“The Committee of Arrangement, Treasurer and other officers of the Wesley Chapel Aid Society, held in Nile township, Scioto county, Ohio, April last, have settled and paid all dues and expenses of the Society, and found the net proceeds to be $120, which has been expended in purchasing clothing, catables, and other necessaries for the …
“The ‘Old Homestead of General Kendall,’ situate one mile from Portsmouth, is for sale, and can be purchased low, and on easy terms. This is a very handsome country residence. There are twenty-three acres of level land, every acre of which is fit for garden purposes. The dwelling house is well-arranged, and consists of eight …
On May 19, 2024, we ventured into the quiet countryside of Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio, to visit a hidden piece of history—the Alexander-Downey Cemetery. Tucked away at the back of a largely overgrown field, the cemetery was easy to miss, as nature had long since reclaimed the path leading to it. Tall grass and …
One of the more intriguing pieces of ephemera in my collection is a yellow receipt, numbered 9310, issued from Greenlawn Cemetery on October 15, 1942. Signed by cemetery superintendent Arthur Mucha, the receipt was given to Reverend Emory Bracken Frye, a minister from the Stoney Run area of West Portsmouth. It records the purchase of …
“Mrs. Lizzie Byerly, 79, od Sciotoville, Rt 4, passed away at 1:30 AM today at the home of her son, Lowell Byerly of Ontonagon Addition.” “Born March 30, 1866, in Friendship, Mrs. Byerly was a daughter of Hartman and Catherine Betz Boltz. She spent her youth in the Friendship community and later lived in Stockdale …
“Mrs. Nathan Jones, of the First Ward, died of lung troubles, after a lingering illness, last Wednesday night. The remains were taken to Keystone Furnace, Thursday, for interment.”
“The colored people of Scioto county propose celebrating Emancipation Day at Davis’ grove, on the Scioto Valley Railway, on Monday, 22nd of September.”
“Virginia Frost, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Frost of Stout, Adams county, died in Mercy hospital at 5:30 AM today of a shotgun wound in the left chest. The small shot, according to Coroner Virgil Fowler, were self-inflicted, and caused lung hemorrhages. The shot missed the heart.” “According to relatives who talked with …
Leroy Swords, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Swords, passed away in Baltimore from spinal meningitis. Born in Portsmouth, he worked at Baltimore shipyards and attended local schools. He is survived by his parents, several siblings, and a grandmother. Funeral services will be held at Long Run United Brethren Church.
“Leroy Swords, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Swords of Long Run, died at 1 AM Saturday in a hospital at Baltimore, Maryland, after a week’s illness of spinal meningitis.” “The youth was employed at the shipyards at Baltimore, where he had gone recently. He was born January 27, 1923, at Portsmouth. He attended …
