Clermont County Conchologist Heads West in San Diego
San Diego March 7 1891 a Clermont county native Mr Hemphill famed conchologist known as the Prince of collectors now resides in San Diego with a twenty thousand shell private collection and a growing world reputation. Local residents Dr McElroy and Mrs Emma Lakin Sargent also appear in this vivid tour of the emerging Californian boom town and its famed bay climate hotels and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
California
Ohio
Republic of Mexico
Bay
San Francisco
Coronaeh Beach
America
Windsor
New York
Tropics
Washington
River Side
M. E
Prince of Collectors
Utopia
Clermont County
Ohio River
Hemphill
Museums of Natural History
Union
North
South America
Humphillia
South Sea Islands
Cuba
Amelia Area News Briefs and Local Notices
Amelia community items report Eugene Huff buying a fine horse and survey. Cincinnati visitors Mrs C R Wolf and Miss Aphia Robinson. Local folks suffer colds and visit friends. Epworth League meets weekly at M E church. Hoop’s Sarsaparilla marketed as top selling medicine. local politics note Scull nominated for assessor.
Little Humming Bird takes the Cincinnati to Georgetown run
The Little Humming Bird replaces the mixed train on the C G P with a new engine timetable. It departs Cincinnati at 8 5 a m and reaches Georgetown at 10 45 a m after a three hour layover then returns to Cincinnati at 4 20 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Georgetown
White
Woman in Clinton court drawn pistol in defamation case
In Clinton county common pleas court last week, the plaintiff in a defamation suit against Dr. Vance and wife of Martinsville drew a pistol from her pocket and would have shot a witness who testified against her character, but the weapon was taken from her. The courtroom was crowded with people, many of whom were women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Clinton County
Varying Vicissitudes and Notable Past Week Events
A Pennsylvania judge defines in wills that the word issue includes illegitimate children. News items note General Joe Johnston’s pallbearer role for enemies Grant and Sherman after his Washington death. Lawrence Barrett dies in New York after illness on stage Richelieu. A Chicago heir’s wife’s killer offered $50,000 reward by Snell family. Union Pacific mortgage of 250 million dollars reported. Iowa merchants sue Bradstreet’s for $10,000 each over ratings. A Caldwell man fatally wounds wife. children escorted from room. Progress of paralysis death in Meigs County. Sinking of the Italian steamer Utopia with 500+ deaths near Gibraltar. Cincinnati Fourth Street rail accident causes near-miss. Miscellaneous historical notes on John A Murrel and Mrs Bland. Pension ruling denies revival of benefits for minor children upon reaching 16 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Joe Johnston
Washington
Grant
Sherman
Lawrence Barret
New York
Richelieu
Snell
Chicago
Tascott
Union Pacific Railroad
John A. Mackay
Commedian
Cincinnati
Pike’s
Iowa
Bradstreet
George Harris
Caldwell
Harris
Meigs County
Gibraltar
Fourth Street
John A. Murrel
Mississippi
Bland
Henderson County
Tennessee
Fatal Farm Fatality As Woman Drowns In Nine Foot Well
In Mt Crab the wife of J B Needham fell into a poorly protected well while drawing water. The worn curb failed under windlass strain, plunging Elizabeth Needham age 57 to nine feet of water. Family unable to aid her. she leaves a husband and growing children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Aulick
John Glarney
Young Brimmer
Wacker
Divine
Mt. Crab
Elizabeth
J. B. Needham
Boston
Elizabeth Carpenter
Owertsville
Local notices from Beach Grove area and surrounding towns
A.G. Turner opens a select school at Beach Grove Ky. Miss Carrie Green returns from Kentucky visit. Mrs. Grimes returns home for granddaughter Mary McMath’s death. Charles Scott moves to Dublaine Ky. Term ends soon under Turnipseed who heads to Ann Arbor Mich. Social highlights include Miss Leslie Cushard’s eighteenth birthday party with many attendees. Community updates on mills, conventions, post office cabinet, and local visits. Simmons Liver Regulator advertisement ends note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Turner
Beach Grove
Carrie Green
Kentucky
Robert Grimes
Sligginsport
Mary McMath
Charles Scott
Dublaine
Turnipseed
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Jacob Turnipseed
Maysville
Leslie Cushard
A. Cushard
B. Cushard
S. W. E. Montgomery
Batavia
Washington Township
Carl Rust
Chile
R. L. Johnston
John Wilson
Mary Huddleson
Felicity
Grant Purkiser
Felicity Times
F. A
Valuable Farm for Sale by Hartman Bros Trustee
J R Shaw trustee for Hartman Bros offers 193 acres in Jackson township Clermont county for public auction on Saturday April 4 1801 between 10 and 11 am. Farm well cultivated watered timbered with new two story frame dwelling large frame barn and outbuildings may be sold as whole or in parts at not less than two thirds of appraisement. A brick store room and dwelling at Marathon will be sold afternoon between 1 and 2 pm. Sale promotes bargains and features local shop ads for Court street 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Shaw
Hartman Bros
Jackson Township
Clermont County
Marathon
Salor
Milford Smithy Fire Destroys Two Story Workshop
Milford East Milford two story blacksmith shop owned by E f Hill burned Thursday morning with wagons and new plows in upper story. Loss about 1500 with 500 insured. Fire engines not used due to missing key to engine room. Local notices include visits, funerals, Easter events, and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F Hill
East Milford
Hill
Matlack
Philadelphia
J. T. Sherman
W.W. Duckwall
George Duckwall
Amelia
Byron Williams
Williamsburg
James Crawford
Springfield
Orpha Rambler
Millville
E. A. Simmerman
Ada Leonard
Elstom
Campbell
Hillsboro
M. E. Church
Escombe
New York
C. Loth
Sycamore Street
Cincinnati
Swayne's Ointment Promises Heals and Tumors
An ad describes moisture, intense itching and night stinging from a skin condition. It claims tumors form and bleed, ulcerate and vesicate, and that Swayne's Ointment stops itching and bleeding, heals ulcers, and removes tumors in most cases. Available by mail for 60 cents from Dr. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Triplets Born Near New Richmond and Local News Update
The wife of Thomas Dean in Dunblain Kentucky gave birth to triplets two girls and a boy with weights 6 pounds and 74 pounds for the girls and 7 pounds for the boy. Dr Montzar attends the family and a series of local notices follow including visits, weddings and obituaries from New Richmond and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dean
Dunblain
Kentucky
Moscow
K. A. Montzar
Miami township farmers meet at Mr Tices and elect president
The Miami township Farmers Club met on the 14th at Mr Tice's and will hold meetings the first Saturday of each month. Mr Frazer was re elected president. The club plans to meet in the township hall. Charles Shelew of Newport Kentucky visited his cousin George Miller last week. Mrs Hester's health remains slow to improve. Mrs Buss and her sons attended their mother’s funeral at Bethel last Sunday. The Miami Township Farmers Alliance met at Mt Renose schoolhouse last Tuesday night. James Fenstermacher repairs his Cherry Grove property. Mr Hill moved into his Main street home. Frank Cole moved into his mother in law's property. Many attended Hiram South's funeral at Elenor last Saturday. J Rybolt and wife return from Hot Springs this week. George Miller attended clay bird school at Perinoton last Thursday. Sam and Will Bass expect to graduate Milford High School this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
John Kincaid
Fincastle
W. Kincaid
Lew Peck
Jake Lutz Jr
Cincinnati
John Connor
Alma Connor
Charley Lindsey
Peggy Lindsey
Philip Nichols
Ella Green
H. D. Green
Ripley
Howard
Minnie Steen
D. W. Parks
Rushville
A. W. Jones
Byron
Alice MeeKee
Washington Irving
Gail Denham
C. W. Jones
Chaucer
Tennyson
C. G. Seitz
John W. Lennin
Helen Short
Mary Reed
Jennie Cary
Florence Purcell
Lollie Davis
New
Richmond High School
G. W. Hurley
Chile
W.G. Warner
M. E.church
England
Scotland
Bessie Bickmore
B. L. Winans
Christian
Rockport
Indiana
Baptist Church
Frank Davis
Batavia
Bessie Bates
Oxford
W. R. Sinks
New York
John
Edith Denham
Funny Club
Anna Donaldson
W. G. Warner
M. EB
Lee Aultman
Lane
M. E
Wm. Garrison
Ferard
South Charleston
H.S. Day
Jamie
Dwight
Kansas
Will Carmicheal
Robert Streeter
Catholic Church
Father French
Catholic Cemetery
Rhoda Dunning
A.M. E
Smith
Citizen’s Cemetery
Henry Hoffman
Washington Street
Luther Church
Reeper
Green Mount Cemetery
Miami Township Farmers’ Alliance
Mt. Renose
James Fenstermacher
Cherry Grove
Hill
Main Street
Frank Cole
Mr. Repose
Hiram South
Elenor
J. Rybolt
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Clermont Man
The
Front
Cles
McElroy
F. G. Mitchell
Emma Lakin Sargent
Frank
M. M. Brown
Co. F
89Th Ohio
Chickamauga
Brown
Libby
Richmond
Danville
Gp. A
Mike Myers
Myers
George Brown
Junction City
Eugene Huff
C. R. Wolf
Aphia Robinson
Will Baum
Anna McKey
Samuel Hoover
Samuel
Edward
Andy Clay
Amelia Special
William Fagley
Lawrence Bennett
Charles Nash
Dr. Davin
Mary Belle Jones
Madisonville
A. H. Hesse
Joab Hopper
Clyde
Forestville
W. Smith
Tra Scull
Amelia Precinct
Charles Coleman
Hamlet
Hoop
Idlewild
George Irvin
Charles Lake
E. B. Hammill
Dayton Hedge Fence Co
Rushtown
Miami River
Batavia Junction
T. R. Ferguson
Dennis & Teasdale
North Dakota Supply Co
Forman
North Dakota
Kline’s Hall
Ladies of
M. E. Guild
Lou Snort
Turni-townshship Teachers’ Association
Withamaville
Bulding
Jersey
Lebanon
Kline’s
Simmons Liver Regulator
Coma
Clermont
Wbo
Court Street
Milford
Lindale
Mahalia Dolen
Oil City
T. J. Nesbit
Stickel
Elk Lick
Joseph Lindsey
Crawford
J. R. Hodges
la Grippe
Sam Fulton
Lulu Wyatt
Ed Smith
Katie Fagley
Della Temple
Willet
Stirling & Moore’s
Mingua’s
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