Train Flyer from Cincinnati to Portsmouth Wreck at Batavia
A Norfolk and Western Flyer from Cincinnati to Portsmouth derailed near Batavia after the rear truck left the track, ripping telegraph lines and tearing rails. Two passengers, Will H. Schenick and A. Prower, were injured with broken collarbone and back injuries. others escaped unharmed. Witness Clarence Zimmerman narrowly avoided the train and described a dramatic, brief crash before track repairs and service resumed by 2:30 p.m.
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Flyer
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Batavia
Town
Will H. Schenick
Norwood
A. Prower
Struthers
Ohio
Clarence Zimmerman
Clermont Hotel
Clarence
Williamsburg
Perintown
New Officers Installed in Eastern Star Chapter
Mrs. Leona Weaver installed the Eastern Star Chapter officers for the coming year. Officers include W M Mrs. Bertha Rush W P Thomas Glancy A M Mrs. Grace McDonald Secretary Mrs. Anna Maher Treasurer Mrs. Frances Marshall Conductress Mrs. Nellie Lytle Asst Conductress Miss Mary Paxton Chaplain Mrs. Helen Scott Marshal Mrs. Alice Chamberlain Organist Miss Clara Johnson Adah Mrs. Bessie D. Glancy Ruth Miss Ethel Weaver Esther Mrs. Ella Glancy Martha Miss Cecile Hulick Electa Mrs. Minnie Griffith Warder Mrs. Bertha Violet Sentinel Frank Crane. A luncheon followed. the lodge nears doubling its membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Weaver
Eastern Star Chapter
W. M
Bertha Rush
W. P
Thomas Glancy
A. M
Grace McDonald
Anna Maher
Frances Marshall
Nellie Lytle
Mary Paxton
Helen Scott
Marshal
Alice Chamberlain
Clara Johnson
Adah
Bessie D. Glancy
Ruth
Ethel Weaver
Esther
Ella Glancy
Martha
Cecile Hulick
Electa
Minnie Griffith
Bertha Violet
Sentinel
Frank Crane
Odd Fellows Oyster Supper Set in Amelia Down Hall
Members of the Amelia Odd Fellows Lodge invite the public to their annual oyster supper at Amelia Down Hall next Saturday night December 17. Noted for fine suppers, they welcome all to join.
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Odd Fellows’ Lodge of
Amelia
Amelia Tdown Hall
Obituary Notice for Mrs Martha Christie
Mrs Martha Christie wife of Will BR Christie died at her home on the Davis pike near Amelia last week aged 58 Funeral services were conducted by Rev Burdsall and the remains were shipped to Circleville for interment after the funeral last Saturday
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Martha
Will BR. Christie
Davis Pike
Amelia
Circleville
Burdsall
Death of Frank A. Joseph of Marathon at 36
Frank A. Joseph died December 10 1910 of typhoid fever at Marathon. He left a wife Ella Hensel and four children, with brothers and sisters in Marathon Batavia Lorado and Owensville. Funeral services were at Marathon M E church led by Rev Zierer and Rev Edmund Burdsall with Odd Fellows assisting at the cemetery in Owensville. He was a merchant by trade and a member of the Odd Fellows lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Joseph
Marathon
John Joseph
Ella Hensel
Frank
M. E
Zierer
Edmund Burdsall
Batavia
Odd Fellows
Owensville
Lou Davidson
Mary Work
Lorado
W. A. Joseph
Popular couple to wed in Chicago ceremony tonight
Miss Emma Leeds formerly of this place and Mr. William Robert Kernohan formerly of Periitown will marry this Wednesday at 8 PM at the Leeds home 4406 Greenwood avenue Chicago. Rev Cyrus E Osborne will perform the ceremony. After January 1 1911 they will reside at 5532 South Park avenue Chicago. The Courier extends congratulations.
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Emma Leeds
William Robert Kernohan
Periitown
Leeds
Greenwood Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Cyrus E. Osborne
South Congregational Church
South Park Avenue
The
Courier
Bell Company expands county telephone network and services
The Bell Company replaces the retired Citizens' Telephone, connecting with their exchanges and serving over 1800 subscribers in the county. They pledge no rate changes, begin extending lines, and link local calls to Cincinnati, other nearby cities, and the Long Distance network from coast to coast.
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Citizens’ Telephone Company
Bell Company
Citizens’ Company
Citizens
Bell System
Cincinnati
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Clermont
Wrong Medicine Seizure After Iodine Dose
Mrs Rosa Wasner of the river road above town mistook a bottle for cough medicine in the dark and swallowed iodine in a dangerous error. Her son summoned a doctor who arrived promptly and saved her. friends wish for a speedy recovery.
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Rosa Wasner
River Road
Re established Monterey post office reopens after discontinuation
The Monterey post office was re established last week after discontinuation. Residents should notify correspondents and publishers that the office is open again to ensure mail is received without delay.
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Monterey
Remarkable Mild Weather Near Monterrey Inspires Clermont Letter
A resident from Monte Morelos Nuevo Leon writes Clermont Courier about balmy days in the orange district. She contrasts warm Nuevo Leon climate with snow and cold back home, describes Col. Taylor’s extensive orange groves, packing lines, and tree varieties seen on a ranch near town.
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Clermont
Orange
Mexico
Montemorelos
Nuevo Leon
Monterrey
Tampico
Colonel Taylor
Kentucky
Japan
Col. Taylor
Garden of Eden on California land praised by Mrs Carley
Mrs. W. T. Carley extols irrigation driven agriculture near Chapultepec noting old cottonwoods oaks and fruit trees. She contrasts California farming with harsher northern life and urges American farmers to relocate seeking independence and easy labor. Adios.
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President's Park
Chapultepec
Pilon
California
Courier
W. T. Carley
Former Clermont Clerkmaster Tribble Dies at 76
William Tribble of Clermont county near Clover died December 8 at the Masonic Home Springfield after a brief heart illness. Postmaster at Hennings Mills, he was a merchant, teacher and farmer respected by neighbors. Funeral in Clover M E church with Masonic rites. Burial in Clover cemetery. Survived by his wife who could not attend.
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William Tribble
Clermont County
Clover
Springfield
Hennings Mills
Williamsburg
Masonic Lodge
Unclaimed Letters At Batavia Post Office
The Batavia post office on December 8 contained unclaimed letters for Henry Redding Mrs. Chambers Delmer Atchley E M Hall Mrs D M Binkley R McVictor Adolph Woldmayer Miss Ellie Willson Writers should place their name and address in the left-hand corner of envelopes when unsure of the recipient's address.
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Batavia
Henry Redding
Chambers
Delmer Atchley
E. M. Hall
D. M. Binkley
R. McVictor
Adolph Woldmayer
Ellie Willson
Batavia Opens Public Garage In Kline Block
Batavia automobile owners establish a public repair and storage garage in the Kline Block with John Glancy in charge of operations for the new facility.
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Batavia
Kline Block
John Glancy
Murray Titus and wife settle in Lucknow India
Murray and Olive Titus report moving into a new house on Residence Hill Lucknow. They describe new staff at Reid College including Dr L A Core and professors Boggess Henry Blackwood Bradley Titles and others, the Beaurocratic holiday schedule, and a plan to complete 200 govern ment school days. They note two weeks of Mohammedan and Hindu holidays, a goal to be settled by November 1, and describe life in their new home with servant made furniture and a bicycle ride to town along the Gumti river road.
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Lucknow
Mobia
Grandma
Nellie
Jim
Dean
New York
Liverpool
Southhampton
London
Calais
Brindese
Italy
Bombay
Batavia
C. L. Bare
L. A. Core
W. Va
Olive
Boggess
Core
Singer
Ohio
Residence Hill
Murray
Foulis
Dr. Bare
Gumti
Tragedy on Crosstown Farm Woman Ends Life in Barn
Mrs. Joseph Stuart a 46 year old married woman left to feed stock Friday noon at a Crosstown area farm and hanged herself in a barn as family illness and heavy burdens overwhelmed her. She left a husband and eight children, funeral at Bloom Rose church.
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Crosstown
Joseph Stuart
Bloom Rose Church
Batavia Widow Mary Penn Dies After Stroke at 84
Mrs. Mary Penn widow of Julius Penn died at her river road home last Sunday at 7 30 after a stroke three weeks earlier leaving her unconscious a week later. She was 84. Funeral from the home Wednesday at 2 30 with a sermon by Rev Burdeau. The remains will be vault bound awaiting her son Major Julius A Penn and Miss Jennie, who survive her.
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Mary Penn
Julius Penn
River Road
Burdeau
Julius A. Penn
Jennie
Two Birthdays Observed by Elmwood Group
The Elmwood crowd celebrated the double birthday of R. L. Chamberlain and F. M. Titus on December 8 at Titus's home. Guests arrived before the host realized the date. the gathering enjoyed social diversions and a generous lunch, with wishes for the custom to endure.
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Elmwood
R. L. Chamberlain
F. M. Titus
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Cinnati
Frank Joseph
Clermonters
Windy City
N. L
Eorror Clermont
Clermonter
Sprinfield
Batavia’s
Murray Titus
Wife
India
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