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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1925
Page
8
The Batavia area listings mention hardware deals at P M Rapp, furnace ads, field fence sales, and a large range of household goods. It notes visits from relatives, a church parish bake sale, a valentine party, a birthday gathering, and plans for an Easter cantata. Local residents include Miss Laura Cade, Miss Velma Veasy, and Mrs Nancy Wilson's funeral.
Mrs W W Dowdney and son Billie died in Cincinnati last week. Miss Nel Carter becomes Batavia bank bookkeeper during Miss Amelia Griffith’s Chicago absence. Mrs Dorothy Williams visits Batavia family. Clermont Hotel upgrades underway. Earl Fishback moves to new Wood street home. neighbors change residences. A card club gathering and a turkey supper are noted. Married couple Nash and Fancher wed in Amelia Bethel area. An umbrella missing prompts finder to contact E. S. Rush. Longtime residents Lindsleys celebrate 68 years of marriage. Clermont county auto license funds and reinvestment details given. Mr and Mrs Buerkle return from Florida. Brunk homestead to become 7 rooms next spring. Birthday dinner for Gibson, Fenner, Lasher. DeCamp and Fieck wed in Newport Ky. Church services and Epworth League pageant described. Hatching discussion by B R Wright at Peebles on farm flocks. Adams county ag extension plans ongoing.
Saturday March 7 promotion calls for popular hat styles and prices. Readers are invited to inspect the offerings at MISSES MARS9 in Batavia and may find pleasing selections.
Mark Atchley will sell at public auction at his home 8 miles south of Marathon on Friday March 6 at 10 am. Items include hay mare eight years old 1450 pounds mule team clover hay dairy cows sows shoats farm implements and household goods with lunch on ground. Usual terms. Auctioneer A M Ellis and clerk Stanley Clerk. See bills for details.
Thomas Lees of New Richmond conducts a public auction at his hotel listing beds dressers chairs rugs linen cooking utensils dishes curtains buffets piano radio and more. The sale starts each day at 10 a m and includes the entire hotel contents.
Contractors Pringle and Buerkle repaired the river road from Batavia to Stone Lick to a fine traveling condition. Now the town must finish with remaking the remainder to a presentable state.
Leo Wilte will sell on the Ancor Houser farm 14 miles from Round Bottom road on Broadwell road 4 miles from N and W railroad. Auction Wednesday March 4 at 10 am features 2 work horses 1 Jersey cow with second calf wagon bed 100 shocks of fodder 200 bushels of corn a Ford auto and many other useful articles Usual terms A M Ellis auctioneer Lot Hulick clerk
Pool tobacco arrivals are very slow at 80 percent. By last week about a third of the estimated crop had been delivered, leaving two thirds to come in and pushing the tobacco house closing date late. Delays stem from farmers not bulking down their crop on time and attending to other duties.
The former bank building, now housing the main restaurant, was sold last week to Peter Gunderley. Built circa 1870 and home to the First National Bank until twenty years ago, possession will be given July 10. Gunderley will retain a lease on the Hugo room through December. The bank plans occupancy of its new home by July.
High tobacco prices and expected steady demand prompt farmers to plan large plantings. Beds neglected last fall are being tended, signaling a sizable crop. Labor costs and shortages affect cultivation as ground supplies dwindle and optimism persists.
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