Stonelick Bridge Substructure Contract Awarded
County commissioners approve a contract for iron substructure piers and masonry work for the Stonelick creek bridge at Milford and Chillicothe turnpike. Bids read April 20, 1887. Iron Substructure Company wins at 3300. others rejected as too low. Meeting adjourned to May 4 for superstructure bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonelick
Stonelick Bridge
Stonelick Creek
Milford and
Chillicothe
Said Creek
Penn
Amelia
Agent Iron
Columbus
Ohio
H. Hardin
Alfred Heywood
F. M. Lindsey
George W. Temple
Mr. Cruse
Felicity Odd Fellows Celebrate 68th Anniversary
A large crowd braved rain to attend Felicity Odd Fellows 68th anniversary events on April 20. The program featured Bethel cornet band and Philharmonic Society music, addresses by Rev J F Burnett and others, and the conferring of degrees at Sewante lodge No. 195.
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Institutition of
Odd Fellowship
America
Felicity
Burnett
Bethel Cornet Band
Philharmonic Society
Felicity Odd Fellows
Bethel Band
AS W. Hook
T. L. Simmerman
Kinkead
A. W. Hook
Hill
Davis
Columbus
J. F. Burnett
Sewante Lodge No. 195
Clermont Normal School to Hold Six Week Insite
Clermont county residents are urged to attend a six week Normal and Review Insite in Bethel starting Monday May 2. Professors Crogs of Moscow and Swing of Bethel lead with extensive experience, charging low tuition and offering affordable boarding to ensure access for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Crogs
Moscow
Jessor F. Swing
Bethel
Clermont County
Area
Cross
Union County
Ohio
Swing
Southren
AL Pomber
Inet
Model Hotel Poised for Renovation by Davis Family
The Davis House, a respected model hotel in Southern Ohio, marks four decades of service under Colonel George M. Davis. Now under Ruth Ann Davis and sons M. J. and Baz, the hotel undergoes remodeling with John L. Moore & Sons handling upgrades to restore its prominence in Clermont County society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis House
George M. Davis
Ruth Ann Davis
M. J
Bazil Davis
Davis
Milt
Baz
Ohio
John L. Moore & Sons
Clermont County
Teachers Examination Questions from April Sixteenth
The page presents a mixed list of questions and prompts from a teachers examination held on Saturday April 16. Topics include mathematics grammar and syntax punctuation verb forms adjectives sentence types and word usages referencing problems about interest dating from the period and language exercises.
Settlement Reached in Bantam Widow Case
Mrs Jennie M Wilson withdraws her case against William Studer and asks public notice of the dismissal. She reports she went to Batavia and ordered her attorneys to remove the case from the docket and will not appear at trial.
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Jennie Milson
Wae Studer
Wilson
Squire Prsaettorppor
Ma Studer
Bantam
Batavia
William Studer
Jennie M. Wilson
Henry Gardner
John. Gaskins
John H. Weaver
John C Gaskins
Clara J. Weaver
Charles E. Roettenger
Philip Roettenger
Herman H. Meyer
Loudon
Georgetown
Herman
Meyer
Philip Roettenger & Son, Tanners
New Richmond
Darius Temple
Francis M. Brown
Joseph Marriott
Kate Vanosdol
T. C. Vanosdol
Adella Vanosdol
Mary Ellen O'Neil
John O'Neil
Eustice Farino
D. BE
Emma Hutson
Philip
Anna Roettenger
Sophia Taub
Congregation of
St. Peter’s Catholic Church of
Smith Buckingham
Charles J. Buckingham
Louisa T
M. T. Vandervort
W. C
Louis &. Buckingham
Frank E. Harvey
W. W. Smith
John R. Woodlief
William R. Demaris
Jacob H. Kapp
Jared Lemar
Joseph RK. Wiley
Margaret D. Demaris
John W
Elizabeth Benjamin
F. J. Boyd
John
Charlotte Bools
Thornton F. Marshall
Thomas C
Martha EK
Teal
Theodore May
William Risinger
Fred. Smith
N. E. Bradley
Sarah Durham
Michael A
Mary A. Arthur
C. F. Bassett
C. W. Drake
Elmer South
A. G. South
Cora Martin
Samuel South
William Roudebush
James Ashton
Roland Boyd
Ross W. Willis
Louisa
Willis
John F. Mellen
Batavia Township
John D. Ross
Anna Ross
Ann M. Vines
Jacob
Amelia Vines
Frazier & Roudebush
John G. Prather
Hannah L. Kennedy
Susannah Wood
Cornelia G
Thomas v
Zachariah T
John L. Zugg
Caroline Finnefrock
Mary L. Townsley
Catherine Zugg
Rape Charge Against Charles M Laycock Seeks Arrest
Nettie Gill, eighteen, of Franklin neighborhood, swears Laycock raped her last February. The case moved from Squire Willis to Squire Idlett, a warrant issued, and Laycock to be bonded for the next court term. Prosecutor Hicks notes the girl’s character appears decent in inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Laycock
Nettie Gill
Thomas Wilson
Franklin
Squire T. M. Willis
Monroe Township
Squire Willis
Charles Laycock
Clermontville
Point Pleasant
George W. McMurchy
New Richmond
Squire Idlett
Laycock
Clermont-born investors boost Findlay real estate boom
Journal records a flood of Clermontonters in Findlay Ohio buying and selling land, from Walter tract sales to a Bright track syndicate. Profits cited include $2 000 on CW Pong and P F Swing cooperation plus $250 per acre after commissions on a $36 000 sale. Notable players include H L Morey W B Lloyd G A Frazier and Judge P J Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Lloyd
G. A. Frazier
Walter
Pong
P. F. Swing
Findlay
W.F
Frank Roudebush
John Q. Smith
Wilmington
J. K. Pollard
Adams County
Foster
Foraker
Fostoria
Remors
E. A. Lockwood
P. J. Nichols
W. Prather
A. West
O. Pp. Griffith
W. F. Roudebush
CU. W. Pegg
T. Q. Ashburn
H. B. Mattox
W. R. Walker
8. A. West
H. L. Morey
Hamilton
TQ. Burn
Ease Mattox
L. Morey
James B. Swing
Judge Corey
Old Fort Findlay
Main Street
A. L. Davis
Eck
Jo Swing
George Fishback
St. Louis
BE. T. Dunn
J. G. Hull
Farmers’ National Bank
Judge Swing
Heck
THREE MORE HAPPY MARRIAGES IN LOCAL SOCIETY
William Kirby chief of Dayton detective force and Mrs Amanda Thomas daughter of farmer William Glancy were married April 20. Ceremony by Rev D D Chaney at the M E church. They will reside in Dayton after a quiet wedding with close relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kirby
Dayton
Ohio
Amanda Thomas
William Glancy
D. D. Chaney
M. E. Church
Thomas
Local Meetings And Real Estate Sale Noted In Briefs
Elder J H Lockwood holds church meetings this week. Street Commissioner McDulin blamed for inaction on cross igs. Wells street needs attention before and after. Three Fifth and Wells frame houses sold at private sale by executor H J Buntin for two thirds value. buyers were William Glaser Hugh McClain and Eugene McClain. Mr and Mrs L W Green are at Mt Washington Ira and James Ackley visit Cincinnati. Mr and Mrs George Lane Mrs Edgar and Mrs Dr McKibben recently visited Cincinnati. Miss Anna Johnson Felicity to teach private school here this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lockwood
Christian Church
George McDulin
Wells Street
Fifth
Wells Streets
H. J. Buntin
Peter Buntin
William Glaser
Hugh McClain
Eugene McClain
L. W. Green
Mt. Washton
Ira
James Ackley
Cincinnati
George Lane
Edgar
McKibben
Queen City
Anna Johnson
Felicity
Anna Morehead
Walter Burke
Mt. Washington
Charlie Collins
Hillsboro
William Metzgaris
Maria Tice
Bethel
William Rutherford
Lee Colthar
Georgetown
Clifford Harmon
Dayton
Oren Beck
Springfield
Betsey Stout
The
Baptist Church
Denman
Carrie Porter
Tabasco
Lee Pemberton
James Fitzpatrick
Lilyares
Batavia
Flora Duckwall
Leeta Burke
Crane
Grant McNair
Macedonia
Richard Curzon
Will Sonney
Old Bethel
Crane’s Grove
Eek
Swing’s Hall
Community News and Local Notes From Boston
Boston items report Mrs Addie Crease and husband leaving for labor in Buenos Ayres South America. Mant Hilderbrandt and children head to Ocean Grove New Jersey for the summer. Augustus Fetter and Miss Ida Hoag wed by Rev LePage. School board hires Emma Comba Willis Stall Paulinely and others. new schoolhouse planned. term to open in pay building. Local business Patcheli Coleman opens meat firm Legrand. convention planned at 2 90 P M. youth activities and judges noted.
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Boston
Emma Comba
Willis Stall
Paulinely
Patcheli & Coleman
Legrand d
Natural gas prospects urged by local towns in Ohio counties
A Commercial Traveler column from Felicity New Richmond Milford urges residents to back natural gas and oil development. It predicts finds within a thousand feet and argues local investment benefits outweigh distant ventures, citing Lima Findlay oil centers as precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Felicity
New Richmond
Milford
Lima
Findlay
Franklin
Ohio
Tate
Miami
The County Buildings Wills Probated and Licenses Issued
Probate records show Mrs Lois Adeliza Skiff of Loveland and Mrs Elizabeth Price of Miami township with executors named Aaron Apgar and Jeremiah Price respectively. April marriage licenses granted to numerous couples including Madison A Dumford with Kate Moore and Campbell M Johnston with Elizabeth F Swing among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Adeliza Skiff
Loveland
Aaron Apgar
Elizabeth Price
Miami Township
Jeremiah Price
Madison A. Dumford
Kate Moore
Moses Hayward
Emma Young
Thomas M. Goldtrap
Elizabeth L. Cramer
Louis Buerkle
Rosa Haney
James &. Gaskins
Ella Knabb
Augustus Fetter
Ida Hoag
William Kirby
Amanda Thomas
Thomas A. Burgess
Hattie May Brown
John Howell
Anna Grace Fee
Howard Hendricks
Carrie Fisher
Campbell M. Johnston
Elizabeth F. Swing
I. M. Fee
Sallie McMath
Judge to Return Before Session in Adams County
Court actions list multiple cases including guardianships and foreclosures as Adams county justice plans May 10 session. Judges address fall in California and West Union, with receivership and real estate sales ordered in several suits. Local notices note divorces, bankruptcies, and criminal sentences. community updates cover illness, visits, and school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowen
California
Adams County
Sesson
West Union
Old Pipe Factory Sold in Sheriff's Sale
In the foreclosure suit of J. W. McKibben against Samuel H. Cooper and others the old pipe factory at Point Pleasant sold at sheriff's sale last Saturday to McKibben for two thirds of the appraisement, about 400. The O Re manufacture will likely be discontinued, risking Wash Van Guilder's job. The property could suit a flouring mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McKibben
Samuel H. Cooper
Point Pleasant
Boschee’s German Syrup Sold Worldwide for Coughs
The advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as the safest remedy for coughs colds and severe lung troubles. It claims the formula treats the cause not the symptom leaving healthy tissue and saving doctor bills. A bottle is recommended for home use with pricing offered in various sizes.
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Boschee
Mt Pisgah Correspondence Town Notes
The late frost damaged fruit crops. Miss Turton of Mt Olly teaches the Spring school. Ohn Terwilleger recovers from illness. Ben Figgers wears high heels. It's a girl. Visitors Mrs Gardner and Laura at Uriah Buttler's. Mrs Andrew White, ill for four months, improves slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Miss Turton
Mt. Olly
Ohn Terwilleger
Ben Figgers
Gardner
Laura
Uriah Buttler’s
Andrew White
Cincinnati capitalists consider entering local company in New Richmond
A group of Cincinnati capitalists familiar with gas and oil regions in Northwestern Ohio and Pennsylvania visited New Richmond Monday. They agreed to invest and start work within ten days, with a Board meeting Wednesday to arrange preliminaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Richmond
John Eber
Nine Mile
W. E. Nichols
Springfield
Davis Brothers
Ripley
Blairville
Clermont
Sons of Veterans
Odd Fellow’s Hall
Milford News Roundup Reflects Local Happenings
Columbus visitations and health notes, gas fever convalescents, El Gatch homecoming, Milford National Bank stock sale at fifteen percent premium, pension increase for A. J. Sweet, Frank Scott plans a $3000 home, Sabbath school time change to 9 30 A M, rheumatism for Frank M. Gatch, gas bore plans questioned, Dr Cou appointed indigent physician, Milford school district board members listed, church appointments in Ohio District, dangerous bridge sign prompts caution, lightning hits locust tree near Terrace Park, Dr Payne lecture and high school funds, Major C H Blackburn to address Milford May 2, 1887, entertainment May 7 fundraiser for widow Bassett, admission 25 cents, children 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist School
Frank M. Gatch
F.cou
Milford
Miami Township
J. B. Luen
Ed. C. Hosein
8. P. Atwood
M. R. Rybolt
Walter C. Scott
Abram Brower
Lexington
M. EB. Church
W. Hammond
Ohio
W. W. Heston
Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
Batavia
Little Creek
Camp Dennison
A . J. Highland
Terrace Park
Payne
Frank Lane
C. H. Blackburn
E.church
Milford School
Woman's Relief Corps
West Post G. A. R
John Bassett
Ashe
Dr Haines Golden Specific Offered as Cure for Drunkenness
A pamphlet claims Dr Haines Golden Specific can cure liquor habit by being added to coffee or tea without the drinker's awareness. It promises a swift, permanent fix, asserting thousands of alcoholics have quit after false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Haines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Wymer
Mason
Altor Batavia
J.C. Ratton
Leander Daugherty
Hiram McKown
Stonelick Township
M. Lone
Dennis Ae
Myrt Brown & Tang
Jetstructure
Britton & Britton
Innard & Co
Davi Coe
Pierce Towns
Johnson & Watson
Seibert & Lilly
Clermont Courier
Prin Soroky
Clermont Sun
Re & Moore
Moo
William B. Lloyd
Jai Fees
É c T. J. Gaskins
Pierce Township
Emmons
Goshen and
Hill Station
Tennes
Janes L. L. Johnson
Cariiek
Irwin & Elliott
Charles Keyser
John Hillin
Milford Bridge
B. F. Il Ber
W. D. Gaskins
Pierce
Louis
A.J. Smith
Nicholsville
Illiam A. “McChesney
Felicity and
Feesburg
Gregg & Ross
John Wymer
Mark Ross
Franklin Township
Ma- Washington
A. Kayser & Pe ‘Bridge Lumber
Washington
Henry Pebreone
Impfovom
Een
Clermont Advance
Publishing Times
Goumy Ios
Kad Bi Bates
Blans
Stephen Cramer
N. G
James
Parvin
Reuben Utter
W. & B. Railroad Co
Freighet
Harles Crane & Co
Eres Bridge Lumber
Jose Hulick
Patie
J. L. Moore
Batavia Delivery Wagon
John H. Cruse
J. F. Hill
Owensville
Arthur
de la Palma
Gecar Gaskins
P. Pollock
Branch Hill
Ee Montgomery
I G.cdom Stonelick
A Clermont Normal School
United States
Folio
Pier
Bro Mr. Hargrave
Beaux
Scissors
Ally
Givin
Studer Scrape
Chile
Dennison
Homer McLenis
Bese Saratis
Bowling Green
Wiliam
Biye
Nicholaville
Johnston
Mary Swing
Philip B. Swing
U. S
Third Streets
Dodge City
Kansas
Robert A. Johnston
Elizabeth Fishback Swing
P. B
Heckman
Avondale
N. W
Freinds
R. A. Johnston
Cinccinnati
John Johnston
Lizzie
Alex M. Johnston
College Hill
Wilmot J. Hall
Samuel P. Post
George M. Foster
Riner Sayler
Harry ©. Moore
George L. Price, Esq
Laurel
Bondville
Champaign County
Ilinois
Jennie Widmeyer
Gina Simmons
Cnvaty
George
Milton Fee
Charles McMath
Sterree
Jas. C. McMath
Canton
Art le
Lebanon
Gon
the County Buildings
Common Pleas Court
Mt. Pisgah
New
Richmond
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