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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
6
Bend's Central Committee in Melga County met Wednesday forenoon at the court. John Sauvage was elected temporary chairman and Lafe Williams temporary secretary. the group then organized as permanent officers.
The Meigs county pioneer association held its annual meeting at the Simpson M I church with a good attendance and relic displays. The program featured singing led by C B Peoples, talks by Rev L R Wilson and others, exhibitions, solos, recitations, and remembrances of Middle Point.
A Wednesday traffic disruption stopped a local street car line due to a short circuit causing damage to the bicycle or generator system. Crews worked strenuously to repair the equipment and restore service, with company officials guiding the efforts and indicating a hoped restoration by last night.
In a brief note, Mine-Co consented to supply power to the car line from the White Rock plant after a prior understanding. No further details were provided on the arrangement or its duration.
Three of the Jackson children from Middleport accused with sister Lucy of taking a cash box from a meat wagon in lower Middleport two weeks ago appeared in probate court. Henry the youngest, held for custody with his mother, others held under advisement. Lucy the oldest, out on $100 bond awaiting grand jury action.
Emma Mae Casto sues for divorce from Austin A. Casto in common pleas court alleging wilful absence for three years. The couple married June 1 1916.
Mrs Dan Stewart travels to Gallipolis to bring home her husband after a serious operation at Holzier Hospital. He is reported on the way to full recovery.
Thomas Fork and Pomeroy are set to play Sunday in Syracuse. Batteries: Thomas Fork Durham Thomas Bolin for Thomas Fork and Grimm Cundiff Nesselroad for Pomeroy. Thomas Fork holds an 18 won 5 lost record, signaling a strong test for Pomeroy.
Deputy Sheriff George R Beards reports the birth of a fine son on Tuesday night. Also mention of family updates and a brief local note about visits and travel, with scattered references to McQuigg and Hennessy in the surrounding lines.
Raymond Harbrechts and a baby stay a few days at Huntington. Various residents including Frank Schwartzwalder and Miss Margaret Smith plan escapes and trips to Columbus Ravenswood Millersboro and Gallipolis. Met County Fair entry books are now open. A streetcar outage disrupts paper delivery for Pomeroy and Middleport subscribers.
A Danville reader recounts how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped a daughter with irregularities and painful periods after other tonics failed. The letter notes relief and urges mothers to seek the remedy, mentioning the product as a trusted option for women’s health issues.
Berlin reports that after the Spa agreement Germany moves to fast track water power development especially in the south to offset coal shortages. A Reichswirtschafttrat resolution calls for a nationwide plan dividing the nation into economic units with integrated power water and gas supplies. Miner leader Herr Hue warns separatist regions will be cut off from coal to deter rebellion.
Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Arthur Vandyke and two children of N W Columbia visiting Frank Bobo and family near Albany. Paul Edmundson of near Wilkesville visited Y A Rutherford and family. Nev N Carpenter and family spent days in Columbus. Mrs W G Farley visited sisters in Columbus. B 8 Bowman returned from Dayton to visit J Q Vale. Miss Flossie Turner of Salem visited J A Rutherford family. Cyrus and others from near Albany were here for farm interests. Mr and Mrs George Collins and two children attended services at Chapel near Yale’s Mill. Mrs Carrie C Bobo spent days with sister Mrs Westy Kingery and family of Point Roc. Minerva Hooper, visiting Nelsonville relatives, is here a few days with friends.
Latrobe and family return from Pittsburg after a week with the Morrisons. Frost and Belpre visitors call on local residents. Evelyn Huggins on the sick list last week. Eastern Star Month meeting scheduled at the usual Coolville hall for Friday August 27 1920.
Amesville Thomas Mathews, once of Bern Township, now a prosperous farmer near Chillicothe, spent last week visiting old friends in the area. Mrs. T. L. Melvin of Westby Wisconsin visited last week for a two day stay.
An old advertisement by H. B. Sant promotes The Marvelousian Herb and Great Medicine by Pomeroy as remedies for sore throat and cold symptoms. The copy emphasizes throat relief and general cures for readers.
Report from Lawton Michigan notes a growing influx of home brewers traveling from Denver to Memphis and New York as a new area faces the effects of the Eighteenth Amendment.
A collage of playful quotes and light banter from varied voices includes a teenager asking about kissing boys, humorous lines about coaches and football, and a stage show segment. The section also notes spectators in a fighting scene described with cautionary language.
Fragmentary OCR lines show garbled wording and missing context making a coherent summary impossible. No identifiable persons, places, or events can be asserted from the readable portion.
fragmentary item records travel and family mentions. J Tenan and B W Tenan of Burgettstown are visiting relatives. a birth is noted for Sylvia Jane, with other names like Mes Stiney Cook and George Bandborn referenced in a local notices context.
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