Embezzlement conviction ends Winfield Scott stint in Athens
Winfield Scott Sr was sentenced to seven years in the Ohio penitentiary for embezzling county funds after a three week trial in Athens. He was taken to Columbus by Sheriff Webster with his sons and brother present, amid a history of county shortfalls and extensive testimony.
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Winfield Scott, Sr
Athens County
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Webster
Mr. Scott
W. K. Scott, Jr
Athens
Guy Scott
Pittsburg
W. H. Scott
Foster
Lewis
Wood
J. F. Wood
James Gilligan
Scott
State of
Ohio
State Bureau of Public Accounting
E. A. Dover
State Department
W. G. Hickman
Dover
E. G. Biddison
Treasury
Biddison
Hickman
People’s Bank
Nelsonville
Winfield Scott
Athens Board of Education
Board of Water Works
Sige A Abticunime Society
E. R. Walker
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
East State Street
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Electric arches for Main Streets in Nelsonville
Nelsonville August 13. Business men consider erecting electric light arches on Washington and Columbus streets. Debate centers on whether the municipal plant or the Nelsonville Electric Light Co should furnish the current. City plant favored for financial reasons, offering free light if arches are funded locally, and potential wider street lighting. The arch plan could extend arc lamps to other parts of the city at low rates.
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Nelsonville
Washington and
Columbus Streets
Municipal
Nelsonville Electric Light Company
Personal Mentions From Athens Daily Messenger
Misses Irena Cooper and Irena Hawkins of Marietta visit Mrs. P F Shirley this week. Several residents travel to Columbus Detroit and other northern points for visits and eyes exams. Commodities include trips to Pomeroy Logan Glouster and Bay View Michigan with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irena Cooper
Irena Hawkins
Marietta
P. EF. Shirley
Grange Reunion Previews Ohio State Fair Exposition
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture plans the annual exposition at the State Fair Grounds in Columbus from September 3 to 7. The Grange Reunion will be held September 5 and 6 with out of state speakers. Activities include social functions, music, recitations, and addresses as Patrons gather to see arts and sciences on display. The Grange appeals for broad attendance and support for this educational event. Fraternally F A Derthick Master Ohio State Grange.
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Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Columbus
Grange
Ohio
F. A. Derthick
Ohio State Grange
Just a Plain Drunk
Nelsonville report says William Conk was arrested for drunkenness by Chief Warner and Officer Shaner. He pled guilty before Mayor Sharp, fined $3 with $9.05 costs, paid, and was released.
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Nelsonville
William Conk
Warner
Shaner
Sharp
Price Flees City After Arrest Attempt
Fred Price aged 18 fled after a drunkenness and disorderly conduct incident near the Baltimore and Ohio depot. Officer Port fired several shots as Price ran away, but none struck. Price remains at large and has not been arrested.
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Fred Price
Baltimore & Ohio
Port
Price
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertised Relief for Kidney Trouble
Leroy Brown of Lincoln Hill Pomeroy Ohio recounts severe back and kidney pain after wartime illness. He credits three months of Dean's Kidney Pills with removing all pain and symptoms. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Leroy Brown
Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy, C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Niagara Falls Trip Promo for Erie Lines Service
Tickets go on sale August 25 for travel from Athens to Niagara Falls via the Erie Lines. Round trip fare is 87 with return by August 28. extension costs 25 cents. Stopovers allowed at Cambridge Springs and Lake Chautauqua on the ongoing trip if passengers reach Niagara Falls by the limit.
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Erie
Athens
Cambridge Springs
Lake Chautauqua
Nagara Falls
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Toledo
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Cincinnati
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Martinsville
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M. F. Stanley Crooks
Albany
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Pickway
Washington Street
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Hanover, Va
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Sylvia Moore
W. B. Golden
Bay View, Mich
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Amesville
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D. C. Landis
Stimpson Avenue
James Perry Wood, Jr
Zaleski
James Brent
Berry
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Logan
George Reynolds
Will Bower
Marie Walsh
Martin Walsh
James Rowan
Glouster
Mary Fuller
M. T. Walsh
Union Street
Mr. T. N. Hoover
Jackson
L. M. Jewett
New York City
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Elisie Finsterwald
John Preston
Ohio State
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W. H. McKee
R. C. M. Hastings
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