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Frank McVicker killed by horse kick
Click the following link to access two 1926 news articles related to the accidental death of Frank McVicker.
Frank McVicker was a local farmer, recognized horseman, and first cousin of Darrtown's garage owner, Luther McVicker. Click the following link to see the family relationship between Frank and Luther.
Edward Prescott & Phillip Gillespie earn Boy Scout awards
Click the link at the right to see an enlarged view of this 1958 newspaper clipping. Both boys lived with their respective families on Huston Road near the east end of Scott Road.
Prescott & Gillespie receive Boy Scout award
Wilbur Smith injured in horse-drawn roller accident
A 1927 newspaper item reported how 15-year old Wilbur Smith of the Darrtown area was run over by a horse-drawn roller - that may have looked something like the one shown in the photo at the right.
The news item does not describe the size of the roller that ran over Smith. If he was working in a plowed field, the ground may have sunk some under the weight, thus possibly reducing the extent of the injury to the young lad.
See the news item at this link...
A 1976 news article reported a Darrtown drainage dilemma ... and an appeal from village residents to the Butler County Commissioners that the county solve the long-standing problem. Alas, the village residents were about to learn the solution's price tag.
Darrtown residents appeal to the county for help with water drainage
Click the following link to see the news article about this long-standing problem:
Darr's Run reported at a 25-year high; bridge abutment damaged
An 1899 newspaper item described the damage done to the Darrs Run bridge abutment on Scott Road. James K. Bradbury, who lived near that location, said the flood waters were the highest he had seen in the 25 years that he had kept a record.
Darrtown hit hard by 1918 influenza outbreak
A Richmond, Indiana newspaper reported a serious outbreak of influenza in the village of Darrtown. Click the link at the right to see the news article.
1919 scarlet fever case closes Darrtown schools
The Richmond Pallidium reported that the Darrtown schools closed, in response to a student being struck with scarlet fever. Click the link at the right to see the news article.
Texas tangerines delivered to Darrtown
Something about the delivery of tangerines to Darrtown in 1929 was deemed newsworthy, as the event was reported in the November 14, 1929 Hamilton Evening Journal.
Mr. Beningson McVicker Wyckoff operated a grocery store in Darrtown in the 1940s, with his wife Clara (Nagel) Wyckoff. Ellis "Dugan" Glardon and his wife, Ethel (Tuley) Glardon took over the store in the 1950s and in 1958, Don Beckett, grandson of the Glardons opened Don's Carry Out. In 2020, Jeff Beckett, son of Don Beckett started running the store.
Mr. Samuel Tilden Abry was the son of Fred Abry, a Darrtown pioneer and Elvera Wyckoff. Fred Abry was a blacksmith partner with Ignaz "Fritz" Weiss. The Abry / Weiss association continued into the 1930s, as Fritz Weiss' son, William Frederick Weiss and his wife Frances (Bufler)Weiss moved to Port Neches, Texas for a few years - perhaps following Sam Abry and his wife.
Maggie Abry, the older sister of Samuel Tilden Abry, married Cliff Hagen. Mr. and Mrs. Hagen became the first rural mail carriers in the Darrtown area.
Click the following link to see more about the Abry family.
Click the following links for extra information related to the tangerine story.
Click the link at the right to see the news clipping.
Car hits utility pole, mail box, and house in Darrtown
The photos and the details of this story were excerpted from the Hamilton Journal News website.
By Rick McCrabb
Feb 15, 2023
Oxford man, 38, suffered minor injuries, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office.
MILFORD TWP. - An Oxford man suffered minor injuries, after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a utility pole, mailbox and a porch Monday afternoon, on Ohio 177, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office.
Matthew Shepherd, 38, was charged with operating a vehicle without reasonable control, according to the crash report. Shepherd was driving south on Ohio 177 around 3 p.m., Monday, when he tried to pass a tractor trailer, the report said. He lost control, hit a utility pole, mailbox, and crashed into a porch, all in the 4200 block of Main Street.
He was transported to Kettering Health Hamilton with minor injuries.
ABOVE: This is the house, before the accident. Main Street (looking North) appears at the left and Scott Road (looking East) appears at the right.
The two photos at the right were found on Facebook.
Click the links at the right of the photos to enlarge your view.
In the 1950s, the Oxford Press newspaper (Oxford, Ohio) ran a series of aerial photos that featured farms from the surrounding area. The Oxford Farm Service, a Purina feed dealer, sponsored the series and provided a way for the owner/operator of the farm to receive a free mounted photo of the farm.
Area farms featured in aerial photo program
One edition of the Oxford Press included a photo of the former Mee/Bowman farm on Shollenberger Road, opposite the Darrtown cemetery. Unfortunately, the photo of the Mee/Bowman farm is missing.
Click the following link to enlarge your view of the example photo.
BELOW: This is an example of the aerial photo program. The location and ownership of the farm in this photo is unknown.
The following links show the entrance to the former Mee/Bowman farm.
However, the following link shows the TEXT that accompanied the missing Mee/Bowman farm photo.
If you know the identity of the farm in this example photo, please inform the webmaster.
Washington Centennial program at Methodist church
The year was 1932 and the leadership of the Darrtown High School and the Darrtown Methodist church combined efforts to host a community-wide Washington Centennial program.
The use of the word "centennnial" is unclear, as it had been 135 years since President Washington left office. Nonetheless, citizens continued to hold programs that recognized President Washington's service to the nation.
When you read the article, notice that "moving pictures" were mentioned as a special feature of this 1932 commemorative event.
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