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August 2, 1972 - Waynesville, Ohio
Vol. 4 No. 31
Tombstone Found At Morgan's Marke:' D. Last Friday when Kevin Morgan and Rick Lundy were digging in the basement .of Morgan's Market in Corwin, they made a discovery. They immediately removed themsel\les from the basement to inform Kevin's father, Ray, that they had found a tombstone. He thought they were kidding until he went and saw for himself. They are remodeling the basement and when the boys started digging for a concrete floor, they made the discovery. The tombstone read: Rebecca M. wife of H. Kilbon, died September 23, 1870, aged 24 years. The stone came from J. Schwartz in Lebanon, Ohio. It was iust underneath the surface but apparently has been laying there for' years. In a check with Raymond
Troop 51 Complet es -P"alnt Job Last · Thursday night Troop . S1 from Waynesville helped on the painting project at the home of Ann Mason in Harveysburg. The week before, several friends from Waynesville and lebanon didn't get the job com·
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Adams, Superintendant at the Miami Cemetery, he said that a stone was on her grave at Miami Cemetery and apparently a new one was purchased years ago and the old one discarded in the basement of the store. Hiram Kilbon built the general store in 1866. It has been in the Purkey or Lamb family for several years. Howard Purkey, Jr. is the owner of the building which houses the market. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Morgan have been there since March 9th. Previous to that time, they owned the market for two vears. Since they are doing the remodeling work, Morgan said it was hard to tell what else they would dig up. The basement is to be used for storage and a workshop.
pleted so they were joined by Troop S 1 and their leaders. On hand Thursday night were scout master of the troop, Len Ghearing, Estey Pringle, com· mitteeman, and Dale Lander also a committeeman. Also Louie Lander, Matt Engle, Bill Pringle, Dave Pringle , Richard Kronenberger, Ron
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Tombstone found burried in basement under Morgan's Market in Morgan and Rick Lundy last. week.
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Kronenberger, Roger Knmenberger, Tim Carnes, and Greg Gross. senior patrol members, and Mike Anderson. Also on hand was Robert Kronenberger, Gary Bellman . Dennis Dalton-, Juanita Corby and Mary Bellman. The group discovered that Mrs. Mason was carrying water
from next door. Her pump was bad so Estey Pringle is going to fix that for her this week. Ann Mason is still over· whelmed at all the good scouts ' that have come to her aid.
. ,'1.· rk '.' . EDITOR'S NOTE '. ' I'f" Anyone interested in being . ;;. .:: a correspondent for the Lytl~, .·· . ;. : ,~ Corwin, or Mt Holly area can '. ~ .!. contact me at 897-5921 for . . ':; '.~ information. Ask for· Mary: .:. ' Bellman. "0'
Old Landmark In W'aynesville
GaZtlle Employees left to right Mary Bellman · editor, Maureen Hepner· staff employee, Vicki Hilton . Cliftun Meager· staff . employee and Philip Morgan· general manager. Photu by Ada Moore '
The home of Mr. & Mrs. D. E. Elliott at 221 North Main Street was the first distillery in Waynesville built in 1801 by Samuel Martin . It is now the kitchen of the former Orange and Emma Raper home. The Rapers occupied the home for several years. Mrs. Raper is now a resident of the Friends Home. The Elliots' have done extensive remodeling on the home since they purchased it.
Vidue Hilton said a tearful to feUuw Miami goudbye Gazette employees last Wednesday. She has been employed on t he staff for the past two years, She was the assistant adver· tising manager, bookkeeper, type setter , and bridal consultant.
We all miss her but wish .her ·