Running Gear Revives Batavia Brick Yards with New Receiver
The Batavia brick works resume after a period of idle machinery as the plant is placed under a receiver. Bob Jamieson of the First National Bank was appointed receiver with $25,000 bond, ensuring payment of obligations and expected steady operation. The yard, famed for diverse bricks, will employ about forty to fifty workers and boost local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob. Jamieson
First National Bank
Brick York Company
Frank Davis
J. R. Woodlief
M. Jamieson
Jamieson
Presbyterian Church Baptisms and Confirmations
Last Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church a baptism was performed for two infants, MabelJane and HughKenneth, children of John Hillin. A number of members were received into full fellowship including GeorgeEdward Silcott IreneHamilton ThomasQuinn Jenike HelenMRansom FrankCStagg JohnHillin HelenWDimmitt InezHillin AliceWDimmitt NellieCarter RuthBillman LucretiaDowdney JaneHamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
John Hillin
Mabel Jane
Hugh Kenneth
George Edward Silcott
Irene Hamilton
Thomas Quinn Jenike
Helen M. Ransom
Frank C. Stagg
Helen W. Dimmitt
Inez Hillin
Alice W. Dimmitt
Nellie Carter
Ruth Billman
Lucretia
Dowdney
Jane Hamilton
Death of an octogenarian from Mt. Carmel
Samuel Wright of Mt. Carmel died in Cincinnati on Friday at about eighty after a life spanning sailing farming and stock trading. A longtime I O O F and Patrons of Husbandry member he supported Wesley Chapel and the M E church. Burial was at Newtown with Odd Fellows and Patrons conducting the ceremonies. He left no children and was survived by a bereaved community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Wright
Mt. Carmel
Cincinnati
I. O. O. F. Lodge
M. E. Church
Wesley Chapel
Newtown
Odd Fellows
Quail Adventure Ends in Orchard Prank by Cade
A group of sportsmen including Al Ashburn and Gov. Dennison hunted eight new bird dogs in fields but heard only distant sounds until late. They reached a tree top quail call in an orchard near Dr Bradley’s house where Cade sat trimming apple trees and mimicked the bird to trick the hunters and their dogs, prompting good-natured ribbing among the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburn
Dennison
Dee Bunn
Boles
Bob White
Dr. Bradley
Cade
Moses In The Ohio Bridge Rescue Story
A well dressed man on a Cincinnati suspension bridge leaped into the river to commit self harm. Harry Van Fossen and Bassett Hickey rescued him, pulling him to shore with a rope while crowds cheered. Moses, a wealthy cotton planter, had escaped from a hospital confinement weeks earlier. Medals are planned for the rescuers.
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Cincinnati
Harry van Fossen
Joseph van Fossen
59Th Ohio
Joe Faskins
van Fossen
Bassett Hickey
Moses
Wonderful Revival Ends Batavia Meetings In Strong Rural Turnout
Revival at the Batavia M. E. church ends after three weeks with about 125 conversions and an estimated 80 accessions to the church and sister churches. Miss Cartwright leads two daily services with Doan contributing a new hymn. Dozens of names of converts and marriages are recorded among attendees and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Dean
Batavia
Doan
Miss Cartwright
Annie Lewis
Mabel Glancy
Amy Nichols
Agnes Wasner
Jane Hamilton
Rebecca Manni
Ruth Jenike
Mildred Cade
Harvey Smith
Lina Malott
Mary Orebaug
Eloise Holter
Effie Malott
Frank Whitne
Bessie Davis
Harry Fishba
Cliff Sprague
Court Burnett
Robert Kunz
Maggie Long
John Glancy
John Potts
Stella Brown
Lawrence Nic
Mary Erion
John Worstell
Jane Brown
Charles Livenge
Henry Watkins
Lloyd Weaver
A. Burne
Lot Hulick
Ethel Weaver
Rice Newberry
David Worstell
Louise Walke
Katie Rice
Charley Fishbat
Ruth Jeni
Emma Walker
Neat Robb William Brown
Harriet Jones
Livengood
Katie Laught
James Griffith
Robert Parrott
Gail Anderson
Blanche Brion
Clarence Riley
Minnie Fleck
Austin Mock
William Smith
Gee
Smith Grace Hulick
Stella Gest
Inez Hillin
Hattie Tur
Gail Hamilton
Jane Tice
Emory Anderso
Pearl Ellis
Saving Sheriff s Feel
A speech cited in state charity proceedings alleges judges partly yield to sheriff pressure over reformatory transfers. It recounts a judge changing a sentence to Columbus penitentiary to avoid sheriff fees, sending a youth to a harsher path than the reform school.
One Third of a Man's Life Spent in Work Rest and Play
A mathematician outlines figures for a 70 year life showing about one third in work one third in rest and one third in recreation. The study notes time wasted can be spent in church politics or business and concludes even a poor man may feel rich during sleep or work.
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Aden
Cece Reese
Greesing
France
Uniforms for Lima Graduates Spark School Board Debate
At a Lima school board meeting Mr Burgess proposed uniforms for graduates, arguing costs and tensions under current dress norms. The piece questions universal adoption, noting decent attire should be affordable and suggesting wealthy graduates curb display instead of mandating uniforms.
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School Board of
Lima
Burgess
Lawyer Orson Lusk Sentenced to Prison in Burglary Case
Orson Lusk a Tuscarana county lawyer with nine years at the bar was sentenced to two and a half years in the penitentiary by Judge Doutbitt after a burglary conviction. He thanked the court and asked for a helping hand from supporters as his wife stood beside him.
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Tuscaranas County
Orson Lusk
Doutbitt
Lusk
Canned Meat Praised by Clinton County Soldier
Kent Browning, with his regiment in Cuba, writes to the Clinton Republican praising canned beef. He notes taking bacon and canned meat on a bridge operation toward Manzanillo, calling the rations very good and better than expected though preferring porterhouse steak. He adds coffee bread and canned tomatoes, hoping mosquitos spare them.
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Kent Browning
Cuba
The
Clinton Republican
Manzanillo
Local Census Fragments List Citizens by Age and Place
A partial list names Claude Johns aged 2 percent Carrie Estell 18 Nine Mile area Thomas Quin Jenike 21 Lucy May Smith 19 Batavia M A Thompson 41 Chillicothe Isa bella K Smysor Mulberry John Soth 2 percent O Bannon Miss Lou Grossnickle 22 Edenton with varied ages and towns included in a scattered record.
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Thomas Quin Jenike
Lucy May Smith
Batavia
M. A. Thompson
Chillicothe
Isabella K. Smysor
Mulberry
John Soth
O'Bannion
Lou Grossnickle
Edenton
Farmers and Laborers Form Protective Association in Batavia
A large Batavia gathering formed the Farmers and Laborers Protection Association to oppose trusts. Col. Wagner of Cincinnati urged a war on the oil trust, and a draft constitution allowing male and female members with 50 cent initiation was adopted. Plans for a farm newspaper and a voluntary tobacco factory were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Charles Hesse
Col. Wagner
Cincinnati
Oil Trust
Messrs. Hesse
Miller, Bissantz
Hesse
Farmers’ and Laborers’ Protection Association
Aged 101 A Concord Mother Passes After Century of Service
Mrs. Mary Waits died at home in Concord aged 101. Born April 30 1798 in Perintown she married Charles Waits in 1815 and had 12 children. Descending from Revolutionary era she lived 78 years in Concord and left 97 descendants. She joined the M E church at 19 and witnessed four wars and many era-changing inventions.
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Mary Waits
Concord
Perintown
Charles Waits
M. E. Church
William South
Owensville
Batavia
J. 8. Parrott
Washington
Ohio
Clermont
County Road Petitions Face Action in Goshen Township
In a county road matter the Barr petition was rejected after final action. For Dellinger and others the viewers Jerry Price Anderson Goodpaster and William Whitenack were appointed to investigate and report by the first Monday in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. H. Barr
G. A. Dellinger
Goshen Township
Jerry Price
Anderson Goodpaster
William Whitenack
Judge Dean Acquitted of Probate Court Fees Indictment
Greene county probate judge Dean, indicted for paying illegal fees, is honorably acquitted. The case involved $1, with a jury finding no fraud intended and delivering a prompt verdict.
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Dean
Probate
Greene County
Treasury audit reveals matching cash discrepancy
During a semieannual treasury examination the auditor and treasurer found cash amounts totaling 49706 48, aligning with the balance charged on the auditor's books at 4257 50.
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Treasury
Court Matters and New Cases in Local Court Docket
The docket lists judgments and actions including Hulick vs Griffin and Parrott vs Griffin, now dismissed at cost. Cases include poultry purloining fines, appeals, partitions, demurrers, and appraisals. New cases involve Swing vs Cohoon, Vails, and divorces in Miami township with dates and parties noted. Examinations dates for March to August announced.
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Hulick
Mary Ron Griffin
H. Lindsley & Son
E. K. Parrott
Mary A. Griffin
Elizabeth J. Hall
David Fitzwater
James McMath
William Phillips
D. K. McDonald
Wm. B. van Camp
Joseph van Camp
Joseph Davis
C. P. & V. R. R. Company
Burnam C. Prickett
Stephania Prickett
Anna McLean
Laura Creamer
James B
Albert Swing
G. L. Swing
Olive A. Cohoon
G. W. Rodgers
William Reese
Ida B. Reese
Miami Township
Old Batavia Brick Houses Lofty Local History
The article catalogs Batavia’s oldest brick houses from the Parrott residence onward, noting owners such as Isaac Voris, Judge O T Fishback, Isaac Whittaker, Mrs Laura Kain, John Jamieson, David C Bryan, and more. It adds a program for a Batavia schools musicale directed by Miss Mabel Down with varied acts and a mock trial drama.
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Batavia
Judge Parrott
Isaac Voris
O. T. Fishback
Sylvester Binkley
Isaac Whittaker
Laura Kain
Mr. Chapman
John Jamieson
T.Q. Ashburn
Wood Street
David C. Bryan
C. W. Pegg
John M. Brown
Allen Glancy
Judge Davis
Dr. Hopkins
Judge Nichols
William Wayland
O. P. Griffith
John Dennis
Wayland
Main Street
Infirmary Directors Report to Commissioners February 28 1899
The semi annual report covers the half year ending February 28 1899. The farm is in good order and buildings are in fairly good condition though some require reroofing. Inmates are reported as well and properly cared for.
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Adoth
Batavia Reopens Wheels of Industry in Spring Boom
Batavia resumes bicycle wheel and hoop production with four month shutdown ended. Spring brings business revival as factories restart activities. In Pickaway county a death sentence by implication contrasts with a theft case involving sidemeat and long prison terms for two men, Jim Patton and John French.
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Batavia
Nominations Made at Primaries for Township and Batavia Offices
Last Saturday's primaries named township officials including trustee Samuel Cover treasurer E. Rush assessor Frank Knauer cemetery trustee Charley Thompson. Batavia GOP nominating slate listed Mayor George W. Sprague councilmen C P Ferguson Frank Apple J L Brown J L Moore Joseph I Beck for long term school board Joseph Homan for short term.
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Samuel Cover
E.8. Rush
Frank Knauer
Charley Thompson
Batavia Corporation
George W. Sprague
C. P. Ferguson
Frank Apple
J. L. Brown
J. L. Moore
Joseph I. Beck
Joseph Homan
Dog Law Case Ends With Appeal in Brown County
Neal owned a dog whose name is not given. Mr Redman killed the dog and was sued for damages under the new dog law. A jury verdict favored the defendant. Neal filed notice of appeal after a tense hearing before a Brown County justice of the peace.
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Brown County
Neal
Redman
Neil
Out of the Old into the New in Batavia
An old log cabin in the eastern town known as Switzerland is being razed by owner James Robinson. A new frame cottage rises on the lot, with plans for another dwelling on the site. The cabin’s history traces to Owensville 1825, then Batavia 1844 and 1850, with several occupants including John W. Robinson.
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Switzerland
James Robinson
Owensville
John Warren
Samuel Maham
Batavia
Fred Hees
John W. Robinson
Marriage Announcement for Dr G B Van Horn and Miss Leontine Hulick
The marriage engagement of Dr G B Van Horn and Miss Leontine Hulick is announced. Van Horn, formerly of Findley, has practiced medicine in Batavia for four years and built a large, popular practice. Hulick is the daughter of Hon G W Hulick, a former congressman, described as bright and charming. The ceremony will be held at the bride’s parents home in April, followed by a honeymoon and a permanent move to Batavia.
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van Horn
Leontine Hauick
Findley
Batavia
Hulick
G. W. Hulick
Loveland Nominations By Symmes GOP Democrats
Republicans of Symmes township met in the township hall Saturday and nominated a slate including Trustee William Kerr Treasurer Philip Roller Magistrate William Perdue Assessors Loveland Wilson Rowan Northern George Miller Camp Dennison precinct Alex Aukely Township committeeman Joseph L Dunkie Democrats held a mass convention naming a ticket with Trustee William Sneil Treasurer Joan Vogel Magistrate William W Melcaife Assessors Loveland precinct Viens Osborne Northern precinct Joan Vogel Jr Camp Dennison precinct Lee Robinson.
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Symmyba Township
William Kerr
Philip Roller
Wiliam Perdue
Loveland
Wilson Rowan
Northern
George Miller
Camp Dennison
Alex Aukely
Joseph L. Dunkie
Symmes Township
Aidiuag Alternton
Said Township
William Sneil
Joan Vogel
William W. Melcaife
Viens Osborne
Joan Vogel Jr
Caup
Fines and justice sparks amid Toledo debate
Mayor Jones critiques the fines system in police court as two youths face penalties. One pays a fine and leaves with a sneer, the other is sent to the workhouse. The mayor argues fines should be abolished to curb crime and poverty penalties. A Toledo preacher Emma Hartwright and sister Anna spark spiritual awakening with sermons in Linwood. John Ely in Chicago is reported dying.
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Jones
Toledo
Moxey
fAgiin
Tupan
Cupid
Louw
Oller Clements
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Presbyterian Progress
Richmond
Meeu
Ngs
George Herron
Mary Maxwell
Estella Smith
Lou Orebaugh
Florence Fishback
Louise Hicks
Sarah Burnett
Aldine Jeffries
Lou Dowdney
Alpha Frazier
Carl Breeding
Abram Gardner
Marcellus Hulick Jr
Sidney Teasdale
Earl Fishback
Frank Jones
John H. Burnett
Christian Erion
Amelia Griffith
Frank Cade
Moses Griffith
Laura Cade
Frank Herron
Clift South
Samuel Walker
Ida Worstell
Hat
Barbara Rush
Maud Pindell
Claude Weston
Maggie Cameron
Hattie Hitch
Michael Reisinger
Mary Fleek
Reisinger
Saving
Sheriff's
Follet
Board of State Charities
Reformatory
Mansfield
Columbus
Clinton County
Claude Johns
Carrie Estell
Israel
United States
United States Court
John Martin
Brown
Jett Hildebrandt
Clinton Raver
Epiceras
John W. Miller
Samuel Crumbaugh
Greene John
Jolly Haben
Fee
Highland Sabre Neves Photeersspaalen
Warren John R, Drake
New Richmond
Musicale
Mabel Down
Dolly
Dearie
Umagrella Perp
Little Mrs Muffet
Hayden
Kirgan and McDonald
Dramatis Personel
Algernon Ponsonby Swackhammer
Georgia van Bi
Infirmay Board
Proyinegptor
Vane
Pickaway County Justice
Circleville Herald
Pickaway County
Jim Patton
John French
MONEY
Patavia
Emma H. Uartwright
Anna
Youngstown
Chicago
John Ely
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