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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1912
Page
8
Batavia Ohio column lists residents visiting relatives and guests from Williamsburg Williams town Linwood Norwood and Dayton. Local events include lectures at Batavia town hall and social evenings at Magee and Stonelick Valley schools. Notices include obituaries Mrs Caroline Blythe Owensville and Milt Davis Cincinnati native, plus shop and service ads for oysters and Dean's Regulats and Ointment.
Various short items include an advertisement for Fletcher's Castoria jingle style, a loan offer on real estate security by C Kearns of Batavia, health tonic Burdock Blood Bitters from James McTomany and family visiting Ann Arbor, and jewelry news about Albert P Honer returning to Hyde Park. Social notes cover the engagement of Florence Prather to Dr Dudley Palmer and Republican candidate O B Young campaigning in Georgetown for common pleas judge.
Marie Harmon Brothers receive a high grade 8 note Player Piano from Universal Piano Company via J B Hulick & Bro. The piano will be placed in the New Armory at Batavia for Company K use.
In a study reflection on Mark 7 and Romans 8 17 the author critiques Pharisaic tradition and creedal divisions among Christians. It argues true worship rests on the Word of God not human doctrine, and explains the Kingdom as Messiah’s thousand year reign with the Church awaiting its inheritance. The Gentile converts are freed from Mosaic dietary rules, embracing righteousness and truth through renewing minds.
The Batavia circuit opens its first quarterly gathering with Saturday night and Sunday sessions at Owensville. Rev. J. C. Bremer presiding elder will preach at all regular services. All are invited. KE Wegner, pastor.
A Saturday baseball game between Batavia Outlaws and Williamsburg, featuring mostly home players with one sailor from Sardinia, drew a good crowd. Batavia led 6 to 4 after seven innings, then both sides scored in the eighth, and the teams finished with a 6 to 6 tie after Milford high school visitors also played Batavia, making for a season-end atmosphere and strong performances across the squads.
Ohio adopts a state flag in 1902 after display at the Buffalo expo in 1901. The pennant shaped flag features three red and two blue stripes, 17 stars, a red disc, and a white O, symbolizing the Buckeye State. The flag’s design evokes hills roads and the initial O. Also notes a 1912 wedding mention and a local patent medicine ad.
Death removes Harvey Watt and others. Mrs Armstrong returns home. Funeral details include Harvey Hunter and A Dawson services at Williamsburg and nameburne. Dr Harry Burdsall and family guests of Taylor Connor. William Smith and wife visit G Foster as Innis brothers near completion of their house.
The piece proclaims a near ushering in of divine favor through Messiah, describing Jesus as the Sun of Righteousness who will bring healing and joy after a dark night of sin. It invites readers to obtain the tract Thy Kingdom Come for 35 cents from the Bible Students organization at 17 Hicks Street, Brooklyn.
The Rev A M Dawson died at his Williams burg home last Friday at age 60 after years of diabetes. He served as pastor at Poplar street church Cincinnati and Williamsburg Presbyterian church. He hoped to see the new Williamsburg church dedicated in late October and had held roles in Lockland Madisonville Weston Ohio. Funeral was held in Williamsburg on Monday.
The Womans' Home and Foreign Missionary Boards of the Southern Ohio Christian Church held a Monday afternoon session in Fincastle Ohio on October 28 1912. The program listed Scripture reading prayers music and reports from officers including Recording Secretary Mite Box Secretary Cradle Roll Secretary Conference Secretary and other readings and talks by Mrs Adeline Sheeley Miss Alice Burnett Mrs Lizzie Allen Mrs Stella Lytle Mrs Rosa Case and Rev M Walker.
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