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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1875
Page
5
A long list of day to day notes from Athens county includes social events, births, deaths, and local incidents. Highlights mention the mayor wedding, Sheriff Warren’s recovery, a fatal railroad accident and wounded from Stewart’s Station, the Athens County Fair dates, and updates on clergy visits, school lectures, and farm yields.
A freight train dropped its caboose and cars three miles west of town, a following passenger train collided nearby, throwing the engine and several cars off the track. Engineer Emanuel List was seriously injured and taken to Athens for surgery. The report mentions flood related price drops at Zenner & Co. and local notices on health and a Knights of Pythias lodge. A hotel project in Nelsonville, the Smith House, is advancing with strong management.
The Democratic County Convention met at Athens City Hall with delegates reported from townships. Col. Isaac Stanley won the Representative nomination with 39 of 40 votes, York delegation abstaining. The convention named candidates for Auditor, Sheriff, and Treasurer, blanked Clerk and Prosecuting Attorney, and chose delegates to the Judicial and Senatorial Conventions. The body adjourned sine die as plans for future contests were outlined.
The piece notes the 1790 start with 75 post offices, then 37,500 today, and cites historical receipts at New York and Philadelphia offices. It lists early mail routes and costs to cities like Boston, Providence, and Pittsburgh, showing department debts and evolving service. It then traces 1825 mail runs from Wheeling to Zanesville and nearby connections, highlighting gradual expansion.
A member of Congress representing the Belmont District will speak at a big run rally. The event aims to rally supporters and highlight local issues, with attendees expected from nearby communities.
The committee announces a Mineral City rally featuring Hon Benjamin Eggleston Saturday August 28 at 1 p.m. Speakers include Gen Thomas L Young with music by the Athens Band. Attendees are urged to bring baskets, form processions, and bring families for a day of pleasure and profit.
Armitage and Davis announce large invoices of fresh family groceries and domestic goods to be sold at prices in line with hard times. The firm is praised for square and liberal dealing. Visit the first house around the corner of Potter's new building.
Hons. S. 8S. Knowles Van Vorhes and Grosvenor will join the event and address attendees at the Big Run meeting next Saturday.
The confectionery and ice cream parlors of Mrs. K. K. Golden stand as a center of attraction for the luxury seeking community. Geo. Walcutt and Mrs. Golden have built a well known house with notable tact and business skill, earning exceptional popularity. Everything offered in the line is described as always being of the finest choice.
The Hon Lorenzo Danford will address the mass meeting at Big Run next Saturday. He is regarded as one of the most eloquent and entertaining speakers in the country.
Mr 8S. G. Wright conducts an animated trade in pianos and organs offering first class standard instruments at unusually low prices. Prospective buyers are urged to consider the popular terms available.
Democrats of Bern and nearby townships are invited to attend a meeting in Big Rap next Saturday to hear topics discussed with logic and eloquence. The note praises Mr. W. B. Stedman for garden excellence and presents a harvest of extra Lima beans.
Those who reach Big Bun before the moon next Saturday can join a Gret class dinner at the hostelry of Yuma Hedges and Seon to prepare for an evening of composed listening to speeches.
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