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Athens Messenger And Herald (Newspaper) - December 3, 1896, Athens, Ohio I december ii 1896. Highest of All in Leavening u. S. Gov t report Sobey they plagued him the City dads Albert Crippen becomes enraged and uses transact business of importance at their Hickle a. Kesinger. Dry goods. Powder absolutely pub local Brevi ties. I. Al. A line of Columbus was in town the Cay on business. Ltd a minion pleas court adjourned Wod nos Dav until next monday morning. Airs or. Hunt spent the last of the week the guest of friends in Logan. Airs. Harvey kiddie of Dayton is the flies of her Mother. Airs. Hull Coster. Airs. Hingham of Rutland is the guest of her son. Prof. La. O. Higley and family. Miss Etta Dunean of Columbus was the guest of airs. La. E. Culler Over sunday miss Kila Moore of Middleport visited her brother 1. Ii. Moore and wife last week. J. C. Campbell has purchased the Athens steam laundry from s. E. Lie Ives. Miss Clorence Craig and miss Lucy Munh he visited Aliss Murdoch s parents in Chillicothe last week. Or. Harvey c. Crippen of Columbus was the guest of his parents air. And mrs. Hiram Crippen Over sunday. Airs. Prof. Caldwell of Pueblo Colora-,1 returned Home monday after a pleasant v at with miss Jeannette Sloan. E. F. Neff of the citizens National Hank of Zanesville spi it thanksgiving with his brother in Law j. C. Drown. Miss Lizzie Sci Neefel returned thursday from Philadelphia where she has been spending the summer with her sister. Misses Adah and Laura Hastings it it thanksgiving at Chilli utile Ting Liest of their brother c. C. La Hastings. Editor e. Al. Mckay Alex. Sands and sheriff Ryan were Down from Logan sunday looking after matters social and political. Aliss Julia Fisher who has been the guest of or. And mrs. Hunt he the past month returned to her Home in Columbus thursday. Mrs. I. Ii. Blackstone after a pleasant visit with her daughter. Airs. L. Al. Jewett has returned to he Horn it y a i t inst ii in. Lodi a air. Crank a. Keen of Oglethorpe Georgia. Was entertained by the members i it the Phi Delta Theta fraternity several j Days the first of the week. Or. And airs. La Al Switzer of in. Pleasant West Virginia were the guests of or. And mrs. E. J. Jones several Days the latter part of the week. George and Charles Dowd a the Ohio state University were the guests of their grandmother mrs. W. We Kurtz during in thanksgiving Holiday. Or. Tim l. Bunn formerly of this City hut now of Pitsburg. , was Urie several Days the first of the. Week j the guest of his Mother and sister. Or. T. C. Underwood formerly of this Pun e hut at present a resident of Corn-1 incas with his wife tile guest of his in. Or. C. Al. Baker and family during i Tiiu past week. Air. Will Brown accompanied by or. A id airs. Aaron Chesbro Tigh of Toledo one Down thursday and spent thanksgiving the guests of mrs. Lucy Brown and daughter Fannie. The woman s foreign missionary so a a to of the Ai e. Church will meet at the heme of mrs. Or. Super. Friday. Deem a Quot a 4th, at ii o clock. All Are cordially invited. Tea will be served at the e Rev. Joseph Thomas and laughter of Ross county and or. I Al Thomas and daughter of Hamden Are visiting their brother and sister we a. Thomas and mrs. I. C. Cornwell and their families. General Grosvenor. Major Charles Townsend major j. Al Welch and major i. M Jewett left yesterday Tor Cincinnati to be present at a banquet of the Loyal legion at the grand hotel last evening. The o. U. Foot Hall team will he ban-14 meted at hotel Berry. Saturday night by ical alumni and resident trustees of the College in Honor of their excellent record for a Young team Aud their recently elected Captain. Pearly Dew. Sheriff Riley after two weeks con tenement to his room with the grip was in the court room a Short time tuesday. Ile has gone through a severe sickness and his Many friends Hope that he May in Able to resume his duties at the opening of court monday. Invitations Are out for tile return leap year Iva 11 to be Given in the 17th regiments armory this thursday evening arrangements Are completed for making this one of the swell est events of tile season. It is probable that Over thirty Jive couple will be present. Or. L. C. Nye of Breman was in Athens Friday on business or Nye with ills family has been the guest the Cist week of relatives in Chauncey and Vicinity. He has teen a resident of i reman about two years and is enjoying a lucrative Trade in Bis business airs. Thomas Morris met with a painful Accident sunday evening at Law Home i state Street. As she stepped on the Quot lilting pavement in front of her Home a a slipped and falling forcibly she t i act to Quot the Fibula of her right ankle. The a and is quite severe and it will be a veral weeks before she will to Able to in attend. A few weeks mince the cite Council w s presented with a petition signed try trl v every citizen and businessman on a Kin Street asking that a Resolution is-se-1 requiring the Street to is swept to tuesday and Friday morning. The a it Quot i it Ion was passed and the Street has Catt i leaned Jiyu to glee the Plau certain i j Csc t look Ike a Succes. Is visiting College notes. Miss Elizabeth friends. The o. La was fortunate in having so fair Hooters to support the team in the great athletic contest. Air. Crank the efficient Young coach from Springfield returned Home after the thanksgiving game. Aliss wether of College Hill and messes Elmer Armstrong and Jal Greisser Are among those who have comeback after an absence. Miss Craig was the guest of Aliss Murdoch thanksgiving Day at the letters new Home in Chillicothe. Misses Ellen Wood and Jessie Sloan also visited friends there. Or. Sayre brother of judge Sayre and air. Gould Thomas son of Rev. Thomas both of whom have been attending o. A. In also air. Thomas sister. Aliss Alary have enrolled for the year. Winter term opened monday with a larger enrolment than Ever before. A number of old students who have been absent for a few term. Have returned and new students ame in by the dozens. Or. Cay spent thanksgiving in Chilli outline the guest of his brother. Prof. Cay of Chillicothe rooted for his Home team while or. Cay at once proved Bis loyalty Tor. La by cheering for the Olive and White. Air. James Chaney and air. George Brown were both obliged to take a vacation from College work on account of poor health super induced probably by too diligent an application to books with neglect to out door exercise. Air. Ralph of Bleness is suffering from a severe cold and sore Throat. Ralph had his hair Cut after the Battle of Chillicothe and ast it was upon the eve of the approach of a cold wave it was doubtless too much for hts football Constitution. At a recent meeting t f the athletic association a committee consisting of Slessers i Ley. C. G. O idleness and beverage we re appointed to draft a new i constitu1 inn. A committee was als it a posited in Purchase an athletic Field and j build a grand stand. The receptions Given last term by i president and mrs. Crook were so pleasant land beneficial that it is the doctor s deism to continue them. All students Are therefore cordially invited to their Home Oil tuesday and thursday evenings Between the hours of six and seven. Ali a Townsend entertained a number ref friends tuesday evening in Honor of air. Crank keen of Georgia. Those present were aliases Witman. Gist caste. Keah i a uni. So Iane. Townley and Pickett and ale serf keen. Till 11b, Scott. Mccune. Homsi Coster o likeness. Welch and i la Dinger air. Newman Bennett returned wednesday from Philadelphia where lie has been attending nhe National convention of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity he being the i Delegate from the chapter at the Ohio a i University r. Bennett reports a very pleasant Tri a a acid says the convention was i a great Success. Delegates were present 1 from ail parts of tin United state Sand the j week was on continuous round of entertainment. Minong other things that or. I Bennett says that the convention Adjour-1 nod for thanksgiving and proceeded in Masse to the great football game a tween Cornell and University of Pennsylvania. His knife with cutting effect Albert Crippen. Aged eighteen of near Beebe was arrested and brought to Athens saturday charged with cutting with intent to kill Raymond Cook of that place. Crippen is a youth whose intellect is not the brightest and saturday morning while at the store at Beebe several of those present began to plague him calling him a wheat Quot it Ripper As he had at some previous time been accused of stealing a Small amount of wheat. Crippen xviii Stod the taunts As Tong As he thought was consistent with Good nature and becoming angry lie Drew a pocket knife and began to use it indiscriminately. Cook. Got in the Way of the flourishing weapon and was seriously Cut about his face hands and body. Crippen was arrested charged with cutting with intent to kill. He was brought to Athens for trial before mayor Davis. Crippen waived examination and was bound Over to court in the sum of and in default of bail he was sent to jail. Session monday evening or Walker Bowman who recently reigned Bis position As professor of chemistry in the Ohio University to accept a position a., Che Ircul expert with a tobacco firm in Louisville left monday for that City to assume his new duties. Or. Bowman has won n Large Circle of friends during his stay in Athens who regret to see him leave. The College loses one of its most efficient and scholarly instructors. The Best wishes of a Host of friends go with him to his new Field. The extremely warm weather continuing until alter thanksgiving is something remarkable for this part of Ohio. Tile peach Bud were considerably swollen and if the warm weather had continued another week Many Trees would have been in Nill Bloom. The rapid Progress made by the Trees was suddenly checked j by the cold \v.ive, but it is too Early to ascertain whet not next year s product will be injured. A a a or. E. P. Harper of Guy amp Ville has just my Vii into his new office in the Ullom building on main Street and will begin the practice of Medicine Here. Or. Harper has been a successful practitioner for the past eight years and besides has done one year Post graduate work in the East. Ile is a genial gentleman and we can heartily commend him to our citizens. The next meeting of the Athens township teachers Reading club will be held in the High school building saturday december 5th. At i p. Til. Let there be a full attendance of the teachers and others who Are interested in this work. J a a travelling men use Bronchi i a the great cough cure. Ministers always find Relief by the use of bronchial Public speakers experience difficulty in talking in open air Lar Onchit a Fords instant Relief. Change Iii the weather brings colds croup sore Throat and pneumonia bronchial will lire All these diseases always warranted or your Money refunded. Price a at 50c. Cor Sale by j ii Cline. Ii. La. Hailing write insurance on farm property i the Hartford fire insurance company. Try them. Residence burglarized. Sometime during saturday night the residence of Hon. George i a i Loon was entered by burglars and every room in the House were searched for valuables. Every member of the family was absent air. Balloon being in Adrian alis Souri on business and mrs. Balloon in Columbus. As the looters were in no danger of being molested they evidently took their time to the work. And thoroughly ransacked the House from top to Bot Tom. Carrying Oft Quot everything that was not to cumbrous. It is thought that the thieves obtained no Money but the desk of air. Balloon was opened and some valuable papers were taken. A dress suit belonging to air. Balloon was stolen and clothes belonging to Harry Guthrie who is in the West were also taken. Sunday morning some of these clothes were found by Pat Burke on the Railroad track in the Southern part of town where they no doubt had been thrown by tin thieves. The extent of the loss can not be known until the return of or. Balloon. Though the police have been vigilant in endeavouring to apprehend the House Breakers no clue has been found and it will be a difficult matter to run them Down. Athens Centennial a go. The meeting of the citizens to discuss the advisability of celebrating the Centennial anniversary of Athens and Athens county in the mayor s office. Tuesday evening was much inure encouraging. A there were several citizens present arid was and Means for holding the Centennial were freely discussed. After considerable d liberation a motion prevailed to the effect that a committee of seven with the mayor As chairman. The members of the committee to be named by the chairman he empowered to give the matter attention and decide on some definite action the committee to port at another meeting of the citizens. Tuesday evening of december loth. In the mayor s office. It was decided that september of 1s�7 would be a propitious time for the Celebration. Now that the matter is started let every citizen take an Active interest and lend his assistance whether it die much or Little and make a noteworthy event out of the Celebration of the one anniversary of Athens and Athens county. A i the councilmen were in their places monday night except Blacky Tod. After Reading the minutes which were Long and tedious the regular order of business was taken up. A petition numerous by signed a prevented praying that a certain Alley in Lff a addition be opened to tin Public. The matter was referred to the strew committee with to War to act. Several citizens about town have been hauling Sand form the Street near j. B. Alien s residence without authority. This matter was referred to the Street committee with directions to prosecute any who insist on continuing the practice. A petition asking the Council to pave Morris Avenue was received and placed on tile it was signed by property owners owning Over two thirds of the property abutting on tin Avenue. The Athens Brick company submitted a written guarantee for All paving Brick j used in the streets of Athens for five years. The guarantee was placed on file. An ordinance for laying sidewalks on Central Avenue was presented and read. On account of sonic technicalities it was i not passed on its first Reading. Policeman Woodruff was allowed services As sanitary police Henry j Guthrie. Aff cents for burying a dog Athens journal i. For publishing an Only Nance Hibbard hardware �70.4a for hardware policeman Woodruff. £.10 for line months salary i. J. Al Iris . Fin on months salary we ii. Southerton. £40 j two months salary. Other minor Bills j were allowed. Plumbing and its branches. It diaries demo i. T in pram Cai Pluto bar. Has opened a shop ii state Street East of Alain Iii will cheerfully furnish est i mates on All kinds of plumbing. K i work done on Short notice. A Choice lot for the length of life May be increased by lessening its dangers. The majority of people die from lung troubles. I hese May lie a voted by promptly using one minute cough cure. Cline s pharmacy. Nerves degenerate from Over excitement or Over work life is shortened the remedy needed is or. Wheeler Quot nerve Vitalizer. Of Cline s pharmacy. A the old lady was right when she said. The child might die if they waited for the doctor. She saved the Little one s life with a few doses of one minute cough cure. She had used it for croup before t line s pharmacy. Use Winchester Puritan Clour it the finest Patent hour sold in Athens. Chari s Dom Dot ins i Yeti Awa led the contract for the plumbing and a fitting in prof. Houghton s new residence. The Asp a on our Winter wraps have come together. It is now your Chance. Hicklen Kesinger the under Price merchants. Clothing. A i i an interesting entertainment the department of elocution of tin Ohio University tinder the direction of tins instructor. Miss Kindler will present the English comedy. A a school in the City Hall. Monday evening december 7th. Tile drama is a very interesting one and is put on with seventeen characters. That it will lie a treat is assured from Rafael Aliss Findley never does anything by halves and the class Lias been working hard in the preparation. We bespeak for the management a Liberal patronage and Tan assure the Public they will be amply repaid for their time with a pleasant evening s entertainment. The nominal admission fee of 5 cents for Reserve seats will be charged. Chart open at lash s drug store Friday. A a a i Lindsey goes to the pen. John b. Lindsey of Meigs county who was convicted of the murder of William Cundiff. Was saturday sentenced by judge Coultrap to eight years in the Penitentiary. The trial was held at Gallipolis where tin Case was taken on a change of Venin. Before sentence was passel Lindsey proclaimed ids innocence of the crime. This Case Inis attracted considerable attention in Meigs Gallia and adjoining counties and both sides of the Case was stubbornly fought by Able attorneys. The entire Cost of the Case was f244.h5l and of this sum $1,4us.7 went to Joo witnesses. This completes the most celebrated murder Case in Southern Ohio and thirteen attorneys were connected with the trial. A excuse me Quot observed the Man in spectacles a but i am a surgeon and that is not where the liver a never Yon mind where his liver is Quot retorted the tither. Quot if it was in his big toe or ids left ear Dewitt s Little Early risers would react it and shake it for him. On that you can bet your Cline s pharmacy. A when bilious or Ostive eat a a Asea ret Candy cathartic care guaranteed. 10c 25c. A we b. Lawrence Bas a Good new five room House for Sale on easy payments. Olin it icy. Charles Wesley Roberts was Lien in Anteri. County. It Hilo. Celli uni v Lith im.-, and died it ills late Home at Mill left. November 111 ii. I aged �?~>4 year to months and Adays lit Vas tin youngest of the of children of Saui to i and Louisa Mansfield Ito theits. He enlisted i a Yeti if Ruth. I Situ. In company e so vent a lift h Ohio Volunteer infantry and was discharged january lath. Isla. Lie participated in ail id the two nov one civil again edits of his regiment with the exception of one it being at that tiny i prisoner and co title a in Libby prison having been captured at chant i Corsville. He was a it in a1, True hearted Soldier anti a i Comrade w As Law a it s Given a warm Welcome at his Home. June 44th. Ism he w As married to Mary Knicl lne Johnson amt to tiffs Union were born one son and three daughters allot whom survive him. He was a kind amiable and devoted ii a i Ami Aud fatties. Vav Hiie the parting with our love d one is painful vet we must How la submission to the Power that has ordained such a Tate for All Mankind and Hope that tile end of tiffs life is but the Daw ii of a Brig to Ter one in a world to Man Iliff Down. The funeral services were a inducted at the residence after filch the remains Wen Laid to rest in the Nve cemetery near Chau lire v. Money 81 gladness comes with a better understanding of Hie transient nature of the Many phys j ical ills which vanish before proper of j forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts j rightly directed. There is Comfort in the knowledge that so Many forms of sickness Are not due to any actual disease hut simply to a constipated South j Tion of the system which the pleasant family laxative syrup of figs. Prompt by removes. That is Why it is the Only i remedy with millions of families and is i everywhere esteemed so highly by All j who value Good health. Its beneficial effects Are due to the fact that it is Hie one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore All important in order to get its beneficial effects to note when you Purchase. That you have the genuine article which is manufactured by the California Fig syrup co. Only und sold by All reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of Good health and the system is regular laxatives or other remedies Are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease one May he commended to the most skillful physicians hut if in need of a laxative one should have the Best and with the Well informed everywhere syrup of figs stands highest and is most largely used and gives most general satisfaction. Don t tobacco spit and smoke your life away. Of you want to quit tobacco using easily and forever tie made Well Strong mag Turtle full of new life and vigor take no to Bac the wonder worker that makes weak men Strong. Many gain ten minds in ten Days. Over 400.don cured. Lily no to Bac from your own druggist. J who will guarantee a cure. Booklet and Sample mailed free. And. Sterling remedy j co., Chicago or new York in Egal not e. Ii in the matter of the is a i Tal ill Ali t in county Ohio notice to hereby oven beet in tier 1st. I three i tors of school District is establishment of a township. Athens v that on tic slav a a Sije pts and Eire of township most them pkg. Color goods give Faut colors. A soil clue s pharmacy. Athetis county. Ohio. Tiled their in tettion in the probate tour of said county praying for the establishment of a special District j in said township arid in said District another adjoining districts. Tin commission or appointed to a t in the premise will scaly eruptions on the head chapped schoolhouse in said District no. La la unit la Law lits Tironis. . A i s in s. Hands and lips. Cuts raises scalds Burns an quickly cured by do witty switch Hazel Salve. It is at present the article Roost used for piles and it always cutes them Cline s pharmacy Quot i in said Lull township january 21 tsar at i in o clock a. In to discharge the duties of i their said appointments dated december Tot. Imp attest a s hut Hal probate judge pct so to my com a. Lutes. Furnishings. D. Zenner amp one Price store. E Are going to make things hum to make up for a backward season such Selling of seasonable merchandise does not usually fall to the lots of buyers at this part of the season. Ladies and children a wraps our line in the department was never so Choice and full of swell stuff at such very Low prices and from those Low prices we Are making very Liberal reductions. All ladies jackets will be sold at 25 per cent Oft. All ladies capes will be sold at to per cent off. All children a wraps will be sold at 15 per cent off. A few ladies jackets that w. Re carried from last last year and were $10.00 to $12.00 for $2.98. Dress goods Selling. All our handsome Novelty dross patterns that were $5.00, $6.00. $8.00, $10.00 will be sold at one third off. Blankets specials. Grey color blankets extra Large size Only 44c. Pair. All Wool blankets. 10-4 size in All colors Worth $3.00 Only $2.19. Heavy All Wool blankets South $3.76. 10-4 size All colors Only $2.48. Menus suits. A Lucky Purchase has enabled us to place on Sale a few lots of the Best values in menus suits Ever shown by us. They Are heavy All Wool Cassimer Worth fully $16.00 and we will sell them at $9.98. Special values in menus boys and children s overcoats. D. Zenner amp co agents for butterick patterns

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