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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1911
Page
8
Batavia daily notes events from July 1911 including a George Johnson colored comedy show at city hall and numerous family and social items. It lists illnesses and births, visits among residents, a ball game victory, medicine ads, and civic notices such as election board recommendations and community activities.
Last Saturday Bethel special school district voters rejected the bond issue by 76 votes. A later note laments the mis judgment and urges continued support for future improvements. Also: Ohio State Dairy Association plans a July 15 Batavia meeting at 2 PM. local social notes mention residents and visitors including George Lemon and James Hartman.
Cut prices at Keen Kutter Store list items such as axel grease 8 and 20 cents per can harvest oil 27 cents a gallon self-wring mop 75 cents field hoe 25 cents asbestos Sauirons 10 cents and up plus other goods priced in proportion T J Applegate proprietor plus a note on 163 young physicians admitted to practice medicine in Ohio at the state examination.
Shiloh Camp Meeting will be held this year from August 4 to August 14 with a well arranged program.
The Georgetown fair board calls for bids to post fair bills announcing upcoming exhibition dates. Meanwhile questions arise about the Boston fair board's handling of similar duties.
Mrs. Florence H. McGee of Cincinnati died in Rome Italy on June 17. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Barr Street Presbyterian Church in Mound and Barr streets. Cremation occurred in Rome and the ashes will be buried in Spring Grove cemetery when they arrive.
Conflict arises between the State bureau of inspection of public offices and Franklin County’s prosecuting attorney over about $300 in mileage payments to former County Surveyor Walter Braun. The attorney general may seek a suit to resolve the issue affecting county commissioners and surveyors.
Maria Seely Reed of Batavia township died at midnight July 7 after a long illness. She was devoted and patient, leaving the community to mourn a fine character. Enos Reed lies ill with the possibility of death. Funeral service will be held at 8 am Monday from the Davis Pike residence, with burial at New Richmond.
Superintendent H C Aultman of Clifton has been elected Batavia Ohio schools superintendent at a $1200 salary. He served six years in Clifton, earned a diploma from Antioch, and pursued courses there while teaching.
Scott Bragg, famed race horse trainer, reportedly has a cat with kittens sharing the Portsmouth fair grounds stables. A nearby rabbit nest was found killed by a dog, leaving four survivors, and the mother cat has adopted the bunnies, caring for them alongside her kittens.
Last week the Milford council debated Sunday base ball and after a vote of 4 to 2 the plan was rejected. The discussion warned of risks if boys play at home versus traveling to other venues and returning late with unknown conditions.
Mrs. Irane Hulick widow of Abraham Houlick one of Batavia's oldest residents celebrated her 87th birthday on July 2. Relatives children and friends gathered at her Main street home to mark the occasion noting her good health and anticipated many more years of enjoyment.
The Hulick-Weaver families plan their annual reunion at Highland Park on Saturday July 29 with a prepared program and expected large turnout. Noted Ohio speakers have attended past gatherings, and good times are anticipated for all attendees.
John G. Vetter reported in from his Jackcreek ranch with porkers for the metropolitan market. Wild ducks have proliferated in the valley over the past two weeks, becoming a nuisance by nightly feasting in E. Paugh s pea field and frighteningly hungry. Paugh invites Virginia City sportsmen to help scare away the birds.
Sam Glenn climbed the 120 foot flag staff at Main and South streets Wilmington after dark and replaced the rope through the pulley that holds the flag. This was his fifth ascent since the tower’s erection, using a clamp and arm grip to ascend the three inch diameter rod.
On July 8 1911 at high noon Howard L Cline and Tina M Ward and Jessee W Case and Viola S Cline both couples from New Richmond Ohio wed at the M E parsonage Batavia with Deputy Williams present. The ceremony followed by dinner at Hamilton House and well wishes for the couples and the hotel’s future expansion.
County officials list payments including Anna Meher for jail supplies J.B. Miller for jail needs Barrett Bros. for supplies Jacob Smith for culvert and wall Mary Ackerman medical service and dog bite costs Simmerman Donovan estimates H C Shubert pike estimates Amelia Post Wayte Teede Theo Bennett roller plate Kirgan culvert repairs Fridman Lumber Olin Fagin L D Kennedy burial W Meyers repairs James Lewis repairs W W Dennison postage G L Mead pike viewing John Wymer labor Macfrait Co 500 diplomas L D Withem relief L M Price engineer Stockwell Tax Table Co R D Sapp pike viewing Ohio Culvert Co lumber Smyser lumber Needham host James Malott engineer R E Leeds balance on fills Miller Harley bridge ad V O Lytle viewing Milford Post Norman Mead viewing Goshen G A R Post 0 50 5 5 wa
Arrangements are under way for a large country church conference at the College of Agriculture in Columbus from July 25 to 28. Promoted by the Department of Agricultural Extension for rural Ohio communities, the event invites rural and village ministers from all churches. Programs will be published. thousands of circulars are being sent to Ohio ministers. Morning sessions focus on agricultural topics for ministers among farmers, afternoon sessions on rural institutions, and evenings feature lectures on country minister work.
Will Groves and his eldest son left last week for Colorado to seek a healthier climate for the boy whose health declined over six weeks with tuberculosis. They plan to settle about 100 miles from Trinidad, while friends hope for a speedy recovery.
The message from President Taft on amending the Pure Food and Drugs law does not refer to Foley's Honey and Tar Compound or Foley Kidney Pills. The Nash Pharmacy notes these Foley products as true medicines, longstanding standard remedies for coughs, colds, throat and chest ailments, and kidney health.
An old fashioned camp meeting will be held at Epworth Heights from August 4 to 13. Rev. Harvey A. Jones of Joplin Missouri will lead with several clergymen assisting. Public admission is free. The Cincinnati Camp Meeting Association, chaired by Charles M. Evans, handles arrangements.
The Owensville Batavia and Stonelick parishes host a July 22 event at the Boston fair grounds with a ball game wheel barrow fat man sack and potato races. Prizes awarded for contests. Music dancing dinner and refreshments. Admission 25 cents children under 14 free. Tickets grant chances on valuable articles. Excursion rates on C C traction.
Notice to taxpayers lists June 1911 collection dates and locations after June 20. Williamsburg Bethel Felicity Moscow Laurel Locust Corner Ithameville Milford Loveland Goshen Edenton include banks, stores, and hotels as collection sites with 8 am to 4 pm hours. Receipts by collector or treasurer on request. J. B. Turner treasurer Albert Heinrici collector.
The soldiers relief commission in Greene County has exhausted funds and will not honor vouchers until September 1 when August distributions are issued. A parallel situation resembles Clermont infirmary funds, with money in reserve unlikely before about 1920.
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