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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
5
Juror David Copeland, ill with acute pleurisy and a 103-degree temperature, forced the Daugherty trial to adjourn until Wednesday morning. The jury remained under sheriff care at the Palier House while doctors assessed his ability to continue.
In the Daugherty trial the defense exhausted sixteen peremptory challenges before a jury was seated. A special venire then provided a panel including Mrs Kaisel of Tulsa and the mother of the victim Lottie Daugherty. Prosecutor Foster said the state would show the murder was deliberate and premeditated, while the defense argued the shooting occurred in a frenzy amid domestic troubles and infidelity.
Testimony in the Arthur Daugherty murder trial covered accusations of domestic strife. Witnesses described quarrels with his wife Lottie Daugherty, a revolver incident, and Daugherty’s drinking prior to the fatal shooting. Evidence included statements, revolver transfer, and Daugherty’s alleged intent to escape if caught.
Coroner J G Mower holds inquest into the found infant body on Pesthouse hill near Buchtel. The male child of Mr and Mrs Sullivan, born Christmas 1908, lived minutes. Parents did not report birth or death. burial done by the father three months before discovery. The mother served as midwife. no death certificate issued at the time.
Jacob McDaniel suffers a knee injury from a horse last Friday and is laid off farming for a week. Rev. Cellars and W. B. Jenderson attend Presbytery at Middleport this week. Miss Rose Alexander and Miss Grace Alexander visit Chesterhill. Miss Ella Druggan, former teacher now nurse in Marietta, visits. Elsie Howard visits family in Gallipolis. Fred Balderson and wife visit Marietta relatives. Mrs. Seth Liscott is paralyzed and improving slowly. Ethel James of Athens visits. P J Smith of Marietta moves into J G Moore’s house. reports orders and good prospects.
Mrs. Frank Lin Rh Carpenter of Denver Colo sends a year's subscription to The Messenger. This marks her thirty fourth renewal in as many years for the twice a week edition. She is the daughter of the late Dryand and Mrs James F Howe and a descendant of the Binghams and Cranstons who helped settle Athens. Though living in the West she has long read The Messenger and is related to Mrs Lucile Wyane Carpenter of Denver.
Johan Wilson thanks friends and neighbors for assistance during his wife’s illness and death and for the floral offerings. Amesville Ohio April 13.
Dr. W F Copeland of the University notes first specimen of mockingbird on the college campus in Athens. The bird appeared in April and is often heard near East Wing behind the building, with distinctive white wing spots and tail feathers. He cites its rarity in Athens and quotes Bird’s of the United States on the mockingbird’s fame and mimicry.
The first annual commencement of Pleasant Valley High School will be held Friday evening April 22 at the M E church. Graduates are Wilbur Reeves Elmer Finsterwald Norman Fulton Frances Evans. The school has been chartered for years but had no graduates before 1909. Prof Norris reorganized two years ago and expanded the course to make a strong program.
Dr. H S Brighey started excavating for a brick nine room residence on North Congress street. W R Wilson and J P Robbins hold the contract and promise a modern home on Congress street.
A Bohemian Magazine excerpt argues the true test of a cigar is smoking it. It emphasizes burn, aroma, flavor, color, and construction as key factors.
Chesterton notes dramatic historical contrasts and improbable coincidences from figures like Napoleon Robespierre and Disraeli, framing them as facts or legends while underscoring the blurred line between history and miracle.
The piece traces how medieval music lacked rhythm and bars until the eleventh century when crusaders brought percussion from the east. Drums tambourines and cymbals appeared in Europe for the first time since primitive times and have changed little since then.
In a Boston letter a special delivery stamp signals urgency. A man calls it a device to spur prompt replies, arguing that normal mail suffices for information while special delivery forces quick action from even the most dilatory correspondent.
A photographer recalls fogging hundreds of plates after storing mantles containing thorium in a closet. He explains radiation fogged the cardboard plate boxes as easily as glass, a fact learned from his doctor, costing him over a hundred plates.
The budding poet offers work to the editor who demands a promise not to publish until after printing. The editor refuses to proceed while alive, asserting the hold is as sure as the London Telegraph.
A brief item records a small act of kindness toward a respected figure. The note honors generosity and community spirit, capturing a moment of goodwill attributed to local residents and observers.
The Nelsonville Episcopalians held a well attended mission at the YMCA with Rev. A W Buckland and Archdeacon Donddshon answering questions. The Nelsonville Brick company installed a 400 horsepower engine and 200 kilowatt dynamo, boosting local industry. Residents changed homes, business travels, and visitors include Felix Patton, Waldo Chute, and Harry Furniss.
Mrs. Kila B. Slutaz and Raymond M. Stutz purchased the R. M. C. Hastings property on South Congress Street through Lawrence & Bean agency. The price was private and the Hastings family will remain as tenants.
An article warns busy professionals rush meals causing stomach distress. It promotes Miona tablets as a remedy, claiming to aid digestion, relieve sour taste and heaviness, and boost vigor. Sold by Henderson-Crider for 50 cents a box with a money back guarantee.
Judge Wood of Athens will arrive this week to hold a session of common pleas court in Marietta Ohio. He will render a decision in the estate of the late Henry Lord and hear the case Dr L P Warren plaintiff in error against the city of Stariett at Mebenaent in error. Warren was fined 2500 dollars in a liquor case.
Cincinnati Methodist bishop David H. Moore denounces the latest Easter millinery as outrageous and a moral offense. An interview in a local paper criticizes women’s hats, calling them a burden to worshipers and suggesting removing them in church to preserve decorum and comfort.
The Boxwell Patterson law in Athens county now grants Boxwell graduates up to four years of free high school tuition if they complete a grade high school and graduate. Graduates may attend a first grade high school with a senior year paid, or switch pathways based on completed coursework. The amendment aims to boost rural youths toward earning a Boxwell diploma.
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