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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
8
Batavia locals share guest visits from Cincinnati and Milford. Births, weddings, and Decoration Day events populate the week as families, merchants, and officials observe community life. Pine about reports from relatives, church affairs, and local commerce.
The Enterprise basketball team from Cincinnati visited Williamsburg for three games on Friday and Saturday, dropping two of three. They beat Williamsburg 5 3 in Friday afternoon and lost 5 7 and 5 9 in the subsequent games, with box scores showing limited offense and scattered individual achievements.
Dr. J J Werner presides over a meeting in Owensville at Miller House noting dental work and artificial year dates. Dr Ed Townsley and wife, once residents, now Linwood, visit old friends and enjoy large practice. Chris Knauer and sister visit Thomas Strieff in Dayton for Decoration Day and report Dayton recovering from recent flood effects.
Albert Johnson and family visited Wm Glancy in Elklick on Sunday. Brooks hosted Chas Ernst and wife from Batavia. Mayme Schaffstall of Newport and Mrs Oscar Glancy of Afton visited their parents. Edith Mary Glancy Nora Brooks attended Williamsburg commencement. Chris Brunner spent Wednesday in the city. Ice cream and strawberry social at Rapps Grove Bantam Saturday June 7. Mrs Chas Moorehead and son Allen visited relatives at Oakley.
Mrs B P Ingram of Cincinnati visits her summer home with sister Mrs H l Bardon of Linwood. Mrs Sue Moreton visits Huntington friends. T M Fox resigns at Hamilton to take a post in Milford. George Johnston family visits Pattison grandfather on Decoration Day. Dr Purkhiser reports scarlet fever cases in Pt Pleasant, all recovering. Miss Helen Pattison hosts parents at city home. Alvin Rice dies after January flood illness. funeral Sunday and burial at Chile. widow and one daughter survive.
The undersigned expresses interest in the Field Work for Oxford State Normal and Summer Term 1913 as well as the regular term starting September. Address L Turnipseed Lancaster Ohio May 21. Card of Thanks The family thanks relatives friends and neighbors for sympathy and encouragement after the death of Frank H Brown. They commend Rev Hill the Owensville Sunday School and Hickey Motsinger for funeral services.
Advertisement notes funds available in all sums for loans. Addressed to apply through T P Breeding attorney for Batavia Building and Loan Co in Batavia Ohio. Janiff.
An English paper reports a Royal Marines gunner recounting how a seagull saved an exhausted Minnet from the sea and dropped it onto a warship's deck. The tale, told to marines, may deserve exclusive sharing.
A neighboring county teacher offered to kiss the first arrival to prevent tardiness. The next morning many youths roosted on the fence and by 8 30 the small boys and three directors appeared at the school.
An advertisement touts a 25 cent bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment to quickly relieve rheumatic pains and claims availability from all dealers.
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