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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1875
Page
7
The Messenger boasts the largest circulation in Athens county. Advertisers should note this reach. Also advertised are watches at C McLean and medical services of M Lasse at the Main Street office as of August 4 1875.
A brief notice informs readers indebted to the MESSENGER on subscription to call and settle their accounts.
The issue notes subscriptions to the Weekly Ohio State Journal and an Almanac, announces a December 13 District Court session at City Hall, and mentions local events and people. It reports on road work, weather, a church festival, a sign at the Smith House, a returning athlete, and other community notes including accidents and a fatal illness.
The article reports a State Convention in Columbus addressing the tramp evil and seeking remedies. It urges communities to arrest vagrants and assign hard labor to drive them toward honest livelihoods or relocate them, advocating road work as a remedy and calling for a movement cure to purge perceived indolence.
The Athens Journal ridicules Mrs Caudle like a pollywog out of water while the Marietta Register editor is sharply criticized for a friendly note about a recent visit to the city. The piece mocks the editor Jones and his monotonous talk as unmusical.
The paper clarifies that no assistant steward was appointed at the Asylum for the Insane and that there is no such official on the institution's rolls. It states the stewardship duties are efficiently performed by the current incumbent, Mr. R. E. Hamblin.
Noble county sheriff announces a $200 reward for the capture of Charles Lloyd a recently convicted colored man who fled Caldwell jail last Friday night. The description suggests he is the same Charles Lloyd tried in our county over a year ago for stealing a watch from Mr. Wm. Comstock of Nelsonville.
The November term began on the 10th of last month and adjourned Friday. The term saw more business than usual. Francise Carsey was sentenced to three years for manslaughter. Elza Nichols received two years for burglary. Lyon, a colored man, and Williams, 18, were each sentenced to three years for larceny.
The text argues temptations reveal true strength of principle. It asserts virtue shines under severe trial and contrast with opposing elements, noting the world admires the strong and good only after such tests.
Mr. E. H. Watkins was formally sworn in as a member of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday. His incumbency is expected to be watchful, intelligent and efficient. The retiring member, Mr. Boyles, departs with broad esteem from a host of friends.
The Nelsonville Council passes an ordinance barring boys under sixteen from streets and from saloons after 7 PM. The suggestion is that Athens adopt a similar curfew to curb unruly youth behavior observed nightly.
The wide spread hog cholera across the state raises pork prices. In Athena county no cases have occurred within our bounds, a fortunate contrast highlighted by farmers there.
The Athens Journal favors bold headlines that often outweigh the article text, making the lead the most valuable element of the piece. This pattern mirrors a staple approach where the headline dominates the reader’s initial impression and engagement.
Mr J B Clayton of Louisville Kentucky arrives in town and is noted as an old friend visiting the area.
Mr George Kurtz named chief clerk for the fast New York Cincinnati mail train. The inaugural run left New York shortly before 5 AM, reached Cincinnati 24 hours later, after stopping at Columbus. Onboard were over six tons of mail including more than eighteen thousand letters and extensive papers and pamphlets.
A church fair hosted by the ladies of the Presbyterian church opens Thursday evening at 7. Oysters lunch tea and coffee will be served to support a local society. Merchants will display fancy handiwork for sale and several notable dignitaries including Madam Partington May Queen of Scotts and General Dinwiddie are expected to attend. Admission is 10 cents.
The common pleas judge Bradbury is commended for meeting high expectations of fitness and impartiality on the bench. The Messenger office greets Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Pickering, noting the recent marriage and sending best wishes for a long and joyful wedded life.
Ath ens Masonic bodies announce a public installation of officers for the coming year at City Hall on Monday evening December 27 St John’s Day. All members in good standing are urged to attend.
The scene unfolds as a man drops his cards and collapses at a Columbus saloon, the euphemism alcoholic nuocosis masking a fatal moment. meanwhile the Athens Guards receive Springfield rifles from the state, signaling renewed readiness. An onion remedy for insomnia gains attention, and a judge in Chillicothe rules liability for a noisy rooster. The Athens Journal and Marietta Register offer further notes on Amestown Library.
A group of fourteen Pioneer friends in Athens visited General Brown at age ninety, sharing reminiscences of early settlement times and closing with a singing of the Long Meter Doxology. The gathering highlighted local history and friendships among longtime residents.
The Pomeroy Telegraph notes possible delays to Mrs. Cady Stanton’s Athens lecture while predicting a strong turnout given her worldwide reputation. It also cites Bishop Jagger’s sermon at the M E Church and Chas. F. Fuller’s guilty plea for the Coolville post office robbery, with seven months jail and a $100 fine. Heavy rains caused the Hocking River to rise significantly.
Trimble thrives amid coal and iron resources with water power and privileges. A forthcoming railroad promises blast furnaces and mines, while East Trimble attracts buyers with lots selling from 100 to 150 dollars. The village hosts two general stores, a grocery, two shoe shops, a harness shop, two blacksmiths, a flouring mill, a planing mill, a new church, no saloon, and a strong Republican tilt with two Democrats.
November’s mild, favorable for pastures and wheat with December not yet wintry. Fat hog prices ranged six to seven cents and wool quality expected to rise next year. Bridge abutments at Amesville and Rice School House finished. Warren Station road blocked by a deep land slide near Ezra Smith’s, with a sand stone bed at the slide origin. Post Office letters listed for Athens Ohio, Dec 9. Mahon property sale set for Dec 13 at 10 AM. Local cigar debate favors home brands. Borman Brothers offer over forty cigars including five cent varieties.
Baltimore on December 2 1875 hogs receipts 6597 with fair supply and moderate demand Quotations 9 to 14. Sheep market dull with few at the after quotations 4 to 54 4 receipts 1600 cattle market slightly more active throughout best on a shade to Quotations 3 to 6 relpts 2623.
On December 6 a ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's father officiated by Rev. Jas W. Martin. Mr W H Dye and Miss Martha Tete, both of Scipio township Meigs County, were united in marriage.
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