Burglary at Burg Tramp Printer Detained Then Freed
A Batavia incident recounts an itinerant printer named Ed Crowder from Terre Haute Indiana who was arrested by Officer Griffith after an alert from Williamsburg about a depot break in. He was released after investigators confirmed he had no connection to the crime and was simply in town at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Griffith
Williamsburg
Ed Crowder
Terre Haute
Indiana
Liberty
Corporation Tavern
Printing error mars Australian ballots in Wilmington election
The Wilmington Journal reports a mix up in Wayne township where Republican devices were placed over Democratic candidates and vice versa on election ballots. In Richland township ballots ran short before polls closed. Journal office did not issue the tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Journal
Wilmington
Wayne Township
Richland Township
Journal
Wild Cats in Adams County Show Civilizing Drive
Adams county residents clear forests to make way for a railroad and rid the area of varmints. A hunting party with seven dogs captured a large wild cat that outpaced the dogs until a hunter aimed a gun and the animal calmly slept. The piece notes local editors still sparring but progress toward civilization continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Banquet at Burg Delights Williamsburg Veterans and Guests
The Williamsburg G A R post and W R C hosted a banquet for Bethel post with about 150 veterans and wives. After meals, speeches, recitations, music and singing followed plus a ten lady Retief drill, praised by attendees. Notable contributors included Prof Turnipseed Mr Rose Bethel and several performers. The banquet, held in the Masonic hall, was described as a most delightful evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg G. A. R. Post
Bethel Post
Retief Corps
Turnipseed
Rose
Bethel
Jessie
Quiet Nip Ends Dog Attack After Fatal Ship Delivery?
Quinlan Leonard of the Sun was bitten on the leg by Mark Lyle's dog while walking last Saturday. The wound was treated by his physician, the dog was euthanized after chloroform and artillery were used, and Leonard suffered no serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinlan Leonard
Mark Lyle
Mr. Leonard
Deaths of Clermont pioneers continue with Harriet Rice
The Clermont county death toll this spring is notable with multiple elders passing. This week marks the obituary of Harriet Rice of Williamsville aged 92, born in the county and mother to a large living family. Funeral held yesterday at Mt. Moriah cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Courier
Clermont
Harriet Rice
Williamsville
Mt. Moriah
Oldest Clermont resident Mrs. Mary Waits to celebrate 100th birthday
Mrs. Mary Waits of Baywood born April 30 1798 will turn 100 on April 30. Widow of the late Charles Waits she receives a war pension from his service in the War of 1812. A lifelong resident formerly of Batavia she recalls early Clermont forests wolves and Indian threats and has witnessed the county’s growth. Friends will honor her with a grand dinner this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Mary Waits
Baywood
Charles Waits
South
Batavia
Spain
Clermont
Extending the C G P road prompts local support
Community boosters urge along the line to back the C G P extension to West Union with labor and timber valued as cash. A $100000 fund resolution awaits right of way and a $50000 subscription before construction, proving the plan is in good faith and will benefit local residents. A Cincinnati Georgetown Portsmouth link progresses with $1500 raised in Russellville and almost $6500 in West Union as optimism grows. A fire on a C P W passenger train near Calhoun caused by goods in the express car injured expressman Mr. Moore and caused $200 loss. he will miss days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Russellville
Cincinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth
Georgetown
Adams County
Calhoun
Moore
Portsmouth
Batavia High School Graduation Exercises May 3 at City Hall
Batavia high school plans its commencement with eleven graduates eight women and three men. Program includes invocation by Rev. Howard Billman student orations essays musical numbers and the presentation of diplomas by the Board of Education. The Batavia Orchestra provides music and Rev H W Bailey delivers benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia High School
City Hall
Howard Billman
A. Roudebush
Whistling Regiment
Nancy P. House
Joe Lucy Smith
Edith A. Griffith
Millard Hisaasd Irma A. Holter
Carolyn V. Moore
Joseph Surdo
Ginevra A. Keen
Louise K. Parrott
Howard Lockwood
Henry Corbin Fairman
Bessie A. Orebaugh
A. Cluster of Peaches
Board of Education
Ares
H. W. Bailey
Batavia Orchestra
Clermont County Teachers Meet at Mt. Carmel April 28
The Clermont County Teachers' Association will meet at Mt. Carmel on Saturday April 28 starting at 10 a m. The programme includes music devotional exercises instrumental solos by Miss Alice Seila John Heiser and others, papers and readings, vocal solos by Miss Bertha Teal Miss Olive Durham Miss Bertha Teal and more. An afternoon program features a male quartet and selections by Supt Powell and others with an executive committee listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Teachers’ Association
Mt. Carmel
Alice Seila
Enaais John Heiser
Cincinnati
Fannie Hanlon
Olive Durham
Messrs. Pickens
McClain
Coddington
Rod
Powell
Marion
Ohio
Miss Bertha Teal
Jno
Morris, Covington
A. H. Chapin
First War Order Issued by Adjutant General Corbin
The April 15 1898 extract from the Adjutant General's Office details the Colorado Department deployment of the 15th Infantry to Ft Wingate with withdrawal of garrison, 80 days rations, and quartermaster support. It also notes orders for batteries to New Orleans and regiments to Mobile and Tampa as part of early hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Henry C.corbin
Adjutant General's Office
Washingtn
D.C
Department of the Colorado
15Th Infantry
Ft. Wingate
Quartermaster’s Department
Miles
H.C. Corbin
New Orleans
Mobile
Tampa
Florida
Pretty weddings mark busy week in Nicholsville and Dayton
A stylish ceremony at Mr and Mrs L H Turtons home united Miss Evelyn Turton and E A Mc Murchy with Rev M Gray officiating and a twenty five guest reception. After April 20 they will reside in Nicholsville. Emily Lee Skinner of Bellevue wed Albert Atkins of Dayton in a April 6 ceremony by Rev Walter White. They plan a southern honeymoon then settle in a Walnut Street cottage in Dayton. Isac Shinkle Jr and Miss Mary Daly wed at the bride's brother Postmaster Daly Olive Branch home and will live near Milford with many well wishes from Clermont friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Turton
Holly
Nicholsville
Emily Lee Skinner
Bellevue
Kentucky
Albert Atkins
Dayton
Perintown
Walter White
Midway
Isac Shinkle Jr
Mary Daly
Postmaster Daly
Olive Branch
Milford
April term opens for Clermont Common Pleas Grand Jury
Clermont County Common Pleas opens its April term with Judge J S Parrott succeeding Judge Davis. Grand jurors sworn, bail set for several defendants including Walter Kennedy and Alfred Rice. New cases listed include Sterritt vs Dye, Witt estate administrator, Fishback vs Balzhiser appeal, and Tracey Miller vs Peter Miller divorce filed by Owensville residents married August 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Davis
J. 8. Parrott
Walter Kennedy
Alfred Rice
Thomas Sheldon
Wash McMillen
Richard Jones
Will S. Sterritt
Aaron Dye
Herbert Dye
James W. Gaynor
de Bonis Ten
Geo. E. Witt
Kate John H. Fishback
John H. Balzhiser
Levi Stultz
T. Kennedy
Josephine Day
G. W. Day
Tracey Miller
Peter Miller
Owensville
Twenty Years for Breaking a Window
A deaf man, Frank Calhoun, is prosecuted for breaking a restaurant window with a stone after a misheard exchange with a waiter. The crowd in General Sessions watches as the judge suspends the sentence, noting the comedy of errors surrounding the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Sun
Court of General Sessions
Clerk Hall
Frank Calhoun
Calhoun
McMahon
Spring Fever Lifts Hillsboro Herald Editors into Pokes and Pranks
In a playful mockery of spring poets the Hillsboro Herald editor bursts with laughter as editors shoot at literary targets. Readers see idle schoolboys dream by creek banks while a buzzing blue bottle fly and a mosquito add to the season’s hum. A home scene shows a wife dusting and a husband coping with dust and drink, all in a lighthearted spring tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro Herald
Ananias Club
Tobacco Market Review Shows Strong Old Stock Demand
The Western Tobacco Journal reports very satisfactory sales last week with old stock priced higher and eagerly purchased by major manufacturers. Light receipts and limited supply drive strength, while war news has not yet altered market outlook. Tobacco beds fared poorly only from recent frosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Tobacco Journal
Odd Fellowship 79th Anniversary in Batavia
The Hill District brethren plan a Batavia celebration on Saturday April 80 with a program including welcome address vocal solo recitations and a dinner. The Batavia school board reorganized with Scott as new member and G A Frazier re elected president. Rarp Bros. placed a new delivery wagon in service to support their busy routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellowship
Brethren of Hill District
Batavia
Batavia School Board
Scott
Lindsley
G. A. Frazier
Moore
Parrott
Harry Dennis
Rarp Bros
Considerate Ingratitude Thief Shocks Camp Dennison
A young man seeking work at Camp Dennison with John Shively stole from a trunk during a family dinner. He took $60 of a $160 bank-notes roll, sparing the rest, proving a petty ingrate and betrayer of a benefactor. The tale condemns the offender as ungrateful and dangerous to society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shively
Camp Dennison
Shively
Two Accidents Injure Williamsburg Artizans at Work
Two workers at Williamsburg factories were badly hurt last Friday. E C Clough, 50, injured by a belt and saw while stoppping a machine at the furniture factory, and a 21 year old bent-wood worker named Workman lost several fingers and part of his hand when his left hand touched a saw. Both men are regarded as respected citizens. Clough has a family. Workman is single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsborg
E.C. Clough
Clough
Workman
Bent Wood
Henry Robinson
Possum Hollow
Jamieson
Gilbert Thomas
Cincinnati
Death of W. F. Smidley Prominent Moscow Resident
Mos cow mourns the death of W. F. Smidley at age years after a two year decline. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church conducted by Revs. Darling and McMath with many friends attending the burial at Calvary cemetery. He leaves a widow and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Smidley
Moscow
Presbyterian Church
Darling
McMath
Calvary Cemetery
Heeaver
Presbytery delegates named for General Assembly
Rev H Billman and Hon Geo W Hulick attended the Cincinnati Presbytery meeting at Jin wood with Dr L W Bishop. A six member commission including three ministers and three elders was chosen to represent the Presbytery at the General Assembly in Warsaw Indiana on May 19, with Clermont’s Hon G W Hulick named to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Billman
Geo W. Hulick
L. W. Bishop
Cincinnati
Jinwood
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church of the United States, America
Warsaw
Indiana
Clermont
G. W Hulick
Pattison sues for receiver in Iuen partnership case
Judge Griffith heard the Pattison case in probate matters seeking appointment of a receiver for the J. B. Iuen & Son partnership. The matter involves complex legal points with Swing & McDonald representing the plaintiff and West and Frazier & Hicks for the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Pattison
Allen Iuen
John B. Iuen
J. B. Iuen & Son
Griffith
Swing & McDonald
Ls. A. West
Frazier & Hicks
Local Notices: Marriage Licenses and Batavia Township Teachers
Marriage licenses issued include R. S. Richards to Martha A. Gillman and Isaac Shinkle to Mary R. Daly. Batavia township lists a year of teachers with assignments across districts, including Avey, Glaze, Robinson, Weaver, Longs, Groves, Smith, Marsh, Davidson, Behymer, Hill, Hulick, and others across districts 1 through 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Martha A. Gillman
Isaac Shinkle
Mary R. Daly
Batavia Township
Mt. Holly
Earl Kirkpatrick
George S. Avey
H. H. Glaze
W. C. Robinson
S.O. Weaver
Julia Longs
M. E. Groves
C. E. Smith
eersteressatriOl
John L. Marsh
Fa Pa
M. Davidson
Nina Behymer
Winnie Hill
Cecil Hulick
Local notices from Bantam district and nearby towns
Sam Edwards and Charles Vance elected sub directors of Bantam school district. Vinegar Till farm occupant Orange Gaskins to vacate after recent buyer notice. he moves to Bantam property formerly held by Chambers. Tom Fitchen to occupy vacant Morrow blacksmith shop. Roof damage at Lee Hitch's warehouse and cautions on iron roof laying. Frank Williams collecting stock at county fairground. Sub directors Ed Carley and A. W. Huling note changes. typhoid fever hits Mrs. Ernst and children. Bessie Owens to pursue housekeeping. Meeker moves to Lindale. Reiser farm taken by Windsor. Brittingham injured en route to Felicity. Ward notices of schooling staff and residents’ movements in Bantam and Monroe townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Edwards
Charles Vance
Bantam
Orange Gaskins
Chambers
Tom Fitchen
Morrow
Lee Hitch
Frank Williams
Fair Ground
Will Corbin
Charles Moorehead
Monroe Township
Ed Carley
Joseph Ernst
John Buested
Lizzie Groote
A. W. Huling
Batavia
Union Cemetery
Bessie Owens
Forestville
W. N. Thonburg
Kentucky
Iliam Meeker
John Reiser
Galloway
Lindale
Henry Windsor
Reiser
J. W. Brittingham
Felicity
C. H. Murry
Mr. Bagby
Bantam School
Ada Shubert
Thorton Cain
Moyer Farm
Irene Hendrixon
Alfred Ogden
Local Happenings and People in Town This Spring
Jim Payne plans a Bellefontaine trip this spring as townsfolk spread news of church leaders, tradesmen, and residents. Families like the Zimmermans, Carters, and Thomases engage in barber shops, ice cream parlors, and teaching posts while local acts and troupes travel or tour.
Batavia Relief Corps Ladies Host Williamsburg Luncheon
The Batavia Relief Corps plans a luncheon tomorrow afternoon to entertain the ladies of the Williamsburg corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Relief Corps
Williamsburg Corps
Cornell Considers Main Street Sewer and Uniform Pavement Plan
Borough talks of financing sewer on Main Street through corporation tax and standardizing pavements townwide. Bonds at fifty years to cover costs discussed. A brick two story block rises on Walker store site in Williamsburg after winter fire. ground floor to be a drug store and upper living space, leased by a Cincinnati druggist. A ten room dwelling rises on Third Street by Mrs. Rosenbush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Onda
Walker
Williamsburg
Cincinnati
Third Street
Mra. Rosenbush
Local Society Notes and Social Visits
Mulberry residents host relatives and guests from Columbia Tusculum Cincinnati and beyond. The piece lists numerous visits, a golden wedding anniversary at Elenor, illness of Mrs B J Rydolt, dance and church events, and Easter homecomings including Ursuline Convent students returning from St Martin's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulberry
Lewis Orr
Columbia
Joseph Brown
H. B. Bass
Tusculum
J.Q. Bass
W. RK. Conklin
Charles Rybolt
Kansas City
J. Rydolt
Ed Smith
Augusta
Albert Smith
Will Johnson
Idlewild
William Johnson
T. C
Gertrude Brown
George Cox
Elenor
Harrie Simkins
Lizzie
Camp Dennis
Alice Howard
Cincinnati
Lizzie Fitzpatrick
Mt. Repose
The
Christian Church
Rev. Lockwood
Fred Lemming
Mra. BK. M. Shaw
Helen Underhill
May Dennison
Alma Miller
Misses Hewes
Alpine Pell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Adams
Burg
Dean
C. F. Cornwell
Valley Street
Saugerties
N. Y
Railroads and
Clermont County Teachers
Clermont Common Pleas—Grand Jury
Tobacco Market
ODD Fellows
Addres
Social
J. W. Hulick
E. B. Holmes
P. M. Orchestra
Jaesanens
Misa Harriett Hitch
Chas
Bell Orchestra
Geo. P. Chatterton Sutheneaith
Ty Lees
Jessie F. Baum
Mise Cecile Hulick
Fe Earne Grammar School
Williamsburg Artizans
chinery—Band
Buzz Saw
W. PF. Smidley
Batavia Presbyterians
Probate Court
Hulington
Colored Society
Jim Payne
Bellefontaine
William Thomas Agon
Billy Elliott
Charley Dixon
Posey Robinson
Ed Yancy
Walker House
Billy Zimmerman
John Patterson
Sim Ellis
Bettie Burrell
Lite Zion Baptist Church Society
Mat. Barbour
Frank Jones
William Carter
Charley Stanton
Edward Yancy
Hattie Zimmerman
Kine
W. R. C. Banquet
Terrace Park
George Turner
Delta
Kilmer Brown
Linwood
A. H. Duckett
Hathorne
Newtown
Robert 2. Lemmon
W. H. Queal
Mra
A. F. Baker
A. B
John Matthis
Madisonville
Joseph Nen
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