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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 575 Today's Topics: #1 Fw: Newspaper Excerpts from Madiso ["Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <003301bedc65$05e73a40$cd4f5f18@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Fw: Newspaper Excerpts from Madison County Democrat, 6/9/1886 "Personal Mention" Section Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Deb Bogard To: Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 12:08 AM Subject: Newspaper Excerpts from Madison County Democrat, 6/9/1886 "Personal Mention" Section Jim Kennelly has returned to Washington City. Lew. Wildman goes to Michigan this week on a business trip. Miss Maime Ryan is again seriously ill and confined to her room. Miss Fannie McCormack is convalescing from a recent attack of fever. Mrs. Ewalt of Warren is visiting her son, Rev. J.A. Ewalt, this place. Mrs. Rev. T.R. Taylor is visiting relatives near Tarlton, Pickaway county. Wm. Gardner, of York Springs, Pa, is visiting his brother, A.W. Gardner. Miss Maggie Jones spent Sunday with friends in Bloomingburg, Fayette county. Miss Linda Andrews of Warren, O., is the guest of Miss Olivia Ewalt this week. Mrs. Grace Bryan spent several days this week with her parents in Paint township. Miss Ella Ferguson of Columbus is visiting friends and relatives in this place. Mrs. Frank Filbey of West Milton, Miami county, has been visiting relatives in this place. Rosser Atchison attended the Druggists' Convention at Springfield last Wednesday and Thursday. Jerry Hearley of "Irishtown" this township, scores a ten pound Democratic boy to the census. Miss Josie Hayman of Danville is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ed. Ballenger, West Center St. A. Hamilton, the Lafayette merchant, smiles over the arrival of a boy baby last Sunday. John Price and wife left last Thursday for Dakota on a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Albert Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold are attending the grand opening at Magnetic Springs and visiting the latter's father. Miss Maime McCammeron of Cincinnati is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A.J. Boyles, this place. Mrs. Carl Freigau of Dayton spent several days last week with her sister, Mrs. Ed. E. Ballenger. Miss Ella Lilly will graduate from a Wellsley (Mass.) college the latter part of this month. Isaac and Edward Leonard and their wives, of Plain City, were the guests of Miss Katie Quirk last Thursday. Wm. Green, the Springfield grain man, was calling on London friends Monday and Tuesday of this week. Ex-Warden I.G. Peetrey is home from Washington City, making preparations to remove his family to that city. Mack Dunkin, clerk of the Gibson House in Cincinnati, is spending this week at his former home in this place. Mrs. B.A. Wolff was called to Bellefontaine yesterday by the dangerous illness of her mother, Mrs. B. Morganroth. James Hamilton and wife will arrive home this week from a pleasant visit with the former's brother in Caledonia, N.Y. Mrs. Wm Powell and Mrs. Frank Powell and children of Columbus were visiting Mrs. Huggett, East Lincoln Avenue, last Wednesday. Miss Anna Willis has returned home from Thomasville and Atlanta, Ga., where she spent the winter and spring months. She is greatly improved in health. Warren Armstrong and wife and Mrs. John Duddy left Thursday evening for Kansas, the two former to Beatty, and the latter to El Dorado, where they will visit for some weeks. Dennis Clark is reported some better than last week. Mrs. Clark met with a serious accident Wednesday morning in falling down and injuring one of her limbs at the knee joint. Miss Mabel Jones of Champaign, Ill., is the guest of the family of Judge B.F. Clark. Marshall Sanford of Monroe township, a graduate of the Lebanon (O.) Normal, passed a satisfactory examination last week and was admitted to the practice of law. He has not yet selected a location. Miss Mary Singleton closed a successful term of school in the Paine district last Friday with a picnic. Miss Singleton has been re-engaged to teach the Fall and Winter terms in the same school. Ed. Baird of Antioch College, Yellow Springs, spent several days last week at his home in this place, accompanied by Miss Myrtle Newhouse and Miss Howard, students, and Messrs. Walter Yeazell and The. Burnett, both of Springfield. Fred. Newcomb came home yesterday morning from Columbus, being relieved from the position as guard in the Ohio Penitentiary. Chris. Fraher also has his official head cut off last week. The Rublican State administration has no use for Democrats. Catch on, Grover? Wood E. Finley, son of the late Rev. C. W. Finley, was awarded the first honor in a class of nineteen at the Hanover College, Hanover, Ind. Emery Hall, son of Foster Hall, Esq., of Fairfield township, came home last Friday from Blountsville, Alabama for a several weeks' visit. Emery studied law in Blountsville and was admitted to the bar, and is now the law partner of his uncle, Senator Hammill. The graduating class of 1886 consists of twenty one members. The honors are distributed as follows: Miss Lizzie Davidson, first honor; Joseph Tway, second; Walter Wilson, third. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 17:30:30 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <003901bedc65$14bb9d40$cd4f5f18@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Fw: Newspaper excerpts from Madison County Democrat, 6/9/1886 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Deb Bogard To: Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 12:41 AM Subject: Newspaper excerpts from Madison County Democrat, 6/9/1886 "Picked Up Here and There" section - Marriage licenses: Timothy O'Bonnell and Ella Coleman. - Geo. Vestal, Jr. fell one day last week and injured his right ankle badly by rupturing one of the ligaments. - Thomas, an idiotic son of William James, janitor of the Episcopal Church in this place, died of measles at the Columbus Imbecile Asylum last Wednesday afternoon, aged 20 years. The remains were interred at Columbus. - Bat. Gorey, blacksmith, and W.H. Staley, wood worker will start next Monday for Johnstown, Licking county where they have bought a shop for the manufacture and repair of buggies, carriages, etc. County Correspondence West Jefferson: - Our genial agent, Will. P. Redmond, wears a yard-wide smile over the arrival of a bran new girl baby, which put in an appearance last Thursday. - Timothy O'Donnell and Miss Ella Coleman were united in holy wedlock by Father Miller Tuesday. - L.W. Shepherd will teach the New Holland school next year. - The school taught by Wm. J. Dick, No. 7, this township, closed last Friday a successsful term of nine months. The following three highest grades were given in manuscript spelling: Class A: Cora Bidwell, Myrta Bidwell, Pern J. Bidwell. Class B: Elbert Reece, Barbara Paulus, Malinda Stanton. Class C: Katie Paulus, Geo. Bidwell, Rose Paulus. Lilly Chapel: - Charles A. Wilson will close his school in the Cartmill district, this township, the 17th inst. He will teach in Pleasant township the coming fall and winter. - Rev. J. P. Pillsbury and wife, J.H. Gardner, wife and daughter, Lottie were the guests of Mrs. B.W. Noland last week. - Miss Allie Norris was lately called to Virginia by the serious illness of her grandmother. Miss Cora Bailey will finish her (Miss Norris') term of school in the Bell district, Oak Run Township. - Our old friend, Charley Horn, of Columbus was calling on relatives and friends here last week. - Alf. Cartmill raised the frame of his barn last Thursday. When completed, this will be the largest barn in the township. - Mrs. C.C. Taylor and Hon. T. J. Pringle of Springfield were the guests of the latter's father, W.D. Pringle, of Big Plain, and C.W. Pringle of this place last week. - Miss Mary Noland of Disco, Ill, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Lottie Noland, this week. - G.W. Deyo and family of Harrisburg were the guests of Trustee H.C. Cartmill last week. - Miss Jennie O'Brien was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J.D. Bate, in West Jefferson, several days last week. Newport: - Miss Ida Commens of Kenton, O., was visiting friends in this vicinity Saturday and Sunday. - Simon Tingley and family of the West End was visiting Mrs. Tingley's parents here Saturday and Sunday. - A. Harsh has left our quiet village for the time being, dividing his time with London and Grove City, but will devote his time to teaching next September. - The many friends of David Schurr will regret to hear that he had to quit his school on account of his health. - Mrs. James Evans is at present lying very low with malaria fever. - Wm. Trumper and wife of White Oak were here over Sunday, the guests of Jas. Cleeland. - Miss Anna Dineen and David Schurr closed their schools last Friday with a grand picnic. - Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Woodstock were visiting Mrs. Ida Thornburg last week. Danville: - Mrs. Jeannie Bennett was called here several days ago by the critical condition of her mother, Mrs. Burress. - Mrs. Will. Alkire is on the sick list. - Mrs. Mathews of Ross county is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jo Harper. - Mrs. Buzick died last Thursday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Lucius Ott, of dropsy. - A Mr. Finkbone of New Holland was here one day last week looking at the Williamson property with the intention of buying it and starting a general store. - Redman Cantwell and family will move to the Howsman farm near Bloomingburg this week. - Miss Josie Hayman is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ballenger, in London. Upper Glade: - F.A. Taylor closed his school Tuesday with a picnic. - Mrs. Mary Bennett is visiting her niece, Mrs. R. Kimball, at Vienna. - Jonathan Booth and wife are visiting their daughter, Mrs. W. Brelsford, at Kenton. - Miss Lottie Carter of Union township is the guest of Miss Mary Wright. West End: - Bob Murray and wife of South Charleston were visiting Mr.and Mrs. J. M. Roberts last Sunday. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 17:31:00 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <003f01bedc65$2661bde0$cd4f5f18@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Fw: Excerpts from Newspaper Madison County Democrat, 3/14/1888 "Madison County's Oldest Citizens" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Deb Bogard To: Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 1:24 AM Subject: Excerpts from Newspaper Madison County Democrat, 3/14/1888 "Madison County's Oldest Citizens" Males in Madison County who have reached their 70th birthdays; compiled by Samuel P. Davidson, to be furnished to the Centennial Commission. This is *not* a complete list, according to the accompanying article. London and Union Township: Age Been in County Nativity Wm A. Athey 80 74 OH S.S. Skeels 82 15 NY Thos. McCormack 74 74 OH Samuel Withrow 71 71 OH *Wash. Withrow 74 74 OH Freeland Capsedell 73 20 MD Geo. W. Lohr 74 68 VA *Lancisco Peck 83 76 MD I.S. Hume 72 66 KY A.A. Hume 79 66 KY Martin Parker 83 61 NY Smith Wight 73 30 NY Wm. H. Chandler 74 46 NH Jeriah Swetland 71 45 NH Aaron Wheeler 80 25 MD Elias Warner 73 73 OH James Chapman 87 72 VA Allen Strain 80 01 SC Wm. Wingate 76 76 OH John Nicholson 84 20 Ocean Patrick Powers 73 45 Ireland Theo. Hill 74 20 CT Thomas Suver 77 65 VA Joseph Suver 79 65 VA Martin Maley 74 53 Ireland Henry Walker 75 30 Ireland Geo. Fogleman 73 29 MD J.T. Houston 74 19 OH A.K. Myers 70 03 PA Thomas Dwyer 74 38 Ireland H.W. Smith 74 46 NY *Peter Peetry 78 57 MD *Rev. Jacob Martin 82 52 OH Josiah Melvin 74 74 OH Andrew Rupert 72 72 OH David Rupert 70 70 OH Dennis Warner 70 70 OH Robert Read 73 45 DE Addison Tyre 74 33 VA John Gilliland 74 60 OH John Braithwaite 74 20 VA Josiah S. Jones 80 68 MD James W. King 70 40 MD Michael Brodrick 70 39 Ireland John Yeatts 74 32 PA S.P. Davidson 75 71 VA Somerford: A.W. Prugh 72 72 OH *Gabriel Prugh 80 75 MD Samuel Prugh 76 75 MD Wm. Arbuckle 73 73 OH Sam'l R. Dickason 76 76 OH John Dwyer 70 38 Ireland John B. Locke 73 40 VA Abraham Orpet 73 73 OH Jacob Dhume 73 40 VA John Paine 74 74 OH Oak Run: C.A. Gregg 74 59 PA George Lewis 74 50 PA Jefferson: A.A. Gregg 72 59 PA Thos. A. Gregg 70 59 PA Darby: Eli Perkins 80 70 NY Fairfield: Wm. Fitzgerald 84 59 VA Edward O. Fitzgerald 80 59 NY John Davidson 77 60 VA Tillman Lewis 72 50 OH Andrew Jackson 71 60 OH Paint: John Correll 86 - - John C. Jones 71 66 TN John Berry 70 70 OH Thomas Foster 72 72 OH Steel Douglass 77 48 OH Thos. K. Donavin 77 53 - Deercreek: Thomas Bales 70 57 VA John G. Dun 74 45 KY James Dun 72 45 KY Cyrus D. Converse 72 72 VT Chris. Bierbaugh 85 44 Germany John Minter 84 59 KY P.G. Cramlet 74 27 MD John Lohr 72 68 VA *Abram Simpson 89 52 PA Joseph West 71 03 - Range: John Emery 76 20 VT Joseph Gillespie 81 60 NY Jere. B. Chenoweth 72 71 OH David Haskell 74 - NY Pleasant: F.O.P. Graham 72 72 OH -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #575 *******************************************