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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1889
Page
4
Residents report school openings with Wess Doughty teaching and a strong turnout. Several visitors and arrivals include J B Burridge returning from England and Miss Anna Brooks visiting before returning home. Community improvements, new homes by Clare Burke Musgrove and Hughins, and a fast-driving fine for Myres and Benjamin Green are noted.
Adams county Democrat Joan P Leedom plans re election as sergeant at arms in the House. He believes he can win enough Republican votes. Publishers in southern sound northern Kentucky urged to attend a Palace Hotel meeting in Cincinnati next Wednesday to discuss a uniform pricing system and curb snide advertising. Campanes defended himself in Batavia saying he never acted as brewery agent, though affidavits claim he attempted to buy Mt Vernon brewery in Washington. McClintock of the Western Star in Lebanon calls for resignation of Warren county figures involved in the Loodle business, asserting guilt or innocence matters. The Warren county gang faces inevitable reckoning as justice and public will prevail.
The town hosted a joint debate with McNair on protection and Eppert on free trade drawing three to four hundred attendees. School reopened on September 9 with Charles Calhoun as teacher and reports cover local visits, harvests, baptist bazar profits, and personnel changes at nearby schools. Indignation arose over a delayed final report on a Johnstown sufferers event while several residents travel or relocate for work or study.
Walker and Vanosdol, noted Williamsburg dentists, advertise artificial teeth at five dollars per set with guarantee. They claim a wide reputation and frequent orders along the C N W line from Cincinnati to Portsmouth. Visit their Main Street office for dental work.
An 19th century sale notice for Tas Bear SALVE advertised to treat guts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions, claiming guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Sold by W. R. Walker Hitner and J. B. Walker Williamsburg.
Apitin Sinks of Leavenworth and George Sinks of Columbus welcomed as Lewis visiting nets. Born to Charles Terbune a son and to James Colgin a daughter. Harvey Ashton rejoices over a new son born last Wednesday. Will Knight and two children from Sardinia visit relatives. Keziah Ketcham of New Richmond and E A Barkley of Yellow Springs visit William Peterson family. Rev W H Sutherland returns from conference reassigned to the church. Frank Robinson of Batavia visits Stella Peterson. Clifford Stills of Cincinnati visits. Miss Anna McNutt Harry Shepherdson and Harry Chatterton depart for Delaware. Nicholas Kain heads to Gambier for school. Master Harry Ashton ill with malaria. W E Ochiltree of Connersville visits. Mrs A C Burke of Texarkana leaves for Portsmouth then home. Dr Shockey of Morrow visits his sister. Mrs Will Mount recovering. Mrs John Crippen and Nellie Crippen visit Henry and family. Cincinnati Presbytery in session locally.
Reports from the region include Goslin improving his late residence and Dan. 8. Richard returning to Lebanon to resume studies at the National Normal Institute. J. M. Prather goes back to Yellow Springs to finish his course. Miss Hattie Prather visited Miss Ella Prather. Nora Ford’s friends held a birthday surprise. Lewis Winters of Mt. Olive contracted to build a stone wall near Indian Creek. Armacost, Johnson & Co. finished a seven and a half week threshing season with cash receipts of 700 dollars, down from 1155 the prior two seasons. Sam. R. Leach plans to move to Big Indian Creek hills in spring. A dispute over Mt. Auburn school painting draft causes dissatisfaction but no bloodshed. Mt. Auburn school opens the first Monday in October with H. Carmadist at the helm. Mrs. Dell Nichols returns home ill with spinal meningitis after teaching Perrysburg. W. R. Page begins a six month term in Goodwin’s district. Rumor E. G. Armacost may move to Rushville Ind to enter the drug business. J. M. Smith’s cottage is improved. While C. L. Lane visits, intruders steal victuals including a cooked chicken and money from Miss Mina Wood. Newt. Banner’s house is pillaged. no arrests.
Ph While Marcony and family of Moscow visited Mr Hazleton and family a girl child severed a finger and arm from a cutting box with Dr Anderson noting no bones broken amputation unlikely Mrs Wright Prickett of Kansas City is gravely ill with consumption at her father's Doughman Born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Brunk a boy last Wednesday Matthew Burger sick with typhoid Visitors include S Pickelheimer and wife C J Pearce Evansville Indiana Walter Cramer and family George Pricket Cincinnati Mrs Mollie Whitacre and daughter Springfield Flora Weller Symmes Station James Barr Five Mile Our band played at the fair last week earning praise from the Fair Board and attendees Al Bogan lost twenty dollars to pocket theft at Blanchester fair.
A warning outlines counterfeit versions of Ivory Soap called Ivor Son and urges buyers to insist on the genuine product for its authentic qualities and peculiar scent.
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