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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
8
A compilation of local items from Batavia Ohio includes village clerk appointment changes, visits by residents to Cincinnati and Amelia, property purchases at Brazier station, and social notices. Also listed are advertisements for Easter bonnets, shoes, skin ointments, jewelry, and upcoming theater events with details on venues and dates.
Local notes report an old time Spelling Bee to be held at the Bantam schoolhouse Saturday evening March 29 1918 at 7 p.m. Also updates on nearby residents and community events including repairs at Batavia brick yard and the Felicity News debut.
Selling agent for the DeLava Dream Separator World's Standard and Eclipse Spray Pump with repair service. Eggs for hatching from Single Comb Black Minercas Light Brahmas Buff Orpington and Indian Runner Ducks available. R. 8 OBTZEL Mt Pisgah New Richmond R F D mi12t8.
A preaching service is planned for Good Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the German U B church. Easter services will be held Sunday morning and evening. Everyone is cordially invited. E F Wegner, pastor.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church plans a bazaar in the Per intown school hall on Saturday evening March 22. Also the Bantam Presbyterian church hosts a social with a chicken lunch and sale of fancy articles and Easter eggs. Easter services are listed for next Sabbath at the M. E. church with morning Sunday school, missionary offering, sermons, sunrise service, league meetings, and Sunday-school Easter service.
Dean Barr son of Mrs. Nellie Barr has passed the civil service exam in Cincinnati and was appointed last week to a civil engineer post. He will work both in field and office from his city office with eight assistants, earning 1810 dollars yearly.
The Ohio Home for Epileptics at Gallipolis reports full capacity with 1,484 patients, 284 over its comfortable limit, awaiting an addition to the building. Adams county plans $21,000 in bonds to retire outstanding orders, honoring holders' claims though no interest is paid. Clermont county officials urged to relieve overdue orders.
Last week during jury draw for the upcoming term the Clermont county panel included Matt McNeil as grand juror and W J Slade as petit juror. The piece notes juror pay is insufficient after travel costs and cites low official salaries.
County commissioners plan competitive bidding for future infirmary needs. They aim to secure wholesale or near wholesale prices and give merchants fair chance to win contracts, reducing expense for taxpayers.
The Bernstein resolution to submit the short ballot amendment to the people, passed 80 to 3 in the Senate, was defeated in the House on motion to table. The Democratic majority thus undermined the platform Governor Cox supported, after the constitutional convention blocked it due to R A Beatty’s insistence on limiting to name state officers.
John D. Bauman of Baldwin and Ida B. Wiederhold of Perin town married by Rev. E. Burdeall in Batavia on March 12, 1918. Harley Gibbs of Goshen wed Goldie Walker of Edenton on March 38 1918 at the parsonage. Charles E. Busch and Irma Brooks of Elk Lick joined in marriage on March 18 1913 with Will Busch as best man and Norah Brooks as bridesmaid. they will reside near Williamsburg. An epidemic of coughing prompts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound endorsements from A H Jones and A C Nash of Chico.
Highland county Judge Newby in Washington Co H rules divorced persons cannot remarry within 90 days. The measure likely spreads to Ohio common pleas judges as many have faced embarrassment from same day remarriages. Decrees activate only after all costs are paid, else risk bigamy prosecutions. Hamilton cases await settlement to avoid charges.
The proposed measure by Representative Sweeney of Cuyahoga County would ban state prisoners from clerical work. If enacted, over 40 inmates at the penitentiary reformatory and boys school may lose employment, with some moved to idle houses or other state departments. The bill targets soft clerical jobs long given to bankers and politicians, including removal of banker Harry Gazzella from the union farm and replacement by a free citizen earning $100 monthly.
A Cincinnati family of Col ors Coombs who bought the Hartmer place on River Road welcomed their 17th child last week. The mother, 87, gave birth. the clan includes twins, triplets, and single births, reflecting a rapid population rise.
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