A Paulding Journal: 1870-1950

Copyright © 2001 by Jeanne Bennett Calvert.

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Contents

FORWARD

THE 1870’S

THE 1880’S

THE 1890’S

THE 1900’S

THE 1910’S

THE 1920’S

THE 1930’S

THE 1940’S

BIBLIOGRAPHY

FORWARD

I firmly believe that the past is our legacy to the future and with this in mind, I set out to create a journal that might have been written by a resident of Paulding, Ohio durings its early days. I hope that I am able to give the reader a sense of the changes that have taken place in the village through the decades and a feeling of what life was like in northwestern Ohio during the early days of settlement.

I have tried to be completely accurate in the information included in this Journal, but the time span involved made it difficult to check some of my sources. I want to apologize in advance for any errors and assure the reader that they were completely unintentional.

I would like to acknowledge the help and encouragement given to me by my husband, Bill, and by the other members of my family. I also want to acknowledge the help that I received from the staff of the Paulding County Carnegie Library, the John Paulding Historical Society and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office. Without these people, this work would not have been possible.

THE 1870’S

June 1870-T. Emery and W A. Savage are publishing a new newspaper-The Plain Dealer. In their opening editorial, they declare their sentiments to be with the Democratic Party. Subscription cost is $1.50 per year.

Local businesses include: The Paulding House, V. V. Pursel; The Phoenix Store, W. M Murlock, dry goods and groceries; E. B. Loudon, druggist; Dr. W M. Murlock; Dr. D. M. Hixson; T. Emery, attorney; George W. Potter, attorney and real estate; The Red Front Store, A. M. Shead, dry goods and groceries; G. W, Potter, dry goods and groceries;

At their June meeting, the county commissioners made several appropriations for bridges. They appointed J. D. Carlton to superintend the building of the Hamer bridge and T. G. Merchant to superintend the McGill bridge.

July 1870-John Edyburn’s two-year old colt had the misfortune to step off of the new bridge over Flat Rock Creek. It fell eighteen feet to its death.

The village Sunday School is thriving under the leadership of Mr. Durfey.

Crops in the area are looking very good-especially the wheat and corn.

There were seventy-seven marriages in Paulding County during the past twelve months.

Because the Paulding County Agricultural Society is not holding a fair this year, Defiance County has invited local residents to participate in their fair.

Mr. Kemler has finished his new store building on Perry Street.

Mr. Potter is constructing a new building on Jackson Street.

Mr. J. Segers has commenced work on the new two-story school house. He has a full crew and work is progressing rapidly.

The County Commissioners have declared a five-dollar bounty on wolves.

Several farmers in the area are constructing new barns.

The Auditor has the lists of road taxes ready for the various townships.

Reverend Parks, of the Paulding M. E. Church, will be holding regular Sabbath services at 3 PM each Sunday.

Reports have been received of cases of smallpox in Washington Township.

The Plain Dealer is moving to the new building east of G. W. Potter’s on Jackson Street.

The Auditor is accepting bids on ditch work in the county. August 1870-W. T. French has purchased the Paulding House.

There is talk of a railroad to be constructed, which will extend from Dayton to Michigan, passing through Paulding.

A train wreck occurred at the Cecil station of the T. W and W.R.R. when a large pile of wood started to burn and spread to the tracks, burning the ties from under the track. The tracks collapsed under a train coming from the west and eleven cars of wheat were tipped on to the ground. The wheat caught fire and was entirely consumed. The engineer of the train was so badly burned, he died a few hours later.

September 1870

A teachers’ examination will be held here on the fifth.

D. H. Hull will be giving a lecture here on spiritualism.

Many local farmers have commenced cutting their corn crop and are reporting the best yield that they have had in years.

The Defiance Brass Band will be in attendance at the county Democratic convention to be held later this month in Paulding.

Shares of stock are being offered in the proposed Cincinnati and Michigan Railroad.

Edgecomb’s Historical and Scientific Entertainment was given at the courthouse and was well attended.

S. T. Miller has opened a new dry goods and grocery store here.

The recent murder trial held here cost the county over seven hundred dollars in addition to the three hundred dollars they were reimbursed by the state. The accused was found guilty.

October 1870-Residents west of Paulding report a severe hailstorm on the third. The remaining vegetation was badly damaged.

Reverend D. W. Carr will be speaking at the schoolhouse this Wednesday evening.

Peter Hilty and his brother have ordered a new saw mill, which they intend to have up and running here by the end of November.

There will be a meeting of the county’s doctors held here at the end of the month for the purpose of forming a medical association.

Three women, a mother and two daughters, are currently in the local jail on charges of larceny.

November 1870-A Cotillion Party was held at the courthouse on the seventeenth. Dinner was served before hand at the residence of W M. Morlock.

The wheat crop, which was planted quite late this year, is looking good thanks to a warm October and occasional rains.

Local hunters are killing a large number of deer this fall.

December 1870-The Hilty brothers are busy constructing their saw mill and expect to have it working by the middle of the month.

The Delphos Stone and Stave Company has incorporated in Brown Township. They were drawn to the county by the fine stand of timber.

D. C. Carey has taken over the office of Probate Judge. He has moved to Paulding.

The county commissioners have allotted five hundred dollars for the bridge over the Auglaize River at Oakwood and two hundred dollars for the bridge at Charloe.

After a very warm fall, the weather has turned very cold.

A Christmas Tree and Entertainment was held at Landis Church in Crane Township.

January 1871-Mr. Morlock will give an Oyster Supper and Ball on the 17th. Tickets are two dollars.

The teachers’ examination will be given here on the third Saturday of the month.

As the Hilty saw mill is in operation, Paulding now has two steam saw mills.

Two large snakes were recently killed on a farm outside of Paulding.

Court is in session. Two divorces were granted.

February 1871-Petitions have been presented to the state legislature asking for the enlargement of the Miami and Erie Canal. They have been forwarded to the committee on Public Works.

The commissioners have appointed Elias Shafer as coroner.

The Dayton, Stillwater Valley and Saginaw Railroad Company has incorporated for the purpose of constructing a railroad from Dayton to Michigan. The proposed railroad would run through Paulding.

Triplets, two girls and one boy, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Asa Smith of Crane Township.

The auditor will be sending tax collectors out to the various townships on the 20th of the month to collect the unpaid taxes.

Joseph Cramer has closed his grocery and dry goods business and has sold his store room opposite of the brick county offices to George Potter who is moving his stock to that location

J. W Geller has moved into his new shop on Jackson Street. He is ready to make boots and shoes on short notice.

Many local residents are busy putting up ice.

J. W. Smith has opened up a blacksmith shop here and is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line.

A United States Marshall was in town and arrested two people for passing counterfeit money. He took them to Cleveland where they will be prosecuted

March 1871-Charges of passing counterfeit money have been dropped against the two local individuals who were recently arrested on these charges.

W.T. French has sold the Paulding House to J. A. Ferguson.

J. W. Geller recently had his pocket picked.

April 1871-Three new families have moved to Paulding this week.

The roads are drying up fast and travel will soon be good through out the county.

Hannah Carey, Anna Carey, Mary Reed and Mary Poorman of Paulding have been issued twelve-month teaching certificates.

William Inman has sold his sawmill in Brown Township to John Anderson and Harvey Holtsberry.

Any soldier of the 1812 War, who served six months or more, is now entitled to receive a pension of ninety-six dollars a month. A widow of a soldier would receive the same amount.

The Board of Education in Antwerp is accepting bids on a new brick schoolhouse in that town.

Joseph Coupland is advertising a large stock of groceries.

A large amount of lumbering is going on in the area. All of the sawmills are busy and every available team has been engaged to haul lumber to the canal for shipping.

Several lots in Paulding are being improved this spring.

The local postmaster reports that he has twice as much mail as he did three years ago.

May 1871-Bids are being taken for a new frame school in sub-district three of Jackson Township.

The directors of the county infirmary are asking for bids on the construction of a frame barn on the infirmary property.

The old frame schoolhouse has been sold to K. J. Vanderhoff for ninety-two dollars.

The bid for a barn at the county infirmary has been given to S. T. Miller for the amount of $395.

Sol Miller has opened a blacksmith shop near the new school-house.

There was a railroad meeting held at the schoolhouse and the necessary funds were raised to send two delegates, D. W Hixon and A. H. Seldon, to a meeting to be held in Kokomo, Indiana, about the Kokomo and Toledo Railroad.

The bid for a frame schoolhouse in Jackson Township has been let to J. Seger for the amount of $355.

A fire has destroyed the dry house of the Harris, Shirley and Phillip’s Stave Factory at Antwerp.

June 1871-A weeklong teachers’ institute is being held here under the direction of Professor George B. Lane of Van Wert. About forty teachers were in attendance.

The commissioners are having a new plank fence erected around the public square. This will add much to the appearance of the town.

Plans are being made for a Fourth of July celebration to be held here. Several committees have been appointed.

W. N. Snook has been elected president of the Paulding County Agricultural Society. Other officers include R. M. Reid, George Cox, and C. Gordon. Plans are being made for a fair in the fall.

The local wheat crop is coming in to head.

Dr. Hager, of Junction, has been appointed Examining Surgeon of the county.

Kemler and Myers are advertising a large new stock of provisions, which they will sell cheap for cash or country produce.

The commissioners have authorized the auditor to accept bids on the construction of a bridge across the Auglaize River at Charloe and for the construction of a bridge across the Wabash Canal in Emerald Township.

Four divorces were granted at the court session, which just ended.

July 1871-Area residents enjoyed a large July Fourth celebration. Some of the events occurring were a Sabbath School picnic, a parade featuring masked horsemen, fireworks, a ball, several orations and good music.

J. IP Davis will open a select school here on August 1st. The term will last eleven weeks and the fee will be four dollars. This will give teachers and others desiring a chance to improve in Theory and Practice.

Dr. E. J. Brown has located his office in Paulding.

August 1871-A meeting of the County Agricultural Society will be held to determine whether or not there will be a fair this fall.

F.M. Rummell, formerly of Napoleon, Ohio, has opened a law office in Paulding.

The Plain Dealer has moved its office into a building opposite the row of county offices.

A fist fight enlivened a recent Saturday night in Paulding.

The county Democratic Convention has nominated the following for county offices: treasurer, Peter Hilty; sheriff, Jesper Fergerson; Commissioners, Stanton C. Dix; coroner, Peter Jailor; Recorder Elijah Brown; Director of the county infirmary, John Mossoney.

Several land buyers have been in Paulding recently.

Ezra Cuttings has opened a wagon shop here.

Several houses are under construction in the village.

Reverend H. H. Harper has been appointed to the Paulding and Junction charge by the M. E. Church.

September 1871-The well on the public square has been cleaned and a new pump has been installed.

A new bridge is being built across the little creek north of town.

The twenty-second Ohio State Fair is being held this month in Springfield, Ohio.

The Prohibition Party held a county convention at Antwerp for the purpose of nominating candidates. Nominated were:

Sheriff, C. S. Carpenter; Treasurer, Samuel Harris; Recorder, H. J. F. Wort; Commissioner, Z. A. Graves; Director of the infirmary, J. B. Zuber; and Coroner, Joseph Clark.

October 1871-Dr. Louden is putting up a new building east of S. T. Miller’s to be used as a grocery and drug store.

There will be a Disciples Social Meeting at the Courthouse on the next Sabbath.

Mr. Linn is building a house and shoe shop just west of the bridge.

Jesper Fergerson has been elected sheriff; Charles Hakes, recorder; Jacob Switzer, coroner; H. Sheldon, Commissioner; and W. R. Crawford, director of the infirmary.

John Shirck, formerly of Van Wert, is opening a boot and shoe store in the building east of the post office.

The ladies of Paulding have organized a Mite Society for benevolent purposes. They will be meeting on Tuesday evenings.

The colored folk of Flat Rock are making an effort to build a church on the road leading from Paulding to the furnace. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.

There have been several large grass and wood fires in Ohio and surrounding states.

Messrs. Louden and Blank have opened one door east of Main Street with a complete stock of drugs, medicines and groceries.

Muddy roads are the order of the day.

Dr. Hixon and William Carey are opening a drug store on Main Street in Paulding.

A storm has brought snow and given the town the appearance of winter.

Lewis Stanz of Putnam County has moved here for the purpose of opening a furniture manufacturing shop.

The winter term of school has started. J. D. Lamb and Annie Carey are the teachers.

Mr. Hilty is building a large (24 X 46) two story building on Jackson Street, north of his mill. It is to be used for a carriage and blacksmith shop.

S. T. Miller has a new lot of Army clothing for sale at his store.

A Sabbath School concert will be held at the school house the first Sunday evening in December.

Professor Kimbal of Ft. Wayne will hold a meeting at the school house for the purpose of organizing another singing class here.

December 1871-Mr. Evans of the Paulding Furnace was unfortunate, last week to have four dies broken. A loss of about fifty dollars each.

A brass band has been organized here under the leadership of C. B. Miller.

The Probate Court issued six marriage licenses during the month of November.

A New Year’s Ball will be held at the W M. Morlock residence. All are invited.

M. G. Linn has opened a shoe shop one door east of Louden and Blank’s grocery.

We have had several light sprinkles of snow lately, but not enough to satisfy the owners of fast horses and sleighs.

Some of the local men held a shooting match on Christmas Day.

A wind storm has blown down the frame work of two new buildings, which were being erected here.

Wheat is selling for a dollar and twenty-five cents a bushel.

January 1872-Reverend William Dushane of Bellefontaine, preached at the schoolhouse on Sunday morning.

Messrs. Carr and Reed of St. Andrews have purchased a lot in Paulding and intend to erect a two-story building measuring 22 X 60. They intend to move their dry goods and grocery business here in the spring.

Pursel and Sheldon are planning on opening a shingle factory here. They have already purchased their engine and are in the process of purchasing the rest of the needed machinery.

Messrs. Duffy and Seger are opening a hardware store here. They intend to build a new building, but currently are doing business in S. T. Miller’s room.

The voters and tax-payers of the Paulding Separate School District will be holding a meeting to discuss means of raising money to pay its present indebtedness and to meet its future expenses.

Hilty Brothers have completed their large furniture rooms and have received their first load of furniture in the rough which will be finished and prepared by Lewis Stanz.

February 1872-Sledding continues to be good in the area.

The Paulding Mite Society will be holding an oyster supper. Proceeds will be used for benevolent purposes.

During 1871, there were 1,658 white voters in the county and 102 colored voters.

Benjamin Blake has opened a barbershop here.

The Hilty Brothers are planning on erecting a sawmill on the banks of Blue Creek, west of the crossing of the Van Wert Pike. They have been having logs hauled and deposited there.

Mr. G. W Cox has organized a singing class, which meets at the schoolhouse every Sabbath evening.

Mr. Ellsworth has opened his hotel in Antwerp.

The upper part of the Paulding Furnace caught fire last Friday night. Several local citizens worked to extinguish the flames. There was about one thousand dollars worth of damage to the building.

The state fair will be held at Mansfield for the next two years.

March 1872-The Reverend Mr. Harper has commenced a protracted meeting here. It is expected to last for several weeks.

The County Agricultural Society held a meeting in Paulding. At the meeting, it was decided to hold an annual fair, but the location was a subject of much debate and was not fixed at this time. The decision was left for to the directors to decide at a future meeting.

Hixon and Carey have sold their drugs and medicines to Mr. Warren Penn from Van Wert.

A Mr. Miller, from New Haven, has opened a harness shop here.

A petition bearing forty-three signatures was presented to the county commissioners asking for the incorporation of the village Paulding.

The timber for the erection of five new buildings on Perry Street is already on the ground.

Selden and Pursel have the building for their shingle factory completed. They are thinking about adding a planing mill.

Louden and Blank have dissolved their partnership. Louden will take the drugs and Blank the groceries.

Mr. Coupland is erecting a new store building.

Kate Cable has opened a boarding house here and is prepared to take up to eight boarders.

April 1872-The auditor is requesting a meeting of the county assessors to give them their forms and instructions.

A Farmers’ Club has been organized in Washington Township.

J. A. Fergerson has received the contract for carrying the daily mail from here to Emerald for the sum of $205 per year.

The protracted meeting, which has been held for several weeks, closed last Sunday evening.

Dr. Hixon has received a supply of cowpox virus and requests that all who have not been vaccinated should call at his drugstore and be vaccinated against smallpox.

Mr. Blank has moved his supply of groceries to a room just south of the newspaper office.

Peter Kemler has the frame up for his new building on the south side of the public square. One half of the building will house his grocery business and the other half will be occupied by Miller’s harness shop.

Mrs. Meachen and Mrs. Kate Cable are opening a millinery shop in Mrs. Meachen’s house.

The Board of Directors of the Agricultural Society have purchased twenty-five acres of land at Paulding for the Fair Grounds. They purchased the land from Joseph Coupland for a price of nine hundred dollars.

May 1872-Mr. Shearer is building a store on Jackson Street, which will house a jewelry store.

George W Cox of Paulding has been admitted as an attorney at law.

Mr. Marshall of Van Wert is building a meat market here.

The street supervisor is busy grading the streets, fixing crossing and culverts and cleaning out the gutters.

Mrs. Barnhard has opened a millinery shop at her residence on Main Street, north of Ferguson’s Hotel.

The band has sold their brass instruments and intends to use the money to purchase silver instruments.

Blank’s Grocery Store has been sold to Mr. Couse of Van Wert.

William Jatho of Defiance has moved here and opened a jewelry store over Hilty’s furniture rooms on Jackson Street. He will do clock and watch repair.

Bids are being sold for the job of clearing the fair grounds and constructing the race track.

Professor A. J. Clark, Phrenologist of Miami, Indiana, has been lecturing here the past few evenings.

The Hixon and Penn Drug Store is installing a new soda fountain.

A picnic was held in Charloe to dedicate the new bridge across the Auglaize River. The Paulding Band was in attendance and led the march to the new bridge.

Potato bugs have already made their appearance.

June 1872-Reverend Revels is soliciting contributions to finish the Little Flat Rock Church.

The frames of four new buildings have been raised in the last week.

Plans are under way for a grand old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration. The Sabbath Schools of the different localities are being invited to attend.

J. A. Ferguson has found a stray colt.

The county commissioners have let out contracts for building bridges. One is to be across Flat Rock Creek at Paulding.

Uriah Reed of St. Andrews has been in town introducing Tylers Patent Steam Washer.

E. B. Louden is seeking a partner for his drug and grocery business.

Thomas Marshall has opened a butcher shop on Perry Street.

William Jatho has his jewelry shop open. It is located on Jackson Street, across from the post office.

Other businesses and businessmen in Paulding include: John Sherick’s Boot and Shoe Store; Hixon and Penn, druggist and apothecaries; Mrs. Barnhard, millinery; Hilty Brothers, furniture; S. T. Miller’s dry good and groceries; The New York Cash Store; Durfey and Segers Hardware; Joseph Coupland, groceries and provisions; Peter Kempler, groceries and provisions; Joe’s Grocery and Saloon; W.M. Murlock’s Phoenix Store; Mrs. H. Meacham, Millinery and Fancy Goods; J. A. Fergerson’s Paulding House and Livery; W M. Morlock’s Murlock House; O. F. Perry, Contractor and Builder; W. M. Morlock, dry goods and groceries; Dr. D. W. Hixson; Dr. W. M. Morlock; George Cox, T. Emery, George W. Potter, and F. M. Rummell, attorneys at law; Benjamin Blake, barber.

The Paulding Band attended the Strawberry Festival at Antwerp.

The Paulding County Agricultural Society reports that work is progressing on the fair grounds and race track.

July 1872-Hixon and Penn have their new soda fountain in running order.

October first through the third will be the dates of the 1872 Paulding County Fair.

A Platform Dance will be held on July Fourth at Tate’s Landing.

An Independence Ball will be held here at Coupland’s Hall on the same day. S. T. Miller will be serving a supper before the Ball.

The Sabbath Schools attending the Independence Day picnic are to assemble at the court house at 9 a.m. They will march to the fairgrounds where they will conduct their program and have lunch.

An Express, Freight and Telegraph Office has been established at Emerald Station.

Teachers who were certified following the local teachers’ examination include: Serepta Barnhouse, John Geyer, Misses A. B. Goff, H. E. Lincoln, E. E. Banks, Phebe Dimock, Callie Harris, C. E. Swick, Laura Strother, Amanda Brown, E. Lybarger, Matilda Trowbridge, and Columbia Ball. Also F. M. Bashore, Franklin Hargo and Joseph Spray.

A murder was recently committed near Charloe. The sheriff has arrested the accused and he was released on two thousand dollars bail.

The band has received their new silver instruments.

Messrs. McDonald and Starkweather have opened a new grocery store in their new building, on Main Street, north of the Paulding House.

John Sherik has moved his Shoe Shop into the building formerly occupied by Joseph Coupland’s grocery.

All of the mills along the Miami Canal are now stopped except for the Junction Mill, which is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

O. F. Perry has started work on the new bridge across Flat Rock Creek.

The Barnes Brothers have their new planing mill in operation here.

The Paulding Silver Band will be at Paulding Furnace on July 27th and at Antwerp on the 31st.

August 1872-A balloon ascension was held on the 3rd at the fairground. The balloon used was fifty-five feet in diameter and ninety-three feet tall, with no basket attached. The passenger rode on a trapeze suspended from the balloon. Arrangements have been made for Mr. Palmer to return for the fair and make two ascensions at that time.

The fence around the fairground has been completed.

Two men have escaped from the jail and are still at large. One of them was awaiting trial for murder.

Mr. Murlock has completed a two-story addition to his hotel.

An entertainment was held at the courthouse on the 23rd. Entertainment included the band, charades and tableaus.

The teachers institute will be held here during the second week in September.

There is a noticeable crack in the wall of the county office block near the recorder’s office.

S. T. Miller has sold his business to Albert Berlincourt who will continue in the same location.

Durfey and Seger have moved their hardware stock into their new building.

A new fence of dressed lumber is being constructed around the schoolhouse.

A floral building is to be constructed at the fairgrounds. The contract for the building has been let to Mr. Seger for $385. Mr. Hilty is digging a well on the fairgrounds. It will be lined with well brick.

September 1872-Several local citizens have left to attend the Ohio State Fair at Mansfield.

Reverend Morrison of Toledo and Reverend Thomas of Defiance will be holding a short series of meetings here.

Mr. Perry has torn down the old trestle work leading from the Flat Rock bridge to the embankment on the east side of the creek and has a full set of hands working on the erection of the new trestle. Persons will have to find crossings as best they can for a few days.

Work on the Continental Railroad is progressing rapidly.

General Grant is seeking re-election and Horace Greeley is his opposition for President.

The Reverend William Herring of Hicksville will preach at the school house on the evening of the 19th.

The fall term of school has commenced. Mr. De Witt and Miss Poynes are the teachers.

Several businesses in town are buying eggs. They are paying eighteen cents a dozen.

Corn cutting and wheat sowing are occupying the local farmers. The corn crop is very good this year.

The Paulding Band performed at the Defiance County Fair.

October 1872-The county fair was well attended and deemed a large success. There were over four hundred entries in the various classes.

Several incidents of theft were reported during the fair.

Elder E. W. Hawkins of the Church of Christ will be holding meetings in the courthouse during this week.

F. R. DeWitt and E. W. Hammon have purchased the printing material of Colonel Cable and intended to start a second newspaper in Paulding. It will be Republican in politics.

November 1872-We are continuing to enjoy very pleasant fall weather. This nice weather has been a real boon to the local farmers.

The office of The Plain Dealer is being remodeled.

A pair of hay scales is being erected on Main Street.

The Express and Telegraph office at Emerald Station is being discontinued. It seems likely that the post office will soon be removed too.

A new newspaper, The Paulding Journal, has started publication.

There is a definite need for one or two more sawmills here.

Dr. G. W. Remague, formerly of Summerville, Ohio, has moved here and opened an office.

A person charged with murder has escaped from the local jail. This is the second escape within the past few months.

December 1872-A serious horse disease has been spreading through out the county. Most horses will recover if given proper care.

Hixson and Penn have sold their stock to Messrs. Baldwin and Scott of Rushsylvania, Ohio. The new owners will continue the business in the same location.

We are having a spell of extremely cold weather.

January 1873-Several local citizens are busy packing ice. It is said to be clearer and thicker than it has been for the past several years.

The Methodist Church is holding protracted meetings here.

The telegraph office has been re-established at Emerald Station.

A. McDonald’s horse broke through the ice while pulling a load of ice on the sled. Quick action on the part of another man with a team, saved the horse.

New officers of the Agricultural Society include: R. M. Reid, Charles Hakes, W N. Snook, and W C. Means.

A freight office has been located at Cecil.

The man accused of murder, who escaped from our jail in August, has been captured in Indiana and returned here.

The Mite Society will meet this month at the home of D. C. Carey.

Joshua Blank has purchased John Sherick’s entire stock of boots and shoes and will carry on the business in the old stand.

W. M Wilkins has purchased A. Berlincourt’s grocery stock and will continue the business in the same location.

February 1873-Baldwin and Scott have purchased D. E. Carr’s stock of drugs and moved the same to their store.

Sheriff Ferguson recently transported three men from the county jail to the penitentiary at Columbus.

The trustees of the Methodist Church have notified those who have subscribed to the building that it is time to pay half of their subscription.

Reverend Miller of the United Brethren Church is holding protracted meetings here.

William Wilkins has added a fine billiard table to his establishment.

There is a large demand for houses to rent in Paulding. There is presently not a vacant house here.

March 1873-When a fire was discovered on the roof of Mr.

Kemler’s residence, his neighbors came to his aid and it was extinguished before much damage was done.

Mssers. DeWitt and Scott are publishing The Paulding Journal. The cost is $1.50 per year in advance.

Several new houses are being constructed in the village.

There is a great deal of sickness here; measles and scarlet fever among the children and colds or some form of lung disease among the adults.

There will be a school exhibition in the courthouse on Saturday evening. The Silver Band will furnish music for the occasion.

A large amount of rain has brought Flat Rock Creek up.

D. W. Carr has moved his stock of groceries to Fowler’s Corner, where the Blue Creek road and the Van Wert Pike cross.

The surveyors of the Cincinnati and Great Northern Railroad are on their way from Van Wert to Paulding.

Durfey and Seger have taken a third partner into their hardware business and will be adding an addition for