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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1921
Page
8
Mrs Dena Fruith of Mason wed Mr Julius Savage of Pomeroy on Sunday April 10 at the Mason home. Rev Sleeth of the M E church officiated. The couple will establish a home in Pomeroy.
The Headley meat market was sold to Roscoe Fowler and his cousin Mr. Fisher. Goods and fixtures are being invoiced this week, starting Monday morning. Headley, a traveling salesman, has three good job offers but has not decided his next business move.
The assessors elected last year for two years remain in place as none were incapacitated and the same team continues to comb the county for the tax withholdings.
Miss Nelle Stewart travels to Winona Lake Indiana for the summer. Her sister Miss Martha will join after school ends. Charlies Stewart, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Stewart, wears arm splints after a school fall. KE A Reed spends the week in Columbus. Miss Nelle Bishop returns home to Westerville after two weeks with Mrs Homer R Cook.
A two and a half week revival at the Calloway school house between Syracuse and Minersville led by Miss Lucile Karr and Rev. Lamy of Pomeroy. About sixty conversions followed by a growing Sunday school of nearly one hundred. most converts joined the church under Rev. Sayre. The meeting closed Tuesday evening.
In Common Pleas Court Mrs. John Epple secured a divorce from her husband after a heated hearing. The court granted the decree and ordered three days for an amicable adjustment of their $20,000 joint wealth. If no agreement is reached, the court will intervene. Epple also owns a 44 acre inherited Bedford Township farm not part of the settlement.
Deputy Marshal Buck Moore of Pomeroy is named official dog catcher for Meigs County for the coming year. He will be paid 10 dollars per day, furnish his own conveyance, and cover expenses up to 20 days. any pay beyond that is to come from fines.
Harvey D. Mourning files in Common Pleas Court to annul his marriage to Goldie May Mourning. He alleges she misrepresented herself as virtuous, prompting the union, and now asks the court to rectify his mistake.
Ed Weeks, Kerrs Run merchant, has endured a trying illness. He first entered a Parkersburg hospital for surgery, then moved to Holzier hospital in Gallipolis, and now is at Harding Sanatorium in Worthington hoping nerve specialists can restore his health.
A special sale runs all week at the Army and Navy Store opposite the Postoffice with items tagged 4 20 4.
Floyd J. Nye, long ill at his Chauncey home, went to Delaware last Friday for treatment and entered a hospital there. Mrs. Nye accompanied him but returned Monday due to the death of her grandmother, Mrs. R. B. Dent, in Athens.
Benjamin F. Barnhill born August 17 1855 in Lodi township Athens county died April 15 1921 aged 65 years seven months 15 days. He was a farmer loved for honest dealings and neighborly respect. He leaves a wife four brothers two sisters and a nephew. interment with religious tribute and memorial verses.
Mrs. J. A. Long and children of Mount Vernon Ohio and Mrs. Selah Guthrie and son of Charleston West Virginia have returned home after visiting Chauncey with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nye and family.
Arthur Whitney Ohio Christian Endeavor Union secretary spent last week in Athens county for Endeavor work and spoke to the First Christian church in Chauncey Sunday evening. Miss Mildred Ryan led the devotional and Miss Ella Grimes performed a piano number.
Charles Minister, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Minister, shows great improvement after several days of illness.
The Schoonover family thanks Chauncey friends for kindness and sympathy after the death of husband, father and brother Lafe Schoonover. They thank Rev Timmons, the Christian church quartet, flower donors, auto service, and undertaker Stout for funeral help. Mrs Sarah Schoonover and Mrs West and her son visit Chauncey. Mrs West formerly Virginia Hall.
The First Christian church presents The Minister's Wife's New Bonnet on May 5 and 6. Tickets go on sale soon from the committee, with the slogan Laugh and Grow Fat. The cast includes Florence Pender grass Ferguson Nye Butts Bradfield Wharton Nida Lahugh Strausbaugh Bradfield Butts Strausbaugh and Rev. Courtney.
The record outlines royal commission wheat buys totaling 1.45 billion across the United Kingdom and allied and neutral nations. It lists 125.856 million for meat, 475.88 million for cattle feeding, oils and fats, 193.488 million for oils and seeds, 86.18 million for tea and dried fruits, 292.448 million for bacon hams and lard, and 32.148 million for vegetables and fruits, summing to 1.2 billion before adding the wheat purchases.
James A. Miller leads New England Sunday school at 9 and preaches at 10 15. Carthage hosts Sunday school at 1 30 and preaching at 2 30. Hebbardsville Union Sunday school 9 30 at Methodist church. Union evangelistic services at 10 30 and 7 15 with Hakim speaking. Albany Bible class at Methodist church Monday evening with Dr Miller in charge.
An amendment to the immigration restriction bill likely would permit Donal O Callaghan of Cork to stay in the United States as a political refugee. Representative Bourke Cochran of New York will introduce the measure in the House at once.
President Harding named David H. Blair of Winston-Salem North Carolina as commissioner of internal revenue. The nomination was transmitted to the Senate on April 22.
The house taxation committee reported a bill by Representative Brewer from Cuyahoga county without recommendation. The measure would place all church property on the tax duplicate.
The Methodist church Ladies Aid Society held its regular meeting with Mrs. Robert Hixon in Ellis Avenue. They presented Mrs. Love with a quilt honoring her tireless fundraising for the new church pews.
We express gratitude to neighbors and friends who helped us during our husband and uncle’s illness and death and for the many floral offerings. Mrs. Kate Barnhill and William J. and wife.
Mr. Aubria Davis and William Carnes from Clarksburg West Virginia stay as guests of Carl and Ruby Love in Chauncey.
An old promotional note claims Freezone relieves corn pain instantly with a drop applied to the corn then allows removal by hand. It advertises a small bottle sold by druggists for a few cents to remove hard and soft corns and corns between the toes without irritation.
London April 22 The food ministry ceased March 31 but drew praise for its work under Lord Rhondda. In five years it handled goods worth about 1.2 trillion pounds sterling excluding wheat and sugar. Working expenses were 13s 4d per 100 pounds, with a net profit near one million for the nation. The retiring minister Sir A McCurdy provided figures on commodities handled including butter cheese and milk.
A promotion extols cooking multiple dishes on an Electric Table Stove, claiming full dinner capability in half the time with reduced effort. The pitch invites readers to let the advertiser demonstrate the method.
A broad challenge declares any man in town must face Mr. Olson, wrestler will fight him anywhere, no one barred.
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