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From: "Julia A. (Heaton) Krutilla" <>
Subject: Can't find anything interesting to read in tonight's paper?
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 16:33:17 -0500


Can't find anything interesting to read in tonight's paper?

Here are some abstracted articles from Steubenville, Jefferson Co., OH's
newspapers which feature Ohio Valley life in 1899-1900.

(Friday, June 2, 1899 Steubenville Gazzette)
MEMORIAL DAY - Fitting Ceremonies Observed in Steubenville. The annual
custom of decorating the graves of soldiers was observed in Steubenville
Tuesday. The weather during the afternoon was delightful and there was a
good sized turnout. The Spanish American solders met in the Council chamber
and marched to Fourth, near Washington and took position in the procession
at the head of the G. A. R. (Grand Army of the Republic). There were
twenty-eight in all, and Rough Rider McKINLEY was one of the number taking
a place as the parade started. He came from Richmond on his bicycle and was
applauded as `he rode up Fourth street. The G. A. R. met at the post room
and formed on Fourth near Washington, and there were 84 in line on foot.
They were headed by six policemen and the G. A. R. drum corps led by Capt.
SELAB. After those on foot came carriages with the aged soldiers and W. R.
C. in them. They decorated 379 graves, one of them being Chas. WATKINS, the
Confederate Black Horse Cavalry man, who died here. We are informed that in
1877, the first year the present G. A. R. assumed this duty, only 37 graves
were decorated.

(Friday, June 23, 1899 Steubenville Gazzette)
$10 To The Seashore: Summer Excursion to Atlantic City via PA LINES. July
6th and 30th, August 3rd and 17th, just the time for your vacation trip,
the $10 round trip excursion tickets will be sold from Steubenville to
Atlantic City, Cape May and other popular seaside resorts; return limit on
these tickets 15 days including date of sale. Trains run thorough City
without change. For further info, please call upon or address J. M.
REYNOLDS, ticket agent, Pennsylvania Line.

Jas. GILL found a set of gold teeth plates in the sand at the old graveyard
on South Fourth street. They are in connected by springs and are in good
condition. Dentists regard them as a curiosity of over fifty years ago. The
same work today would cost nearly $200.

This morning Si MYERS was driving Paul CASTNER's delivery wagon up Fourth
near Market and was passed by Al SHOUSE with two fire engine horses. One of
the fire horses shied at a street car and started for Market street. MYER's
horse started to back and pinned the horse SHOUSE was riding against a
telephone pole, where in his frantic efforts to free himself, he slowed the
wagon so hard a wheel broke. SHOUSE held to the other horse until the
saddle girth broke and he was thrown off by the pole. Both horses were
caught by bystanders. SHOUSE was not injured and neither of his horses hurt.

Lightning struck the central school building at Toronto on Tuesday evening,
damaging it slightly. The stack of the Minor brick works clay bank was
blown down by the storm. The trestle leading to the King's creek stone
quarry (an easy walk across the river in Hancock Co., WV) was considerably
damaged by the heavy rain.

The bronze fountain, which will supply water for man and beast is now on
the site of the old stone trough put up by Mayor IRWIN years ago. While the
new fountain is more artistic, it will never do more real good than the one
put up by the ex-Mayor, for then there were no troughs in the city.

(Friday, June 30, 1899 Steubenville Gazzette)
The boating stage in the river is over for awhile at least and nearly all
the boats have gone to the bank after a long and profitable season of
navigation. At present (the Ohio River is) three feet seven inches and
falling slowly with no prospect of a rise. The Keystone State stuck in the
mud several times in getting to Pittsburg but finally with the aid of boats
. . . . . there yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock, and will remain until
more water comes. The Ben Hur left Pittsburgh yesterday at noon and reached
here this morning at 8 o'clock, twelve hours behind schedule time. She will
proceed as far as Marietta and there tie up. No word has been received from
the Virginia due up today and it is thought she will come no farther than
Wheeling.

If you find this a nostalgic and interesting read, visit the Jefferson
County Chapter, OGS abstracted news articles on this web
page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjefogs/100YearsAgo.htm
All are past features of the Jefferson County Lines Newsletter.

Wishing everyone a familiar Ohio Valley surname featured in these articles.

JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAPTER, OGS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjefogs/index.htm

Julia A. Krutilla, Web Master





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