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Unknown Pomeroy, Ohio, newspaper
January 12, 1874
From Bedford Township
Ed. Tht.: All the schools in this township are in
progress with the following teachers:
J. P. Staneart at No. 1, Hoyt Town schoolhouse.
Justina Kincade at No. 2 Midkiff schoolhouse.
A. Hutcheson at No. 3, Bearwallow schoolhouse.
William Thompson, at No. 4 Baker schoolhouse.
Ed. Herman at No. 5, Millersburg.
Minerva Colburn at No. 6, Bungtown.
Eerinde Quivey at No. 7, Pennybacker schoolhouse.
S. P. Staneart at No. 8, Beal schoolhouse.
Marion Figley at No. 9, Ball schoolhouse.
It would be interesting to many readers of the Telegraph if some
one in each township would publish in its columns the names of
the teachers they now engage, for many teachers are acquainted
throughout the county, and it is not known by many where they
are. MACK.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
February, 1881
Kingsbury
There is a good deal of sickness in this vicinity. Miss Katie
Bissell has been quite low with lung disease but is convalescing slowly.
Mr. Stephen Bosworth has been having a pretty severe attack of the
typhoid fever but has almost recovered under the treatment of
Dr. Schaefer. Mrs. Wm Baker is suffering from an attack of the
rheumatism and now she seems to be no better. Mrs. Thomas Carleton
who has been ill for some time is better now.
Rev Mr. Bush is holding a protracted meeting at the White Oak Chapel.
We hear he is meeting with success.
Preaching at the Carleton Church next Sunday Feb 20 by Rev Perkins.
The news that Mr. Hermans is going to open school in District 4 next
Mon. is satisfactorily received by the patrons of the school.
Mrs. Grace Carleton has a cow which on the 9th of the month gave
birth to a double headed calf.
A wedding was held at Bunker Hill Sunday Feb a6, Daniel Beal and
Ettie Carmine were united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Miss Ettie Wilson has been visiting her sister, Mr. J. J. Baker for
the past week.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
May 2, 1883
Hemlock Grove
Urias Nelson has improved the looks of his lot by putting up a near
fence in front of it.
William Mercer, R D Rawlings and EB Midkiff have taken quite a job
of stone work at Ravenswood, WV. It is repairing a bridge.
Miss Lydia Clark will give a birthday party on Monday April 30.
Everybody is invited. As Miss Clark has been deprived by sickness
of the privilege of going much into society it is to be hoped
there will be a good turnout.
Eli Nelson died at his residence on the 17th inst. and was
buried on the 19th. He leaves five children, three of whom are
married. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev Moses Will.
The Board of Education of Bedford Township at its regular Spring
session levied for tuition 800. and for school house and contingent 1,000.
We wonder how the Bedford correspondent found out that the
Democratic majorities were greatly reduced this Spring? If we can count
the majorities on the township ticket were barely all increased. Perhaps
he is correct about the Justice of the Peace.
E. T. Cowen closed a very successful term of school at Millersburg
on the 14th inst. winding up with an exhibition in the evening.
Summer school in this township are about all taken. The wages running
from 15 to 25 per month.
There are five school houses in this township to have new roofs this
summer.
Ellen Cook has purchased a farm in Olive Township and has moved on to
it. She intends to make a business of raising turkeys for market.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
March, 1885
Bungtown
A great many of the farmers are complaining about the scarcity
of feed this Spring.
Enos Cowan and wife left last Thursday for Clay Co., Nebraska.
Lester Cowen has gone to Lebanon at attend the National
Normal University at that place.
Edward and Herbert Sanborn will start in a few days for
Chattanooga, Tennessee, where they expect to work at the
carpenter trade.
Mrs. Thurston, who has been confined to her bed by consumption
for some time past, is no better.
John Quivey and son have gone to West Virginia to look after the farm
which Mr. Quivey has rented. He expects to move his family in a short time.
J. H. Ewing closed a very successful term of school in the Ball
district last Thursday, and Eugene Campbell carried off the laurels at
the spelling match held in the evening.
The Burlingham Educational and Debating Society, recently
organized at the Burlingham school house, promises to be a success.
All persons interested in intellectual improvement are cordially
invited to join the society. Meetings held every Friday evening.
Rev. Vanhorn, who was to preach at the Baptist Church Sunday
evening, did not come.
Nial Castle has sold his property in Millersburg to David Cleland,
and will move to Colorado in a short time.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
February 8, 1888
Jeff Violet has been gone some time to Pike Co on a visit
connected with some business matters.
Birthissel & Sanders are talking a selling their sawmill on Big
Run to some parties near Tuppers Plains.
The spelling school at Bearwallow, attracted a tremendous
crowd, but Fode Conant saved the reputation of the school by
a well earned victory.
Martin Lee, a very old man, was laid away in the Burlingham
cemetery last week. He moved into Bedford fortyone years ago,
and put up a log cabin in the woods and moved into it on the lands
now owned by Lester Frost. He was an intelligent hard working
man and soon had a comfortable home paid for.
D. A. Frost has so far recovered from his severe illness as to be
able to walk out. Thirty of his neighbors turned out one day last
week and cut and hauled enough wood to do him the remaining
of the winter. He is the only shoemaker in the neighborhood and
his sickness created confusion with those who needed repairing
done.
Dr. J. H. Thurston and wife of Bungtown surrendered their
rooms last Thursday evening to the young folks for a neck tie
party, which as a social affair has never been excelled in the vicinity.
East Bedford is beginning to hunt for a candidate for Justice of
the Peace in place of A. C. Guthrie whose time will expire, and
who probably will not accept another term.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
August?, 1889
Bedford
Charles Williams, has been very low with fever for several
days and is no better.
Samuel Staneart made a narrow escape with his life the other
day by being thrown in front of his mowing machine while the
horses were running from the bubble bees, but luckily the bar
went over him after whittling his legs terribly. He is badly hurt
but not considered dangerous.
After considerable hard work we have secured the services
of Prof. S. S. Smith to teach a select school at Bearwallow,
commencing Aug 13th, which promises a very full and
interesting term.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Pomeroy Democrat
June 5, 1890
Burlingham
June 2. The first decoration services were held at this place on
May 30th. Fully eight hundred people were present. The democratic
and republican drum corps furnished music appropriate for the
occasion. Two addresses were made in the afternoon. One by Rev.
Steele, of Harrisonville and the other by C. E. Peoples, of Pomeroy.
The good people of Burlingham and vicinity are to be congratulated
on the splendid success of their first Memorial Day exercises.
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
1907
Peach Fork
J. M. Will and little May Thomas spent Sunday with the latter's
father, George Thomas and family of Kingsbury.
John Carl and family and John Heitger and family were guests of
Albert Heitger and family recently.
Francie King is doing housework for Mr. Carleton of Kingsbury.
Mrs. Ida Hull had the misfortune to lose one of her cows last week.
J. W. Carman has purchased the Jacob Geoglein farm and will
move about the 1st of May. Mrs. Carman has one of the finest
homes around here now.
Tony Lightfoot purchased a horse of Elmer Frost of Rocksprings recently.
Emma Carman and Della King were the guests of their teacher
Edna Ashworth one night last week.
Harry Will had a telephone put in his house last week.
Mr. H. V. Bailey spent a few days last week visiting her brother
Richard Entsminger and family of Pomeroy.
Mrs. McCumber who has been visiting her son Lewis
McCumber and family of Thomas Fork returned home last week.
Will Ashworth made a business trip to Athens last Saturday.
Enos Bosworth of Kingsbury moved his family to Needmore
last Tuesday and Mr. Hayes moved in the house vacated by
Mr. Bosworth.
Effie Carsey spend Saturday night and Sunday with her sister,
Mr. H. S. Will and family.
Tony Lightfoot bought a horse of Mrs. Johnston, of West
Shade, last week.
Mr. Lydia Carl and little daughter Mabel spent Monday with
Effie Will.
Mary Will visited her parents Xaviar Thomas and wife of Grass
Run, Sunday.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Pomeroy Democrat
June, 1910
Decoration Day Observed by an Immense Crowd at Burlingham
Twenty years ago the veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic held the first Memorial day service at Burlingham.
Every year since that 30th of May 1890 the day has been
observed, at that church near the beautiful little cemetery
at that place.
Monday, the people of the surrounding county began to gather
at 9 o'clock and long before noon every available space for
hitching horses and storing rigs was occupied and a large field
belonging to Thaddeus Jones was generously thrown open to give
room to hundreds of horses and scores of rigs.
In the forenoon the few remaining old veterans, marched to the
cemetery, to the enlivening strains of fife and measured rum beats
and with hundreds of their friends paid their respects to the
memories of their departed comrades by strewing their
resting places with flowers and placing there an emblem of the stars
and stripes for the preservation of which they had all risked so much.
After this sad, though inspiring ceremony was over, they marched
back to the little church and adjourned until 1 o'clock for dinner
and the pleasant renewal of the acquaintances among the hundreds of
the boys and girls of 30 years ago, gathered there.
At 1 o'clock the small fraction of the immense crowd who could do
so, filled the little church and listened to "America", "The Star
Spangled Banner" and declamations of appropriate selections by half
dozen bright little girls and boys. This was a splendid feature, and
was not only beautiful and appropriate but is a practice that
if allowed everywhere, would be of immense service in keeping alive
the spirit that moved the people in the dark days of "61 and 65".
The Democrat is sorry to be unable to give the names of the girls
and boys that took part in this service. It is to be hoped their
example may be followed everywhere.
The effect is more inspiring and beautiful than the more normal
orations, common on such to instill into the hearts of the present
and the future generations the patriotic spirit necessary to preserve
our liberties, and the greater part, the boys and girls take in these
exercises the more lasting will be the lessons they will learn.
There were certainly considerably more than 1,000 people present at
the services at Burlingham Monday. It was a well dressed well behaved
and strikingly intelligent throng of people.
Thirty years ago the editor of the Democrat was one of that
generation of Bedford township boys. He was honored by the old veterans
of that locality by their invitation to deliver, for them the memorial
address on last Monday and it is a pleasure to be able to candidly and
truthfully say that in appearance and intelligence the people of
Bedford township have been keeping pace with the improvements of the
world which the years are showing.
The boys were average boys, then. The girls were better then than
the boys as they always are, in every generation. But in appearance,
intelligence, and good behavior the children of the Bedford boys and
girls of thirty years ago are an improvement over their parents.
This is only as it should be, to be sure and to observe it, is
neither to deride the parents nor flatter the children.
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
May?, 1915
Darwin
May? 3. The recent rains and warm weather have made excellent
pasture much to the benefit of the farmers as feed is quite scarce.
Dr. E. I. Stanley of Albany was called Friday to see Miss Bernice
Howett who is quite sick.
J. S. Landaker who has spent the past two months with his on Orr and
family of Niagara, N Y is here for a weeks visit before
leaving for Minnesota where he will spend the coming summer with his son
Howard and family.
George Sanborn was doing some plastering for Al Beal of Pratts Fork
Thursday.
A. C. Howett who has been working at Athens, returned home last week.
Mrs. and Mrs. Millard Quivey were visiting relatives at Pleasant Hill
Sunday.
Homer Willard of Hemlock Grove spend Sunday with Harve Chaney.
Mrs. Will St. Clair was visiting her mother Mrs. Della Carmen of
Bunker Hill the first of the week.
Miss Edith Whaley was the guest of her niece Mrs. Mabel Lee Thursday.
Fred Cullums has been assisting Jesse Sanborn with his farm work.
Mrs. George Howett and daughter Bertha spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives at Athens.
Work has resumed on the oil well after being suspended for the past
week waiting for a new cable.
John St. Clair expects to move on Wesley Carmen's farm near
Rocksprings in the near future.
Mrs. Alma Howett is assisting Mrs. George Biggs with her papering.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
Democrat
January 18, 1917
The Stanearts
David Staneart and wife of Stenen, Sask, Canada, who are visiting
the former's parents, A. F. Staneart and wife of Bedford township
and other relatives and friends in Meigs and Athens counties, honored
the Democrat with a pleasant visit Friday. The visitors will return
to their Canadian home next Sunday from Athens, where they will for a
few days visit Mrs. Samuel Staneart and others. Mr. Staneart is one
of Canada's prosperous farmers owning two quarters of land totaling
320 acres.
Democrat
January 18, 1917
Miss Lena Birthissell, formerly of Hemlock Grove, Ohio but for some years
past of Lentz, Oregon was married to James Baxter of Horton, Oregon, on
Jan 6, 1917 at Vancouver, Washington. Her many friends have extended
congratulations and wish them a happy and prosperous life.
Unknown newspaper, Meigs County, Ohio
June?, 1922
Cherry Ridge
June 5 - Gerald Violet attended Decoration exercise at Chester
Tuesday.
Leota Gilliland is doing house work for J. P. Staneart.
Fritz Stahl of Pomeroy spend Tuesday with L. M. Midkiff and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ross attended Grange at Hemlock Grove Sat.
night.
Dorothea Randolph spent Saturday evening with Alice and Ora Midkiff
and Elizabeth Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. George Eastman, son and daughter spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elza Morris.
Errett Zeigler and Marjorie Barnhill were calling at Oscar Ross's
Tuesday evening.
Jewell Story and Flossie Midkiff were callers at L. M. Midkiff's
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Whaley and daughters Phillis and Murl Clare spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce.
Leota Gilliland spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents,
Mrs. and Mrs. David Gilliland.
Mr. and Mrs. W W Thompson spent Sunday with Mrs. Wm. Sanders.
Prof. E. O. Sanders is home to spend the summer with his mother,
Mrs. Wm Sanders and daughter Jessie.
Asbury Smith and Ferdie Gilliland spend Sunday afternoon at T. J.
Violets.
Gerald Violet and Guy Randolph spent Saturday night and Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Perry of Jerseyville.
James White and wife were Sunday afternoon callers at L. M.
Midkiff's.
(Transcribed by Kay Williams)
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