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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
8
An array of short notices details visits by residents to Athens Glouster and nearby towns. Events include baptisms weddings and funerals with names such as Jabez Frost Mass Almora White and Jeremiah Conant Sr. plus updates on fairs schools and a village labor day observance plan led by Mayor Gormley.
Local items report Thomas of Glouster visiting Marshfield family Rev Matheny’s kin, Cora Six returns from weeks away, M W of A to hold a Jacob at Marshfield September 1. L Duffee of Albany visits Duffee family. A H Dixon and wife return from Pleasanton. Jorens Beverage takes a Pennsylvania asylum job. W M Matheny to teach Sugar Creek School. L Streight installed as postmaster in new office. Marshfield school board revises course of study, raises level to match county districts. Capann township backs school supervision. Waterloo township considered best in class. Public seeks board action on education.
Marchmont Alb reports visitors and residents traveling between Morgan county and nearby towns. Charles Lawrence of Cansanville travels with his fresher. Hugh Dowler returns from Albans. families from Nountville Gansanville and Tick Ridge visit friends. Kale Niecemeyer visits Athens. Misses Madion, Mollie Bishop attend teachers institute. Jenes Tucker and Wm Ball visit in Lysander and near Athens. Four month old child of Bora Schuler dies of cholera infantum. burial at St John’s Cemetery.
LENSCOTT LOCAL: Many attended Ferndale picnic Saturday. Nettie Neff and Miss Clara Lewis of Albany circulated among friends. A three week Mortis grove camp meeting led by Rev Masters drew strong interest and new church members. Threshing nearly finished. wheat average. corn promising with ample rain. fall pasture abundant. Apples scarce for home use. Mrs E Carter died near here Friday at 82. Interment at Concord Sunday drew large crowd led by Rev Atkimon of Gloster.
Miss Bernice McCune visits Plantaville. Residents travel to McConneluville Athens and Marietta. Local illnesses, hospitalities, baptist and M E church events, Epworth League outings, and town sports are noted alongside classroom and institute reports. Multiple families and guests are mentioned.
In Mount Pleasant and nearby towns, residents and guests gathered for weekend visits and social events. Attendees included Miss Lucile Tucker and Blanche Huislet, Haight, Edward Poston, Joocha Younking and daughters, and many locals at Mrs. Nelson Clifford’s home enjoying music and dancing.
To the Klondyke Gold Fields the Burlington Route markets a direct northwest line to Seattle or Tacoma and a westward route to San Francisco, offering substantial time savings from St. Louis area cities. It features Pullman sleepers and free chair cars on through trains, with extra steamers sailing before season’s end. inquire via your ticket agent or write J. W. Wageres, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis.
A circulating oral message chain extols Dr. Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer for nervous ailments. Mrs. Gee of Halstead Ohio shares how the remedy helped her after illness and weather change, noting she advised over fifty friends with satisfactory results.
A 19th century style prospectus for Ohio University highlights its founding in 1804, illustrious alumni, strong faculty, elegant ladies hall, well-equipped laboratories, an electric plant, and associate departments for music and elocution. A preparatory school and low visiting cost are noted, with vigorous Y M C A societies and a high moral tone. The next term begins in September. request the president’s catalogue for details.
In pursuaper of the order of the Probate Court of Athens County Ohio the undersigned assignee in trust for the benefit of creditors of William DD PeratOO an surviving partner of Ziggaloosm Sinclair with the intent of September 1997 hereby calls for valid claims against said estate as a signer a dividend of 3 percent. W L Allison signee.
Notice that an estimated assessment for theft and expenses of the Marria Avenue improvement from the Cast ide of inde number in Cornwell's AdgiMon to State Street has been made on the lands abutting the project. The assessment, dated April 18, is now on file with the clerk of the Village of Athent Ghin for inspection and examination of persons interested therein.
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