24 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1890
Page
1
Census Supervisor P Wood reports enumerator training in Zanesville and Coshocton. The article lists the census questions covering name, race, age, nativity, literacy, marriage, children, military status, occupation, residence, schooling, and home ownership with a note on penalties for false answers. It also mentions a roll of Athens schools pupils with perfect attendance.
Warren Patten and C E Petty attended a religious conference at Newberry last Sunday. Curtis Donn nearly drowned rafting lumber in the Hocking near Frost. Howard Barrows suffers a severe attack of tongue fever. Miss Elinda Frost is on the sick list. Willie Russell visits Michigan. his mother reports him appointed censator for southern Rome township. Mr and Mrs Ballard of Filmore visited Hiram Burden. C E B Coleman has the contract for binding the LQ C F Hall at Stewart. School board session held on the 21st. Twin boys born to Mr and Mrs A J Norman on the 15th. Mrs Dudley Hoismeton of Stewart is dangerously ill with lung fever. Tin wedding of Harvey and Mrs Richardson of Frost celebrated. Vessels arriving at Toledo docks boost Hocking Valley traffic. two thousand coal cars may be insufficient. Robins’ remains found on street. $85 fine for killing birds. J E Wood of Buchtel jailed for kidnapping Fannie North. Excursions to Southwest West Northwest offered by B and C S W R R. Notices: Dr. W N Alderman to take over in May. Lass family accounts due. Fresh arrivals at Bazaar with new ladies shoes at Peter Kern & Son. May 1 stop-over checks ended on Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo line.
Crippen Bros. thanks farmers and patrons and announces they have 73 wagons and are ready to serve with farm wagons buggies carts and surreys. They promote time on notes and a buggy giveaway after one more sale. Also a new feed and grain store opens offering low prices a carload of Western White Osis seeds and fertilizers. Sam Spicer sells coal and Wellton Shaft coal with motto small profits and quick sales. Athens Ohio March 19 1880.
The undersigned offers his dwelling on Congress street and its store building at the corner of Court and State streets for sale. Both are in excellent condition. For terms and particulars call on or address G. D. Nopar.
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