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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1921
Page
8
A fragment from Pomeroy-Middleport recalls a rambling river boat lost above Gal Read. The vessel, about 40 feet long, carried a pool table and gambling gear. A judge, Fisher, vows plain and fancy marrying and even handed justice on short notice, treating the matter as a joke no longer.
The United Brethren church at Weense is undergoing a major overhaul with a new sill installed and many new windows ordered. Plans include wiring the building for electric lights. A meeting was held Tuesday for the organization of a Ladies’ Aid Society.
Voters wrote in the name William M. Fisher for the office of justice of the peace in the township. The article notes Judge Fisher’s term and hints at a disputed or unclear election outcome.
Mrs Samuel McCloud files for divorce in common pleas court alleging severe abuse and curses by her husband since October 9. She says he threatened her life and beat her in public, stays intoxicated, and maligns her character. Married July 16, 1915, in Middleport, they have two children Pauline 5 and Paul 4.
The court fees in the Van Zant Grover will case and the Lillian Durst versus The Peacock Coal Company case are ready and may be obtained by claiming them at the county clerk's office.
Three successive teachers at Keepers school near Pt Rock have fallen for romance. The latest, Miss Anna Folden, wed Mr. Kearney Ogdin, a promising young man from the neighborhood.
Griff T. Smith resigns as postmaster at Wt. Pleasant effective December 51. The note cites his illness and recent appendicitis operations, with convalescence at his home in Point Pleasant and interest from friends in Pomeroy Bend.
The river fell slowly early Thursday after peaking near 48 feet, signaling relief from flood conditions. Authorities monitored waters and lifted some advisories as levels continued to decline.
The rain eased danger on Main Street as a cold night set in. The General Crowder was reported in first class condition and left for Pittsburgh yesterday evening with bets and other boats like Senator Cordill returning to local waters, signaling a return to normal boating.
The Counts Board of Education salaries are listed with figures: George H. Crow $233.33, T. V. Karr county superintendent $1,893.73, W. C. Merritt district superintendent $1,583.00, A. A. Bahr district superintendent $1,295.00, C. T. Coates district superintendent $2,119.90, Eleanor Schaegel stenographer $460, and county superintendent expenses $160.74.
Friends of Pomeroy lodge presented retiring Master I B Weed with a past master jewel. The presentation marked the first time this ecocom has been observed in Pomeroy lodge. Weed also received credentials as a district lecturer and inspector as a pleasant surprise. Harry B Smith is the installed master of the lodge.
The Gordon Oil Company holds the lease on the W. W. Harden farm in the Union Furnace field where drilling reaches 2800 feet. Kimber Oil and Gas swabbed 18 barrels at their East Clayton well on Thursday after four holes and multiple attempts to find producible oil. Nelsonville capital backs Kimber.
A strong turnout at the tabernacle for Thursday and Friday services featured Dr. Naftzger. Sunday includes four meetings with a men only afternoon session on "The Devil's Menagerie" and a parallel women’s service led by Mrs. Naftzger at the Presbyterian church as the evangelistic effort reports progress for Christ.
Elkdom celebrated a festive afternoon and evening with ceremonies highlighting the introduction of a new class. Members and leaders gathered to mark the milestone and reflect on the community’s growth and traditions.
The Feeney Bennett Post of Middletown elected 1922 officers including Paul Hoffman as Post Commander V C Charles Mce Elhinney as adjutant Everett Collins as treasurer August White as chaplain Mark Jones as orderly Ben Turner as historian Dale Allensworth as initiation officer C M Memaster. Installation is set for December 7 with an oyster supper to follow.
After Jones was chosen as director of the soldier bonuses in Ohio, he cannot qualify due to a law prohibiting legislators from accepting appointments or contracts under any law passed during their incumbency.
Edw. l. Wagenhals of Newark obtained the north half of lot 69 from Mary L. Remple and others. The rear property houses two dwellings and the other portion with a residence is also owned by Wagenhals. The price is stated as ten thousand dollars. Wagenhals is connected with the Ohio Power Company in Newark and formerly supervised the company’s local property here.
Health Officer Elias states that all diphtheria cases in the county have been successfully combated. At present only one smallpox case remains, located in a family at Cawhorne.
Commissioner and Mrs. A J Ulrich Attorney and Mrs John C Pettit and daughter Rhea and Mrs Virgil Pettit depart Saturday for Magnolia Springs Alabama to spend the winter months. They previously vacationed there last winter and have cottages prepared to escape the cold.
Reader questions may be answered by the Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. The service provides information but cannot offer legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic matters. Include full name address and two cents for return postage. replies go directly to the inquirer.
South America has one transcontinental railroad from Valparaiso Chile to Buenos Aires Argentina with a line under construction to connect with northern Chile and Peru improving winter access. Ada Ellen Bayly known as Edna Lyall died in 1903. The text asks if wartime measures stopped the braying of …
A wartime veterinary note discusses operations on Army mules silencing their brays. A reader asks if mild steel can hold mercury without interaction. answer is yes. The column covers definitions of dwarf and giant, tandem meaning, stamp colors up to 12 cents, York Factory temperatures, pigs’ cleanliness, and weighing a fish in water.
Canton Ohio police report another murder tied to Black Hand活动 as Italian grocer Toney Scoppellett, 32, is found shot and stabbed in his storefront by a nephew, with assailant unknown.
State Treasurer Archer prepares statements for all Ohio banks detailing how much of the adjusted compensation funds they can accept on deposit and the applicable interest rates.
The local farm bureau office has moved two doors north on Court Park from its former site. The relocation occurred Friday, and the bureau now occupies two larger, more convenient rooms.
The report notes William Cline's challenging pull at the Honey Fork well on the Stout farm in Washington township after drill depth reached about 2350 feet and tools were lost. Nearby activity includes Chartiers Oil No.181 in New Straitsville and Pure Oil Webb heirs tract near Gendale ready to drill. Carters No.3 on the Mur holland lease yielded about fifty barrels in 24 hours, with Atha Drilling at National Fireproofing property in Haydenville expected to close next week.
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