Clermont Lynching Mangrum Chronicle Stirred Clermont County
A long vivid account details Mangrum’s abduction of Mary Hooper and a second girl near New Richmond, the lynching by local citizens, and the dissection of his remains by medical students led by Dr. Davis and Dr. Cole. The piece links the event to medical curiosity, public outrage, and lasting local scorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kincaid
Amelia
Gaskins
Clermont County
Maine
Texas
Mangrum
Davis
Cole
Pierce Township
Barney Noble
New Richmond
Batavia Township
Bethel Creamery Fails Amid Management Puzzles and Weather
The Bethel Creamery closes due to poor leadership with stockholders acting as managers, insufficient know how, and red tape. Weather and scarce skilled labor undermine dairy prospects in Clermont County as butter and cheese require focused expertise. Epworth Heights Whautauqua addresses finish with diplomas for Bible students and a top class score of 90 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Clermont County
Bethel Creamery
Clermonts Granaries and Wheat Yield Forecast
A 1891 wheat production table with acreage for 1892 helps farmers estimate likely yields this year. Morgan Envelope Co of Springfield Mass contracts to print 60 million double postal cards for a new tear‑off format to prompt prompt responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Envelope Company
For Forgery and Mars Views in Local Paper
John Keasler of Beechwood faces forgery charges in Union township for a $30 note dated December 25 1861 with forged signatures. Bail reduced from 1000 to 500. released to await grand jury. Also reports a New Richmond man killed on the Ohio and Chesapeake line and a Mars celestial note on morning and evening star appearances with astronomical predictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keasler
Beechwood
Union Township
Richard L. Carter
Ed Rumore
David Bowman
al. Iven
Milford
Young Kessler
Carter
Squire Perdrizit
Mt. Carmel
Breeding
Kessler
Misplaced Confidence Nets Golden Horse Thief
A well dressed stranger named Barney, 20, posing as a handyman at the Owensville hotel of Mr. Bussmann, stole a bay mare, harness, buggy, jewelry, and watches after a day on the job. He fled to Cincinnati by train, with authorities likely to pursue within the week. The mare bears a star on the forehead and limps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bussmann
Owensville
Batavia
Cincinnati
Barney
Star
Batavia Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Movements
Miss Vadie Fisher of Georgetown visits Mrs. E. Q. Crane. Captain John Grant to attend the National Exfeampment in Washington. Misses Mary and Clara Crance spend Sunday with Miss Lillie Brown. Prof. Stewart, once Batavia teacher, studies medicine in Cincinnati. A M Gorcon, the map man, closes business in town and works in the northern state. Joe Grant, once here, now a bookkeeper in Brownwood Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Marchant of Washington D. C. visit Batavia. Local residents plan days at Mineral Springs. Miss Smith of Portsmouth visits Miss Leontine Hulick and enjoys Batavia. Dr. W. O. Hulick, Niagara Falls delegate to the American Dental Association for the Mississippi Valley. Mrs. Blanche Miley, widow of J. M. Miley, with Batavia friends. resides in Jackson Mississippi overseeing her brother Joseph Johnson’s establishment. Mrs. A. W. Hayes visits Batavia relatives with two children. will live in Cincinnati with husband in business. M. Jamieson, Batavia’s oldest businessman, praised for health from an active life. Dow’s Simmons Liver Medicine ad appears.
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Vadie Fisher
Georgetown
E. Q. Crane
John Grant
Washington
Mary
Clara Crance
Lillie Brown
Prof
Stewart
Batavia
Cincinnati
A.M. Gorcon
Joe Grant
Brownwood
Texas
Sherman Marchant
Washington D. HS
Jennie Meredith
L. R. White
Harvey Hamilton
C. P. Griffith
J. Mofomany
W. Bb. C. Sterling
John Nichols
Mineral Springs
Miss Smith
Portsmouth
Leontine Hulick
W. O. Hulick
Niagara Falls
New York
American Dental Association
Mississippi Valley Association of Dental Surgeons
Blanche Miley
J.M. Miley
Jackson
Mississippi
Joseph Johnson
A. W. Hayes
Nannie Rush
M. Jamieson
Hulick Weaver Reunion At Tate's Grove
Relatives and friends of the Hulick and Weaver families are invited for a one day outing at Tate's Grove next Saturday. An interesting program with speaking and music is planned and all trains on the C P V railroad will stop at the grounds. The event promises a welcome reception for attendees.
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Hulick
Tate’s Grove
Hulick-Weaver
Tate'n Grove
Serpent Mound Discovery at Fort Ancient Warren County
Clermont man Dr. 8 8 Scoville, once of this county now in Lebanon, reports a 1900 foot long serpent mound near Fort Ancient on the old Stubbs farm. Verified by Professors Putnam and Metz of the Peabody museum, the site required survey and is hailed as a major American antiquity. Vandalism at Manchester damaged a Presbyterian church organ. Other items include remarks on rest, Olgar smoking hints, Batavia detective Lucian Murphy's illness, Linwood gate keeper O K L Wirtam ordered out, and an ad for Larrabee's Rheumatic Liniment.
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Scoville
Lebanon
Fort Ancient
Warren County
Stubbs Farm
Putnam and Metz
Peabody Museum
Adams County
Bethel
The Shoe Trade and Local Notices Trade News
The piece notes decline in hand made shoe production due to new machinery and imports while many workers shift to other work. It highlights Lebanon Fair near August with racing purses of up to 2500 and several events. Nearby notices cover Batavia township saloon election August 20, and ads for Pain Balm and Stirling Moore wagons and carriages.
Pleasure as She Flies and Loveland Events Announced
At Loveland on the evenings of the 10th through 12th a sequence of entertainments is planned. Rev Charles M Williams will give an elocutionary performance on the 10th, the Smith sisters will present vocal and instrumental acts on the 11th, and Loveland Night a musical and literary show on the 12th. Dr Trisler of Decatur Brown County has vanished after going to Cincinnati for business last Tuesday. He is about 40, married with a large practice and temperate habits. He is described as light haired with a five inch beard, stout, about 170 pounds, and his absence has caused great concern among Brown County friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
W. C. Davis
Eclectic Medical Institute of
Cincinnati
Davis
Lighthall
Oll
Plains
Peoria
Illinois
St. Louis
Be Paul
Relef
Young Davis
Dr. All
New Richmond
Kentucky
Mary Hooper
Mangrum
Jonathan Corbly
Mars
Ith
Averet
Jupiter
Perehelion
Loveland
Charles M. Williams
Smith Sisters
Trisler
Decantur
Brown County
Appointment of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections
The Secretary of State appoints J. R. Woodlief W. H. Baum Republicans and Daniel Hillin John Lenin Democrats as Deputy State Supervisors of Elections with commissions. The office has little money. last year each supervisor earned about 400 dollars for about 200 dollars worth of time, a credit of 160 to patriotism. Duties are tedious and require time patience and knowledge gained by close study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Woodlief
W. H. Baum
Daniel Hillin
John Lenin
Secretary of State
Tobacco market report from Bodmann Warehouse Cincinnati
Weekly offerings total 1624 hhds down from 2023 hhds and last year 2391 hhds. Prices unchanged. Wednesday strongest. Sales include G F Young Ripley 9 bhds 12.5 to 14.25 percent and 14 bhds 14 to 26 percent Richardson Stivers Co Ripley. H B Cushman Flemingsburg 6 birds 12 to 19 percent. Trashes and low grades sell strong along with top leaf. red leaf prices higher though not at value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodmann Warehouse
Cincinnati
H. B. Cushman
Flemingsburg
Business at the Old Stand Fourth Term Ends
Barney Noble completes a fourth penitentiary term and will be released tomorrow. He has spent much of his life jailed for burglary and larceny, assault, rape, and related offenses since 1866. The piece hopes for reform but suggests confinement in an asylum for possible nymphomania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Noble
Simanthe
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