“Prisoners of the 56th- We publish a letter from Lieutenant SE Varner, containing the gratifying intelligence of the escape of Captain JC Stimmel, a brave and resolute officer and his safe arrival at New Orleans. The Captain was captured on Red River in May last. He broke through the guard Continue Reading
West Side Wickness: Mr. John McDaniel in the Role of a Family Physician
“On the 12th inst., Mr. Jehu McDaniel, formerly Justice of the Peace in Union township, was arraigned before Squire Kelly on a charge of attempting to procure an abortion, preferred by a girl named Lucy Koch, daughter of Eli Koch, of Duck Run. It seems the girl had been living Continue Reading
The Death of James L.O. Huston
“DIED- On Thursday evening, April 20th, at 6 o’clock. at the residence of his parents in this city, James Leonard Oscar Huston, son of Samuel Jones and Elizabeth Huston, aged 20 years, 5 months and 2 days.” “Our young friend has fallen in the bloom and vigor of youth, and Continue Reading
Ephemera Friday #21: Photograph from Raven Rock Airport
For this week’s Ephemera Friday, we’re featuring a historic photo from Raven Rock Airport, taken on October 4, 1945. This small airstrip was located at what is now the site of Washington-Nile Schools in West Portsmouth, Ohio. In this image, a biplane sits on the field, with the hills of Continue Reading
Sudden Death of Colonel Sampson Eagon Varner
“The community was shocked last Tuesday afternoon at a report that Colonel Sampson E. Varner had died suddenly at a few minutes past noon. The report was not believed to have any foundation in fact, as he had been met in market in the morning and seen driving through the Continue Reading
Israel Donalson: Ohio’s Last Surviving Creator of Ohio’s Constitution
“The venerable Israel Donaldson, for so many years a citizen of Adams county, did on the 9th inst., at the residence of his son, near Russellville, Brown county, aged 95 years.” “He was the last surviving member of the Convention that framed the Constitution of Ohio, preparatory to its becoming Continue Reading
Death of Captain John McAllister
“Captain John McAllister, of Springville, Kentucky, and well and favorably known as a steamboat captain, died last Monday morning at 8:40 AM. Captain McAllister had a host of friends on the river and shore, and his loss is one that will be felt by a large circle of friends and Continue Reading
The Bludgeon and the Bullet
“Last Tuesday morning about 11 o’clock, a part of young men were sky-larking on a boat at the foot of Madison street, and from friendly intercourse proceeded to harsh words, and afterwards adjourned to the shore and indulged in some vigorous shoulder-hitting. The principals seemed to be a young man Continue Reading
Death of George W. Coffrin
“Our citizens were pained to lean of the sudden death of Ex-Sheriff George Coffrin, one of the pioneers of this county and now a resident of the West Side, which occured at the family residence on Dry Run, at an early house last Thursday morning. He was taken ill the Continue Reading
The Obituary of Mrs. Julia A. Searl
“Mrs. Julia A. Searl, wife of Judge FC Searl, died, of pneumonia, last Monday afternoon, at twenty minutes past twelve o’clock. She had been confined to her bed for several days previous to her decease, but it was hardly believed that her situation was a critical one. Her sudden death Continue Reading