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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1897

Page

5

Local Brevities Highlight Notables and Visits

Local items list numerous residents and guests including Mrs Isaac Crook visiting Pisgah and Ab, Mr Et Brown from Indianapolis stopping in Athens, Mrs Harry McKinstry visiting family, Flo Faller visiting Columbus, and many others from Amesville Columbus and Zanesville. The column notes travels, visits, and social calls of townspeople, with several engagements and trips to nearby communities.

Isaac Crook Pisgah Ars. Z. W. Picketh Grngsville Et. Brown Indianapolis Athens Harry McKinstry BE. A. Grown AbuaSies B. Marys Karr Ca- Damas Coe Ages

Garden Party Honors Guests Across Social Circle

A Friday whist party hosted by Miss Grace Grosvenor at her home honored Mrs. P. C. Leete of Partymouth and Miss Quackenfusk of Washington. Attendance included Als, WB. Golden, Mrs. G. B. Wood, and many others. the event followed by reports of local social and civic happenings across Ames Township with notes on health, schools, and forthcoming fairs.

Dolph Kenoy Greenfield I .Kenoys Armstrong State West Virginia Smith S. D. Thompson Caries Grace Grosvenor P.C Leete Partymouth Miss Quackenfusk Washington Als WB. Golden GB. Wood Avs A Welch Li Reotinger Mis Mary Shutery Dr. Conk Kartestuy Della Welch Jane Iran Lena Smith Elizabeth Schwefel Beatrice Davis Sadie Minnie Jush Corps of Gropks Gist wMr J.P. Wood Bay Advanes Dresden Miter Zanesville Hoeser Jr Fruvrie A Ctast Ruting Ponver Cologade Meritt Garsitte Merritt Hiram Arnold Ames Township Leesburg Indiana Nebraska EB. Sayre Baby Mackavac Island Sayre Mc Sayre Mackanac

Petition Drives Town to Buy Street Sweeper

Taxpayers petition the town council asking immediate steps to sweep paved streets regularly with a street sweeper. Council to draft specifications for a contract to sweep Court Street daily and other streets twice weekly, offering options for private or town ownership. Refuse from sweeping will be fertilizer. local farm owners invited to bid.

Court Street

Pat Tate Loses Eye in Railroad Accident near Mil Street

A railroad accident south of town leaves Pat Tate with serious eye injury after a large splinter penetrates the eye. Dr. Dramner of the B&O reports the eye likely destroyed. The notice also advertises tonics, cautions against mercury eye cures, and lists rail ticket offers for the Indiana Central Lines convention in Indianapolis.

Pat Ab Tate Morris

Athens Fair Ad Takes Farmers to Wheat Buyout

An Athens fair notice lists August events with farmer incentives offering 70 cents per bushel for dry new wheat delivered to Ath ens, Tre Wisenstee Manyixe Go, Canal Winchester. The page includes assorted ads for Salves, tobacco cures, and travel offers, plus various local merchants and services.

Athens Winchester

Dr Wheeler’s Nerve Vitalizer Endorsed by Dr Parrish

Byron Michigan physician Dr A T Parrish reports a ten year old patient with night terrors improved after small bedtime doses of Wheeler’s Nerve Vitalizer. Parrish calls the medicine remarkable and worthy, noting its widespread use by physicians for nervous troubles including sleeplessness fits and general debility. Athens Ohio Crile’s Pharmacy sells it.

de A. T. Partish Byron Wheger Veineety Alis Wheeler Aig Parrish Athens

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