Double Deaths in Marathon Mark Coincidence in February
The report notes two elderly Marathon residents Benjamin Johnson and Jonathan Christy dying within days of each other, with Christy dying on February 19 and Johnson on February 20. Christy, a former county commissioner and state representative, had close ties to local politics. Johnson was a longtime neighbor and founder of his church, both deeply mourned by the community. A separate obituary mentions Mrs. Flake dying in Cincinnati after a stroke, with burial planned in Amelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Christy
Marathon
Board of Commissioners
69Th General Assembly
Samuel B. Smith
Thomas Hodges
Joseph Bicking
Ashburn
Cowen
Brunaugh
Thomas A. Griffith
James Crosson
Colonel Howard
John Howard
Mr. Christy
Benjamin Johnson
Charles Johnson
Flake
Union Bethel
Cincinnati
Jennie Flake
Amelia
Old Soldier Dies After Long March Ends in Amelia
John Weaver, 31, Civil War veteran and long time Amelia resident, collapsed and died about ten minutes after evening meal. He left five children and a widow who died years ago. Brother to Dr. J. C. Weaver and Dr. Joseph Weaver, he was said to be the last of his family and left ample means. Burial was held Friday from Union Chapel with many friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weaver
Amelia
J. C. Weaver
Joseph Weaver
Union Chapel
Urbana Woman Elizabeth Jackson Died After Christian Life
Mrs Elizabeth Jackson of Urbana died February 15 1899 at her home aged 72 She was daughter of John Jamieson and wife of Rev W B Jackson early district circuit rider She left no children but numerous relatives and led charitable and missionary work in the community Her funeral was held last Friday Blood Bitters advertised for health tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jackson
Urbana
John Jamieson
W. B. Jackson
M. Jamieson
F. Jamieson
Iowa
Laura Kain
Mary Dial
Mange
Clermont Farmers Institute At Williamsburg Inspires Meeting
A spirited two day event in Williamsburg welcomed Clermont farmers to the Institute with brief addresses from Mayor J G Irwin and President James McKeever. Lectures covered alfalfa, beef production, poultry care, tree mortality, pedigrees, and rural social life, with papers by C M Freeman O E Bradfute and Lowell Roudebush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
J. G. Irwin
James McKeever
Gilbert Smith
Chile
Jennie Kloman
C. M. Freeman
O. E. Bradfute
Ohio
Lowell Roudebush
Bertha Teal
Glen Este
O. EK. Kradfute
Harry Aultman
Riley
Louise Lansdale
Owensville
Bernard Quinn
John Rowan
New Railroad Line From Jackson to Cincinnati via Hillsboro
A new Cincinnati Hillsboro Jackson railroad project spans 109 miles through Piketon Sunfish Valley Sinking Springs Hillsboro Fayetteville and Milford with potential link to Mitford. Led by president Milt McKeehan the venture estimates $1.5 million cost and notes rich mineral deposits and agricultural wealth along the Scioto and Miami valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, Hillsboro & Jackson
Piketon
Sunfish Valley
Sinking Springs
Hillsboro
Fayetteville
Mitford
Ohio
Milt McKeehan
Cincinnati
Harvey Wella
Jackson County
Pike County
Highland County
Scioto
Miami
Cincinnati, Hillsboro
Parkersburg
Jackson
McKeehan
Hillsboro Railroad Company
Sardinia
Famous Lecture on Morgan's Raid Through Ohio
A gathering will be founded at the Kilpatrick Post G. A. R. in Goshen on February 25 at 1 p.m. Captain Allen of the 7th O V C will lead the procession to the M church where he will deliver his lecture Six Hundred Miles of Fried Chicken and Blackberry Pie. Admission is free. all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilpatrick Post G. A. R
Goshen
Allen
O. V.C
Morgan
Ohio
Mayor’s Cow Freezes Mouth in Lebanon Blizzard
The Lebanon mayor Gus tin tried to feed his cow on a cold day last week but the animal would not eat as its mouth was frozen. He thawed it with hot water and the cow finally ate. No report on milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Gustin
Amanda Rice
VAGARIES OF BATTLE RECOUNTS FATE OF BARNUM LINE
Captain Julius A. Peen recalls a striking coincidence linking West Point families. M. H. Barnum, son of Civil War General Barnum, was wounded at San Juan in 1898, matching his father's hip wound exactly thirty six years earlier. The tale invites reflection on heredity and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius A. Peen
West Point
Batavia
Penn
the Point
M. H. Barnum
San Juan
General Barnum
Malvern Hill
Virginia
Barnum
Man Tried For Grand Larceny In Lebanon Case
William Monfort appeared in the common pleas on a grand larceny charge for taking a horse, buggy and harness owned by others. The horse belonged to his father in law, the buggy and harness to a man he had worked for. The jury found petit larceny as the prosecution could not prove intent to steal. He claimed intoxication and borrowing the rig, was arrested by Marshal Tom Starry, and is held for Clermont. A new trial motion was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Monfort
Common Pleas
Monfort
Lebanon
Tom Starry
Clermont
Trial of Fitzwater on turkey theft ends in verdict
Court and jury spent three days in the Fitzwater case for stealing turkeys geese and other small game from Mrs. Holly and Mrs. Leever in Half-Acre. The jury found him guilty after a brief deliberation. He gave notice of appeal and was admitted to bail of 100 dollars. His partner Samuel Miller has completed a 30 day workhouse sentence and was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Fitzwater
Holly
Leever
Fitzwater
Samuel Miller
What Burdens Ice Can Bear in Thick Frost
A discussion on ice strength compares thickness to load. Two inches will hold a man, four holds a man on horseback, five supports an eighty pounder cannon, eight supports a battery, and ten inches sustains an army. Max Moons is confined to his room with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limaelf
Max Moons
Misfired shot and hogsman accident injures Swing
Nicholasville man Will Swing aiding a hog killing last week when a hog struck by a misfired shot pursued him. Another man with an axe swung and hit Swing in the leg, causing a dangerous wound. He received care and is hoped to recover soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Swing
Nicholasville
Swing
Death by own action shocks Warren County farm scene
Elias Winkler formerly of Adama county recently moved to Warren County and bought a Lebanon area farm. While staying with his brother in law William Franz he was found hanged in a shed on the Franz property. Family says no reason for the deed and Winkler had been in good health with his affairs in order. ELIA Woop departs for Butler County to pursue farming this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Winkler
Adama County
Lebanon
Warren County
William Frans
Franz Place
Fighting the Trusts Tobacco Convention In Clermont
Tobacco growers and farmers of Clermont county plan a convention at Batavia court house on Saturday February 25 1899 at 10 am to discuss and form plans to free the people from trusts and combines and defend farmers earnings. Signed by Chas L Hesse B F Miley Wm Crane and Henry Biszant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Court House
Batavia
Chas. L. Hesse
B. F. Miley
WM. Crane
Henry Biszant
Love Sparks A Sunday Wedding In Sciotoville
Miss Cora Walden taught a Sunday-school class at Sciotoville M E church and fell for a C P W road mechanic. Parents opposed, but the couple eloped on Saturday night and wed Sunday at a U B church in a nearby town, then left by train for Peebles to begin life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Walden
M. E
Sciotoville
Walden
N. W
U. B
Peebles
Almanac predicts grim February in 1899
The Chillicothe Leader reports a 1799 German almanac foretelling February 1899 as cloudy at start then fair on the 8th, with a cold snap and the coldest day in years on the 10th. It cites floods after the 14th and rain and wind toward the month’s end, while Marl Hicks and Prophet Marsh of Cincinnati forecast surplus water but a dry season overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Klondike
Marl Hicks
Prophet Marsh
Cincinnati
Union Reformers Call Nation Conference in Cincinnati
The Union Reform party seeks a national conference to form a national organization. A Cincinnati Auditorium gathering is planned for March 1 with expected wide state attendance. Railroads offer a one fare round trip on all lines for February 27 28 travel and return by March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Reform Party
Cincinnati
Judge Parrott Scolds Drunken Witnesses And Jury
Last week Judge Parrott punished two drunken witnesses from a neighboring town by fining seven dollars each and sending them to Cincinnati. They were discharged after the fines, and tickets were bought for their departure. The court also rebuked the jury for talking about a case on trial, then resumed the slow march of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrott
East Fork
Commissioners Hear Proof on Railroad Relocation and Turnpike
At last week's session proof showed the P. and W. Railroad completed part of an 1818 agreement with the board for relocating a bridge and building the Williamsburg and Chillieathe free turnpike. An entry of satisfaction was recorded in the journal. Isaiah McDonough, sentenced to the workhouse until payment of costs for firearms possession, had his release petition granted after defense argued indigence. The board directed city authorities to grant the discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. & W. Railroad Company
Williamsburg and
Chillieathe Free Turnpike
Isaiah McDonough
Costa
Christian Science Case Drives Woman to Athens Asylum
Mrs. Mary Metzer, 43, described as demented, appeared in probate court last Friday. The panel found her condition severe enough to order admission to Athens asylum after testimonies from her husband and Dr Belt. The article notes prior religious influences, a Christian science healer, and potential legal action against the healer for practicing without a diploma. An additional case involves Mrs. Jane Brown, once Miss Leonard, now in Stillwater, Nebraska, sent from Marathon to an infirmary amid insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Metzer
Belt
Griffith
Athens
Imortum
Metzer
Jane Brown
Stillwater
Nebraska
Leonard
Marathon
Cincinnati
February Distribution Of Township School Road Funds
Township officials announce the February distribution of township and school funds along with allocations for road and corporation accounts. The notice lists the offices involved and references the applicable budget lines and dates for disbursement.
Court matters and filings across multiple cases
Augustua Freschard versus Gerrard confirms sale and distribution. Lucy Carter versus William Carter dismissed at plaintiff's request with costs. State va Edward McAllister charged with burglary and grand larceny. verdict petit larceny. 40 days in workhouse, $100 fine plus costs. confinement about twelve months. William Hill versus John Ill. Maggie Thu Montgomery party defendant. answer and cross petition filed. Manning versus Wy Ralls dismissed with each party paying own costs. Otto Meyera versus Julian Surley judgment $98.15. Loveland B L Company versus Ausie F Williams and Joseph Shearer foreclosure. Joseph Clare versus George K and Octavia Ky Young foreclosure. amount claimed $1900. A M Weaver versus Claries A Weaver and others partition. James Roach et al trustees to well colored church property in New Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustua Freschard
John
Gerrard
Lucy Carter
William Carter
Her
Costa
Edward McAllister
William Hill
John Ill
Maggie Thu Montgomery
William 5
Manning
George Wy Ralls
Otto Meyera
Julian Surley
Loveland B. & L. Company
Ausie F. Williams
Joseph Shearer
Joseph Clare
George K
Octavia Ky Young
A. M. Weaver
A. Weaver
James Roach
George Gill
Joseph Zimmerman
Joseph Staton
Percy Robinson
Trusteay, Ve
New Richmond
Bones in Baldwin Station Spark Mystery and Coroner Inquiry
A box received at Baldwin station on the C P V railway contained human remains dismembered and packed for shipment. Coroner declined inquest. agent fumigated station and bones buried after missent shipment from Owensville, Indiana.
Rush on the license bureau probate court records
A probate court scene shows six young men awaiting license interviews for happiness documents. The scrambled list names multiple couples with ages and residences, all to be married under various ministers, as the record tracks ceremonies and officiants across local towns.
Tenacity of purpose helps old man win court dispute
An elderly African American man, jailed by Judge H J Smith for contempt, defied orders for months. After a county jail release and a $100 insurance payout, he refused to pay a judgment until the court finally relented. He told the judge he had stayed with him and returned home to Cedaryville to his aged wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Smith
Nenia
Court of Common Pleas
Mare Lid
Smith
Couch
Badger
Inaurance
Gita
Ded Dodge Sovith
Jedge
Cedaryiile
Jolo Thia
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Jonathan
Joseph
New Jersey
Asenath Tribble
Jefferson
Alpheus
Charles
Harvey
Henry
Ann Works
Asenath McKeever
Greenberry Church
Gray
M. E. Church
Clermont Farmers
Hillsboro, Fayetteville
Milford
Turkey
Elia Woop
Butler County
Vention
Christian Science
Tion Funds
Tate
Franklin
Washington
Monroe
Pierce
Union
AL Wayne
Bronelick
Eeyereeee
Totalite Bbeveegens
Im Corporations
Eseae
Brrigr Ooc
Daca de Derisessonent
Ats Felicity
Moscow
Neville Bpeedeeroourrevese’ Saaves
Loveland
Boston Oessss
Baldwin
Emmerson
Emerson
Dennis
I[ikin
Hillin
Indiana
Rush
George F. Hutchinson
Martha MN
Works
Workas
Jackson Township
John Perdisall
Asher McClanahan
Maude Canery
Cedron
Felicity
Shane
Lewis H. Bartlow
Minnie Utter
Higginsport
Smith's Landing
Clancy
Elley Spicer
Allan A. Powell
Dayton
Darling John L. Nichols
Mise Stellan M. Fotlen
Charles W. Leaver
Viola Gugh
Geenpatton Fartiasi
West Woolvills
J. W. Fort
Walter W. Snidey
Zina M. Elliott
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