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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
8
Mrs G DRobinson of 43 St Felix St Brooklyn writes that Peruns medicine greatly improved her health after two years of physician care. She says swelling bloating shortness of breath and joint pain vanished and she is able to work again praising Dr Hartman and the prescribed medicine.
Athens area residents travel to institutes, meetings, and nearby towns while guests stay with local families. Attendees include Misa Anida Henke visiting the Carpenters in Athens, teachers at the institute, church conference travelers from Chester, and numerous locals visiting relatives in Cleveland Columbus and beyond.
Mr. Cyrus James visited relatives at Vincent last week. Several Millfield teachers are attending the Teachers Institute in Athens this week.
Mr Emmett Earich of Moxahaia spent Sunday at home. Mrs Etta Lyon of Logan visits sister Mrs C L Sanders. Mrs Miller of McArthur visits daughter Mrs B B Allen. Ernest Chadwell has taken an engineer position at Glouster Milling. Charis Ohner and Vina Deni of Hebbardayille visit grandparents here. Minor names and scattered notes indicate social visits and work changes.
Circles visitors and local residents appear in brief notes including Law Odetter buying cattle in town, Mrs Creamer visiting Columbus friends, Mrs Sloane of Nebraska visiting, Fred Guenther and family visiting Atheny friends, Helen and Ruth Longman in Columbus, Dane Wilson returning home from Columbus work, and a line about Commissioner Hilam Biddie passing through town with Clifford Kelley reported sick.
AMESVILLE. Roan Shoop and daughter from Marietta visit. Fred Rev D R Reese stays with relatives in Shawnee. Horace Owen, U S Express agent from Parkersburg, guest of F W Gibson’s family. Cincinnati visitors Mrs O A Curfman and mother Mrs W H Curfman. Curfman is B&O mail agent. F W Gibson returns from Atlantic City trip. Miss Lucy Dunbar to Pt Pleasant to visit sister Mrs H H Henry. A boy born to Mr and Mrs William North. Anna Cellars returns to Rockfort after summer stay. sister Martha to attend school. Mrs D M Beasley and Jessie visit Cutler. Fred Stroymyer of Gileuster on business. Prof Hal McVay and George Christman visit on OU business. Lightning damages hay stack for D A Phillips. Mr Bluh e of Marietta visiting. Br Lefever of Glouster consults with Dr J M Howard. Mr and Mrs Charles Perry visit Ath ens. Albert King and R V King visit from Columbus. wife to stay several days. Musical entertainment announced at M church. Charles Cray of Guysville visits his father. Nellie Curtis visits Richmond and Columbus. returns home. John Lortz and son Fred from Columbus visit V Lortz family. Mink Davis of Union county revisits landmarks after 26 years. Rev W A Cellars of the Presbyterian church at Westerville. Mrs G L Beemen of Lockland visiting. Teachers Institute attendees Clyde Gibson Flo Wilson Gladys Wheeler Lucy Flemming Gladys Geardard Gussie Goddard at Athens.
Mr and Mrs Eber Heston and Lucile Heston of Columbus arrived in Glouster Monday for a two week vacation with B A Heston. Lucile plans to stay the winter and attend school. Garnett Wyatt vacations here with her parents and will return to Day ton in two weeks. J M Roush and J W Davis visited Sunday before resuming work in Columbus.
C Sellars visited Columbus last Sunday while Dave Ellis and two daughters enjoyed time with friends and relatives in Shawnee Gail Hesse visited relatives in Columbus Miss Bessie Curtman will spend this week at Athens for a teachers institute before traveling to Parkersburg West Virginia to visit her sister Also Hichards spends a week with friend Candate IX of Parkershinge W Va Dra Auffret turned home from May netie Sraymes Ohio Sunday night Antle and two sons plan two weeks at a summer retreat Bane Meer Fang of Columbus spent a week with friends and relatives in Duguster and vicinity Swope was a business visitor in Athens late last week Miss Ada Roberts returned home after a two week visit in Columbus Lewis Morris was a Columbus visitor last Sunday Harry Fatres of Moxahala will spend two months with his grandparents A B Fatres at this place A William Biddison family reunion was held here last Sunday at Mr Biddison's home Those present included Mrs Dodla Kaason Ella Biddison Alpha Biddison of Columbus and Miss Bertha Biddison of Utica D Mr H M Jackson Mr Ralph Rhodes and Miss Bess Davis of Columbus Also Will Sayre and George Blower, recently back from England, returned home Friday Mr and Mrs Alfred Thomas of Sante spent Sunday in Jova visiting relatives Misses Gladys Danford Alice Vernon Grace Allen and Edna Pough went to Athens Monday for the teachers’ institute Mrs Clint Shafer of Dayton is spending the week here with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Wratt A large crowd attended the county fair last Thursday Miss Blanche Burns of Corning is spending the week with Miss Helen Booth
Farmers report damp wheat and scarce hogs to feed it as threshing nears finish. Several locals and visitors from Iowa and Kansas are named with social visits amid a note on crop loss and market woes. A cold remedy ad closes the page.
Letter from General Grosvenor dated August 21 1906 to Michael Sweeney and Art Riley invites participation in Athens Labor Day celebration. He accepts the invitation and says he will cooperate to ensure a successful event and notes he will entertain John Mitchell at his house with others informed.
The Dover township Sunday school convention will be held on Saturday August 25 on the river bank below the Athens County Infirmary. A fine program is planned with excellent speakers, good music, and singing. All who can attend are urged to arrange their work to be there for an excellent time and practical Sunday School instruction.
Mr E L Damaree and Miss Alvaretta Baker wed at the bride’s parents’ home in Lancaster Ohio at noon on August 19. Rev L M Baker officiated. The couple will reside in Martins Ferry where Damaree serves as principal of a ward building in the city schools.
Mrs John Dickerson and sons George and Earl and wife of Carapo lis visit Mrs Ida Cook. Ben Knowles of Brooklyn N Y visits father Capt Horace Knowles. Mary Peanybaker of Columbus visits friends here. Mayme White of Marietta visits cousin Lily White. Mary A Stone attends Marietta teachers institute while Clara Wells vacationing at parents. Addie Tracewell of Parkersburg visits aunt Ethelinda Parker. Lew Humphrey hosts Brooklyn visit. Kim Curtis visits aunt Letha Dutton. Elijah Stone of the ME church attends Coolville camp meeting. oldest attendee.
A lake trip to Mackinac Island priced at 600 dollars round trip via Ohio Central Lines and the D C steamer City of Alpena. Departures Thursday August 30 with return within 15 days. Train No 3 from Athens at 10 46 am to Toledo 6 20 pm connects with boat at Ohio Central passenger dock. Agents can supply full hand bill details.
Mr. Herbert Byard of near Luhrig returned from Cincinnati after a week visiting friends. He found the city changed greatly since his last visit sixteen years ago. He recalled considering a Walnut Hills tract about five years earlier, which he could have bought for 3000 dollars but chose Athens instead. that land alone sold for 46000 dollars cash during his trip. Byard reports strong success on his Athens county farm.
The speaker contemplates a potential error in not investigating a $3000 matter in Cincinnati rather than Athens count. It remains unclear whether the choice was a genuine mistake or not.
The Teachers Institute reports its largest attendance in history with about 280 at each session. Tonight features an Edmund Vance Cooke entertainment while Tuesday offered Prof. Humphreys lecture. Friday includes a schedule of lectures by Dr Lowden and Prof Humphreys, plus officer elections. A real estate sales position advertises $6000 monthly to start with training provided. address WC Cunningham Andrus Building Minneapolis MN.
The advertisement urges prompt relief for attacks of colic and diarrhoea using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It claims rapid action before a doctor arrives and asserts the remedy has never failed, advising all families to keep it on hand, sold by W. H. McKee.
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