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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
7
Amesville residents share visits and news from Watertown Marietta and Columbus. Local births illnesses and deaths mark the week as families gather for church events school changes and a large Sunday school picnic near Mound. The community notes discuss tours, illness, and civic activities with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
Fragmentary OCR text records movements of John Owens from Tiger Run to Willow Creek, visits by Mrs. Ann Hass to Arthur Vorhees, and a Saturday night ice cream supper at Beth Church. Other items mention Stewart village and visits by Nicholson, Piper Ran, Minnie Green, and Will Nicholson at Ath Wes then take Miles' Nervine.
E Michael is very sick with fever. Alfred Love attended the picnic at Warner's Saturday. Mae Scott of Nelsonville visits Mrs Anna Courtney. Edith Davis guests in Charleston West Virginia. C J Martin and wife return from Columbus. Jon Perry visits parents from Nelsonville. S Bean and wife visit Peter Martin's family. Rev Rose preaches at the M E church. Mrs Gr Carpenter returns to Marietta after two weeks with the Courtney sisters.
Eva Clark of Youba visits Mrs Wa. Bingman. Addie Warren stayed with parents near Frost. Tipton family spends days in Bartlett. Surveyors map a new route for a short line. Nancy Brewster and Stella Tipton visit Parkersburg. J S West of Granville to preach at the Baptist church next Sunday. C G Dye and family attend Baptist association at South Oliver Noble.
Mrs Canny of Knox visited D J Canny last week. Jennie Bealey of Amesville guests Carrie Marquis. Mae Stanton and Alice Shannon attend teachers' institute in Athens. Nova King called home to Nelsonville due to mother’s illness. Leonard Wilson family from Charleston WV visited relatives. D J Lowther hosted guests. Dan ny and wife Knox and Jesse Lowther near Wellston. Kate Ferriter entertained Hing family Schloss and Lizzie Ferriter of Athens. Sam Marlin family hosted Townsend family and the Misses Trainer of Albany area. Elias Wilson family returned to Vinton after visit with P B Wilson. Social at G H McAdoo’s on Sat Aug 25 for MWA and KNA benefit. ice cream and cake. Beechwood park picnic north of Mineral Sat eve. attendees from Athens, Albany, Columbus, Austin MO. Ten present, but noise suggests many more.
The community reports the new church will be dedicated next Sunday. B A Conant of Hooper Ridge visited on business. Many locals attended the G A BR campfire at Cutter Thursday and Friday. John Jarvis of Petersburg attended Broadwell camp meeting and presented a graphophone entertainment. James McMullen, old Maryland light artillery veteran, gains a two dollar monthly pension increase. A T C C E railroad offers half fare to Broadwell on August 31 and September 1 with return September 2 for campfire attendance. Oliver Lucas’s son suffers a serious coal mine accident, a falling soapstone injuring his right thigh and other injuries.
Mrs. Sarah Dunfee of Torch visits relatives while Hod and Strod Dunfee stay at Waterford. Clara Ruth visits relatives at Raterfood. Ira Jones of Torch and family visit C. A. Dunfee. Mrs. James Woore of Bashan stays with her father B. Stone. J. W. Kincade and wife of Vanderhoof visit Smith Duntee. Sunday school convention attended at Capolville. Carrie Waterman to teach this winter. School starts second Monday in September. Clara Nixon leaves for extended Portland visit and Racine. Laura Dunfee and Mary Hoyt plan to join Torch party for Baptist association at South Olive.
Amos Bretz of near Guysville visited his sister Mrs. B A Secoy on Sunday. J C Dean made a quick county seat trip on Saturday. Frank and Herbert Secoy of Garden stayed with B J Klingenberg Sunday. Many from the area attended the ice cream social at Milo Dinsmore’s near Garden Saturday night. Avery Chalfant cut his left foot Friday afternoon while cutting railroad ties the wound extended from the little toe to the middle of the foot.
James White Sr of Flora was in the neighborhood last week. Guthrie visited his parents over Sunday and returned to Athens Monday. Annie Dinsmore celebrated a birthday with a large crowd enjoying the party. A large crowd attended the basket dinner at Bearwaltow on Sunday and Elder D W Harris addressed the gathering.
The eleventh annual reunion of the 1yth regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry will be held at Chauecey on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 19 and 20. Ample accommodations will be arranged for visiting comrades and it is hoped full representation will be present.
The Columbus Trades Assembly condemned Standard Oil over alleged Wardner Idaho mine troubles based on a circulated incendiary cable. Hon M D Ratchford states the charges are untrue, noting Standard Oil did not own Wardner coal mines and that the company is a generous employer with well paid workers and no strikes.
Matthew Cahill nurtured shamrock sent from Huddersfield England by Judge Stone via Rev. Father Dooley. Replanted sprigs thrived into a thriving box of living shamrock, an unusual sight in this country. Meanwhile Yaqui hostilities in Mexico hint at a prolonged conflict with native forces.
Notice is given for sealed proposals to be received by the clerk of Bern township for building a school house on the school house lot in district 7. Bids must include all interested parties and be accompanied by a guaranty from a disinterested person. Each bid must specify labor and materials separately with prices. The lowest responsible bid will be accepted, with the right to reject all bids. August 1889.
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