Tobacco trade and old landmarks of Franklin township
The Felicity papers describe dull tobacco trade due to overproduction and low prices with local warehouses and buyers named. It recalls pioneers and Notaries, the McKinlays, Day auctioneer, and James Waterfield’s family. It honors the colored community, Civil War veterans, and notes political shifts toward Democrats after the Know Nothing era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Waterfield
Charles Gregg
John H. Fishback
L. W. Ware
Morris Tucker
John Ferina
John L. Richards
F. Silcott
J. M. Longworth
G. W. Elrod
James Waterfield
Chile
William T. Prather
J. N. Altman
J. L. Richards
G. W. Day
Thomas D. Fee
James McKinlay
Scotland
America
Robert L. McKinlay
Illinois
McKinlay
George Armour
Chicago
Armour
Cincinnati
Felicity
Felicity Was One of the Main Stations On the “Underground
Louis Miller
Fees
Joe Parish
Sargents
Gibsons
Preachers
Chase
Chalfant
Fall
Maces
Rileys
Browns
Boss Huber
Gandy Davis
Mason and Bracken County
Kentucky
Franklin Township
Ita
Frank H. Woods
Chickamauga
Eugene van Briggle
Double Wedding Panic In Bethel After Missing License
A probate court in Bethel resolves a license crisis by issuing a duplicate after Samuel V. Mathews and Laura McCall face a canceled ceremony. Ellis C. Mace and Theresa R. Curtis also wed in a double splicing at Mr McCall’s Bethel mansion, with Judge Swing approving a swift fix and bustling clerks observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Samuel V. Mathews
Huntington
West Virginia
Laura McCall
Bethel
F. McCall
Town & McCall
Ellis C. Mace
Proctorsville
Theresa R. Curtis
Hoerner
White
Bunn
Judge Swing
Probate
Swing
Shaw
Mr. McCall
Clermont
Flow Gently Sweet Afton Invasion At Afton
A satirical chronicle recounts Sheriff Lloyd leading a comical armed effort against Curlis women at Afton. Lennin and Hill retreat after a scenic clash, Jamaica ginger aiding Lloyd, while Miss Curlis and reinforcements mark a farcical standoff with humorous injury to a coat. The piece ends noting Ohio River railroad talk and Col. Parsons’ Cincinnati visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
Batavia
Lloyd
Uncle Tom Bryan
Lennin
Hill
Caesar
Rome
Curlis
Lincoln Green
Grant Portraits Revealed in Camden Auction Row
A second painting attributed to General Ulysses S Grant surfaces in Camden New Jersey offered at 5000 dollars and refused. The watercolor landscape signed A H Grant purportedly from 1848 at West Point ties to Grants era friendships with Kate Lowe and others while local residents note prior Grant ties to Batavia Georgetown Bethel and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
New Jersey
Times-Star
General Grant
Berle
W. E. Rotheray
510
Penn Street
A. H. Grant
Ulysses Hiram Grant
Rotheray
New York State
Galena
West Point
George W. Childs
Kate Rotheray
Jersey City
John W. Lowe
12Th Ohio
Carnifax Ferry
Batavia
Minorah
Owen T. Fishback
Xenia
Grant
Kate Lowe
Colonel Lowe
Mexico
Lowe
Ohio
Hattie King
Louisana
Mary A. King
Georgetown
Military Academy
Tate Township
Bethel
Sarah Clarke
R. W. Clarke
Charles Hunt
Caroline Tice
John Richards
Hubbell
Mt. Carmel
Amelia
Dr. Conners
George B. Bailey
Farewell notes on Ellsworth and Van Briggie Houses
The author reviews Felicity's two hostels the Ellsworth House by Oscar Daughters and the Van Briggie House by Mrs. General Van Briggle, praising their appeal to travelers. A Moscow Telegram reporter, Brother J H Baker, searches for items and subscribers, while The Times plans reorganization under Brother Moody and former editor Brother Alrey remains in town awaiting better prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicity
Ellsworth House
Prince of
Oscar
Alrey
Burials of Union Soldiers Honored in Clermont County
The Ohio General Assembly in 1864 ordered three township officials to ensure decent interment for every deceased Union soldier at county expense. Clermont County is praised for compliance, naming local veterans buried with dignity and honoring their memory. The piece also notes hair product claims and mentions state representation by George M. Butler and W. W. Perkins at the Cincinnati session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of
Ohio
Medical College
Clermont County
Blue
W.N. Scott
James McCoy
Washington Township
John Little
Wayne Township
Peter Marks
N. J. Barber
Ohio Township
J. W. Armatrong
Tate Township
Jeremiah McDonough
Pierce Township
Henry Stull
Nathaniel Curtis
Jackson Township
Bynum Temple
Batavia
John C. White
Daniel Doughman
Williamsburg Township
Cincinnati
Jeounty
George M. Butler
Mt. Holly
W. W. Perkins
Obituary: L M Johnston 23 dies in Kansas of fever
L M Johnston aged twenty three son of Robert A Johnston of Avondale nephew of Hon John Johnston of Cincinnati and grandson of the late Lindsey Moore of Batavia died on the 7th at Fort Dodge Kansas where he had been in business briefly Malarial fever caused his death his mother stayed with him during illness known as Budd by friends he spent many summers in Batavia with relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Johnston
Robert A. Johnston
Avondale
John Johnston
Cincinnati
Lindsey
Batavia
Remarkable Recovery Reported for Electric Bitters
Manchester Michigan resident Geo W Willing recounts his wife’s five year paralysis improving after using Electric Bitters. He claims she can now do her own work and credits the tonic with her recovery. Advertises at 50 cents a bottle in Batavia and Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Willing
Manchester
Mich
W. B. Walker
Batavia
Joseph B. Walker
Williamaburg
Cleveland's cradle tale sparked by Pulaski find
The Pulaski Weekly Citizen's report recounts the discovered cradle linked to President Cleveland as an infant. It details the cradle's journey from Batavia Ohio to New York, its return via a sutler, and notes from Grover Cleveland and local figures about the cradle's authenticity. The item ends with an advertisement for Red Clover Tonic praising stomach and liver benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Tennessee
Cleveland
Batavia
Ohio
New York
Cleveland Brothers
Morgan
Green Jackson
Lawrence
Stephen Grover
Aaron
Richardson
Waite House
J. A. Richardson
Tam
Ike
OC. M
Connor
Nashua
Lows
Obituary notes span regional notables across Ohio and Indiana
Mrs Deliah Hair widow of Jonas Hair dies at her son Thomas Hair’s home in Stonelick township. She was Ezekiel Dimmitt’s granddaughter, linked to Batavia’s early court house builder. Other obituaries include Captain Lewis D Manning’s mother, Mt Carmel widow, and Mary D Bloss of Cincinnati at The Widows Home. Rev John C Maddy dies in Kokomo Indiana at 64, a longtime Cincinnati M E conference figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate McGill
McGill
Moscow
Laura Barkley
Mt. Auburn
Walter Miller
Felicity
F. C. English
Washington Township
English
Clermont County
Mary Jane Kain
James Tate
Batavia
Georgia Barber
Franklin Township
Julia Stone
Bethel
A. Lemming
Stonelick
E. R. Hern
Stonelick Baptist Church
Deliah Hair
Jonas Hair
Thomas Hair
Stonelick Township
Ezekiel Dimmitt
Court House
Lewis D. Manning
Mt. Carmel
John C. Maddy
Kokomo
Indiana
Cincinnati
M. E
Clermont
South
Daughters Wives and Mothers Offered Dr. Marcisi Remedy
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr. Marcisi's Cathicon as a female remedy for ovarian troubles inflammation and ulceration bearing down irregularities barrenness and related symptoms. It promotes pamphlets from Dr J B Marcisi Utica and mentions Batavia Ohio druggist availability and cheap holiday gifts at H Lindaley & on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcisi
J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N. Y
W. BR
Walker
Main St
Batavia
Ohio
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Felicity Papers
Perry Fee
Andy Powell
Squire Bancroft
Sam Bolender
Jim Mullen
Judge Thurman
Kranklin
Sheriff Lloyd Invests AF
Ton
The
True Democracy
Afton Village
George Hill
John Lennin
Curtis
Mr. L
Admiral Lennin
Via
Page
Wartloid
Miss Curlis, JR
Pride OF the Pike
Miss Curlis, SR
MR. Lloyd
Ironton Register
Ohio River Railroad
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant Bridge
Gallipolis
Waterloo
Portsmouth
Cincinnati & Eastern
Parsons
Virginia
Surveyor Hill
Bata
Daniel Marsh
Owensville
Daniel Dover
New Boston
Henry South
Elk Lick
G. P. Richardson
Bantam
John Brown
Abbott
Robert Huggins
Hiram Montgomery
William Pursley
C. G. & P. Railroad
Horace Beck
Squire Manning
Little Town School
J. B. Hodges
Nicholsville
Gus Cornell
Wiggonsville
Horace Cornell
Messrs
M. J. Swing
Christ. Homan
Wm. Frazee
W. 8. Harris
Walden’s Ridge
Cumberland Mountains
Chattanooga
George Knowles
Linn Root Lyceum
Alermont
Buria
Mr. J. 8. Burdick
St. Louis
Parker
Cleveland’s Cradle
Grover Cleveland
Jeremiah C. Cleveland
Lucy's
Stephen B. Cleveland
Aaron Cleveland
Lucy’s
Johnson
Mt. Ureb
Jeremiah Cleveland
Lucy's Run
Enterprise
Suntey
Ayer
H. Lindaley &On
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