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Excerpts from newspapers. TOPIC: 100 YEARS AGO. Compiled by Doris Dilbone in August,
1999
100 Years Ago - August 1899
Excursions
Yesterday
The excursions run to this city yesterday to
the Mary L. poultry plant were a success. The
excursion trains were run over the C.H.&D. railroad from Toledo and Cincinnati. The
two trains arrived here about 11 o’clock in the morning and brought in between five
and six hundred people. The visitors visited the poultry plant and spent a portion of the
afternoon in the grove over the hill at the rear of the plant. Many of them took a drive
over the city. The grove is a most beautiful place and is provided with a large number of
settees, swings and hammocks for the convenience of visitors. It was visited by hundreds
of people yesterday besides the excursionists, and the many people who drove here from
neighboring towns to see the plant. Sidney Daily News, Aug. 1, 1899
Base Ball
The game of ball yesterday afternoon between the Urbana and
Sidney teams in this city resulted in a victory for the Sidney boys by a score of 8 to 7.
Ten hard fought innings were required to decide the game. The two opposing pitchers did
good work, but Searl for Sidney seemed to have the best of it and pitched an excellent
game backed up by fairly good support from the home boys. He struck out eight of the
opposing team. The Sidney team was composed of O. Elliott, Wm. Crusey, Tully Potter, E.
Jackson, Lewis Kingseed, D. Millette, Weber Hussey, Ed Searl and Charles Elliott.
Sidney Daily News, Aug. 3, 1899
Shadow
Social
The shadow social given at the home of Mr. Douglas
on the Mathers farm, southwest of Sidney, last evening by the Helping Hand Society of the
Baptist church, was very well attended. About $29 was realized on the entertainment. Ice
cream and cake were served. The shadows of the young ladies were thrown on a white surface
and the young men were charged five cents to pick out the shadow of the young lady they
wished to have accompany them to ice cream and cake. It proved very interesting.
Sidney Daily News,
Aug. 23, 1899
On the
Menu
Fried turtle at the Hub to-morrow night Sidney Daily News, Aug. 3, 1899
Passing
Through
A base ball team of Indians from Nebraska passed through this
city on their way to Degraff where they play ball today.
Sidney Daily News, Aug. 3, 1899
Sidney
Boys in the Philippines
Letters have been received this week from Roy B.
Motsinger and Henry Miller, members of the Seventeenth U. S. Infantry, now stationed at
San Fernando, Philippine Islands. They both say that they are in excellent health and
enjoying themselves. Sidney Daily News, Aug. 11, 1899
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