Standard Gauge Road Sale of Cincinnati and Eastern
The Cincinnati and Eastern Railway was sold for one million dollars to the Morehead pool led by Ohio and Northwestern Railroad. The purchase includes the entire railroad from Cincinnati to Portsmouth and expansion to Gallipolis with a sixty mile extension to connect for Pittsburgh and Eastern points. The deal finances with cash and bonds, aims to convert the line to standard gauge, and expands toward coal regions to ensure supply and through service.
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Cincinnati and Eastern Railway Company
Rhodes
General Coates
Wm. T. Irvin
H. B. Morehead & Co
Morehead
Ohio and Northwestern Railroad Company
Cincinnati and Eastern
Portsmouth
Gallipolis
Pittsburg
Ohio and Northwestern
Ironton and Northeastern
Great Waterloo
Cincinnati
Winchester
Morehead Syndicate
Cincinnati and Astern
Hamilton
Ohio
Scioto
Clermont
Adams Brown
Ohio Valley
Fidelity
Citizens
H. ©. Parsons
E. ©. Pechin
Ohio & Northwestern Railway Company
Judge Bannon
Willis A. Sour
M. Jamieson
Batavia
R. E. Dean
Bellamy Storer
G. B. Harrison
Ph. Kumler
H. B. Moorehead
Little Miami
Northwestern
Batavia Junction
Ohio River
Cincinnati & Northern
Fayetteville Road
Chicago
Washington City
New York
Norfolk
Virginia
New craze of porcelain miniatures in New York by Miss Isabella Smith
The New York World reports on miniature painting on china led by Miss Isabella Smith, Clermont-born, who studied in Sevres and Iresdn. Women study under her to craft durable porcelain portraits, from life‑size plates to tiny buttons, using French stippling and German wash methods.
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New York
Isabella Smith
China
Sevres
Dresden
Cincinnati School of Porcelain Painting
Iresdsn
Smith
Copley
Sharpless
Shumway
South
Revival of portraits honors bygone beauty figures
The piece notes a revival of portrait miniatures honoring past beauties with emphasis on distinctive features. It mentions Mme Barrios widow of Guatemala's late president having her eyes painted while the rest of her face is veiled in black lace mantilla. A society woman is described with her velvety cheek and dimple reproduced, provoking envy among rivals.
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Ern
Mme. Barrios
Guatemala
River Life and River Man Uncle Jack Remembers
Uncle Jack McFarland recalls his river career beginning in 1844 aboard the Clermont with Captain Connor. He details steamboat service across major rivers, wartime government work, and the rise in wages from $75 to $300 for engineers, noting pilots earned more and many named colleagues.
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Jack McFarland
the Courier
Clermont
John Connor
Cincinnati
New Richmond
Madison
Duke of Orleans
William Coffin
Main Street
New Orleans
Gulf
Alton
Persian
Conqueror
Diana
Bell
Red River
Southerner
Louis Philip
Ohio River
Mississippi
Arkansas
Lancaster
Old and New
F. M. Strike
Crescent
Kenton
Ohio
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Leavenworth
Kansas
Harry McFarland
Ham Bryant
John Rutherford
George Aiken
William Smith
George Smith
Stephen Goble
Sam Goble
William Marshall
Sylvester Troxel
Paul Strickland
Elijah Towner
Henry Williamson
Joseph McFarland
Jacob Ketchum, Jr
Benjamin Kautz
William McFarland
John Wilson
Myers Ketchum
George Ketchum
Charles Ketchum
Charles Short
William Ketchum
James Ketchum
William Morrow
John Smith
Thomas Nichols
A. J. McFarland
Quinn Haines
Henry Clingman
James Tremper
William Tremper
Newell Connor
Monroe Fitzpatrick
George Cameron
George Dansberry
George Green
William Shannon
James Magers
Frank Magers
John Nesbit
al Dansberry
Installation of Officers by C W Thompson Withamsville
The document lists installation of officers for multiple lodges under C W Thompson D D G M Withamsville. Names include Markley W G J R Hulse Bradbury Hughes Courter Ross Fisher Jones Wilson Myer Pease Robinson Atwood R8 Moon Woodruff Smith Hancock Thompson Mehl Kellum with various roles such as N G W G I G and L to N G.
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N. G
T. C. Markley
W.G
J. R. Hulse
A. C. Bradbury
F. P. Witham
Treas
E. Hughes
Charles Courter
Alfred Ross
George Durham
Lewis G. Witham
I. Hulse
George Ludlow
I. G
A. O. Fisher
C. G
A. B. Jones
V. G
E. Wilson
H. Myer
W. W. Pease
W. C. Robinson
T. A. Atwood
G. W. Rymell
Hugh West
F. FE. Moon
I.G
C. L. Woodruff
B. W. Smith
C. W. Thompson
County Visitors Appointed by Judge Cowen for One Year
Judge A. T. Cowen appoints M. Jamie son Judge T. Q. Ashburn Mrs. Carrie Kain Mrs. Ida Roudebush and Mrs. Minora F. Lowe as visitors to the county charitable institutions under the 1882 act for the ensuing year.
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A. T. Cowen
M. Jamieson
T. Q. Ashburn
Carrie Kain
Ida Roudebush
Minora F. Lowe
Tooth Unearthed Near Owensville Sparks Curiosity
Harvey Meek finds a large eight inch tooth while boring for gas on his property north of Owensville. The tooth, thought to be from a mastodon, draws crowds to the Courier office amid speculation it could belong to aCommissioner’s ten dollar sheep ram or a grizzly molar linked to Captain Manning’s past encounter.
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Harvey Meek
Owensville
Stonelick Township
Courier
Manning
Old Vets Recall Prison Trials From Civil War Endurance
A set of veterans from Ohio and Nevada recount their capture and days in Confederate camps. Addison Glancy from Newtonsville served at Sabine Cross Roads and Camp Ford, while G W Tatman from Salt Air and R T Boys of Blowville describe Andersonville ordeals. James McMurchy and S R Kyle add further details of Lewisdale and Clermont county experiences with endurance, hunger, and parole.
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Newtonsville, O
48Th
Ohio Regiment
Sabine Cross Roads
Camp Ford
Texas
S. R. Kyle
Fox Drive Planned in Pierce and Townships Next Saturday
A fox drive is set for next Saturday in Pierce and surrounding townships. The 9 o clock start focuses on James Duckwall farm area and follows a route from Joseph Martin along the Ohio pike to Tabasco then Three Forks of Nine Mile to Locust Corner Eppert s Corner and back to Martin s. Each line has captains and strict orders to ensure success. Foxes are plentiful in the area as shown by a prior drive with four seen and only one caught. Admission is open to all, but dogs and guns are discouraged.
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M. A. Leeds
Z. South
D. W. Stevens
Milford
Camp Dennison
Paw Paw
Morgan County
West Virginia
Leeds
Imogen
Hamack’s Mill
Rathburn
Jordan
Wayne
Winchester
Virginia
Staunton
Linchburgh
Andersonville
Worz
Rebs
Charles Rybolt
Henry Peters
Isaac Knott
Louis Smith
Mellen
Blackshear
Georgia
Atlantic
Gulf R. R
Thomasville
Albany
Lake City
Florida
Baldwin
Jacksonville
Union
Rybolt
Main Street
Sprague
The
Odd Fellows
Straus
Judge Hulick
John S. Parrott
J. W. Sleppy
Batavia
W. Rufus Walker
C. E. Belt
George P. Moore
H. 8. Hulick
E. B. Scott
Names Of Octogenarians In Tate Township Clermont County
Bethel Ohio January 7 1887 lists numerous nearly aged residents in Tate township including Mrs Catherine Blair Pat Higby and sister Mrs Sarah Thompson mother of Dr W E Thompson Mrs Nelly Higgins Mrs James Hill Daniel Altman J A Pardoner John Elsberry Thomas Donly Isaac Vanosdol Calvin Beck John Brown Mrs Margaret Noble Patsy Crane Mrs Hickey John Swick Mrs Richard Pemberton Mrs John McMurphy Mrs Isaac Brown Mrs Mariah Tice a Revolution pensioner and Dr William Elisberry. The notice extols Electric Bitters as a cure and tonic with claims of universal applicability and guarantees satisfaction.
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Courier
Tate Township
Catherine Blair
Bantam
Pat Higby
Sarah Thompson
Chicago
W. E. Thompson
Nelly Higgins
James Hill
Daniel Altman
J. A. Pardoner
John Elsberry, Esq
Thomas Donly
Isaac Vanosdol
Calvin Beck
John Brown
Margaret Noble
Patsy Crane
Hickey
John Swick
Richard Pemberton
John McMurphy
Isaac Brown
Mariah Tice
Elizabeth Harris
Mary Canter
Eliza Beck
Wilks
Clermont County
William Elisberry
J.d-A
Gallant old soldier back at work and sinews of veterans
The article notes Leroy Frazier has recovered enough to move about and reflects on hog prices as he recovers. It covers G A R officer installations led by inspector Joe Irwin with a list of post officers and mentions General Logan, plus ex-prisoners praising meals, a prospect for the C and FE road upgrade, and local trade chatter about butter eggs and turkeys with a merchant recalling his six years in business.
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Leroy
Frazier
Company H
Jim Wasson
Chickamauga
Joe Irwin
Williamsburg
G. R. Griffith
W. H. Brown
J. W. Brown, Jr
J. H. Glasgow
George R. Griffith
A. T. Floyd
Chaplin
William Pemberton
C. D. A. Barkley
C. G
James Sprague
George Clare
T. F. Hasting
John Beck
General Logan
Salt River Country
George Slade
William Clark
George West
James McMurchy
John Brown
Tom Hastings
Captain Burke
Philip Miller
Joe Irvine
R. D. Sapp
Sample blank school reports offered with prices
Public notice states COURIER PUB CO will mail blank school reports upon request. Exam for Teachers Certificates to be held at the Public School Building Batavia on the first and third Saturdays monthly by order of the Board. Also shoe fitting by M J Swing Bethel factory for ladies desiring made to measure shoes.
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Courier Pub
Batavia
Bethel
M. J. Swing
Marriage notices from Bethel weddings reported
Married on the day at the residence by Rev George Swing Bethel Joan Hill wed Miss Belle Hanna and John Frasier wed Miss Nerva Kennedy reporting to confirm later at this office.
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George Swing
Bethel
Joan Hill
Belle Hanna
John Frasier
Nerva Kennedy
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Green Springs
Maryland
G. W. Tatman
Salt Air, O
Elijah Tatman
Blowville, O
Franklin
Tennessee
Columbia
R. T. Boys
O. V.T
Hamock’s Mills
Lynchburg
Danville
Florence
South Carolina
Batavia Lodge I. 0
C. F
John Hillin
Olive Branch
Duckwall
James Yancy
Big Fox Drive
W. R. Walatavia
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