Rebel Raid Continues as Union Forces Faced Morgan
The Batavia area endures a detailed Civil War raid led by Morgan with about a hundred rebels crossing through Duckwall bottoms. Home guards, under John Johnston, chased them from Rat Row while townsfolk hid weapons and stockpiled supplies. Rebels seized horses, mail, and crackers, parading through Williamsburg, with local militia reporting 4,759 rebels and Union forces following from multiple towns.
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Batavia
John Johnston
Wes Perkins
Boston
H—Ll
Amor Talley
John Jamieson
John Weaver
Isaac Worstell
Griffin House
George
Ed. Grant
Missouri Cavalry
Dustin
Selden Miller
Amelia
Miller
Hamilton’s
Wm. Henderson
Perry
Brown County
Cincinnati
Perkins’s Hill
Ohio Turnpike
Rebs
Perkins’s
Henderson
Williamsburg
D. E. Fee
Adam Kline
Adam
Dick Morgan
Clermont County
Hamilton
Aaron Cleveland
William Nichols
Clermont
Oliver Rhodes
Deerfield Road
Bill
Oliver
Jeff Davis
Nichols
Rhodes
Sophia
Bill Nichols
Chris Krieger
Hobson
Joe Gest
Squire
Uncle Sam
Charley M. Smith
Will Kain
G. M. Clark
2Nd
Tennessee Volunteers
Union
Charley
Morgan
Court House
Camp Dennison
James B. Wallace
Milford
Flanders
Here
Ted Morgan
Stonelick
Olive Branch
Perin’s Mills
Mt. Carmel
Tabasco
Bantam
Witliamsville
Soft indexing feud over county deeds sparks tax payer concern
Recorder Kell advances a secretive patent style indexing plan that critics say costs about 2500 and benefits a few lawyers. They argue existing systems suffice, warn of hidden motives and a potential bid to run for county auditor next fall.
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Kell
Board of County Commissioners
Jacob P. Clark
Clermont
Union widow ousted from post office by Virginia-born replacement
Camden, January 20. Hon. James E Campbell removed Mrs. C. E. Brown, a widow of a Union soldier, from the Camden post office. Her successor is a healthy young man from Virginia, praised as capable. The piece frames the change as Democratic reform harming soldiers and families.
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Commercial Gazette
Camden
James E. Garpbell
Mra
C. E. Brown
Virginia
A Fakir's Fortune and the Diamond King of Indian Oils
A colorful, long profile traces Dr. William C. Davis and Dr. J. S. Lighthall as frontier medicine showmen. It details leur schemes selling "Indian oil," staged cult shows, near-fatal finances, desertions, and the eventual fates of the two men, their partners, wives, and crews across Batavia, Peoria, and Texas.
ILLS HARNESS Captain Hill Bigamy Arrest in Kentucky
Captain Harry S. Hill once famed as a temperance evangelist in Clermont County was arrested in Maysville Kentucky on a bigamy charge. He claimed to be from New York City and had long toured Felicity Batavia and Cincinnati drawing mixed reactions. He married Miss Mary Smart, an Felicity orphan of means, and later fled before prosecution could proceed.
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Lighthall
Bill Davis
Dr. Davis
Adam
Dr. Lighthall
Peoria
Illinois
Davis
Junera
Chile
Charley Lockwood
Binghampton
New York
Lockwood
Ilinois
Su- Bega Wala
Harry S. Hill
New York City
Clermont
Felicity
Batavia
Our
Cincinnati
Mary Smart
Maysville
Kentucky
Annual election yields new Board of Directors
On Saturday last the annual election for members of the Board of Directors of this flourishing society was held at Boston with the following result W D Rapp Stonelick reed 166 votes E C Patchell 114 votes D D Marsh vy i 117 votes F J Roudebush 4 104 votes C B Stark Batavia 153 votes S Titus Wiet 185 votes R E Hulick 79 votes R D Sapp Union 14 votes The following named gentlemen constitute the new board Messrs Rapp Stark Titus Sapp Marsh and Patchell all thorough going farmers and shrewd business men who will add new strength and new features to the society
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Boston
W. D. Rapp
Stonelick
Reed
E.C. Patchell
D. D. Marsh
Union
Messrs. Rapp
Stark
Titus
Sapp
Marsh
Patchell
The Illuminary's Scoop And The Sick Horse
In New Richmond a sick horse said to be stolen by the Sun supposedly dies that night and is moved to an old farm to breathe its last. The New Richmond Independent critiques the Sun's alleged sensationalism in its home news coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
the Sun
Sua
Groundhog Day Prediction Gets Scrutinized Again
The article mocks the groundhog tradition as a chestnut and notes the creature saw its shadow at daylight. It jokes that the groundhog knows nothing of almanacs or the signal service and asserts spring will arrive in its own time.
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G. H
Phantom Hall Masked Hop Delights Batavia Crowd
Bright lights and gay music lit Kline's Hall on Friday night as about thirty couples danced in masks with elegant supper served by Uncle John Kain. Invited spectators attended and all called the event one of the gayest and most delightful ever held in Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
John Kain
Batavia
Penitentiary reforms urged amid GOP criticism and expense
The Sentinel attacks Governor Hoadly's penitentiary management, accusing high costs and poor handling. It contrasts Foster era profits with Hoadly losses, urges legislative overhaul and reorganization to restore businesslike operation.
Seventh Session of Clermont County Teachers' Association
The C C T A holds its seventh session in Williamsburg on Saturday February 13 1886 at 10 a m The programme lists speakers from Lindale Owensville Batavia and Williamsburg covering district school issues outside reading object lessons and normal methods A Querry Box feature invites questions to be sent to Byron Williams Williamsburg for pre arranged responses Full attendance is urged and a profitable meeting is promised.
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Williamsburg
George W. Davis
Lindale
Emma Combs
Owensville
Mary Lane
Batavia
J. M. Davidson
Byron Williams
Cincinnati & Eastern Narrow Gauge Repairs Backed By Inspection
The Cincinnati and Eastern reports months of repairs completed after Nine Mile trestle concerns. A state inspection train led by Hamlon found the line well built and in near perfect repair. Receivers Coates and Sawyer oversaw overhaul of once damaged trestles and rolling stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati & Eastern
Nine Mile
Coates
Sawyer
Hamlon
George Hater
Cincinnati Northern
Albert
Northern Pacific Railroad
Arintendent Sawyer
King
Commercial Gazette
Death of an Old Milford Physician
Dr. Thomas M. Brown, aged eighty, died in Cincinnati on Friday. Born in Newtown in 1806, he studied under Dr. William Williams in Milford, later graduating from Ohio Medical College and joining Williams in practice. He married Selina Williams in 1885, practiced in Milford from 1890 to 1845, then retired to Cincinnati. A longtime Methodist, I C C F member, and pillar of the Cincinnati historical society.
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Thomas M. Brown
Cincinnati
Newtown
Willam Williams
Milford
Ohio Medical College
Selina
Methodist Church
Cincinnati Historical Society
Naturalized Persons of Foreign Birth in Clermont County 1855 List
A Clermont County record lists individuals who filed declarations for citizenship and those who were naturalized or completed papers. Names include Frederick Schutz Union township born Switzerland and others from Ireland France Austria Germany with dates of arrival, declarations, and oath entries noted.
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Clermont County
Frederick Schutz
Union Township
Switzerland
America
A. W. Hill
Hypalite Naudin
France
Ederton
Byron Cramer
John Braheny
Ireland
Milford
Louis Adams
David Brown
United States
Batavia Township
John Hillin
John Fred Greiner
Germany
Henry Garbe
Louis J. Herroy
Austria
Disturbing a Religious Meeting Charged in Jackson Township
Squire Maxfield of Marathon has summoned Thomas Malott Louis South Joseph Curtis and Samuel Davidson to appear at the coming court for disturbing a religious meeting in Jackson township.
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Squire Maxfield
Marathon
Thomas Malott
Louis South
Joseph Curtis
Samuel Davidson
Jackson Township
Widows Eligible for Military Death Benefit Help
All widows whose husbands died or were killed in the army are entitled to nearly 500 dollars more pay by a recent act. Many widows in the county can obtain it if they hire a competent claim agent to locate and file the claim.
Meaty Bauman Versus Gotlieb Aicholta Foreclosure Case Notes
Docket transcript items list meaty Bauman versus Gotlieb Aicholta with $1 024 claimed and John Winspear versus Coffman Moore described as dama ger with $750. A B Hardy versus H B as transcript from docket annotated by F M Maxfield J P Ed Lathrop versus W F Hauserman et al with $758 16 claimed and R J Richards versus J W Wedding et al foreclosure.
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Meaty Bauman
Gotlieb
Aicholta
John Winspear
Coffman Moore
A. B. Hardy
H. B
F. M. Maxfield
J. P
Ed Lathrop
W. F. Hauserman
R. J. Richards
J. W. Wedding
Executor Reports McGill Estate Value and Claims
The executor states William R. McGill's estate totals about 12728 dollars with administration costs and preferred claims around 7500 dollars, leaving roughly that amount of assets. Claims against the estate run to about 130000 dollars, per the Cincinnati Enquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. McGill
Cincinnati Enquirier
Phrenologist Assesses Sam Jones Head in Cincinnati
Prof. Beall, formerly of Williamsburg, now a Cincinnati phrenologist, examined Sam Jones's head and described his temperament as mental motive. He says Jones hates compromises and favors whole hog or none, with womanly intuitions, horse-radish combativeness, and a disdain for shams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. Beall
Williamsburg
Cincinnati
Sam Jones
Batavia Bank elects nine teenth term directors and officers
The First National Bank of Batavia announces a board elected for the ensuing year: M. Jamieson, George W. Hulick, F. J. Roude bush, E. D. Titus, and W. F. Roudebush. M. Jamieson is named President and F. J. Dial Cashier, marking their nineteenth consecutive elections.
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First National Bank
Batavia
M. Jamieson
George W. Hulick
F. J. Roudebush
E. D. Titus
W. F. Roudebush
F. J. Dial
Town Hall Painting Bid Leads to $5000 Cap Set
John L. Moore won the painting contract for the town hall at 200 dollars. The building committee must keep total cost under 5000 dollars. The fire committee reports a new hook and ladder truck arriving and the marshal is to clear Kennedy sewer obstructions. Next regular meeting set for February 15.
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John 8. Parrott
W. M. Cowen
John L. Moore
Committee On Fire
Kennedy
Old Lyceum Recalled By Local Journal Revival
Ohio newspaper notes a Printers change to Courier size under Hough and Dittey. Feature on The Old Lyceum recalls Hillaboro’s 30 year past with mentions of Hibben Matthews Price Thompson Sloane Tribbles J J McDowell Smith Blount Williams Scott Dr Matthews and other historic figures. Anp Fearen of New Richmond visited with Charlie Coffman at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Columbus before returning home.
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Ohio
Courier
Hough & Dittey
Old Lyceum
Hillaboro
Anp Fearen
New Richmond
Aasylum
Columbus
Charlie Coffman
Charlie
Fayette County
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John Morgan
Jim Campbell
Diamond King
William C. Davis
A Clermonter
J.S. Lighthall
San Antonio
Texas
Alvin Joslyn
Johnson
Wright
Iill
Boston Fair Board
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Illuminary
Phantoms
the Penitentiary
Dart Fee
Hacking Sentinel
Remple
Rempel
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Hoadly
Hoady
Enitentiary
Alex Sands
the Commercial Gazette
Enquirer
Mr. Rempel
Hocking
Robinson
Hondly
Foraker
Foster
Honadly
Fee & Co
Clermont County Teachers’ Association
Joseph Uhlenbrock
Adam Hausserman
Wittenberg
Inquirer
Entleman
Laurel
McGill
Beall
Council Proceedings
Hillsboro Gazette
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