McKinstry Surprised with Gift Desk on Retirement
Former Clerk of Courts D A K R McKinstry, who left office on the first Monday in August, was surprised Tuesday night at his son’s home by about twenty five friends and members of the Athens bar. A fine oak rolltop desk was presented by Major L M Jewett with praise for twelve years of courteous service. Deputy H W McKinstry and Judge E D Sayre lauded the clerk’s efficiency and the deputy’s readiness to assist. The gathering followed a celebratory feast and adjourned after eight o’clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. KR. McKinstry
Alex. Nelson
Harry W McKinstry
West State Street
Mr. McKinstry
A. W .Lynch
McKinstry
H. W. McKinstry
L. M. Jewett
Wyrays
Athens
E. D. Sayre
Harry W. McKinstry
Topics of the Day Boosters and Oddities Across Sports and Arts
A collage of assorted notes and opinions on golf age limits cricket football hockey tennis and cycling with remarks from Dr. Allbutt and Tegetmeier. Observations on curling historical accidents and a nine year old Waterbury conductor leading a full orchestra are included along with a note about Patton Pennsylvania baseball promotion and a German actor’s 90th birthday. Ex-Senator Cockrell sits in Washington with a strict routine and no vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegetmeier
Scotland
Michael di Vite
Waterbury
Michael
Rightly Named Cemetery Street
South Cemetery street residents urge action on a stagnant pool causing sickness and stench. They warn undertakers and doctors of business if health authorities do not fix the problem, noting months of neglect, calls from the Board of Health and Council, and rising medical costs for local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Cemetery
Board of Health and Council
Peple
Make Hay While the Sun Shines Advised
A rural thrift lesson urges households to prepare for sudden showers after sunny spells. Dysentery and diarrhea can strike without warning, so keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for immediate treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Niagara Falls Erie Lines Round Trip From Athens
Niagara Falls trip offered Thursday August 25 with return by August 28. Round trip fare seven dollars. extension by twenty five cents. Stops at Cambridge Springs and Lake Chautauqua. passengers must reach Niagara Falls by August 28. Stopovers allowed on return at selected points within ticket limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Athens
Cambridge Springs
Lake Chautauqua
Nagara Falls
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Grace and Beauty
Old maids would be scarce and hard to find. Could they be made to see how grace and beauty is combined by using Rocky Mountain Tea. Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cline
Dean H G Williams Heads to Frankfort Michigan
Dean H G Williams departed this morning for Frankfort Michigan. He plans to attend engagements and visit the northern shores, extending his travel from a previously announced itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean H. G. Williams
Frankfort
Mich
Safe Company Loses Injunction Over Leased Safe
Nelsonville August 14 Judge Wood in Athens county common pleas court ruled for the county treasurer in the Mosler Safe company of Cincinnati case. The injunction sought to stop sale of a safe included in levied fixtures from a saloon once run by William Sharp to collect unpaid Aiken tax. The safe was sold to Sharp under installment terms with ownership to pass only after full payment. The company contended ownership never passed to Sharp, so levy violated property rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mosler Safe Company
Cincinnati
Athens County
Wood
Common Pleas Court
William Sharp
East End
Sharp
Safe
Stomach and Liver Tablets Cited For Headache Relief
A disordered stomach is blamed for a sick headache and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are offered as a quick cure. Sold by W. H. McKee Barton Drug Co Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. H. McKee
Barton Drug Co
Chauncey
Trial in Mayor's Court Nelsonville August trial
In Nelsonville a jury found James Nelson guilty of disturbing the peace by quarreling and using loud language in the night. He was fined five dollars plus costs totaling sixty dollars and eighty nine cents, and jailed at the Columbus workhouse until payment. Police witnesses included Officer Lauderbeck and Mrs Cronk, with Nelson and Laura Day as principal defendants in the conflicting accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James Nelson
Hie Morgan
James Hartman
John Mooney
Joseph Smith
Charles Linton
Martin Olinger
W. H. H. Wallace
John Hall
Fred Powell
Charles Davis
M. H. Lutz
Isaac Hilliard
Juniper
Buckley
Nelson
Visa Cronk
High Street
East End
Laura Day
Mrs. Cronk
Sharp
Columbus
Chief Warner Receives Request for Pardon Help
Nelsonville August 16 Chief of Police Warner has a letter from A L Woods an Ohio Penitentiary convict seeking a pardon. Woods notes his burglary of Judge Bethel s Athens county home two years ago and his prior Meigs county burglary sentence. He claims he would lead an upright life if released and asks Warner to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Warnter
A. L. Woods
Ohio
Woods
Judge Bethel
Meigs County
Chief Warner
Warner
Piles Cure Ad Refuted by Time Test
A historical advertisement proclaims a guaranteed cure for piles with PAZO OINTMENT, claiming relief from itching bleeding and protruding piles, with druggists authorized to refund money if unsatisfied. It asserts cures within 6 to 14 days and lists a 50 cent price.
City debates legality of two overdue Nelsonville bills
Nelsonville faces a legal question over paying a $2,000 transformer bill and a $1,200 light bill. The city auditor was advised to withhold warrants until funds exist to cover full payment, risking creditor action in common pleas court. A council meeting Monday will address possible solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Electric Light Company
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices
State Bureau
Municipal Code
Common Pleas
Escapee James Ross Sought From Boys' Industrial Home
August 15 report says Chief Warner was urged by Lancaster's assistant superintendent Sterling to watch for James Ross, the Black inmate who escaped from the Boys' Industrial Home in Lancaster on Sunday. The reward has risen from ten to fifteen dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Warner
Sterling
Boys’ Industrial
Lancaster
James Ross
Examinations Schedule for Elementary and Higher Certificates
Notice to teachers in Athens Stewart Nelsonville and Glouster outlines examination dates for Elementary Certificates on the first Saturday of each month and High School and Special Certificates on the first Saturdays in September December March and June. Boxwell exams occur in Athens Guysville on the third Saturday in April and in Athens Glouster on the second Saturday in May. By order of the Board of Examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Stewart, Nelsonville
Glouster
Boxwell
Guysville
Board of Examiners
Miss Marie Rutledge Visits Chauncey Visitor in City
Miss Marie Rutledge of Chauncey visited the city on Wednesday evening. She was greeted by local residents and toured several downtown sites during her brief stay.
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Marie Rutledge of
Chauncey
Storm Damages Crops After Severe Saturday Weather
Factory resident H. E. Stage and family from Zion visited H. D. Stage on Sunday. Local youths attended Murray and Mackey's show in Athens Saturday night. John Matheny of Fisher visited relatives here late in the week. The season’s worst storm Saturday afternoon caused substantial crop damage due to high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray and Mackey
Athens
John Matheny
Fisher
Chauncey fête marks Edward Minister sixth wedding anniversary
Chauncey August 22. A large guest list from Chauncey and nearby attended a refined party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Minister celebrating their sixth anniversary. The Minister, head clerk at Thompson and Reed, hosted a supper under Japanese lanterns with season’s delicacies and a unique partner-choosing game using split poetry cards. Mrs. Dr. Warren Sprague won a china cream set as first prize. Mrs. Thomas took the booby prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Edward Minister
Thompson & Reed
Warren Sprague
Thomas
Visiting sisters stay with aunt on Lancaster Street
Miss Nora Hillyer of Spencer and Miss Georgia Bryan of Ravenswood, both of West Virginia, are visiting their aunt Mrs. Mary Vincent on Lancaster Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Hill
H. R. Foley
Emma
Columbus
Maud Hill
West State Street
Stella Dunlavey
Teachers’ Association
Ethyl Dunfee
Cora Flinn
Monroe Starkey
Henry Cooley
Coolville
S. R. Weidman
East State Street
A. M. Croop
California
P. D. Stickney
Nora Hillyer
Spencer, W. Va
Georgia Bryan
Ravenswood
W. Va
Mrs
Mary Vincent
Lancaster Street
Thirty Divorces For The Year In Athens County 1906
Former County Clerk D A R Mc Kinstry reports Athens County court statistics for the year ending June 30 1906 including 44 divorces applied for 30 granted with 11 brought by husband and 33 by wife. Adultery absence and neglect and cruelty cited. Also lists fines costs convictions in crimes and inquests totals for civil and criminal cases filed disposed and pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. R. McKinstry
Athens County
Laylin
Common Pleas Court
Circuit Court
Common Pleas
McKinstry Parker Real Estate Listings Athens
McKinstry Parker advertises Maplewood Drive and State street lots with prices from 300 to 400 dollars plus four Union street lots in Fair Field addition. It promotes Lan caster street homes and an elegant East State street property, plus exchanges and trades. Engine derailment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Street
Union Street
Fairfield
Mill Street
W. E. Moler
State Street
H. G. Stalder
Train Delay Halts Eastbound Service Into Athens
An eastbound train number 2 due in Athens about 11 10 Saturday evening was delayed for hours when the south rail loosened, throwing the engine off the tracks. A freight engine assisted to move the train to Parkersburg after the engine was unhooked and shifted to a switch to affect the Murray and Mackey car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Murray and Mackey
Parkersburg
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Dick McKinstry
T. C. Allbutt
Regius
Cambridge
Eng
Abbott
Tiberius
New York Giants
Patton
Hornell
City Blizzard
Cockrell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Niagara Falls
Ainoh
Saas Honcs
Ivnidino
Mary Chappelear
Mt. Pleasant
Alice Hearn
J. W. Sanderson
Uniontown
C. H. Grosvenor
Illinois
P. D. Stickney of
J. B. Coffinberry
Cleveland
Mary Barnhart
Orr, Brown & Price
Charles Gunn
C. H. Thompson
Marietta
M. J. Duffy
Fred Scott
Phelps Leute
Gen
University Terrace
Lenore Kern
Lena Bowers
Albany
Mable Murphey
Mayme O’biseness
Michael Stumpf
Chicago
Claire
Casandra
Manistique, Mich
K. T. McKinstry
Point Pleasant
Harry McKinstry
Coultrap
H. E. Stage and Family of Zion
H. D. Stage
Judicial Statistics
McKinstry & Parker's Pointters
Maplewood Drive
A. J. Frame
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