25 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1894
Page
1
A Batavia, Iowa letter to the Epprrom Courier cites an elderly fisherman blaming a mysterious, jovial outsider and dog baiting for bass disappearance in the East Fork. He recalls catfish overrunning the stream and notes potential seining and gar predation as contributing factors.
The Burdette text notes Deacon Burdette urged daily retreat from crowds to know oneself. He advised honest self-scrutiny, comparing character at night to day, and warned against failing to meet parental hopes. An anecdote about a pharmacist and a bottle of Sarsaparilla highlighted name value.
Deputy Buvinger chases Tom Teal staff horse as it bolts down the road near Afton in a wild spell. The horse capsizes a cart, escapes in a cloud of dust, and returns with sheriff papers and a gleam in his eye as neighbors watch in shock.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds rules that U S soldiers who joined the Confederate army to escape prison life are not excused from service and will be barred from pension under section 4716. Duress or escape motives require strong corroboration, not claimant testimony alone. The article notes a prior department stance and mentions the 12th Ohio volunteers reunion at New Richmond on August 16 with Lewis W. Manning delivering the address.
G W Hulick Jr a Cincinnati commercial traveler and his wife celebrate the arrival of a daughter last week at their Mt Auburn home. The 29th annual reunion of this regiment will be held at Amelia on September 27 with music and speeches for soldiers and friends.
George Lee of Carrollton Kentucky News reduces paper size from seven columns to a seven column folio to half its former size and lowers annual price to $1.00. Lee says the change is forced by hard times and the paper remains Democratic in politics and critical of Democratic leaders in Congress.
Epworth Heights hosts Epworth League Day on July 26 with Rev W Rischell Rev P C Curwick Rev Ketcham and Miss Rees and Miss Gatch Milford on the program. Railroads offer one fare round trip and no gate charge with picnic facilities and cheap hotel dinners. An orchestra will accompany rowing and grounds amusements for a pleasant profitable day.
Milford officers clashed on the old wooden bridge as Marshal Chas. Fenton pursued Pete Maloney, who escaped while the bridge was being torn down. Construction foremen intervened and carried Fenton to shore, leaving Maloney at large and Fenton vowing vengeance.
Dr Joseph L Stephens born August 20 1888 in Deerfield Warren county. He studied at Ohio Medical College served as brigade surgeon in the army of the Cumberland for three years. He married in Nashville in 1865 practiced in New York Philadelphia and New Orleans, founded a Lebanon sanitarium for morphine cure, accumulated a fortune. His first wife died after eighteen months, he remarried in 1879 to Miss Hattie Poor. He represented Butler Warren district in 1889 as a Democrat and was regarded as popular and well dressed. Last Thursday a heat wave with extreme conditions affected daily life including a deputy sheriff delivering an execution in Mt Pisgah. The pack peddler involved resisted payment and the deputy seized the 100 pound pack, enduring a scorching ascent to the hotel. George R Graham publisher of Graham's Magazine died in Orange New Jersey aged 51 after founding the magazine in 1841. Sheriff Teal missed two days while pursuing Ned Apgar in connection with a June highway robbery attempt at Stonelick.
The Associated Press reports that Senator Sherman plans to retire at the end of his present term in 1898. He would have served thirty-four years in the Senate, a record unmatched in U.S. politics, and will likely publish reminiscences of a long public career. He and Mrs. Sherman prefer Mansfield life and will leave Washington after his service ends.
A Sabbath gathering at the Boston fair grounds drew strong attendance and interest. Rev. A. C. Weakley preached in the morning, with Rev. EB Bell of Batavia delivering a sermon on faithfulness. A 10 cent admission supported debt reduction for the M. B. parsonage. Next Sunday features Rev. B F Rawlins and Camp meeting John Nangle. An earnest invitation to all. Hood's Sarsaparilla endorsement appears at end.
A disastrous blaze at 1 o'clock Friday morning destroyed three houses and the Methodist church in Amelia. Brown’s drug store, Hall’s store, and the church were ruined with an estimated loss of $25,000. only the drug store carried $1,500 in insurance. Firefighting relied on bucket brigades as Amelia lacks a formal fire department. The tragedy stained the town’s history, but residents vow to rebuild swiftly.
In Lebanon and Warren county jail reports, F W Phelan, leader of Cincinnati strikes, is jailed for six months after riot incitement. The Wilmington Journal notes GOP gains in the Sixth district with a GOP majority above 5200 and criticizes early Democratic hopes. It also mocks the Democratic convention and jokes about a large bank account of the unnamed nominee.
The West Union New Era quarrels with an aged violin valued at $500, preferring Tom Trotter and his old fiddle to play rustic tunes like Coon Dog and Liza Jane. The Portsmouth Press notes the contrast in taste and nostalgia.
A Buffalo rattlesnake, also called swamp or spotted rattler, captured near Lynchburg a week ago, has been shown in Hillsboro. The perfect specimen has four rattles and a button, is twenty inches long, and has stirred curiosity since rattlesnakes are rare in the county.
W S Kincaid of Liberty township bored a 42 foot well on his premises and hit cold water heavily impregnated with saline ingredients. The briny water proved unfit for household or stock use, leaving a strong salt deposit when boiled. He is consulting with several parties to develop the discovery.
A Democratic party critique warns free wool would ruin American sheep husbandry and raise dependency on foreign wool. It argues free wool deprives farmers of pasture income and coin, causing financial distress, and urges protective measures to secure fair wool prices and grow domestic flocks. It also condemns Senate Democrats for denying a hearing on proposed legislation.
David Bennett Hill criticizes the President over sugar taxation, arguing against a wartime tax and noting the Wilson bill's impact on sugar policy. The piece mentions a local M.E. church ice cream festival on July 24 at KH Seavey’s home, inviting all.
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