“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
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Emancipation Day at Davis’ Grove
“The colored people of Scioto county propose celebrating Emancipation Day at Davis’ grove, on the Scioto Valley Railway, on Monday, 22nd of September.”
The Life and Death of Moses Gregory
“Died at his residence in Portsmouth, Ohio, December 15, 1871, Moses Gregory, in the 71st year of his age.” “As Mr. Gregory was one of our oldest citizens, and had been identified with interests of Portsmouth from his early childhood. till the day of his death, it becomes necessary to Continue Reading
James Ratliff Beheaded by Valley Train
“As the passenger on the Scioto Valley, that is due here about four o’clock PM, was turning the curve on the Davis farm about two mile a half this side of Lucasville Thursday, the engineer saw a man just ahead lying across the track. The brakes were immediately applied to Continue Reading
Died Among Strangers
“Charles Lundley, a brakeman on a freight train drawn by Engine No. 12, Scioto Valley Railway, died last Wednesday morning at 2 o’clock, of typhoid fever, in this city, at the residence of William Johnson, engineer of Engine No. 10. Mr. Lundley was an industrious young man, the only support Continue Reading