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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1927
Page
8
John Lytle of Williamsburg reports locally while Eastern Star and Masonic events loom with dues and civic matters. Community notes cover visitors, travel, and baptisms amid Batavia life and church sermons.
The state pike from Batavia to the Brown county line is being resurfaced with gravel chips and tar via this week. Peter Ballinger has orders to proceed. Six carloads of washed gravel have arrived with more on the way, and headley to mix with chips is on hand. This work will improve winter travel conditions on the road.
The dedication date for the Grant Cabin and Grant Memorial Bridge at Point Pleasant is not set. Initial plans expected early September but President Coolidge's announcement halted progress. the Courier will publish the date when known. Hog cholera appears in Jefferson township Brown county with four deaths in Otto Reisinge’s herd. Frank Paeltz added hogs to 100 head. efforts to prevent spread are underway. Pork prices likely to rise due to corn shortage and disease impact.
Alexander Hughes sued the County Commissioners over farm damages abutting the A and P highway. A jury awarded $500 after an initial offer of $150, with costs charged to the county. The judge presided, and attorneys were N G Cover for Hughes and Davis Ely for the county. The case spanned three days, marking removal of the final block in a new concrete highway funded by Federal and State money with no cost to nearby property owners.
The Lytle family held a reunion Monday at J. E. Lytle’s home, with 64 members attending from far and near. A fine dinner was enjoyed at noon, followed by a good old fashion social time in the afternoon. No program.
A reflective line cites Constance L. Smith noting each day starts with the difficulty of beginning. The quote frames a universal challenge and frames the habitual human effort to start anew.
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