24 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1897
Page
1
At Portsmouth last week the name J Barrett was drawn from the jury wheel. The owner, described as refined and intelligent, insists on serving.
Review of Clermont County history from 1857 to present listing prominent figures who died, including Whig Holleman and others, and noting the high fatality among newspaper staff and doctors. It recalls judges, lawyers, physicians, businesspeople, tradesmen, landlords, and current local notables who once worked in 1857 Clermont and later.
Elmer Kolb of Williamsburg travels to Hillsboro seeking a license to wed Judy Ogden. The probate judge refuses due to Kolb being six weeks shy of 21. Kolb frets, offers a father consent letter, and jokes about political votes. The judge adheres to the law. the couple ultimately marry.
The fourth section meeting convened February 19 1897 at 140 p.m in the chapel. The program opened with a quartet rendition, followed by secretary’s notes. It featured essays by Geo Avey Corbin Fairman L M Groves Edith Griffith and others, recitations by Nannie House Bessie Homan Florence Brown Geneva Keen and more, concluding with brief remarks and adjournment.
Farmers gathered at the K of P hall Saturday and organized a group led by John Henderson as president and W C Coombs as vice president. Joseph Dawnon is secretary and Frank Moyer treasurer with an executive committee including W H Fagler Albert Leeds Lowell Roudebush Chris Knauer May Somermier Hattie Dean Mia H Perin Late Nash and Char Hoare. The article promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as strengthening health.
A large steer with a peculiarly wide eyed gaze caused a public sensation in Williamsburg. The 1200‑pound animal wandered near a bridge, became confused, toppled twenty feet into East Fork creek, and was rescued by locals using ropes and pulleys. The crowd marveled at its misdirected sight as the beast moved on toward market.
A program by the Ladies Guild of the M. E. church at city hall on a Saturday evening features poetry and prose from Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Richard Davis, Shakespeare, and others, with items from Scribner's and Harper's magazines. Christian Endeavor notes report active Y. M. C. A. chapters in Clermont county, local societies' histories, and recent anniversaries. The text ends with a notice praising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a remedy for early illness.
At the 20th National convention in St Paul the G A R of Georgia donated the Andersonville prison site to the Women’s Relief Corps to be kept as a sacred trust. They are urged to fund a beauty spot by a per capita tax, while critics argue the land should remain a desert of memory and warning about wartime horrors.
Mrs. Stem of New Richmond, Kentucky native Webb, ended life after attempting hanging. Her husband Martin Stem, a Cincinnati traveler, found her in the barn then she fled to the river as torches and boats combed the water. Night search continued in rain with no trace. Prospective remains likely near Cincinnati.
The Breeders' Gazette details Roudebush Brothers two short horn bulls, Blain's Duke 111067 weighing 2620 pounds at market with 66 percent dressing and a three year old son gaining 205 pounds in five weeks to 1910 pounds. The Rose of Sharon from Kentucky’s T. S. Moberly tops the herd, weighing 1500 pounds at under two years old. Clermont stockmen urged to note the quality.
Mrs Minerva Beagle widow of Andrew Beagle died at her Olive Branch home on Friday February 19 1897. She left eight children including Mrs Kate Robinson and Mrs Ella Fowler and was 79 in her last year. Funeral held at her residence February 21 at 1 20 p m with family present. Interment at Olive Branch cemetery.
Clermont natives report the marriage of Albert L. Hulick of Clermont to Miss Beatrice Benson in Provo Utah on February 16, 1897. Hulick, son of Abram Hulick, conducts business in Utah and the couple will reside in Richfield Utah.
The list from Canton names the cabinet: Secretary of State John Sherman Ohio Secretary of Treasury Lyman J. Gage Illinois Secretary of War Kansel A. Alger Michigan Secretary of Navy John D. Long Massachusetts Secretary of Interior Joseph McKenna California Secretary of Agriculture James L. Wilson Iowa Postmaster General James A. Gray Maryland Attorney General John J. McCook New York. Each member to appoint one private secretary and personal staff without civil service steps.
W B Dunham a Mt. Washington pioneer and first postmaster died last Wednesday in his 86th year. A longtime grocer and Republican, he was active in the Methodist church and leaves a son Edwin, proprietor of the village drug store and printing office. Funeral held at 2 p m Thursday. he formerly lived in Clermont with many relatives.
Mrs. William Johnson, aged 77, of Bantam, died Monday February 22 1807 after months of illness from heart weakness. Widow of Captain William Johnson of Co. BE 50th Ohio, she leaves a large family. Funeral at Old Bethel church Thursday at 10 a.m.
Among last week’s deaths are Philip Shinkle a 70 year old Franklin township native who died from a horse kick at his Littleton Highland county home. Also Rebecca Bolender widow of Stephen Bolender died last Wednesday at Felicity aged 87 after months of infirmities in extreme old age.
Col. Orange Edwards a leading Brown County figure buried in Ripley after heart failure. He was father to W. N. Edwards, consul to Berlin, who died in office, and G. W. Edwards, secretary of the Cincinnati water works board.
Heavy rain on Sunday and Monday floods Hast Fork and O Malts Run area near Batavia and parts of Switzerland. Bridge approaches fail, homes cut off, debris and floating items drift downstream, but no serious injuries. Rail traffic resumes and mails resume after temporary paralysis. Mention of y T Lewis, Urbana forger, seen in Richmond Indiana.
H. C. Loudon of Georgetown reported his pocket picked last week. The thief took his purse containing two checks for 5000 dollars each, theatre tickets, and valuable papers.
In the fifth district of Ohio covering Adams Brows and Clermont counties 497 cases were pending in the courts of common pleas. In 199 there were 73 new filings 677 dispositions 15 appeals carried up and 418 cases still pending.
Last Saturday Loveland voters approved a $4000 bond issue to purchase a steam fire engine by 210 for and 62 against. Albert McAdams of Williamsburg bought the machinery and stock of a Cincinnati carriage company to move to Williamsburg and employ several people.
A floor collapse at the White and Dillman chair factory in Williamsburg sent about twenty workers from the second to the room below. All escaped with only a severe shock and no serious injuries. Separately in Cincinnati market news, Clermont dealers reported tobacco prices with several buyers bidding high.
The handsome residence of Thor Moore at Broadway and Second was sold last week to Attorney William Bishop for 2800 dollars. Moore plans to move to Crestline to engage in mitc ing, putting his house on the market. The home is one of the town’s most attractive in a fine neighborhood.
Contractors work on a 400 foot iron railroad bridge featuring eleven piers with two reused, ten spans including two of 86 feet and eight of 90 feet. Described as the road's longest, this monumental structure aims for June completion with a stationary engine set to operate cranes and derricks.
Barry W. Fitch, secretary of the Georgia Colonization Co. visited Mrs. A. M. Dimmitt in town. The company has built a town in Fitzgerald county with about 8000 residents, mainly veterans and families, and publishes two weekly papers and one daily. Fitch left Monday for the southern location, leaving his seven year old son to study with his relatives.
The Harper’s Bazaar editor endorses the Vertical System, praising natural writing posture, clearer letters, and easier learning. He notes the method is older than some rivals and cites graded copy books guiding daily practice with proper seating and posture.
A Thursday morning blaze in Bethel destroyed three adjoining buildings and their stock. The affected properties include Earl Goodwin's restaurant and fixtures, McKibben's beef shop, and Conrey's undertaking establishment, with losses around 300 and 1200 dollars. All buildings and stock were insured and saved contigu ous property including the Odd Fellows ball.
Fred Schaffer, Batavia blacksmith, bought riverbank property and closed a private crossroad by erecting a fence and placing an American flag on a panel. He vows to defend the fence and flag with his life, while others plan to build a brick mansion in Union.
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