The Old Beech Tree Ordinance And A Beech Tree Reunion
An 1906 Athens Ohio ordinance imposes special assessments for Union street improvements from the B&O railroad crossing to Cemetery street. It funds via cash or bonds and fixes liens on local land including cemetery association and railroad properties. The piece also contains a short historical fiction section about Hayward Cook and a family beech tree linked to a lost romance.
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Union Street
B. & O. S.W. Railroad Company
Cemetery Street
Prick
Block
Athens
State of
Ohio
Bank of Athens
Tne
Athens Cemetery Association
Personal Mentions From Friday’s Daily Messenger
Mrs. J W Pickett visits her mother in New England for a few days. Mrs. J E George arrives to visit Mr We who is seriously ill. Mrs Amanda Yontz, recently west, plans to spend the summer here. Miss Lenna Astholtz of Portsmouth leaves to visit relatives in Columbus. Mr E E Bean of Emerson Georgia visits his old home at Guysville. Bean has been south for railroad work.
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Daily Messenger
J. W. Pickett
New England
J. E. George
Eet
Amanda Yontz
West
Lenna Astholtz
Portsmouth
Ad. Fryberger
Columbus
E. E. Bean
Emerson, Ga
Guysville
Mr. Bean
South
Road Improvement Ideas and Local Advertisements
The item lists residents including Clarence W William V Cummins, Gras Sadler, Henry H Deeter, Emma Reed of Coolville, Edward Huston of Beaumont, Etta Coleman of Modoc, Harry M Walden, Emily W Creesy of Coolville, William Brooks, Etta Bulstrom of Glouster, and William Burns with Sarah Jennings of Hollister. It notes seasonal road repair efforts and urges permanent stone roadwork. Also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure by Cline's, claiming it aids digestion after meals.
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Wiliam V. Cummins
Sadler
Luhriz
Henry H. Deeter
Emma Reed
Coolvill
Edward Huston
Beaumont
Etta Coleman
Modoc
Harry M. Walden
Emily W Creesy
Coolville
William Brooks
Etta Bulstrom
Glouster
William Burns
Sarah Jennings
Hollister
If you see it in the Messenger it’s a message
A sharp saying likely referencing a Messenger column or ad line. It hints at the idiom that items or notices seen in the newspaper’s Messenger section carry particular weight or credibility within local dialogue. The phrasing suggests a campaign or editorial tag.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary A. King
Dol. Cts
Athens Lumber Co
M. A. Bradshaw
H. M. Roach
M. Roach
Fr. S. Roach
la L. Foster
Mary Foster
Rank Foster
Hertha Towl
J. M. Roach
James E. Brooks
Ola L. Foster
Frank Foster
Ia L. Foster
Frank Gibbs
Village of
William M. Green
A. D
Gilbert E. Day
George H. Junod
Hayward Cook
Ridgewood
Cook
Lucy Dean
Lucy
Lucey
Bin
Turim
Anage
Dean As
I A
W. M. Green
Athens County Atlas Company
Athens County Atlas and History
Athens County
Atlas Company
Red Men
Atlas Daily Messenger
The
Atlas
Weekly Messenger
the Daily Messenger
Cline’s
Standard Oil Company
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