Peltons Predicament Sparks Arrests and Vengeful Hunt
Dr Pelton triggered arrests by claiming improper conduct by a respectable woman and her husband Charley Finley a prominent colored man. Finley and Perry Asbury sought Pelton with a bondsman in tow, while legal notices and local grand jury actions fill the rest of the report.
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Pelton
Enquirer
Charley Finley
Smith Street
Finley
Dr. Pelton
Perry Asbury
Mrs. Finley
Adams County Idol Ends With Acquittal After Farm Feud
Dick Pool and MRlt Vance, adjacent Adams county farmers, quarreled over border lines and farm tasks then fought with forks and guns. Pool fired three times at Vance, who charged with a pitchfork. Pool later used a shotgun, but both shots failed and a truce followed. A jury acquitted Pool of shooting with intent to kill after a five minute deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Pool
Mrlt Vance
Brush Creek
Adams County
Mr. Pool
Mr. Vance
Vance
Pool
Adams Common Pleas
Black Diamond Railroad Proposed Route From Columbus to New Richmond
Col umbus to New Richmond railroad plan filed with the Secretary of State outlines a line along the Scioto river from Columbus to Chillicothe via Bainbridge West Union and Aberdeen and then down the Ohio river to New Richmond. The project promises vast traffic and regional growth and aims for construction by next fall under the management of Mr Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert FE. Stone
Secretary of State
Columbus
Scioto River
Chillicothe
Bainbridge
West Union
Aberdeen
North Bank
Ohio
New Richmond
Boone
Clermont
Ohio offers free Chickamauga battle volume to regiments
The State of Ohio publishes an illustrated volume on the Chickamauga battle. Sixty free copies are set for each participating regiment, including the 59th and 89th Clermont regiments, each with a monument. Adjutant General’s office supplies blank applications if quotas remain.
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Chickamauga
State of
Ohio
Adjutant General of Ohio
Clermont
Clermont County Fair Officers Named At Annual Meeting
The Clermont County Agricultural Society elected officers for the coming year at the Batavia gathering on January 2 and 23. Newly chosen president Bennett Behymer leads the group with G M Roudebush as vice president and J O Rapp as treasurer, with John Rowan as secretary and several committees named for grounds printing auditing and finance. Dates for the next fair are September 4 7 9 and 10 1897.
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Clermont County Agricultural Society
Batavia
Bennett Behymer
Locust Corner
G. M. Roudebush
Newtonsville
J. O. Rapp
Owensville
John Rowan
Blowville
Bennett Bethymer
C. M. Johnson
B. Myers
W. H. Miller
Removal of Cincinnati Collector Dowling Over Civil Service Violations
Grover Cleveland removed Collector Dowling of Cincinnati on Monday for alleged civil service rule violations. Dowling, a former gold Democrat who shifted support to Cleveland, is accused of channeling campaign contributions improperly. Cleveland denounces the civil service system while urging clerks to fund future campaigns.
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Collector Dowling
Cincinnati
Grover Cleveland
Dowling
Cleveland
Death of Julia Witham prompts grief driven tragedy in Withamsville
Mrs. Julia Witham a leading Withamsville woman was found dead in bed after apparently taking rat poison the fourth self inflicted attempt in seven years following her husband W D Withams death from a horse kick. The piece condemns Dr Pelton Milford for inciting arrests of women in Cincinnati and questions his motives criticizing his conduct and urging spiritual aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Witham
Withamsville
W. D Witham
Making Its Bed on the C. P. and V. Road
Improvements on the C. P. and V. road progress rapidly with bustle along the line. The road bed below Batavia Junction nears completion and the curve at the hill ascent will soon receive rails. Elf Run workmen install final bolts as the line anticipates riding in May, possibly sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Junction
Elf Run
Village boy Clarke Hampton gains notice as artistic prodigy
Batavia born Clarke Hampton, living on Walnut Hills, is praised for remarkable painting and color blending without formal lessons. The piece notes a prior Batavia case of a girl who read the Bible at age four without schooling and mentions Mrs. B. F. Moyer undergoing a cancer operation in Cincinnati with a hopeful outlook for recovery.
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Batavia
Walnut Hills
Grand Army of
Tom
Jackson
Clarke Hampton
Billy Hampton
R. W. Clarke
Winchester man shoots at bridge dispute over hog meat
Adams County report says Allen Fenton hunted rab bits near a bridge last week. He tore up the structure to obtain meat and later accused Rhodes of causing the damage. Rhodes then shot Fenton in the eye after a verbal exchange. Rhodes was arrested.
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Allen Fenton
Winchester
Rhodes
Fenton
Branch Hill
Tim Drake
Portsmouth Tribune
Burgess Steel and Iron Co
Hibbs & Brown
Cincinnati
Bantam Fair Debt Plan Emerges At Stockholders Meeting
Stockholders of the Bantam Fair Association met at the Rapp House to review finances and plan debt adjustment. Directors and creditors may be secured by a lien on fair property as a pathway to cancel nearly one thousand dollars of indebtedness. The list of creditors includes Dr. W. E. Thompson, John Tatman, J. C. Tatman, F Fridman, Richard Hawkins, F A Hitch, Wm. Donaldson, D. H. Nichols, M J. W. Holter and B. J. Ricker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A
Hitch
Bantam Fair Association
Rapp House
W. E. Thompson
John
J.C. Tatman
F Fridman
Richard Hawkins
F. A. Hitch
LIGHTNING LINE to Connect Hillsboro and Chillicothe
The plan to connect the two cities by electric railroad advances as Mayor Waddle and Capt. KE Wilder secure rights of way in Hillsboro. Officials expect construction and operation in the coming summer, while pedestrians are urged to use canes and avoid slips on icy pavements.
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Hillsboro
Chillicothe
Waddle
Capt
KE. A. Wilder
McKinley Eyes Special Session and Mt Carmel Institute
In an interview Congressman elect John C. Sturtevant of Pennsylvania quotes President elect McKinley stating a special session will be called on March 15 and a rapid inauguration of a protective system. The Mt Carmel Farmers Institute program for February 12-13 features state lecturers Laylin and Greene, farm discussions, soil prep, fruit and sheep topics, and musical entertainment.
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John C. Sturtevant
Pennsylvania
McKinley
Congress
Mt. Carmel
Farmers’ Institute of
Miami Township
M. E
Mulberry
Milford Manufactory Company
Mrs Hops Found Dead in Williamsburg Bed
Mrs Hops of Williamsburg was found dead in her bed last Thursday morning. Age near 80, attributed to old age. She was sister of Mark Lyle. The item appears amid local notices and brief society items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hops
Williamsburg
Mark Lyle
Dunkin in Church Rampage Sparks West Union Turmoil
Bill Dunkin, starving to be a bad man, fired a revolver in a Dunkinville crowd and then led the church choir, terrifying attendees before fleeing. a warrant is out for his arrest.
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Dunkin
West Union
Bill Dunkin
Dunkinville
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