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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1909

Page

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Campers Defy Ross Law With Private Liquor Supplies

Members of fishing camps along the Miami river in Warren Clermont and Hamilton counties plan to keep within the law while supplying their camps. A Cincinnati meeting approved campers providing their own liquor though visits or sharing with others remain prohibited. The Miami Camping Association will audit bonds of local constables and pursue action against any bond default.

Miami River Warren Clermont Hamilton County Cincinnati Jefferson County Campers’ Association Miami Camping Association

Artist Widow Dies In Tragic Suspected Suicide

Mrs. Etta Nowotthy Miller, widow of famed artist Nowotthy, was found dead Friday evening in her bed with a throat wound and wrist cuts. A blood stained tazor and drenched draperies indicated a fatal act likely carried out in the morning. Her husband, Mr. Miller, discovered the scene upon returning from work. The couple had married after meeting in Cincinnati where Prof Notworthy taught. Several valuable paintings remain in a Cincinnati safe deposit vault.

Etta Nowotthy Miller Nowotthy Batavia Will Teal Cincinnati Virginia Mountains Miller Markbreith Prof. Notworthy

What A Chautauqua Really Is

The Chautauqua combines education religion and culture in a tented venue not a circus theatre or camp meeting. It offers high quality speakers and musicians at a trifling cost of 1.50 weekly, delivering benefits worth far more than the price.

Kave

Tragedy at Xenia Orphans Home Ma tron Suicide

Mrs Margaret Ringer aged 44, matron of the 8th and 9th Orphans Home at Xenia, commits suicide fearing loss of her position amid ill health. The distressing act occurred Friday, leaving officials to assess eligibility and impact on the post.

Xenia Margaret Ringer

Township Schools Appointment of Superintendent and Teachers

Batavia township school board reappointed J S Hulick as superintendent and assigned him to lead Patterson exercises at Afton in June. Transfers moved teachers from Forestville to Elmwood and Elk Lick to Afton with new hires at Summit. The report lists 14 schools with enrollment and attendance percentages, noting 19 truancy cases and 12 corporal punishments across 482 visits.

Batavia Township School Board J. 8. Hulick Patterson Afton Forestville Elmwood Elk Lick Summit Rocky Ford Frances Burlew Olive Branch Hulick Whittaker W. C. Groh Lucy Run Bessie Lytle Green Brier Marie Meek Marie Bernstein Glancy W. D. Groves Forest Hill Oscar Hartmetz Mt. Holly B. L. Ketchum Inez Maham R, Lukemier Edna i Ieee Oh Berdie Barker Elmwood Eee Glaney Rik

Daughters of Rebecca Honor Mrs Geiss in Reception

The Daughters of Rebecca gave a fraternal reception Thursday for Mrs William Geiss, longtime Clermont hotel hostess and prospective summer hotel host with her husband. The event highlighted her popularity among members and local patrons, with refreshments served and a genial atmosphere.

Rebecca William Geiss Clermont Fort Thomas Geiss

Clermont Artist Mary Fulton Gains Praise in New Mexico

Mary Leeds Fulton now living in Albuquerque is lauded for water color paintings. Her Albuquerque Morning Journal review notes scenes from Acomita and Laguna pueblos, interiors of Indian dwellings, and southwest landscapes. The exhibit at the Woman's Club Building draws strong local interest and highlights her versatility and skill.

Mary Leeds Fulton New Mexico Albuquerque Morning Journal Clermont South-West 8. M. Fulton Woman's Club Laguna Pueblo Lagunas Sandias Mount Taylor Fulton Not Gal

Governor Harmon Faces Partisan Shift in Ohio Prison Reorganization

The Ohio governor has replaced Republican wardens with Democrats at the penitentiary, signaling a partisan approach amid talk of a constitutional convention. Critics note broken promises of nonpartisanship while reformers and diverse groups push for changes.

Cltzeis

Handsome Eight Room Home by P Reed on Davis Pike

Handsome eight room house by P Reed on the Davis turnpike site of former William Perkins home. It features modern plumbing with well pump reservoir air pressure supply for a week, acetylene lighting, bath and toilet rooms, hardwood floors, and furnace heating. Reed, a young farmer, has built the dwelling to endure through age with thrift and prosperity.

P. Reed Davis Turnpike William Perkins Accetelyne Gas Reed

Commissioners Blunder Over Bridge Contract Scheme

County officials tried to aid favored firms in a large pie of public work, circumventing bidding rules on a Burg bridge contract under $1,000. The scheme collapsed after alert officers intervened. subsequent attempts to withdraw the claim shifted losses to the company. Prosecutor Kearns halted payment, Dan Murphy refused to reverse, and the improper letting and secret offset hints point to accountability.

Burg Kearns Dan Murphy Murphy Batavia

Bethel Band to Play Batavia Double Header events

Bethel Cadet Band matches baseball with an evening program at city hall in Batavia next Saturday. The afternoon game features the home team followed by a two part concert including overtures, selections from Mikado and William Tell, quartets, solos, and a closing sketch with entertainers and a lightning artist.

Batavia Bethel Cadet Band City Hall

Beautiful Post Cards Offer From Taw Glmaner Detroit

Advertisement offers free beautiful Miower Post Cards in natural colors for farm residents who send a one cent stamp. Claims you can receive 10 cards and learn how to get 50 more with world glows and a great aurprise. Mail to Taw Glmaner 102 Majestic Ridge Detroit Michigan.

Taw Glmaner Majestic Detroit Mohigan

Corner Stone Laying of Presbyterian Church in 1860

The April 24 1860 ceremony featured Rev G M Maxwell Judge O T Fishback and Jonathan M Rowland with a procession to the new church site. A glass jar held Bibles Psalms the Confession of Faith and building documents. The Courier notes tariff bill debates and antebellum war tensions shaping the era.

Presbyterian Church G. M. Maxwell Cincinnati O. T. Fishback Jonathan M. Rowland Court House Henry Ward Beecher George Beecher Wilder Dressler Delameter Scofield G. W. Hulick Christian Herald New York Independent Courier and Sun

New souvenir card firm formed by Breeding and Glancy

Carl Breeding and John Glancy form a partnership to manufacture souvenir postal cards. The plant will be powered and expanded with new machinery already installed. The first Breeding plant has run to capacity, with orders flowing in. increased facilities are expected to boost business further.

Carl Breeding John Glancy Breeding

Beechwood man injured in Williamsburg factory accident

W C Armstrong of Beechwood, employed in the Williamsburg heel factory, nearly fell from a second story after a rope parted in the elevator. The carriage struck the ground, and a timber dropped onto him, causing injuries that may prove fatal. Armstrong is unmarried with relatives in Beechwood.

W. C. Armstrong Beechwood Williamsburg Armstrong

Surgical operation relieves man’s cancer lip

John Moore of Afton underwent the removal of a malignant growth on the lip last week. Surgeons VanHorn and Belt performed the procedure skillfully. He is resting quietly and it is believed he will entirely recover.

John Moore Afton

May Festival and Benevolence Convention at Williamsburg

Williamsburg prepares a May festival and Sub-District Benevolence Convention to support M. E. church missions. The event runs a full week starting Sunday May 9 with daily attractions, speakers Rev Aultman Sentman Jameson Rein barth McColm Bishop Moore and Rev Shriver Claire Burdsall Van Pelt plus papers by Miss Spaulding Emerson Daily and others. Choir concert Monday evening followed by lecture by Mr Jameson. Superintendent Aultman and Rev Compton oversee activities aiming to secure Williamsburgs mission apportionment of 552 dollars.

Williamsburg M. E Church M. E. Church Aultman Sentman Jameson Reinbarth McColm

Loaded Revolver Accident Injures Father at Owensville

At Owensville last Saturday Wesley Wiley inspected a revolver and believed it unloaded. The weapon fired hitting his father in the leg with minor injury. The incident was accidental and frightened the boy.

Owensville Wesley Wiley Yong Wiley

Death of Dr W F Whitlock noted university dean

The Courier reports the death of Dr W F Whitlock dean of Ohio Wesleyan University at his Delaware home on Sunday May 2 after a brief illness. He was among four men who gave fifty years to the institution and was held in high regard for his abilities and attainments. The death is mourned across the state.

the Courier W. F. Whitlock Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio Wesleyan University J. R. Woodlief

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