22 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1891
Page
1
The Hulick-Weaver reunion will be held next Saturday July 25 at the ends of Mrs Almira Hulick near Elmwood. Activities include games boating music and a speech. Dinner is scheduled for 2 p.m.
A San Francisco correspondent praises Dr William Wayland Light of Sacramento, born in Williamsburg township, a pioneer miner and dentist with deep civic ties. The essay notes his 1849 California arrival, famed patient care, artful home at 1115 I Street, and generous, cheerful nature.
The court report covers guilty plea in State vs Wm Judd for assault with a $10 fine plus costs, plus State vs David Judd with not guilty plea and case continued. Other items include judgments, deems, and new trial denials, plus a housekeeper ad and a cruelty to animals note about George Fish.
A man was injured in an accident at Union Mills near Portsmouth last week. A doctor attended, a monument dealer friend accompanied to the scene, and a local clergyman joined with undertaker in the visit. The wounded man laughed at the sight and said they conspired against him, but he is recovering.
A summary of party maneuvers in Brown County and statewide scenes. Candidates withdraw, roosters headline the Democratic ticket, and factions from Alliance to Republicans stir up forecasts of a tough fall election amid commentary on Campbell McKinley and party loyalties.
A Clermont missive to Treasurer Roudebush prompts a crowd of readings as experts struggle with spelling and punctuation. The note asks how much money for Texas, with interpretations ranging from railroad fare to a pie metaphor and even a diet in Texas. Ultimately the letter is discarded as unreadable.
The ad notes warn of crime while advertising on a Cincinnati Commercial style, and a living man orders it. It urges persistence with Ayer s Sarsaparilla for eczema, cites George B. Thomas of Ada Ohio cured after six bottles, praises Dr T C Ludlow a College Hill dentist building a large county practice, and reports today s New Richmond Chautauqua opening with many attendees.
Desultory notes report Sabina Fair opens July 27 and runs to an unspecified date. Clinton County forms an accident and sick benefit society while local activity includes obituaries, schoolhouse plans, a new organ for Lebanon Methodist church, and a mob hanging in Spencer. Other items note teacher institutes, camp at Piqua, a Georgetown fall, and a train accident involving Ohio editors. A Hillsboro quarry is planned, and Nina Van Zandt’s proxy marriage to Malato is mentioned alongside editor contests and reform pledges.
The New York Press challenges tariff reformers by comparing April 1890 wholesale prices for print goods with current levels, showing declines rather than increases under the McKinley bill. It argues the reformer’s claim of higher dress costs is false and cites specific fabric price drops.
Lebanon mourns the death of T M Proctor former editor of the Lebanon Patriot aged 43. An Ireland native who came to America at six, he built the Democrat and Patriot, known for sharp, sparkling columns and liberal views. He served in youth, urged by Granville Thurston Post comrades at burial.
A sequence of community events lists Sabina, Carthage, Lebanon, Maysville, Wilmington, Bantam, New Boston and New Richmond fairs with dates from late July through September. Also scheduled are a Reunion of the 79th regiment at Milford, county institutes in Brown and Clermont, a Republican county convention in Batavia, a Sunday-school reunion in Wayne Township, and a Loveland Chautauqua camp meeting with missionary and youth days noted.
A Lebanon Patriot opinion urges girls to choose companions carefully and avoid walking with unfamiliar young men late at night. The piece condemns risky behavior and warns of dangers from improper company while praising Ayer’s Pills as a mild family remedy for habitual constipation.
Samuel Hunt, president of the Cincinnati Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad, rode 300 miles on the proposed Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago route from Johnson City Tennessee to Richardson Kentucky. He praised the scenery and rich minerals and timber along the line and noted its significance with the new railroad directory.
The tenth annual reunion of the 79th regiment will be held at Milford on Tuesday September 8 1891. A good attendance is hoped for and that this reunion may be the best yet. All are invited and asked to bring baskets.
The corner stone of the Universalist church in Milford was laid last Saturday with a large crowd present. The ceremony was directed by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio and led by Grand Master Levi C. Goodale at the Milford lodge room before proceeding to the site for the stone laying.
At yesterday's session the commissioners voted to release George A. Hecht from the work house after six months confinement and revoke his fine and costs. A petition by friends and judge's statements persuaded the board that he has suffered enough and should be discharged for the assault to kill William Stewart, an elderly Chilean citizen. Hecht was sentenced to thirty days and fined $500 plus costs, now in the process of serving.
Cincinnati July 18 1891 total tobacco offerings for the week reached 2155 bhds up from 1530 bhds last week and 1673 bhds the year prior. Prices held steady with best leaf at top levels, mediums sluggish, low trashes and colory lugs in demand. Worthington sold his Lairs Station crop at 14.70 per 100 lbs. caution given on sweet-tasting leaf turning sour after storage.
Personal mentions name Lute Anderson and wife Elly visiting Batavia relatives. Cincinnati visitor Mrs Richard Reynolds visits daughter Mrs John Sprague. Lizzie Denham hosts tea. Charles Williams and Albert Deevers visit Higginsport parents. Al Swing of Revenue Service and wife spend Sunday in Batavia. Mrs S attends Chautauqua at New Richmond. Daniel Hafford, 41, dies in Union township. Lizzie Blanchard entertains Avondale and Batavia youth. Mrs Flake and daughter Jennie of Cincinnati visit Mrs Sarah Flake. Mrs Alice Hill and daughter Mary of Hartwell visit Batavia, return home. Mrs Walter Kain welcomes newborn daughter. M Jamieson returns from western trip praising crops. 8 F Jamieson recovering from illness. Louisa O'Neil and family visit Mary Kline. Ella Spellacy of Lima and Louisa Loyd of Denver visit mother. sons of the family will be there. Mrs K aims for full family gathering.
The city hall pavement project was let last night to Johnson Bros after a bid contest with Joseph Hannold, Hannolds bidding $922.00 and Johnson Bros $325.40. The choice of the highest bid has caused plus debate.
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