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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
10
A South Carolina senator extols Peruna as a remedy for dyspepsia noting supposed relief from catarrh of the stomach. Local social notes mention Mrs. Jeff Barb visiting Columbus and several residents visiting family or traveling to Cincinnati and Athens.
Hon M C Butler former South Carolina senator writes to the Peruna Medicine Co from Washington praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He says he feels relieved and calls it a wonderful medicine and good tonic. He notes that many cases of dyspepsia are actually stomach catarrh and insists cure requires eradicating the catarrh with Peruna.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at Mrs Lowe's near the fair ground next Saturday afternoon and evening. Ice cream from Marietta will be served with cake. Proceeds for Baptist Church.
Mason Andrews and family moved to Glouster with plans to operate a business alongside his son L R Andrews. Numerous guests visited L R Andrews and family including Nellie Wolf, Blanche Wolf, Dean Vore, Jeannette Vore, Charles Henry, G W Rose and Harvey Rose family, and L N Parkins. Several residents traveled to Columbus and Athens for visits and extended stays with friends and relatives.
In Coolville Ridge Miss Sylvia Coe of Athens visits friends and kin this week. Elimer Poston and William Bobo returned from a Bible Christian Conference in Gallia county. Mrs. Mattie Fulton returns home to Albany after weeks with relatives. A girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ebert Sams August 24. Charles Mariner and family visit George Hartley in Athens. Miss Roberta Hull and Miss Helen Hull from Athens visit grandparents Lewis and Mrs Hull. Charlie Weatherbee and family visit Mrs Steinmetz in Stewart. Clarence Holland and Dora Love wed Sunday at the Love home.
Mrs. H. A. Pinkerton of Union visited relatives Monday. Mrs. Wm. Vore is slowly improving after illness. Mrs. Peter Martin of Athens spent the week with relatives. Miss f na Schawl of Luhrig visited friends Sunday. Mrs. M. A. Martin entertained many friends Saturday evening with J. H. Vare and wife Joseph Shepherd and family Dr. Hawk and wife and George Orr of Luhrig present. Refreshments served at 9:30.
Miss Gertrude O Connor visits relatives in Clarksburg West Virginia. Mrs S S King and daughter and Mr M M Bryson with son guest here for several days. Miss Cora and Effie Davis of Greenwood West Virginia stay with Mrs Walter Smith last week. Miss Mayme Wharff of Marietta vacationing with parents. Death of Harley Worcester Jr formerly here reported from Oberlin. Nan Rose Palmer Ora Dunfee with relatives at Torch and Little Hocking. Miss Eva Norris visiting brother Dell and wife in Columbus this week. James Algeo, employed in Athens, visited family Sunday. Guy Dean returns to work in Illinois after month with parents.
Local residents and visitors made brief trips and visits in Amesville area. Notables include G C Dyson R E Henry Frank Rutledge Frank Selby and families visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns and counties. A Hopkins family musicale at the M E Church drew a large audience and Samuel Forsythe attended the Guernsey County Fair.
The Athens County Republican Executive Committee met August 29 1906 in Athens Ohio at the court house with 19 of 37 members present and debated primary plans for selecting delegates to the county convention. They appointed committees to prepare the call publish it and to oversee a fall campaign while addressing alleged irregularities in precinct two and appointing precinct executives.
There will be a union meeting of the Epworth League and the two Christian Endeavor Societies next Sunday evening at 6 30 in the Presbyterian Church. Leader is J M Altman. Topic is Christian Testimony and Conversion with scriptural references Isa 44 8 Acts 1 8 John 15 26 27 Mark 5 18 20 John 1 41 42.
The Athens county executive committee last night appointed R. D. Williams as chairman of the fall campaign committee. The anti Bryson faction, while backing Bryson’s man Bryson’s lieutenant Williams, aims to elect a new central committee this fall and seeks to limit Bryson’s control.
The institute thanks Ohio University trustees for use of the College Auditorium and honors instructors officers and the county secretary Supt Coultrap for O T R C work. It requests renewed interest in the program and extends thanks to State School Commissioner E A Jones. The resolutions are to be entered in minutes published locally and sent to the commissioner.
H. H. Wickham admitted to practice before the Interior and the Treasury departments has returned to Athens and will handle all pension matters. Write him for information. Four weeks notice.
Notice from Athens County Ohio that Estella Poston has been appointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Lewis C. Steenrod, deceased. Dated August 27, 1906. 8-31-wks 3
Fort Worth Texas August 30 A prisoner A S Fitzgerald 19 held on burglary charges died after eating poisoned candy mailed to the county jail. Henry Peake Louis Weaver W H Norris and J T Cross are dangerously ill and Frank Grundy who tasted the candy is also ill. The confectionery was found sprinkled with strychnine.
Hodking O Aug 29 A miner named John Hawkins, at the Johnson mines in Hodking, slipped at the head of the stairway and tumbled thirty feet down steps injuring knee and ankle. Spectators say no bones were broken and assess the injury as not severe beyond the sprain.
The State Board of Charities questioned Storekeeper Morris about graft and crooked dealing connected to Steward Carpenter. Morris faced scrutiny for failing to report a weight and measure shortage. Burton Shires and Oren led the examination with trustees present as days of documentary evidence loom. The probe hints at jealous ambition among subordinates at the institution.
Amesville residents visited families and neighbors this week including Mr. Adair visiting his mother Lucy Adair. A baby boy was born to the couple Mr. and Mrs. John Larmeter Saturday morning. Visitors included Mr. F. J. Beasley in Washington county on business and Mrs. Horace Owens returning to Parkersburg. Mr. C. H. Gillespie of Malta and Mrs. Dr. Henry with children spent time with relatives near Athens. Miss Lucil Curtis returned home from Ironton with Mrs. David Ogg and daughter Helen. Jessie Lovell of Marietta visited her cousin Miss Lucile Lovell while a group including A. G. Henry and others were at Jacksonville Sunday.
Worthing and wife of Crooksville visited friends over Sunday. Tom Copeland of Marion visited his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Copeland last week. Miss Ethel Dunfee of Torch stayed with Miss Connie Coleman. Frank Copeland returned to his work in Illinois after visiting his wife here for weeks. W H Wright and family and Mrs Susan Wright visited Myrtle Stewart at Canaanville Sunday. Wilson Inman and family and Mrs Emma Bryson of Amesville and Mr and Mrs Herbert Wyatt of Glouster joined Sunday visitors.
Dr Chase the famed trotter formerly owned by J B Chappelear of this city won a $3000 stake at Reedville Massachusetts last week. He was driven to a 2101 4 mark. The horse is sired by Dietetic of Coolville and owned by J M Basom. Dietetic has numerous offspring and is regarded as a leading county sire.
Mary Downey wife of William Downey a well known pike contractor and farmer died at her home in Lodi township early Wednesday morning at the age of 72 after a period of illness six children and a husband survive funeral services will be held Friday at 12 o'clock at Clark's Chapel
Emma Boelzner announces a new room in the old J. D. Raw store at corner Court and State Streets. The display features a complete line of millinery opening Saturday September 1 as she reports Tom Dell’s serious paralysis after a stroke.
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