Up and Around Union City, May 1885
Up and Around Union City, 1885
January 1, 1885
The Band which has been known as the Coleman Hose Band for the past two or three years have changed their name by dropping the word “Hose” and will hereafter be known as Coleman’s Band. They have also changed their place of meeting having rented a room on Concord Street where they hold regular meetings. The boys are improving wonderfully in the tootorial art, and should be encouraged.
January 1885
E.M. Cooper went to Akron, Ohio, on Friday last. He took part in a musical entertainment there on Friday evening, playing one or two of his favorite cornet solos.
May 1885
Our reporter as he was passing along the street one evening this week saw a young lady smoking a cigarette, blowing the smoke through her pretty little nose, with all the ease and grace of an habitual smoker. She remarked as he passed by that she knew it would be in The Times and we will not disappoint her.
Constable Gillett has already caught three or four persons driving faster than a walk over the iron bridge and has in each case taken them before Esq. Jackson for settlement. This is the only way to break up the custom for after a man has paid $5.00 once, he will “hold his horses” next time. It puts a “thinking cap” on a man at once.
Hugging Parties for the benefit of the churches are a recent importation into the south, but they are becoming very popular in some sections, especially in Virginia. The prices are as follows:
Girls under 15 years – 35 cents for a hug of two minutes.
From 15 to 20 years – from 35 to 75 cents
Another man’s wife - $1.00
Widows according to looks – from 10 cents to $21.00
Old Maids – three cents apiece or two for a nickel and no limit of time.
So You Think We Have Lots of Snow????
Union City may have had lots of snow in 1881-1992, but in February 1910, about ten feet of snow fell at the N.R. Luce residence at what is now 114 South Main Street. G.P. Marsh, M.D., a doctor with rooms in the Lyons block also lived in the house in the late 1880s.
Thursday, May 21, 1885
The Council were out yesterday viewing the streets and took into consideration the opening of Third Avenue. This avenue should have been opened years ago and it has been a great injustice to people living in that vicinity that it has not been. They have been obliged to pay their road tax yearly, and as yet no work has ever been done on the avenue south of South Street. The council should no delay in opening up this street any longer.
January 1, 1885
The Band which has been known as the Coleman Hose Band for the past two or three years have changed their name by dropping the word “Hose” and will hereafter be known as Coleman’s Band. They have also changed their place of meeting having rented a room on Concord Street where they hold regular meetings. The boys are improving wonderfully in the tootorial art, and should be encouraged.
January 1885
E.M. Cooper went to Akron, Ohio, on Friday last. He took part in a musical entertainment there on Friday evening, playing one or two of his favorite cornet solos.
May 1885
Our reporter as he was passing along the street one evening this week saw a young lady smoking a cigarette, blowing the smoke through her pretty little nose, with all the ease and grace of an habitual smoker. She remarked as he passed by that she knew it would be in The Times and we will not disappoint her.
Constable Gillett has already caught three or four persons driving faster than a walk over the iron bridge and has in each case taken them before Esq. Jackson for settlement. This is the only way to break up the custom for after a man has paid $5.00 once, he will “hold his horses” next time. It puts a “thinking cap” on a man at once.
Hugging Parties for the benefit of the churches are a recent importation into the south, but they are becoming very popular in some sections, especially in Virginia. The prices are as follows:
Girls under 15 years – 35 cents for a hug of two minutes.
From 15 to 20 years – from 35 to 75 cents
Another man’s wife - $1.00
Widows according to looks – from 10 cents to $21.00
Old Maids – three cents apiece or two for a nickel and no limit of time.
So You Think We Have Lots of Snow????
Union City may have had lots of snow in 1881-1992, but in February 1910, about ten feet of snow fell at the N.R. Luce residence at what is now 114 South Main Street. G.P. Marsh, M.D., a doctor with rooms in the Lyons block also lived in the house in the late 1880s.
Thursday, May 21, 1885
The Council were out yesterday viewing the streets and took into consideration the opening of Third Avenue. This avenue should have been opened years ago and it has been a great injustice to people living in that vicinity that it has not been. They have been obliged to pay their road tax yearly, and as yet no work has ever been done on the avenue south of South Street. The council should no delay in opening up this street any longer.