Tragedy in Williamsburg as jealous lover shoots girl
A man named Milo Wilson, obsessed with Iva Warman, shoots the 11 year old near the railroad in Williamsburg. He flees but is found dead in Lyne's barn from a self-inflicted wound. Iva survives. the town hunts the killer as mob justice looms.
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Williamsburg
Snider
Fryman
Inez
Anderson
Murphy
Iva Warman
David
Amanda Warman
Clermont Ville
Milo Wilson
Warman
Tolvn
Wilson
Warmans
Mose Gales
Will Cox
Iva Werman
Clermont
Dick Meeker Arrested and Fined in Bantam Case
Dick Meeker, noted for performances at Bantam and who fled the country, was arrested last week and tried before Squire Studer. He was fined $10 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Meeker
Bantam
Squire Studer
Little Corporal Returns to Pinkham Farm for Fall Season
The trotter Little Corporal, son of Onward and Catchfly, is returned to Pinkham farm in Loveland to run in the fall season. He placed second in his only race at the Lebanon fair and, under Imatted handling, has shown a 2.8 gait. It is expected he will be entered next year at the New Boston fair.
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Little Corporal
Onward
Catchfly
Pinkham Farm
Loveland
Lebanon Fair
New Boston Fair
Christy-Johnson
Cincinnati
Batavia
Milford
Columbus
Marathon
R. J. Smith
J. W. Christy
L. A. Gorman
Henry South
Boston
Boston Loan Association
Marathon Circuit
Fayetteville
Mason
Armacost
Boston Fair Ground
Darling
Hypes
Staffard
Bantam Fair Ground
Dan W. Manning
Newberry
E. H McNutt
Wm. Ireton
Crosstown
H. McNutt
T. D. Hartman
John Meek
Hartman
Main Street
Clermont House
M. T. Abernathy
Lebanon
Abernathy
James Abernathy
Ike Bower
John Goldtrap
Cherokee Strip
That Joyful Foeling Health Boost From Syrup of Figs
Exuberant notice extols Syrup of Figs for renewed health and internal cleanliness, warning that only those stuck with old time medicines and cheap substitutes fail to progress beyond them.
Adams County Mystery Unearthed Beneath Well
In Adams County near Rome J D Forsythe digging a well hit eighteen to twenty one feet. A charcoal bed yielded a copper box containing an earthen kettle a gun charger and copper bracelets engraved True to the last. Items are on display at the Valley Hotel.
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Adams County
J. D. Forsythe
Rome
Valley Hotel
Lost travelers shelter at Goodwin gate
George Goodwin seeing two weary pilgrims at his gate discovers the coat carried by the woman matches his own. He offers them supper then forgives them, telling them to be kind to themselves and neighbors and they disappear into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Goodwin
George
Prominent Citizen George R Wagerman Dies
George R Wagerman 1818 1898 prominent local figure died at age 79 80 after lifelong Christian work and service to the community. He married Mary Ann Hulick then Catherine M Hulick and had four children all living. Funeral at Union Chapel conducted by Rev Jackson Amelia. Interment at Lucy Run Cemetery.
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George Robinson Wagerman
John Wagerman
Clermont County
North Carolina
Margaret Robinson
Union Chapel
George R
Elizabeth Dial
Rosanna Whitaker
Bath Run
Ohio Pike
Robinson
Mary Ann Hulick
Mary
Catherine M Hulick
Jackson
Amelia
Lucy Run
Grotesque Gymnastics and Oddities From Covington to Syracuse
A jumble of brief anecdotes includes Mary Ketchum seeking to set aside her 84 year old husband’s divorce, pension issues for an 85 year old coal miner, a Cincinnati woman who hanged herself after family crises, a Syracuse minister resigning over whisky, and a plug for Ayer’s Barsparitia claiming medical approval and long proven value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Kentucky
Mary Ketchum
Plucky Preacher Fights Back as Robbers Capture by Davis
Rev. Lucian Davis of Sabina is stopped by two masked men on a lonely highway. He uses a mounted retreat and a farmer joins the pursuit. The exchange ends with the highwaymen jailed in Wilmington on $2,000 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucian Davis
M. H
Sabina
Lucre
Mr. Davis
Memphis
Dick Turpin
Claude Duvall
Wilmington
Morrow Mayor Arrested Over Alleged $15 Fine Embezzlement
Dr Darby, mayor of Morrow and a physician in Warreth County, was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling $15 collected in fines. He posted an $800 bond for his appearance. The report questions the charge, noting his reputed integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darby
Morrow
Warreth County
Walter Sullivan
Chicago
the Enquirer
Sullivan
Clnclawati
Full Rations of Pleasure at Half Fare Bethel Reunion Train
The C G & P R R runs a special Saturday to Bethel for the 50th reunion at one fare round trip. Board Columbia 7 20, Mt Washington 7 43, Forestville 8 00, Mt Carmel 8 09, Olive Branch 8 22, Amelia 8 88, South Bantam 8 49, return from Bethel 5 p m.
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Bethel
Columbia
Mt. Washington
Forestville
Mt. Carmel
Olive Branch
Amelia
South Bantam
Sudden Death On Staircase Shocks Norwood Family
Mrs. Frank Justice, formerly of Bantam, died suddenly at her Norwood home last Saturday morning. Found on the staircase with a serene expression, death attributed to heart failure after breakfast with her family of five. Burial was in Old Bethel cemetery.
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Frank Justice
Bantam
Norwood
Mr. Justice
Snyder
Old Bethel Cemetery
Damages and Divorces in Milford Area Cases
New court term packets list damages suits against Henry Akerman by Augustus Sennycalb over alleged defamed tomato patch remark. Two actions date September 23 and 26 involve expressions deemed untrue about theft of tomatoes. Grand jury meets next Tuesday with 108 witnesses set to testify on property and personal offenses.
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Bench
Augustus Sennycalb
Henry Akerman
Milford
Ely heirs prevail in Samuel Ely will case on appeal
Walter W. Burke as administrator with will annexed filed to construe Samuel Ely’s will against Fredda Staten and others. Court held the condition for Fredda Staten void since the wife died before the husband, leaving the estate to heirs at law worth about 1200 dollars divided among 21 heirs. Maria Hopkins v Pease case continued for Cincinnati argument on Goihm Pease will.
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Walter W. Burke
Samuel Ily
Fredda Idell Staten
Common Pleas
Ely
Samuel Ely
Miss Staten
Frazier & Hicks
Swing & Swing
Maria M. Hopkins
Beulah J. Pease
Cincinnati
Louden
Goihm Pease
Damage suit over frightened stallion and road hazards
William D. Horan sues A. D. Bennett and John Turner for 2500 dollars alleging a valuable stallion ran away after a threshing machine left on the Batavia and Goshen turnpike was covered with canvass and unguarded for 66 hours injuring horse and driver. Anna Richards also sues Catherine I Metzgar and F A Buchanan for 423.52 dollars for damages.
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William D. Horan
A. D. Bennett
John Turner
Batavia and
Goshen
Anna Richards
Catherine I. Metzgar
F. A. Buchanan
Gratigny Suit Seeks Damages From Mrs Wallace
Emmett and Virginia Gratigny sue Martha E Wallace for damages totaling 1 00 alleging breach of contract and intentional burning of their rented Bantam home. They claim Wallace threatened to shoot tenants who entered the property and that fire destroyed the house and their household goods during her absence. They had a four year lease beginning January and three years remain.
Veterans Plan Assembly at Crane's Grove Near Bethel
The 59th veterans, relatives and friends meet at Crane's Grove near Bethel next Saturday with speeches and music. No commissary notice given. meeting described as a basket affair. Mrs Katherine Webrms, German resident and wife of Frederick Webrms, dies aged 41 or 42. funeral Monday at Olive Branch cemetery. She was noted for charity and Christian character. Stock sale by Isaac and John Stark on Oct 7 1803 on Boston and Williamsburg turnpike featuring Clydesdale Windsor stallion, brood mares, Jersey cattle and sheep lots.
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The
59Th
Crane's Grove
Bethel
Katherine Webrms
Frederick Webrms
Schwab
Olive Branch Cemetery
Mesara
Isaac
John Stark
Boston and
Williamsburg Turnpike
Boston
Windsor
Oxford Down
John Widmyer
Maggie McMurchy
Augusta
Kentucky
Gus Cramer
Will Ernst
Lee Phillips
Dick Boggess
Spring Grove
Georgetown
Charles Morehead
Swing Receives Three Promotions in Government Service
Al Swing, assistant custodian at the custom house in Cincinnati, spent thirty minutes with the Courier last week. He has served in government about four years and has shown notable ability, meriting three promotions. The piece notes merit in the classified service and contrasts it with political practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Swing
Custom House
Cincinnati
Courier
The Paralyzing Pitchfork Injures Goshen Man
A Goshen resident, Harry Morris, was injured by a pitchfork while working in a stable. The fork pierced his arm to the elbow and doctors fear possible lookjaw. Authorities urge safe handling to prevent ground-level pitchfork hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Morris
Goshen
Cyclone Devastates Near New Orleans After Severe Losses
Telegraph reports a terrible cyclone near New Orleans with 200 lives lost and over a million dollars in property destroyed. Mobile suffers heavy damage as orange groves and sugar cane fields are laid flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
New Orleans
Mobile
James Paxton Hurt In Cave-In At Camp Dennison
Prominent Camp Dennison farmer James Paxton suffered severe injuries when a gravel pit caved in. He is about sixty, with both legs broken, and faces extended illness due to age. The incident was reported amid a string of local notes on residents and events.
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James Paxton
Camp Dennison
Rain brings sowing start in neighborhood farm fields
The long awaited rain arrives and farmers plan sowing of wheat on a small acreage. Community updates note weddings, visits from Cincinnati and Columbus, and local trades from remodeling to new grocery openings. The article highlights church events, reunions, and regional business and travel.
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Citi
Tognis
Coalton
Smith
Hearietta Schrader
Weat
Ninth Street
Syracuse
New York
Bonnie Scotland
King
Davis
Loveland Horse Thief Association
Keziah
Dudley
Brown County
Cincinnati, Georgetown
Portsmouth Road
Susana Phillips
Laura McMillen
Newark
A. O. Zwik
Mr. Zwick
Math
Allen Glancy
J.J. Moore
Cultter
Portsmouth
Huntington
the Circuit Court
Hood
Nicholsville
Joseph Gibbs
Anthrum
Amos Binkley
Front Street
Lee Morton
Lee Baker
Ww. Binkley
Hill’s Station
Alice Grose
David Boudabush
Henry Layman
Messrs. Redding, Russel, Irwin and Moler
John Cook
P. A. Bkinner
Texarkena
Arkanane
Chamberin
John Bune
Vorikamp
Irwin & Cobb
Willamabura
W. T. Elrod
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