Civil service reform and Halstead praised by editor
The piece argues for civil service reform with Republican merit criteria and notes a looming extra congressional session to admit new states. It also lauds Murot Halstead as a patriotic, brilliant editor and potential minister to France, England, or Germany, urging Harrison to appoint him despite occasional eccentricities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Harrison
Murot Halstead
Halstead
Cincinnati
Noman
Blaine
Logan
Morton
France
England
Germany
Ohio
Cabinet Make-up Suggestions Spark Controversy
Grover William CupTIs discusses possible cabinet picks and American ministers abroad. The piece recalls how George William’s words once carried weight but accuses him of using Harper's Weekly to aid Cleveland's election, while criticizing Mr. Curtis as outdated and overly English in sympathies. Public opinion doubts mugwumps.
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Grover William Cuptis
George William
Blaine
Harper’s Weekly
Cleveland
Curtis
Local Visitors Report From Adams County and Nearby Towns
Rev. J. R. Hill of Adams county visits his father in law John Denham Esq. R. C. Corbly who was in town returns home to Chattanooga Tennessee. Charlie Furgeon and wife of Elklick visit W. J. Stickel’s family. Josiah Parker recovers slowly from a broken ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hill
Adams County
John Denham
R. C. Corbly
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Charlie Furgeon
Elklick
W. J. Stickel
Josiah Parker
Notable Visitors and Local Happenings in Utopia Valley
Distance relatives attended the funeral of Mrs. Williams including Mrs. Workman, Mr. and Mrs. Hans of Columbia, Sam Kelhimer and wife of Ten Mile, and Will Williams of Felicity. E. G. Brown spent Thanksgiving with relatives at Wilmington. BE. Q. Crane is very ill with mumps and malaria. Dr. W. E. Thompson attends from Bethel. Mrs. Nannie Wilson visits Mrs. Will Meeker of Utopia. Henry Ehrensfels adds a spacious verandah to his residence. Mr. and Mrs. Heizer visited Mr. and Mrs. F. Bartlow. Mrs. R. Smith left for New York to stay with her daughter. Sixty-five scholars attend the Utopia school. Utopia receives five mails daily. The valley thrives with locomotive and steamboat activity. John Cheyne named Nimrod of the bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workman
Hans
Columbia
Sam Kelhimer
Ten Mile
Will Williams
Felicity
Williams
E. G. Brown
Wilmington
BE. Q. Crane
W. E. Thompson
Bethel
Nannie Wilson
Will Meeker
Utopia
Henry Ehrensfels
Felicity Social Notes and Local Updates
Miss Cora Brunk and cousin from Cincinnati visit Felicity relatives. Olin and H Fagin butchered twenty five hogs for market last week. Miss Freddie Thorp in the city enjoying days with friends. Mrs Leeds interred in Christian cemetery December 9, 1888. C M Edwards seriously indisposed. Thorp and Liston have improved their property. Mina Whitaker social led to a pleasant gathering. Singing school conducted at the school house with Prof Dolby of Nicholsville. Lost spectacles on the road from Mt Holly to Groves Danby’s mill. Return to A D Fagin for reward. Our violin club, Sabin Hollister directing, serenaded James Arthur at E. eirds’ before he returns home to Cross Own. Miss Fannie Patterson spent Sabbath with parents. William Demerises’ sister from Kentucky visited. I Vanosdol lost a valuable horse. Rev Charles Luck accepted a lecture offer in Indiana and is at home preparing his matter. Chris Homan returned from hunting with a deer. James Homan and W C Curtis spent two days in Highland county unting. Ares McCollum and Frank Reed attended hop at Mt Holly Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Brunk
Cincinnati
Mollie Sillitt
Felicity
Olin
Fagin
Freddie Thorp
Leeds
Christian Cemetery
C. M. Edwards
Thorp
Liston
Mina Whitaker
Dolby
Nicholsville
Mt. Holly
Groves Danby’s Mill
A. D. Fagin
Sabin Hollister
James Arthur
E. Eirds
Cross- Own
Fannie Patterson
William Demerises
Kentucky
I. Vanosdol
Charles Luck
Indiana
Chris Homan
James Homan
W.C. Curtis
Highland County
Ares McCollum
Frank Reed
Visiting Notables and Local Happenings Chronicle a Week
Dr R E Taylor and Samuel Taft of Cincinnati were guests of T A Pinkham. L W Hitch anticipates tobacco prize season. Dugan shows slow liver-restored health. Newtown hunters visit and protect birds by law. Sam Parvin and wife arrive from Florence Kansas after sixty days by wagon. Daily expenses about one dollar. Missouri mud slows wagon. Jessie Ellsberry visits Georgetown with her ailing father Dr Andrew Ellsberry. M J celebrates beer and wild turkey from Tennessee. Mrs Patsey Crane returns from Mt Washington visiting J G Moorhead. W N Moberly hosts at Miss Anna Sargent’s, Windsor Illinois. Mrs Charles Goodwin and Mrs Sheidler visit W W Burke and Mt Washington connections. Minnie Durham from Cincinnati returns home very ill with sister Alice Durham from Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Taylor
Samuel Taft
Cincinnati
T.A. Pinkham
L. W. Hitch
More Dugan
Newtown
Sam Parvin
Florence
Kansas
Missouri
Sam
Jessie Ellsberry
Georgetown
Andrew Ellsberry
M. J. Pel Eave
Tennessee
Patsey Crane
Mt. Washington
J. G. Moorhead
W. N. Moberly
Windsor
Illinois
Anna Sargent
Charles Goodwin
Shheidler
Vanceburg
Kentucky
Christmas Roses Bloom Despite Unseasonal Cold
The town reports roses and verbenas blooming with no protection. Mrs. Henry Moyer is improving under Dr. Holden’s care after a serious illness. Sore throats are common but not serious, and local residents seek skilled medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Moyer
Holden
Albert Lytle
Thomas
Johnsville
Hattie Moyer
John Davidson
Hattie
Rena Henning
Bethel
Alice Henning Epee
Lou Thomas
Will Griffith
Cincinnati
Minnie Titus
Georgie Girardy
Emma Thomas
Felicity
Ira Chatterton
Tobasco Community Notes and Local Visits
Tobasco news covers school changes with Miss Ida M. Kyle teaching in the prim[ary] room, a library treasury of a few dollars, and a Sunday school entertainment deemed a success. Local visits include Miss Bertie Rice in Chile, Dr. Clark and Miss Mamie Clark from Cincinnati, and Rev. Williamson hosting guests. illness reports note typhoid fever for Miss Bertha Dennison and rheumatism for Mrs. J. G. Prather and Mrs. A. W. Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Kyle
Tabasco
Library Association
Fremeend H.C. Jeremiah
Maud R. Davis
Local Notes From Hamlet Area Bursting With Visitors and Happenings
Cincinnati visitors Hilbers Meyers Van Amberg and Myron join a hunting party at A Gauche's. Remains of Mrs Jocasta Leeds interred at Christian cemetery after burial at Amelia vault. Martha Malick and Bergan Turner visit, Miss Belle Simpkins away in Cincinnati, Iris Lytle and Hattie Moyer visiting. Glancy and Jenkins add to their factory. C H Wood builds a house. two weddings rumored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocasta Leeds
Christian Cemetery
Belle Simpkins
Cincinnati
C. B. Nichols
Elklick
Alice Simpkins
Elmer E. Hutson
Will Elrod
Cliff Goodwin
Bethel
Hamlet
Nannie Herget
Belle Deal
Lou Malick
Featherburg
Mary Malick
Lindale
Still in the Lead Weekly Gazette Prospectus
Still in the Lead Weekly Edition promotes American ideas and U S Constitution advocacy. It markets itself as a Republican family paper delivering news from around the globe along with travel sketches and stories. Subscriptions priced at $1 yearly or six months for 55 cents.
Classified Notice on Subscription Rates and Free Samples
Tuesday and Friday general news at home and abroad offered. Price two dollars forty cents yearly or one dollar twenty five cents for six months. Sample copies available free.
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She Glermott Gourier
Operes Iasugo
Couurier Publishing Company
W.C. Gregg
James 8. Hulick
Batavia, Ohio
London
White Caps
White Cap League
Bantam
Mr. Holly
Baywood
Hulington
Henning’s Mills
Laurel
William
Rosa Snider
Will North
Lovie McNeil
Robert Florér
W. B. Applegate
Jane Simmons
Batavia
W. Campbell
Gelvin la
Philiip B. Kennedy
Chillicothe
Prof
Ohn Hancock
Chile
Bertie Rice
Laura Clark
Lizzie Snedaker
Smaith’s Landing
Dr. Clark
Newport
A. Clark
Mamie Clark
Rev. Williamson
Rev. Moore
Lizzie
Eva Pherson
Conwell
Bertie Zugg
Madie Melvin
Lou Sanders
Anna Kohler
Laura
Florence Clark
Josie Nichols
Zelia Prather
Sallie Rust
Aurora
W. Dixon
Dr. Hamilton
L. Simmerman
J. A. Heizer
J. G. Prather
A. W. Rice
Miamiville
Wheeler Collier
Alvin
Mississippi
Bart. F. C. Carmel
H. C. Carroll
Charles Potts
Robert Morris
Porter Rogers
George Padget
Indian Hill
Terraceark
Guinease
U.S
Wash- Tan
The
Christian Church
Glen Este
Hilbers
Meyers
van Amberg
Myron
A. Gauche
Weber Subdivision
Jane Brannock
Peony
Woodland
Lena Rosenberger
Madisonville
Clarence Ludlow
Charles Ludlow
Dr. Ricker
John Stadtmiller, Jr
Charles Ingram
Williamsburg
Mr. Carmel
Bergan Turner
Monterey
Minnie Hill
Lebanon
J. W. Lill
Julius Martin
B. Martin
Jennie Phillips
James Phillips
Texas
Jennie Forbes
Grace Perin
Mabel Johnson
Aften
Thomas Lytle
Lizale Lytle
Mrs. Culbertson
Covington
Frank Dudley
Otis Dudley
Glancy & Jenkins
C. H. Wood
West Sixth St
Vine
West Sixth Street
Clermont County
Vermont
Ata
Cheloe Bools
John Bools
B. Brirton
Bandle Arms
Main Street
Lecal
Circus Cour
Hamilton County
Butler County
Warren County
Clinton County
P. F. Swing, J. M. Swing
Joseph Cox
State OF
Clermont
A. B. Shaw
Circuit Court
First Judicial Circuit
State of Ohio
Ha K. Leovith
Cinda J
Leavitt
Haney Bakr
Sarney
the Weekly Gazette
Commercial Gazette
Great Republic
AMERI
Young
Valua
the Commercial Gazette CO
Murat Halstead
Richard Smith
Presori
Ge Alcock
NEW York World
WORLD
Etvan Weekly
Lawce Miana
Mignon
Zeph
Olles
Gaborian
Winter
Lover
Besant
Willson
Haggard
Braeme
Robinson
Stevenson
Ward
Bend
N. Y
Wolfe
Wolff
Os Wolff & Ace
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Glen Bate
Peter Brunaugh
Olive Branch
James C. Wells
Said County
Luoginda
Wells
Decisis
Batavia Turnpike and Jam Bridge Company
Oe Deneha Company
Ompan. O
Third Street
Gove
Louis K. Marty
Broadway
Lower Market
Ellen M. Neilson
Coover County
Pleasant Green
Thomas C. Caldwell
Elizabeth Caldwell
Court of Common Press of Vermont Co., C
County of
Jackson Townships
Moesley
L. M. River
Obediah Ireton
Jonathan Hadley
Little
Miami River
William Moseley
Joseph Jones
Henry R. Leever
Oliver P.caldwe
Enos W. Caldwell
James CU
Caldwell
Roberto
Swisna & Breeding
Novitz
Cherier's Sale
Clermont Common Pleas. Order OF Sale
Charlss L. Buckanan
ADMR
David Crabbs ET AL
Court of Common Pleas
Moscow
Tatman
Joan K. West
Milford and
Patchel
Polot
Patchell
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