Pretty Girls and Merchants Hold Williamsburg Carnival
Ladies of Williamsburg staged a charity carnival in a crowded school hall to raise funds for a church, highlighting costumes from local merchants and artisans. The piece criticizes the hall's inadequate seating and inward doors while praising the community's enthusiasm and enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Hall
Loveland
Milford
New Richmond
Felicity
Batavia
Movements and Removals Across Towns and Farms
A running list details numerous residents shifting homes and farms. Names include John Stevens to Columbia, M A Wood to Swartz farm, James Barr to Midland City, Henry Tedrow to Michael's farm, J D Meek to his farm, and many others relocating within Crosstown, Lindale, Olive Branch, and nearby areas as spring work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel—M. A. Wood
Swartz
CrossTown
James Barr
Midland City
Joseph Simonton
Loveland
Local Property Moves and Farm Shifts Across Town
James Burbage moves to Laurel and Ohlen Chapman to the old J. B. Simmons farm. Mrs Rodgers moves to Plainville with her farm to be occupied by Delver, Dunlap, and Hutchinson. Yeoman, Doughman, Applegate, Levery, Farson, and others relocate or purchase properties along Main Street and nearby farms. Courtneys and Glas cock prepare new homes. the Dennison property and 90 acre Little Miami river farm change hands for 3200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtonsville
J. D. Meek
I. Stouder
Wm. Hoggett
Hutchinson
Logtown
Level
David Monce
Middletown
Albert Wolfe
James Hawthorn
Blanchester
Bantam
Wm. Kirgan
Justice
Mr. Iler
Feesburg
Wm. Meeker
J. H. Abernathy
Courtland Williams
Brown County
A. T. Johnson
Withamsville
W. E. Watkins
Cincinnati
John Bennett
Decatur
Illinois
George Smuth
Fruiciy
P. M. Moore
John Logan
Main Street
Will Nichols
E. Furgeson
Market Street
B. F. Mitchell
John Saunders
Miller
Union Street
James Burbage
Laurel
Ohlen Chapman
J. B. Simmons
Goshen
Mrs. Rodgers
Plainville
Mr. Delver
Richard Dunlap
Charles Hutchinson
Madisonville
Forest Yeoman
Laycock
Peter Doughman
Wilson Ross
Joseph Applegate
George A. Levery
W. H. McClelland
A. E. Armstrong
South Milford
E. R. Glascock
Mr. Glascock
Connelly
John Conover
William Dowdell
Fort Ancient
Emma Cooper
Lyman Craig
Dennison
Little Miami River
Mrs Josephine Nichols Honored at Cincinnati Reception
Mrs Josephine R Nichols recently returned from Paris where she led the National and World's WCTU fairs and expositions. She was hosted at a Tuesday evening reception at the Fourth Presbyterian church in Cincinnati attended by city society leaders. formerly Miss Jo Davis, she taught in Batavia decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine R. Nichols
Paris
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Nichols
Jo Davis
Batavia
Social Roundup Counts Local Widows and Widowers
Amelia correspondent notes thirty maiden ladies ten bachelors fifty widows eight widowers in the city urging neighbors to get together for community gatherings and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Our City
Sunday Law Amendment Sparks Cross Party Clash In Senate
In a heated session the Owen law amendment was debated with Pattison opposing party pressure. The bill passed 19 to 16 with Democrats in support and some Republicans opposing. Schneider supported it citing Hamilton County backing. The measure relaxes penalties for Sunday beer sales and allows municipal regulation during limited hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Sutton
Ryan
Gaumer
Pattison
Cincinnati
Mr. Pattison
Messrs
Kerr
Pumphrey
Mr. Schneider
Herrman
Messrs. Lowry
Robertson
Schneider
Hamilton County
Clermont social notes recount Feb 26 wedding at Nichols home
In Maple Grove Nathan Nichols hosts the marriage of Eva Lytle and Frank Mitchell with family, friends, and a Monterey band serenade. The party continues with supper, songs, and warm wishes for the couple in their new life and home. Additional civic social events, plays, and anniversaries are noted including a dove party and lodge gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Nathan Nichols
Eva Lytle
Mr. Nichols
Frank Mitchell
New Boston
Will Nichols
Mary Mitchell
S. Goblet
Williamsburg
Monterey
Mitchell
Ss. G
Marven Nott
Elenor
Belfast
Olive
Lina Fridman
May Clark
Myrtle Moreton
Grace Armacost
Aldine Powers
Nora
May Shaw
W. E. Nichols
New Richmond
W. (. Warner
Warner
Meadville
D. W. Parks
Gail Denham
Josie Simmons
Coleman’s Chromo Embezzler Sentenced in Warren County
Charles Coleman the Warren County treasurer was sentenced after a rejected new trial bid. He must pay 25 363.66 dollars plus costs and serve two and a half years of hard labor in the penitentiary in Columbus. His lawyer Seth W. Brown urged mercy and Coleman proclaimed his innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coleman
Warren County
Coleman
Seth W. Brown
Colemad
Columbus
Felicity Mystery Becomes Town’s Somber Nightly Tale
A Felicity woman, Ella Thompson, linked to a troubled past, faces scandal over a fatal chain of events. Three young children die in a single home while a coroner's inquest looms, amid the town's race tensions and legal woes.
Half a Life Time Alfred Graham arraigned on multiple indictments
Alfred Graham was arraigned in the Warren common pleas last Saturday. Eighteen indictments were read, seventeen for receiving money on false vouchers and one for embezzling $63,000. He pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced by Judge White to eighteen years in the penitentiary and a $126,000 fine. He was moved to Columbus Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Graham
Warren Common Pleas
White
Columbus
Graham
Ex-Warren County Official Acquitted in Embezzlement Case
Lee Dunham former Warren county treasurer was honorably acquitted in Lebanon after a brief jury deliberation of about fifteen minutes. The trial centered on alleged embezzlement involvement within the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Dunham
Warren County
Lebanon
Miner Kyle Found Dead At French Corral Drift Mine
Judge Paynter reports 8 R Kyle died of heart paralysis while resting in the dry house before shift at the Nicholas drift mine French Corral. Stephen Allen discovered the body. funeral held Sunday in San Juan with G A R members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Paynter
R. Kyle
Nicholas Drift
French Corral
Stephen Allen
Kyle
Allen
Farley
San Juan
Big Jim Robinson the Slippery Strongman of Clermont
Revered in Clermont as a legendary circus strongman Big Jim Robinson is described as mild when sober and formidable when provoked. The 80-something performer once dazzled crowds with 25 to 50 pound iron balls tossed 20 feet, trained in Australia, and now recuperating after a hip fracture on Fifth Street. He lives at 49 Kilgour Street Cincinnati and has a history as a stone cutter and Australia marriage with several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Jim Robinson
Clermont
Bodie
Patrick
John
John Robinson
Williamsburg
Big Jim
Burg
Globe
Australia
Fifth Street
Kilgour Street
Cincinnati
Custom House
Senator Pattison Accused Over Campaign Contributions
A Clermont district dispute over election funding arises as a hilltop resort owner challenges Senator Pattison. He alleges Pattison denounced foreign-born elements while accepting money from Cincinnati saloon keepers and brewers for his campaign. An association reportedly sent $250, and overall $2,500 is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Hilltop
Pattison
Clermont
Cincinnati
America
How He Figgers It Out In Adams County Election Case
Adams County Angel outlines witness Turner Brummer in a contested election deposition before Judge Davis. Brummer, described as dilapidated, explains his method for estimating ages and recounts his family voting history, noting his eight sons and their ages. He ends with a remark about whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Davis
Mr. Collings
John
George
Turner
Jack
Henry
William Henry
Three Little Maids Start Farmhouse Fire Near Newtonsville
Andrew Grosanickle and wife of Newtonsville left three young daughters in charge while visiting friends in Butler county. The children, exploring the barn yard, lit a match to the straw stack causing a blaze that endangered the barn. Neighbors stopped the fire, but the straw stack and sixty bushels of corn were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Grosanickle
Newtonsville
Butler County
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Williams- Caer
Georgia
May Reed
Jessie DeWitt
Frazier’s Grocery
Katie Pollock
Burnet House
Maggie Myers
Earl Bohn
Billy Boy
Ligsie Sharp
Ella Hageman
Uncle Sam
Chase Vanosdol
Blanche Peterson
Ophelia
F. J. Boyd
May Bethymer
A. H. Peterson
James Hageman
J. C. Fuhr
Lizzie Clark
J. G. Foster
Dry Good’s
Alice Fryman
Cordrey’s Grocery
Rose Hageman
Ed. Hammel
Miss H
Lulu Peterson
Mount Piscah
John Stevens
Columbia
Featherburg
Henry Tedrow
Michael
Hamlet
Mr. Custer
Nicholsville
Brazier—I. Dawson
D.S. Reynolds
John Youngblythe
Olive Branch
Ten Mile Valley
Mr. Cornell
Jenny Lind
W. Golter
Marion Butler
Mr. Butler
Lindale
Opasco
M. A. Arthur
Sullivan
John Weil
Mt. Carmel
EpenTron
Hiram Prickett
Ann Barr
John R. Hodges
Hamilton
Walter Turner
Mr. Hodges
Wm. Purkhiser
Charles Day
Purkhiser
Albert Turner
Wm. N. Nichols Farm
John F. Stairs
Robert Florer
Town
Mr. Wooster
Bethel
Julia Wilson
Calvary
Wm. Kelch
Nicholaville
James Bishop
John W. Simmons
Clermonters
St. Pattison
Owen Law
Social Matters
Clermont Lodge
Knights of Pythias
G. A. R. Post
John Seige
William
Bride
Chromo
Ella Thompson
Tak
Felicitians
F. L. Day
Walker
Peter Resinger
Young Resinger
Common Pleas Court
Miss Ella
Ella
California
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