07 Jun 1893
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1893
Page
1
An elderly Virginian, Gilbert Thomas, living near Switzerland on the Williamsburg road, endures two lightning strikes affecting his cabin and life. He recalls slave-era fears, faces renewed danger, and prays for mercy as the storm continues to loom.
Leading local business men plan to organize a State bank under the Free Banking law of 1861 with a $30,000 capitalization all of which has been subscribed. Subscribers include OC H Lochard E S Moorehead James Ashton D A Rees T G Foster J B Walker J F Knight E J Hutchinson Amos Ellis John Ferree J M Dyer W S Atchley D W Atchley John Fuhr A C Hutchinson Geo Brintzinhoffer Harry Shepardson and others. The bank aims to begin business within two weeks.
The Georgetown Gazette urges sending Treasurer Tissandiler of Adams County to enforce delinquent personal taxes. It claims he deducts taxes when a county order is presented and extends credit until a second order arrives, treating juror wages witness fees labor and lawyer fees equally.
The text accuses the U S government of revenge against Private Dalzell by firing his daughter from the treasury department for her father’s pension criticisms of Cleveland Hoke Smith and others. It flatly condemns the action as unchivalrous and unworthy of the Democratic party.
On Friday last M Jamieson handed the Presbyterian church books to J B Parrott after twenty five years as clerk of the session. Jamieson cited illegibility of his handwriting and noted the records will be kept in his preserved clerkly style. Meanwhile the marriage of S P Atwood, Milford businessman, to Miss Mabel L Brown of Tusculum, occurred last Thursday at Central Christian church Milford with Rev Lloyd officiating. The couple left for a wedding journey and will reside in Milford.
A Cincinnati capitalist, A. H. Clark, visits Batavia to view the Batavia Brick and Tile plant worth about 82 000 dollars with 20 000 dollars in hand. If terms suit, Clark may buy and settle in Batavia, with real estate agent Hornaday possibly becoming a resident.
The 2%et annual session of the Clermont County Methodist Episcopal Sunday Union met at Bethel last week in its largest gathering yet. President McNutt opened proceedings with devotions led by G M Fulton, followed by remarks from Wm P Prichard and Wm R Walker. The program featured solos, recitals, a sermon by Rev McChesney, and numerous musical interludes, with final sessions concluding Friday morning with love feasts and a closing benediction.
Reports of all committees were adopted. H. McNutt elected President. The convention closed with a benediction. Twenty schools represented with 2017 members attending 1728. Expenditures totaled 1499.75 dollars with 843.86 allocated to a scholarship. Events included races and notable earnestness.
The article describes Buster, a tan Mexican dog owned by Dr. Bunn, turning black on unbandaged skin as a sun treatment progresses. It notes future plans to wrap Buster with muslin bandages to create a striped tiger-like appearance.
A Clermont County brother recounts the murder of Elbert E. Wilson in Glen Ellyn Illinois by his employer Sidney B Creek. Creek struck Wilson then stabbed him fatally after a dispute over collecting money for sand hauling. Creek was arrested nearby and jailed in Wheaton awaiting trial.
Déwara Jones, a murderer held in Brown county jail Georgetown, had trial postponed to the October term of Brown common pleas because he represents himself in a weak condition. He claims he cannot endure the ordeal and will cheat the hangman yet.
The advertisement extols the pleasant effect and safety of Syrup of Figs for women in all conditions. It instructs buyers to seek the genuine article by checking for the California Big Syrup Co. name printed near the package bottom.
Washington dispatches report the Presbyterian General Assembly's decisions. They condemn unions with seminaries, remove figures deemed heretical, and set hard lines for future trials. The moves affect Lane and Union seminaries and hint at broader reunification dynamics within the church.
The Bethel baseball club is now fully organized and open to challenges from any county club. A burglary at Chris Jenike's small shoeshop on an isolated corner of his lot saw twelve pairs of newly completed boots stolen, impacting Christian and his large family.
Rocco Ferro a renowned harpist from Cincinnati died of heart disease last Sunday, after charming Batavia dancers earlier in the season. The piece notes his passing and reflects on a hoped peaceful afterlife. It also mentions postal scrip replacing postal notes, with new one‑cent to three‑dollar drafts torn from sheets for mailing, endorsed by the sender and guaranteed by the government.
Gen Hurst spoke at city hall last Thursday on Gettysburg to an attentive few. Author notes farmers busy with planting and tired after Decoration Day, contributing to small turnout. The writer hopes for another opportunity to hear the eloquent speaker.
Carl Breeding, son of Judge Breeding, sustained a serious injury to his right hand last Saturday when his grandfather’s hatchet slipped while being replaced in a wagon. The finger was nearly severed and can only be saved by amputation of the joint.
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