Athens Social Roundup Includes Many Out‑of‑Town Visitors
Miss Clara Mills a bond clerk from Columbus spent a week with her Mills family. Edward Mills of Nelsonville visited his parents over Sunday. Leatha Stack of Parkersburg arrives for an extended stay and the fair. Dozens of relatives and guests from Huntington Marietta Columbus Glouster Pomeroy and Washington travel or visit Athens, with outings to Jamestown Exposition and Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mills
Nelsonville
W. A. Mills
Leatha Stack
Parkersburg
Officer Mills
D. H. Moore
Derre
W. N. Alderman
Atlantic City
A. C. Roach
Lenore Stephan
Marietta
Washington D. C
Best In Years Stock Exhibit At The Fair
The Mes senger reports on the first day of the fair detailing entries across cattle horses hogs sheep and poultry. Notable exhibitors include Jacob Gaul Frank Brown J J Henry W W McVey Wilbur Williams C C Howard John Harner James Bowman P G Moler Charles Bean and others with breeds such as Hereford Jersey Percheron Norman Poland China and Barred Plymouth Rocks. A large poultry display features 145 chickens and an incubator by J P Blackwood awaits hatch days Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gaul
Herford
Frank Brown
J. J. Henry
Dearham
John Hewitt
W. W. McVey
W. H. Brooks
J. C. Campbell
Chester Dare
Kentucky
C. C. Howard
John Harner
James Bowman
Jos. Higgins
Sunshine Herd
Sylvester Marshall
Chester
P. D. Hill
Rhode Islands
Theodore Pickering
KE. H. Lantz
Buff Plymouth Rocks
H. W. Roberts
E. E. Eddy
Plymouth Rocks
P. G. Moler
W. C. Hoodlet
W. P. Dickens
L. G. Cary
Rhode Island
J P. Blackwood
Pleasanton News and Social Ties Report
Pleasanton residents attend yearly Haning meeting. Jesse Silkey of Athens visits family here. Eben Kenney and Jerseyville relatives visit Webster Kenney. Sunday School picnic planned at Pratt's grave on Saturday August 31. Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised with Liver and Bowels regulation claim. 25c guaranteed by McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Silkey
Athens
Eben Kenney
Little Son
Jerseyville
Webster Kenney
Dr. King
McKee
Hungarian miners form Magyer Coal Company in Ohio
Steubenville reports that 40 Hungarian miners organized the Magyer Coal Company the first U S coal company controlled by their people. They purchased the Wabash Coal Company property at Hopesdale for 155000 dollars and will employ only Maggers who must take stock. The group owns 690 acres of coal, tipples, stores and tenements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
United States
Magyer Coal Company
Wabash Coal Company
Hopesdale
Albany Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Albany records a string of guests and visitors across Ohio. E K Carpenter and daughter Esther visited relatives in Toledo while Rev Earl Slutz of Athens stayed with Howard Vorhes last week. W A Vorhes traveled to Beverly to visit Prof and Mrs A H Dixon. Maude Carpenter stayed with friends in Glouster and Mrs F M Moore from Nelsonville visited her parents. Homer Gillespie of London visited Howard Yorhes. George Reeves of Athens called on friends. Mrs Harry Brewer of Columbus stayed with Mr and Mrs P D Morse. J H Duffee attended Jamestown expositions and planned Washington DC visits. Florence Brown visited friends in Cheshire and Goldie Morse was in Mineral. D R Reese visited friends in Amesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fenzel
Carrie Hayes
Columbus
Christy Whalen
Edward
Lizzie South
Glouster
A. J. Laverty
Charles G. Matthews
Prof. Heizey
West Virginia
Zella Foster
Point Rock
Athens High School
W. M. Bowman
Kenton
E. C. Berry
Albany
Earl Slutz
Athens
Howard Vorhes
W. A. Vorhes
Beverly
A. H. Dixon
Harry Brewer
P. D. Morse
J. H. Duffee
Jamestown
Washington D. C
Florence Brown
Cheshire
Goldie Morse
Mineral
Rev
D. R. Reese
Amesville
Otsego Journal Endorses Dr King’s New Discovery
Wm M Dietz editor of the Otsego Journal Gilbertsville N Y extols Dr Kings New Discovery as the most popular remedy in Otsego County and a cure for coughs colds and lung and throat diseases Ker s Drug Store guarantees satisfaction with price 50c and 1 00 and a trial bottle free
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otsego County
Wm. M. Dietz
Otsego
Gilbertsville
N.Y
Dr. King
C Ker
Local Folks Visit Friends and Relatives This Week
Mrs. Torrence and daughter Maggie spent Friday with cousin Mrs. Lucy Palmer. Archie Baker of Steubenville visits parents here. Haddon Dye returns Monday to Frost after weekend with family. Perle Baker family of Wheeling visiting relatives. Arnett Russell of Columbus stays weeks with grandparents. G C Jane moves seats in schoolhouse and adds an outside aisle. Lon Green of Carthage visits sister Mrs W J Bowles. Henry Brewster family from Moundsville to attend camp meeting. Baptist church elects James W Scarlett trustee after T W Jones death. Ira Barrows of East Liverpool called home by mother Nancy Barrows’s illness. Alpha Webster returns Saturday from Grand View Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrence
Maggie
Lucy Palmer
Archie Baker
Steubenville
Haddon Dye
Frost
Perle Baker
Wheeling
W. Va
Arnett Russel
Columbus
Cale Russel
G. C. Jane
Henry Brewster
Moundsville
The
Baptist Church
James W. Scarlett
T. W. Jones
Ira Barrows
East Liverpool
Nancy Barrows
Alpha Webster
Grand View
Iowa
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed by Bluff Businessman
C. G. Hays, a prominent Bluff, Mo., businessman, says Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the quickest and surest healing salve for sores, burns, wounds, or piles. He states he has used it and knows what he is talking about, guaranteed by McKee, druggist, 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hays
Bluff, Mo
Bucklen
McKee
Veterans of 30th O.V.I.L Reunion at Antietam anniversary
The veterans of the 30th O. V. I. L. will hold a reunion in Toronto Jefferson County on September 17 and 18 1907. O. E. Hunt secretary Newark Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the 30Th O. V. IL
Toronto
Jefferson County
Antietam
O. E. Hunt, Secy
Newark
Ohio
The Limit of Life and Electric Bitters Remedy
The article argues that life spans are limited by aging but could extend with new knowledge. It highlights age 50 to 60 as critical and urges proper body care during that decade. It promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic to revitalize organs, guaranteed by McKee, the druggist, priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Nineteenth Reunion of the 18th O. V. I. Planned at Athens
The nineteenth reunion of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry will gather in Athens, Ohio on Thursday and Friday September 19 and 20 1907. A business meeting is scheduled for 10 a m on September 20 with R B Kin as president and J G Carter as secretary at Glouster Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Chamberlains Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy Proves Helpful
Mrs B J Johnston of Linton Mississippi credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her child after three doctors failed. She reports quick improvement after using the remedy and notes the child is now healthy. The product is sold by W H McKee E R Lash and Barton Drug Co Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Tors
Threshing in Sand Ridge and Local Visits
Farmers in Sand Ridge busy threshing. John Warner made a business trip to Athens on Friday. Mr and Mrs John Rivers of Chauncey guests in the area. Daniel Crawford visited Guysville on Saturday for business. Grace Buck stayed with sister Mrs John Hawk on Dutch Ridge. G W Lawrence and Charles Flanders visited Guysville. Harry Buck hosted by Grace Miller and Alden Buck at Judson. Grace Lawrence entertained Miss Sylvia Coe of Athens. Local youths attended Jesse Nickoson ice cream social Saturday. Rev M H Needham to preach at Asbury on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Warner
Athens
Grace Buck
John Hawk
Dutch Ridge
Charles Flanders
Harry Buck
George Miller
Alden Buck
Judson
Grace Lawrence
Sylvia Coe
Jesse Nickoson
M. H. Needham
Asbury
Edna Mayhew Visits Marshfield as Small Talk Carries On
Mrs Edna Mayhew of Columbus visits her parents Mr and Mrs Throckmorton this week. Francis Pearl eight months son of Mr and Mrs John Hewitt Mineral died August 8 and was buried August 9. Rev and Mrs Nichols of Gothenburg Neb visited old friends. Mrs Ben Hysell returned home Tuesday after visiting Springfield. A picnic will be held at Swains Grove near Marshfield on August 17 under the direction of the M E Sabbath school with invited schools and expected program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mayhew
Columbus
Throckmorton
Francis Pearl
John Hewitt
Mineral
Nichols
Gothenburg
Neb
M. E
Ben Hysell
Springfield
Swain's Grove
Marshfield
M. E. Sabbath School
Remedy For Diarrhoea Never Known To Fail
S Jemison of Spring Grove York County Pa praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after five years of family use and extensive recommendations. It is sold by W H McKee E R Lash and Barton Drug Co Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
York County
S. Jemison
Spring Grove
W. H. McKee
E. R. Lash
Barton Drug Co
Chauncey
Unclaimed Letters Notice at Athens Post Office 1907
Athens Ohio August 12 1907 list of names calling for unclaimed letters. Recipients urged to state they were advertised and note the unclaimed letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on August 26 1907. John Finsterwald P M
Permits to Wed Between Six Local Couples
William H. Hines 21 barber of Athens to Lena Morris 18 clerk of Glouster and Alfred A. Cheadle 18 farmer of Albany to Kate Bealer 18 of Hamley Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hines
Athens
Lena Morris
Glouster
Alfred A. Cheadle
Albany
Kate Bealer
Hamley Run
Testimonial for Chamberlain’s Remedy Curing Severe Illness
A reader from Concord Georgia recounts a severe measles relapse after a rainstorm. The testimonial claims Chamberlain’s Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life. He praises the product and notes local dealers W H McKee E R Lash and Barton Drug Co Chauncey.
Sunday Guests From Athens and Nearby Towns
A local notice lists visitors staying with families over Sunday including Misses Orpha and Constance Graham of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore and son Derrel also of Athens, and others visiting Chauncey relatives. It notes a sick period for Clifford Martin and reports the death of Mrs. Elmer Coon’s father in the West with no details. Also mentions George Stage Jr returning from Lancaster camp and a local medical pitch for Kodol for indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McHarg
Orpha
Constance Graham
Athens
Harry Moore
Son Derrel
Fannie Graham
Clifford Martin
Elmer Coon
West
Harvest notes and social visits from Angel Ridge
Farmers near Angel Ridge finish harvest as Miss May Hopkins closes a successful teaching term. Mrs Anna Watkins and daughter Mary visit sister Mrs Lucinda Sloane. Mr Earl Craft of Gallipolis visits Edward Cramer. Alma Anthony stays with grandmother Mrs Poston. Frank Anthony visits sister Mrs Charles Leoffler near Guysville. Reverend Masie misses Graham’s Chapel appointment but plans meetings August 17. Lucy Cranmer of Athens vacationing here. Grace Ashton visits mother Mrs Elizabeth Ashton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Antle
Wm. Breney
Charles Bridwell
E. P. Bowman
A. R. Chambers
John Colman
Sidney Campbell
H. Connett
Grace Courtney
Garnett Cullums
Nelle Dunn
Bert Fitzwater
Losa Garman
Harriett Greene
Ollie C. Goolsberry
Wm. Gorby
Marion
Anna Watkins
Mary
Lucinda Sloane
May Hopkins
Earl Craft
Gallipolis
Edward Cramer
Alma Anthony
Poston
Frank Anthony
Charles Leoffler
Guysville
Masie
Graham's Chapel
Green Township Local Option Election Planned
Green township will hold a local option election on August 29. Petition signatures meet legal requirements and trustees have been notified. The county board of elections will meet Thursday to prepare. No saloons exist now, but temperance groups may monitor anticipated influence near Rachelmacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Township
County Board of Elections
Rachelmacher
Journal Gazette
Prominent B F Shamel Visits Athens After Amputation
Prominent B F Shamel was in Athens Saturday evening after returning from Columbus where he accompanied Solomon Woodruff of Pleasanton to the Protestant Hospital. Woodruff had his left leg amputated between the knee and thigh following bone cancer after an operation on Friday. He is recovering nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Shamel
Athens
Columbus
Solomon Woodruff
Pleasanton
Protestant Hospital
Mr. Woodruff
Lee
De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Endorsement by Dealer
John Riha of Vinling, Iowa, reports strong sales and perfect satisfaction from De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills after a year of selling them and using them himself, with a dozen local customers also praising the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Riha
Vining
de Witt
Cline
Tick Ridge Sluggers Dominate Frost In Lopsided Victory
Frost Ohio August 12 Tick Ridge defeated Frost 9 to 0 in a baseball game. Frost pitcher Flim showed speed but struggled with control as Frosts battery was Flim Aharnet. Tick Ridge batteries Barnheart Bon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frost
Ohio
Tick Ridge
Sluggers
Flim
Aharnet
Barnheart
Bon
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Clara Mills
Adams Express Company of
Fred Finsterwald
Mr. Cecil Bean
J. H. Dixon
Mable Black
John Kale
Chilcothe
D. C. Landis
Stimpson Avenue
Harriett Tharp
Huntington
Retta Camden
J. C. Butler
Forest
W. E. Landis
Vivian
Anna Landis
Florence Burson
Pomeroy
Edith Carpenter
Reese Blizzard
Thomas Logan
W. H. Southerton
T. H. Wheatley
H. E. Wright
H. F. Link
Thomas Roush
Helen
Nellie Henderson
Ida Bougher
Mayme Russel
Coshocton
A. J. Hayes
Chicago
London
England
Lucy Bougher
Lulu Mann
Grant Hospital
C. E
First Presbyterian Church
Malvina Lefavor
Sharpsburg
Wilbur Williams
Charles Bean
Charles Bobo
S. Danford
A. M. Rainey
R. M. Slutz
W. P. Elliot
Rhole Island
R. E. Hall
Silver Lace Wyandotts
Stocklein & Steinmetz
C. W. Henderson
J. P. Blackwood
C. A. Howard
Georgia
Haning
Nic
Pratt
Foreign Coal Company
E. K. Carpenter
Miss Esther
Toledo
F. M. Moore
Wm. Jack
Homer Gillespie
Howard Yorhes
George Reeves
Lon Green
Carthage
W. J. Bowles
Kin
J. G. Carter
Secy
Glouster, O
Sand Ridge
John Rivers
Daniel Crawford
G. W. Lawrence
Lowe
Seaman
Boston and Bay State
Boston Rubber Shoe Company
Vance Shoe CO
Wheeling, W. Va
Distributors
Sam H. Gwin
Concord
Wolf’s Plains
F. M. McHarg
Russel
Lydia Beachout
Fred Fulton
Graham’s Chapel
George Stage, Jr
Lancaster
Angel Ridge
Lucy Cranmer
Grace Ashton
Elizabeth Ashton
Coolville Ridge
C.L.P
Ston, Vice P
First National Bank
Athens, Ohio
H. Moore
Optoin
Columbus Hospital
Millikan & Hickle
Court House
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