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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
5
Advertising rates for the paper include per line pricing for various display and notice types. Local items list numerous residents and visitors with brief travel and visit notes, plus band concerts, institute sessions, and social events in Athens linking to multiple local figures and institutions.
The village council met with most members present. A petition to extend the water main to Peter Finsterwald’s residence was referred to water works trustees. The city solicitor was instructed to sue ex Mayor Minton for 23.71 dollars. Henry Logan was appointed police justice pro tem. The mayor was tasked to enforce main street sewer connections. Debates over hitching grounds near the College campus continued with action postponed to the next meeting. Bills for utilities and labor were approved. The paper also notes delays in railway terminal talks, a local Republican nomination, jail escape coverage, and upcoming community events.
Mr James R Smith a leading farmer of Balls county Missouri has spent a week in Athens county purchasing young cattle. On Wednesday he shipped 137 head of steers and heifers at 1 to 8 cents per pound. This marks the third seasonal cattle shipment to Missouri from Athens county following earlier consignments totaling about 400 head by Daniel Crawford. The drought has left pastures bare, prompting the unusual livestock movement to grazing paradise Missouri.
Company B of the Ohio National Guards will depart Tuesday morning August 20 for a one week encampment. The unit, about forty strong, is led by Captain Dunlap with 1st Lieutenant Frank Lowry and 2d Lieutenant A. O. Sloane. They will pitch tents at Presque Isle, noted as a picturesque state site, with E. H. Eaves to provide a complete account of camp activities.
The Palace Hotel near the Queen City adds a ladies ordinary for female guests unaccompanied by men, ensuring home like privacy. It also prepares for fall business and notes prices of $2.00 to $2.50 per day. A Chickamauga commission letter proposes two dollar barracks for free quarters in Chattanooga with August 30, 1895 deadline, asking senders to Captain Charles F. Muller.
Miss Grace Marquis attends the Institute near Amestown as do other locals. Bertha Hoover returns from Niagara Toronto and Chautauqua. Bessie and Cora Benz depart for a three week visit with friends in Cincinnati. Blanch Andrews visits relatives after a southern visit. Guests of Mrs. Sarah Kaler include Mrs. B L Atkins Mrs. Eugene Cable and Mrs. Cora Poston. A Christian Endeavor group surprised their president Fratt Osborne on his birthday. Estella H along with her sisters Minn ie and Addie Lovell take a short vacation after exams. Y P and SC E prayer set for next Sunday with Christ's Work for the Church. Consecration meeting planned for August 25. Dr Powell and family report a pleasant rest in a Presbyterian farming locality. All well.
The undersigned offers a No 3 American Fruit Evaporator for sale at a bargain price. Bought for 175 dollars new in 1888 and used four seasons. Asking 750 dollars. Contact G K Campnety at B83 wi Coolville Ohio.
A large shipment of hay and oats arrives from western states. Hay sells for 12 to 16 dollars per ton while oats bring 28 to 39 cents per bushel.
An 1895 Athens newspaper compiles medical and retail notices. It warns against mercury in catarrh cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo. It also touts Shaffer & Co garments, praising workmanship and value, and lists travel fares and local farm seeds from F. Stalder & Co. plus general grocery price claims by fF. Sranprr & Co.
Mrs. Nancy D. Price, 50, died at home in Troy township on August 8. Funeral and burial details noted at Vanderhoof cemetery. Various medical remedies advertised include Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by Wm. Keil of St. Paul and DeWitt's Little Early Risers for headaches and constipation. Gainesville ads mention Ullom Hardware assignee sale and Jersey cream at New Brown House ice cream parlor.
Probate Court of Athens County Ohio shows multiple estates filing first and final accounts. Administrators and executors include Americus Preston Samantha Bean Aaron Tucker Daniel Cornell J Jolley Chas Hopkins with final accounting dates pending September 7 1895 before Probate Judge Bethel. Public notice runs August 15 to September 5 1805 nos3 w4.
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