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Dr. Benjamin Merrill Rickets
“I’ll have no minister, no priest, no humbug. Cremate my body and scatter the ashes over the graves of my mother and father.” Dr. Benjamin Merrill Rickets
A Silver Find in South Point, Ohio
A rich vein of silver has been discovered on the hill land of Samuel Edgell of South Point. It will be extensively worked by Mr. Edgell,
New Church at Getaway, Ohio
The new frame church at Getaway, Lawrence County, Ohio, five miles from mouth of Symmes, will be dedicated to the service of God on Sabbath, May 21st, 1876.
Kingsley Chapel in Proctorville Ohio
Kingsley Chapel in Proctorville, Ohio was constructed of brick made at a kiln on Paddy Creek, just east of Proctorville, Ohio. The lumber was cut and sawed on neighboring farms.
At The Penitentiary
Last week, we commissioned a special reporter to take a look at the boys now serving a term in the penitentiary from this county. He reports as follows:
Prisoners of Lawrence County, Ohio
1834 – 1898 Lawrence County Ohio Prisoners were abstracted from the original Penitentiary’s Register of in Columbus. 1834-1905 can be found
Joseph W. Mobley
Joseph W. Moberly’s young days were spent upon his father’s farm in Ohio, and when he was in his twentieth year, he married Miss Mary Caldwell in Lawrence County, Ohio.
Brumberg Clothing Store Ironton, Ohio
Brumberg Clothing Store Ironton, Ohio was founded in 1881 and in 1931 will be remembered for the memorable golden jubilee observed by the concern.
A. J. Brumberg Profile
Every branch of industry must have its leader, such as this A.J. Brumfield Profile. Some representative must set the pace, and the faster the pace
Getaway Ohio History Part Three
Rev. Thacker was not favorably impressed with Getaway, Ohio and asked, in derision, “What is the name of this CITY?” Whereupon, he exclaimed “Get Away!”
Lawrence County, Ohio Mill Explosion
A few minutes before 8 o’clock, last Monday morning, a battery of six boilers at the Lawrence County Ohio Mill Explosion, hurled their immense fragments high in air, into the valley of Storms creek
Getaway Ohio History Part Four
Getaway Ohio in Lawrence County, Ohio has never been the site of any “big business” as we generally use that term today although a number of local industries have flourished there from time to time.
Edgerton Family of Chesapeake, Ohio
J.T. Edgerton, 70 years old, former Lawrence County [Ohio] surveyor, died this morning in an Ironton [Ohio] hospital. He had
Kellogg Powder Mills Works Explosion
It really seemed as if an earthquake had passed; but no, it was the explosion of the Kellogg Powder Mills, located in West Va., between Huntington and Ceredo, 14 miles distant from here.
Ironton Ohio Fires
Last Sunday morning a few minutes before one, the fire whistle shrieked and told off Third Ward; again it blew long and angrily, and then followed a general alarm.