The First Thresher and Inventions of John Redding in Batavia
John Redding, an eccentric Batavia bachelor, invented the threshing machine and the corn sheller. He operated sunflowers for oil near Duckwall Bottoms but found oil gummy and impractical. He moved to New Orleans with shellers, minted wealth briefly, then died after contracting yellow fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Duckwall
Batavia
John Redding
Backbone Run
Judge Swing
Redding
Charles Moore
Town
New Orleans
John Grant
Remarkable 92 Year Old Woman Mary Wait of Baywood
Mary Wait, age 92 at Baywood, shows no gray hair, reads without glasses, threads a needle like a 17 year old. She lived through New Boston in 1812, married at 15 to Charles Wait, had 12 children, sent four sons to war, and buried eight children. She has lived in her present home 78 years and walks to church. The Ohio Humane Society in Cincinnati hosts an exposition and bazaar November 1–22 to raise funds, with donations welcomed at the Ohio Humane Exposition Bazaar, 10 Elm Street, Cincinnati. A baseball game in Williamsville saw Boston boys defeat the local club 15 to 2, with Lloyd’s pitching highlighted.
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Mary Wait
Baywood
New Boston
Mary Swing
Batavia
Charles Wait
Ohio Humane Society
Cincinnati
Elm Street
Ohio
Fire saves house as Seth Brown extinguishes stove blast
The Lebanon Patriot reports Seth Brown woke to light a gasoline stove when the fluid ignited. He calmly disassembled the stove and pitched it outside with the furniture, saying he did not burn his fingers. The incident suggests the gasoline line was substandard.
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Lebanon
Seth Brown
Brown
Patriot
Grand Reunion of the 89th at Goshen
The 89th Boys reunion drew a large Goshen crowd on a sunny Friday. The M E church overflowed as Rev Doughman and Rev Scott spoke, tables for 264 were laid by local ladies, and over 500 attendees shared a lavish meal. Officers were elected, resolutions honored Capt. William Haight, and plans were made for a monument at Chickamauga with leaders Glenn Barrett Pierson presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Robert Hunt
Old Town
M. E
W. H. Evans
Hiett
John Doughman
U. B
Edward Scott
Indiana
Isma Troth
Lynchburg
Holmes & Burgher
Preston Bishop
David Irwin
John Smyner
Court Smith
Elias Moses
Bart Hill
James Cook
Russel Irwin
David Ertle
Ninna Spencer
Martha Hill
Mattie
Rosa Irwin
Laura Cook
Carrie Willis
Izetta Smyser
Evans
Brown County
W. H. Glenn
Hillsboro
Ismal Troth
W. al. Glenn
D. M. Barrett
David Pierson
Wm. Haight
Committee On
Lookout Mountain
Williamsburg
Clermont County
Scott
Chicamauga
G. W. Temple
Robert Young
Barrett
Foraker
Randal
Col. Young
Capt
Hall
Com. Cort Smith
Georgia
Mrs Paulina Wayland Passes In Batavia At 74
Mrs Paulina Wayland died at her North street home Tuesday evening after a long illness. Born November 1815 in Perintown, she came to Batavia with her parents in 1916 and lived there 74 years. She was married to William Wayland Jr in 1884 and leaves four children Alcidas, Mrs Locke Kennedy, Mrs Willis, and Ione. Funeral from the family residence Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev Straus officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulina Wayland
North Street
Perintown
Batavia
Our Village
John W
Mary Robinson
Clermont House
Walker House
William Wayland, Jr
Alcidas
Locke Kennedy
Willis
Ione
Straus
Batavia Silk Industry of 1840s Recalled in Local Sketch
An elderly Batavia resident recalls a short lived silk plant in the 1840s. mulberry grove planted by John M. Brown and Nathan Benedict provided work for youths, with cocoons processed in a simple home plant to produce thread used by saddlers and for fishing lines. The venture lasted about three years and was run by local philanthropists who are now aged, leaving behind stories collected by M. Jamieson.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Batavia
John M. Brown
Griffin
Brunaugh
Nathan Benedict
Tatman
M. Jamieson
B. F. Thompson
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
John Buna
Irwin & Cobh
Wills
Quiet wedding at A F Meyer residence near Goshen
Rosa Meyer and Townsend Scott wed Friday night Sept 19 in Goshen with Rev Ed Scott officiating. Only immediate relatives attended. The couple’s ceremony echoed a fifty year old family wedding in the same room. Jane Scott attended in part of her wedding attire. A separate note recalls a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Frank Hutchinson of Williamsburg with 128 guests enjoying games music and conversation.
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A. F. Meyer
Goshen
Rosa
A. F. Myer
Townsend Scott
George
Jane Scott
Dr. W
John Scott
Loveland
Ed 8. Scott
Logansport
Indiana
Frank Hutchinson
Williamsburg
Juries Named for October Term Beginning October 14
The October term juries were drawn by Sheriff Keen and Clerk Shaw on Monday from the box. The list includes grand and petit jurors to serve beginning on the 14th proximo.
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Grand Amd
Sheriff Keen
Clerk Shaw
Notable Clermont County figure Billy Collins in fatal train fall
A Clermont County resident, Billy Collins, formerly of the Clermont bar and noted poet, was severely injured after falling from a train while traveling from Hagerstown to Seattle. His nose and skull were fractured, internal injuries sustained, and a Racine dispatch says he cannot live. His wife and son Richard are with him. Collins previously chaired newspapers, edited the Pittsburg Chronicle, and invested in Florida citrus.
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Billy Collins
Hagerstown
Maryland
Dr. Collins
Seattle
Washington
Mr. Collins
Clermont Bar
Cleveland
Artemus Ward
Pittsburg
Collins
Florida
Racine
Wisconsin
Richard
Jim the Bull Dog Faces Village Dog Scrimmages in Batavia
A Batavia newspaper notes Jim the bull dog has lived in town for a week with no notable contention from locals. Doctors and residents praise his bold, unafraid demeanor as plans surface for benevolent cock and dog fighting to benefit local charities, to be held in vacant rooms above a building linked to W. and Judge H. News sketches Jim’s growing reputation and hints at village soutien for the controversial events.
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Batavia
Colorado
Jim
Main
Tray
Blanche
Sweetheart
King Lear
Maine
Colordo
Ohio
Judge H
The
Courier
Courier Office
Edin
Justice of the Peace
Swing Earns Second Term as Circuit Judge Says Wilmington Journal
The Wilmington Journal asserts no Republican would oppose Judge P F Swing for circuit judge. It praises his popularity, impartiality, dignity, and earned trust, noting his one term has improved the court and that Swing himself would run ahead of his ticket if anyone does.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wilmington Journal
Runyan
P. F. Swing
Swing
Brown County Girl in Trouble
A Brown County girl described as Jessie Thompson was apprehended in Glendale after wandering aimlessly. She escaped the infirmary, was found near Bremen street station in Cincinnati, and confessed she is the daughter of Mrs. Hanley on her death bed in Brown County. She was guarded overnight and sent to Brown County friends by the chief of police.
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Glendale
Jessie Thompson
Bremen Street
Cincinnati
Hanley
Brown County
Queen Victoria's Family Name Revealed in Dinner Party Query
A New York Star item recounts a London dinner party where guests failed to know Queen Victoria's family name. The correct surname is Wettin, the Wettin dynasty ruling Saxony since 1420, making Victoria "Mrs Wettin" without royal title.
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New York Star
Queen Victoria
Guelph
Prince Albert
Prince Consort
London
Victoria
Mrs. Wettin
Jiboose term in political literature and regional ads
The item notes a new word Jiboose meaning a purer Democrat, mentions autumn illness symptoms, and lists local notices on tombstones for veterans, plus advertisements for Foerster Baking Co products, Frohman Bros and Williams, Browning King Co clothing, and Dennis Teasdale in Batavia Ohio.
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Brown County News
Dennis & Teasdale
Batavia
Ohio
Chicago Rock Island Excursions Offer Wide West Travel
Cheap excursion tickets on Tuesdays Sept 6 1889 Sept 28 and Oct 14 1889 to Kansas Nebraska Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Wyoming Utah Idaho Minnesota Northwestern Iowa South and North Dakota Montana Colorado. One fare round trip first class and 80 days return passage. Tickets read via C R I & P Ry. Address JOHN SEBASTIAN G T P Agt Chicago DL.
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Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouria
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Minnesota
Iowa
South
North Dakota
Montana
Colorado
Thegres West
John Sebastian
Agt
Chicago
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Ted
Wilhiamsville
Boston Boys
Lloyd
Boston
Land OF Goshen
Beauty
Nere
Rene Bilas Moler
Goshen Goshen
Arnal Snider
Penwadeearares
John E
Compton
Erwin G
Glancy
Dolen
Laurel
John Alte
Union Plains
J Gibbs
H White
William Sou
Ewis Kratser
Harnes
Albert
Indiana Land
Melia Amle
Edenton Collie
John Flora
Samuel
Scott Gapringfeld
Wyerman
Suseeea
Jacob Shively
Seemi Ur Ake
B Hopkins
Shs
Ameliah
Leslie Aste
Eerroes
Coumbs
West Woodville
James Belford A
Grand Jury
Stonelick
James Aer
Ami
Jacob Graus
Monroe J. B. Townsley
Wm. Lytle
A.C
Williamsba
George Simmons
James Connor
Nelson Huddleston Albert Fancher
B. C
Fewe Tate Ami
William Snider
Vetadeee
Franklin Thomas Mee
F.C. Weaver
J.C. Scullies
Pees Nnlne
Eee
Franklin H. B
Union
Benjamin Penn
Petit Jury
Ceives
W. A. Abbott
Messrs
Percival & Hatton
Desa Moines
Saye
John Bunn
Irwin & Cobb
W. R. Evy
Thompson & Son
Marion
San I’ Valley
Clermont
Simmon
West Post
S. P. Atwood
R.S. West Post
Milford
A. B. Applegate
D. Foerster Baking Co
Foerster
Frohman Bros. & Williams
Harff & Cramer
Browning, King & Co
Batavia, O
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