Columbus Policeman Slain on Christmas Eve 1908
Harry E. Campbell a 34 year old Columbus police officer was shot while on duty at 4 40 p m December 24 1908 by Harry Hilliard who he was about to arrest on a sister s complaint He leaves a wife Verna Phinney of Richwood and a son Ross with his father Hugh A Campbell and brother C E Campbell of South Bend Ind Other local items note a wedding engagement in Richwood a crystal wedding anniversary oyster supper and several moving notices of transfers marriages and social events from December 24 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Campbell
Columbus
Hugh A. Campbell
Richwood
Campbell
Harry Hilliard
C. E. Campbell
South Bend
Ind
Verna Phinney
Ross
Marie Livingston
Katherine Livingston
Earl Elzey
Barberton
B. F. Sloop
M. P
Stover
David Neal
Ladies’ Aid Society
Dora Patrick
York
Benj. Rogers
Joseph Boggs
C. A. Meddles
Manchester
Tenn
John G. Sparks
Codding
Ethel Denman
LaRue
L. S. Colburn
Baptist Parsonage
Frank Harriman
Milford Center
Marion
Anna Hastings
Plain City
John Florence
Walter
Cleo Thompson
P. E. Barnes
Barnes
Jacob Hartman
Greenbrier
Alabama
C. E. Reams
Hancock County
Anna McAllister
Cassius McAllister
N. J. Kinney
John Jolliff
Mary Sidle
A. B. Simons
Franklin Street
Fifty Years Ago Social Notes December 27 1883
Mrs William Burner called to Delaware county for a sister's illness. Frank Horn suffers mumps and leaves clerical duties at J L Horns grocery. Benson W Smith moves to Montcalm county Michigan. Jerry Bigelow hosts friends at his parents’ home. Mother Bigelow praised for dinner. D O Webster of Mt Vernon visits Richwood friends for Christmas. J A Maize dies at his Thompson residence Delaware county aged about years. He was selected an...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burner
Delaware County
Frank Horn
J. L. Horn
Benson W. Smith
Mt. Victory
Montcalm County
Mich
Jerry Bigelow
Mother Bigelow
Jerry
D. O. Webster
Mt. Vernon
Richwood
J. A. Maize
Thompson
Ship
Auditor allocates October tax distribution across districts
County Auditor Morey Liggett disbursed the October settlement of personal and classified taxes totaling 14 907 11 to state, county, townships, corporations, school districts and public libraries. Schools received 10 707 28. townships 189 07. corporations 1 731 64. county 2 462 76. libraries 1 719 09. state 56 38. Marysville schools 4 896 25 led by corporate and business tax payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morey Liggett
Marysville Journal
Marysville
Corporation
Richwood
Union Rural School
Milfer Center
Union Township
Unionville Center
Plain City
Allen Township
North Lewisburg
Claiborne
Township
Darby
Dover
Jerome
Jackson
Franklin
Leesburg
Magnetic Springs
Liberty
Peoria
Paris
Bokes Creek
York School
Millcreek
Taylor
Washington
Jim Dugan Dies in Battle Creek
Jim Dugan a Marion clothier and prominent Ohio merchant died Tuesday night December 19 in Battle Creek Michigan after an operation in recent weeks. Funeral mass by Frs Spickman Summe Mollman and deacon. burial in St Mary Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dugan
Marion Clothier
Battle Creek
Mich
Dugan
Ohio
William J. Spickman
St. Mary Church
Cellrant
Edward H. Summe
Lawrence Mollman
Marysville
St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
A Happy New Year Reflection
A New Year message asks readers to consider joys and sorrows of the past year and hopeful plans for the future. It urges renewed effort to strive, do better, and accomplish more, hoping for peace and progress in the year ahead.
Reunion of Class of 1927 at Richwood High
The Class of 1927 of Richwood high school held its seventh annual reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Maddox on Christmas night. Members present included Dorothy Taylor and Mary Kirk among others. guests listed. Perry Allen was elected president and Alma Maddox secretary. games and lunch followed.
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Richwood High School
Horace Maddox
Dorothy Taylor
Margaret Shoup Barker
Mildred Debolt Laughrey
Mary Kirk
Mae Kirk Almendinger
Lucille Lee
Wilda Blake Evans
Roy LeMasters
Marion Cameron
Perry Allen
Penrose Prichard
Marjory Coe
Elizabeth Cameron
Mabel LeMasters
Eloise Frye
Rolland Householder
Edward Barker
Luther Laughrey
Abner McMahon
Mark Almendinger
Jay Evans
Hazel Ewing
Alma Maddox
Daughters of Veterans Sewing Circle Meets for Christmas Work
The Sewing Circle met at Mrs. Bella Boggs home on Thursday December 21. A pot-luck dinner was served at 12 30. In the afternoon members tied a comfort and prepared Christmas boxes for the remaining Comrades. Mrs Margaret Blake was elected president for 1934.
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Daughters of Veterans Sewing Circle
Bella Boggs
Margaret Blake
Christmas Dinner at Norris Home in Marysville
A Christmas dinner was held Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Norris and their son George in Marysville. Guests included Mandy Steward Carrie Robinson the Bumgarner family Reed family Clara Norris Esther Grindell and Leo Grindell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Norris
George
Marysville
Mandy Steward
Carrie Robinson
Raymond Bumgarner
J. T. Reed
Clara Norris
Esther
Leo C. Grindell
Missionary Group Meeting at Sanders Home
Mrs. Lloyd Mattesen presided over the Baptist church Missionary Society gathering held last Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Clarence Sanders home. The program included Christmas poem by Mrs. J. S. Matteson readings by several participants, duets by Christine Matteson with Mrs. Lloyd Matteson and by Ida Scott with Elizabeth Glassmeyer, a vocal solo by Mrs. H C LeMasters, and other readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Mattesen
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Clarence Sanders
Dale Wiley
J. S. Matteson
C. F. Cox
Christine Matteson
Lloyd Matteson
Henry Schmelzer
H. C. LeMasters
Josephine McDaniel
Pearl Frum
Ida Scott
Elizabeth Glassmeyer
Snowy Christmas Sledders Wake to Cold Week
Children who received sleds for Christmas woke to five inches of snow on Tuesday morning. Overnight temperatures plunged to six degrees below zero and the cold persisted all day Wednesday with very slippery roads and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younsters
Gridders Awarded Letters at School Program
Coach W. C. Hill presented letters to football players at the high school auditorium last Friday afternoon. Names include Jack Weller Fred Snyder Charles Murray Robert Moore James Foos Clifford McMahon Don McElroy Dwight Cowgill William LeMasters Marion Shuman Lynn Kagay Ted Collier Robert Magrew Phillip Van Winkle and Billy Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Hill
Jack Weller
Fred Snyder
Charles Murray
Robert Moore
James Foos
Clifford McMahon
Don McElroy
Dwight Cowgill
William LeMasters
Marion Shuman
Lynn Kagay
Ted Collier
Robert Magrew
Phillip van Winkle
Billy Gardner
Preston Jolley Honored on Christmas Day
Dr and Mrs J E Jolley of Marion entertained relatives at dinner on Christmas day honoring Preston Jolley of Richwood. Guests included Dr and Mrs R F Jolley and sons of Akron, Mr and Mrs George Jolley of Meeker, Mr and Mrs Richard Kuschke, Dr and Mrs J N Gettrost of Columbus, Mr and Mrs Sidney Laymon, W C Woolard, and others from Richwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Jolley
Marion
Preston Jolley
Richwood
R. F. Jolley and Sons
Akron
George Jolley
Meeker
Richard Kuschke
J. N. Gettrost
Columbus
Sidney Laymon
W. C. Woolard
I O O F Lodge Plans New Year Event and Initiation
Noble Grand Clifford Blake presided at the I O O F lodge meeting. One membership application was received. Plans were made for the annual New Year program and pot luck supper on Friday January 5. The degree staff conferred the initiatory degree in Milford Center on a class of candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble
Clifford Blake
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Milford Center
D of V Enjoy Christmas Exchange Friday Night
The Daughters of Veterans held their regular December meeting led by President Rosella Babbs with installation planned for January 12. An invitation was received to attend a Department President’s reception January 6 at Memorial Hall Columbus. A Christmas program was presented by Eva Prettyman Grace Temple and Babbs followed by a Christmas exchange.
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Daughters of Veterans
Rosella L. Babbs
Eva Stults
Gail Seal Montgomery
Marion
Memorial Hall
Columbus
Eva Prettyman
Grace Temple
Rosella Babbs
Lena Moore
Gunn, Ogan
Price
Lilley
Beeney
Yealey Receives First Gas Tax Aid for 18 Union Schools
County School Superintendent J A Yealey received from the state auditor checks totaling 4363.37 from the Gas Tax Excise Fund for distribution to all 18 Union county schools. This marks the first allocation for the county and Yealey expects four such distributions in the current school year.
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J. A. Yealey
Union County
Yealey
Fish couple mark sixtieth wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Fish of the Richwood area celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on Christmas day. They entertained their children grandchildren great grandchildren and several friends at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fish
Richwood
Sayre hosts Christmas dinner guests in town
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sayre entertained a dinner on Christmas Day with guests including Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Lyons and sons of Fredericktown L. C. Slemmons Mrs. Ernest Beeney and sons Mr. and Mrs. Scott Beeney Mr. and Mrs. Alton Godfrey Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rouse and son Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. James Rouse and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Sayre
E. P. Lyons and Sons
Fredericktown
L. C. Slemmons
Ernest Beeney
Scott Beeney
Alton Godfrey
J. A. Rouse
James Rouse
Well Known Resident Harriett Bosh Celebrates 82nd Birthday
Mrs. Harriett Bosh of the western town section turned 82 on Christmas Day. Her children hosted a large Christmas dinner at her home with John Bosh from Marion, Thomas Peeling from Mansfield, Ed Jolliff family, Loy Schultz family, and James Bosh of Richwood attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Bosh
John Bosh
Marion
Thomas Peeling
Mansfield
Ed Jolliff
Loy Schultz
James Bosh
Richwood
Hardware store changes hands reopening as Union County Hardware
The Riley Hardware store, recently sold at a bankruptcy sale and bought by S. L. Hall of Columbus, has been resold to Charles O. Fravel of Piqua. The Union County Hardware Co. is now open for business with Fravel warmly inviting Richwood and surrounding communities.
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Riley Hardware
S. L. Hall
Columbus
Charles O. Fravel
Piqua
Fravel
Richwood
Union County Hardware Co
Family Dinner at Slemmons Home
Sunday gathering at L O Slemmons residence included multiple families from Fredericktown Columbus and Kansas City. Attendees listed were Ernest Beeney family Alton Godfrey Scoot Beeney Roy A Johnson Elmer P Lyons and families Robert Springer Lynn Heenan Hope Heenan plus guests Jennie Smart Helen Schmeltzer Vivian Young. A noon dinner followed by afternoon calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Slemmons
Ernest Beeney
Dick and
Don
Alton Godfrey
Scoot Beeney
Roy A. Johnson
Elmer P. Lyons
Bobby
Teddy
Fredericktown
Robert Springer
Bobby Lee
Lynn
Hope Heenan
Columbus
Phyllis Hedges
Kansas City
Jennie Smart
Helen
Vivian Young
Ralph
Don Schmeltzer
Richwood High Delegates Attend All State Chorus in Columbus
Richwood high school representatives William LeMasters David Mann Robert Moore and George Keigley travel to Columbus Wednesday and Thursday for the all state chorus. The concert at Memorial Hall Thursday night at eight o clock is free to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sidle
Jane Conwell
William LeMasters
David Mann
Robert Moore
George Keigley
Columbus
Richwood High School
Memorial Hall
Lane Family Hosts Christmas Dinner Guests
Mr and Mrs H H Lane and daughter Blanche entertained on Christmas day for guests including Mr and Mrs N M Temple Mr and Mrs C F Marks Mr and Mrs D H Lane Mr and Mrs B A Price Mr and Mrs Del bert Fields Martha and Joe Temple William and Floyd Marks Alice and Robby Fields Ralph Kenneth Mary Donald Frank Jennie Marie and Bernard Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Lane
Blanche
N. M. Temple
C. F. Marks
D. H. Lane
B. A. Price
Delbert Fields
Martha
Joe Temple
William
Floyd Marks
Alice
Robby Fields
Ralph
Kenneth
Mary
Donald
Frank
Jennie
Marie
Bernard Lane
Pythian Sisters Enjoy Festive Evening and Exchange
The Pythian Sisters gathered last Thursday at Mrs. Earl Nye’s home with Mrs. Delmer Cahill as assistant hostess. Contests and games entertained members. Mrs. Bertha Ridgeway won the prize. A Christmas exchange added a festive feature to the decorated house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Nye
Delmer Cahill
Bertha Ridgeway
Holt Charles Holt Sentenced for Burglary in Ohio
Holt Charles Holt, 40, Richwood, convicted of burglary by a jury Monday evening and sentenced by Judge LeRoy Allen to one to fifteen years in the Ohio penitentiary. He was taken to prison, with authorities noting he admitted involvement in other crimes as part of the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt Charles Holt
Richwood
LeRoy Allen
Ohio
Holt
Bankrupt farm owners seek relief in Union County court
Plain City farmers Eden and Josephine Sturgeon filed a federal bankruptcy petition referred to Referee J. H. Kinkade. Liabilities are listed at 4410.72 with assets of 3730. They seek 700 homestead exemptions and a first creditor meeting set for January 6 in Kinkade's office. Other docket items include foreclosures, land transfers, and estate actions across Union County with various plaintiffs and defendants named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Josephine Sturgeon
Plain City
J. H. Kinkade
Mr. Kinkade
H. Lee Knowles
William Rausch
Court House
John W. Brady
Bowling Green Township
Marion County
Jackson Township
Union County
F. A. McAllister
Sarah Jane Howison
John W
Maude E. Brady
J. E. Clark
Be servant to a wise man but do not be master to a fool
The saying urges humility before true wisdom while warning against subservience to folly. It contrasts prudent guidance with risky leadership and stresses balanced judgment in interactions.
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H. H. Clavens
Noah C. Horn
Washington County
Charles F. McAdams
Mary Biddle
Len W. McAllister
Ruth Wilcox
D. Bowers
Sewing Circle
Sanders Home
D. OF V
Paul Herbert
Slemmons
Court News OF
Plain City Home & Savings Co
Margaret H. Konkle
Howard C. Black
Madison County
Louis B. Robinson
Lenabel A. Robinson
Elmer C. Low
Walter Low
Burn Titus
Lloyd L. Worthington
Frank D. Henderson
Standard Oil Co
Board of
Grand Lodge
Washington Township
Roscoe R. Connolly
J. Fred Connolly
Mingo
Margaret Wilson
George Wilson
C. E. Bulen
McConnellsville
John J. Fox
T. M. Fox
Lela M. Brown
C. W. Brown
W. R. Burton
Phoebe Beckley
D. W. Beckley
Hazen
William Jacobs
J. F. Wood
Guy Prettyman
Geo. Schlegel, Sr
Bank of Marysville Co
Milo L. Myers
C. A. Hoppes
Buick
Dunlop Tire & Rubber Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Justice Kinkade
Leonard J. Daum
Citizens Home and Savings Co
Lee and
Monna Phillips
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