W. A. FENNER, Dining and Lunch Rooms and Confectioner, No. 9, North High street.--As an accomplished caterer to the public in this important department, we notice Mr. W. A. Fenner, who is a native of this county, where he was born in 1841. After his early school days, the war of the Rebellion coming on, he enlisted in 1862 as a member of company D, Eighty-eight regiment, O. V. I., in which he served for six months. He then re-enlisted and became of member of company F, Thirteenth O. V. I., in which he received the commission of Second Lieutenant, and served with credit through many of the thrilling incidents of those historic years up to the time of receiving his honorable discharge in June, 1865. After the war he was variously employed in business and labor, up to the time of his engaging in his present business in 1891. Mr. Fenner has a neatly fitted up business room, and is prepared to furnish farmers, citizens, or trancient visitors to the city for first-class meals at regular hours, or meals or lunch at all hours, and will supply best Baltimore oysters or ice cream by the dish in their season. He will get up special meals to order for parties, balls or societies on reasonable terms, and also carries in stock fine confections, fruits, tobacco, cigars, etc. The bakery department supplies choice bread cakes, pies etc, to order for weddings or festivals. This house has grown in public favor and patronage from residents of both city and country.

Source: Page 60 General business review of Highland County, Ohio : for the year 1892-3. Newark, Ohio: Historical Pub. Co., 1892, 128 pgs