Athens area news includes leaders, shipping and theatre plans
Major Townsend and Jewett travel to Illinois on legal business. M E and stage plans advance with Athens Amateur Dramatic Association preparing Dot or the Cricket on the Hearth at City Hall. A nine pound girl changes the family of Mr Pickering, and Amy Foster, 16, dies of diphtheria with large funeral attendance.
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Townsend and Jewett
Ilinois
Susan R Weidman
Cincinnati
Cephas Carpenter
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
W. W. Peabody
Brooks
Longstreths
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Welch
Columbus
Supreme Court
M. E
Barker
State and
College Streets
O. E. MecFadon
Morrow County
Ohio
Guysville
Jagger
Episcopal Hall
B. C. Lefever
Tobias Boudinot
M. E. Church Mite Society
T. M. D. Pilcher
Am. Pickering
Marietta
Knowles
Scott’s Landing
Warren Station
Athens Amateur Dramatic Association
Athens
Amy. W
F. E
Mary Foster
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Sabbath School
Athens High School
James M. Nourse
Christmas Comes Early in the Advertised Holiday Season
As Christmas nears in two weeks, children feel rising excitement and homes glow with festive goods. Local stores gear up with holiday displays and a flood of presents. readers are urged to consult the MESSENGER advertising columns for the best, cheapest selections.
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the Messenger
Call For Local Correspondents Across County
The MESSENGER seeks regular weekly correspondents from every township. Readers are urged to send local news and incidents, as even small items interest distant friends. Former and new correspondents are invited to join the corps and contribute factual reports for publication.
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the Messenger
Train Schedules Change on M C Railroad at Junction
Time changes take effect December 3. Westbound trains from Hocking Valley Junction include Cincinnati Express 1:59 p.m. Limited Express 5:30 p.m. St Louis Express 5:04 a.m. Fast Line 10:33 a.m. Limited Express 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati 11:? p.m. Nos. 103 and 104 run daily. No. 105 departs Cincinnati. No. 110 from Parkersburg nightly except Sundays. Parkersburg Accommodation 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. except Sundays.
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Hocking Valley Junction
Cincinnati Express
Limited Express
St. Louis Express
Aia
Cincinnati
Parkersburg
H. V. Junction
Judge Grants Injunction Over Old Line Railroad
A legal opinion from a state figure warned the injunction against the M and C railroad to abandon the Old Line may not be granted. The hearing is set for the fifteenth, but Judge Knowles has since issued an injunction preventing the company from removing iron or destroying the line.
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Washington County
Big Run
Marietta
Knowles
Property Exchange Sets Willow Creek Farm For Savannah Mercantile
Mr. E. Vickers trades his Savannah property to Mr. Elijah Bean for a Willow Creek farm. Mr. Bean plans to move to Savannah early next year to enter the mercantile business. He is described as an excellent man with proven integrity.
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E. Vickers
Savannah
Elijah Bean
Willow Creek
Bean
Centennial sermon on republic virtue and unity
A preacher at the Presbyterian Church reflects on the nation’s centennial, urging moral renewal beyond material progress. He cites the Bible, praises public schools, warns against immigration tensions, and calls for just action, mercy, and humility in governance and everyday life.
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Commonwealth
England
Charles Francis Adams
Amherst
Mission Services at Episcopal Hall This Week
Daily religious services at Episcopal Hall corner of Main and State streets this week and next. Services at 4:00 PM and 6:30 PM except Saturday. Equal interest religious subjects will be discussed. All are invited to hear and participate. Clergy from abroad may attend part of the time to assist.
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Episcopal Hall
Main
State Sts
Death of Mr. John Bing Noted in Pomeroy Telegraph
The notice reports the death of Mr. John Bing on the 18th, in Athens. He was connected with carriage making in Meigs and Athens counties for over forty five years. His wife and three children survive. Interment was at Cheshire graveyard.
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Athens
Pomeroy Telegraph
John Bing
Cheshire
Bing
Meigs
Jane Miller 88 Visits Relatives After Long Foot Trip
Jane Miller an 88 year old from Athens visits relatives after an extensive journey on foot. She traveled with ally Williams and arrived at the Cen antes.
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Middleport Herald
Jane Miller
Pam
Cenantes
Ally Williams
Athens
McConnelsville Herald Reports Scott Lectures in Ohio
In Athens readers are reminded that Mr and Mrs John R Scott renowned elocutionists will present recitations in Ohio cities this winter. The Scott couple are warmly welcomed by admirers in every community they visit, especially Athens where they are highly popular.
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Athens
McConnelsville Herald
John R. Scott
Ohio
Legion
Hocking Grange Moves Meetings and Local News Blues
Members of Hocking Grange No 904 P H moved meetings to the old Hocking P H building thanks to Elam Frost. A grand feast Saturday night featured superb supper good speeches and excellent singing. Also notes on local store sales mill partnership school board actions and editor's call for brevity with quotes and local shop promotions.
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Hocking Grange
P. H
Mt. Light School House
Hocking P. H
Elam Frost
W. H. Hatch
Frost
E. F. Smith
C. D. Smith
Cutler
Washington County
Ohio
Wyatt J. Cook
Kincade
Criffen & Cook Mills
Board of Education
C.D
Beatricese Canadian Born Woman Passes in Ohio
A Canadian born woman, Beatricese, died in Columbus Ohio at age 74 after a long life as wife and mother. Described as devout, industrious and economical she embraced faith in Christ early and renewed trust in the Lord in later years. Her final words spoke of a fixed heart and trust in Jesus as she passed peacefully.
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Canada
Columbus
Ohio
Jesus
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