Meigs County News For The Year 1876

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
January 6, 1876

The recent Baptist festival at Racine netted about forty dollars.

Mr. James Anderson, of Middleport died on Friday night the 14th ult.

Rev. William Abernathy is in the midst of a successful revival in Chester.

Rev. Amos Stevens and John Stevens' of Rutland, have both met with serious
accidents,
by which they have been confined to their rooms.

A colored man named Richard Johnson was drowned on Christmas night while
attempting to cross the river in a skiff a Middleport.

Mr. Luther Price, of Portland, Ohio, was married to Miss Lydia Egan,
daughter of Mr. Thos. Egan of Racine Sunday evening, 26th ult.

We learn from the Telegraph a man named Henry Buckler, about 45 years of
age, who lived on Kerr's run, was drowned on Tuesday of last week, while
crossing the river in a skiff.

The overflowing river, which has invaded the cellars and many of the houses,
unfathomable mud, and mail communication with the outside world but once
every two or three days; all these miseries have come upon us at once. --
Pomeroy Telegraph

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
January 13, 1876

Sheriff McElroy, of this county, was sworn into office on the 3d inst.

Mr. John H. Cummings, Jr., has been appointed Postmaster at Kingsbury.

The wife of Mr. Edwin Sheild, of Tuppers Plains, aged 23, died on the 23d
ult.

Mr. J. C. Waterman, of Middleport, recently rescued a boy from drowning in
the river at that point.

Taxes in Pomeroy, says the Telegraph, are twenty-eight and eighteenths mills
on the dollar.

Fifty thousand dollars of the taxes, of this county, which were due on the
20th of last month are yet unpaid.

Mrs. Nancy Downing, who has been a resident of this county over a half
century, died in Middleport, on the 4th inst.

Mrs. Emma Emerson, formerly Bradbury, late of St. Joseph, Missouri, died at
her old home, in Middleport, on the 2d inst.

The new store of Mr. Val. Deutenhoffer, in Middleport, was broken into on
the night of the 31st ult., and robbed of some money and goods.

A belling party, in Pomeroy, were recently scattered through the
instrumentality of a bucket of cold water, thrown by the bridal party.

It is said that some of the Pomeroy young ladies are determined to get up
a leap year party, to which all the crusty old bachelors will be invited.--
Telegraph.

Mr. James Jinkenson, aged 87, of Salisbury township, who it is said can do
as much hard work as one half the young men, had used tobacco for sixty years,
until lately, when he abandoned it.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Unknown Meigs County, Ohio, newspaper
January 14, 1876

Mt. Blanco and Vicinity

Ed. Tel.:---As I have not seen any thing in your paper from
this part of the county for some time, I thought I would take it
upon myself to inform you of a few items of "old Columbia."

First, I will attempt to describe the place of our
post-office, (Pegtown). It is situated four miles southwest of
Albany, on the road leading from Albany to Wilkesville, and two
miles northwest of the School Lot.

The population is very limited, as many of your readers are
aware. Although it can not boast of many inhabitants, it can
boast I think of the greatest number of professional men of any
village of its size in the county. The professional men are two
blacksmiths, one wagon maker, one mechanic, one farmer and
postmaster combined, and one jack-of-all-trades.

The Harmony Grange of this place, had a public installation of
its officers elect on the evening of the 1st inst., upon which
occasion A. C. Dailey acted as Deputy and James Hopkins assistant
after which all partook bountifully of the "slathers" of good
things prepared by the ladies.

Rev E. N. Nichols has been holding a series of meetings at the
temple, which have resulted in a deal of good and several
accessions to the Church.

Dr. J. L. Townsend, has completed quite a handsome dwelling,
house into which he has lately moved; also, R. S. Carpenter has
one almost completed that is both commodious and elegant.

Mr. S. W. Rutherford, who has purchased the Raccoon Star Mills,
and who has been renovating the same, will undoubtedly have the
best water mill on the creek when completed.

The successful "school marm" of this vicinity is Miss
Underwood, who is found daily at Pegtown Seminary instructing the
minds of the youths in the way that they should go.

(Transcribed by Kay Williams)

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
January 17, 1876

Mr. Peter Wolf, aged 83, and for many years a resident of Racine, died on
the 6th inst.

Happy Hollow, Monkey Den and Buzzard Glory, are classic names of localities
in Rutland township.

Ground-hog day was celebrated in Hanesville by a general extermination of
all the dogs in the "burg."

Winfield S. Layman, of Letart, has been admitted to practice in any of the
Courts of record in this State.

On Friday afternoon, 5th inst., one of the boilers in Kay & Sons. flouring
mill, at Racine, exploded. Damage small.

The school at White Oak, Scipio township, was lately discontinued on account
of the incorrigibility of the scholars.

Out of a population of some two five hundred, not a death has occurred in
Rutland township since the year commenced.

Wm. Cahoon, of Salem, finds by the cream gauge that the milk of his
thoroughbred Devon is 20 per cent, cream, and the milk of the half bloods 15 per
cent.

Jos. Blackmore, of Tuppers' Plains, has sold his farm to D. Keller & Son.
Mr. Blackmore has bought Reynour Hill's farm in Olive township. Mr. Hall goes
to West Va.

R. H. Rawlings, of Rutland, claims to have been the youngest soldier in
Sherman's army. He was born October 16, 1849; enlisted October 3, 1861 and was
discharged August 11, 1865.

Payton Wilkes, a colored individual who has been officiating as Deputy
Marshal in the First Ward, Pomeroy, for some time past, was sent to jail last week
for assaulting the wife of a saloon keeper.

The Pomeroy Telegraph says: A slip has occurred on Mulberry street, north
side, near the Planeing Mill, by which several dwelling houses located there
are considerably injured. The front foundation wall of one of the buildings has
gone from under it, leaving that part of the house without support.

A Tuppers' Plains correspondent of the Middleport News says: Four women met
at the house of a friend on a visit the other day, three of whom would not
speak to each other. They passed the entire day together, remaining firm to the
last. The fourth woman is still living but does not say much, having been
talked nearly to death.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
January 20, 1876

Fifteen saloons in Middleport.

Eight prisoners, last week, in the jail of this county.

Several cases of scarlet fever are reported in Scipio.

There are eighty-one marriageable ladies, between the ages of 16 and 25, in
Racine.

A new road to the Middleport Hill Cemetery has been surveyed and will be
opened soon.

Maj. F. C. Russell, says last week's Middleport News, has a child very low
with scarlet fever.

Wm. Canaan, an eccentric and aged individual, of Salem township was burried
on Christmas day.

Middleport has a Masonic Mutual Benefit Association. These Associations
afford cheap and first-class life insurance.

On the 5th inst., Mrs. W.M. Swallow, of Middleport, was operated upon for
ovarian tumor, but survived the operation only ninety minutes.

Mr. Alban Davies, Representative from this county, is personally conspicuous
by reason of his being the only professional mechanic in the Legislature.

The Telegraphs says: That the fourteen furnaces in the Ohio River Salt
Company organization made last month 100,00 bushels of salt. The
shipments since
January 1, having amounted to about 9,000 barrels.

John Noll, having been informed that one Dan March, about sixteen years of
age, had been taking improper liberties with his little daughter about seven
years of age, purchased a cowhide and calling Dan into his store last
Wednesday, used it about two-thirds up on him. Served him right. - -
Middleport News

We learn from the Pomeroy Telegraph that a man named Wm. McGee was shot and
mortally wounded at a house on Kerr's Run, on Tuesday night of last week, by
a woman named Margaret Misener. McGee was trying to gain forbidden admission
into the house at the time, which was occupied by the woman above named and
two of her sisters.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
January 27, 1876

Charles Folrath, of Pomeroy, is wanted for forgery.

Spelling schools have broken out again in Rutland township.

Corn and chicken thieves are actively at work in Rutland township.

Middleport Salt Furnace was, unsuccessfully, offered at public auction on
the 15th inst.

Willie, aged 14 son of C. F. Winn, of Rutland, recently fell from a tree and
broke his leg.

A new corn crib of Mrs. Roena Rice, containing some 300 bushels of corn,
tumbled over last week.

Capt. John Weaver, of Graham Station, well known throughout this county,
died on the 15th inst.

A Middleport lady, twenty years of age, will only reach her fifth birthday
next month. How is it?

The old McCaikey homestead, of Salem township is haunted by the ghost of its
former proprietor.

The Commissioners, of this county, have decided to enlarge the Court House
by putting an addition to it on the east side.

James Surtees, of Middleport, left for Denison, Texas, on the 13th inst.,
where he has accepted a situation in the railroad office.

Geo. W. Todd, late of the Gibson House, Pomeroy, has purchased the furniture
and lease of the Massie House, Portsmouth.

Bill McGee, who was shot by Mar. Misener, recently, on Kerr's run, says the
Telegraph, is getting better and may recover. The bullet is still in his
body.

The residence of Mr. John German, in Lebanon township, about a mile and a
half east of Basban, was burned to the ground on Tuesday afternoon, the 11th
inst.

Nelson Scott, a colored boy, says the Middleport News, had his ankle
terribly lacerated, in a power feed cutting machine, at Lindsey & Son's Livery
stable, on Monday of last week.

An old gentleman, of Wilkesville, named Gibson, is booked for Court under a
charge of : "shooting with the intent to kill." He recently fired a pistol at
a man for whistling "Yankee Doodle."

Mrs. Jane Roush while going home from Church, in Minersville, on Sunday
night, the 9th inst., was run over by some unknown man in a buggy and hurt quite
severely. He did not stop to offer her assistance, and she was obliged to get
home as best she could.

The Telegraph tells of a young man named David F. Casey, living about
Harrisonville, who has lately made a business of representing himself to be a
confidential agent for the sale of counterfeit money, and who would exhibit a
genuine bill to the party he designed to dupe and offer to furnish any amount
of it at ten per cent, of its face; in this way he managed to get hold of
considerable money, which he appropriated to his own use, the parties of whom
he obtained it not daring, of course, to prosecute him under the circumstances.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
February 10, 1876

The Common Pleas of this county is in session.

The Middleport Woolen Mills have stopped for a season.

Eight prisoners in the jail of this county at the close of the week.

Rev. H. H. Wells, the celebrated Evangelist, hails from Bashan, this county.

The Middleport News says: A very perceptible religious interest has been
awakened in that village.

At the Eakin U.B. and Farley P. M. Churches, Columbia township, there have
been protracted meetings with good results.

A little child of William and Elizabeth Ogden's, of Columbia township, died
very suddenly on the morning of the 22 of January.

The Telegraph says: Meigs county has received a dividend of 20 per cent,
amounting to three hundred and thirty-tree dollars, from the estate of Ranson
Griffin, our late defaulting Auditor.

The three oldest men now living in the township, are Elihu Higley, Lucius
Higley and John Woodard. The two oldest women are Mrs. Piercy and Mrs.
Humphrey, both of whom are widows.

A colored lady, name Price, while foolen with a revolver, near New Lima,
recently, shot herself through the head. She "thought it would crack before it
went off," and the practical rectification of this error has added to her
stock of knowledge.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Meigs County Republican, Middleport, Ohio
February 19, 1876

Terrible Shooting Affair

We learn from Mr. D. D. Webster, a young man who was present, the
particulars of a shooting affray that occurred at a dance about three miles back of
Racine, on Thursday night, the 13th inst. The dance occurred at the house of
Blaser Lincsott. Two young men, named Beaver and Diddle, imagining that they
were slighted, went to the dance, armed, with the avowed purposed of "kicking
up a row." They were both drunk, of course, the better to carry out their
devilish purpose. They succeeded in getting up a pitched battle. About
twenty shots were exchanged. -- When the firing ceased, the wounded were gathered
in, and showed the following losses: Thomas Diddle, shot through the head,
body and legs -- a fatal Diddle for him; James Beaver, shot in the abdomen,
supposed will result fatally; Thomas Rhodes, shot in the head, not a dangerous
wound; Miss Linscott, shot through the fleshy part of the arm, a painful, but
not dangerous wound. The parties engaged in the shooting (except the
wounded) escaped over the river.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by: Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
February 24, 1876

Mr. George Wiseman, Sr., of Salem, died on the 9th inst.

Mr. A. D. Donnally, who had been clerk of this county for over thirteen
years, went out of office on the 12 inst.

Mrs. Lew. Chase to Rebecca Throckmorton and Dick Vale to Lizzie Strong are
recent marriages, in Columbia township.

Thirty-one additions have been made to the membership of the F. W. Baptist
Church, of Middleport, and the interest is not abating.

In the absence of the Rev. L. M. Harvey and family, of Rutland, recently,
some one burglarized his corn crib, wheat bin and chicken house.

The mail, from Wilkesville to Middleport, is carried by a boy sixteen years
of age, on a mule, making, going and returning, nearly forty miles a day.

Robert Williams, a miner, had a leg broke between the knee and ankle,
and received serious internal injuries, in a coal boat, at Middleport, on
Friday last.

Rev. Elisha Rathburn, late of Rutland, deceased has preached more funeral
sermons and solemnized more marriages that any other minister in
this township.

Lewis Preston, (colored) of Racine, or "Uncle Lewis," as he was universally
called, while chopping word for H. H. Blackmore, Friday, 11th inst., feel
dead from apoplexy.

A young man from Salem walked in to Pomeroy, says the Telegraph, twenty-one
miles, through the mud, last Monday, to get a marriage license; and after
"bumming around town" awhile, walked back the same day.

Charley Plunk, a boy about seventeen years of age, was thrown from a horse
one day last week, in Pomeroy, and his foot catching in the stirrup was
dragged a considerable distance, until he struck an obstacle with violence
sufficient to disengage him. He was seriously hurt.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Meigs County Republican
April 5th, 1876

BEHAN -- In Middleport, Ohio, March 31, 1876 of consumption, HENRIETTA
STEWART, wife of N.I. BEHAN, aged 34 years, 2 months and 15 days.
The remains were interred in the New Cemetery at Athens. Funeral services by
Rev. J.M. Nourse, assisted by Rev. D. H. Moore, D. D., President of Wesleyan
Female College, Cincinnati, Ohio.

TAYLOR -- In Middleport, March 27th, Mrs. ANNA TAYLOR, aged 27 years.
Deceased was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for five years.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Berkstresser.

Sheriff's Sale
John PUGH vs Owen THOMAS, et. al -- Order of Sale
By virtue of an order of sale, issued by the Court of Common Pleas, of Meigs
county, and to me directed, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the
door of the court house in Pomeroy on Saturday, the 8th day of April, A.D.,
1876, between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 12 m. of said day the
following described lands and tenements situated in the county of Meigs and
state of Ohio and the village of Middleport. to wit: all of the tract or
parcel of land known as lot No. 4 in the town of Lower Pomeroy (Now
Middleport). Said lot appraised at $1400. Terms of sale cash.
Given under my hand this 8th day of March, A.D., 1876.
J.C. MCELROY, Sheriff of M.C.
A.J.GREEN, Attorney for PP'ff
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Sheriff's Sale
Amanda LYON, a minor vs Louisa H. CLUP and W. E. CLUP
Notice is hereby given that I will, by virtue of an order of sale issued by
the Court of Common Pleas, of Meigs county and to me directed, offer for
sale, at public auction, at the door of the court house, in Pomeroy, on
Saturday, the 8th day of April, A.D., 1876, between the hours of 11 o'clock
a.m. and 12 m. of said day, the following land and tenement, situated in the
county of Meigs and state of Ohio, and the Village of Middleport. to wit:
Commencing 22 feet from the south easterly corner of lot No. 145 at the end
of the alley on Mill street, in the village of Middleport, thence westerly
along said Mill street 22 feet thence northerly 78 feet thence easterly
parallel with said Mill street 22 feet, thence southerly 78 feet to the place
of beginning, being 22 feet fronting on said Mill Street and 78 feet deep.
Appraised at $150.00. Terms of sale cash. Given under my hand this 8th day
of March A.D. 1876.
J.C. MCELORY, Sheriff of M.C.
RUSSELL and RUSSELL, Att'ys for PP'ff
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NOTICE
Rufus P. MURRAY of the State of Missouri and Catharine GEIGER and William J.
GEIGER of Pomeroy, Ohio will take notice that a petition was filed against
them on the 22th day of March A.D., 1876, in the court of common pleas,
within and for the county of Meigs and State of Ohio, by Alexander H. MURRAY,
demanding partition of the following real estate to wit:
Lot no. 29, in Behau's Addition to the town of Middleport, Ohio; also the
following described lot of land, in the town of Middleport, on which Hampton
MURRAY resided at the time of his decease, being 175 feet on Second street of
said town, beginning at north west corner of J.W. LYONS lot on Second street;
thence running East 196 feet to Front Street, thence North 175 feet on Front
street; thence West 196 feet to Second Street; thence south 175 feet to the
place of beginning. And that at the next term of said Court the said
Alexander H. MURRAY will apply for an order that partition may be made of
said premises.
Alexander H. MURRAY
RUSSELL and RUSSELL, his Att'ys
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Ads -- there are two ads appearing in this paper for Bangor Insurance Co.,
(located in Bangor, Maine) and Firemens Insurance Company (located in Dayton,
Ohio) listing their agent in Middleport, Ohio as R. DOWNING.

[Transcribed by Connie Schumaker]

Meigs County Republican
April 5th, 1876

The following gentlemen were elected to serve on the newly organized school
board: W. G. Penny, 1st ward, 3 years; Wm. McKnight, 2d ward, one year; D.C.
Whaley, 3d ward, two years; D. R. Jacobs, 3d ward, one year; T.H. Davis, 4th
ward, three years. The above ticket was nominated at a mass convention held
last Friday night, regardless of party, to make nominations for the board of
education, distributed in wards as above. The meeting on Friday night was
the largest gathering of the season, showing that the "school question" is
very near to the people of all classes. Judge Stanbery president and H. B.
Smith acted as secretary. There were but two candidates presented for the
1st, 2d, and 3d wards, but the third ward was on its ear, and the names of 12
or 15 prominent men were announced. D. C. Whaley was nominated over all
opposition on first ballot, leaving a tie between them, the next highest one
of whom was Logan Harris, a colored man. On Second ballot D. R. Jacobs
snowed under all of his opponents. The board is composed of unquestionably
good men, and an improvement in our schools is anticipated; though I do not
say that our schools are not good, but only that in some little things they
might be improved.

Robert Ashworth's dwelling house, near Chester, was burned last Sunday P.M.
Unable to obtain any particulars.

S.A.M. Moore met with a very serious accident last Sunday, he was as I learn
descending the railway at the Sugar Run Salt Works, on one of the cars,
standing up, with his back to the river, when for some purpose, the man at
the lever suddenly stopped the car, Mr. Moore fell backwards down the hill,
striking his head and shoulders on the rocks, causing very painful injuries,
and at first it was feared very dangerous ones. At present writing Mr. Moore
is resting quite easy.

Henry Long, who worked something like 80 days on the chain gang last winter,
was remanded to jail last Saturday charged with threatening to burn the
dwelling house of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Burcher, in the fourth ward.

A Greenback meeting was held last Monday night, and H. B. Smith appointed a
delegate to the Greenback Convention, to be held at Columbus on the sixth of
this month.

Hobert Bowman and family left for western Iowa, last Monday morning on the
Telegraph.

Chapman shows his faith by his works, by going to the convention at Columbus
via Cincinnati instead of going over land on the line of "splendid coaches"
-- a correct photograph of which appeared in the Telegraph a few weeks ago.

Feiger, the photographer, went to Clifton last Thursday and took a negative
of the public school building, including the teachers and scholars -- it is
designed for the Centennial and makes a very pretty picture.

At present writing I have been unable to get anything like complete returns,
but it seems that the entire township ticket was elected, and in the first
ward N.R. Nye was elected assessor and Chris Behrs councilman -- both
Republicans. Second ward; J. C. Probst was elected councilman and Frank
Rathburn assessor -- both Republicans. Third ward, D. R. Jacobs elected
councilman and H. Beebers assessor -- both Democrats. Fourth ward, W. H.
Owens Rep. Councilman and Owen Curtis Dem. assessor. M. Russell (Rep.) was
elected city solicitor by a handsome majority over Martin Hayes. The 2d ward
was never known to go Republican before while the 3d ward gave Mr. Jacobs a
large majority over Mr. Kraemer solely on account of his location, as it was
determined by the residents of Sugar Run that that portion of the ward should
have a councilman.

The following resolutions were adopted by Star Grange, No. 788, Meigs Co.,
Ohio, at a recent meeting:

Whereas, our worthy sister, LOUISA J. SMITH, wife of M.C. SMITH, our worthy
Past Master, and a charter member of Star Grange, No. 778. P. of H., was
removed from our midst by the hand of death, March 23d, 1876: therefore be it:
Resolved, that in the death of Sister Smith. Star Grange has lost a true and
faithful sister, her husband a gentle and loving wife, and her child a loving
mother.

Resolved, that we, as brothers and sisters, tender our heartfelt sympathies
to the husband and relatives, in this, their great bereavement and trust that
with us they may ever find true and lasting friends.

Resolved, that, while we deplore the loss that has fallen upon us for the
first time in the history of our Grange, we will hold in grateful remembrance
the memory of our departed sister.

Resolved, that in testimony of our sincere respect, we drape our charter and
banner in mourning for thirty days. That we present the bereaved husband a
copy of these resolution, stamped with the seal of the Grange.

Resolved, that a copy of the same be recorded with the minutes of our
meeting. Also a copy be sent to the American Patron, Meigs County Telegraph
and Meigs County Republican for publication.

Caroline S. Holiday, Mary Cahoon, Julia A. Green -- Committee

[Transcribed by Connie Schumaker]

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
April 6, 1876

Prof. Suitt, of Racine, last week, closed his sixty-fifth term of school.

J.P. Wiggins, of Racine, lately lost a finger in a stave mill, at that
place.

Mr. W. K. Fry and Julia A. Hobbs, of Middleport, were married, on the 25th
ult.

The attempt to organize a military company in Pomeroy, last week, was a
failure.

Hosmer Branch has resigned his place as a member of the Pomeroy Board of
Education.

About fifteen members have been recently added to the Second Freewill
Baptist Church, at Racine.

The Pomeroy Telegraph says: Col. C. Grant proposed to buy a farm and become
a tiller of the soil.

Mr. N. ?. Behan, of the late Middleport News, is now devoting himself
extensively to the books of the Marine Dock Company, at that place.

Mr. Rodney Downing, of Middleport, is supposed to be the oldest printer in
Southern Ohio. He worked the old fashioned sheepskin ????? in a printing
office in Gallipolis, away back in 18??.

Samuel Snodgrass, says the Pomeroy Telegraph, who lives in Bedford township,
this county, is one hundred and fifteen years old. He can chop two cords of
wood or split a hundred rails in a day.

There are three pairs of new twins on Front street below Pomeroy Salt
Furnace. Two pair are in adjoining houses and the others are just across the
street. -- Pomeroy Telegraph

The Telegraph says: Willie, a son of Mr. A. W. Seebohm, fell into the river
at the wharfboat last Monday morning, and after sinking and coming up a
couple of times, he was pulled out by Henry Streets, a colored drayman.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Meigs Co. Republican
April 12, 1876

GRAND AND PETIT JURORS

The following are the names of the Jurors drawn to serve at the next term of
the Court of Common Pleas of Meigs county, commencing Monday, May 1st, 1876

Seth PAINE, Rutland Township
L.D. WHITE, Scipio
John G. HYSELL, Rutland
Samuel WHEELER, Letart
Fred LYMAN, Salisbury
Edward FOSTER, Sutton
M.L. FITCH, Lebanon
James J. LAWHEAD, Chester
David LONGSTRETH, Salem
J.T. BAILEY, Salisbury
J.J. WOOD, Columbia
Solomon NICKERSON, Orange
D. G. ENTSMINGER, Salem
S.A. STEWARD, Olive
Samuel J. STANEART, Bedford

J.B.C. VALE, Salem Township
Wm. G. HUMPHREY, Rutland
John B. DOWNING, Salisbury
James H(B)OLTER, Sutton
Cincinnatus KIBBLE, Olive
Wm. R. TOWNSEND, Scipio
Benjamin M. SKINNER, Salisbury
David BAILEY, Chester
Benj. WATKINS, Sutton
W. C. RITCHEY, Lebanon
J.J. WHITE, Letart
John W. CARPENTER, Columbia

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The residence of Mr. Robert ASHWORTH, in the western part of Chester
Township, was burned completely to the ground by taking fire shortly after 12
o'clock last Sunday. The family were just sitting down to dinner when the
flames were discovered, and, as a brisk wind was blowing, it proved to be too
late to subdue them. Only about one-third of the contents of the building
were saved, and part of that in a damaged condition. The fire originated in
the garret over the kitchen, and was caused by a defective flue. Mr.
Ashworth's residence was one of the best in the Township and elegantly
furnished throughout. His loss is estimated at $3,500, upon which there was
an insurance of $1,000. A large lot of clothing, furniture, bed-clothing,
etc., was last; also something over $90 in paper money was burned and several
dollars in spec-- melted down. The people in the neighborhood turned out to
help extinguish the fire, but all their efforts were futile.

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Vachael BORING place of residence is unknown is notified that Laura BORING
did on the 8th day of November A.D. 1876 file her amended petition in the
office of th Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of
Meigs and State of Ohio, charging the said Vachael BORING with willful
absence for more than three years last, past, and asking that she may be
divorced from the said Vachael BORING, which amended petition will stand for
hearing at the next term of said court.
Dated this 25th day of March, A.D. 1876. Laura BORING
By RUSSELL AND RUSSELL, her Att'ys

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Rebecca BELL of the County of Jackson and State of West Virginia, is notified
that John BELL did on the 27th day of February, A.D., 1876 file his petition
in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the
County of Meigs and State of Ohio, charging that said Rebecca BELL with
wilful absence for more than three years last, past and asking that he may be
divorced from the said Rebecca BELL, which petition will stand for hearing at
the next term of said Court.
Dated this 24 day of March., A.D., 1876
By RUSSELL & RUSSELL, his att'ys

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Mrs. KENT, wife of Aleck KENT, alias the "one armed darkey" swore out a
warrant against Aleck, charging him with assault and battery. He now
languishes under the gentle tenderness of the smiling and genial BRADFIELD,
awaiting the appointed time to appear before his Honor Mayor BRANCH, and
answer to the charge.

Mr. Adrew HOLCK, a native of Denmark, a former resident of this city, is
visiting friends here previous to his departure for his native land, where he
goes as a missionary, under the auspices of the Christian Church.

List of letters remaining in Middleport Post Office for the week ending April
8, 1876.

Malinda J. BOICE
Cha's CHARLES
Wm. HENSEN
W.W. MATISON
Mrs. Wm. MOON
Samuel ROSS
Sallie STARCHER
Ella STEPHENSON
Amanda WILSON
Jas. A. WILSON
Frank WILLIAMS

DUNN _ In Middleport, April 6th, a Son to Thomas Dunn and wife.

BISHOP -- In Middleport, April 10th, 1876, a son, to J.C. Bishop and wife.

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MCELHINNY --STANSBURY -- in Rutland, Oho, April 6th 1876 by Rev. Selah H.
Barrett, Mr. H.H. McElhinngy of Middleport and Miss Ella Stansbury of Rutland.

SISSON--WINES -- April 6th, in the evening, at the Parsonage of the M.E.
Church by Rev. H. Berkstresser, Mr. Malone Sisson and Miss Sarah F. Wines,
all of this place.

WATSON -- FOLEY --At the Parsonage of the M.E. Church, by Rev. H
Berkstresser, April 6th, in the evening, Mr. John Watson and Miss Mary Foley,
all of Middleport.

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ROMINE -- In Rutland, Ohio, April 8th, 1876, Mr. ELIAS ROMINE, aged 67 years.

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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Met April 6th, 1876, Present Mayor White, Clerk Bishop and Councilmen
Phillips, Probst, Rannells, Beeson, and Laughead. Absent -- Councilmen
Snowden, Robinson, Headly, Sheets and Schreiner. Not being a quorum present,
the Mayor directed Marshal Peters to bring in absentees. The Marshal
succeeded in bring in Mr. Snowden.

The finance committee examined and approved the following bill, which were
allowed:

S.C. Adams insurance $15.00

ELECTION EXPENSE
First Ward -- $7.50
Second Ward -- $7.50
Third Ward -- $7.50
Fourth Ward -- $7.50
Fifth Ward -- $7.50
P. F. Zeise, fire engineer $33.00
Jesse Edmundson, labor --$5.00
Geo. Womeldorff, rent -- $2.00
B. F. White, coal -- $2.25
J.C. Bishop, clerk -- $96.07
C. S. Rannells, room rent -- $2.00
Wm. Morris, lighting lamps -- $13.00
Holt and Webb, lumber -- $7.00
J. Cartwright, legal services -- $20.00
W.G. Penny, surveying -- $9.00
Jacob Cumpston, timber -- $106.82
A.J. Green, solicitor -- $37.00
John McClure, Recorder -- $3.50
H. Rosenburg, note -- $147.29
R. Downing, interest -- $402.00

Mr. A.J. Green resigned the office of City Solicitor, Accepted.

Street Committee reported settlement with Mr. Lindsay, Street Commissioner,
to date, showing the amount received from him to be $2,220.50, -- being the
whole amount due from him. Report accepted and place on file.

Committee on protection and improvement of river bank, asked for and received
further time.

The Clerk presented a statement showing the financial condition of the city.

A motion was made and adopted that the Street Commissioner be directed to
open and improve Locust street, from Beach street to Gallipolis road, near
Hanlon's.

A motion was made that when we adjourn, we do so to meet on Friday, April
14th, carried.

George Turner, to be in fashion with his enterprising neighbors, has also a
barn in course of construction. Mr. Moore, we believe, to be the architect.

Dexter school will be taught this summer by Mrs. Julia Giles, an excellent
lady and a teacher of such experience. Mrs. Giles has had control of this
school before, having perfect satisfaction, as she will, without doubt, do
the approaching term.

Since Star Grange has been deprived of the large, commodious hall in which
they have hitherto held theirs meetings, they have incurred a private house
of G. W. Thompson for their accommodations, until they can construct a
tabernacle of their own.

The juveniles in this locality are diligent in preparing themselves with
fishing tackle. Leading Creek, once abounding in plentiful abundance with
almost very variety of fishes, is now almost devoid of its former
ichthyological inhabitants.

The Clipper baseball club met last Saturday on E.P. Thompon's Farm and
organized by electing Will Davis, captain and G.H. Wiseman, secretary. The
boys have not yet fully completed their club.

Transcribed by Connie Schumaker

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
April 13, 1876

The Racine M. E. Sunday School has two hundred members enrolled.

The Middleport Woolen Mills have been thoroughly repaired, and are now in
readiness for business.

Mr. Robert Watson, of Rutland, recently had his fore finger on the right
hand accidentally cut off by a circular saw.

A Dexter correspondent says that the wheat fields which were so brilliantly
green a short time ago, are now turned to a sickly yellow.

A recent three weeks protracted meeting, at the U. B. Church, at Long
Bottom, Olive township, resulted in sixty-nine accession to the membership.

Mr. S. A. M. Moore, of Pomeroy, was seriously hurt, on Sunday evening of
last week, by being thrown from a car and striking on his head and shoulders.

The residence of Mr. Robert Ashworth, in the western part of Chester
township, was burned completely to the ground by taking fire shortly after 12
o'clock Sunday of last week. -- His loss is estimated at $3,500 upon which there
was an insurance of $1,000.

The old walnut tree standing in John Weldon's field just above Racine, well
known to all the pilots on the upper Ohio, was cut down last Friday by a raft
man. The attendance, says the Telegraph, to witness the scene was large,
numbering 85 men, women and children. The tree was estimated to be three hundred
years old.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Meigs Co. Republican
April 19, 1876

MARK -- In Columbia township, April 12, 1876, of tumor of the stomach, Mr.
James E. MARK, aged about 52 years.

Mr. MARK was a brother of our William MARK, of Middleport; was a farmer;
had lived in Columbia on the old homestead, nearly all his life; he leaves a
wife and seven children; he was a lifelong Methodist, and lived a very
devoted life.

MARRIED
CAMP -- WRIGHT --At Cedar Home, April 16, 1876, by Elder V. C. Smith, Mr.
John Q. CAMP and Miss Mittie WRIGHT, all of Rutland township.
POWELL -- EAKIN -- On the evening of the 12th inst., at the residence of the
bride's father, in Rutland township, by the Rev. J. F. DICKSON, Mr. Palemon
C. POWELL and Miss Mary E. EAKIN, both of Meigs county.
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Board of Education
Board met in Council Chamber, Monday evening, April 17th, 1876. Present:
C.R. REED, R. DOWNING, John SCHREINER, W.M. SWALLOW, H.W. JONES, and J.S.
BRADBURY. The new members were qualified and took their seats.
The school law provides that at this meeting (the third Monday in April) all
schools boards shall organize by the election of a President, Clerk and
Treasurer, to serve the ensuing year. Reading of minutes of previous meeting
was dispensed with. Board proceeded at once to ballot for President. First
ballot resulted -- REED 3, SWALLOW 2, 1 blank. Second ballot stood -- REED 3
SWALLOW 3. Seventy-five ballotings were had up to the time our reporter
left, all resulting -- REED 3 SWALLOW 3. There were several motions made to
adjourn during the balloting, and they all failed for want of a majority.
The thing becoming monotonous, and threatening to interfere with the usual
rest required by tired nature, we retired. We learn that, after we left, two
or three more ballots were had, and all with the same result -- 3 to 3. At
this point, three members of the Board took their hats and retired, leaving
the Board without a quorum. No day was fixed upon for a future meeting, and
the Board will be subject to the call of the President.
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The following statement shows the names of teachers employed in Salem
township the past winter, the length of time taught, and compensations (?)
received therefor:
Katie Miller, 4 months, $00
S. F. Smith, 4 months, $135
S.A. Powell, 3 months, $90
Emmet Edmundson, 5 months, $125
Alice Edmundson, 4 months, $100
Maria Edmundson, 4 months, $100
Annie Hughes, 2 month, $75
Samuel Swett, 3 months, $100
R.H. Brewster, 3 months, $106.50
Allen Edmundson, 4 months, $106
Jenny Darst, 3 months, $84
Alice Hays, 4 months, $100
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PERSONALS

Dr. Alonzo GARRETT, formerly of this vicinity, is now located in Pittsburgh,
engaged in the manufacture of a patent pruning shear, which is highly
recommended by Grangers, The Dr. gave us a pleasant call on Wednesday last.

Mr. W. ATKESON, editor of the Monitor, of West Columbia, just below
Middleport, on the West Virginia side, was in town on Thursday last. He is a
genial clever gentleman, and is making the Monitor a very readable paper. He
talks of moving his office to Point Pleasant, just to annoy TIPPETTS, of the
Register.

Charles A. MATHEWS, of this place, is on a visit to Washington City. Perhaps
there is a Post Office in the case, and perhaps, since Dana has been
rejected, he is after the mission to England. We hope he may pick up
something fat.

Charles E. WALKER, student at Marietta College, is home on a visit during
vacation week. He chatted with us an hour on Friday last, and finally
forgave us for blowing him up occasionally when he was dilatory about
furnishing copy for the College Olio. He will graduate in July, and will
then enter a theological institution. He reports other Meigs county boys
home on a visit during vacation, as follows: A.J. AGEE, M.A. HAYS, C.K.
WELLS, tutor, Gideon HENRY, and Thomas LEWIS.

Rev. John A. TENNEY, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Beverly, Washington
county, preached very acceptably to the congregation of the Methodist Church
of Middleport, on Sunday last. He is an old friend of our, and was in
attendance on the sessions of the Presbytery in Pomeroy.

George W. JACKSON, a former resident of this vicinity, but who has been
absent several years, returned home last week. He had many adventures since
leaving Middleport, and spent most of the past winter in the Black Hills gold
region. He is in good health, and as brown as a nut.

Frank GRANT, of this place is on a trip to Washington City, to secure Letters
Patent on a brick making machine which he has invented. We were shown the
model, and have not doubt he has a good thing.

Major J. B. DOWNING and wife of Middleport, take part in two musical concerts
in Gallipolis, this week, under the auspices of the AEolean Club of that
city. The Major and his lady, being accomplished musicians, will add great
interest to the occasions.

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Editor Republican: Allow me, through the columns of your paper, to thank
that man SKINNER, "Our DAD" for one of those copies you mentioned in your
issue of April 5th. The Meigs County paper has been a weekly visitor in our
family for the past four years, and I assure you it is ever a welcome one, it
is next to a letter from home. "O, long may it wave," is the prayer of Ella
D. KERNS, Buffalo, West, Virginia.
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The following marriage licenses were issued by the Probate Court, during the
week ending the 17th inst.
Paleman D. POWELL to Mary E. EAKIN
Martin BUCK to Ella M. SANBORN
Charles S. BARNES to Adi J. GORBY
Howard C. DAY to Ella WHITE
George SPANIOL to Phoebe STROHMEYER
John Q. CAMP to Mattie WRIGHT
John A. REED to Ellen SMITH
and another couple that made Judge STANBERY promise not to tell.

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List of letters remaining in the Middleport postoffice for the week ending
April 15, 1876. Sybil J. ALLIS, Rhoda BAILEY, Julia BURNETT, Carrie
CARPENTER, Maggie CATHOON, Martiu FOX, Charles MOREHART, Maggie SOUER, Geo.
W. SILKETT, Kattie ELWIG (Care of Geo. WARNER).
V.B. SMITH, P.M.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(This is a long article with a lot of names. What I am going to do here is
only list the names. If anyone is interested in the complete article or any
part of it please contact me -- Schumaker4@aol.com)
J.J. WHITE (Mayor)
PHILLIPS, PROBST, SNOWDEN, RANNELS, LAUGHEAD, BEESON, ROBINSON SCHREINGER
Mr. BARTON, William PARK, S.B. WOMELDORFF (Wharfmaster)
W. V. LASHER
C.M. RUNNIAN, Jas. STEWART, John SHOTT
John PETERS (Marshall), J. SPRAGUE (Deputy), G. ALLENSWORTH (Constable), C.
TILLMAN (Police), H. DICKSON
James PARKS, Thos. HEADLEY, W.B. PROBST
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ATTACHMENT NOTICE
W.M. SWALLOW, plaintiff against T.A. BEATON & C. H. GROSSENOR, partners doing
business under the name of T.A. BEATON & Co. Defendants. Before J. S. SMITH
Justice of the Peace of Salisbury, Meigs county, Ohio. On the 17th day of
April, A.D., 1876, said Justice issued an order of attachment in the above
session for the sum of $ ?4.?4. Said action is set for hearing on the 24th
day of May, A.D., 1876 at 8 o'clock A.M.

Transcribed by Connie Schumaker

Meigs Co. Republican
April 19, 1876

Proceedings of the District Court

Thomas J. Lee, adm'r Orris Powell vs Thomas C. Wood and Francis Wood --
petition dismissed at plaintiff's cost.

A. J. Ritchey vs William J. Roberts judgment of lower court reversed and
cause remanned back.

Michael Apple Vs Michael Thumb -- judgment of lower court confirmed with
costs.

George Dais Vs John Ashworth -- title of land decreed to plaintiff, defendant
to pay costs.

John A. Williams and William H. Hall vs Peter Harpold and Riley Harpold,
adm'r of Henry Harpold dec;d, et al. -- sale heretofore made in the casue set
aside.

Isaac N. W. People executor of Robert Peoples vs Alonzo Williams -- dismissed
at plaintiff's cost.

James N. Titus vs Middleport Woolen Mills -- judgment of lower court reversed
with costs and remanded back for new trial.

R. C. Grant vs New Haven Manufacturing Co., et. al -- dismissed at
plaintiff's cost.

Edmond Williams vs Shadrack Morris et. al. -- title of land decreed to
plaintiff and judgment for defendant of $107.50 each party to pay their own
costs. Motion for new trial overruled; defendant filed bill of exceptions,
allowed by the court.

F. P. Bryan vs Incorporated Village of Middleport -- continued.

Samuel Davis vs Benj. Stout -- continued.

Betsy Bellows vs George Larkins -- cause dismissed without prejudice to
plaintiff, at her cost.

W. D. Co. vs Homer C. Waterman -- cause continued at defendant's cost.

Melzar Nye and W.E. Edwards vs James H. Shoemaker, et. al -- continued.

R.R. Hudson vs A. & L.E.R.R. -- continued.

Wm Horden vs John Radford -- continued.

John B. Whiteside vs Willard Coleman -- continued.

D. Reed & Wm. C. Williamson vs City of Pomeroy -- continued.

Samantha Clark et. al. vs Levi Hissom, et. al -- continued.

S.W. Pomeroy vs Buckeye Salt Co. -- continued.

Arthur E. McGrath vs William Morton et. al. -- continued.

Rosanna Carlysle vs Henry Moler -- continued.

Horace Molt vs J. M. Black -- continued.

S. W. Pomeroy vs. Buckeye Salt Works -- fine of one dollar and costs against
each member of the Buckeye Salt Co.

Samuel D. Jones, et. al. vs W.H.B. Page on motion Samuel D. Jones and John G.
Jones be made parties plaintiff, owing to death of Hannah Jones, wife of
Samuel D. Jones, and new trial granted.

Hope Manufacturing and Coal Co vs W. L. Maddy, Wm. A. Flesher, et. al.
-- judgment reversed and cause remanded to Common Pleas for a new trial.

Middleport Machine Co. vs John S. Bing and Son -- ordered that judgment of
lower court be reversed with costs and cause remanded back for new trial.

Elizabeth Carl vs George Dias -- title for land decreed to plaintiff,
defendant to pay costs.

George Dias vs Josiah Dean -- judgment of lower court affirmed with costs.

John M. Strider vs City of Pomeroy -- continued.

Wm. B. Caldwell, et. al., vs John T. Caldwell, et. al. -- judgment of lower
court reversed and injunction heretofore granted in this case dissolved.
Leave given Kate Crichton, one of the defendants, to withdraw her separate
answer without prejudice to her right to bring a new action thereon. Motion
for new trial overruled, to which ruling plaintiffs excepted.

The following bill of J. C. McElroy, Sheriff, was allowed:
Repairing courtroom $1.50
Elmer Humphrey, janitor, 4 days $8.00
O. Jones, assistant janitor, 4 days $10.00 (yep, that is what it says, he got
more than the janitor)
W.E. Hysell, assistant, 2 day $4.00
W. H. Middleswart, assistant, 1 day $2.00
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[I have transcribed the above with no spelling, grammar or punctuation
changes. The text is as it appeared in the newspaper at the time.
Connie Cotterill Schumaker]

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
April 20, 1876

A Mrs. Thomas, aged 102, recently visited Letart.

The prospect for peaches, in this county, is flattering.

Three prisoners in the jail, of this county, at the close of the week.

The Grange, of this county, is said to be losing its membership rapidly.

Contracts for additions to the Court House, of this county, were awarded
Monday of last week.

The authorities of Middleport have ordered the barber shops of that town to
remain closed on the Sabbath.

The anniversary of the Meigs County Bible Society will be held at the
Episcopal Church, on Sunday evening, Mary 7th.

The Middleport Flour Company received, Monday of last week, between five and
six hundred sacks of wheat from Louisville.

The coal miners, says the Middleport Republican, have agreed to go to work
at $1.75 per bushel -- the contract to last six months.

Mr. James Davis, in his 85th year, died at his residence, in Danville, on
the afternoon of April 1st, and his widowed died five days after.

Rutland township has nearly 3,000 inhabitants, and not a death had occurred
in the township for over five months, up to the 8th inst.

The stave mill, on Farmer's Run, near Racine, belonging to Wells and Carson,
caught fire Friday night, 7th inst., about 3 o'clock, burning the mill to
the ground.

The Pomeroy Telegraph says that the Middleport Woolen Mills will be in full
operation within ten days. -- This will give employment to 75 hands, who go
to work at a slight reduction from former wages.

Jacob Jones, aged 20, of Pomeroy, who claims to have become possessed of
supernatural powers, and to be able to change the course of the winds, cause
storms, earthquakes, etc, has been sent to the Athens Asylum.

The inventive genius of the older Grants has been transmitted to the
younger. Mr. Frank Grant has perfected a brick machine, which if a success (of which
mechanics claim there is no doubt) promises to create a revolution in the
manufacture of brick. Mr. G. is off to Washington with a model of his machine,
and when he returns we shall perhaps give our readers a description of it. --
Pomeroy Telegraph

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Meigs Co. Republican
April 26, 1876

Having been a subscriber to the paper of Middleport in all of its phases
since the origin of the Gazette, by D. W. DAVIS, and an occasional
contributor to its columns, permit a cordial greeting to the Republican and
its editor.

Since the Rutland Gas Bag has ceased its usual flow of locals, perhaps a few
"items" from another source may serve to put your readers by until such times
as when the regular nozzle may again pour forth its volume.

The mills of Leading creek are having an excellent run. The Leading Valley
mills, by SMITH & BRALEY, having undergone some repairs, are again giving
good satisfaction.

Mr. Fred HOPPAS and sons are making new board fence both sides of the road
through the MCQUIGG farm, by the direction of Mr. Geo. EISELSTEIN, its new
proprietor. George is a live business man, and a fence along the creek will
keep his stock in --- sometimes.

George JACKSON, formerly a merchant at Harrisonville, has returned from his
trip to the Black Hills, and is with his family at Mr. C. M. HOLT'S, in
Rutland.

Willie RICE is suffering severely with a tumor on his left arm. His mother,
Mrs. Rowena RICE, has been treating it as Dr. GARRETT treated a like tumor
upon herself some time ago.

"Hamilton yielded to an imperial custom," and so has our friend Joseph
LARKIN, and given up one of the jewels that has occupied a seat at his table.
Our best wishes to Mrs. Mary and her husband, Mr. P. POWELL, of Salisbury Tp.

Wm. HOOPER, son of Dr. HOPPER, is happy; he lives in the former home of J.B.
HIGLEY, and unto him is born a son.

It is reported at this writing that Sophia PARKER, who has been attended by
Drs. SISSON and REED, of Middleport, is not very much better. Heart disease
and nervous prostration seems to be the trouble.
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SALEM CENTER ITEMS

Several of our schools have opened, and the remainder of them will open in
about a week.

Fisher ADDIS have rented, and will soon occupy Stephen NELSON'S farm.

John H. MCCARTY and NOAH MCCASKEY, of this township, are attending the Normal
Academy at Wilkesville. This is John's second and Noah's first term at the
celebrated school.

M.C. Smith sold his goods and chattels at public vendue last Friday, April 14.

Star Grange is the largest grange in this township, was organized in March,
1874, and has at present 113 members.

Dr. BROWN, of Rutland, removed a cancer from Miss Louisa Johnston's neck, one
day last week.

We made a fearful mistake in our last in speaking of Franklin Savage's newly
arrived "olive branch." We credited by mistake to his brother William, and
as he is an old bachelor he might not relish such notoriety.

John MCKNIGHT'S family, of Pomeroy, have moved on to their farm, near
Hanesville. Mr. MCKNIGHT will remain at Pomeroy, and work at his trade,
blacksmithing.

Wheat still bids fair to be a good crop. We find that the Mediterranean
variety is the least injured by frost.

Carson GORBY has sold his farm, and is now staying with his father, near
Hanesville.

We hear that Philander EDMUNDSON, who was for several years a resident of
this township, died recently in one of the Western States, of consumption.

Elder M.W. HARKING and family left last Monday, for Greenupsburg, Kentucky.

Mrs. Mary V. THOMPSON has been suffering for several days from an attack of
sickness.

It is our honest opinion that Salem can turn out more flitters to the square
yard than any township in the county.

If "Resident" don't like our way of "hashing" items he has, I suppose, the
privilege of writing something better. As for telling the truth, it is
pretty generally conceded that my word is as good as his, in Salem. ROURGEOIS

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"The following is a correct statement as required by an act passed, March
30th, 1875, of the orders issued during the month of March , A.D. 1876."

I. BRADFIELD, jailor fees
Ed CARTWRIGHT, witness
O. JONES, witness
T. MALLORY, to per cent.
G. A. MINICH, juror
James WELLS, juror
J.O. SCOTT, juror
P. WECKS, witness
W. B. HARTINGER, w't t'l j'r
DOWNIE and Son
J.G. DERRY, et al, just's & con's costs
L. L. BRADBURY, att'y service
Austin REED, constable's costs
A. DUNLAP, brooms for C.H.
Royal CHURCH, p. juror
W.H. LASLEY, office rent
I. BRADFIELD, Jail expense
BEHAN and TEETER, printing
R. CHASE, Inf direc service
N.H. JONES, Inf direc services
G.V. LASHER, Inf. direc services
J. B. SMITH, juctice's costs
G. W. ALLENSWORTH, constable costs
O.B. CHAPMAN, pr'tg dup
D. REED, drups for prisoner
Thomas GOLD, justic's costs
J. STANEART, constable's costs
W.J. PRALL, sunds for C.H.
ACKLEY & HYSELL, med ad
O. JONES, constable fees
O. JONES, witness
D.C. RATHBURN, witness
David HART, justice's costs
T.R. JONES, knob Aud. Office
SANDFORD & Co., books and station'
P.B. STANBERY, office ex.
B.F. KNIGHT, com fees
C.B. LAUGHEAD, com fees
F. LYMAN work on jail
J.B. SCOTT constable costs
Sam MOORE 7 Co., g'ds for CH & jail
G. P. SANDFORD, office ex
T. MALLORY, office ex
A.B. DONALLY, clerk fees
W.A. RACE, clerk fees
H. ALKIRE, com serv
J.C. GOLDEN, highway ex
C. WHITE at al, ch'n on r'd
J. HAMILTON, witness
F.M. INGERSOLL, work fro school
Dr. J.H. HYSELL, iwtness
John MCCLURE, office ex
G.W.ALLENSWORTH, constable costs
J.C. PROBST & SON, sundries
H.B. SCOTT, school ex servcies
John PETERS, marshal fee
SILVERMAN & SONS clothing for prisoner
REMINGTON, sunds for CH &jail
John PENNYBACKER, witness
B. KOCHLER, shoes for prisoner
Stephen and W. SMITH, witness
John SPECK, witness
William MURRAY, witness
Samuel MURRAY, witness
H.B. SMITH, uncollected costs
Jacob RUNION, et al witness
Wallace MEALEY, witness
Henry CLELLAND, witness
B.F. STIVER, et al witness
S.A.M. MOORE & CO., sta'ry scho'l ex
George DAVIS, witness
William HULL, witness
Peter, DARTS, witness
Timothy STILES, witness
Enoch DEEM, witness
John MISER, witness
Ellen MISER et. al., witness
N. and W. BENGAL, witness
Jas MILLS, witness
WILSTACH & BALDWIN, sta'ry & B'ks
William DIXON, witness
A. PRIODE, witness
John PRIODE, witness
W. G. BRANCH, witness
John VANNEST, witness
C.B. LAUGHEAD, com sercies
Edward DODDEVER, witness
Lewis DODDEVER, witness
Orion OAKLEY, witness
Telegraph Print Co., Assess. blanks
Dr. Isaac TRAIN, witness
Fred RUNION, witness
William RUNION, witness
J.C. MCELROY, sheriff fees
T.C. FLANEGIN, school ex

Peter BERKIS
Sanders WELLS
A. CARNAHAN
Michael HART
J.C. BISHOP
Val KEONIG
Harriet HOLMES
C. ZEYER
Margaret CAREY
Jane CAREY
Mary SPENCE
Mary JONES
Martin OLINGER
Sophia HUGHS
Margaret DAVIS
Anges MORRIS
Thomas HERIN
C. GLOECKNER
Lydia BIRTCHER
Mina HECKER
Francis PRICE
Trustees Scipio Twp.
Martin NUTTER
S.D. MAHON
Mathias OAKS
Samuel HOWELL
EMMA MIERS
Sarah TERRILL
James MCKEE
T.J. LEO
BARTELS & CO.
David THOMAS
Isaac DEWEES
Catharine DARST
W.H. NORTON
Jacob SCHREINER
Sutton t'p
A. HAYDEN
E. H. HOITER
Mary TERRILL
Rosetta GRAVES
Polly LOWREY
J.N. RATHBURN
A.A. STANLEY
B.F. PAINE
Kate HARPER
M. BIRTCHER
Priscillia STANLEY
William LANTLERS
Jas. POSTALL
D. REED
H. DILCHER
Benj ARCHER
T.W. SMITH
Catherine ENOCHS
Joseph TERRILL
G.W. COOPER
Edward LARK
W.M. SWALLOW
WORELY and Co.
W.H.SKINNER
W. HORDEN
J.T. BAILEY
George COLE
James PARK
Chas. EPPLINE
Ambrose RALPH
Samuel GASTON
Richard STONE
W.L. JOHNSON
Middleport Flour Co.
Wm. J. PRALL
Geo. EISELSTEIN
T.R. JONES
S.M. MOORE & CO.
James TRACY
D.C. SMITH
T.C. SMITH
B. KOEHLER
L. GASTON
DOWNIE & S.
Salisburg Twp.
DOWNIE and Sons
A.H. MILLER
J.S. HALLIDAY

E. N. COOPER, Tr. Scipio T'p
W.B. WARNER, tr Oliver Tp
F.B. REED, Reedville District
W.M. Page, Pageville district
T. ALEXANDER, Letart district
Elson PADEN, Letart Township
T. G. THOMPSON, Salem tp
J. MCKAY, Portland Dist.
D.M. NEASE, Banner dist.
D. THOMAS, Minersville dist.
M.W. TEWKSBURY, Col township
J.P. BARRETT - Orange Township

TOWNSHIP AND ROAD FUND

E.N. COPPER
W.B. WARNER
E. PADEN
T.G. THOMPSON
J.P. BARRETT
M.W. TEWKSBURY

MINISTERIAL FUND

Jas. O. CLARK, T 7,R 14
G.W. COOPER, T 1, R 13

T. MALLORY
H.B. SCOTT

J. B. MCCLAIN
Lewis HYSELL
W. J. SISSON
Loring WHITE
Martin SCOTT
E.M. KIBBLE
L.D. STEVENS
Erastus STOW
L.A. TUBBS
Vincent COOPER
R. COOMBS
J.L. HAYES
E. CLARK

J. HUNTLEY
D. FINDLING
W.H. PRALL
POMEROY MACHINE CO.

I.G.P. SANDFORD, Auditor of Miegs County, Ohio, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a correct statement of orders issued upon the County
Treasury, during the month of March, 1876. G.P. SANDFORD, County Auditor.

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Corn sells readily in Salem at fifty cents per bushel. The demand, however,
owning to the great amount raised on last season, is very limited.

We are able to chronicle another birth at Dexter in this issue. This time
it's an addition to James GRAY'S family and not being of an inquisitive
nature, we were not informed whether it is a boy or girl.

M. S. SMITH returned from Cincinnati on last Monday on the elegant steamer
St. James. He met with a glutted horse market, hence did poorly in disposing
of his horses. In the outcome, however, he lost nothing.

Chicken cholera prevails again to a considerable extent in Salem. Some
families have lost all their poultry, while none, perhaps, have entirely
escaped.

Star Grange is the recipient of a fine $250 organ, manufactured at
Washington, New Jersey, by Daniel BEATTY, having been drawn by the above
Grange as a premium in clubbing for the American Patron, published at
Findlay, Ohio. This organ is elegantly finished, has seven stops and is
unsurpassed in tone.

A building committee was appointed at Star Grange, at its last regular
session to complete arrangements for the construction of a hall. It is to be
a two story building, 48 feet in length and 25 feet wide.

Unexampled excitement prevailed in many sub-districts in this township over
the election of school directors. Electioneering commenced several days
previous to the time of holding election in Dexter school district, and each
person who pledged himself to support the candidate so soon proposed, was
provided with a ticket, but unfortunately for the instigators, the name was
written with lead pencil instead of ink, and the candidate was lost; and the
gentleman who was legally elected refused to serve, and the board appointed
to the directorship Mr. Wm. SAXTON. Selfish and ungentlemanly motives are
generally thwarted, as they should be.

Mr. William RUSSELL had on exhibition at S. S. NELSON'S sale, on the 12th
month, a natural phenomenon to which we never saw a parallel. An ewe,
belonging to Mrs. RUSSELL, gave birth to three lambs, two of which were
inseperably united by natural ligmanets extending from the navels to the
points of the noses, forming what might be called a double lamb. The limbs
of both were almost perfect, while the fore legs were in such a position that
Dame Nature, by this wonderful freak; seemed to have them in constant
embrace. This natural curiosity was the theme of the hour, and the
excitement which it created was no little.

Recently we have had the pleasure of twice visiting Center Grange, Salem;
and, speaking in reference to the general deportment of the above grange, we
fully corroborated the statement that it is the best conducted grange in this
section of Meigs county; at least, it comes more nearly filling the design of
an well-ordered grange than any we have ever visited. The theory that
carrying out the work perfectly consists of too much "red tape" is entirely
"too thin" to receive a moment's consideration. The more strictly we adhere
to parliamentary rulings and established usages, the more satisfactory will
be our progress. "If anything is worth doing at all, it is worth doing
well," is a saying as true as 'tis old.

Having been a recipient of the courteous treatment and gentlemanly regard
paid to passengers who favor the fine and superb steamer Andes with their
patronage, we desire in behalf of myself and others from Dexter to tender
sincere thanks to the captain, and Ed. MUHLMAN, the clerk, (who, by the way,
is the cleverest man on the river) for favors during our trip to Cincinnati.
We cheerfully recommend the Andes to the traveling public.

For perhaps eighteen months, we have been a regular correspondent of the
Meigs County News, of late the Republican. No enterprise in which we have
ever been employed has been a pleasanter one than that of electing items of
interest (we hope they were such) for the paper to which we contributed. We
have endeavored to present our notes in a plain, readable shape, and at the
same time to avoid that absolute "dryness" which is said to pervade most
local correspondence; how well we have succeeded the public can adjudge.
Hereafter the Dexter news will originate through some other source than
through the undersigned, except it be at brief periods. We have partly made
arrangements with a gentleman at Dexter to write up the news from that place.
Subsequently, the readers of the Republican will hear from us on such topics
as we think will prove interesting.

For the present, adieu. ZERO

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Gallia county has lost two of its old and respected citizens the past week.
We refer to Simeon ROACH, of Green Township, and Isaac CARTER, of Perry
Township. They died honored in years, and in the respect and love of their
fellow citizens-- Gallipolis Journal

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LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Middleport postoffice for the week ending
April 22.

Maggie CALHOON, Mollie CALM, Kate DEAN, Caroline HALE, Clara JACKSON, Hannah
JACKSON, Rob't MINGUS, Moses MORGAN, Sam'l WRIGHT, Mary WHITE. V.B. SMITH
P.M.

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The following marriage licenses were issued by Judge STANBERY during the week
ending the 24th inst.:

Sam RODGERS to Emeline JOHNSON; John S. ICENHOUE to Mary E. ERWIN; Wm. L.
DOTY to Fietta WOLF; Valentine BERKES to Elia SCANTION; and one bashful
couple.

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LEWIS LINDSEY and family are at this time removing to their farm in Gallia
county, four miles below Middleport. Meigs county loses a good citizen, and
Gallia gains one. Mr. LINDSEY will have control of four hundred acres of
excellent land, and will turn his attention principally to stock. Capt.
BARRINGER takes possession of Mr. LINDSEY'S find residence and grounds, and
will move in immediately.

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The team of J.W. TALBOTT, of Langsville, had a fearful runaway on Tuesday at
1 o'clock, starting from Front street, and running out Mill street, and how
much further we could not learn. They demolished an express wagon, tore
their harness to pieces, and scattered the eggs and chicken with which the
wagon was loaded, about town at a wonderful rate. The horses were uninjured.

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The Corporation Officers have taken up their quarters in the new city
building. Workmen are tearing out the iron portion of the old lock-up, and
putting it in good shape for a business room, dwelling, or something else.
What hallowed memories to the old bummers of Middleport must cluster round
the ancient lock-up, the home of many of them night after night. But we
don't see many of them weep.

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Some of our merchants have gathered up all the postal currency they could
reach, and have forwarded it to Cincinnati, to be exchanged for silver.
Phillips & Co. will have plenty of the jingling money on and after Friday
next, to pay out to their customers in change, in place of torn and tattered
postal currency. Others will follow rapidly, and soon the fractional
currency -- the diaper of the rag baby, as it were -- will disappear from
view forever. So mote it be.

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The Mayor's Court was kept quite busy on Monday. We note a few of the cases,
as follows:

Corporation vs. Asbury HYSELL -- Assault upon John PETERS, Marshal. Plead
guilty, fined $15 and cost, in all $25, and to work the same out on chain
gang.

The State of Ohio vs. H. C. TEETER. The charge in this case was libel
against Dr. C.R. REED, and consisted, so plaintiff sets forth, in causing to
be printed and issued the handbill that was scattered broadcast on the
Saturday night previous to the late election, reflecting so severely on the
Dr.'s. character as a member of the Board of Education. Case continued until
Friday, April 28th, on account of the absence of an important witness.

The State of Ohio vs. Alvey CARLYLE -- Charge: selling liquor to be drank
where sold. Continued to April 25th, at 4 o'clock P.M.

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George BAUER, the contractor for the stone-work, for the addition to the
courthouse, is pushing things lively.

S.A.M. MOORE, who met with the accident at the railway of the Sugar Run
Salt-works, is again on duty.

The undersigned had occasion to go to Rutland a few day ago, and he noticed a
marked improvement in the way of guide-boards at very cross-road, which is
very commendable, but I would suggest that they pay a little attention to
distances when they are putting up guide-boards; for instance, over the hill,
back of this place, is one on which is painted -- "Pomeroy 2m" "Rutland 5m"
-- about a mile further on another one reads, "Pomeroy 4m" "Rutland 2m." One
can observe in the above a slight discrepancy, which might tend to bewilder
travelers.

Captain J. N. WILLIAMSON, superintendent of the Parkersburg and Gallipolis
Packet Company, proposes to take passengers to Pittsburg and return, on his
fine Str. Emma Graham during the portion of the Centennial season, when there
is water enough, for $6, round trip. He says he has been unable to make any
special rates with the railroads running from Pittsburgh to the Centennial,
but thinks the fare will be about ten or eleven dollars, making it from here
to Philadelphia and return, via Pittsburgh, about $17.

J.T. WALLACE is suffering from injuries received in a very singular manner.
As he was walking up the levee from the wharf boat, a dog ran against him
which such force as to nearly knock him down; when he made an effort to throw
a rock at the dog he discovered that his leg was very lame, and Dr. ACKLEY
now says that the bone is cracked. Mr. W. is compelled to use crutches.

Last Saturday morning, at one o'clock, the awful alarm of fire was given, and
it was soon discovered that it was the beautiful residence of Judge LASLEY,
situated on the side hill at the head of Sugar run. The origin of the fire
is, and ever will be profound mystery; as it .............................
[unable to read] per story. The fire had gained such headway in the attic
that all hope of extinguishing it seemed blighted, as it was impossible to
get the engine to it, and at that time of night there could not be force
enough got together to extinguish it with buckets. Under the circumstances,
the force divided, some to keep back the rapidly advancing flames, others to
remove the furniture, which was accomplished in a remarkably short time, and
seemingly with little damage, except one room up stairs containing the
Judge's library, and the necessary furniture, which was a total loss; and
one, by the way, that Judge LASLEY will feel keenly, as his library was quite
valuable. The building is a total loss, not a vestige remains excepting the
brick and stone of the walls. The house was of brick and concrete, plastered
on the outside. Judge LASLEY estimates his loss at $13,000, and which was
insurance of $11,400, $9,000 on the house and $2,400 on the furniture and
library. Judge LASLEY stored his furniture here and removed his family to
Middleport for the present, occupying the house of his father-in-law T.
MONTAGUE, who with his family, are visiting friends in Tennessee.

While writing of the fire, let me say that it is the general opinion of
everybody present that the Babcock engine is a fraud, on general principles,
and was badly managed on this particular occasion, and that the firemen of
the steam engine were unable to get their engine out to the fire, and if they
had succeeded, nothing could have been done on account of the scarcity of
water. J.P.

[I have transcribed the above without spelling, grammar or punctuation changes
(boy, was I tempted to make corrections now and then). The text is as it
appeared in the newspaper at the time. - Connie Cotterill Schumaker]

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
April 27, 1876

The Presbytery that lately met in Pomeroy was photographed.

Business in Middleport is said to be remarkably d?il for the season.

Stephen S. Nelson of Salem, has sold his farm and moved to Iowa.

Dr. Garret, after an absence of several months, has returned to Rutland.

The May term of the Common Pleas of this county, will begin on the 1st of
next month.

On Sunday of last week, at Pomeroy, seventeen persons were baptized, by
immersion, in the river.

Star Grange, No. 778, of Salem has purchased grounds, and will soon commence
the erection of a large elegant hall.

A barge containing 9,000 bushels of coal, belonging to the Pomeroy Coal
Company, was recently sunk, near Cincinnati,

A number of the members of the Pomeroy M.E. Church, recently, presented Rev.
J. T. Holliday with an elegant suit of clothes.

Mr. J. H. Parker, of Orange township, lately recovered a stolen horse
through the instinct of the one he was riding discovering the presence of its lost
mate in a blacksmith shop he happened to be passing.

There was a heavy white frost last night, which extended even to the tops of
the hills. When this is the case it is generally severe in the valleys, as
it is extremely rare that a white frost reaches the hill-tops in this region.
-- Pomeroy Telegraph

The Middleport Republican says, that there is a movement on foot to have a
re-union in Middleport, on the 4th of July, Centennial Day, of the surviving
soldiers of the following organizations:13th, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 9th West
Virginia Infantry, and 2d Virginia Cavalry, and the 21st, 34th, 36th, and 12th
Ohio Infantry.

On Monday evening of last week, the Presbytery then in session, at Pomeroy,
adjourned to Middleport in order to ordain and install Rev. D. L. Chapin
pastor of the Presbyterian Church there. Prof. D. E. Beach preached the sermon on
the occasion. Rev. C. C. Hart presided and asked the constitutional
questions. Rev. P. S. Davies gave the charge to the new pastor and Rev. Wm. Addy that
to the people.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Meigs Co. Republican
May 3, 1876

Mrs. E. RICE, for two or three years past of the Ripley House, this city, has
removed to Pine Grove, Gallia County. Mr. J.J. WEISS, of Pomeroy, took
possession of the Ripley House, on Monday.

Rev. E. SHIBLEY, of Racine, will leave Miegs county sometime during this
month, to make his home with a daughter in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is
already packed up and is visiting his son and others for a few weeks.

Prof. John C. CHASE is very low, having failed very fast during the past week
or two. He can eat but little or nothing, and is sustained almost entirely
by stimulants. He is at the residence of his brother, Mr. R. CHASE, near the
county Infirmary.

The High School commencement exercises will take place at the School Hall on
next Friday evening, May 5th. All are cordially invited to attend. The
following named persons will graduate: Miss Mollie M. LAUGHEAD, John R.
CUNNINGHAM, and David H. MOORE.

List of persons who obtained certificates at the examination head April 8th, 1876.
For Twenty-four months -- V.J. PACKARD
For Twelve month -- W. C. DOWNING and Louis WILLIAMS
For six months -- Maggie TRICKIE, Martha PILCHER, Lillie CHASE, Eliza WINN,
Sadie CURTIS, Lydia M. DOUGLAS, Jennie MCCLURE, Julia FRISBIE, M.B. FRISBIE,
Elma WILLIAMS, Belinda YOUNG, Maria GRIMES, Mollie WHALEY, Sallie TAYLOR,
Lizzie GILLAND, Maria HASKINS, Amelia SHUTT, Geo. H. STOUT, W.A. YOUNG, W. S.
McKAY, W.H. CARNEY, J.A. McAVOY, G. W. PHILCHARD, Leon S. HAYMAN, Frank.
McELFRESH, P. STRAUSBAUGH, JR. and Wald E. WOLF.

Mr. Samuel CHURCH, a gentleman about 75 years of age, who resides in the
Second Ward, while going down into his cellar last Monday evening stumbled
and fell several feet, striking upon his head and shoulders. He was stunned
so much as to remain insensible for a short time, but fortunately no bones
were broken and he is now in a fair way to recover.

Mr. Church is the father of Mrs. C.E. McGlothlin, of Middleport. We are glad
to report that the old gentleman is again able to be about.

WEBSTER-- HARRIS -- April 30th, 1876, by Rev. T.J. FERGUSON, in Wesleyan
Church, in Pomeroy, Mr. John S. WEBSTER, of Middleport, to Miss Jennie E.
HARRIS, of Pomeroy.

Mr. WEBSTER is the efficient teacher in room number 1, colored schools of
Middleport, Ohio.

STANSBURY -- In Rutland, Ohio, April 28th, 1876, after a lingering illness,
Mrs. Mary STANSBURY, aged 55 years.

JOHNSON -- At this residence, in Pomeroy, Ohio, Saturday afternoon, April
29th, 1876, Mr. Wm. Johnson, 66 years of age.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
May 4, 1876

Salem township abounds in fiddlers.

Potatoes in Middleport 25 cents per bushel.

Horticulture is a leading industry, during the proper season, in Rutland.

Mr. George Oliver, an aged citizen in Pomeroy, died on Tuesday night of last
week.

The Pomeroy Telegraph Printing Company has just set up a new engine in its
office.

Irene Morgan, of Lebanon township, was recently adjudged insane by the
Probate Court.

Over one hundred dogs are said to have been poisoned, lately within ten
days, in Middleport.

John W. Willock and family left Middleport, on Sunday, of last week, for a
home in Denison, Texas

Mr. Henry K. Wells, one of the oldest citizens of Bedford township, says the
Pomeroy Telegraph, is lying very sick.

Star Grange is the largest grange in Salem township, was organized in March
1874, and has at present 113 members.

The store of W. A. Ellis & Co., of Racine, was burglarized on the night of
the 22d utl., and about $50 worth of goods carried off.

S. S. Nelson and family, of Salem township, started recently for Iowa, with
the intention to make that State their future home.

Mr. W. J. Kallam, of Middleport, has just completed the erection of a
foundry and machine shop in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Hon. V. B. Horton, of this county, has demonstrated the fact that Meigs
county land can be made to produce 32 1/2 bushels of wheat to the acre.

Mr. Samuel Church, aged 75, living in the second ward of Pomeroy was
seriously hurt by falling down his cellar steps, on Monday evening of last week.

The Pomeroy Iron Company have been making large shipments of manufactured
iron to the west. They sent about 250 tons to St. Louis in the last two weeks.
-- Telegraph

Jacob Dorst was badly injured by a heavy stick of timber falling on him
while engaged in raising a saw mill for James Rankin, in Orange township, one day
last week.

The fine residence of Judge W. H. Lasley, in Pomeroy, was wholly consumed on
the night of the 22 ult. -- The fire originated, as is supposed, from a
defective flue. Partly insured. The volunteer fire company, of Pomeroy, on this
occasion, acted very inefficiently, they failing to assemble in sufficient
force to get their engine to the fire.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Meigs Co. Republican
May 10, 1876

J. L. W. Bell has been repairing his residence on second street.

John Sayre is repairing his house on Main Street.

Wm. McElroy has returned from the west.

R. Harpold and B. E. Sibly are with us again.

Miss Mattie Swallow, of Middleport, is visiting the Misses Petrels, of this place.

The milliners are doing a good business this spring.

The new editors of the Racine World are Skinner and Ceelet? Some of the articles
in their paper are very good.

Jas Cranshaw has started a barber shop at the foot of Main.

Jed Wolf purchased his drugs and medicines through the State Grange agency at Cincinnati.

Rev. S. B. Mathews, of the M.E. church, has started on a tour for his health.

Rev. W. E. Powell will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday at half past ten.

The street commissioner is at work again; by the way, that canal on Second Street ought
to be filled up, or drained or something done with it.

It is rumored that the I.O.O.F. and F. & A.M. are going to have a combination picnic.

The report is that Mr. Mariner is indicted for burglary and larceny.

It seems that W. A. Elliss "no likee lendum."

The concert at the M.E. Church last evening was a decided success. The attendance
was large.

We regret to learn that Mr. Wayne Jenkins is sick.

To Mr. and Mrs. Vint. Hartinger, on Tuesday, May 9th, a fat plump daughter.

BARNES-GORBY -- April 15th, 1876, at the residence of the bride's parents, in
Salem Township, by F. H. McKnight, J.P., Mr. Charles S. Barnes and Miss Ada J. Gorby

NEIGHBORGALL -- In Rutland township, May 6 of consumption, Mrs. Mandana, wife of
Mr. Sereno Neighborgall, aged about twenty-three.

SWICK -- In Middleport, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 3, 1876, at 1 o'clock, p.m.
Louisa R., daughter of John and Phoebe A. Swick, aged 21 years, 2 months and
19 days. The deceased had been in poor health for nearly two years. On her death
bed she expressed herself as being fully prepared and willing to meet death and
the judgment.

CHASE -- Tuesday, May 2nd; at 8 o'clock, P.M., at the residence of his brother,
R. Chase, near Pomeroy, Ohio, Prof. John C. Chase, aged forth-two years. Prof. Chase
was well known to most of our citizens, having been Superintendent of our public
schools, and previously had charge of the Coalport schools. Owing to his extreme
reticence, only those with whom he was most intimate, knew his capabilities for
good to his kind.

Court Proceedings

Proceedings of Common Pleas Court, for the week ending Saturday, May 6, 1876, before
S. S. Knowles, Judge. The Grand Jury were discharged on Wednesday last, having present
the following indictments; Frank Hall and Frank Riffle, for burglary and larceny.
Charles Mariner, for burglary. John W. Willock, forgery. Daniel Bibbee, obstructing
the public highway. Hall, Riffe, and Mariner are in jail. The Grand Jury examined the
county jail, and reported it kept in as good order as the construction of the building
will allow.

Ferry licenses were issued as follows: To A. S. Sehon, to keep a ferry across the Ohio
River at Middleport, in Sutton Township, for the term of one year. To Joseph Randolph,
to keep a ferry across the Ohio River at Randolph Landing, Sutton township, for the
term of one year. Auctioneer's license was issued to Gustave Jordan, for the term of
one year, on his giving bond according to law in the sum of $1,000.

Thomas T. Hopkins vs James H. Parr -- settled at defendant's costs
Mary S. Garnett vs Stephen P. Capehart -- dismissed at the costs of the plaintiff.
Meigs Building and Saving Association vs John W. Lyon and Ann Lyon -- sale confirmed and deed ordered
Howard Womeldorff vs Arch. Crary and Sarah Russell -- settled at plaintiff's costs
Thomas Halliday vs Washington Halliday et al -- sale confirmed, distribution of funds, and deed ordered
S.D. Pickens vs Joseph Filson -- sale confirmed, distribution of funds, and deed ordered
John Musser vs Clemence Musser -- settled and costs paid
F.W. Dixon vs Cooper and Allen -- settled and costs paid
J.P. Staneart vs Wm. Frost and Silva Frost -- settled and costs paid
Esther J. French, guardian of Morris H. French et al, John R. French et al -- sale confirmed,
distribution of fund, and deed ordered
State of Ohio vs Frank Hall and Frank Riffle -- defendants arraigned; plead not guilty -- trial set
for Thursday, May 18th, Defendants being unable to employ counsel, John Cartwright and B.M. Cade were
assigned by the Court as counsel for the defense.

Another shooting scrape on Parker's Run, in which, one Levi Jacks is said to have shot at
one James Saxon.

M. H. Jackson and Elijah Darst left for Cabell county, West Virginia, last Monday.

Edward Hampton is now carrying the mails from Middleport to Wilesville, He made his first trip
Tuesday.

Rev. Warren Taylor lectures on the evils of Free Masonry, at Wilesville next Tuesday.

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Meigs Co. Republican
May 17, 1876

Since our last issue, the following cases have been disposed of by Mayor
SMITH:
John LEWIS, drunkenness; plead guilty; fined five dollars and costs.
John LEWIS, charged with stealing fifty dollars from Mrs. Sidney RUFFNER;
plead guilty; bound over to Common Pleas Court.
Hunter LOWDEN, drunkenness; plead guilty; fined five dollars and cost.
Mary RED, charge disorderly conduct on the streets; fined one dollar and
costs; turned out to do so no more.
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There is a rumor that the splendid little Str. Wall City, the Middleport and
Ravenswood daily packet, is to have opposition. We hope the rumor is
unfounded. There is not enough business in the trade to justify a contest.
The Wall City is a neat, roomy, clean craft; her officers are very obliging
and accommodating; and, best of all, her charges are very reasonable. Let
our business men stick to the Wall City.

Mr. William PORTER, formerly in the job printing business in Middleport,
latterly in Pomeroy, has removed his family and office to Pittsburgh, where
he will engage in the same business. Mr. PORTER was master of his trade, and
turned out work that would be a credit to any city office. He had a great
run of custom in Pomeroy, and we hope he may meet with success in his new
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Messrs. EAKIN & SANDERS make quite a spread in our advertising columns
to-day. Read their new announcement, and govern yourselves accordingly.

RACINE NEWS
Racine, Ohio, May 15, 1876

Every man has in his own life follies enough, in his own mind troubles
enough, in the performance of his duties deficiencies enough, in his own
fortunes evils enough, without being overly curious after the affairs of
other. If we would expend a little more time in cultivating Paul's enjoined
charity, we think there would be more gained.

Jed. A. WOLF has gone to Cincinnati to attend the Democratic Convention. His
only regret is that he misses a Sabbath from his Sabbath school class, which
he has not done for nearly three years.

Wm. VLEET left on last Tuesday for the Centennial

Miss Dill COOPER is visiting in Gallipolis.

Miss NYE is visiting friends here.

Dr. AMSDEN has returned from McArthur.

Miss Hattie HOLLAND has returned to Racine, and expects to spend the summer
here.

Bert WOLF has returned to Catletsburg.

The young folks gave a picnic last Thursday, at Weldon's hill; there were
about one hundred in attendance. All had a good time.

Our barbers have it nip and tuck, and if nip aint' careful, tuck will get it.

Mr. James KAY has put up a rustic seat at the old mill for the accommodation
of young ladies and gents who frequent that place of evening.

Some of our quoit pitchers are hard up we saw some of them pitching quoits in
the rain last Friday.

The reporter to the Telegraph uses such high flown language that no one here
can comprehend his articles. We advise him to drop some of those words that
it takes a crowbar to turnover, and talk United States.

There was a concert at the Baptist church last evening, the house was filled
to overflowing, and the concert was one of the best we have the pleasure of
attending. The programe was original; the exercises consisted of music;
general exercise; subject, second advent; response, beatitudes; song by class
of small girls; scriptural exercises by infant class; Rock of Ages, short
address by the pastor, W. E. POWELL, on the subject of praise. The school
deserves great praise, as the concert was gotten up in less than a week.

W. E. POWEL, the pastor of the Baptist church, preached a very interesting
sermon on Sunday last.

Mark PETREL is a success as a jumpist; he jumped 30 feet in three jumps on
level ground; the last jump measured 11 feet 8 inches.

We have good reasons for believing that W.J. PRALL, hardware merchant of
Pomeroy, has not injured the working of his generous heart by humping himself
under that heavy cook stove for lo, these many years.

The late frosts have been very destructive, but it is thought that some of
the apple blossoms still survive.

Corn planting is about over, except where parties are clearing.

Wm. and Stephen HOOPER are clearing the timber off of about sixteen acres of
what was formerly known as J.B. HIGLEY'S sugar camp. Mr. Geo. MORTON, who
has just returned from a trip to the west, says that the HOOPER boys have
done work enough on those acres to have broken sixty acres of prairie and
prepared it for planting. They have cut timber for three thousand rails,
reserved some for saw logs, and burned up enough to build a mate to A. T.
Stewart's store house which covers 2? acres in New York.

V. C. SMITH is having about three acres cleared in a cove adjoining the above
clearing.

Will. RICE'S arm is getting better. After weeks of severe treatment a huge
mass weighing twelve ounces, almost equal to "Skylock's pound of flesh,"
sloughed off, leaving a frightful sore, which is slow in healing.

While we were at Mrs. RICE'S Dr. GARRETT very politely exhibited his
collection of petrified wood specimens of stone, arrow points of flint, stone
hatchets, field spades and quartz rock. The Dr. had about two bushels of
such at Mrs. RICE'S and about eight bushels at home. The Dr. is engaged in
selling pruning shears and a peculiar kind of bolt cutter, with state ???
county rights to use the same.

Prof. J. C. CHASE, who died at the residence of his brother, ? CHASE, was
buried in the Rutland cemetery May 4th, 1876. Among the attendants was F. M.
CHASE.

Mrs. GRAVES' two children have gone to Xenia to the Soldier's Orphan Home, to
be educated. Xenia is the county seat of Green county 64 miles from
Cincinnati.

Supervisors are mending their ways. It has been suggested by an old "road
man" that no brush or other decaying trash should be used in filling ruts and
holes in the road, nor should brush be used in making dams to turn water for
the reason that brush soon rots and leaves the dirt porous and loose so that
it is easily washed away. To make an embankment or levee permanent, make it
of earth, high enough so that the water will never run over it. If it is not
practicable to make it that high, make it of earth as high as needed, and
then cover the top over the stone and gravel.

The bridge across Leading creek, below the SMITH & BRALEY mills, is reported
unsafe; therefore travelers that way will ford until the Commissioners can
afford to build anew. It is reported that the Commissioners were out and
inspected this bridge some time ago; they, however, did not interview the
neighbors, who are much interested, but went away and reported that with a
little repairs the bridge would be safe for two or three years yet. But "all
is not gold that glitters," and after close examination good mechanics have
reported that the bridge is liable to break down any time.

Wm. CHURCH returned from St. Louis on Thursday last, where he had been
visiting his son George. George is engaged in job printing in that city.

Rutland village is without a shoemaker, Wm. CHAMBERS, having sold his shop to
F. M. SISSON has moved to Athens.

Members of different churches met at the Presbyterian church in Pomeroy a few
weeks ago, and organized a "Meigs County Sunday School Union." of Which Mr.
?. W. COOPER of our town was elected President and Mr. TURNBULL, and some
others, and organized auxiliary "unions" in every township in the county.
Much good was thus accomplished, in the educating the youths of the county up
to a unity of faith and knowledge of the Bible.

Miss Mame BOOTH, of Marietta, who has been visiting in the city for several
weeks, returned home on the Andes last Sunday.

William STARKEY, Jr., recently married to Miss Zo. CONANT, commenced
housekeeping in Schreiber's building, on Butternut street, last week.

The spring removals, so far as known, have been: J. KIMBLE, from Lincoln Hill
to Mechanic street; F. KEPLER, from Front street, over Davis' butcher shop,
to J. V. SMITH's house on Lincoln Hill; D. LLEWELLYN, from over his court
street residence to Mechanic street; A. AMBURG, tailor, from this city to
Portsmouth, Ohio; J. J. WEESE, from the Simpson House, on Mulberry street, to
the Ripley House, Middleport; Dr. KREIHBEL, from the Seebohm house on
Mulberry street, to the Simpson House; Chris KOUNTZ, from the Schreiber
House, on Butternut, to Union avenue, Judge LASLEY has, or will soon remove
his family from their temporary quarters in Middleport to the House vacated
by A. AMBURG, near his late residence, where he will reside until he rebuilds.

I had the privilege of looking through prosecuting attorney GRAHAM'S Docket
last Saturday, and find it one of the nicest arranged documents of the kind
that could be gotten up. The making of the new Docket was the work of Bill
MARRICK. I'll venture it's the nicest Docket in this District. The
Prosecutor informs me that during his first year he disposed of 365 cases; in
the first two years, sent 21 to the Penitentiary, and in the same time
collected and paid into the County Treasurer over ($6,000) six thousand
dollars! Bully for Graham!

Dr. W. C. WELLS was the first to initiate the straw hat season.

Gen. GROSVENOR, in the cross examiner's chair, and Dr. Alonzo GARRETT, on the
witness stand, make a lively part to draw to.

Gen. GROSVENOR, received an invitation last Friday night, from the chairman
of the committee on Decoration of the Soldiers' Graves of Hamilton County, to
deliver the oration at Spring Grove Cemetery, Decoration day, May 30th, with
instructions to telegraph his reply, which he did Saturday morning, accepting
the invitation.

Mrs. WINTERS, nee Mary GEYER, of Ironton, Ohio, is visiting her parents in
this city.

The buildings of Joseph FOWLER and B.F. BIGGS, at the mouth of Sugar Run, are
nearly completed. Mr. FOWLER will occupy his room as a general merchant, and
Mr. BIGGS will occupy his rooms as an undertaking establishment. Mr. FOWLER
will be ready for business about the first of the month and Mr. BIGGS in a
few days.

W. J. PRALL, the man with the stove on his back, has remodeled the inside of
his store room, and is repainting the front, making in his business house a
visible improvement.

Miss Stella REED, of Portsmouth, Ohio, is visiting friends in this city.

Mrs. LOGAN, nee Miss Linnie GALLAGHER, of Logan's Ferry, PA., is visiting
friends in this city.

Chas. L. HUNTLEY should have been mentioned among the graduates of the
present term of Pomeroy High School.

Rev. Wm. J. LEE, whose parents reside in this city, will deliver an original
poem at the commencement at Marietta College, next month. Mr. LEE is a
graduate of that institution. After the commencement there, he will spend
the summer vacation in this city. He is stationed at Holden, MO.

The T party at the Opera House was generally conceded to be a success. Not
being there, I can give no particulars.

If any person had been taken suddenly sick last Saturday, they would have had
to send to the Court House for a doctor. They were in attendance as
witnesses in the MUSSER cancer case.

While one of the attorneys in the MUSSER case was delivering his argument
last Saturday night, one of the witnesses for the defense interrupted him,
when the attorney turned to the court and said, "If the court please, I
object to any Brass Monument interrupting me while I am arguing this case."
The witness subsided.

Spencer STOUT, the Poultry Man, of Chester, received a forty pound turkey
last Friday by express, from Indiana.

Judge NASH and Hon. Jos. BRADBURY, of Gallia and Gen. GROSVENOR, of Athens,
are still in attendance on our Common Pleas Court.

Judge KNOWLES left for his home in Marietta Monday; Judge BRADBURY will
finish the term.

Judge KNOWELS opens Court in Gallia county Monday, the 22d inst. Judge
BRADBURY at Marietta on the same day.

In the case of Israel STANBURY vs the Pomeroy Flour Company no damage was
assessed. GROSVENOR, VORHES and Judge NASH for Plaintiff; RUSSELL AND
RUSSELL and Martin HAYS, contra.

The case of Melvnia CHASE vs. Jacob MUSSER, was on trail all day Saturday,
and until midnight Saturday night, when the jurry returned a verdict of
$3,000 for the plaintiff. This case excited a great deal of interest, the
Court House being crowded during the trail. The plaintiff charged Jacob
MUSSER with malpractice in the treatment of a cancer, whereby she was
deformed by the loss of a portion of her nose. The case was stubbornly
fought, with the above result. GROSVENOR, VORHES and M. HAYS for Plaintiff;
NASH and BRADBURY, contra. I have mentioned these as being of particular
interest, the others will appear in the regular court report.

For nearly five years, and under four different administrations, the
undersigned has furnished the Pomeroy News for the Meigs County Republican,
and its predeceeor, the News. The time has now come, when circumstances make
it necessary for me to give way to others. In the time that I have been
connected with the above publications, I have made many friends, some
enemies. The former I shall remember kindly; the latter I shall soon forget,
as they belong to a class to which I am perfectly indifferent. As to what I
have written, I have no apology to make, neither retraction. Wishing the
Republican abundant success, political, financial and otherwise, I will step
"down and out." J. P.

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Athens County Messenger, Athens, Ohio
May 18, 1876

Rutland has no shoemaker.

Father Owers, of Tanner's Run, died recently of old age.

Six prisoners at the close of the week in the jail of this county.

There is talk of establishing a Democratic paper in Middleport.

The I.O.O.F. and F. & A.M. of Racine, are going to have a combination picnic.

Sheriff McElroy was last week laid up at his residence in Middleport with
rheumatism.

Judge Bradbury is occupying the bench this week in the Common Pleas of this
county.

J. L. Carpenter, of Columbia township, was recently elected President of the
Agricultural Society of this county.

The Middleport Woolen Factory is running night and ay, making large
quantities of jeans and other woolen goods.

Rev. Finley Bell, aged twenty, preached his farewell sermon at Portland in
this county, on Sunday of last week.

Another shooting scrape recently occurred on Parker's Run, in which one Levi
Jacks is said to have shot at one James Saxton.

The Pomeroy High School will hold their first regular Commencement, at the
close of the present school year, some time early in June.

A fine span of horses, belonging to Albert Hazelwood, were driven into the
Ohio river, at the mouth of Kerr's Run, on Tuesday of last week, when both
were drowned.

Rev. William Herr, agent of the American Bible Society, who preached Sunday
of last week, in the Presbyterian Church of Middleport, was an intinerant
minister in that section fifty years ago.

The Middleport Republican says: The members of the various Evangelical
churches of this place are about to establish a Union Sabbath School at the lower
edge of Middleport, in a small chapel donated by Mr. Bosworth for that
purpose.

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changes to spelling or grammar.]

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Meigs Co. Republican
May 28, 1876

DIED WEBSTER -- At the residence of her sister, near Rutland, where
she had been on a visit, in feeble health, Philemina Webster, wife of
Mr. G. G. Webster. The funeral services were held in the Free Baptist
Church of Rutland, conducted by the Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Middleport, of which she was a member for six years. The
remains were brought to Middleport Cemetery for burial.

Marriage Licenses Issued for the week ending May 22: Thomas E. Adams
to Annie E. Lane; Wm. H. Crawford to Hannah E. Davis; Henry Holt to
Zelda A. Hoffman; Philip Greaser to Mary A. Thomas; James R. Castor
to Lovinia Chancy.

Thomas Harkins, one of the oldest men in the township and a soldier of
the war of 1812, died at the residence of his son, C. B. Harkins, Monday,
May 15th and was buried in the Nelson graveyard on the 16th inst.

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Meigs County Republican, Middleport, OH
May 31, 1876

Watson -- In Cheshire, Gallia county, May 26, 1876, of consumption, Mr. John
Watson, father of Mrs. W. A. Watkins, of Middleport, in the 68th year of his
age.

Benedict -- Near Rutland, Ohio, May 38, Mrs. Miriam, wife of Mr. Jabez
Benedict, aged sixty-four years. She had been a member of the First Freewill
Baptist Church between forth and fifty years.

Braley -- Near Langsville, Ohio, May 28, after an illness of several months,
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr. Amos C. Braley, aged about forty-five years.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
June 1, 1876

George Wolfe, of Letart, recently lost twenty sheep by dogs.

Mrs. Martha B. Tenney, an aged lady, has moved from Rutland to New Lima.

Mrs. Johnson, wife of Charlie Johnson, formerly of Rutland township,
recently died in Osceola, Iowa.

The Middleport Salt Furnace was recently sold at Sheriff's sale for $4,338,
about one-sixth its original costs.

Riffle and Hall were last week sent to the penitentiary from this county for
burglary. They had probably rifted a Hall safe.

The Pomeroy Telegraph thinks that the strongest candidate which the
Republicans can possibly put in nomination for the Presidency at Cincinnati, is
Benjamin H. Bristow.

Mr. Philander Edmunson, formerly of Middleport, who was reported to have
died in one of the Western States, writes to the Republican in correction of the
rumor.

The Middleport Republican speaks of a negro that last week made his
appearance in that town who possessed very remarkable powers of mimickry: "He could
easily imitate a whole brass band, smoking his pipe at the same time; then
suddenly change his voice that of the calliope, producing music fit to preside
over eloquence and heroic poetry. The mocking of different animals, and to
produce the sound of an approaching railway train almost perfectly, seemed to be
a favorite pastime with him."

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Meigs County Republican, Middleport, OH
June 7, 1876

Mrs. McClure, wife of Nat. McClure, of Harrisonville, was found in a well
near the barn on the farm on which the family resides, last Sunday morning. It
seems, as the report has it, that she went to the barn to attend to some
domestic matter, and in a few minutes an inmate of the house sent one of Mrs.
McClure's little children to tell his mother to bring some soft water from the
barn to the house; when she returned, the little boy seeing a bucket near
the well, looked down and discovered his mother, when he gave the alarm to his
father, who rescued her from the well before life was extinct, and the last
report was that she was still living, though in a dangerous condition. The
well had no curb around it, and it seems no covering, though circumstances
point strongly to an attempt at self destruction.

Sad accident
On Thursday last Mrs. Mary Wipple, wife of Lawrence Wipple, and daughter of
John Schuler, who reside near Chester, while whitewashing a room, was standing
on a chair, which tipped over, she falling with her back across the same,
causing severe injuries, which resulted in her death about four hours
afterwards. Mrs. Wipple was enceinte [pregnant - ed.] at the time. She leaves
three children.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
June 8, 1876

William Mark, formerly of McArthur, but now of Middleport, Ohio, has been
awarded by a jury $600 damages against the city of Pomeroy for injuries
sustained in falling over the river bank in the night.

Dan. Rice's show was in Middleport yesterday.

The circus in Middleport last week failed to pay expenses.

The Pomeroy temperance people compromise on "Ginger ale."

The Herald, published at Racine, is a new journalistic enterprise.

The Marshal of Middleport "certifies" that there is no small-pox in that
town.

Wm. Barton, of Salem, was last week arrested charged with poisoning a
spring.

A farmer near Racine boasts of having the best looking wheat and "gals" in
the county.

"The great female 'wizard,' who was born under the planet Jupiter," has left
Pomeroy.

Mrs. Sarah Braley, near Langsville, and Mrs. Miriam Benedict near Rutland
died recently.

This county is to be represented at the Centennial by specimens of her coal,
salt and bromine.

Mr. John Watson, one of the oldest citizens and most successful farmers of
Cheshire, died recently.

Rev. and Mrs. S. P. Davis, of Pomeroy, celebrated their tin wedding on
Wednesday evening last.

The ladies of the Methodist Christian Church gave a moonlight festival on
Saturday evening last.

The barn of Win, McKay, in Lebanon township, was burned on Sunday night of
last week. Incendiary.

Isaac Hoops, of Middleport, lost a valuable team by drowning in the Ohio
river on Tuesday of last week.

At the re-centennial tea party given by the ladies' of the M. E. Church, of
Middleport, a Mrs. Barnes, in Quaker costume, wore a bonnet two hundred years
old.

The M. E. Sunday School of Pomeroy, was, yesterday, to have had a picnic at
some point on the West Virginia side.

Mr. Henry K. Wells, the oldest man in Bedford township, died at his
residence May 23d, aged nearly ninety-one years.

Mr. George Snoden, of Middleport, had tape worm removed from him one day
last week measuring twenty-three feet.

The miners in the lower portion of the Pomeroy coal mines complain that they
are not getting as much work as they expected in their contract.

There was a recent re-union of the surviving members of a Smith family,
eight in number, at Chester, whose average age was 72.

While Mr. John S. Harper and family of Pomeroy were engaged on a recent
night in playing croquet by the light of fire-?ails of cotton and turpentine, one
of his boys, "by way of diversity," threw one in his face destroying his
mustache and whiskers and seriously burning his lips and one cheek.

A meeting of the Directors of the Springfield, Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad
company, was held for business at South Charleston on June 2d, when the
engineer was directed to begin work on Springfield end of the road, immediately.
The trustees of the subscriptions at that place failing to transfer them to
the company, the Directors have decided to change the line to a more direct
course and will thereby run at a distance of a mile or a mile and a half from
the town and proceed on a route much more favorable than the one now located,
and which would not have been selected in the first place except to obtain the
assistance of the subscriptions.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
June 15, 1876

Three prisoners in the jail of this county at the close of the week.

Mrs. Jane Stansbury, aged 70, died at her home in Rutland on the 3rd inst.

The Agricultural Fair of this county will be held on the 6th and 7th of
October.

Mr. Wayne Jenkins, a worthy and influential citizen of Racine, died on the
2nd inst.

For the year ending March 31st there were 881 births and 237 deaths in this
county.

The first High School commencement that has taken place in Pomeroy, occurred
on the 2nd inst. and proved of a very interesting character.

So far as we know, the people of the West side of Meigs County generally
accord to those belonging to the "Ease End" the right to the Commissioner to be
chosen this fall. -- Telegraph

A miner named Chris. Schmidt, in Peacock Mine, at Pomeroy on Wednesday of
last week, received injuries by the fall of slate from which he died the same
evening. He leaves a large family.

Mrs. Mary, wife of Lawrence Wipple, of Chester, met her death on the 1st
inst., by the tipping over of a chair on which she was standing while
white-washing. She was enceinte [pregnant] at the time.

The exhibition of Dan Rice's show at Pomeroy, on Wednesday of last week, was
prevented by the trivial circumstance of its falling into the official hands
of a Kentucky Sheriff for debt, a few days previously.

The Telegraph says that the wife of Mr. Nat. McClue, of Harrisonville,
attempted suicide on Sunday, the 4th inst., by drowning in a well at their
residence. She was rescued before life was extinct and has recovered.

A cow belonging to Albert Scott and John Gorsuch, of Rutland township, gave
birth, on June 1st, to a calf which, when but a few hours old weighted ???
pounds. The cow will be taken to their Athens dairy. - Pomeroy Telegraph.

On Thursday last, says the Middleport Republican the Danbey [sic - Dabney] Salt Works
shipped the last barrel of salt they had about their premises. - The first time
that their sheds have been entirely cleaned out of salt in barrels for many
years.

The Middleport Republican says Farmers report fine prospect for the wheat
and corn crops of Meigs county. There has been plenty of rain in some parts of
the county, though in other parts the early potatoes are suffering for want
of rain.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar. Editorial comments inserted in brackets.]

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
July 13, 1876

The daily mail between Middleport and Wilkesville went into operation last
week.

A large and enthusiastic Hayes Club was organized in Rutland on last
Saturday night.

Elder Joseph Stark, a widely and favorably known colored citizen of
Middleport was found dead in his bed on Monday of last week. Heart disease.

The man recently arrested in Pomeroy for the murder of the Marshal of
Hungtington, W. Va., was also recognized, when he was taken to the latter place, as
one of the participators in the Huntington Bank robbery. After being lodged
in jail at Winfield, in an adjoining county, where the murder was committed,
he was forcibly taken out by a mob and hung on a tree.

[The above was transcribed as it appeared in the newspaper without making
changes to spelling or grammar.]

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
July 20, 1876

Mr. and Mrs. Hobart, near Chester, celebrated their china wedding on the
16th of last month.

Mrs. Elvira Chase, aged 53, died on the 8th inst., at Rutland after severe
and protracted illness.

The number of prisoners contined in the jail of this county, for the year
ending June 30, 171.

A larger and enthusiastic Hayes and Wheeler club has been organized in
Rutland. 132 members were enrolled the first night.

Mrs. Mary Graham, of Rutland, was recently bitten by a copperhead snake and
for a time was dangerously ill as a consequence.

C. S. Rannells, Esq., says the Middleport Republican, had a foot badly
masked by getting it caught between a wheel and a wagon bed on which he was
riding.

The Pomeroy Telegraph says: We are glad to announce that the Pomeroy Academy
will re-open in September under the such management as will secure the
confidence of the friends of thorough education.

The residence, barn and stable, with all their contents, of John S. Hever,
of Lebanon township, northern part, were totally destroyed by the fire the 6th
inst. The family were away on a visit at the time. Incendiary.

Emma Taylor, a somewhat notorious character in Middleport for a number of
years, died recently. She was the woman for throwing whose illegitimate babe
into the river one Isaac Munsey is serving a term in the penitentiary.

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changes to spelling or grammar.]

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
July 27, 1876

Pomeroy has 241 dogs valued at $403.

J. W. Sayre, of Letart, and 160 acres of grass to cut.

Four prisoners in the jail of this county at the close of the week.

The Middleport Republican appeared in a new and much improved dress last
week.

Letart has two residents, says the Telegraph correspondent, who weight 350
pounds, each.

Rutland, originally a part of Salisbury, was organized as a township about
the year 1812.

Cassius Ewing, of Syracuse, died on the 16th inst., from injuries received
in a mine several week previously.

Mr. J. S. Harper, of Pomeroy, has invented a peculiar shaped brick to be
using in making sewers and drains.

Mr. Wm. Carlton, aged 60, of Bedford township, recently died suddenly from
the effects of the heat. He weighted over 300.

Mr. Merrill Britt, nephew of Judge Merrill, recently returned to Rutland to
live after twenty-three years of mining life in California.

Work on the addition to the Court House, says the Telegraph, has been going
on rapidly, and it will be ready for occupancy in a short time.

Mr. Goldsmith Cornwell and Eliza R. Cornwell, who were divorced at a recent
term of the Court of this county, were again married on Monday of last week.

Mrs. Robert McElhinny, who lives in Rutland township, sustained a broken
arm, one day last week, by being thrown out of a vehicle in which she was
riding.

John Phelps, an old and respected citizen of Letart township, died on the
13th, at the advanced age of 89 years. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and
acquitted himself with honor.

William Carleton, Sen., an old and highly respected citizen of Bedford
township, died suddenly and unexpectedly at his residence, on the morning of
Tuesday the 11th inst. His age was 73 -- Telegraph

The Pomeroy Telegraph says that as the result of a recent storm Geo.
O'Brien, Seldon Biggs, O. W. Bing, David Stewart and others, of Bedford township,
lost the largest part of their crops. Leroy Jones, on Shade, was damaged to the
extent of five or six hundred dollars. Enos Jones, Samuel William and others
lost their corn and grass and much damage was done along the streams.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
August 10, 1876

R. Ballard, Esq., of Tupper's Plains, lately died of consumption.

The work on the pier at Middleport is rapidly nearing completion.

The Hein House of Pomeroy has been reopened for the accommodation of the
public.

The Middleport Republican office made a narrow escape during the recent fire
in that town.

Elihu Higley and John Woodard, are the only two surviving soldiers of the
war of 1812, in Rutland township.

A rattlesnake with seven rattles was killed near Zion Church, in the
northeastern part of Rutland township, recently.

Tim Sullivan, a Pomeroy, tinner, wound up a lengthened spree about a week
since by attempting suicide by cutting his throat.

Mr. Geo. Meeley, a highly respected citizen of Bedford township, recently
had his lower lip, with all the other flesh in front of the lower jaw, removed
for cancer.

Mr. Matthew Lasley, aged 60, who, many years ago was a citizen of Rutland
township, was recently killed by a kick of a horse at his home in Raymore,
Missouri.

The Middleport Herald says: The wool crop in this section of county is
immense. The Woolen Mills are handling here perhaps more than ever before was
handled in the county.

Recently a little son of Mr. John Finney, of Antiquity, attempted to kindle
a fire in the kitchen stove with carbon oil, when the can exploded,
saturating his arms and hands with the burning fluid, and burning
them terribly.

By a fire which originated in the may-mow of the stable of J. W. Worley &
Co., of Middleport, on Thursday night, 27th ult., the following persons were
losers in the several sums named: J.W. Worley & Co., $800; G.G. Webster, $400;
G. Womeldorff, $700; Horden, $300; W.B. Probst, $550; Lewis Clarke, $100.
Total $2,800.

Of the recent Teachers Institute in this county, the Middleport Herald says:
The exercises during the week have been unusually interesting. Prof.
Williams, of Delaware, was present during the week. His interesting and instructive
lectures were listened to by large and enthusiastic audience. The number in
attendance has been largely increased this week.

Of the recent Democratic Convention of this county the Pomeroy Telegraph
says; A number of old wheelhorses of the Democracy, some of those who have borne
the burden and the heat of the day, did not appear. --J. V. Stevens was
conspicuously absent. D. R. Jacobs was painfully absent, and D. A. Smith was
distressingly absent. Lost sympathy with the cause, we are informed. Refuse to
eat crow.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
August 17, 1876

Mrs. Joseph Blackburn, of Minersville, aged 69, died last week.

P. H. Brunker, real estate dealer of Middleport, has made an assignment.

There are opening, respectively, for a tailor and a photographer in
Syracuse.

Maj. D. A. Russell, of Middleport, addressed the Hayes Club of that place on
Saturday evening.

Mr. Levi Amos, of Dexter, says a Telegraph correspondent, recently killed
fifty-five snakes in one hour.

A little daughter of Major F. C. Russell, says the Middleport Herald, who
has been so seriously ill for 10 days past, is we are glad to note, getting
better.

The Pomeroy Telegraph says: Mr. Chas. J. Campbell, Cashier of the First
National Bank, of Montgomery, Alabama, and wife, who is the daughter of W. H.
Remington, of Pomeroy, arrived by the Ashland on Wednesday morning
in charge of the dead bodies of two of their children for interment.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
August 31, 1876

Mr. John M. Berry, aged 82, a pioneer, died last week in Middleport.

T. Egan & Son's Woolen Factory at Racine, was last week closed by the
Sheriff.

Measures have been entered upon to organize a Pioneer Society for this
county.

John E. Stansbury, of Rutland, has an elk that has had 5 lambs in seven
months.

In Letart township last week $2,?? per hundred was the ruling price for
watermelons.

Maria Custer, aged 12, recently died in Syracuse, from the effects of a coal
oil can explosion.

The meeting called for Thursday night in Pomeroy, to form a Tilden and
Hendrick Club, proved a fizzle.

Miss Eva Morse, an estimable young lady, daughter of B. F. Morse, Esq., of
Middleport, died on Thursday.

Mr. Hiram Chase, aged 68, recently died in Scipio township and was buried in
Rutland, where he formerly lived.

Mr. Reuben Halfhill, of Cheshire township, had his house burglarized
recently, and about five hundred dollars taken.

Mr. A. Jewell Green, Democratic candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for this
county last Fall, is under arrest for alleged forgery.

A court of the Independent Order of Foresters, with twenty members was
organized in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Racine, Monday evening of last week.

Ebenezer Holcomb, of Columbia, had nine thousand feet of lumber burned
lately. He had his lumber in a kiln drying when it caught on fire.

Master Herbie Hudson, says the Middleport Herald, is the owner of a Caladium
plant containing a leaf that measures 49 1/2 inches in length and 35 inches
in breadth.

The African M. E. Church, of Middleport, will hold a Camp Meeting about two
miles southwest of that place, on Leading Creek, commencing on Saturday,
September 2.

By the rise of eight cents on the pound for wool, the Middleport Woolen
Mills, says the Pomeroy Telegraph, has made a good thing it having purchased
fifty thousand pounds.

The Pomeroy Flour Company, says the Pomeroy Telegraph, for some time past
have been running their mill constantly, night and day, in order to meet the
immense demand upon them for their products.

George Patterson, who, about two years ago, muderedously assaulted with a
knife an old man named Hover, in the northern part of Lebanon township, was
arrested on Wednesday of last week near Bashan and is now in jail.

Shipments by the Ohio River Salt Company during the past week, says the
Telegraph, amounted to something over 10,000 barrels. All the salt furnaces on
both sides of the river, with but one or two exception, are in full operation.

The Pomeroy Telegraph says; Mr. Kimbel, manager of the Western Union
Telegraph office in this place, is now engaged in putting up a wire
from Clifton to
connect with the line here. It is expected to be in operation within a short
time.

The Telegraph says that but for the treachery of a portion of the delegation
from this county, H. B. Smith, their own candidate, before the convention,
would have been selected as the Democratic candidate for Congress for this
District. The Telegraph hints at ways that are dark, as instrumental
in securing Poston's nomination instead.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
September 7, 1876

Three Farmers in Rutland township conjointly raised 1,145 bushels of wheat
the past season.

Mr. Cyrus Grant, says the Pomeroy Telegraph, is about ready to start the
Riverside salt furnace.

The Pomeroy Telegraph acknowledges the receipt of a forty-five pound
watermelon at that office.

The Republicans of Rutland planted the tallest pole on Wednesday, ever
before raised in that township.

From present appearances we judge that the county will give all of her
old-time majority this fall. -- Pomeroy Telegraph

The oldest person now living in Rutland township is Mrs. Cynthia Percy, aged
ninety-two years. She draws a pension.

Leonard Hugg, on Wednesday of last week, says the Pomeroy Telegraph,
received serious injuries from a fall in preparing a scaffold.

On Monday of last week, Charles Bail, of Cheshire, accidentally shot himself
through the leg, while taking a revolver from his pocket, making an ugly
wound.

Henry Rice, the young man who fell from the third story of the National
Hotel, recently, and broke his leg, says the Middleport Herald, is about to move
around with the aid of crutches. He was on the street yesterday.

It was announced that a Tilden and Reform Club would be organized at the
court house last Thursday night. The time came and not a reformer put in his
appearance, consequently the club was not formed. -- Pomeroy Telegraph.

On Sunday, Aug. 27, there was a large Harvest Home Festival in the German
Protestant St. John's Church in Chester Township. The church was beautifully
decorated with harvest garlands, which was done by the ladies of the
congregation.

At no time since we have been in Meigs County, says the Telegraph, have we
seen the Republicans so fully aroused so early in a campaign as now. The
attendance at the meetings we have thus far attended has far exceeded anything we
saw during either of the Grant campaigns.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
September 14, 1876

The Duquense Fire Company of Pomeroy recently disbanded.

Merill Grimes and Mitilda Amos, of Rutland, were recently married.

It is expected that the new Grange Hall in Dexter, will be completed in
October.

There has lately been a great deal of sickness in the neighborhood of
Tupper's Plains.

Hon. N. H. Van Vorhes will speak at Salem Center on Saturday evening, Sept
16th.

The new Steam Fire Company of Pomeroy held their first meeting on last
Friday evening.

Mrs. Amos Edmunson of Salem lately experienced a paralytic stroke and has
since been lying in a critical condition.

Mr. Willard Coleman, an old and highly respected resident of Olive,
township, died at his residence on Saturday, August 26.

The late Republican gathering in Rutland is said to have been the largest
ever known in that place.

The Middleport public schools employ fifteen teachers with salaries ranging
from $28 to $63 per month.

Messrs. A. Davies, H. Hoyt and T. C. Flanegin have been appointed City
Examiners of Pomeroy for three, two and one years, respectively.

Seldon Humphrey, Esq., a well known and wealthy citizen of Long Bottom,
Olive Township, died recently, after a long illness, aged 66 years.

The Republican says: Many pronounce the Hayes meeting in Middleport last
Wednesday evening the largest night meeting ever held in the city

Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, a pioneer of this county, whose husband died in 1857,
at the age of 100 years, is yet living in good health and retains full
possession of all her faculties.

A canvas last week taken of school District No.6, of Rutland township, shows
that of the 81 resident voters therein 79 are for Hayes and Wheeler and 2
for the Government defrauding reformer.

A Mrs. Mulligan, of Middleport, on Monday evening of last week, was called
to her back door by a knock and on opening it had a quantity of hartshorn
thrown into her eyes by a man who thereupon made his escape.

Rev. Albert J. Nast, for the past two years the acceptable pastor of the M.
E. Church in Pomeroy, closed his labors here Sunday, 3d inst., and on the
following Monday was married in Berea to Miss Sarah McDermott.

Those who should be well informed in the premises say that "Old Meigs' will
this year roll up a heavier Republican majority than ever before, and that
Van Vorhes will run "clean" ahead of his ticket in the county.

The Hayes Clubs in the different parts of the county, says the Pomeroy
Telegraph, report a large number of gains from those who refuse to eat crow and
from those who do not desire to see the "solid South" ruling the county.

Mr. Hugh Bond, of Salem Center, a boy of 84, and a soldier of the war of
1812, says a Telegraph correspondent, tried himself at hard work in the hot
weather of last week, and nailed on as many shingles as any man on the roof of
the Greenwood school house.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
September 28, 1876

The recent Grand Jury of this county found sixteen indictments.

Mr. John A. Giles, age 82, has been a resident of Rutland since 1815.

The new lodge of Foresters in Racine is rapidly increasing in membership.

Mr. J. T. B. Ledlie, of Salem, lately threshed 752 bushels of grain in seven
hours.

John S. Strong, an old resident of Salem, died very suddenly at his
residence on the 15th.

Mr. and Mrs. Loyal F. Williams, of Middleport, celebrated their Crystal
wedding on the 18th inst.

A.J. Green, Esq., lately on trial before the Common Pleas of this county
forgery, was acquitted.

Jesse McHaffie, aged about seventy years, residing near Langsville, Rutland
township, died recently.

The twenty-third annual Fair of the Meigs County Agricultural Society will
be held on Friday and Saturday, October 6 & 7.

"Uncle John" Anderson, a well known and highly respected citizen, of
Portland, aged 84, fell dead in the yard of his residence one day last week.

At the close of a Democratic meeting at Canada school house, in Chester
township, one day last week, an attempt was made to organize a
Tilden Club, but not a single person present could be induced to "jine."

On Thursday evening last a barn belonging to the estate of Ira Graham, at
Middleport, was destroyed by fire, which, also, damaged an adjoining dwelling
belonging to the same estate and the blacksmith shop of Mr. Fahnle on the
opposite side of the street.

The boilers of the steamer J. N. Roberts exploded at about one o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, of last week, while she was lying at the Pomeroy
wharfboat. The whole top of the boat was blown oil, and all on board at the time of
the explosion were more or less injured, but were saved with the possibly one
exception.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
October 12, 1876

Chas. M. Holt, of Rutland, died recently after an illness of then days.

Mrs. Metcalf, of McConneisville, has been visiting friends in Middleport.

Mrs. W. Kimes, of Chester, is suffering from a severe attack of Asthma.

S.P. McGraw, of Minnesota, is visiting friends in Rutland, his former home.

The Racine stave trade has quite perceptibly enlivened in the last few
weeks.

Miss Maria Comstock, daughter of Dr. A. Comstock, of Rutland, has gone to
reside in the Sate of Illinois.

Mrs. Leonard Hugg, of Rutland, started yesterday morning for a visit to
friends in Iowa and Minnesota.

Wm. B. Phillips has made two or three attempts to live in the west and is
again moving back to Rutland.

Erastus Stow, of Rutland, has erected a large two story brick in place of
the one destroyed by fire some time since.

Columbia Banks, of Racine, is fast recovering from the injuries he received
at the explosion of the propeler Roberts.

The horse, Gus Raymond, owned by J. W. Worley and F. F. Fletcher, of
Pomeroy, took first money at the Washington county Fair.

Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Gould, of Athens, were in Middleport last week, visiting
their family of Capt. P. B. Dickerson. -- Republican.

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Downing left on Monday evening for a visit to Mrs.
Downing's former home in Northern Ohio, to be gone several weeks.

On Monday afternoon, John Fisher, a boy about seventeen years of age, was
killed instantly in the Dabney coal bank, by the falling slate.

Mrs. Rodney Downing and General Garfield were school-mates at one time and
she had the honor of entertaining him while he was in Middleport.

Mr. Thos. Dawson, of Middleport, invited his friends to an oyster supper,
given on the occasion of his thirty-sixty birth-day, Oct. 3d. No. "wet"
refreshments.

Prof. C. C. Jacobs, of Middleport, has received a call to teach the German
language in Carlton College, Syracuse, but has not yet accepted. He is a
successful teacher.

Mr. Harry Parson, of Racine, lost a leg fighting the rebels and when Tilden
Reformers button-hole him for "Tilden and Reform" he tells them he lost one
leg trying to reform the Democrats, and they drop him.

The late rise in the river damaged some of C. P. Wolf's corn, on Bowman's
Run and made the road almost impassible for a few days, on the account of mud.
A rather indicrous accident occurred to a farmer in the same place at this
time. He attempted to cross the stream and the water floated his
wagon bed off;
containing himself and a load of produce. The team of oxen swam to the
shore, the bed down stream. The farmer jumped overboard, landed his unwieldily
craft, gathered up a few scattered cabbage heads, "cussed" his
unlucky star and
started his team toward home.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
October 19, 1876

Geo. Ball, of Bonner, has gone to Texas to reside.

Elections in Pomeroy and Middleport passed off quietly.

Many Centennial visitors from this county returned in time to vote.

J. Morris, Tailer, of Rutland, has not spoken aloud for six months.

Dr. B. L. Paine, of Rutland, is reported seriously ill in Philadelphia.

The Middleport Herald reports the recent Fair of this county a failure.

Republican majority of last fall in this county was more than doubled on
Tuesday.

Mr. J. J. Juhler, of Pomeroy, received the award on bromine at the
Centennial.

The County Surveyor elect, Robert Ashworth, Jr., is teaching school at Rock
Spring.

The Newark, N. J., Presbytery, recently elected J. L. Wells, formerly of
Meigs, Moderator.

Mrs. J. Q. Dickerson, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly and Ohioan is
visiting her brother-in-law in Middleport.

Charley Bowman, a former employee of the Meigs County Republican, died at
his home on Tuesday, Oct. 10th.

The bridge over Shade, near Birmingham, went down with a yoke of oxen and
wagon on Saturday, 7th inst. Nobody hurt.

There is a meeting called for the 26th inst., in Pomeroy for the purpose of
perfecting the organization of the Meigs County Pioneer Society.

The Telegraph thinks that if Sigel and Blair would only come to Meigs again
one third of the Democrats would vote the Republican ticket.

A Hayes and Wheeler pole, one hundred and thirty-seven feet high was raised
at Letart on Saturday, 7th inst. Speeches by Messrs. Roseberry and J. U.
Myers.

Mr. G. W. Chase, of Rutland township, lost his barn, containing a large lot
of lumber, his entire stock of winter feed and a span of mule one night last
week by fire. Insurance $300.

In this county, where the $400 slander was most persistently peddled about,
the people have rebuked that style of electioneering by giving a Republican
gain of 588 votes on Barnes.

David R. Sims, First Engineer on the steamer Raven, rode six miles in
thirty-five minutes to vote, and arrived just one minute before the
polls closed. Enough of this kind of men will save the country.

Capt. Smith of Columbus, and Col. Gilmore, of Chillicothe, filled the
appointment of Gen. Kilpatrick at Pomeroy on Monday evening, 9th
inst. -- Although the people were disappointed in not hearing Gen. K.,
they were well pleased with the substitutes.

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Meigs County newspaper
November 1, 1876

Rutland Item - Died of Consumption, October 27th 1876, Miss JANE BOLTON,
aged 23 years. Her remains interred in the............

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
November 2, 1876

Hogs are scarce in Rutland.

The mills on Leading Creek have failed for want of water.

The Board of Education of Middleport have a balance in the Treasury of $121.

Charles H???, of Marietta, has located in Middleport, and will hereafter
make that his home.

The Meigs County Pioneer Society held its second meeting at the Court House
in Pomeroy on Thursday last.

Mr. Milo Higley, of Rutland, recently detected a burglar in his bedchamber,
the later make good his escape.

Henry Jackson, colored, was fatally scaled by falling into a salt grainer at
Clifton, opposite Middleport on Friday morning.

Frank Ingersoll, a former deputy marshal of Pomeroy, has been bound over to
court to answer a charge of embezzlement.

Geo. W. Davis, of Columbia township, has a colt that was one year old on the
7th of March, that weights 1,930 pounds and is 35 1/? hands high.

On Friday Joseph Van Meter fell through the joists of the Dock Company's
building, at Middleport, a distance of twenty-five feet. His right leg was
broken, and he received other internal injuries.

Payton Wilkes, a mulatto who lives in the Kerr's Run part of Pomeroy had his
left arm badly shattered recently by a ball fired from a pistol in the hands
of James Black, colored, during a personal unpleasantness.

There are twenty-five lawyers connected with the bar of this county, while
the Pe????ggers, says the Telegraph, are as thick thoughout the county "as
fiddlers are reported to be in the horrible hereafter."

The Providence colored Baptist Association, which includes Rutland township,
at their recent annual meeting, passed a resolution to enforce the law
against beer and whiskey sellers who shall hereafter intrude with
their traffic within the bounds of their outdoor meetings.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
November 9, 1876

Several cases of diphtheria in Rutland township last week.

A permanent organization of a Pioneer Association for this county has been
effected.

A west wing addition to the Court House of this county is in course of
construction.

Miss Jane Bolton, of Rutland, daughter of Asahel Bolton, died of consumption
recently.

Six children, says the Pomeroy Telegraph, have died of diphtheria in the
neighborhood of Harrisonville within a short time past.

The first courts of this county were held in a log school house in the west
part of the present limits of Middleport in 1819 and '20.

Any person who has been 20 years resident of this county, and is over 50
years of age, is entitled to membership in the Pioneer Association recently
organized.

Albert Hazlewood's coopershop, in the Kerr Run district of Pomeroy, was
wholly destroyed by fire, on the 28th ult. Twenty-five men were thrown out of
employment as a result.

Miesses Lucy G. Earnshaw and Mary E. Earnshaw, of Middleport, were
simultaneously married on the 25th ult., the former to Mr. John J.
McMillan and the latter to Mr. Oscar Hanna, both of Dover, Kentucky.

A bridge near Bungtown, Bedford township, went down recently during the
crossing of a heavily ladened wagon, drawn by four yoke of oxen and
in which two persons were seated. Though team and wagon fell a distance of
sixteen feet there was no injury sustained.

The dwelling of Mr. Hiram Alkire, of Scipio township, one of the Commissioners
of this county, was, with its contents, recently destroyed by fire. Loss
about $1,500. The fire originated from the explosion of a coal oil lamp after
the family had retired for the night, and who barely escaped with their lives.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
November 16, 1876

A jewelry store is a new enterprise in Racine.

Mrs. Margaret Douglas, aged 90, recently died in Chester.

Mr. Silas Moore, of Chester, was recently severely injured by falling from a
horse.

Rutland township cast 590 votes at the recent election -- the largest vote
ever before given there.

The Pomeroy Fire Company No. 1 will give their second annual ball on the
30th inst., Thanksgiving.

What is pronounced the finest school building in Chester township has just
been completed at Flatwoods.

Basom's corner is, says a Telegraph correspondent, the name given to a
prominent Democratic locality in Racine.

Mike Henafout, a laborer working in the excavation for the new wing of the
Court House at Pomeroy was severely hurt some days since by a heavy stone
falling upon him.

The hands employed in the Dock Co.'s Boatyard at Middleport, raised thirty
dollars by individual subscriptions, for the benefit of their fellow workman,
Mr. Joseph Vanmetre, who was so badly injured by a fall.

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Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio
November 23, 1876

Ben Stoley, of Racine, is about to remove to Marietta.

Pomeroy has nine hundred and nine school children in attendance at her
Public Schools.

Thomas Jackson and Milo. H. Jackson, with their families, of Rutland
township, have removed to Cabell county, West Virginia.

The annual meeting of the Meigs County Teachers' Association will be held
next Saturday, November 25, at the Court House in Pomeroy.

The Middleport Herald of the 18th says; John Salisbury, Esq., one of our
oldest citizens died and was buried on last Thursday. Mr. Salisbury
came to thisplace about thirty years ago and since that time has been actively
engaged in mining.

The Pomeroy Telegraph of last week tells of a fatal rencounter, growing out
of a political discussion, that occurred a few days previously at Bellville,
W. Va., opposite Reedville, in this county, during which a man named Bailey
had his skull crushed in my a stone thrown by a man named Hall.

The Pomeroy Telegraph says: A young man named Silas Clark, son of Eber
Clark, who lives near Hemlock Grove, in Bedford township, one day
last week while rabbit hunting was shot under the arm by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun which he was carrying. His injuries are considered dangerous.

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