“The citizens of Nile township have felt outraged and indignant over a recent scandal, that finally developed into a run-away scrape.” “About thirteen years ago a young man named Benjamin F. Hutsenpiller, married an excellent young lady of that township, a daughter of Mr. John Evans. There was no trouble in their domestic life for …
“The Adams County Defender says: ‘They cleaned out their well at the Infirmary the other day, and among other things, took therefrom 55 tin cups, 5 half-gallon tins, 3 wash basins, 20 pair of shoes, 2 old hats, 2 steamers, 2 joints stove pipe, 2 milk strainers, and many other things too tedious to mention. …
“James H. Smith, 18, Negro enrollee at Camp Adams, Stout, died at 2:15 AM today of a throat ailment in Schirrman hospital. He was taken ill a week ago and was brought to the local hospital last Sunday. Smith arrived at Camp Adams 30 days ago from his home in Cincinnati. His body has been …
“William Thornton, aged 40, who is charged with killing his nephew, Ned Thornton, aged 24, at the former’s home at High Hill, Adams county, surrendered to Sheriff Petit at Rome last night. He was taken to West Union, where he was lodged in the county jail. He will be arraigned on a charge of first …
James Ramey Obituary “James Ramey, 1038 Longview Avenue, West Portsmouth, passed away at 2:30 AM today at his home, five days after his 75th birthday.” “A veteran of World War I, Mr. Ramey was born December 25, 1878, in Adams County.” “He was married to Anna Collum, who preceded him in death in 1921.” “Surviving …
“County Clerk Adams has received the Supreme court mandate, sustaining the judgement obtained by George Lute against the McDermott Stone company. Lute will get $1000 for the loss of an arm while in this company’s employ.”
“William Marion Nichols was locked up in the county jail this morning on the charge of horse stealing. He was brought here this morning from Pond Run by Constable Punteney and Joseph L Smith, of Kentucky. His arrest was the finale of a hot chase of three days by the last named man who was …
In Kirker Cemetery, near West Union, Adams County, Ohio, are two markers dedicated to the second Governor of Ohio, Thomas Kirker.Thomas Kirker, a native of Tyrone County, Ireland, was born about 1760 and emigrated to America in 1769. He and Sarah Smith traveled through Pennsylvania and into Kentucky where they were married in 1790. In …
An annotated map entitled “Maps of the country about the Mississippi believed to have been drafted by Chegeree in 1755. This annotated version is provided by Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy and History and Research site. Various unannotated versions are available at the Library of Congress webpage.
Manchester, Ohio November 22 One cold, bleak morning in last February Mrs. May Tomlin, 25 years old, quarreled with her husband, William, at their cottage home on Brush Creek, Monroe Township, near here. William, in a rage, left the two rooms occupied by his two small children and wife, vowing never to return. In the …