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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
5
The firm announces a permanent relocation to the old office on Main Street as of August 4, 1875, succeeding Doctors Johnson and Wilson in the BM Zoo SE MO DTD practice.
Local notices report travel by Hon R de Steigner and wife and a prominent influenza presence. Town news mention Dr Herbert C Lessonlate, Mendelssohn Quintette Club concert, a delivery wagon at Rings meat market, and a double team express by Laird & Graham.
A test of long range telephone service showed clear two square distance audio between S. W. Pickering and Samuel Pickering. The article notes the method's simplicity and urges delinquent subscribers in Athens county to settle accounts or face other collection channels.
The county Republican convention is expected to renominate Parker Carpenter for sheriff citing his faithful and efficient first term. The paper notes Captain Warren’s four-year administration was also efficient but urges fair play and avoidance of any renewal of his name.
Angie Morrison and her sister occupy a modest tenement near the Hocking Valley depot. She shot at George M. Walcutt who forcibly entered, the ball grazing his scalp behind the right ear after penetrating his hat. surgeons have not yet located the bullet.
Mr. Cyrus Richmond of the township sent a peach branch full of blossoms to the office, indicating the likelihood of about fifty trees on his place thriving. The sight counters fears that the peach buds were nearly all winter killed.
Hogs reported common light weights from 7 to 73 and 7 to 71 with firm trend. Sheep ranged from 4 to 5 for clipped and 5 to 6 for wooled. Cattle market active with prices up to 6 for good cows bulls and stags. 3 to 4 for others. E. A. Tinker & Co. credited for quotations.
Chas E Keyes a well known Meigs County Institute teacher has started and taken charge of the Hockingport Seminary in Hockingport Athens County Ohio Middleport Republican reports.
Dr. Will G. Cooley has recovered from a prolonged rheumatic illness and is able to resume practical attention to his medical profession.
Thomas Dick, a colored man from Nelsonville, was brought to jail here on Saturday evening under a commitment for malicious shooting. Details of the case remain unclear as yet.
Former Ames township resident Mr. A. W. Glazier has been appointed by the Governor as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College at Columbus.
J. M. Nourse of the Athens Presbytery preached at the M. E. Church on Sunday morning. His sermon was able and comprehensive.
The Mite Society of the M. E. Church will gather next Tuesday evening at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Carpenter on State Street for a church group meeting.
An Episcopal group invites the public to a Friday evening program featuring music and readings. The event aims to offer a brief, contemplative service followed by light refreshments in the church hall.
The programme lists Thursday evening reports from schools, the art of questioning. Friday morning devotional exercises, superintendent duties, teachers meeting for May 6, infant and intermediate class lessons, sacred geography with map, question drawer. evening focuses on the work of the teacher and methods to engage scholars, with interspersed singing.
Rens. Fulton revokes an order placing German Empire product at Jas. Ballard. George Walcott robberies claim 65 dollars. he is arrested in Pom eroy and jailed. Fire destroys 2000 rails on Lemuel Cline estate. Masons plan repairs on Main street. School Board appoints Dr. George Bean president and hires staff. schools reopen May first. Episcopal Ladies host six o'clock supper at Music Hall.
Report describes Sterling being executed at Youngstown on Saturday. He was led to the scaffold at 12 30 and after prayer was hancuffed. The trap failed to break his neck and he died thirteen minutes after the trap sprung. The scene drew strong opposition to capital punishment among respectable citizens.
Instructions to John A. Kasson the new United States Minister to Spain focus on negotiating a commercial treaty with Spain to abolish discriminating duties on exports to Cuba. The State Department intends to press for an early settlement of this issue.
Crippen's Orchestra will relieve the Social and Supper on Friday evening with choicest music. Worth hearing.
A brief notice notes the oyster has begun its summer break. The item uses light, playful wording to announce the seasonal pause.
Timekeeping accuracy advances are shown in late improvements to American standard watches. The best examples appear in the new stock at Kurts & Norris and are offered at remarkably low prices.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church invite friends and the public to a social event at Episcopal Hall and adjacent hall tomorrow evening. It features music reading promenading flowers and decorations with ice cream and lemonade. Supper served in Music Hall from 6 o clock with separate admission. Social 10 cents Supper 25 cents Family tickets five for one dollar. Tickets sold at Kurtz Norris Co. Arrangements Co.
The Mendelssohn Quintet Club of Boston will give an unrivalled concert at City Hall on Saturday evening next the 28th.
The medical profession backs Dr. Fishblatt and local patients testify to his cures. He arrives Monday May 7 at the Warren House in Athens and stays three days. Citizens urged to have their cases examined as he may not return soon. He has relieved many and cured several, drawing a large practice.
Tette Club of Boston promotes its status as America’s finest musical organization. Dr Fishblatt arrives Monday May 7 and stays three days at the Warren House. Athens reports cure of several state residents with various ailments during his three day stay. He will depart after three days.
John Donovan joins Thomas Walsh's Merchant Tailoring on South Court Street bringing a strong reputation for skill and successful experience in the trade.
Go to Kurtz and Norris to secure your seats for the concert next Saturday night. The event is organized by the M C of Boston and invites patrons to claim tickets promptly.
Miss L Racer at Miss Gabriel's stand near MES Senger office reports fresh stock of hat frames caps for elder lades and bonnets for babies Neopolitana and straw embellishments sewn on Old hats can be refreshed Miss Racer plans to return from the city in early May with more beauty items for the millinery line.
Portsmouth February 20 1877 John T Jones of Portland speaks highly of Dr Fishblatt his kidney disease treatment and notes the doctor will be at the Warren House Athens on Monday May 7th for further care referenced in the Portsmouth Blade report dated March 3 1877.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club plans a concert in Boasten at the City on Saturday evening next. The program highlights intimate chamber works by classical composers.
M. Selig & Co advertise large summer silk stock with fast patterns and low prices. Inspection and comparison invited as spring trade shows highly satisfactory clothing sales and strong public endorsement of stock, styles, and prices.
A notice states Standard Prints are offered at five cents per yard. The brief highlights affordable fabric pricing without additional conditions or dates.
Brown asks about tin work for his house and Jones recommends Jacob Grones for tin roof and repairing. He is urged to hire Grones on South Court Street in Athens Ohio for prompt, satisfactory tin and sheet iron work.
Desty A Virtue thanks customers for past patronage and invites continued trade. The firm announces a full stock of dress goods and general merchandise at low prices and asks shoppers to come examine the offerings to secure a share of trade.
Mr. J. W. Logan fitted a rear room as an Ice Cream Parlor. The space is handsomely furnished and newly papered, making it one of the coziest and most pleasant resorts in Athens.
Mr Walsh has worked to secure skilled tailors from leading city shops, promising customers work of the highest standard and thorough excellence.
The Linen department at D. Zen ner & Co presents uniformly low prices. Gratifying bargains are now obtainable in Towels Napkins Table Damasks Linen Sheetings and related goods at this popular house.
A large stock of Ready Made Clothing is available at Zenner & Co with heavy discounting. Garments are selling at as low as half the ordinary price, creating a fearfully low price environment for the season.
A historical notice from Uhrichsville endorses Dr. Fishblatt as a skilled surgeon and physician. On May 7 he arrives at the Warren House in Athens for a stay of three days, with endorsements from W H Demster W A Bovey D B Meyers M D W W Alexander George Beck Philip Phur and hundreds of citizens. William M Amerman testifies his daughter recovered from diabetes after treatment rather than incurable condition.
A Georgia couple’s dash ends when the impecunious groom leaves his sleeve-buttons as payment for a toll bridge crossing. The tale notes the buttons rival fashionable jewelry at Kurtz & Norris, which also offers a wide new jewelry selection at low prices.
The Tette Club of Besten is identified as the primary musical organization in the article segment, outlining its role and activity within the community context. The brief notes its organizational status and local cultural involvement.
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