Board of Education holds busy session
The Board of Education met last evening with Worstell McDougall Sayre and Mrs Palmer present. Clerk pro tem elected. Bills paid for desk and foundation work. New teachers chosen for High School and Grammar grades. Textbook changes approved and relief maps purchased for geography teaching. Next meeting set for August 27.
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Worstell
McDougall
Sayre
Harry Connett
Will Connett
Coultrap
Jeanette Barker
Mary Lewis
William Blackburn
Emma Baer
Michigan State Normal School
Ypsilanti, Mike
Miss Young
Akron
Mr. Zion Baptist Church
Lancaster Street
Pratt Street
White
Walsh
Athens
Nelsonville
Pleasanton Guests and Local Visits Gather in Ohio Town
ANGELS RIDGE Mr and Mrs Frasier of Pleasanton were guests of daughter Mrs Samuel Laughlin Sunday. The two young children of Mr and Mrs Clint Carr of Athens visited their uncle Mr F C White last week. Miss Elsie Bobo remains ill but improving. Mr Edward Cranmer and family attended Lancaster camp meeting Sunday. Mr and Mrs Emery Seaman returned to Chillicothe after visiting friends here. Mrs Charles Oxley visits her father Mr Johnson near Amesville this week. Van and Charley Roundsville of Columbus visit Joseph Mulligan. Many plan to attend the O E Christian conference in Gallia county this week. Mrs Anna Brehm of Columbus visits her parents, Mr and Mrs John Laughlin. Mrs Jane Anthony visited Mr Edward Sherdan last week.
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Frasier
Pleasanton
Samuel Laughlin
Clint Carr
Athens
F. C. White
Elsie Bobo
Edward Cranmer
Lancaster Camp
Emery Seaman
Chillicothe
Charles Oxley
Mr. Johnson
Amesville
Van
Charley Roundsville
Columbus
Joseph Mulligan
O. E. Christian Conference
Gallia County
Anna Brehm
John Laughlin
Jane Anthony
Edward Sherdan
Dynamiting Attempt Targets Franks Sloane Home
A night time blast damaged the porch of Frank Sloane’s Franklin avenue residence. Two explosions woke residents around 10 pm. A large floor hole was blown through, frightening the occupants. Neighbors say the act aimed to drive the Sloane family from the neighborhood after a prior Jack-the-Peeper arrest and fine.
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Frank Sloane
Franklin Avenue
Sloane
Family of Dr Slutz Returns From Lancaster Camp Meeting
Rev Dr Slutz and his family returned Monday evening from the Lancaster camp meeting. The Slutz family maintain a cottage on the grounds and stay during the entire gathering each year. The preacher noted that last Sabbath, Sam Jones Day, saw the largest receipts in the assembly’s history. He will preach at the Methodist church next Sunday morning and speak at the Christian church that evening.
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Dr. Slutz
Lancaster
Slutz
Sam Jones
Assembly
Methodist
Christian Church
Woman’s worry ends with tea remedy claim
An advertisement claims Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea prevents worry by erasing wrinkles and then eliminates worry after wrinkles appear. It promises a bright, smiling face after use and lists 35 cents for Tea or Tablets at Cline’s Pharmacy.
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Hollister
Cline
Glouster carnival manager arrested for ticket theft
M A Leclair, manager at a Glouster street carnival attraction, was arrested by Sheriff Webster after skipping with about $80 of the manager’s cash. He sold and resold tickets then left on a train as the sheriff pursued him. the matter was settled by Monday and Leclair was released.
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M. A. Leclair
Glouster
Sheriff Webster
Leclair
Webster
Beaumont
Eviction Notice Draft and Patent Medicine Claim
A state notice notes that a five days' eviction service is not required for a cold remedy matter. It references Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar without opiates and ends with a seller’s information line.
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Kennedy’s
Cline
Infant dies of cholera infantum near Guysville
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Pearl Bean living south of Guysville died Monday night from cholera infantum after several weeks illness. The funeral is set for Wednesday morning at Guysville.
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Guysville
Pearl Bean
Here
Police Court: Charles James Locked Up for Tag Charge
Charles James of Middleport was arrested in Athens on Monday for a tag offense. He appeared before Mayor Day, fined 8.90, and unable to pay, was placed on street gang hard labor.
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Charles James
Middleport
Athens
Flooding Hits Sugar Creek Mines Dam Failure Idle Work
Heavy rain caused the Sunday Creek Company mine dam at Mine No 209 on Sugar Creek to fail. The 50 foot dam released water 10 to 20 feet deep, washing out 200 feet of rail, the Mill Rup bridge, and flooding mine shafts. Mines 209 and 211 idle this week. mine 210 operating. Several miners nearly drowned. Reservoir was recently constructed this summer and not yet reinforced.
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Sunday Creek Company
Sugar Creek
Mine 209
Idjle
Watchman’s neglect leads to North Sea dyke break
A careless watchman let a leak in the North Sea dyke become a ruinous break that devastated a Holland province. Kenneth McIver of Anceboro Maine recounts a near-fatal lung inflammation saved by Dr King’s New Discovery after three doctors gave him up. Guaranteed best cough and cold cure at W H McKee’s drug store. 50c and $1.00, bottle free.
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North Sea
Holland
Kenneth McIver
Anceboro
Dr. King
W. H. McKee
Frank Routt Loses Right Hand in Yard Accident
Frank Routt, 27, a B and O brakeman, lost his right hand at the depot while fixing a jammed coupler on a 4 through freight. A woman steadied the bleeding until he was taken to Dr Biddle for an operation by Drs Biddle McDougal and Higgins, then returned home to Chillicothe with a wife and infant.
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Frank Routt
Routt
Dr. Biddle
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a simple pill that avoids sickness or cramps while delivering reliable results. Sold by druggists and local outlets, the copy emphasizes ease and trusted effectiveness.
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DeWitt
Cline
Adjusting Slate Scale at Luhrig Mines Today
William Green leader of United Mine Workers of Ohio and Jock Moore, Luhrig Coal president, with Alec Cunningham and A J Laverty, Luhrig superintendent, visited the Luhrig mines this morning to adjust the slate removal rate. The heavy slate requires a defined payment which must be settled by high-ranking figures on both sides. Last year the adjustment satisfied both parties and another similar settlement is anticipated this year.
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Ningham
Luhrig Coal Company
A. J. Laverty
Luhrig
Chicken Thief Given Hearing in Glouster
Charles Silvey aged 30 was brought from Glouster to Athens jail for safe keeping and had a preliminary hearing before Mayor Gormley. Sheriff Webster and Deputy Lowery guarded him. Silvey is described as dangerous with prior prison terms.
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Charles Silvey
Sunday Creek
Glouster
Athens
Gormley
Silvey
Webster
Lowery
Fall from Wagon Injures Canaanville Farmer
Mr. A. P. Linscott of Canaanville suffered a severe accident Monday when he slipped and fell from a wagon, hitting his side. He was bruised and shaken and cannot return to farm work for some time.
Old Trouble Returns Hits Captain Allen Again
Captain J B Allen fell ill yesterday afternoon with a recurrence of a longstanding abdominal issue diagnosed as appendicitis by Dr McDougall. The condition has previously responded to prompt treatment without surgery. He rested well last evening and is improving rapidly today. Friends hope for a quick recovery.
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McDougall
Beebe Man Found Dead After Wandering In Woods
Thomas Law, on Two Mile Run near Beebe, was found dead Sunday afternoon by George Brooks and George Baker. He had gone to a neighbor for milk Saturday night, became lost returning home, and fell on a large rock, breaking his neck and dying.
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Beebe
Thomas Law
George Brooks
George Baker
Law
Brooks
Baker
Public Square Sale of Mills Household Goods at Nelsonville
In Nelsonville on August 15 the Mills household goods on which attachment proceedings were started earlier were offered for sale on the public square by Attorney Juniper. A portion of the items was sold while remaining goods were described as unsold in the report.
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Public Square
Nelsonville
F. L. Mills
Juniper
Found Dead By Roadside Near Sandy Ridge
Levi Johnson was found dead by the roadside near John Weber's home on Sandy Ridge shortly after noon Sunday. The man, reported to be in his years, had left his daughter’s home to visit his son. An inquest led by Coroner J. J. Lane concluded death from heart disease. Interment is planned for Nye cemetery at Chauncey on Tuesday.
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Levi Johnson
Sandy Ridge
John Weber
Johnson
Jessie Cunningham
Sugar Creek
William Johnson, Jr
Weber
J. J. Lane
Nelsonville
Nye
Chauncey
Fishing Party Plans Fifteen Day Trip in Northern Michigan
A party including Chas Slaughter Chas Demolet Tom Cotton and Mr Lisdale plans a fifteen day fishing trip in Northern Michigan. They will pitch tents at Bald win where many small lakes abound with stocked game fish. Last year the group caught bass trout and pickerel in the area.
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Michigan
Chas. Slaughter
Chas. Demolet
Tom Cotton
Mr. Lisdale
Baldwin
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