Board of Education Hears New School Year Plans
The Board met last evening with Worstell MicDou gall Sayre and Mrs Palmer present. Clerk pro tem Dr C S McDougall oversaw bills for desk replacement and foundation work. They discussed teacher appointments for the coming year, with Emma Baer chosen for High School and Evelyn Young for Grammar, salaries set, and potential additions for primary grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Worstell
MicDougall
Sayre
Palmer Beng
Copeland
C. S. McDougall
Chas. Caldwell
Jesse Baker
George Bell
Levit Pickering
D. E. Blackburn
Charles Norris
Harry Connett
Connett
Coultrap
McDougall
Jeanette Barker
Mary Lewis
William Blackburn
Emma Baer
Michigan State Normal School
Ypsilanti, Mihe
Dynamiting Attempt At Sloane Residence Reported
An explosion damaged the porch and blew a large hole through the floor of Frank Sloane's Franklin Avenue home Monday night. Neighbors were awakened by two blasts at about ten o'clock. Police suspect the act aimed to frighten the family from the neighborhood. Sloane had recently faced a stiff fine for prior to the incident.
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Frank Sloane
Franklin Avenue
Sloane
Family of Dr Slutz Returns From Lancaster Camp Meeting
Rev Dr Slutz and family came back Monday evening from the Lancaster camp meeting where they stay annually on the grounds. Eate receipts reported on the last Sabbath known as Sam Jones Day as the largest in the assembly’s history. Dr Stutz to preach at the Methodist church next Sunday morning and the Christian church in the evening.
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Slutz
Lancaster
Sam Jones
Assembly
Stutz
Methodist
Christian Church
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Leclair Arrested After Carnival Ticket Scam
M A Leclair ran a Glouster street carnival attraction selling and reselling tickets, stealing about $80 from the manager. Sheriff Webster arrested him as he attempted to board a train, and Leclair was jailed before being released after settlement with the carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Leclair
Glouster
Sheriff Webster
Leclair
Death of Infant Child in Guysville
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Pearl Bean died Monday night near Guysville from cholera infantum after several weeks of illness. The funeral is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Guysville.
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Guysville
Pearl Bean
Here
Police Court Row Charges Charles James in Middleport
Charles James of Middleport was picked up Monday after obtaining a fag in Athens. He appeared before Mayor Day and paid $8.90 or faced hard labor on the street gang, but unable to pay, he was jailed.
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Charles James
Middleport
Athens
Local Social Notes Highlight Pleasanton and Nearby Visits
Angels Ridge residents Mr and Mrs Frasier of Pleasanton attended by their daughter Mrs Samuel Laughlin. Children of Mr and Mrs Clint Carr of Athens visited uncle F C White. Aliss Elsie Bobo recovering from illness. Edward Cranmer and family at Lancaster camp meeting. Emery Seaman returned to Chillicothe after visiting friends. Mrs Charles Oxley visiting her father near Amesville. Van and Charley Roundsville of Columbus visiting Joseph Mulligan. Many plan to attend FE Christian conference in Gallia county. Anuya Brehm of Columbus visiting her parents John and Mrs Laughlin. Jane Anthony guest of Edward Sherdan.
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Frasier
Pleasanton
Samuel Laughlin
Clint Carr
Athens
F. C. White
Aliss Elsie Bobo
Edward Cranmer
Lancaster
Emery Seaman
Chillicothe
Charles Oxley
Johnson
Amesville
Van
Charley Roundsville
Columbus
Joseph Mulligan
Gallia County
Anuya Brehm
John Laughlin
Jane Anthony
Edward Sherdan
Floods close Sugar Creek mines after dam breach
A heavy rain caused the Sunday Creek Mine 208 dam on Sugar Creek to fail, flooding the valley. Mines 209 and 211 idle this week as tracks and the Mill Run bridge wash away. The new reservoir behind mine 209 housed 10 to 20 feet of water, drenching several miners in the shaft.
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Sunday Creek Company
Sugar Creek
Mine 209
Mill Run
Dr King's New Discovery Saved Life From Lung Inflammation
A neglected cold nearly killed Kenneth Mc Aver of Anceboro Maine, but Dr King's New Discovery saved him. The ad claims the medicine is the best cough and cold cure, available at W H Mc Kee's drug store with 50c and 1.00 prices and a free trial bottle.
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North Ses Dyke
Holland
Kenneth McAver
Anceboro
Dr. King
W. H. McKee
Frank Routt Loses Right Hand At B and O Depot
Frank Routt aged 27, brakeman on the B and O, lost his right hand Saturday evening at the depot while fixing a jammed coupler on a through freight. A protecting bystander woman slowed the bleeding until doctors paddled McDougal Higgins operated at Dr Biddles office. He was later taken home to Chillicothe, a married man with an infant.
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Frank Routt
Routt
Biddle
Slate scale adjustment at Luhrig mines led by union and company leaders
Wiliam Green, president of United Mine Workers of Ohio, and Jock Moore, sub district chief, with Alec Cunningham and A. J. Laverty, Luhrig Coal officials, visited Luhrig mines this morning to adjust the slate removal rate. The mine’s heavy slate requires a set rate, to be fixed by authorities on both sides, with a similar anticipated settlement as last year.
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Wiliam Green
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Jock” Moore
Alec Cunningham
Lubrig Coal Company
A. J. Laverty
Luhrig Coat Company
Luhrig Mines
Chicken thief given hearing in Glouster
Charles Silvey aged 30 the bed man of the Sunday Creek valley was taken from the Athens jail to Glouster where he faced a preliminary hearing before Mayor Gormley Sheriff Webster and Deputy Lowery led him in. Silvey long pursued for stealing chickens was once considered dangerous and had escaped from Glouster jail before. Poultry keepers near Glouster reported weeks of losses while a guard watched and Silvey was caught in the act. He has two prior penitentiary terms and is described as fearless with an appetite for chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Silvey
Sunday Creek
Glouster
Athens
Gormley
Silvey
Webster
Lowery
Glousier
Silver
A. P. Linscott Injured Falling From Wagon
Mr. A. P. Linscott of Canaanville suffered a severe accident Monday after slipping from a wagon and landing on his side. He was bruised and shaken and will be unable to resume farm work for some time.
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A. P. Linscott
Canaansville
Old Trouble Returns Hits Captain J B Allen
Captain J B Allen suffers a recurring illness diagnosed by Dr McDougall as appendicitis. The condition has flared several times this year but responds to proper treatment without surgery. He rests comfortably and shows rapid improvement today, with friends hoping for a full recovery.
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J. B. Allen
McDougall
Beebe Man Found Dead After Wandering In Woods
Thomas Law, last seen Saturday night seeking milk, was found Sunday afternoon in the Two Mile Run woods near Beebe. He had fallen over a large rock, breaking his neck. George Brooks and George Baker located him after a foray by neighbors.
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Beebe
Thomas Law
George Brooks
George Baker
Law
Brooks
Bakey
Sale of F L Milla household effects in Nelsonville
On the public square at Nelsonville the household goods of F L Milla, target of attachment proceedings, were offered for sale by attorney Juniper. A portion sold last night. remaining items to be offered again this evening. Milla left the city about a year ago.
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Public Square
Nelsonville
F. L. Milla
Juniper
Miles
Found Dead By Roadside Near Sandy Ridge
Levi Johnson was found dead shortly after noon Sunday near Sandy Ridge, after leaving his daughter’s home to visit his son. Coroner J. J. Lane ruled heart disease as the cause. Burial plans at Nye cemetery, Chauncey, with a fishing trip planned to Baldwin area.
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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
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