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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
3
Holiday shopper guidance from J D Raw Company outlining two week sale specials across china wares lamps silver goods and fashion items. Includes discounts on dinner sets moorish and rook wood wares lace curtains hats jackets and more with guarantees on silver items and trial offers on carpet sweepers and undergarments.
The Athena wedding celebrated the marriage of Miss Margaret Sherlocks and Mr. Win MacVay of the Pittsburg Trust Co with Dr C Walton Erac officiating. Guests from Pittsbarg filled parlors at Lytel Brast as bouquets of chrysanthemum and American beauty roses adorned the scene. After a refined breakfast the couple departed for a trip through Pittsburg where they will reside.
Local residents from Wolfs Pind Nelsonville and nearby towns spent the weekend visiting relatives and attending church. Attendance included Mrs Alary Dowler Miss Floreunse Coakley of Nelsonville and Rev A B Baury. Several residents, including Uncle Arthur Dowler and Mrs George Dowler, were noted as ill or recovering.
Residents extended visits last week with Mr and Mrs Pennis Bails of Flora calling relatives locally. Mr and Mrs M Rapnion and daughter Myrtlesion visited Lona Hannions in Athens. Mrs Annie Mriedehaver of Guysville called on Mrs Vida Stout while Miss Ruby Kirkendall visited her parents in South Canaan. H E Stout attended George Gilliland funeral in Hoytown. J J Wyle and wife visited Bert Swartz Sunday at Garden. Batcheling has been common in the area over the past week.
Aged resident John Morrison had a light stroke Friday. Several visitors and relatives including Mrs. A J Griffin Mrs Marie Hubler Miss Mary A Stone and others traveled between Yoreh Coolville Athens Hockingport Armenia and Portsmouth to visit him and Sherman Baker recently bought the old home place during the week.
Mrs. Ole Aaning returned from Pome Sunday to view her brooches. Wm. Jeffers moves to J E Guthrie's farm from Steakerville. Guthrie and family visited PR Staneart of Flora last week. Neighbors held a wood chopping for Mrs. Ilhas Guthrie Saturday and will host a gathering for Mrs. rare Stout. E L E Stout conducted business to Pomeroy Saturday. EL A Persin returned from the North where he assisted with cattle last week. Mrs. Effie Sonat returned from Meigs County infirmary after convalescence. W Ad Dean and Maggie Guthrie visited Pomeroy on business. Emma Person visiting at Arhens for two weeks returned Saturday. Elders Crabbe and Bridewell used their Span RED TS at Alfred Sunday. WANTED farm hand married steady, can secure house on premises. Apply at McC. Arhen, O2.
Emma Francis of Athens recuperates at home with Beekie and Bertha listed as sick. Ediris Dumaree spent Sunday near Mineral. Reading circle met at Mrs. Canirela Sanders home. The Bind Tile staged a church entertainment for charity. Frank Watkins and Walter Girseku attended from Carbondale. David Toison and Athens visitors stopped by Hortton Sanders family. Will Ghesake from Carbondale shared stories and Col Domaree spent Friday in Abayshfekd.
The W C G of Athens plans a December 5 observance in the parlors of Hotel Berry to mark the prav erade of ENT2-71 with a devotional exercise and a camp fire lit by Mrs Isabella M Kortz followed by Mrs Laura W Ballard Mrs Marc C deSteigutt Mrs Frances Armitace Miss Emma C McVay and others sharing recollections of the historic event All women invited.
Notice states Charles D. Hopkins appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Berk, late of Achens County, Ohio, on November 2, 1893, with the appointment dated November 26, 1893, under probate authority.
Harry Cheadle, longtime day clerk at Hotel Athens, resigned and returned home to Mc Connelsville on Thursday. Charles Black will succeed him as night or day staff at the hotel.
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