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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1923
Page
8
A collage of items lists literature on loans from the Federal Land Bank, social happenings, visits and entertainments in Clermont area families, and official notices. The community news covers birthdays, arrivals, guest lists, church events, a cemetery fund drive, and a mayoral pledge restricting public dances without permits.
The R F Johnston Paint Company hosted a Saturday December 28 dinner at the Clermont County home of Robert L Johnston "Bob." Attendees included R Fee Johnston William George Johnston Lewis P Johnston and several guests. Menu lists celery olives fried Clermont County chicken and Neapolitan ice cream.
Hub Scott of Batavia who ran four saloons, received a $70 000 bequest last week from a California friend after securing her daughter's release from a sanitarium. Batavia council met with Mayor Rous in regular session noting resignations and new appointments.
Charles W Stivers a Pittned publisher and friend of all the people died at his Liberty Indiana home last Thursday after twelve days of bronchitis lagrippe and asthma. He began as an apprentice under John G Doran in 1868 and worked for The Brown County Newsom later The Liberty Herald and The Clermont Courier before settling in Liberty. Rites were held at the Liberty Methodist Church at 10 30 Sunday with burial in West Point Cemetery. He was brother to Edward Stivers and cousin to James A Huey both of Georgetown Ohio.
In Williamsboro at her daughter’s home Mrs. Margarih Hartman died December 28 after a long life beginning with removal to Clermont county as an infant. She married Albert G. Hartman in 1854 and left eight children. Funeral services were held at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sperow and Rev. Hurdsall officiating and interment in Williamsburg cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah J. Carpenter died December 20 at 11 60 p.m. at age 71 56 7 from Clermont county with six children. Funeral from Stonelick Baptist church conducted by Rev B Burdsall. Interment Odd Fellows cemetery Owensville Ohio. Her daughter Mrs Clarissa Julian died December 24 and the family mourns deeply.
Public sales planned at the Jack Bickel farm two miles east of Newtown and Mt. Carmel on the Batavia pike with stock, feed, chickens and farm implements offered at 10 p m Tuesday January 9 1928. Mrs Margaret Kaatel also to sell January 6 1928 at 10 a m including cows hogs poultry and farm tools. Farm of 66 acres for sale. Auctioneers A M Ellis and A M Bills.
Loveland Chapter No 289 O E S held a special meeting last Tuesday electing and installing officers for the coming year. Past Matron Martha Fouche presided with Warder Clara Hitzing and organist Alice Sweeney assisting. New officers include W M Mrs Mary Donnelly W P Edward Donnelly A M Mrs Edna Donnelly Secry Mrs Mary Cox Tres Mildred McLean Cond Mrs Eeith Bragg Asa t Cond Mrs Alice Kibbey Chaplain Mrs Emma Ertel Marshall Mrs Althea Vene Organist Mise Alice Sweeney Adah Mise Gladys Cutter Ruth Mrs Gertrude Maw Weather Miss Mary Phillipe Martha Mrs Minnie Staline Electa Mrs Elna Weber Warder Mrs Magdalene Tufte Sentinel Clarence Tufts.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Fletcher's Castoria and related product packaging. Several stray phrases reference a Saturday, ocean, sweaters, and a phone number, but no coherent event or full details emerge from the readable text.
Fragmentary note quotes a Boston Transcript line about a girl confronting an idol with a flawed character. It includes stray pricing and poultry yard references, mentioning Williamsburg Poultry Yard and T H Golf as proprietor names.
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