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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1889
Page
4
A holiday piece extols Christmas as the day of peace and mercy, urging family cheer and acts of love. It notes Mrs Cleveland’s street car anecdote, critiques Loveland professor Carmichael, and attacks Congress on a salary scandal while pondering Mary’s Little Lamb authorship amid Louisiana lottery coverage.
Local items from Union Corner report visitors and residents, births, moves and farm activity. Notes include families from Enterprise, Cincinnati visits, turkeys raised for market, protracted meetings, river boating, school progress, and upcoming entertainment and gatherings. Several residents travel, relocate, or host relatives as the community stays busy through holidays.
The Miamiville report notes a two or three member accession and a general revival at Camp Dennison. A Leever's hall party December 18 is described as pleasant. Attendance at school falls due to whooping cough. EK Stump moves to a new building by January 1 1889. Balcony gossip mentions Uncle Sam Fitzwater as a candidate for truancy officer. The Milford building association buys the Mitchell property to settle claims.
Sunday visits in Bethel by Mrs Ed Smith and Miss Mayme Hopkins with Miss Lizzie Swing. Influenza cases reported in the city. Christmas shopping in Cincinnati by Mrs Frank Hitch and others. Prosec Att Hicks's mother visits Batavia. C T A meeting praised. teachers, parents and students benefited. Christmas social by Lakes Helping Circle planned with admission five or ten cents corrected. Knights of Mythias announce supper and social at Charles Hopkin's hall.
Local items report the death of Harvey Abernathy after a six year Idaho absence leaving a wife and siblings. Mrs. Dennis and Ethel depart for their western home. Etta Hesler improves. Forest Grove teachers and scholars association seeks attendance. Obituary for Mrs. James Bunyan Sr. notes her long widowhood and family losses. Mrs. Dennis returns from Birmingham with oil and cotton from fields. Miss Minnie Connor visits Mrs. Connor. Clermont county officials sell unfinished Jackson pike segment to be completed by October 1, 1800. Harbaugh school board criticized for excluding pupils from the house for education. calls for lyceum or spelling bee instead. The garner store attracts loafers and concerns school discipline.
Mt Pisgah features a social party at Oe eet canes eevee rapeniin and reports a brother's death from consumption. The village notes include the sale of Michael Keattle’s personal property, visits from residents, pension increases for John Mofford, funeral tributes for Mrs Mandel lodges Elrod, court costs for a Watson and Brown altercation, and various visitors and school events.
Mr and Mrs Samuel J Behymer celebrated their golden wedding on the 12th with 40 guests, a family luncheon, and memories from those at their 50year union. Gifts totaled from relatives and friends. later, 50 young people arrived with music and refreshments. The item concludes with an insurance-like notice and an advertisement for Hall s Catarrh Cure.
The 38 acre Jefferson Davis farm between John A. Gatch and Henry Broadus sold last Monday to Charles Falger for 2005, appraised 2700. His one third of 59 acres in Union township tied to his father's estate sold for 400 to his mother, two thirds of appraised value. Other notes: post office not open Sundays. W C Mellen to build on corner opposite Catholic church. new lamps lighted in South Milford East Milford Montauk. F M Hodges relocates to Goshen turnpike crossing. Mrs J B Wallace ill. Pony Henry buried at Green Lawn. Beechhurst reading circle meets next Saturday.
A venerable Bethel resident John Bredwell visits his daughter Mrs. Malick. Elisha Fagin moves to Perkin's farm in Batavia township. Miss Della Temple returns from Delaware for vacation with friends. Miss Etta Malick joins a ten day visit after Balad win. The remains of Mrs Celia F Denham are buried after arriving from Amelia vault. William Franz of Rathbone farm plans public sale and will move to Cincinnati while leasing to George Ludlow of Amelia.
James Creager is appointed night policeman from 6 p m to 6 a m and appears in full dress. The town also reports birthdays, visits, travels, and social events including a New Year oyster supper by Grand Valley lodge with music and speeches and a 25 cent ticket.
People note progress at the school under Mrs Nichols. Miss Bissig Ward returns home from New Richmond after a few weeks with friend Hattie Knowles. Mrs Maud Blrod dies in Springfield at age 18 years 9 months. funeral at Baptist church with Revs Campbell and Dolby. interment Carmel cemetery. George Snell of Missouri visits after 24 years. George Lockwood and wife from Greenville attend Mrs Elrod’s funeral. Lockwoods return home Monday. Mrs Lockwood to stay with parents Mr and Mrs Corbin.
A basket social rises at Lakin Chapel on Thursday evening. Rev A P Hill and J M Milner host a family Christmas tree. Bert Swing of Middletown visits relatives for the holidays. Uncle Bill Hill notes heavy rain and mud this winter. Lee Milner and Tom Fisher study at Bethel this winter.
Advertises a complete Stanley history of recent explorations condensed from Stanley writings and telegraphic dispatches from Zanzibar. Book illustrated cloth binding priced 1.75 and half morocco 42.25 with liberal commissions. Send 80 cents for canvassing outfit to Advance Pub House Cincinnati.
Dr Fomorin and his wife Lilly Hartman have moved into a new residence on Main Street. Christmas exercises at the M E church Tuesday evening were well received. Nora of Ulermontwills visits Felaiveshi, and the school holiday closed for the new year. OC Bowen and a student from Delaware College are at home Aion.
Drunkenness cure claim promotes Haines Golden Specific sold by Golden Specific Co. in Cincinnati. It asserts the remedy can be added to tea or coffee without the drinker’s knowledge and guarantees a permanent cure for moderate drinkers or alcoholics, with thousands allegedly cured and no harm. Contact details given for circulars.
An order of sale issued by the Court of Common Pleas directs Cheriee to offer for sale at the front door of the Batavia court house in Clermont County Ohio. The sale will proceed as directed in the order.
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