Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-06-08
HOLGATE.
SOME RAcY ITEMS FROM HEN.
RVS SECOND CITY.
Personal and Society Mention-Han-
dicap Bicycle Race.

HoLGATE, June 6-The Raymond
Comedy Company which closed four
nights engagement at the City Hall
Opera House Saturday night did not
meet with bowling success financial
ly, In fact the house that greeted them
Saturday night was shamefully small
and their money was refunded aud no
plav was had, the troup leaving town
next morning for Continental.
The following well-known Holgate
ladies are attending the summer Nor
NAL at Napoleon:-The Misses Ida
Bard. Mayme Gum, Della Fisher, and
Mrs. z. b. Linde.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Voigt, Henry
Voigt, Lou Pfahiert and wives are at
tending the Fair.
Children's Day will be celebrated 10
this place week from next Sunday.
Arrangements are being made for
handicap bicycle race for the Fourth
of July which will be the exciting at
traction OF the day. Anyone is ad-
missable in the race and some swift RI
ders are expected to take part In it.
J@H. Wilson attended the Republi-
can State Convention.
Miss Nellie Fribley visited with
friends In Defiance and Napoleon the
latter part of last and forepart of this
week.
There is a rumor that runs that the
Shelly Stave factory ma y close down
owing to the current reports of bank
failures. If this factory should shut
down some one hundred men will be
thrown out of employment, its effect
will be otherwise felt In the business
community.
The Raymond Comedy Company
had young prospective Edwin Booth
with them, who was decidedly stage
struck and made his debut In the char
acter of a cold-blooded villain the first
night Of the company's engagement
here. His make up was allright,-he
had the teuton voice of a william, the
mustache, and the horse frown, but
like the first primary-school boy, he
couldn't think what he had to say.
Walter Hilton who has been em-
ployed In Wilson & Co.'S. store for the
year past, has returned to Defiance.
Considerable improvement Is being
made on HOlgate's business and DWELL
ing houses. Most every business block
In town Is receiving coat of paint and
other outward and inward improve
ments being made. This goes to show
that we are not dead but decidedly
living and fiourishing.
Miss Lottie Sakolsky was in Toledo,
Sunday.
"Reddyn Barringer is acting as por-
ter at the Edwards House. Reddy has
the unalloyed gall to make an ideal
hustler for hotel.
Some drunken toughs broke show
window in the front of Wilson and Co.'S
store.
Will Lourg visited with Brayers here
Sunday. ii
The, store for number of years oc-
cupied by b. l.. Gillett for grocery
which has been vacant for year will
be fitted up]with saloon. This will
make IA saloons in Holgate--a town of
1900 inhabitants. From the present
outlook. ut will be some time before
local option will predominate in this
town. u ja
Some ofthe cyclers who helped car
ry the message from N. Y. to Chicago
are expected to enter Holgate's 4th OF
July race.
Miss Anna Sherer is teaching school
at New Bavaria.
A Toledo Commercial representative
worked this town this week.
The Huston building is nears
ing completion and will soon be occu-
pied. "
The music discoursed by Prof. Linde
and Miss Olga Buchenberg for the
Raymond Comedy Company, was far
above the ordinary and showed the
high degree of proficiency the musici-
ans possess in this line.
Brayer Bros. and Voigt were tele-
graphed that the old Jones mill which
they bought year ago, was seriously
damaged by fire. Upon investigation
however the fire was found to be a
small one, one end of the mill only be-
ing burned. The fire was the work the
incendaries and suspicious rests on cer-
tain parties who will be watched.
Miss Rose Call of Ottawa was the
guest of friends here Sunday.
DR.. Gehrett of Deshler had a pro-
fessional call in this city last Sunday.
Geo. Lampman, s. Zarbough and
Miss Nellie Fribley form a committee
appointed last Sunday to examine the
the selections for Children's Day.
Rev. Hawkins will be with US on
Children's Day, that being his regular
Sunday here.