Poor-House Horrors Expose Infirmary Mismanagement
The Clermont infirmary faces fresh accusations of misused funds and cruel treatment. Affidavits allege missing vouchers for a $590.19 bill, nepotism among the Mattox family, and coerced inmate silence. The Courier claims reforms followed, but ongoing rumors cite bribes, excessive salaries, and improper store purchases fueling a cycle of taxpayer cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattox
White & Heinrici
Auditor’s
J. D. Moore
Charles Roettinger
Ohio Township
O. K
Mikado Mattox
Ohio
Roettinger
Ashburn
Lizzie Parsons
George Snider
Snider
Glancy School House
Mattox Royal
T. F E. Mattox & Co
Locust Corner
Nine Mile
Pleasant Hill
Willian
John Craig
Amelia
Batavia
Carlos Shepherd
Edenton
Mt. Carmel
State Board of Charities
Wegang
Clermont’s Infirmary
Lockwood
Andersonville
Clermont
Bill Mattox
Courier
Hiram McKown
Felicity Post Office
Clermont Infirmary
W. E. Mattox
Lizzie Snider
Mattox-Lockwood-Snider
Bell Gift Honors Elderly Donor at Presbyterian Church
Colonel Ezra Krinks, longtime village resident, donated the Garfield bell once rung for a victory in 1880 to the local Presbyterian church. The bell now hangs in the belfry as a memory of Krinks, who hopes it stays there as long as the church stands. The piece notes Pease’s death and various local legal notices and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Krinks
Garfield
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Krinks
Colonel Krinks
Krinks
Desertion case filed in Cincinnati divorce suit
Judge Robertson opened the hearing in Cincinnati Friday for A. J. Hall versus Elizabeth Hall. Married in 1867 on the husband’s farm near Wilhameville, she left after three weeks and has lived with her family since, refusing to return. Hall, a Cincinnati street car driver, seeks a decree. wife to be brought into court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Snider
Mattox
Lizzie Parsons
George Snider
Lockwood
O. K
Kincaid
Hall
Cincinnati
Robertson
Union Township
Andy
February Splashes Into The Cold Matrimonial Sea
A list of couples shown in a February marriage section with names including Joseph Birgle and Belle Dalton, George B Hill and Ida M Davis, Charles H Stall and Emma B Darr, William A Julian and Ella Hughes, John W Camory and Phoebe Willis, William C Mehl and Claudia Pease, James M Butler and Susie R Weaver, W S Beech and Minnie Belle Shinkle, George W Burnett and Mary E Peden, Harry Lehmarr and Minnie May Gaskins, Christian Kline and Annie F Ungelheln. An ad for Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic promotes cures for dyspepsia and other ailments priced at fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Birgle
Belle Dalton
George B. Hill
Ida M. Davis
Charles H. Stall
Emma B. Darr
William A. Julian
Ella Hughes
John W. Camory
Phoebe Willis
William C. Mehl
Claudia Pease
James M. Butler
Susie R. Weaver
W.S. Beech
Minnie Belle Shinkle
George W. Burnett
Mary E. Peden
Harry Lehmarr
Minnie May Gaskins
Christian Kline
Annie F. Ungelheln
Robert P. Myers
Ruth Etta McFeeters
Willliam EB. Applegate
Clara B. Crane
William T. Mulloy
Pernelia E. Heltman
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the Sun
Mikado Mettox
Courier’s Exposition
Bond
Ieee
Cook
Ler
Clermont Sun
Thomas Glancy
William Myrick
Buerkle Bros
William Bartus Pease
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
Martin Pease
Ann Ross
General Grant
Father Pease
Heaven
the Courier
Ella A. Varley
Board of Education
Miamiville
A. W. Gray’s Sons
William Dillon
Martha J. van Horn
John Mangum
Jackson Township
W. W. Dennison
Emma J. Anderson
Shaw Bros
New Richmond
John Nichols
Olive Branch
Imbroglio
Wright Sprague
John Sprague
Thomas P. White
Moses Gales
Same
Jacob Rapp
Nancy Powell
John Powell
G. L. Swing
J. P. Miller
D. S Bigam
Milford & Chillicothe
Charles Shock
David Newman
State of
Chase Vanysdol
Chaffin Vanosdol
Goshen Township
Williamsburg Township
State of Ohio
Dianthus
Mareh
John J. Bettes
Samuel Woodward
Francis Snider
M. Eppert
Rapheal Webster
Frank Davis
Belle Thomas
David Norris
James Little
Mary E. Little
William McDaniel
The
M. E. Association
George McDaniel
Cincinnati & Eastern
Brooks Locomotive Works
Dunkirk
New York
Portsmouth
B. F. Coates
John McLean
Portsmouth & Hillsboro Express
Winchester
Richmond
Portsmouth and
Hillsboro Express
T. B. Holderfield
Pierce Township
Cincinnati Dental College
Salem
Ilinois
Ted
I. C. Givodnew
Clermont's
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Goshen and Hill's Station Pike
William Emmons
T. T. Bigameee
Mr M. Sloan
Democrat
Clermont Courier
Georgetown
Aristocratic
Hamilton County
Butler County
Bright
W. Rt. Walker
Chaib
Clermont Lodge
Moscow
P.M. W
George P. Row
M. W
W. W. Elion
Ulrich Brennenstuhl
Frank W. Knowles
Charles Schmidt
Charles Kayser
Fred Herling
William Adrian
I. W
George Eschman O. W
Henry Schaeffer
Joseph Boos
Adam Betz
McCarty
P. B. McCarty
Loveland
Panterey
Edward Marsh
Harvey Barns
Marathon
Whittaker
Lewis and
Lincoln
Marsh
Harve Anderson
Joseph
J. J. Burns
Plymouth
Mr. Uhe
Lindale
Benjamin McDonough
Kilgore
Irs
Wilson
Abbott
Fair Grounds
Dr. Tibbetts
Avid Hair
William
Brown County
Clermont Baptist Association
Mellwain
Read
Bennett
Dolby
Joseph Larkin
Neville
John Mulloy
Bride
J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N. Y
W. R. Walker
Main St
Henry C. Stewart
Monterey
Mr. Stewart
Solomon Adams
Nicholsville
Sunday Herald
Columbus Sunday Herald
William White
Squire McClain
Williamsburg
Davis
Zuella K. Davis
William O. Davis
His
James Hillin
J. R. Woodlief
City Post Office
Dr. Bigelow
Vance
Milford
Parker
Bupp Lyt.f
Clermont County
Georgetown Democrat
Minnie Lease
J. H L. Lease
Les Woodliet
Minnie
Ofice
HeckMan
Batu- Vins
W. J. Fearson
Elmer Hulick
Hulick & Ferguson
Hulick
Walter S. Surra
W. L. Ferguson
Bucklen
Laurel
Joan T. Mannen
Smith's Landing
Betty
Dr. Jones
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