About the year 1856, when Ironton was in her infancy, there came word to Burlington, Ohio, that some half dozen slaves had escaped from Kentucky, and that they would cross, it was supposed at or near Ironton.
Stories
General Fuller, Muster, Hotels, Burlington, etc.
General Fuller, Muster, Hotels, Burlington, etc.Ironton Register, Thursday, August 8, 1895 For the Register.With what anticipation did we boys await the time of general muster day when the...
Obituaries of Former Slaves
Last Sunday afternoon, Albert Holt, a well known colored man, was found dead in his bed, at his home, on Washington street. He was up and about on Sunday morning, and was last seen about 11 o’clock,
Who Remembers Jay Taylor
Today’s paragraph is about the chief of the civil aeronautics administration, Los Angeles, remembered by many living near Lawrence Street School during the roarin’ twenties as Jay Taylor
October Years Ago in Ironton, Ohio
The last week of October in years gone by left a record of many events occurring in the city…October 28 1863, Frank Neekamp opened a shoe store on second Street and the city hasn’t been without a Neekamp Shoe Store the past 102 years, operated by members of the same family.
Horatio Alger Story
A real estate deal announced yesterday means another new look and improvements on Railroad Street, the sixth big expansion by the Tri-State Furniture Co. since 1950
The Anvil Chorus
A story in this column last week about the “Relic Room” at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Pierce Edwards is Sedgwick added another old relic to their already large souvenir collection…A small iron paperweight
A Jar of Dimes
Firemen at the Fourth and Jefferson station are always vulnerable for a good story…We just happened in the other afternoon when firemen George Bruce and Charles Henthorn
Jack Yates Remembers
Clippings from Soliloquy travel and travel…The memory about the Princess skating rink last week reached new Orleans where Jack Yates read it
Up and Down Third Ironton Ohio
Ladies, were you one of the shoppers at the Johnston Department Store during the roarin’ 20s? … If so, will you join us in saying that it made the other stores seem rather outdated?
The Baptismal Gown
The baptismal gown worn by Robert John Weidemeyer at his baptism in 1887, at Ashland, Ky., is still in the family, and has been in use through the 81 years of its existence
A Saber Story
Many readers can recall the men in uniform with plumes in their white helmet that took part in the Memorial Day parades before the First World War,
A New Chu-Chu
Parents who only a few years ago took their children to the railway depot to see the steam locomotive, now take their grandchildren to Third Street to see the new electric train
A Memory Salute
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Church this morning for a citizen I have known more than three score years, William J. Rudman, born 94 years ago. Mr. Rudman and his brother, Henry
A Five Dollar Suit and a Good Name
Coats, pants that is not a law suit. How long has it been since you saw an advertised bargain like that at an Ironton clothing store-not a rummage sale. An “early bird special” at Edelson’s G. W. Birthday sale were two such bargains, both size 42.