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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
8
A collection of social visits, family news, and local events from Batavia Ohio and nearby towns. Mentions include travels of residents to Columbus Cincinnati and Newport, weddings and birthdays, hospital updates, church events, and a coming Y P D Camp with registration details.
The Ohio State Fair announces its premium list in book form now distributed. The Courier notes one of the largest fairs for the coming session with good premiums and better attractions. Auto space is ample. The fair runs August 27 to September 8. Clermont County Fair is August 14 to 17 with a promised fire exhibition.
Fruit men had recommended thinning to improve crops but storms recently stripped apple and peach trees of nearly all fruit making thinning unnecessary. The work was done at no expense to the owner.
Local farmers report their corn crops are overrun by weeds and grass since the wet season began. Fields once planted with corn now resemble meadows, leaving growers discouraged and seeking relief from the wild growth.
Batavia now has full time lighting supplied by Union Gas and Electric Company of Cincinnati with lights on from 6 30 am to 7 pm and all night during storms. Arthur B. Hartman of New Richmond announces Republican candidacy for County Surveyor on August 14. The Courier promises diligent work and that effort yields results even if they are not immediately visible.
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Griffith was celebrated last Wednesday afternoon and evening with many friends and relatives paying respects and extending best wishes. Guests recalling the 50 year old marriage witnessed by attendees and a well preserved invitation was shown. Nine five dollar gold pieces were among the gifts. Ice cream and cake were served as the couple look forward to more years together.
The Walker family of Clermont County will hold a reunion at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Walker west of Batavia on Saturday June 30. The gathering, one of the county’s oldest lineages, will include members scattered across the United States and features a basket dinner. Miss Mary Beeding, Batavia native, wed Daniel J. Kelly of Walnut Hills in Newport Kentucky and the couple left for a Michigan honeymoon after noting Success to them.
Akron, June 28. Common Pleas Judge A M Sperry of Geauga county ruled that cattle condemned for slaughter due to tuberculosis must be appraised by a board and the owner paid the appraised amount before slaughter. The case challenged the state limit of 50 and 80 dollars as arbitrary. The Attorney General’s office supported the plaintiff’s view that fixed prices violated statutes.
During a Sunday storm a C. G. & P. trolley car running between Batavia and Highland Park nearly burned as a fire broke out in the car while the motorman was away. The blaze spread until the trolley pole was removed from the feed wire and the fire ceased. One motor and other parts were damaged. a new car is requested.
Free To All Band No 38 invites the public to an evening of entertainment by the Schuster Martin School pupils from Cincinnati at Olive Branch M E Church next Thursday night June 28. Free admission and free will offering with ice cream and cake for sale to support church receipts.
At a Clermont County Fair Board meeting last week the vacancy left by the late secretary Joseph E. Christy was filled by his widow C. C.'s. The board praises the choice as knowledgeable and capable. Also reported is the June 25 1928 marriage of Roy R. Reed and Miss Lida Hafer in Batavia with Rev. E Burdsall officiating. The couple will reside in Hartwell after a short visit to Hamilton. A Fourth of July picnic is planned at Forest Hill Home below Batavia by Mrs Frank Powell featuring games, chicken dinner and soft drinks. the public is invited.
A group of telephone exchanges including Georgetown Manchester Mt Crab Hamersville Felicity Higginsport Russellville Sardinia and Decatur will operate under one management the Standard Public Service Corporation based in Wheeling West Virginia and New York The survey predicts a 260000 expenditure and a rental price of 160 per month per exchange The local plant value totals 100000 with ownership options held by Frank Dunn The inspectors praised equipment while negotiations continue at Felicity Hamersville Higginsport Mt Crab Sardinia Manchester and Fayetteville with sales led by Frank Rust of Hamlet
The 22nd annual reunion of the 22nd district of O. BE. 8. took place in Williamsburg last Friday with broad chapter attendance from Scioto Adams Brown and Clermont counties. The program followed the published plan and a basket dinner was enjoyed by all. The district comprises 21 chapters across the four counties.
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