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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1927
Page
2
Two fires struck Pomeroy within hours. A Webster property barn near Breezy Heights burned, destroying law books and household goods. loiterers are blamed. A second noon blaze at Mrs. W. Scott’s Mulberry Avenue home was checked by firefighters. The incident may trace to a defective flue.
Mrs. Frank Pickens formerly Miss Lucy Scott of Pomeroy died yesterday morning at her Dorcas home of peritonitis. She was 29 and leaves her husband and four children. Funeral is Wednesday at 10 a.m. with burial in Plants Cemetery.
Pomeroy December 6 local relatives say Howard Matlack a prominent farmer near Tupper's Plains is in critical condition at St Joseph hospital Parkersburg after an appendectomy last Friday and has not rallied satisfactorily.
Miss Helen Beeson, a Middleport resident and Franklin high school instructor in Columbus for three years, will return for the holidays to present the musical comedy Pink Tea under the Whatsoever class of the Presbyterian Bible school. The show is set for December 2.
Judge Worsell of Athens presided in Pomeroy hearing a divorce case, Mrs. Nettie Brewer versus T. M. Brewer. The couple faced financial strain from oil on their farm, with testimony noting the husband did not discredit his wife and a son living with the father was brought to the stand.
In Pomeroy on December 6 the Common Pleas court heard Fletcher Metcalf’s mandamus suit against the county over a road cut through his Columbia township farm. Metcalf alleges a prior agreement to spare 30 acres and a spring for free cattle access, but the route was later changed to a hard surfaced road. The court issued an alternative writ and set trial after 30 days to determine damages and land taken.
Middleport dispatch notes Owen Rust and son Paul visited Huntington to honor the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Rust. The couple, aged 82 and 78, are in good health. the elder Rust served in the Civil War.
The Capehart farm northeast of Syracuse yields a promising gas and oil well drilled by Southern Ohio Gas. The Berea grit shot may produce about a quarter million cubic feet of gas and 15 barrels of oil daily. The find links to nearby Roush wells and opens a new sector.
Payne Pierce of Bellaire visited town with friends over the weekend. Dave Enteminger returns from a visit with his sister Mrs. Allen and family and mother Mrs. Enteminger at West Mansfield. Mr and Mrs Carl Bramlage and three children of Highland Park NL spent the weekend with Mrs. Bram Lage's sister Mrs Lawrence Hantinger and family. Bramlage heads to Columbus Monday for work and will be joined by his family later. Miss Evelyn Kohldecker Norma Ferguson and Clida Surbaugh from New York Central in Charleston spent Sunday with Grace Sauvage who is improving. Sauvage sat up for a few minutes Saturday since the mid November accident. Mr and Mrs George W Smith visited Zanesville Saturday for property matters. Heath M E church Foreign Missionary society met Monday.
Miss Alpha Somerville hosted a meeting at her South Fifth Street home with many members present and light refreshments served. Helen Bailey and Abra returned home from Kentucky visits. The Riders from Nelsonville visited relatives, dining with E. R. Lama on Lincoln Street. Chickenpox and whooping cough affected local children as families moved and homes changed hands. Burdette and Bardette families settled into new homes on Grant Street with Del Martin finishing Burdette’s house.
Mrs. Margaret Coe and her daughter Miss Amey will visit New York City to spend the winter with Sidney Coe, while another pair, Miss Lydia Powell and a sister's companion, have returned to their home in Columbus.
Anthony Caruso, a Cleveland butcher, died early today after being shot at his home. Police say the killing may stem from the Lonardo murders on October 13, with detectives believing Caruso recognized the assailants while two men attacked him demanding money. Caruso denied any connection to the Lonardo case.
At the ninth annual American Farm Bureau federation convention more than 2000 delegates discussed development of Muscle Shoals and national water routes as relief for farm ills. Depew Head urged organization as key to national recognition and progress in agriculture.
Chicago delegates cheer the progress in muscle development as they gather for meetings and discussions. Edward C. Dert reports the United Press staff writer notes growing interest among attendees and the event's forward-looking tone.
Mrs B L Mall and Miss Mila Harbinson were ordained elders of Warrenpoint Presbyterian Church Belfast marking the first time women hold such positions in Ireland.
Bournemouth England resident Bening Arnold now 103 has to discontinue bowling on his physician’s advice. He formerly participated in every local match.
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