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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
8
A clipped Batavia column notes a visit from Illinois, births in local homes, travels to Cleveland Toledo and Cincinnati, guests at homes, and social events. Residents include Mrs Vina Hulick, Miss Towne, Miss Dean House, Miss Lizzie Keen, and families such as Leach, Hulick, and Girton.
Elton Slade of Dayton joins Charles Slade family with Julian Fishback and relatives this week. Mrs Anna Robinson and daughter Rebecca plan to move to Little Rock Arkansas on August 15. Evelinde Hoerner recovers at home after illness. Mrs Walter Hulick and children return to Newton Kansas after a pleasant visit. Fred Strieff of Dayton visits and will attend the Chautauqua with friends.
Local notices and short items from Batavia Clermont County cover teaching changes, visits, fairs, and upcoming events. Highlights include Gilbert Maham filling a teaching post, Maud Horn transferred, Mrs Emma Baldwin visiting, J B E Christy promoting the Boston fair, and Aug 19 22 fair dates. Also notes on Doan remedies and local social happenings.
Benton Hunter and wife visited relatives in Cincinnati. Beulah Hazel and Thomas Hobson spent Sunday with George Felter in Fayetteville. Herbert Rowan and wife visited her father near Williamsburg. Homer Johnson and Joseph Rounds took a day trip to the city. Will Hobson and wife hosted Henry Hobson and family Fred Schilling and family Frank Wie and family last Thursday. Carroll Jones and wife with their son visited Jacob Lange in Cincinnati. Miles Glancy and family hosted Ellison and two sons from Norwood Will Varney and family from Monterey. Raper Moore and children from Zionville spent Sunday with Henry Hobson. N B Wallace beautified his home with paint. Mrs Sallie Hartman spent part of last week with Mrs Will Nichols.
The choir proposed altering a hymn line to fit morning service, changing "The night is falling" to "The morn is dawning" with the addendum "as we're yawning." Strawberry wine praised as superior medicinally, Spanish doctors note its strength boosting properties, and the growing industry is gaining importance. Violin notes draw mosquitoes in certain Indian regions, making play difficult as insects swarm to the first notes.
A teacher's physiology class prompts a first grader to acknowledge the body’s constant heat. A pupil cheerfully remarks that on cold days she can see the smoke, reflecting a humorous childlike misunderstanding of metabolism.
A parish scene shows a motherly display by a parishioner who extols her cat and newborn kittens to Mrs Leetern. The vicar’s wife is shown, but the cat reportedly eats all her kittens, prompting a sharp Copied line about the kittens’ fate from a cook.
Resident Dr. J. J. Werner of Batavia Ohio advertises dental services including crown and bridge work filing teeth extracting and artificial teeth. He also says he will be at Miller House Owensville on the first Wednesday and Thursday of every month.
Greenfield Indiana July 29 1913 readers learn printing delays push delivery to August. editors say extra time improved accuracy by rechecking biographical sketches and correcting errors, with two volumes totaling nearly twelve hundred pages. Byron Williams of Williamsburg Ohio led scholarly work.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture reports claims filed by sheep owners for damage by dogs in the year ending June 1 1918. Statewide totals show 16 351 sheep injured and 86 436 killed or injured with damages totaling 115 497 26 dollars. The data indicate dogs are a menace to the wool and mutton industry in Ohio.
On August 16 at the county courthouse, two boys from each county will be chosen to attend the Ohio State Fair with expenses paid. A Farm Boys Camp will be established at the fairgrounds under the Adjutant General. Winners must bring notebooks, visit departments, and write a story of their trip. They will speak at public meetings and attend penitentary services. Delegates from many local bodies will vote, meeting August 16, 1913, at 10 a.m. in the county courthouse, to elect the two winners.
On Wednesday July 30, 1913 at 4 o'clock William A. Newman of Sardinia wed Miss Freda Morris of Bethel. Rev E Burdsall officiated at the M E parsonage in Batavia using the ring service. Present were groom’s father Mr. Spencer and Mrs Geo Spencer of Chilliothe and Mrs Burdsall.
Andy Kriskaddon chief clerk to State Bank Superintendent Latta mer has been appointed examiner in the Cincinnati district with a $300 salary increase. Brown county Democrat, friends pleased by promotion. Constipation is blamed for many ailments. Chamberlain's Tablets for sale by all dealers.
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