Fall term at Atwood Institute and county wool clip
The fall term of the Atwood Institute at Albany will begin next Monday. The county wool clip reached nearly 700000 pounds, yielding farmers over 200000 dollars. The Ohio State Fair runs next week with half fare on the Hocking Valley road.
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Heathman
Pir
Wallace
Dyson
Atwood Institute At Albany
Profesor
Dunkle
Clem. Hooper
West State Street
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Amesville
Disciples
Sedalia
O. C. Farquhar
Athens
Warren House
Salina
H.C
Hamley Run
Meda Riddle
Meigs F. W. B
Canaan F. W. B
Revs
Fulton
Peden
State Agricultural Society
Hocking Valley Road
Athens News in Brief Across Fragments of Obits and Local Notes
Miw Ollie Murphy dies at nearly twenty from typhoid fever at her brother-in-law Geo Ellis home two miles east of Athens. Funeral held at Pleasanton with Rev. Jones officiating. Wages at Nelsonville mine cited as largest in six years. strikes blamed for ongoing miner disquiet. A North Carolina crow anecdote references Dr. Richardson’s method and Junod of the Herald. Mrs. Trego’s temperance address impresses Athens audience. Rev. T. B. White praised at Third Avenue Church. Five insane residents moved from Washington County infirmary to Athens Asylum as capacity expands. Local youths jailed for melon patch raids. Trimble Mill hardware store burglarized but only small items taken. Dr. B. W. Pickering reports favorable outlook in Sedalia. Call for local clay manufacturing near Chauncey. K and O train schedule noted with travel times to Columbus and Toledo.
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Ollie Murphy
J. F. Murphy
Geo Ellis
Athens
Pleasanton
Mr. Jones
Professor Coler Delights Athens Audience With Travel Notes
Professor G P Coler entertained a large audience at the college chapel with a cordial, edifying talk recounting months abroad on the Continent and Fogland, highlighting careful observation during brief business gaps. Also reported: charity aided a penniless Indiana family, a house fire at Dr McKitrick's with no insurance, a successful Cooleville camp meeting promising development, a theft controversy over a cow in Buchtel, and the Kanawha and Ohio Railroad leasing a long line from Leading Creek to Pomeroy with modernization ahead.
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Profesor
G. P.coler
College
Fogland
Athens
Color
Athens county visitors and residents join regional trips
Leecal Perseunt Miss Georgie Beasley of Buchtel visits Athens while Miss Clara Wheir enjoys time with Cincinnati friends. Mrs. H. T. Hoyt visits daughter Mrs. Col. Sam West in Milford. Misses Frankie Wilson Stella McGrrath and Miss Kate Hoyt travel between Jackson and relatives. Mary Carlton returns from Illinois. Esaias Daily visits Ross county Fair in Chillicothe from Lee township. George P. Coler back from Scioto county visit. Nancy Finley returns from New Lexington. Mrs. Chas B. Henderson visits Chautauqua neighbor Westfield N Y. William Somers seen in Charleston W Va. Blanche Baker visits Anna Baker. Frannie Foster returns from Meigs county. James D. Brown plans to linger at Chautauqua. O B Sloane retires after four weeks coast trip and shares experiences. Ambrose Davis of Cincinnati visits Athens friends after long absence. Mrs. Amos Wilson recovers enough to go out. Maj. Chas Townsend Emmett Tompkins Capt Si Allen and C E M Jennings depart for State Republican Convention in Columbus. Mrs. Judge deSteigner returns from California trip. daughter Ames stays in Los Angeles. Colonel W H Minton noted for Hamilton county common pleas bid and wartime service.
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H. T. Hoyt
Col
Sam. West
Milford
Clermont County
Frankie Wilson
Stella McGrrath
Jackson
Kate Hoyt
Girace
Tom. A. Jones
Mary Carlton
Ilinois
Athens County
Ross County
Chillicothe
Esaias Daily
Lee Township
George P. Coler
Miss Fort
Scioto County
Blanche
Henry Baker
Anna Baker
Frannie Foster
Meigs County
Jas. D. Brown
Chautauqua
Sloane
Pacific Coast
Ambrose Davis
Cincinnati
Athens
Amos Wilson
Chas, Townsend
Emmett Tompkins
Si, Allen
C. E. M. Jennings
Columbus
Judge deSteigner
California
Miss Ames
Los Angeles
Ohio State Journal of
W. H. Minton
Common Pleas
Hamilton County
Professor G P Colter Secured as Institute Instructor
Prof G P Colter is rehired for next year as instructor at the Teachers Institute marking his fifth consecutive term. The county teachers praise his practical approach, noting improved scholarship and broader view of teaching duties. The Logan Gazette reports on the concert review from the Kauffman Parlor Concert at City Hall noting mixed reception and colorful commentary.
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Alex. Bell
City Hall
G. P. Colter
G. P. Coler
Prof. Coler
Coler
Logan Gazette
Reunion of the Tth O. V. C. to Meet at Jackson
The next annual reunion of the Tth O. V. C. will be held in Jackson on Tuesday October 12. Survivors in Athens county are urged to report in person to make this the largest reunion since the Civil War. The piece recalls two heroes who burned a mill near Cumberland Gap in 1863 aiding Burnside, and notes a later fatal duel in Newton's saloon between James Collins and James Rourk. Collins, a 28 year old miner with a wife and two children, is jailed. Rourk, about 40 and single, died before help arrived.
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Fred
Chris. Hastings
Messenger
Fred Connor
31St
Army of the Cumberland
Buchtel
Jas. C. Bower
Pacific Coast
J. KE. Weidman
New Lexington
Adams Express Company
Marietta
Transauctions
Marshal Finsterwald
Athens
Merideth
Washington County
Will H. Staley
President Street
Ed. C. Eaton
O. B. Sloane
New England
Tom Collins
C. Tullis
Mineral City
J. W. Robbins
D. J. Canney
Mr. Collins
Hi Ih
90Th O. Vif
Washington D. H
Hocking Valley
Dew’s Grove
Bethel Chapel
Cooleville
Lancaster
Tth O. V. CC
Jackson
Athens County
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
Burnside
Bnd
Newton
Happy Hollow
James Collins
James Rourk
Collins
Rourk
McDonald’s
Bargains Arrive at New York Combination Company
A promotional notice from the New York Combination Clothing Company in Athens Ohio advertises a ten day sale to move large stock. It argues selling at lower prices will clear goods quickly, urging customers to visit Edwards House Block Main Street and branch stores nationwide before time runs out.
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New York Combination Company
NEW York Combination Clothing Company
Edwards House
Main Street
Athens
Ohio
United States
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Albany
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Flora M. Gardner
Middleport
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Elkhart
Ind
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John McBride
John
Townsend
State Republican Committee of
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Henry Rickey
Alexander
Rickey
Frank. West
George Ham
FE. Reynolds Lash
Mr. Lash
Mason County
K. & O. Rahmond
Corning
Pt. Pleasant
Esaias Dailey
William Dean
Bachtel
Columbee Hocking Valley & Toledo Railway Company
W. B. Brooks & Son
North Carolina
Richardson
Asylum
Junod
Herald
Washington County Infirmary
Athens Asylum
T. B. White
Hutsinpiller
Ohio State Journal
White
Third Avenue Church
Charles Barker
Charles Hallett
James Newby
Dorris Glenn
Val Davis
John Pidcock
Trimble Mill Company
Ben
B. W. Pickering
Chauncey
K. & O. Trin
Charleston
Toledo
P. A
Michigan
Indiana
Carpenter
Hamden
William Bell
Edwards’ House
Jim Nunn
James McKitrick
Jennings
McKit
William Johnson
Dr. Steele
Johnson
Kanawha and Ohio Railroad Co
Leading Creek
Pomeroy
Kanawha & Ohio
Powell's
Leecal Perseunt
Georgie Beasley
Clara Wheir
Nancy Finley
Chas. B. Henderson
Chas. D. Woodyard
Westfield
N. Y
Wm. Somers
W. Va
Kouffoouu
Waverly
Kauffman
Opera House
Professor Throckmorton
George Frey
City Mall
Sheffield
Carthage
Millie
A. L. Sheffeld
Mitcalf
Mary A. Mitcalf
McArthur
M. E. Church
Matthew R. Jones
R. C. Harper
Marshfield
Ciannettia Vette Ree Roya
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
New York
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Seach
Cyurt
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