George Jordan, aged 8, the lad who recently claimed that he accidently shot and killed his mother, Mrs. Permelia Jordan, whose dead body was found at her home, Flat Woods, near Lucasville, a week ago last Tuesday, was sent to the Scioto County Children’s Home Wednesday afternoon. The lad will Continue Reading
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Old Tombstone Found in Adams County, Ohio.
“A tombstone, almost 100 years old, has been located in the Jackman graveyard, Adams county. The grave marker bears the inscription ‘Louisa Drenan, born February 30, 1820; died March 12, 1840.’ The graveyard is located on the old Jackman farm, eight miles east of Manchester, now owned by CW Kirschner, Continue Reading
Vansant Postcard
The day after Christmas 1910 Mary Elizabeth Vansant, of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, sent the below photo postcard to eleven year-old Gretta Hayes of Bascom, Kentucky.
John Gharky Recollects Early Portsmouth
“Some person has sent to me at this late date a copy of your paper of June 11, 1887, containing reproductions from the Western Times of 1826, sixty-one years ago. Many of the occurrences mentioned are as fresh in mind as if they had taken place yesterday; and although you Continue Reading
Ironton Resident Killed by ‘Trap’
“Ironton, October 30 – A burglar ‘trap’ set by Walter Yates, proprietor of the Sunshine grocery, Seventh and Adams streets, three weeks ago, after the store had been loots of a large amount of merchandise, brought tragic death to one of his own employees Thursday night.” “Robert Starr, 29, of Continue Reading
Henry Clay Fleming
Body of Veteran Found Near Track: Brother of Portsmouth Residents Killed By Train “Greenup October 30 – The body of Henry C Fleming, 43, a World war veteran and a former brakeman employed by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, was found at 9:30 PM Thursday alongside the eastbound C & Continue Reading
Harold Jay Tomlin
“Harold Jay Tomlin, 19-month old son of Lewis and Audrey Peters Tomlin, 1715 Valley street, died 6:55 pm at his home after an illness of the last three months of complications. The child was born April 8, 1938.” “Surviving are the parents, a brother Gerald, 9, and three sisters, Wanda, Continue Reading
Freddie Will Leave His Darling
“Fred Stemshorn informed the Times that patience and forbearance have ceased to be virtues with him since his last marriage and to end his unpleasant life he will go to the county infirmary this evening and take up his abode. “My wife acts ridiculous,” says Freddie, “Why she gets drunk Continue Reading
Robert McGlone: A Child
“A little three-year old son of Alf McGlone, of Mill and Gay streets, died Wednesday afternoon of diphtheria. The child had an unusually severe case. The family moved to Portsmouth from Kentucky only five weeks ago. The city authorities provided the burial.”
River Still Holds Its Boy Victim
“All efforts to locate the body of Edward Edgell, who met death by drowning in the Ohio river Friday morning, near the Breece plant, in New Boston, had proven useless up until late Saturday afternoon. A searching party worked until late Friday night with drags but failed to locate the Continue Reading