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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1882
Page
5
The notice advertises a liquidation sale at D Zenner and Co Athens offering low prices on clothing dry goods millinery hats and hosiery with a claim to best work and lowest prices. Other items include school resuming September 4 and various local market and weather notes.
Visitors praise the county infirmary under Superintendent Mr. A. Martin and Matron Mrs. A. Martin for cleanliness healthfulness and contentment among inmates with the building and grounds in excellent condition.
Samuel Sloan, president of a railroad, tours on public observation while another Samuel Sloan of Athens reportedly eyes detectives believed to be on his trail.
The State Journal reports Mrs. M. M. Greene wife of the Columbus Hocking Valley and Toledo road president was robbed of diamonds valued at three or four thousand dollars while traveling by sleeper Friday night from White Sulphur Springs to Richmond.
The Athens Republican's leading editorial invites grammatical study as it embeds principles not in standard grammar books. The exercise aims to highlight language choices and structure before the institute adjourns.
A Buchtel correspondent notes a brisk mining week with 492 cars moved in the week ending August 12, an increase of 99 from the prior week. Local activity in the mines remains strong as shipments rise.
Another of the series of those delightful terpsichorean entertainments at the Warren House was a social event of Friday night, and was until a late hour joyously participated in by a large number of our young society people of both sexes.
The article notes a cold spell with a Lake Michigan snow squall and six inch deck cover. It reports Hon Charles Townsend praising voter understanding of Democratic issues in the campaign. It mentions an upcoming Republican mass meeting at Athens City Hall and praises public school grounds upkeep by janitor William Stedman.
A report notes a proposed M and C road excursion train from Athens to the Coolville camp meeting next Sunday though authorities could not confirm details when contacted yesterday.
The Committee to reorganize the Marietta and Cincinnati road plans to foreclose and issue new bonds by November 1. This timing will miss completing the Old Line project within the current year.
The passage notes that many habitual ardent consumers of ardent spirits show as much or more support for liquor taxation as total abstainers, suggesting broad approval across social groups.
Residents commend Brown & Lawrence and D. W. Cornell's as two of the county’s best general stores with capable proprietors who are regarded as good businessmen and gentlemen.
Mr. D. W. Cornell of Guysville runs one of the neatest and most pleasant homes in the county and extends hospitalities that make visitors feel welcome and at ease.
One day last week Jas Howard lost two fingers after getting too close to a circular saw in the Nelsonville machine shops.
In a Nash speech a county example shows sixty two liquor traffic workers taxed 245 dollars last year while sixty two similar businesses paid 2573.28 dollars. Homeowners with modest houses paid 1273.60 dollars in taxes, exposing unequal tax treatment across groups.
Authors warn that withholding wheat to chase higher prices would be poor policy as wheat prices falter while railroad stocks rise. The dual trend suggests a strong fall trade environment for farmers and related markets.
The sanitary condition at the Children's Home is highly gratifying with not a single sickness case among the large group of children in residence.
The Athens market reports a ten cent decline in wheat prices over the past fourteen days. Traders note soft demand and ample supply as the key factors behind the drop. Prices for nearby futures also show modest downward movement.
The adventurer who opened a saloon in Albany faces strong temperance opposition. The Echo reports townsfolk, including men and boys, now drink more often and drift toward idleness, urging the proprietor to shutter his establishment.
Professor Mendenhall of Ohio State University will lecture Thursday evening at Athens City Hall on Life among the Japanese. He will narrate observations from a long sojourn among that interesting people in a style described as agreeable. The public is invited with full assurance of absorbing interest.
Readers planning the Art and Industrial Exposition in Cincinnati are advised to stay at the Crawford House located at the corner of 6th and Walnut. The hotel is described as first class in all regards yet charges second class prices, promising good value during the stay in that city.
Mrs Ed Black has progressed to full health and on Tuesday rode to visit Mr and Mrs William Dean at their home in Alexander township where she is now visiting.
Uncle Hull Foster corrects a town rumor stating Frances Beardsley will turn ninety on his next birth anniversary, not eighty eight as previously reported. The notice clarifies a clerical error in earlier coverage.
S L Matthews argues for Parker C Henry of Alexander as the Republican nominee for county commissioner to represent the south end and farmers. He contends east end has held a seat, calls for fair territorial distribution, and emphasizes qualifications and rural sympathy.
Roundup of local misses and gentry: Helen Kinkead returns with Mrs. Byron from Marietta, Andrew Dodds studies medicine in Athens, B N Hobson travels to Plymouth to see his ailing father, Jennie Sanderson closes her Beebe school with praise, D B Stewart Jr leases Byron flouring mill with Miller McGill, Byron erects a side-yard swing for all ages, A C Wedge visits from Coolville, M L Sanderson hosts them, Mite Society meets at George Plumley’s but rain cuts attendance, A S Tidd visits, Sam Pickering calls, citizens express willingness to vote for local candidates. Sanderson and Hess building Tie Ridge schoolhouse in Carthage Twp, Rev. Kendall preaches Saturday, camp meeting at Coolville. O G Craft new night operator, Frank Haddow learns telepathy with George Plumley, Mrs Myers of Cincinnati visits. Myers prospering in business.
Tonight at City Hall Professor Mendanhall leads a free lecture on the Japanese topic. Admission is free and open to the public.
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