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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
3
A terse line notes that the dangerous and despised fly endures a harsh existence from all sides. The statement hints at widespread contempt and the peril flies face in daily life.
A storm last Tuesday destroyed a barn owned by Stacy Sayers and Kellion Easler near Amesville and another barn of the same owners fell to fire on Friday night.
Mrs. Amos Ailes and Mrs. Walter Mechem chaperone a group of girls on a brief outing at Crystal Springs. The list includes Elizabeth Smith Elizabeth Mechem Andrey Ailes Mary Anderson Ruth Chaputan Esther Ervin and Josephine Porter.
Ladies plan a week trip to Duckeye Lake and prepare a missionary box for Mrs. Cook in Manchwin China. Missionary society members invite gifts of towels or money by August 15. Lillian McLaughlin returns from Columbus. Methodist and Presbyterian groups schedule a Friday lawn gathering with a picnic and mite box event.
Local notice corrects a Thursday meeting to Saturday for Trimble Grange with refreshments and full member attendance urged. Various community notices follow including political speaking by Homer Durand Monday at 11 from Hotel Gordon porch and potential Nelsonville stop. Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Bryson’s son.
County reports from Raymond and R. B. Cruickshank of the Ohio Horticultural Society forecast a large fruit crop in Athens County. Apples peaches pears and grapes show strong quantities while oranges lemons and grapefruit fare less. Wheat yields were poor and corn is stressed for rain.
Amesville residents Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wells and Mrs. Fannie Wells hosted a Sunday picnic on a spacious lawn with contributions to the feast. Guests included Fred and Chas Curtis families, Gibson, Linscott and Dickson families, Mrs. Lash and others from Athens and Columbus. Rev. A. M. Chapin begins a three week vacation, visiting relatives in Indiana and Illinois. Dr. and Mrs. Weber hosted Misses Marie and Olive Dickson of Marietta. Little Mabel Linscott visits, William Shoop relocates from Stockport to Emma Patterson residence with family.
A community notices crowded with campaign cards for Tuesday's primary. Neighbors discuss overgrown weeds along the railroad and the need to widen the pavement. A strange object is found buried on Mrs. Owens property once linked to Prof. Perkins Weether. The tongue in cheek mention of turtle voices and dinners adds local color.
In Athens County during July 1922, 27 couples obtained marriage licenses versus 31 in July 1921. The month featured a record day with six applications for bonded existence. Marriages ranged from ages 17 to 70, with more than half a dozen requiring parental consent.
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