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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1931
Page
2
The Route 7 work at the Bozo and Ritchie site near gy should end this week. All but guard rail installation is complete and two men remain employed. Merchants in Pomeroy valued the project for providing steady work amid mine closures.
About forty Guernsey cattle breeders from Meigs Gallia and Vinton counties gathered at Fred Nelson Inton County home for the final Southeastern Ohio Association meeting. Floyd Barlow spoke on breed improvement. four rings of cattle were judged with Tirai trophy going to Mrs Fred Nelson, second to J L Spencer, third to Robert Salser. Harold Parnahan presided. J L Spencer secretary. Picnic dinner served at noon.
Meigs County jail nears 25 prisoners during Sheriff Tracy tenure amid a rise in train-riding and freight car thefts. Reports say New York Central lines south of Athens are heavily affected. Local residents and visitors noted in town coverage include Mary Kathryn Huggins and others visiting relatives and attending lodge events.
A man named Frank Johnson, not Frank Johnston of Middleport, posed as sent to secure rooming for telephone workers. He paid with temporarily inflated checks to Mrs. B Ashworth, Mrs. J T Cook, and Mrs. Phil Williamson, then kept the excess and vanished. The promised telephone crew never arrived and the checks are fraudulent.
POMEROY August 2 The river coal trade shows growth with M L French operating the Charteroak mine reporting 406 tons supplied to the river trade. He shipped 300 tons to an up river lock and coal ing four boats the Betsy Ann and three towboats Joe Cook James Sutherland and the Shawnee. French employs about forty men in the mine.
The Meigs County Pioneer Society will hold its annual all day meeting at the old Chester Courthouse on Thursday September 4. President R B Carson asks all members to attend with lunch baskets and to bring pioneer relics they own.
POMEROY August 47 Wilmer Lane 21 Middleport and Penore Parr 23 Racine sought a marriage license at the Courthouse. Desired to wed by Rev Dye of Rutland but he was away. Five Jefferoy ministers were unavailable. Two Middleport ministers were called before Rev Gay of the Presbyterian Church agreed to perform the ceremony arriving shortly after being summoned.
Ballard Stewart, 80, died at his West Columbia residence after a bone fracture from a fall several weeks earlier. He is survived by three sons Edward at home George and William in Columbus and four daughters Cassie Tate at home Fiora Henry in Clifton Murl Williams and Annie Francis in Columbus.
Middleport officials announce a teachers meeting on Friday August 23 at 2 p m to prep for the September 8 opening of the schools. Pupils will gather September 1 for prelim instructions with high school groups at 8 30 and 10 o’clock. Rev Fred I Gardner reports strong attendance at a Dexter Church meeting.
Elmer Hugh Davis hosted a bridge party in Middleport on a Wednesday evening to honor Miss Flora Showan of Columbus. Three tables were set for the gathering of younger residents from Middleport and Pomeroy.
J T Roush of Sheridan Arkansas arrives in Pomeroy for his first visit in eight years. He stays with W A Orr and other Bashan relatives. Roush owns an 80 acre truck farm in Arkansas, is married with two children, and previously resided in Bashan when living in Meigs County.
Pomeroy August 27 The Excelsior Salt Company owned by the Koehler interests, one of the town’s oldest plants, has been incorporated under state law.
The Ohio article notes the state capital amount of $100,000 and lists incorporators Henry EB Koehler Zelda Koehler and Gomer Lewis tied to the common and second preferred stock. The filing details reference the state capital and names associated with the corporate setup.
Several locals attended the home coming at Muses Bottom across the Ohio River for the church’s centennial. Mrs J H Sherman and Paul Curtis and family of Racine visited relatives Thursday. A suit Mrs Ella Fish vs H A Monroe was heard in Squire Swan's court with a verdict for the plaintiff. Deputy Clyde Will conducted Olive Grange inspection with large attendance and lunch. Charles Adams, visiting relatives, returned to Youngstown. Billy Brooks lies ill with pneumonia. Raymond Coleman moved his family from Reynoldsburg to Mrs Artie Schreiber's house.
Cedric W. Clark Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney and EB Titus Salisbury Township Justice urge a full investigation into their roles in the eviction of Hobson miners families from company houses, saying they will press for it if not ordered soon.
Dr. L. G. Gribble of Pomeroy and Adolph Joachim attend the annual Grand American Handicap shoot in Dayton. Mr and Mrs John Roedel of Pomeroy visit relatives in Cincinnati.
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