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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1880

Page

6

Lash and Wilson Establish New Medical Practice Site

Drs Lash and Wilson announce permanent relocation in the medicine and surgery practice. They succeed Drs Johnson and Wilson and occupy the cond building west of the New Court House in Athens Ohio with an effective date of January 1, 1980.

Lash A. Wilson Lash & Wilson Johnson & Wilson Practice of Medicine & Surgery Cond New Court House Athens Ohio

Notice to delinquent subscribers of payment

Irregular spacing and garbled text indicate a notice from Cc. E.M. Jennings urging a large number of our subscribers who are in arrears for the Messenger to come forward and settle their accounts to meet labor and stock demands.

Garfield and Arthur Club Meeting at City Hall

The Garfield and Arthur Club will hold a meeting at City Hall on Saturday evening to be addressed by Major Townsend. All Republican voters in the village are urged to attend and ladies are invited. The 2d Regiment Band has been engaged for the occasion.

Garfield and Arthur Club Townsend 2D Regiment Occa Garfield and Arthur Athens

Townsend and Kurtz Hold Strong Lead in County Track Threat

The article praises Townsend and Kurtz as the strongest team ever under Republican harness in the county. It notes event plans at Zenner Grove camp meeting starting the 24th with lodging available, and anticipates strong Athens county turnout at the State Fair. It also mentions agricultural fair prospects, camp meeting access by rail, and local notices urging Republican support and subscriptions to the Messenger.

Townsend Kurtz Zenner Grove

County Fair Rally Promises Prosperity and Civic Pride

The piece urges a grand rally for the County Fair, praising a year of economic improvement, good crops, abundant livestock, and advancing arts and crafts. It notes the fair as a communal celebration and a test of progress while reporting a local political ticket drawn by the Nationals and questions about candidate acceptance.

Central Committee organizes in Athens with new officers

The Republican Central Committee met in Athens on Saturday and organized by selecting T. P. Marshall as Chairman and W. F. Scott as Secretary. It then elected an Executive Committee including Dr. H. M. Lash, Hon. E. H. Moore, A. W. S. Minear, W. F. Scott, Tim. B. Warden, J. L. Pickering, J. D. Brown, Dr. I. P. Primrose and D. B. Stewart. The committee is described as excellent and ready for an active campaign.

Republican Central Committee Athens T. P. Marshall W. F. Scott H. M. Lash E. H. Moore A. W.S. Minear Tim. B. Warden J. L. Pickering J. D. Brown I. P. Primrose D. B. Stewart

Harmar ladies honor Frank T Towsley at birthday party

Our townsman Frank T Towsley was honored by Harmar ladies, the friends of his childhood, with a pleasant social entertainment marking his recent birth anniversary. The event, noted as highly enjoyable, follows a paragraph in another column referencing the same occasion in the Marietta Times.

Frank T. Towsley Marietta

Phil Kearney Unit to Hold Fair and Festival

The Phil. Kearney No. 38 of Nelsonville plans a fair and festival in Scott's Hall this Friday and Saturday to raise funds for a relief fund for widows and orphans of fallen Union soldiers. Organizers urge strong support to reflect the cause's praiseworthiness.

Phil. Kearney Nelsonville Scott’s Hall Union

Advice on honest local advertising from The Athens Journal

The Athens Journal urges readers to buy only from advertisers. It warns that tightfisted merchants who avoid advertising rarely offer good bargains and keep their profits, advising dealings with generous, public spirited business men who live and let live.

The Athens Journal

Weather wonders and cold season forecast lure attention

References last Sunday snowfall and ice in parts of New York amid sultry weather. The piece notes a weather seer quoted in the New York Tribune who forecasts an extremely cold winter this year, seeking a respectful hearing for the prediction.

New York New York Tribune

Garfield and Arthur Club Bannered Nelsonville Campaign

The Garfield and Arthur Club of Nelsonville is described as highly enthusiastic. At their headquarters last week the club stretched a mammoth banner across the street, to remain until the campaign ends barring accident.

Garfield and Arthur Club Nelsonville

Stimulation of Senses Signals Approaching Autumn

The fragment hints at sensory sharpening as a sure prophecy of autumn, implying a change in season and heightened perception as days grow cooler and nature transitions. The text conveys mood and anticipation without detailing events.

Twelfth Annual Hocking Teachers Institute at Rempel's Opera House

The twelfth annual Hocking County Teachers Institute will be held at Rempel's Opera House in Logan during the week of August th to September 24 1660. Prof. Scott is among the instructors.

Hocking County Teachers’ Institute Rempel’s Opera House Logan Hio Scott

Visiting Friends and Notable Local Social Round

Local residents from Chillicothe Athens Columbus and Ports mouth visit friends and family. Notable mentions include Mrs. Tom Bardin and Mrs. Jennie Dell with children, Sallie Kessinger with Alice Brown, and Rev Evans at Lancaster Camp Meeting with 300 conversions reported. The Turner Band serenaded Frank Towsley for a birthday, and Ida Lewis impressed friends after University Normal and Institute attendance.

Tom Bardin Chillichthe Athens Lizzie Kern Carrie Nesmith Coolville Jennie Dell Columbus Col. Gilmore Chillicothe Angie Brown Hattie Nourse Mary Lee Portsmouth

McCullough Dramatic Club to Stage Benefit at City Hall

The McCullough Dramatic Club plans a complimentary benefit for Mr. Malcolm Jennings at City Hall tomorrow evening with admission of twenty five cents. The program features the comedy Checkmate and the farce Slasher and Crasher, with a cast including J L Pickering and Lizzie Gould. Athens Orchestra provides music and the 2d Regiment Band will play an open air concert before. Tickets are on sale at the Book Store.

McCullough Dramatic Club Malcolm Jennings City Hall Ambrose Davis Henry Charlotte Russe Lu Davis Martha Bunn Lizzie Gould Slasher Crasher Old Blowhard J. W. Sands A. M. Scott Emmett Tompkins Lieut Brown John T. Roy Pilcher Rosa Dinah Athens Orchestra 2D Regiment

Walnut Street House praised in Cincinnati

The Walnut Street House in Cincinnati is extolled as a top first class hotel with moderate rates of 2 to 2.50 per day. H H Davis and D E Bowers take over management and promise complete readiness and comfortable stays for visitors including those attending the Industrial Exposition. A Garfield and Arthur glee club is urged for Republican events to boost campaign enthusiasm.

Walnut Street House Cincinnati Messrs H. H. Davis D. E. Bowers

Wheat acreage to rise in county this fall due to rich harvests

Farmers plan larger wheat sowing this fall as soil conditions remain favorable and recent abundant harvests encourage expansion. The remains of the late Prof. Andrews, who died at Lancaster, traveled to Marietta for interment, passing through the area on Monday.

Prof. Andrews Lancaster Marietta

Ohio State Fair Promises Superior Annual Exhibition

The Thirty first Ohio State Fair will be held in Columbus from Monday to Friday August 30 to September 3. The fair grounds cover about 90 acres with a premier mile track and daily speed trials. Public institutions will be open to visitors and railroads offer reduced-rate travel to attendees.

Ohio Columbus State Board

The Incendiary Torch Strikes Stewart Area Barn

The county reports another act of arson in Stewart near Johnson’s farm burning a well filled barn and a neighboring wheat stack. The incident echoes last year’s wheat burn at John Johnson’s property, prompting calls for county action and citizen involvement to quickly identify and punish the perpetrators.

J. Wyatt Johnson Stewart Johnson

Central Hotel Promoted as Best in Parkersburg

Readers visiting Parkersburg are told the Central Hotel at Corner Court and Ann streets offers first class accommodations with free bus to and from trains and steamboats. Proprietor A Als and manager Ed All promise guests supreme satisfaction with very moderate charges.

Parkersburg Central Hotel Corner Court Ann Streets A. Als

Camp Meeting At Athens Ohio Begins August 21 1880

A Union Camp Meeting is set for the Agricultural Fair Grounds in Athens Ohio starting Saturday August 21 1880 and lasting three weeks. One of the best Jubilee Singers troupes will appear along with noted colored divines. Admission on Sundays is 10 cents and the public is urged to attend.

Agricultural Fair Grounds Athens Ohio

Not Provided Campaign Subscribers Increase Still Printing

Campaign subscribers have risen in ten days and we plan to print 500 more copies. Please send names of all who do not take the MESSENGER so we can supply them with a lively Republican paper.

Lodging Help for Soldiers Amid Columbus Reunion

Ex soldiers from this county, housed at Mr. Frank Cornell’s lodgings on 117 North High street, receive special obligation for gratuitous quarters due to exhausted lodging capacity. A heavy rain with thunder and lightning affected the city yesterday morning. The rainfall relieved pastures and prepared soil for fall plowing.

Columbus Frank Cornell North High Street

Prohibition Convention Sees Kurtz as Suitably Abstemious Nominee

In Athens the Prohibition convention proposes that Republican Representative candidate Chas L. Kurtz is fit to join their ticket. They note the state fair in Columbus begins on the 30th with Hocking Valley Railroad excursion rates and free exhibit transportation to boost regional attendance.

Chas. L. Kurtz Athens Chas L. Kurtz Columbus

Farmers to appeal Ohio University land case to Supreme Court

The farmers gathered in City Hall on Saturday and, after consulting with Mr. Harrison of Columbus, Ohio, resolved to carry the Ohio University land dispute against Athens and Alexander townships to the United States Supreme Court. Rev. 5 M Smothers of Hillsboro will lead Wesleyan Society’s quarterly meeting at Albany next Sunday.

Harrison Columbus Ohio Ohio University Athens Alexander Townships United States Supreme Court

Bible focus sermons at M E and Presbyterian churches

Next Sabbath morning sermons will be preached in the M E and Presbyterian Churches concerning the power and influence of the Bible. The anniversary of the auxiliary Bible society will be held in connection with the services in the M E Church in the evening. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected. Collections for this cause will be taken up in the morning in both churches Rev M V BR Pease Rev J M Nownes

M. E Presbyterian Auxiliary Bible Society M.V. BR. Pease J. M. Nownes

Agents and canvassers offer from Barclay Street firm

An old advertisement from August 19 lists agents and canvassers offering to sell "xis" for E G Rostovr & Co at 10 Barclay Street New York. It invites readers to request their catalog terms.

E.G. Rrostovr & Co Barclay St New York

Riddle From Chicago Docu Sparks Reader Interest

Vague OCR fragment hints at a life of General Garfield tied to a 1 Co. in Chicago. Unclear names or dates limit detail, but the item suggests a tied publication or promotional riddle surrounding the general’s life.

Garfield A. Gi. Riddle Stanpe Pier Hicago Iit

Clothing sale at D Zenner Co and Athens medical visit

Despite a strong push driven by low prices on stock at D Zenner Co the shop still offers a wide assortment of suits and garments in all sizes and qualities at unusually low prices in Southeastern Ohio. Dr Wilson plans a professional visit to Athens on August 23 and will remain two weeks.

D. Zenner & Co Ohio

Fall Prints Debut At D Zenner & Co

The most gratifying early Fall air rivals are to be seen in the new style dark Fall prints yesterday opened at D Zenner and Co. The display spotlights ahead of the season with rich fabrics and bold patterns drawing shoppers and noting a refined, modern taste.

D. Zenner & Co

Tea price edge due to bulk purchases by Mr High Bingham

The article explains that Mr High Bingham can offer the same grade and quality of tea for less because he buys in vastly greater quantities, allowing for correspondingly lower costs than other local dealers.

High Bingham

D. Zenner Co Sells Dress Fabrics at Unmatched Prices

Rattlingly lively assortment of late season dress fabrics at D Zenner and Co goes off quickly. Many fabrics suitable for fall wear offered at extraordinary low prices, with Athens merchants noting bargains never before seen.

D. Zenner & Co’s Athens

New Dark Prints Highlighted at John P. Dana's

The prettiest new dark prints are showcased in town at John P. Dana's located in the Phoenix Block, drawing attention from shoppers seeking stylish textiles.

John P. Dana Phoenix Block

Attractive parasols offered by D. Zenner and Co

An appealing summer item note highlighting parasols from D. Zenner and Co. The ad promises a wide range of feminine summer accessories at prices below their actual cost, emphasizing savings on a coveted street fashion staple.

D. Zenner & Co’s

Choice Spices At F. E. Waterman And Co

Go to F E Waterman and Company for spices and best quality in the market.

F. E. Waterman & Co

Discounted Footwear at Zenner Co Department Store

Ruling prices discounted at D. Zenner & Co's department store offering latest style footwear for men women and children at prices well below the ruling rate.

Boots and Shoes Cheap at Dana’s Store

Shoppers urged to buy footwear at Dana’s in the Phoenix Block where Boots and Shoes are offered at a price near a trifle, much lower than a short time ago.

John P Dana’s Phoenix Block

Waterman Co. invites country dealers to inspect drugs

Country dealers are invited to call and inspect the stock of Drugs and Medicines at F. E. Waterman & Co. Prices are as low as can be obtained from the jobbers and the products are described as the purest and freshest in the market.

F. E. Waterman & Co.’s

Latest style hats for men and boys arrive at John P Dana’s

The showroom at John P. Dana’s in Phoenix Block features the newest styles for men and boys. Athena shops advertise the largest and handsomest assortment of Ladies’ Hand Glasses at F. E. Waterman & Co.

John P. Dana Phoenix Block Athens F. E. Waterman & Co’s

New line of ladies dress goods at Dana's Phoenix Block

John P. Dana announces a handsome new line of ladies dress goods just received at Phoenix Block showcasing style and variety for the season.

John P. Dana Phoenix Block

Waterman Drug Store Offers Wide Stock of Combs and Brushes

The Drug Store of F. E. Waterman & Co. advertises an extensive supply of combs and brushes, claiming no other stock is as complete. The notice highlights their wide assortment for customers seeking grooming articles.

F. E. Waterman & Co

Visit John P. Dana Dry Goods Store in Phoenix Block

When you come to town don't fail to visit the store of John P. Dana in the Phoenix Block and examine one of the most complete stocks of Dry Goods and Clothing to be found in the State.

John P. Dana Phoenix Block Athens County

Dry Goods and Perfumes Offer in Athens County

F E Waterman & Co advertises an unusually large stock of perfumeries and toilet articles. John P Dana invites townsfolk to visit Phoenix Block to purchase dresses patterns and suits at low prices. An elegant line of soaps is featured at F E Waterman & Co.

F. E. Waterman & Co F. E. Waterman & Co's

Bankrupt Prices Loom for Athens Millinery

D. Zenner & Co offers newest styles at prices never before seen in Athens. John Friday boosts millinery department with full choice at bankrupt prices to attract arrivals, urging customers not to overlook F. E. Waterman & Co for prescriptions.

D. Zenner & O Athens John Friday

Selig Store Visit Mentioned in Local Notes

A brief line notes a turn to the store of M. Selig & Co. as part of a sequence in the column detailing daily errands and shopping rounds by local residents.

M. Selig & Co

Missing Man Reward Notice

A terse withdrawal style plea offers a reward for information leading to the return of a missing man. The notice mentions the individual and indicates a reward but lacks clear identifying details.

Brown's Patent Self Fastening Spring Bed Promises Comfort

Fountain and Sherwood, Athens, advertise Brown's Patent Self Fastening Spring bed in their store room. They claim it is the cheapest, best, and most durable spring bed with features including cleanliness, noiseless operation, strong Beasemer steel springs, no sagging, easy adjustability to any bed, and a smooth surface for mattresses. They guarantee noiseless elastic support and no backache, with quick alteration by adding or removing springs.

Messrs Fountain & Sherwood Atea Athens H’s Brown

Marshfield High School opens fall term in 1880

Marshfield High School announces a fall term starting Monday September 6 1880 lasting twelve weeks. Tuition is five dollars per term under a normal law course aimed at quick cost effective education. Inducements for prospective teachers and self board options in village rooms or hotels. Applicants report by August 20 with directors H M Carron W McPherson and A J Swaim. MARSHFIELD O July 15 1880 6w

Marshfield High School H. M. Carron W. McPherson A. J. Swaim Marshfield

Valuable Hocking Farm for Sale Near Athens Ohio

One mile below Athens 208 acres with hill land. Includes a large brick house and a new barn. Well watered first class land with a good orchard and a school on the farm. Desirable place offered on easy terms. Apply to Jesse Davis.

Athens Nartianlara

Parties and Picnics

A brief note describes parties and picnics with ice cream of the best quality on short notice, mentioning H. Potter and a casual social event.

H. Potter

Coolville Seminary Fall Term Opens Sept 6 1880

The Coolville Seminary begins its Fall term on September 6 1880 and runs for twelve weeks. It offers instruction and study geared toward teaching and college entry. Tuition for the term is $4. For more information write to C. B. Coler in Athens Ohio.

Coolville Seminary Coler Athens

Lime Cement and Plaster For Sale Athens Gas Works

Lime cement and plaster offered at the Athens Gas Works with a liberal discount to builders and dealers. For terms address.

Athens Gas Works

Boots and Shoes Store at 49 South High Street

Columbus Ohio advertises Boots and Shoes located at 49 South High Street offering footwear for men women and children with various brands and styles available for purchase.

Boots & Shoes South High Street Columbus Ohio

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Soca Matters Su Seratock E.M. Jennings Garfield Club Sion J. P. Blackburn M. E. Church Jupiter Solar Brotherhood Hocking Fairfield Judge Rigby State Board of Equalization Messenger Athens County Agricultural Society the Messenger John Matheney L. D. Linscott T. C. Collins Cornell House M. B. Cooley Charles Miner Isaiah Hammond John Coulson Coulson Sallie Kessinger Alice Brown Lizzie Carpenter Turner Band Frank Towsley Fultonburg Ida Lewis York Township University Normal Institute PF. E. Waterman & Co Pets Ban Sen Jesse Davis Athens Gas CO Columbus Directory GylAans & Lime Ocdar & Bright Meller Buggy Company H. K. Tuller Lliott Jones& CO Neil Jjoseru Gundersheimer the Clothier, & Gents Ndrew Dobbie State House J. H. Godman
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