Hearing in local option petition continued to July 27
The residence local option hearing before Mayor Day was postponed for one week after a continuance request by the wets. Attorney James Wood Jr cited the need for a key witness, court stenographer Shurman Morgan, while saloon interests urged delay. Mayor Day granted a one week pause to allow fair hearing before resuming at 9 o'clock Friday July 27.
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Mayor Day
James Wood, Jr
Shurman Morgan
Court of Common Pleas
A. M. Lewis
Lewis
James P. Wood, Jr
Ivers
McConnellsville
J. A. White
Barnesville
Anti- Saloon League of Ohio
Day
White
Athens Board of Education awards frame school move contract
Dr C S McDougall and L G Worstell for the Athens Board of Education close a contract with William Henderson of Amesville to move the frame schoolhouse on the hill for 225 dollars not including a new foundation on the north site. Henderson to begin once equipment arrives and weather permits. A petition to relocate the building to State street is reportedly circulating among citizens.
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C. S. McDougall
L. G. Wor- Stell
Athens Board of Education
William Henderson
Amesville
State Street
Henderson
Pratt Street Mission Evening Service Invitation
Pratt Street Mission invites all to attend the evening service at 7 30. The message says there will be our street mission event and urges cordial attendance.
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Eningue
Pleasantly Entertained Guests Honor Maud Rayburn and Paul Paoletti
Mrs. Jessie Warren hosted a pleasant evening at her East Washington street home Wednesday for guests Miss Maud Rayburn and Mr. Paul Paoletti of Pittsburg visiting Miss Flossie Linscott. Attendees included Mrs. R. E. Bonifield, Miss Francis, Miss Donna Roach, Miss Linscott, and Messrs. Francis, Albert Jones, Samuel Warren and Martin of Columbus.
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Jessie Warren
East Washington Street
Maud Rayburn
Paul Paoletti
Pittsburg
Flossie Linscott
R. E. Bonifield
Miss Francis
Donna Roach
Miss Linscott
Messrs. Francis
Albert Jones
Samuel Warren
Martin
Columbus
Mary Fullerton Died After Nine Years at Athens Hospital
Mary Fullerton aged fifty four died at 4 p m Monday at the Athens State Hospital from dropsy. She had been an inmate for nine years. The body was shipped to Wheelsburg for burial.
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Mary Fullerton
Athens State Hospital
Wheelsburg
Athens County a Comer in Coal Boom
The Sunday Creek Coal Co has begun developing 10 000 acres in Athens county and will open five mines with an output over 1 000 000 tons annually. Director H L Chapman is tied to the company. Superintendent Dave Williams said no extensions are planned beyond a new mine 212 at Sugar Creek, though another new company hopes to advance Athens county coal industry.
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Sunday Creek Coal Co
Athens County
H. L. Chapman
Jackson Standard- Journal
Dave Williams
Sugar Creek
Sundays Creek Company
Missing Body Of A Pratt Osborne Off Port Clinton
Latest reports say no body has been found of A Pratt Osborne who drowned off Port Clinton Friday. A coast patrol continues as relatives, including Miss Minnie Cuckler and others, await word with burial planned at Port Clinton if recovered.
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A. Pratt Osborne
Port Clinton
John Cuckler
Mulberry Street
Mr. Cuckler
Mr. Osborne
Chapter Two on Paying on Interest for 30 Days
A debate over street paving bids in Athens analyzes why delays and bid conditions cost more. Barth & Kincade's bid includes extra charges if dirt moves from Morris avenue and State street. Councils delays, possible reform, and calls for expert oversight frame the discussion.
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Messenger
Barth & Kincade
Morris Avenue
State Street
Rose & Mills
Athens
Former Students Renew Old Acquaintances
Chauncey Waggoner of the class of 1904 visits town after completing studies at Ohio University and Cornell. He now holds a senior post in Cornell physics. Waggoner recently returned from Sugar Grove. William Hawkins, also OU alum who earned a Cornell degree, built a reputation in chemistry as a former assistant at Cornell and current research chemist for Standard Oil in Lima.
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Chauncey Waggoner
Waggoner
Ohio University
Cornell
Sugar Grove
William Hawkins
O. U
Standard Oil Company
Lima
Mary Jane Fosnaugh Dies After Long Illness at Athens Hospital
Mary Jane Fosnaugh died Saturday morning after years as a patient at Athens Hospital. The 74 year old was believed to have died of general debility and old age. Remains were shipped to Lancaster for burial.
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Mary Jane Fosnaugh
Athens Hospital
Lancaster
Weekly Messenger shifts to Thursday print schedule
Notice to subscribers explains The Weekly Messenger will be printed on Thursday evenings instead of Wednesday. Morning mail subscribers will receive the paper one day later each week. The change aims to improve service and is presented as satisfactory to patrons.
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Weekly Messenger
Morning Mail
Messenger
Illness Strikes Mrs. Williams on Return from Put-in-Bay
Mrs. Henry G. Williams remains unable to speak above a whisper at her College Street home after a prolonged cold. The couple had planned a stay at Put-in-Bay but returned when medical help proved ineffective. Doctors expect a gradual recovery from the temporary vocal paralysis.
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Henry G. Williams
College Street
Unknown Victim Seen Go Over Hocking Dam at Canaanville
A man was seen entering the Hocking River from the dam at Canaanville last week by two girls, one daughter of Edward Carpenter and one daughter of William Ful. The body was not recovered and no missing person match is known. Police seek information.
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Hocking River
Canaanville
Edward Carpenter
William Fulton
Drowning of Wendell Campbell and George Gillespie in Ohio River
In Clifton West Virginia two young men Wendell H. Campbell 17 of Athens and George Gillispie 18 of Sandusky were drowned while swimming with companions. The Swift Soap Co party had been staying at Middleport and later searched the river with grappling hooks finding the bodies about 25 minutes apart ten feet deep.
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Pomeroy Tribune-Telegraph
Wendell Campbell
George Gillespie
Berlin Heights
Ohio River
Clifton
W. Va
Pomeroy Bend
Wendell H. Campbell
A. R. Bell
Athens
George Gillispie
Sandusky
8. Lacy
Charleston
H. H. Henke
A. ©. Kase
Rochester
N. Y
Swift Soap Company
Chicago
Walnut Street
Middleport
J. K. Friend
Ford
West Virginia
Gillespie
Campbell
Dumping ground needed after Mill Street bid stoppage
At a grocers meeting the Barth lot on lower Mill Street was offered as a public dumping ground but neighbor Harvey Roach objected and the council ordered a halt. Citizens with garbage piles fear lacks of a city dump and a scheduled wagon collection is urged.
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Barth
Lower Mill Street
Harvey Roach
Republicans urged to back national campaign effort
James S. Sherman urges Republicans to unite with the Republican National Committee to elect a Republican Congress. He calls the Roosevelt achievement central to the campaign and asks for one dollar subscriptions to fund the effort and distribute the campaign text book and committee documents.
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Republican National Congressional Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
James S. Sherman
Miss Inez Higgins Visited Friends Near Hibbardsville
Miss Inez Higgins spent Sunday as a guest of friends near Hibbardsville, enjoying a quiet social visit and leisure time in the countryside setting.
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Inez Higgins
Hibbardsville
Mansfield to Build Residence on North Hill Lots
Frank M. Mansfield of Morris Avenue purchased two Lawr ence and Barth lots on North Hill and plans a fine residence. He intends to rent or sell his Morris Avenue property.
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Frank M. Mansfield
Morris Avenue
Lawrence & Barth
North Hill
Extensive coal tipple modernization near Athens
Repairs are underway on the B and O coal tipple west of Athens. A large railroad crew is moving the old structure closer to the tracks while carpenters install new woodwork for a modern operation. The updated system reduces staffing and speeds coal loading, centralizing the chute over the tender.
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Athens
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