Behymer Family Marks 80th Birthday With Inner Circle
Mrs. Mary A. Behymer of Locust Corner celebrated her 80th birthday with children grandchildren and great grandchildren and a large dinner for about forty. Attendees included George Behymer Dr E T Behymer Bennett Behymer John R Woodlief James P Duckwall Jasper Tone and R W C Gregg plus nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Relatives and friends joined for reminiscences and prayers as Rev Brokaw offered benediction in Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Behymer
Locust Corner
George Behymer
E. T. Behymer
Bennett Behymer
John R. Woodlief
James P. Duckwall
Jasper Tone
R. W. C Gregg
Clara Gregg
Homer Behymer
Nina Behymer
Mary Eppert
Cassie Tone
Lelia Tone
Ray Behymer
Ruth Behymer
George W. Gregg
Alma May Ergpert
Walter Eppert
Brokaw
Lewis Nash
Mrs Behymer
Clermont
Mary Archard
Benjamin Archard
Clarke County Court Rules Village Councillors May Not Hold Other Offices
Clarke County circuit court rules that village council members are forbidden by law from holding any additional public office created by law or ordinance. The ruling clarifies restrictions on dual service by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Clarke County
Senate to Decide On Bill Certifying Women as Notaries
The House last week passed a bill to commission women as notaries public with governor certification. If the Senate concurs the measure becomes law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Bethel Home Featured In Land and a Living
The February issue of Land and a Living Cincinnati shows a handsome half tone of Joseph Clare’s Bethel residence calling it a typical village home in southern Qaia. The house sits amid protective foliage and tall trees, signaling comfort good taste and abundant means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Joseph Clare
Bethel
Qaia
Three years since Sophia Rhodes and son lost at sea
The Rhodes estate remains unsettled after the loss of Mrs Sophia Rhodes and her son Eugene when the steamer Elbe wrecked off the German coast after a collision with Crathie. Real estate in Kansas declines amid repair neglect and court delays. The cause of the delay is unclear but appears court related with a final decision awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Rhodes
Eugene
Kansas
Burglars Enter New Richmond Residence
The home of G. W. Webb in New Richmond was entered by burglars last week. They took watches jewelry clothing and money after gaining entry through a window. Mrs Webb and her daughters heard noises but did not confront them. Mr Webb awoke to find only socks and an old hat remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Webb
New Richmond
Sticky fly paper defeats rat invasion in London tale
Toby Bryan of the London Democrat battles a family of rats that outwits poison. He covered every hole with sticky fly paper and has not been disturbed since, noting one sheet bore hair and whiskers of a veteran in a comic endnote to a public benefactor moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Bryan
London Democrat
Bryan
Brown urges action to end Cuban War in Congress reply
Hon. Seth Brown voices conviction that the United States must act to end the Cuban conflict. He says impartial spectators have seen enough and that government should take positive steps, not necessarily war with Spain, while accepting consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Brown
New York Journal
Congress
United States
Brown
Cuba
Spain
Ohio Christian Endeavor Union to Convene in Mansfield
The thirteenth annual Ohio Christian Endeavor Union convention will be held in Mansfield from June 28 to 30. About 8,000 local societies and 150,000 endeavorers participate. Dr. Francis K. Clark and J Wilber Chapman are among expected guests. Travel rate set at one fare round trip. private home lodging to cost about 1 per day. Cora B. Hall is secretary of Clermont's Christian Endeavor Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Christian Endeavor Union
Christian Endeavorors of
Ohio
Mansfield
Christian Endeavor
Francis K. Clark
United Society
J. Wilber Chapman
W. F. Crafts
M. Sayford
Ohio Christian Endeavors
Central Passenger Association
Accommodation Committee
Cora B. Hall
Clermont
Christian Endeavor Union
Boxwell and Workman Laws Scrutinized by Pedagogue
Editorial discusses amendments to the Workman and Boxwell laws in Indiana. It argues the changes push tuition costs onto the school fund, threaten sub-district teachers, and could force longer tax levies or reduced salaries, warning taxpayers face a grim future if the laws pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Galen Cline
Boxwell
Senate
Township Boards of Education
February Fortunes Record Valentines Month Marriages
The list covers marriage licenses issued from the 15th instant to date for February, noting four licenses issued in one day on the 18th. The record marks an unprecedented surge for this period in the last five years, naming ten couples including Allan P. Holland and Lillie M. Herron, Henry F. Pickelheimer and Lillie M. Nelson, Walter Foster and Nellie Malott, Charles Snell and Elizabeth A. Cramer, John W. Specker and Mary Myrtle Becker, Wilson G. Johnson and Mary B. South, Harry S. Brunk and Dora L. Valentine, Charles F. Becket and Mary Specker, Samuel M. Stymers and Louie Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan P. Holland
Lillie M. Herron
Henry F. Pickelheimer
Lillie M. Nelson
Walter Foster
Nellie Malott
Charles Snell
Elizabeth A. Cramer
John W. Specker
Mary Myrtle Becker
Wilson G. Johnson
Mary B. South
Harry 8. Brunk
Dora L. Valentine
Charles F. Becket
Mary Specker
Samuel M. Stymers
Louie Wallace
Clermont Bay Receives Adjutant General Promotion
Clermont Bay wins promotion to Adjutant General of the United States Army, to be announced Friday the 25th. The rise reflects zeal bravery skill and noble character, with Clermont and Ohio taking pride in his merit driven record and example for American youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Corbin
United States Army
Clermont
Ohio
Regular and special suits and verdicts listed
The Brown Clermont common pleas committee report on court rules appears with 19 items too long for publication. Several civil actions proceed or are resolved including Clements vs Griggs and Brotherton vs Brother ton, Sprague vs Trout, and others with adjournments, dispositions, and forthcoming trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Clements
M. I. Griggs
Laura L. Brotherton
Richard Brotherton
Isabella M. Sprague
Edmund H. Trout
S. M. Buerkle
John F. Hill
Rebecca Kirgan
John W. Jones
Common Pleas Courts of
Brown and
Clermont
Court Journal
Thomas Spragues
New Richmond
M. A. Wood
Elizabeth Ellen Hall
Nathan Anderson
George J. Myers
Henry Beagle
F. M. Pursell
Eureka Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Julia A. Strider
Aaron H. Fox
Lydia Pool
Erastus Wasson
Jonbn Wasson
State
Wes Simpkine
Martha Beach
George Beach
Railroads and dignitaries on a Tehuantepec isthmus tour
Freight agent Walter Day named at Portsmouth CP and W depot. Station Master Schultz notes February freight and passenger surge. CP V track used by N&W as side line for cars. OC, P, V flyer confirmed and will benefit public and profits. East Fork bridge to be painted white this spring. Mexican Herald piece describes isthmus country and rail leaders. Gen Powell Clayton and party tour Isthmus with Diaz hospitality. private car journey to Guadalajara ends their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican Herald
Powell Clayton
Messrs
Samuel Hunt
Thomas D. Rhodes
Cincinnati
J. G. Leiper
Evans R. Dick
H. Rushton
Philadelphia
Tehauntepec
Diaz
Zaragoza
Vera Cruz
Coatzacoalcos
Gen
Clayton
Huns
Guadalajara
Bethel Young Woman Sues for Ten Thousand Dollars
Miss Lida Ferguson of Bethel sues Francia Watkins for ten thousand dollars claiming cruel treatment. Clermont county residents hope she recovers the full amount. Also an advertisement proclaims Thomas' Electric Oil relieves diphtheria in twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Ferguson
Bethel
Francia Watkins
Clermont County
Thomas
Supreme Court Tightens Path to Bar Admission
A brief argues the Supreme Court requires diplomas or board certifications for law exam eligibility, noting shifts in professional standards across fields. The piece questions merit versus credentialing and warns against hindering careers by stricter, time heavy requirements.
Boy Sent to Reform Farm Over Truancy Charges
The Hillsboro News Herald reports a 13 year old boy, son of D. H and Ruth Murdock, was sent last week to a reform farm for truancy and riding cars. Judge showed reluctance, father requested the sentence, and the paper questions motive linking it to family finances and housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hillsboro News Herald
D. H
Ruth Murdock
Reform Farm
the Herald
Turnpike bids opened for section 1F completion
Commissioners opened bids Thursday for the one half mile section 1F of the McKeever turnpike. The lowest accepted bid came from Maham and Lytle at 349.00 dollars after other bids ranged up to 849.00. Also, all bids for Neville and Penns School House turnpike section 3 were rejected and proposals invited by March 22. A wall contract in Stonelick township was awarded to Gall and Wiesell at 68.25 dollars, and bridge abutment repairs in Franklin township went to Asa and William Woodmaneee with 8 and 5 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeever
Sweet & Brothers
J. M. Hutchinson
Levi Fillegar
Madam
Lytle
Howard Duckwall
E. B. Cowquill
Sutton
Maham
Asa and
William Woodmaneee
Franklin Township
Stir in the 10 O F Circle at Williamsburg
A meeting of district C past grands was held Saturday with District Deputy B F Fiscus presiding. Reports praised the Order’s social and financial health. A noon dinner followed. more members attended in the afternoon for talks before adjournment. The next meeting is set for Eureka Lodge 447 Withamsville on the third Saturday in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Fiscus
Eureka Lodge No. 447
Withamsville
Warned by a Belgian soap scam and a Kentucky murder verdict
A con artist scam uses perfumed soap boxes offering 40 yards Brussels carpet as a premium with a false French factory name. The carpet proves illusory and buyers are advised to buy from trusted local shops. Amos Riggs of Maysville Kentucky is found guilty of murder and sentenced to hang after a defense by Crane and Ely fails amid extensive evidence of prior killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Amos Riggs
Maysville
Kentucky
Messrs
Crane & Ely
Riggs
Ohio towns denied in bid to borrow for lure of factories
Attorney General Monett holds that municipalities may not legally lend money or pledge their credit to attract manufacturers and other industries. This position challenges towns seeking bonds or financing as a incentive to locate businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Monett
Lively Chase of a Thief from Williamsburg to Cincinnati
A colored man named Rice fled Williamsburg with a valuable horse belonging to Isaac Startman. The animal was sold in Cincinnati for ten dollars to Henry Kyle, who delayed payment. Four pursuers guided by John Hess’s bloodhounds tracked the horse to Cincinnati within half an hour. Rice, a laborer for Contractor O'Brien at Bury, had fled the job before the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
Cincinnati
Henry Kyle
John Hess
Williamsburg
Isaac Startman
March Music at City Hall Promises An Evening of Talent
City hall hosts a March 18 entertainment by pupils of the Bativia schools and more, under Mrs. Baum. The program includes solos duets recitations and musical numbers to aid the choir of the M BE church. Mrs. Baum is known for promoting concerts and the event offers a countywide lineup. The Western Tobacco Journal reports a likely rise in tobacco prices in coming weeks with strong attendance and steady values as new stock competes with the old crop. Preparations begin for sowing seeds for the 1898 crop with aims to offset prior shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Bativia
Baum
M BE
The
Western Tobacco Journal
Progress Club Hosts Gold Letter Day on Currency Topic
Milford group the Progress Club held a meeting centered on currency with papers such as Gold Field of the Future by Pauline Wallace and Gold Field of the World by Mary Leaf. Anna Queal read Bret Harte pieces while Mrs Sloppy replaced retiring press correspondent Mrs Cline and brought lively company to Batavia society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
Milford
Sixth Congress District
Pauline Wallace
Mary Leaf
United States Treasury
Clarinet West
California
Nevada
Speidle
Bret Harte
Anna Queal
Cline
Sloppy
Bright
Milford meets on electric road proposal with small turnout
The Milford Enterprise reports a Monday night meeting on the proposed electric railroad drew a smaller audience than hoped. Chairman Louis Breiling of Terrace Park led the gathering with Dr. Curry of Milford and F. R. Finch of Indian Hill speaking in favor. A committee including Russell Errett and others was named to handle engineering matters before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Louis Breiling
Terrace Park
F. R. Finch
Indian Hill
Dr. Curry
Charles Gegner
Russell Errett
Arrangement to furnish books to schools and groups
A plan allows schools, Posts, lodges and any organization to receive books worth 25 by filing a regulation with the State librarian at Columbus. The books may be kept three months and returned. only possible expense is express charges, possibly two ways.
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Columbus
Tobacco prices reported from Brown district sale in Cincinnati
The Brown district led last week’s tobacco sales in Cincinnati with twenty six hogsheads sold at $10.00 to $10.45. Market range stood from $7.00 to $19.95 with an average around $11.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Brown
Bill to speed election supplies by express delivery
Senator Hugh Nichols introduced a bill in the Senate last week to deliver poll books and supplies to election precincts by express service. The change would remove the current requirement for judges of election to travel twice to the county seats to obtain supplies and report results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Nichols
Senate
Express
Revival at colored Baptist church led by Elder Harvey Johnson
A spirited revival is under way at the colored Baptist church with Elder Harvey Johnson of Hillsboro directing. His powerful eloquence and persuasive speech have led many penitents to the alter and conversions are reported. Meetings continue this week and a cordial invitation is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Baptist Church
Harvey Johnson
Hillsboro
Pharmacists Registered After Meritorious Examinations
The State board of pharmacists reports that George A. Carver at Felicity W F E Potts Joseph I Beck Batavia W R Fee W W Dennison Milford J H Ryan A B F Biehr O W Makepeace New Richmond J J Vroutman Loveland passed meritorious exams and are duly registered. Druggists with many years in business are deemed competent and need not reexamine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Pharmacists
George A. Carver
Felicity
W. FE. Potts
Joseph I. Beck
Batavia
W. R. Fee
W. W. Dennison
Milford
J. H. Ryan
A. B F. Biehr
O. W. Makepeace
New Richmond
J. J. Vroutman
Loveland
Amelia Ball Delights Gay Youth at Dancing Club Event
A Monday night ball in Amelia hosted by the local dancing club drew a large party of well dressed youths in elaborate masks. The Walls Horstman and Westerning orchestra played refined dance music and a midnight supper was served. another season’s ball is planned for early April with strong patronage anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Gayoent
Thos
Horstman
Westerning
Afton School House Hosts Evening by Superintendent Fulton
Afton residents filled the school house to enjoy an entertainment prepared by Superintendent William Fulton assisted by Miss Harlett Hitch and the pupils. The well prepared program showed good training and management with receipts ample to fund a new flag for the school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
William Fulton
Harlett Hitch
Schinl
Suit Over Water Overflow Damages in Uilon Township
Samuel Davis sues Poole V Railroad Company for 500 damages to 11 acres after an overflow from the railroad channel damaged potato crops. Defense argued cloud burst but witnesses testified to prior large waters. trial before Judge Davis and a jury in the common pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Common Pleas
Samuel Davis
Uilon Township
Poole
Gary Tool
Thesday Ad
Bole Ocke
Clermont County Teachers Association Program Set
The Clermont County Teachers Association meets at Batavia City Hall on Saturday February 26 with morning devotional exercises by Rev. W H Batley and papers on school discipline and teaching as a profession. Afternoon features musical numbers, addresses by M J O’Brien and Supt John Morris, and an executive committee slate including S L Turnipseed and Lydia Garner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Teachers’s Association
City Hall
Batavia
W. H. Batley
A. M Weir
Byron Williams
American Progress
M. J. O'brien
Mra
Chas
John Morris
Covington
Lydia Garner
J. W. Kirgan
William Porter Dies in Batavia Ohio At 77
William Porter senior died at his son in law Edward Lockwood home in Batavia Ohio on Friday February 18 1808 after a three week illness He was buried at Nicholsville on February 21 Born in Neville November 20 1821 he lived most of his life in the Nicholsville area He married Mary Aceneth Lane in 1819 who died March 1 186 and left 15 children five surviving He joined the Presbyterian church in youth and served in the Sth regiment in the recent war A Republican in politics Porter was quiet yet cordial of high integrity and widely mourned by many friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Porter
Edward Lockwood
Batavia
Ohio
Nicholsville
Neville
Scotland
See
Mary Aceneth Lane
Presbyterian Church
Sth
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A Clermonter
Workman
ST. Valentine’s Month
Clermont Bay
Walter Day
Portsmouth
Schultz
Stock Yard
Sciotoville
East Fork
Supreme Court
Horse and Hounds
Burg
March Music
Delightfus
Jesse Baum
First Baptist Church
Teachers’ Association
A. T. Marsh
J. D. Dunzan
A. L. Clark
G. B. Hatfield
Irma Holter
Bessie Walker
Frank Hitcb
Howard Lockwood
Abbott
Louise Parrott
Geo. P. Chatterton
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