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Union County, Ohio Old County News |
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Union County, Ohio Old County News |
| The Richwood Gazette Jan. 4, 1940 Fifty Years Ago The remains of Mrs. Emma Wood, of Lima, were brought here last Saturday for interment. The deceased was before her marriage, Nettie Gandy, daughter Abijah Gandy, of near Claibourne. A piece of wedding cake came over the sea last week to S. S. Gardner and the letter that accompanied it told of the marriage of his sister in England. On the last day of the year 1889, Andrew McNeil, who for fifty years had lived in Union county, was called to the great beyond. Thomas Peacock is seventy-one years old and on Monday he walked from Marysville to Richwood, a distance of sixteen miles, in four hours. The Richwood Gazette Twenty-Five Years Ago Mrs. Nancy Oliver, wife of Lester Oliver, one of Richwood's oldest and most highly respected citizens died at her home on east Ottawa street, Christmas eve. Christmas day at high noon Miss Hester Lowe Reed was united in marriage to Mr. Earl Rees, of Marion. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Reed, northwest of Richwood. Fifty Years Ago Marysville had thirty deaths during the year 1889. Mrs. J. C. Stubert gathered a nice bouquet of pansies and sweet alysum flowers last Friday, January 3. The flowers grew out-of-doors. Next we may have fresh cucumbers. A child of W. H. Carter of Jackson township, was buried in Claibourne cemetery, Tuesday. Mrs. Lora E. James wife of Alvah James, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Man Hayes, of Claibourne township, died at her residence near West Hayden, last Monday of consumption. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Stephenson were found in their home about 9 o'clock last Sunday morning, nearly dead from the effects of breathing coal gas. Both were unconscious, but prompt work by a physician saved their lives. The Richwood Gazette Twenty-Five Years Ago George A. Starner died Saturday afternoon shortly before 3 o'clock at his home on Beatty avenue after a long illness of heart trouble and complications. The marriage of Mr. William Hines of West Mansfield, and Miss Beatrice Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walen Wright, who reside northwest of Richwood, were united in marriage Wednesday, January 5 at West Mansfield. Mrs. David Kyle, of south Franklin street, received the news Thursday evening of the death of her brother, Joel Griffith, which occurred at his home in Radnor township, Delaware county, Thursday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Miss Myrtle M. Sanders, of Richwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Sanders, and Mr. Vincent D. Clemmons, of Garret, Ind., were united in marriage Monday afternoon at 3:30 in Newport, Ky., by Rev. Theodore Gerding. James Gallant, aged 81, died at his home in Radnor last Thursday morning after suffering some time of hardening of the arteries. E. A. Schambs was called to Oklahoma City, Saturday by the serious illness of his father, M. P. Schambs. Mr. Schambs is past eighty years old and is suffering from heart trouble. Born to Bert Wood and wife, of Claibourne on January 9, a ten pound boy baby. Fifty Years Ago George Kosht, received a dispatch last week, notifying him of the death of his father, at Auburn, Ind. Mrs. James Hoover, of York township, suffered another stroke of paralysis last Sunday, her left side being affected this time. She had a stroke about three years ago, disabling her right side and she is consequently helpless now.
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