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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1889
Page
5
Readable fragments show a local notice mentioning Hempine's Mills Seed mn and a benefit event with M. E. Chatterton. The text is garbled but suggests a community or fund gathering with a speaker or organizer named Chatterton.
Otis Bushman attends Oller mont academy. Boatsmen found aft of the cabin of the sunken steamer Minnie Bay as it floated off days ago. Mrs. Mary Cooper of Felicity returns to stay while her property is improved. Ella Lakin returns from Iowa with two cousins.
Neville reports Mr McNutt has moved to Aberleen this week. Madam rumor hints at an upcoming wedding. Mrs Augusta Donovan, wife of Wm Donovan, is very ill. Lawrence Twitchell and wife of Columbus visit friends here. Nellie Sapp of Chicago returns home after months with her parents. Gaskins, who built a turnpike here last summer, has returned to Ten Mile area.
Sick William White and C P Hayford receive house painting. George Jordan moves to New Richmond. T A Pinkham and family visited relatives. Rabbits and quails struggle for survival. Flora Green and Stella Daly called on Mrs Green. String band played for a party at William Bebler’s. Octogenarians Richard Gillaspie Aaron Day and Mrs Martha Denham are feeble. George Miller visited Cincinnati last Saturday. Vic Miller returned from Nashville Tennessee. Rev Hypes to preach at Centenary next Sunday. Charlie Rybolt buys a new road cart. Albert Smith set to spend winter in Florida. Local opinion blames Campbell’s election for bad weather. Rey children leave Mr Johnson’s. family visits Owensville. Mrs Roberts and daughter from Newport Kentucky and Ada Resby from Cincinnati visited John Miller’s family.
The column lists home projects and arrivals including Potts finishing a fine barn and plans to hire a new blacksmith. It notes Mrs. Young and Mrs. Haywood visiting relatives, several church members joining, and efforts to secure Rev. Becker. It reports weather affecting corn, wheat prospects, and local sales. It also covers building a house for Wesley Turton and Mt. Holly literary society events with officers named.
Norman Sapp improves while Mrs. Kalla Wood gets better. James Meek buys a fine horse. A boy is born to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall. The final settlement of John Sloan's estate is recorded. George Sapp and James Clark visit from Granville. The G A R supper is a grand success with at least two hundred in attendance. Urban Hester elected clerk of the supreme court. Resting vault remains for William Roudebush buried at Plainview. The book business man WilL Hester resumes legal studies. church renovations proceed at the first M E church with Johnson and Kinsey repainting woodwork. Several items note births, marriages, and moves in Laurel and nearby towns.
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