry c Laybourn.
II. Henry Wolfe, an e dhuckster, drops
dead in market
49, Beginning Of the annual session of
the Clark County Farmers Institute.
90. Thomas Kizer walks out of . third
story does and is killed.
2a. Death of Lucy B.. wife Of Rev. John
Pearson. of Central church.
"a. ID. +. Minnahan sues the city for s+.-
900.
25. Death of Melyn b. Layton, aged 81.
81. 4sese Mead. prominent farmer,
/ drowned in Mad river.
81. Mayor Kelly proposes to erect fOun'
tain in Market square.