Three Living Members of Old Militia at Nelsonville
In Nelsonville three men John Hill Wesley Bates and J Paul Cummins are believed to be the last surviving members of the old Ohio Independent Militia or Home Guards organized in July 1874 by Captain Charles A Cable. The unit trained at Dieanys hall with a roster of eighty men ages 11 to 40 and a 1870s drill grounds near the present Kelson He Lumber company site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hill
Wesley Bates
J. Paul Cummins
Nelsonville
Ohio Independent Militia
Home Guards
Charles A. Cable
Launcelot L Scott
James Verity
C W. Cable
Ohio
Dieanys Hall
Strattan
Payette Street
Kelson Hie Lumber Company
Captain Cable
John Dalton
Isaac Hoch
Conaway Dies Friday Evening in Charleston
Nelsonville Aug 20 William Conaway 60 died at 730 oclock Friday evening in a Charleston West Virginia hospital where a week ago he underwent an operation for appendicitis. His death notice reached friends in Nelsonville this morning. He was born in Nelsonville later moved with family to Logan and then Montgomery West Virginia present home. A son Tom Conaway died six years ago. He leaves wife and one daughter Mrs Madame McLellan of Montgomery two sisters Mrs Callie Stratton Athens Mrs Ruth Roberts and Chuck Conaway Logan. The funeral party will arrive in Athens Monday afternoon at 230 oclock and proceed to Greentawn cemetery Nelsonville for burial.
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Hazel Wallace
Maybelle Dalton
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Wohl Grady
Louisville
Rhine
T E Wells
Mrs & & Spray
Frank
Jos Spray
Petersburg
Indiana
E C Dugan
Columbus
Don
Esther Verity
Doris Mayer
Mt Vernon
W. H. Barton
Adelphi
Nelsonville
Elsie Hodgeman
Wanda Waiters
Detroit
Mid
Canada
Cedar Point
Cleveland
Will Burnell
Akron
Carl Petiit
Betty
R E Swoone
American Railway Express
Richard Moyer Ja
Charles Potts
Mary Meson
Logan
T. R. Potts
Ruth
Frances’ Atkinson
Beaumont
Heten
Grace Linton
George M. Clark
Louise Sabastian
Dayton
Dava
Emma &Brother
la Nelgenxdllan
Willam Conaway
Charleston
W Va
Conaway
Charles Conaway
Montgomery
W. Va
Tom Conaway
Madame Mc €Lellan
Botd
Mia
Callie Stratton
Athens
Ruth Roberts
Chuck Conaway
Greentawn Cemetery
Ludden Injured In Box Car Fall Near Walbridge
Aug 29 Mrs George Ludden of this city was summoned to Walbridge after a delivery man’s message that her husband fell from the top of a box car and injured his back and spine. Further details incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George Ludden
Walbridge
Y M C A NOTES BY W L H
The Y M C A notes outline an up to date gymnasium schedule with eight classes totaling nineteen weekly periods. It covers youth and adult groups, outlines plans to start sessions promptly, and commends volunteer leaders for the swimming program while inviting high school students to volunteer without hindering studies.
Woman Dies At Oak Street Home At 63
Mrs J H Williams 63 died yesterday morning at her Oak street home after years of ill health. Born on Coolville Ridge she was daughter of Zephaniah Falton. She married J H Williams in 1896 and had two children Enid who died in infancy and Mrs Sidney Everett of Crooksville. Survived by husband, daughter, three brothers John Fulton Eher Fulton Athens and C L Fulton Dooliitle Ridge and sister Mrs Addie Hill. Funeral services will be held at.
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J. H Williams
Oak Street
Coolville Ridge
Zephaniah Falton
Enid
Sidney Everett
Crooksville
John Fulton
Eher Fulton
Athens
C. L Fulton
Dooliitle Ridge
Addie Hill
Lourdes Grotto Service at Garris Chapel
A Lourdes Grotto in America is noted for a burial service at Garris Chapel on Monday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the residence from noon today until the funeral time.
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Garris Chapel
Battery To Leave For Camp Early Sunday Morning
Sinkv fire members and officers of Battery TN 134th Field Artillery will leave at 3:35 o clock this morning on the westbound B and train for Camp Knox near Louisville Kentucky where they will be in camp for fifteen days The battery under Captain Wheeler Dewhurst Lieutenant Robert L Clark and Lieutenant Clarence Hudson will participate in field maneuvers after extensive training in field work firing and other events under the course prescribed by the Ohio National Guard The battery will again take part in field maneuver contests in which it has won first place four or five times during the last five years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TN 134Th Field Artillery
Camp Knox
Louisville
Kentucky
Battery 14
Wheeler Dewhurst
Robert L Clark
Clarence Hudson
Ohio National Guard
Flood Control Bill Seeks $1.25 Billion for Mississippi
W C Street of Lake Village Ark, VP of the Mississippi River Flood Control association, announced that a bill requesting $1.25 billion in appropriations for Mississippi River flood control will be introduced in the next Congress. He spoke before the Mississippi River Commission during the last hearing on flood relief, saying the measure has approval from ten of the United States senators and is expected to gain strong support on the Mississippi road problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Louis
Congress
W C Street
Lake Village Ark
Mississippi River Flood Control Association
Muesissippi River Commission
United States
Final Plans for Athens County Fair and Races
Final preparations are under way for the Athens County fair and races to be held this week. Frank Biddle oversees racing events with a total purse of 3300 dollars across nine races, while livestock and horse entries fill the grounds. Bands perform during the event with fireworks planned for the last three nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Fair Board
Tate
The
Woods Band of
Albany
Athens High School
Bus Stephenson
Father Held After Forcing Family From Home Amid Tragedy
Fremont report states a father was jailed after driving his family from their home. Five year old Raymond Smith died yesterday from spinal meningitis, attributed to exposure. Two other children are ill. the mother, Mrs Horace Smrutt, and three youngsters slept at a poultry shed last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Raymond Smith
W. H Booth
Horace Srmutt
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Swina
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E. Washington Street
Owrville
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Nelsonville, Ohio
SBLM
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