Marguerite Clark Files Breach of Promise Suit in Williamsburg
Marguerite Clark of West Union filed a petition in Adams County court against Cyrus H. Lochard cashier of the Williamsburg Private Bank for breach of promise and seduction seeking twenty thousand dollars. The filing cites engagement in February 1895 and a closeness afterward allegedly harming her health and peace of mind. The suit notes Lochard’s attention to Anna McCullough of Lyons Comedy Company and mentions a compromised settlement with Parrotts and Fraziers. D. K. Peterson named cashier of Williamsburg Bank effective January 1, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Clark
West Union
Adams County
Court of Common Pleas
Cyrus H. Lochard
Williamsburg
Scion
al West Union
Lochard
Anna McCullough
Lyons Comedy Company
City Hall
Miss Clark
Frazier & Hicks
Defendant
Nebraska
D. K. Peterson
Peterson
Woman Reunites After Seventy-Seven Years Family Separation
Mrs. Horace Allison of Fayette county near Jeffersonville met her brother Fred Knight of Lebanon after a 97 year separation. Knight had long sought his sister Mattie Knight, who married into the Allison family and was raised in Hudsonville. Their surprising reunion occurred after Mattie, separated since age two, was traced to Washington D C following a genealogy quest by their father Lynn Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Allison
Jeffersonville
Fayette County
Hudsonville
Nebraska
Allison
Mattie Knight
Lynn Knight
Mattie
Knight
Fred Knight
Lebanon
Washington D. C
Clermont Farmers Institutes Schedule Across Batavia Mt Carmel Williamsburg
Clermont hosts three farmers institutes in Batavia Mt Carmel and Williamsburg with popular lectures by skilled men. Sessions run January 6 7 at Batavia February 12 18 at Mt Carmel and February 24 25 at Williamsburg led by presidents and secretaries listed with officer post offices. Lowell Roudebush a salaried lecturer for the Ohio State Board of Agriculture is expected to lecture at many institutes in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Batavia
Williamsburg
Mt. Carmel
R. D. Sapp
Lowell Roudebush
Mr. Carmel
W. W. Denham
Crosstown
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Hha
Hartman arraigned for assault with intent to kill near Carter school
Edward Hartman of Williamsburg township was arraigned before Squire Brunaugh and bound over to the grand jury in 100 dollars after an assault with a club on Mrs Ella Pheroe near the store. The incident followed Hartman’s drinking and a sighting of Mrs Pierce. The report ends with an advertisement for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hartman
Carter
Williamsburg Township
Squire Brunaugh
Ella Pheroe
Young Hartman
Paying an Election Bet at Walker House Carriage Parade
A Saturday spectacle in which Thomas C. Teal high sheriff and W. Rufus Walker landlord of the Golden Lion staged a mock ride around the castle in an Irish carriage. The event followed McKinley victory sentiment with cheers from Dr. Davis and a tin bugle proclamation. Teal wore a McKinley badge. Walker endured a comic, laborious circuit while crowd and band marveled at the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker House
Thomas C. Teal
Clermont County
W. Rufus Walker
Golden Lion
Dr. Davis
Walker
McKinley
Teal
Mr. Teal
Doctor Davis
Mr. Walker
Blaze destroys Wyatt Grocery Block in New Richmond
A morning fire gutted the Wyatt Grocery three story block on Front street. Looting suspected as burglars set the blaze to hide theft. Firemen and citizens saved the adjoining Castlebury goods, losses running to $3 000 for Wyatt building and $4 000 for stock with $1 500 insured. Nearby farm fire destroys baron on Dr Kennedy farm.
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Front Street
New Richmond
G. W. Wyatt
Boy’s Club
Knights of Pythias
James Kinsey
Fridman Saw Mill
Castlen Dry Goods
Castlebury
Wyatt
Springer Hotel
National Bank
Crops and Farms In Southern Ohio I An Interesting Letter
Waldo F. Brown of Butler County shares practical farming notes from southern Ohio. He describes early killing frosts, harvests of corn and sweet potatoes, cob meal as livestock feed, wheat acreage, apple crops, and a visit to Wooster State Experiment Farm. He reports on frost, yields, feed practices, and the outlook for prices and crops across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo F. Brown
Butler County
Country Gentleman
Brown
Ohio
State Experiment Farm
Wooster
Thorne
J. F. Hickman
Agricultural Department
Willis G. Harry
Ohio State University
Mercury
McKinley and Bryan Electoral Snapshot From Times Star
The Times Star presents a comparative table showing McKinley and Bryan results by state with figures for assessed property value population employment wages and illiteracy rates. It lists states carried by McKinley and Bryan and totals for each category.
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McKinley
Pxisley
Bryan
Abe
McKinl
Cincinnati Reader Miss Higbee Recitation at Amelia
Miss Florence Higbee of Cincinnati will perform a reading program at the K of Phail in Amelia on Tuesday night November 17 1806. The event features six musical numbers two vocal and four instrumental plus her noted elocution teaching credentials. General admission 15 cents reserved seats 20 cents tickets available at J R Hicks store.
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K of Phail
Amelia
Florence Higbee
Cincinnati
Higbee
Conservatory of Music
J. R. Hicks’ Store
Assorted political bites and court docket notes from Bethel area
Column and notices mix Republican digs at McKinley era politics with Epworth League conference details, then Governor Bushnell Thanksgiving proclamation and a month of court trials in common pleas court listing cases by date and parties across Bethel and surrounding areas.
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Epworth League
Bethel
Bushnell
The
United States
Dispatch Controversy Sparks Street Talk Among Children
A scene on a city street shows two young children debating a Bryan election dispatch. Clarence Silcott, a Republican, and Elsie Johnson, a Democrat, argue over a message they claim proves Bryan’s victory or its fabrication. The tale highlights local politicking and partisan influence from an early age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Bryan
Clarence Silcott
Elsie Johnson
Young Silcott
Miss Johnson
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Little Silcott
Presbyterian choir to sing two anthems at Bantam service
Batavia congregation prepares for Bantam Presbyterian Church service next Sabbath with the choir performing two fine anthems during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Presbyterian Choir
Popocrat Bryan song ends as political era shifts
Verse recounts William Jennings Bryan once championing free silver and cross of gold, now silent and urged to move beyond Popocrat rhetoric. The piece notes his wavering stance and calls for new policy ahead of 1900. A news item reports Mrs. Oppenheimer dying on a Cincinnati-bound train near Peebles from heart disease, with son Samuel informed. Cuais Driers praised for paving Main Street with brick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Rooney
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Willie
Billy Bryan
Oppenheimer
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Peebles
Samuel Oppenheimer
West Union election results and blast at bandwagon site
The report notes a dynamite blast last Thursday night in West Union blowing the bandwagon and instruments. Adams county backed Republicans on National and State by 90 plurality with Republicans winning several county offices and a Fenton Republican plurality for Congress by 100.
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West Union
Adams County
Bate
Congress
Fnton
Drunkenness arrests conclude quickly in city council session
Marshal Jono Young arrested seven individuals for drunkenness last Friday. They were arraigned before Mayor Branaugh and discharged promptly. Officer Young criticizes the case as farcical, a view echoed by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jono Young
Branaugh
Republican converts to free silver torn Bryan picture
A Wilmington man who switched to free silver reportedly brought home a Bryan portrait for his window. His wife seized the image and tore it to pieces, a scene reflecting household opposition to the political shift before his next vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilington Journal
Wilmington
Bryan
Batavia Victory Parade for McKinley Celebration
Batavia residents held a lively Saturday night parade in front of Walker House led by the Batavia band. Citizens marched through the streets with horns and cheers for McKinley while bonfires torches and Roman candles lit the celebration.
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Batavia Voys
McKintey
Walker House
Batavia Band
McKinley
Ames's
Williamsburg
Clermont County
The Youth's Companion Calender for 1897 and More
A 1897 Companion issue advertises a four folding page color calendar with twelve color lithographs priced at one dollar, free to new subscribers at 1.75 for the year plus free year start. notes 71st birthday and many contributors. includes various local notices and anecdotes from Milford and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Companion
The
Youth’s. Companion
Columbus Ave
Boston
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marguerite
Margue
Bank of Williamsburg
Farmer's Institute
Ayer
Big Blaze
Wyatt Grocery
Phillip Kennedy
Laurel
Hood
Times Star
Hillsboro
Republican
Highland County
Mississipi
Texas
Georgia
Highland
J. F. Wilson
Cramton
Epworth
Armacost
A. T. Newton Fe
Teenaoodenbergs
Charlie Handy
Epworthians
Lena Eppert
Temperance
Miss Mary Elisberry
Muncey
the League
Libbie McNeil
Maggie Miller
Newtown
Miss
Vina Rose
Chas. Mackey
Pelae Tek Pont
Anna McNutt
Bethel Epworthians
Sherman
Chas, Homeyer
Ernor Bushnell
Obio
Alan Bushnell
State of
Columbus
United States of America
Asa
Samuel M. Taylor
Common Pleas Court
Boston Building and Loan Association
Geo. W. Needham
Charles Stroup
Georgia Stroup
Leonard Deller
Andrew Dellar
Granville Moore
Ella Moore
Elias Newberry
Village of
Ida Boram
Frederick Boram
William H. Zimmerman
Sarah Zimmerman
Cora I. Gardner
Warner Gardner
Milton A. Craft
E. D. Swift
W.E. John
John Lush
Elizabeth L. Gatch
Milford, Edenton and Woodville Turnpike Company
Lottie Wedding
Grant Hurdle
Devol, Livengood Manufacturing Co
John Ferris
George H. Scott
Henry Gervert
Pearl Hauck
Albert Ellis
John Cameron
William R Hutchinson
James E. Abrams
John H. Abrams
Ola Bryan
William Michaels
Babies and Politics
Ohio Township
W.P
Bryan Bees
Secretary of State
Charles Kinney
Rus
Chilton A. White
Pereseee
Peter F. Swing
Samuel A. Miller
Judge Court Common Pleas
William D. Young
John M. Markley
David V. Pierson
Devens Ne
Seth W. Brown
Harry W. Paxton
Q. Crane
P. Griffith
Wm. G. Feewick
H. Thirey
Seeeebieeeinens
Weeweeneeenead
W. C. Bishop
B. Nichols
J. B. D. Silcott
Otto Huber
Byeeevhaas
James K. Day
Chas
House
Prohibition
National Party
Silver
Jennings Bryan
Altgeld
Tillman
Cuais Driers
Parade
Grace Hambleton Stevens
M. E. Sunday School
Milford
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
University
Charley Griffin
Mr. Griffis
J. B. Swing
State Committee
Probate Co
Posty Ropinson
McKiey
Posey
Evermore
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