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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1894
Page
6
The Athens Messenger and Herald is published by the Messenger and Herald Printing Company. Chas BS edits and manages operations. Subscription is 61.5 per year in advance.
Circulation 3600. The era’s session does little, silver relief urged for money value. Cameron's wildcat banking bill unlikely to pass. reform but not as drastic as Cleveland’s plan. Ohio Prohibition vote shows gains. Grosvenor may still enter governor race. Vice President Peabody backs Patterson bill for pooling railroad rates, aiding shippers and easing rail burdens without conflicting with interstate commerce law.
A false report claimed the Farmers Institute entertainment expenses in Athens were paid from county treasury funds. The article says the claim is a lie, refuting it as a malicious fabrication and noting local businessmen funded the costs. It also mentions R. W. Powell's visit and his optimistic view on local real estate and industry profits.
Obituary notes the death of Conductor Henry H Kilbourne at his Columbus home after a four week illness from a carbuncle. Born in Maine in 1836, he rose through railroad roles across Marietta Cincinnati Columbus Hocking Valley and Toledo lines, valued by Athens friends, survived by wife Miss Gabriel and a daughter after his son died in 1891. Funeral Tuesday in Columbus under Knights Templar auspices. several Athens residents attended.
Marriage licenses listed include George W. Steed with Frances H arp and Archie A. Hull with Alice I. Rose. An advertisement touts a store’s Christmas stock of ladies and gentlemen items in sterling silver and gold with attractive prices. Call and see our BYvUUP, D. C. Corxwetu.
The B and O Southwestern plans a special round trip excursion from Athens to Cincinnati for about December 19 at a popular $2.40 fare. Werger and Campton have leased the Kohnmix Hotel in Athens and seek continued public patronage and goodwill from their old patrons. <END>
The article extols shop windows with perfumery and invites readers inside Ciiie's Pharmacy to inspect offerings. It notes Geo R. Walker's elegant toy line for children, D C Cornwell's engraved hat marks and coat hooks, and Sheldon’s grocer’s selection of fine candy.
Entertainment planned by the Athens Y W T U at City Hall includes solos by Mabel Straight and Jessie Falloon, a Milkmaids' Doll, and a Milkmaids' Convention with a reading by Grace Poston. Delegates from multiple towns listed. admission 25 cents, reserved seats 10 cents. Chart available December 17. The piece notes Marshfield's strong church and school privileges and praises local schools and teachers Asher H Dixon and Ida Allison for their leadership.
Superintendent Dent says sixty seven inmates live at the infirmary with overall good health. One colored man named Jones is ill with typhoid fever, the first case since Dent took charge. The infirmary farm yielded eleven porkers, dressed weight 3,850 pounds total, about 350 pounds each. Ex Street Commissioner J Cart Davis had cataract removed from his left eye in Columbus by Dr Bishop restoring vision.
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