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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
5
A lengthy roll of names notes residents and visitors across Athens county towns. Journeys include Elmer Enlow to New York City, Miss Anna Landis to Columbus, and many travels to Columbus, Cincinnati, Marietta, and Chillicothe. Numerous camp meetings, business trips, and family visits are listed with brief destinations and durations.
Secretary Haning promotes the Athens County Fair on August 22 to 24 with free admission for schoolchildren and veterans on day two, a ten cent bean dinner at noon, balloon ascension and parachute descent, and horse races. A large field of horses is expected amid generous purses. DR MONETTA & SON offer free eye examinations and glasses fitting at Dr McVey's, with 25 years of experience and a guarantee of satisfaction.
An advertisement asserts deafness arising from an inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining can be cured only by constitutional remedies. Local applications cannot reach the diseased area. the firm offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Cure and invites requests for free circulars from Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Hall's Pills for constipation.
William E. McLean a Newark draught store operator married Aurelia Irwin on Sunday afternoon in St Pauls rectory by Fr Jas T Banahan. They honeymoon with McLean's mother Mrs F P Beebe in New York and plan to reside there. Mrs Beebe is Oliver Typewriter Co general agent. Mr Cherrington and daughter Alta returned from Gallipolis. Alta has been ill since returning.
Ohio Central Lines offers a West Virginia Mountain excursion Friday August 15 from Athens to Gauley Bridge with a 30 a.m. departure and 2 p.m. arrival. Round trip fare is 1.50 for adults and TKc for children. Overnights in Charleston allowed. return from Gauley Bridge at 5 p.m. and Charleston at 6 15 p.m. Guests enjoy about eight hours for sightseeing and mountain views.
Thursday Sagers 17 via Ohio Central Lines and Pere Marquette R R to Traverse City Elkida Charlevoix Petoskey Bay View Roaring Brook Wequeteastay Harbor Springs Alpena Cheboygan Mackinac Island 87.00 round trip tickets valid return 15 days Fare to Mackinac Island 81.00 higher Sea posters or cost upon agents of Ohio Central Lines for Poult particulars tickets time of trains etc.
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