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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1890
Page
8
Barvavia OHTO January 1 1890 issue opens with New Year wishes and plans. The Courier aims to print at home, expand home interest coverage, and become the leading state paper with double expected circulation. Editor W J Buxiers sends New Year greetings and hints at changes for reader satisfaction.
A collage of trade ads and notices from Batavia and Clermont county including attorneys, loan offers, window displays, and medical remedies. It highlights H Lindsley & Son hardware items, Dr J Bunn and Irwin & Cobb as brokers for Chamberlain’s remedy, and local meetings on farming institutes January 6 7 8 9 with Granges and Alliances promoting agricultural progress and education.
Arreno the hop at Kline's Hall tomorrow night. Miss Emma Peck of Chile receives an Estey piano as a Christmas gift. Mrs Jennie Penn hosts a reception for her brother Lieutenant J A Penn. Local letters and marriages are noted. Dr J L Formerin plans Marathon home with his wife. Various civic notices, doctors, and Masonic installations appear as year-end items.
Charles C. Calhoun, a Nicholsville teacher, fled after seducing 17 year old Miss Jackson, daughter of Samuel Jackson. The affair, deemed penitentiary matter, led to a failed compromise of 350 dollars. Calhoun left with his wife and child, pursued by Jackson's family. His whereabouts are unknown. his wife is near collapse, and the family, including a four year old son, is ruined.
Citizens of Loveland reject kinship with Carmichael alleging prior foul acts in Emporia Kansas and a name change to deceive locals. Readers are warned the Loveland impostor is not tied to Dr W A Carmichael who condemns the fraud and disassociates from the man.
Barney Noble, released from fifteen years in the penitentiary, entered the home of Frank and Mrs. Harris on Friday and attempted to commit an infamous crime. Mrs. Harris screamed, her husband restrained the offender, and Noble was jailed to await grand jury action on rape. If convicted he faces a lengthy imprisonment.
Lexington resident Kennedy Robinson spent last week here while Miss Della Temple Lindale and John Stiles Felicity visited relatives. Mrs. J C McMath Canton visited Batavia Moscow kin. Attorn Lou Nichols and wife left for Forest City Florida. Hutchinson Kansas chooses J A Baum Batavia boy as fire chief. Dr J W Hulick Springfield visits Olive Branch with mother Mary J Hulies.
Revival meetings will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church in New Richmond starting Sunday evening December 29 with Rev. Wilbur G. Warner in charge. Earlier Concord Bethel meetings yielded strong results with backsliders reclaimed and thirty eight new members added. Quarter meetings in Batavia were led by Mason and Rev. B W Hammond will preach at Second M E church Friday January 3 1800. Services continue nightly next week at 7 o clock with a series titled A Week with the Paraclete covering the Holy Spirit personality page prayer personal piety and power.
An examining committee flags county officers books and stationery as overpriced by at least a third, urging officials to stop the leakage in the treasury. The report commends the commissioners auditor and deputy for their overall, correct handling despite critical points aimed at better public economy.
Fred Rapp returns from Wisconsin with cousin Henry Rapp. T K Houston reports a stolen dressed turkey. Joe Curliss loses a mule on the way home. W H Wood posts a rabing on the pike for protection against a bluff. Bantam freight and passenger trade grows due to mud road to South Bantam. William Clark improving after rheumatism. Lizzie Clark ill with sciatica and nerves. Mrs. William Tribble tends clove shrub in bloom. Flies active causing stock issues. Henry Moyer poorly and bedridden. Hattie Moyer spending holidays with parents. Eliott Pool and son John visit from Elgin. Benj Johnston visits from Marathon. Lou Thomas returns from Boston school. G E Witt supplies poultry to Cincinnati market. Bert and Mildred Evans visit. Granville Davis and Macedonia visitors with Charles Zollars. H E Chatterton spending holidays at home. B F Moyer and Mt Holly relatives cared for. D E Leeds and Mrs Leeds hosting Boston visitors. J M Fitzpatrick spends Christmas at Henning. J M Davidson treats scholars to holiday. Clover M E church Christmas entertainment popular. December 14 1889 birth to Web Fisher Tobasco.
By Rev. W. G. Warner on Christmas Eve in New Richmond Parsonage, Charles Helmering and Anna Golsch unite. By Rev. Wm. H. Sutherland on Christmas Day at the bride’s home in Clermont County, Frank W. Curtis wed Mary E. Bown.
A public auction will be held at the Batavia court house front door in Clermont County Ohio on Saturday January 11 1890 between 1 and 2 PM. The sale will convey Lot eight in Union township described as thirty and a quarter acres more or less in Nathaniel Darbys survey lot seven and surrounding boundaries as specified by partition case No 8041.
Phillip R. Rice receives a rise from 12 to 24 dollars per month. P. N. Morgan’s allowance increases to 12 dollars monthly. Leander Zimmerman’s allotment goes up to 4 dollars per month. Thomas J. Lindsey commutation of rations noted. WM. McBARNES, Williamsburg, listed as attorney.
During last Christmas Eve distribution at the M and B church in Felicity a light caused rigging to catch fire and spread to a ship scene. The Sunday school officers and crowd fought the blaze, extinguishing it with only burned hands and clothing as damage. They are praised for their quick action to avert disaster.
The Christmas service at Williamsburg M E church drew a pleased crowd from all ages. The Sabbath school children performed The Crying Family and the December Santa Claus brought sunshine with a humorous disguise and treats. Music by children, the choir, and soloist George Chatterton enhanced the happy event.
Lin Brunk offers at public sale on H. A. Bigham farm one and one half miles south of Newtonnville on Thursday January 16 18 at ten o clock a m. The property includes one span of three old mules one mule cart wagons and related farming gear with bargains to be had.
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