Old Main Street Landmark Tumbles in BridgeArea Improvement
A 19th century one story frame home once home to Lemuel Slade near Main Street bridge was torn down as public works push an improved western approach. The house dated from about 1820 and housed notable locals including John Pegg and William Rust, with Rust surviving the 1832 flood that created a riverine lake and required horsemen rescues.
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Main Street Bridge
Lemuel Slade
John Pegg
William Rust
George Lewis
Jonathan Rust
James Manning
Mr. Rust
Slade
Goshen
James
Mexico
John
West
George
Kentucky
Newton
Aleck
Chevolette
Alice
Jenny
Thomas Lewis
Major Howard
G. W. Gregg
Captain Lewis
Charley Collins
M. Jamieson
Judge Norris
L. B
Johnston joins Indian Paint Co. in Cincinnati after leaving Western Paint
Clermonters know Robert L. Johnston as a popular figure who left Western Paint Co and will now work with the Indian Paint Company of Cincinnati. The firm, led by W. H. Miller, operates factories and stores at 412 and 414 East Pearl Street and invites locals to buy paint supplies during visits to Cincinnati. The ad extols economy and includes a testimonial from J. P. Hickmann of Monticello, Ga., praising Simmons Liver Regulator for six years with no doctor visits needed.
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Robert L. Johnston
Clermonters
Western Paint Co
Irndian Paint Company
Cincinnati
East
Pearl Street
Broadway
Robert
W. H. Miller
J. P. Hickmann
Monticello
Georgia
Simmon
Deputy Dimmitt Guards Chickens In Midnight Standoff
Lep Dimmitt, deputy auditor, kept watch over his chickens armed with a shotgun after a thief targeted his poultry. A shot rang out but left no casualty, only scattered birdshot and shocked neighbors as the mystery man vanished. The incident ends with no sign of the intruder or missing birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lep Dimmitt
Mr. Dimmitt
Arizona
Flatboating on the Miami Corpses of old debate revived
The Lebanon Star reports on flatboats traveling the Little Miami to the Ohio and New Orleans in the 1820s. Letters from Addison Ballard, James B. Graham, and J. B. Jamieson corroborate flatboat passages while local officials note paving work and a market for Ayer’s Hair Vigor, reflecting mixed historical and contemporary notes.
Second Batavia Burglary Shocks Town Friday Night
A second raid strikes three houses in Batavia within blocks of each other. Victims include John Erion, Mack Jeffreys, and Joseph Ransom, who lost small sums. Bloodhounds traced a scent, but no decisive culprit. Additional entries at Captain White and George Keen caused further alarm as residents arm for protection.
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Messrs
Bicking
Cramer
Mack Jeffreys
John Elion
Joseph Ransom
Mr. Ranson
Mrs. Jeffreys
Jeffreys
Mack
Soldier Promoted and Civic Milestones Reported
Captain Elbert M. Sargent has been elected Senator of Iowa's 88th district covering Grandy and Black Hawk counties, with majorities of 400 in the first county and 1,413 district wide. Lucinda Marsh of Owensville marks her 90th birthday in good health and active at home. Discussions of spring candidates and local political warnings follow, alongside wedding invitations for William Stephens and Grace Hambleton in Batavia with plans for a November 27 ceremony.
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Elbert M. Sargent
Co. K
Ohio
Iowa
Grandy
Black Hawk
Lucinda Marsh
Owensville
William Stephens
Grace Hambleton
New York
Batavia Challenge Brick Works
Edward Hambleton
Wood Street
Batavia
Bell
Presbyterian Church
Edward Jones Faces Fifth Murder Trial in Olive Ranch Case
Reporter notes Brown county may not supply a jury for Edward Jones's fifth murder trial, set for December 2. Citizens share opinions. locals fear another legal retreat on a technicality if jurors are unavailable. The article portrays Jones as defiant amid a controversial history and unusual disciplinary methods.
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Edward Jones
Olive Ranch
Brown County
Jones
Edward
Malott
Olive Branch
Samuel Pegg a Clermont Pioneer Dies at 82 in Georgetown
Samuel Pegg of Williamsburg and former Batavia merchant dies at his daughter Laura Dudley's home in Georgetown on Friday, aged 82. He helped clear and farm a notable Clermont County property, earlier ran produce trade by flatboat to New Orleans, married Mary A. Foster in 1834, and left five children. Burial in Williamsburg drew many friends. he was a respected citizen with deep local ties and a hospitable home noted in memory. The piece also notes unrelated medical ad content praising alcohol as a diphtheria remedy and a local business mention.
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Lebanon Star
Miami
Ohio
New Orleans
Addison Ballard
Lebanon
Star
James B. Graham
Washington
Ballard
Branch Hill
Graham
Courier
Richmond
Indiana
Addison
Chicago
Little
Hill
Loveland
Orleans
Mr. Hill
J. B. Graham
Washington, D.C
Western Star
E. Trovillo
B. Ballard
Little Miami
Trovillo
Ballard Brothers
Graham. M. Jamieson
First National Bank
Thomas Kain
Willamsburg
East Fork
Williamsburg
Milford
Ballards
Graham and
Jamieson
Mr. Ranson
Erion
Frank White
George A. Keen
Broadway
Captain White
Mr. Keen
Fred Schafer
Samuel Pegg
Clermont
Laura Dudley
Georgetown
Mary A. Foster
John
Joseph Foster
Amelia
Laura
Dudley
Sarah
Bryan
Cincinnati
Thomas
California
Texas
Annie
Leffingwell
Clermont County
Joan Robinson
Kline Corner
A. W. Pegg
J. P. Robinson
Batavia Notes On Pensions and Local Events
The Batavia items report pension adjustments for H. Hulick, James Leonard, Delos Carter with back pay, all in Batavia. Also noted are Mt. Carmel Grange plans, Thanksgiving turkey sales, a Sneak Thief incident at A. J. Sprague’s residence, and Charles P. Hitech named chair of Illinois Republican Executive Committee. Other items discuss dancing schools, winter lectures, Pleasant Afternoon at Moore Field, cider poisoning questions, tobacco market activity, and local merchant tailoring notices.
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H. 8.Hulick
James Leonard
Delos Carter
Batavia
Multiple Civil Actions and Notices in Pleasant Plain Court
A round of civil suits includes Lucy Moore versus H U Moore executor for 354 dollars and Barbara Faul versus administrators of Sophia Rhowes for 180 dollars. Other cases include Snook v Snook for 723.80 and 72,980, Jacob Hodges v Idlett et al for partition, and foreclosure actions by Nott v Manning. Marriage licenses listed, probate notes, and panel matters follow.
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Lucy Moore
H. U. Moore
L. H. Moore
John H. Fishback
A. W. Ashburn
U.S. Medical Examining Board
H. P. Branaugh
J.P
Barbara Faul
Sophia Rhowes
Sarah Snook
W. H. Snook & Son
Jilia A. Strider
John Gevet
National Bank Va
Florence S Selden
Philip M. Moore
H. V. Williams
Jacob Hodges
Caroline Idlett
Henry Westkamp
Board of Education of
Felicity
H.L. Nichols
Joseph Gaily
Jeremiah
Charles Stark
Christian
Alfred Storer
Marion Myers
John E. Myers
John Emery Myers
Ella J. Kerr
Jacob Nott
George Manning
W. H
GU. Wadkins
Emma Brakewan
W. Colyer
Clamma M. Armstrong
Richard Glancy
Bertha Brown
Pleasant Plain
Olio
Gelting
John F. Bryant
Emma Halley
Reuben Kimbo
Prine Prather
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L. W. Slade
Deputy Dimmitt
Monter
Johnson
Seome
Ayer
South America
Spain
Australia
India
William Britton
Albert Lane
Erion House
Water Street
Nintieth
Columbus Sunday News
Peniten
The
Medical Times
George Seifed
Mt. Carmel
A.J. Sprague
Cleemounter
Charles P. Hitech
Frank and
Lee Hitech
Paris
Illinois
Republican Executive Committee
Illinels
Knauer
Buerkle
Dancing
Jameson's Hall
Siice Grace
Eyon
Pleasant Aplernoon
Moorefield
Presbyterian Aid Society
Charles Blanchard
L. W. Bishop
Fayette County
Boakdot
Bob Ingerse
Pobaclo
Toserm Barnhorn
Selfke
George Green
Pierce Township
Athens
William Leslie
Franklin
Chas. L. Feree
Charles Summers
J. M. Stephenson
Union
J. H. Gates, Jr
John A. Mitchell
Stonelick
Lirrine Gusfour
Hood
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