Clermont County Sunday School Plans and Upcoming Events
The Clermont County Sunday School Association reports high interest after a September 28 1917 executive meeting at Batavia Presbyterian. Township conventions are urged at least three per year with Tate already holding monthly sessions. A Williamsburg Boy s and Girl s Congress for ages 15 to 20 is planned during Thanksgiving week. A winter School of Methods will serve elementary workers with emphasis on graded lessons. Township conventions are set for Moscow and Laurel next Sundays and October 6.
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Clermont County Sunday School Association
Batavia Presbyterian Church
Clermont
Tate
Williamsburg
Moscow
Laurel
Nmmany
Pike repairs pressed by county in special session
Tib Brown Cliff Justice of Ban tam and G R Taylor Olin Fagin of Mt Holly met the Board of County Commissioners in a special session to promote continuing the Ohio pike from Hamilton county line to Brown county line. They heard concerns over the 10 percent local share and the funding split among state county township and property owners. A 100 percent cost is assessed by the surveyor based on benefits, payable in two December tax installments. Also notes a social gathering for Arthur Earnest Neihof of Afton on September 22 with music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tib Brown
Cliff Justice
Bantam
G. R. Taylor
Olin Fagin
Mt. Holly
Board of County Commissioners
Hamilton County
Brown County
Pleasant Surprise Dinner With Fe licity Friends
Mr and Mrs Will Houghton hosted a basket dinner last Sunday with guests including H B Phipps Dr T A Speidel and Miss Alice Speidel Mrs R M Hayden and Master Herman Bruce Houghton and others. After dinner the group went to New Richmond to watch a ball game.
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Will Houghton
Felicity
H. 8. Phipps
T. A. Speidel
Alice Speidel
R. M. Hayden
L. Houghton
Herman
Bruce Houghton
New Richmond
Dog License Fees and Tax Details Published
Citizens learn December is the due month for the dog license along with the regular tax. Unowned dogs may complicate assessments as officers visit. After this year dogs will be taxed on a single payment basis. Male dogs cost 1 and females 2, with revenues funding sheep protection against canine incidents.
Anniversary Meeting and Obituary Highlights in Batavia
The Batavia Lodge and Daughters of Rebekah marked the orders 66th anniversary with a program and refreshments. The obituary honors Harrison Moyer of Williamsburg township born 1823 died 1917 after 94 years, detailing his Civil War service, wagon making, family, and reflections on change over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah
Jennie Glancy
Rebekah
Helen Weaver
Helen H. Rush
Mary Jeffries
Wilma Brown
Jeffries
Harrison Moyer
Clover
Williamsburg Township
Charles Moyer
Milford
Jas. McNutt
Williamsburg
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Mr. Moyer
America Lytle
Co. G
Charles
Charles E. Duprey
Ripley Man Pleads Guilty to Non support in Adams County
Alfred Thompson of Ripley pleaded guilty in Adams County Court to non support of a child. He was ordered to pay 2 per week for the support of the infant and the goats, with 2 seen as a small amount given current prices.
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Alfred Thompson
Ripley
Adams
Quarters for Company M Could Move to Batavia Armory
The article suggests relocating Company M from the fair grounds hog sheds to Batavia Armory in Clermont County. It notes the armory’s heat, electric lights, baths, large drill room, mess hall, kitchen, lockers, and gun racks, arguing the move would provide better winter quarters and should be decided by a vote of the soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Batavia
National Guards
Clermont County
Special session of Rebekah Lodge District 65 held in I O O F hall
Special session of Rebekah Lodge District 65 met in the I O O F lodge room with eight of eleven lodges represented. Mrs. Bertha Yaky of Goshen presided. Postmaster's degree conferred on 16 members. Mattie L. Anders and Emma M. Bell attended. Officers elected for next year: Bertha Haney president, Ethlyn Benton vice president, Michie Pierce secretary, Belle Marsh treasurer. Next meeting planned for Williamsburg in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Bertha Yaky
Goshen
Mattie L. Anders
Emma M. Bell
Soldier Boys Honored Before Depart for Training
Batavia residents gathered to honor 60 Clermont youths marching to the Armory and Court House corner led by Draft Board members F. A. Brown and C. J Williams. The group, a mix of ages and occupations, received farewell handshakes as the hotels housed them at government expense. The next rounds of calls are planned for October and November.
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Batavia
Clermont
Chillicothe
Court House
F. A. Brown
C. J Williams
Draft Board
Improving Slowly After Accident at Wilmington
Chas. Dixon, injured last week at work for Mr. Eveland on the Murphy theatre project, is slowly improving. A specialist joined Mr. E. to visit Dixon, and surgeons decided no brain operation is needed at this time. Dr. Van Horn and the specialist report no immediate operation. The Milford National Bank president J. B. Iuen’s estate sold the National Hotel to Christ Ernst. the Clermont county hotel will be remodeled with grounds turned into a hotel park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Dixon
Wilmington
Eveland
Murphy Theatre
van Horn
National Hotel
Clermont County
Christ Ernst
L. A. Walton
J. B. Iuen
Milford National Bank
Little Miami River
Milford Record
Value of Press Freedom
The discovery of defective cart ridges in General Pershing supplies shows why a bureaucratic censorship harms the press. Publicity deters official delinquency and keeps officials alert, regardless of party. The current administration’s push for drastic censorship was discreditable and wrongly assumed press loyalty.
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General Pershing
Postmaster Eveland Among 40 Percent Turned to Training Camps
Robert Eveland of Miamiville was among the 40 percent sent to training camps in Chillicothe last week. He is the only postmaster who is married with dependent children to be refused exemption in Clermont County and perhaps the only one in the country so chosen. Milford Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eveland
Miamiville
Chillicothe
Sells Farm Near Afton to Cincinnati Buyer
Norman Sapp of the Afton neighborhood sold his 130 acre upland farm last week to a Cincinnati man and will give possession immediately. He kept 25 hogs and his auto. the farm is described as one of the county’s best. Sapp plans to live in Lima with his brother J H Fishback in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Sapp
Afton
Cincinnati
Mrs Hattie L Guynn 70th Birthday Anniversary
Reader letters note Mrs Hattie L Guynn will celebrate her 70th birthday on October 11 1917 at Glen Rose Clermont County Ohio. Neighbors urge sending birthday cards and praise her as a Christian neighbor who helps support local causes.
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Hattie L. Guynn
Glen Rose
Clermont County
Ohio
Guynn
Mrs. Guynns
Wrecking of Clermont Hotel Livery Barn Underway
The State Fire Marshal orders workmen to wreck the rear livery barn of the Clermont Hotel as it is declared unsafe. The hotel flanks a country setting where fewer horses are used and auto garages have supplanted horse stables.
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Clermont Hotel
Installation Service at Presbyterian Church Next Friday
Installation services will be held at the Presbyterian church next Friday evening at o'clock. The following Presbytery members will lead: Revered David McKinney, Reginald Coleman, Charles W. Blake, Wm L Schmalhorer, Dr. Lewis Earl Leex. Special music will be rendered on this occasion. Everyone invited.
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Presbyterian Church
Presbytery
David McKinney
Reginald Coleman
Charles W. Blake
L. Schmalhorer
Lewis Earl Leex
County Commissioner's Special Session Bills Hit County Funds
County commissioners met in special session on September 14 and approved numerous invoices for road and bridge repairs, culverts, hauling, stone, gravel, and supplies. Notable entries include pike repair costs for several contractors, bridge work by multiple firms, and burial soldier expenses. The tallied items reflect extensive infrastructure and maintenance spending.
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W. H. Andersen Co
Armstrong
Valentine Ansteatt
Stanley Archney
Bell Tele. Co
Badgley
Barrett Bros
Frank Berry
J.C. Bruin
Mont Brunk
Bluestein Bros
L. M. Bredwell
Clemons
Clermont Sun
Treasur
J. D. Cross
Jess
Clermont Brick Co
Pike Rep
W. L. Dean
Stone and Gravel
Richard Dunlap
Stone
Chas. Ellis
Same
Jos
Eagleburg
Roy Evan
E. Favret
Joseph Fagin
Chas. Fitzwater
Garrison & van Horn
Perry Groves
Buffalo
R. Go
H. H.brinkman
Lorain Clark
Clermont Courier
Print Ag
B. Craig & Co
Pike Revoe
Coyle
Alfred Griffith
Alfred Curliss
K. C. Gibbs
J. M. Heil
Sam Hatcher
Orie Henison
Andy Hockstock
John Huntington
Chas. Hartmetz
Albert Ilhardt
Rodney Jenks
A. M. Jeffries
Geo. Keen
Coa
H. J. King
W. H. Leak
H.C. Loub
Sam Leever
Lindsey
Albert Landerman
W. E. McKever
Beast Miami Stone Gravel Co
Ravel
Albert Mullen
J.p.medary
Jesse McClure
Chas. Nichols
G. W. Imer
W. A. Simon
O. J. Swing
G. G. Hendrixson
Bri
Pray
E. P. Roudebush
Ed Romohr
Resaale Ca
Ohas
Snider
Pike
Jack Snider
Rock
Lou Sybert
State Hospital
Med
Scott Bros
A. A. Brown
N.C. Green Et al
W. Meek
W. W. Miller
F. W. Schooley
Fuhr
U. 8. Chemical Co
Fred Williams
Doukoe Sila Oe
J. B. Winspear
W. Underhill
Louis Widerholdt
Harley Walker
Chas
G. White
Walker Ritch
Harrison Yeoman
Abe Zimmerman
Camp Sherman Edition Planned by Scioto Gazette
The Chillicothe Scioto Gazette under Commodore Perry will publish a Camp Sherman edition on October 1. The paper will be descriptive and illustrative of the training camp with photographs of every officer and soldier, 90 000 copies printed, and a special staff of writers and photographers for reference and preservation.
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Scioto Gazette
Chillicothe
Commodore” Perry
Sherman
Miller listed in Rainbow Division awaiting France
The Times Star notes Charles Miller, not yet six, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kline, serving in the Rainbow Division now in New York en route to France. It also mentions Lincoln Lawrence of 3447 Linwood Avenue, a seven year old corporal in the Rainbow Division set to depart for France.
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Batavia
Rainbow Division
New York
France
Charles Miller
Fred. Kline
United States
Lincoln Lawrence
Linwood Avenue
Lawrence
Times-Star
Milford Voting Precinct Divided for Efficient Elections
The Milford precinct will be split into two to aid election officials and voters. It is the county’s largest, burdening staff with heavy workloads and long nights. At a special board meeting, voters’ wishes are expected to be considered.
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Milford
Dog Killer At Large In Milford Town
In Milford a person distributes poison at night to kill roaming dogs. The writer condemns the act as low and dangerous, noting some dogs are unwanted but poison is unacceptable. The piece calls for public identification of the culprit and warns of the harm to valuable animals.
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Milford
Thief Captured in Hillsboro Auto Theft Confession
Kirby Henderson, a young colored man from Washington DC, was arrested in Hillsboro last week for speeding. Police found missing license tags, leading to his confession that he stole the auto from New Vienna. The owner was notified and will pursue charges after Henderson’s speeding case is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Henderson
Washington, D. C
Hillsboro
New Vienna
Slater
Beans for All in Five States Production Up This Year
The five key bean states are forecast to produce 19,969,000 bushels this year, up from 8,846,000 last year. Local production is smaller than hoped due to dry weather during bloom. many beans dropped but farmers may still have enough for home use.
Georgetown county jail to be remodeled for sanitary use
The Georgetown jail is condemned by the grand jury as unsafe and unfit for occupancy. A competent architect will draft plans for concrete flooring, half the cells removed, and remaining cells rebuilt to modern sanitary standards. A heating plant will be installed for the sheriff’s residence and jail with Sheriff Miller supervising at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Miller
Football season opens across many localities
The football season begins with teams scheduled widely as Bac tavia team is absent and others across the county prepare for play as autumn weather fades and baseball season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iaex
Bactavia
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Workers Conference
Arthur Earnest Neihof
Ruth
Leola Pryor
Minnie Trisler
Violet Marsh
Harry Marsh
Ed Trazler
Paul Pryor
Kentucky
Ainsworth
Grace Haskell
Estella
Velma Kain
Hazel Brooks
Inez
Gladys Pindell
Pauline Leiberman
Edgar Ansteatt
Carl Bissantz
Guy
Ray Homan
Emmett
Reed Pindell
Ed Miller
Jessie Kain
Rev. Hoggatt
Willamsburg
Sells Farm
Commissioners’ Meeting
Tal
Inna
Tee
Aan
His Name
IS Miller
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