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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
8
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Mrs. Harry Haggerty of Hillsboro visited Batavia friends on Monday. Various locals and guests from Cincinnati to Xenia and Hamilton attended events, family visits, and church rallies. Notables include Mrs. J. S. Leeds’s funeral attendance, Miss Helen Lewis visiting New York, and a Summerside M E Church rally set for August 15.
The Boston Fair opens next week for four days with new attractions and high speed ring entries. Secretary John B. Rapp reports grounds and buildings in fine condition and urges all county residents to attend, calling it Clermont's Home Coming.
Mrs. Milton Rankin of Peebles was acquitted by the coroner and prosecuting attorney after detailing how she killed her father Lafe Newman to protect her mother from being shot. She fired three shotgun blasts as he confronted them, armed with a shotgun and revolver, amid a divorce case in which his wife had left him.
Owensville couple Mr and Mrs Frank Hitch marked their China wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner and supper. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Stratemeyer Norwood and many relatives from Loveland Cincinnati Mt. Washington Silverton Madisonville and other nearby towns. china gifts and other presents were received.
Gol P. M. Ashburn a former Bavarian with the Medical Department U S A is placed in charge of the Army s large new field service school in Carlisle Pennsylvania He has an army record and is regarded as an expert in his field His Clermont friends will be pleased by the appointment.
On August 7, 1 576 American soldiers in caskets arrived in New York aboard the army transport Antigone from Brest and other points. Sixty two attendants in khaki accompanied the caskets. Friends of the dead were not notified until arrival. opening of caskets is forbidden.
Rome in Adame county suffered a major blaze last week that nearly destroyed the town. Authorities say the fire started in a barber shop from a cigarette into ashes and was worsened by a water shortage.
George Fritz of Huntington township Brown county reports three cows died last week from Paris green poisoning. His son Edward had been using the poison in spraying and left a cardboard box with about a pound of it in a field. Cattle sniffed it and fought for the box, Dr Hall could not save them. Be careful where you leave poison.
The Carthage fair runs this week featuring a U S Government War Exhibit and the Ft Thomas Military Band of 60 players. More than $4 000 in race money will be paid. Attendance is expected to be large.
Peebles awaits an 85000 armory grant from the State as a National Guard unit grows to 64 members with Captain Kite donating the ground. Batavia already has an armory on an 1800 dollar lot donated by the town with no company and a nightly occupancy cost of 12 dollars. A Greenland map correction adds about 150000 square miles to previous estimates.
Francis Marian Wood, born near Edenton Ohio, died August 2 1920 at his daughter's home. He served in the Civil War with the 7th O V L Co G, enlisting at age 27 and taking part in many battles. Survived by two sons four daughters thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral conducted at Newtonsville M E church with Odd Fellows and Grand Army of the Republic honors, burial at Fairview Cemetery with flag-draped casket.
A. McDowell and Family express gratitude for the help received after losing their home by fire on August 1 1920. They especially thank six men George Shields Pete Pringle Wilmer Shields John Oraver Frank Pringle and Albert Boggs for soliciting and gathering contributions and all friends who contributed. They wish prosperity and happiness to helpers and hope kindness returns manyfold.
A township Sunday school celebration will be held in Simmons grove at Laurel next Saturday. A good program has been prepared and an abundance of music. You are invited.
Poultry experts from Ohio State University explain summer laying drops due to heat, reduced eating, and dry conditions. They urge protein-rich feed, dry mash with beef scraps or tankage, and ample skim milk or buttermilk. Improve hen house cooling and control lice and mites to restore egg production.
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