“The Ohio Canal bridge near the west approach of the suspension bridge was completed this week, and is in the language of the average boy, “a daisy.” Squire Turner places the cost of the structure at $7,500, all told.”
1878
Death of Carter Buffington
“Carter Buffington, for the past thirteen years engineer for the Maddock Brothers, and their uncle, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Hazlitt, on the West side, last Sunday, of old age and debility, in his 76th year. The deceased was born in Virginia, and came to Ohio about Continue Reading
Jefferson Township Man Declared Insane After Bank Failure
“George Lewis, an old and respected citizen of Jefferson township, having brooded over a loss of money by the suspension of Dugan & Co’s bank, some years since, became insane over his losses. He finally got it into his head that he had been defrauded of large sums of money Continue Reading
Fanny Salters McLean Weary of Life, Ends It
“There was great excitement in the First Ward of this city, last Thursday morning, as the intelligence circulated that a young lady at the McLean House had committed suicide. The story was too true. Fanny Salters McLean, the second eldest daughter of the late W.E.S. McLean, whose widow keeps an Continue Reading
Removing Bodies from Chillicothe’s Old Presbyterian Graveyard
“On Tuesday last Col. Underwood, on behalf of the Scioto Valley Railway Company, commenced the work of clearing off the old Presbyterian graveyard. The first thing to do was to remove the fences and open the route of the road from Second to Main.” “The removal of the bodies is Continue Reading
A Card of Thanks from John F. Molster
“I desire to express my heartfelt thanks, as well as I can find language to indicate my feelings of gratitude, for the very great kindness and assistance shown and rendered me during the terrible suffering of my son James, and after his death, by the Gaylord Rolling Mill Company and Continue Reading
The Obituary of Carey E. Little
“On Monday evening, March 25th, at half-past six o’clock, Carey E., second son of W.W. and Harriet A. Little aged 18 years, 5 months and 13. days.” “Carey’s kind disposition won for him a large circle of friends, and his energetic, business-like habits, gave promise of much future usefulness, but Continue Reading
Springville’s Ohio River Lookout House
“The undersigned would respectfully announce to the citizens of Portsmouth and surrounding country, that he has since last season carefully refitted and put in good order the ‘Lookout House,’ on the summit of the Kentucky hills, opposite Portsmouth.” “Picnic parties and pleasure seekers will find this resort, during the summer, Continue Reading
Death of a Lieutenant of Landwehrs Under Napoleon
“A hero of Dresden, Leipsic and Waterloo, has answered his last roll call at the advanced age of 92 years. Frederick Hansgen, died at the residence of Mrs. Frank Welte, on Second street, Portsmouth, Ohio, last Sunday morning, April 14th, between the hours of four and five o’clock, retaining his Continue Reading
The Sudden Death of CS Kelley
“CS Kelley, the Ninth street grocer, died rather suddenly at his residence in the Sixth Ward, last Saturday morning, in his 50th year. While attending the US Courts of Cincinnati as a witness two weeks ago, he became quite ill, but did not take his bed until the day preceding Continue Reading