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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
6
Postoffice department orders a new unsigned receipt placed in each box when rent is due. Patrons will sign the receipt at the window when paying the rent. The change ends the practice of Box Rent Due cards confronting patrons at boxes nationwide.
Pard Lightffire age 25 miner of Carbondale and Bertha Sickles age 1% of Mineral obtain a marriage license. Ray Smith age 22 farmer and Georgiana Tippe age 18 both of Athens also receive licenses.
The Albany pike mile, praised as the best yet done in Ohio with state aid, receives high marks from State Highway Commissioner Wonder. Contractors Bower Brothers and county officials are lauded for timely completion and drainage features, with prospects of paving another mile on the Cannonville pike using state aid.
Early next year the Courthouse third floor will receive tiled floors in the sheriff and clerk of the courts offices and in the long hall. Designers have been chosen and the project is with the manufacturers for execution.
Emmett Ewing's forgery case was postponed from Friday December 11 to a later date after Judge Wood granted a continuance. Ewing cited the unavailability of C. Slocum, F. A. Wisehart and Kate Gordon, with Slocum in San Francisco and Wisehart reportedly in Middletown and Gordon in Frankfort. Ewing posted a $1000 bond, with W. Sh. Llyde standing surety. prosecutors sought higher bond, but the court kept it.
The tally now includes Haiti Santo Domingo Pannam and Liberia among twenty four republics in the world, reflecting shifting political standings.
Coolville Ohio December meeting expands Home Telephone board with six outsiders from Parkersburg Pomeroy and Athens. New officers include A C Davis president and GM J W Smyth secretary W W Walden vice president J E B Bailey treasurer C L Jones director Purr Forrest and S B Smith. The company will build direct copper toll lines linking Parkersburg Pomeroy and Athens within sixty days and extend service to Athens patrons reaching Marietta Parkersburg Clarksburg Wheeling and Pittsburgh.
A Delaware County committee reports that raising a larger crop of boys is needed to ease farm labor. The study also urges Postal Savings banks parcels posts and better organization of farmers and their wives as part of the Country Life Commission recommendations.
J W Gill, a produce dealer in Gallipolis, was arrested by State Game Warden J S Speaks for possessing 228 quail and one squirrel ready for shipment. He was tried before Squire J J Thomas, fined $200 plus costs, and the quail were confiscated.
The Civil Service Commission tells Congress the order placing Ohio Indiana and other northern states fourth-class postmasters in the classified service will not take effect before Taft's inauguration. Rules cannot be prepared in five or six weeks and will require longer to implement.
The article argues that dyspepsia means a weak stomach, not a bad cook, and praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for strengthening the stomach, improving appetite, and making meals enjoyable.
The official plurality figures show Gen. J War ren Keifer in Sixth Ohio with 2520 votes, Albert Douglas Eleventh district 1285, Edward K Taylor Twelfth district 6672, and Matthew R Denver Democrat Sixth with 2120. James Joyce Fifteenth district had the smallest 60, Theodore Parton Twenty firstRepublicans led 12 to eight in Ohio's House delegation.
Mr Lorn Hartley and Miss Lulu McKee wed at the bride's home last Saturday by Squire Lowry. Pard Lightfritz weds Miss Bertha Sickels. Miss Capitola Saunders visited Miss Carrie Marquis Friday night. Mrs McCune, sister of Marquis, lives near Amesville. Floyd McKibben made a business trip to Athens. J W Young traveled to Marion after his father's death. John Clifford moves to Athena. foreman on B O Canaanville section. D P Lowry plans Hewitt property move with Mrs J M Cox. Marquis to build hall over store for Macabre lodge. ER D McAdoo will move into Clifford's vacated house. Arthur Wray of Maryville, Mo., reports rough hills nearby. Athens visitors included William Woods and others.
In Perry county Ohio the Capital Oil and Gas Co of Columbus, capitalized at 50000 dollars, elected Frank J. Powell president S S Sargeant vice president George W Hackenberg secretary J W Newton treasurer and Daniel J Ryan attorney. The company plans immediate drilling on leases totaling about 700 acres in the Premen oil field with men well known in Columbus involved.
Advertises Dr. King's New Life Pills as a painless cure for constipation headache biliousness and malaria promising relief despite frequent medical procedures. Claims the pills remove the need for dangerous surgical appendix operations. Product available at McKee's drug store.
Alexander B Bouquard has been ordained and received elder’s orders by the Methodist church. He is studying at Drew Seminary in Madison New Jersey and will graduate this year. His sermon at the seminary service drew praise from Madison papers. Bouquard is known in Athens for prior charges nearby.
Leo F. Zelinski of GS Gibson St Buffalo says he cured a severe cold sore with Bucklen's Arnica Salve using a once daily application for two days. The product allegedly heals all sores and is sold under guarantee at McKee's drug store for 26 cents.
Grapes to Beets reports that farmers from Kelleys Island and nearby Lake Erie wine districts plan to switch from vineyards to sugar beet production after losses from the Rose law. They aim to convert their properties into beet farms for next season.
Historical Thames records note thick ice in 1644 that allowed coaches to cross the river and a 1664 incident described as a near inchs Watck on the Thames.
A claim that weak digestion leads to weak blood and poor nourishment. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach builder, digestive aid, blood purifier, and nerve tonic. Endorsed as alcohol free with ingredients printed on wrappers and backed by 40 years of local cures.
Beaumount J W Wu notes Martin's return from Chicago. The Ladies' 1908 Club met at Mrs. Owen Martins on The Plains with fifteen members. The session opened with singing and a prayer by Mrs. Martin followed by dinner. Guests included Mrs. Jane Nanna of Athens and others entertaining the crowd. Next Wednesday the club plans a meeting at Mrs. Norths with a program and requests full attendance.
The district lecturers in the grand lodge of Masons will serve for the coming year. Grand Master Hoskinson of Zanesville announces the lineup of personal representatives including Kahler Cincinnati Kinsey Dayton Baker Greenville Fogle Lima Squire Defiance McKibben Georgetown Scott Jr Ports mouth Hamilton Washington DC H Bucholtz Springfield Butler Bellefontaine O Hara Toledo Hugg Middleport Graham Lancaster Pretzman Columbus Marquis Mansfield Wiles Clyde Parker Beverly Chamberlain Caldwell Rawlings Newark Hiner Canton Hagelbarger Akron Griffiths Cleveland Darrah Martins Ferry Moore Leetonia Thomas Youngstown. The St Johns festival will be observed Sunday December 27 with lodge members attending services statewide. Three Masonic buildings are to be dedicated this December Findlay Millersport Troy December 29.
Mr and Mrs John Campbell returned to their Van Wert county home after visiting Latter's brother Mr and Mrs F Dillinger. Owen Downey and sister Mary stayed with grandparents James and Mrs Maxwell. Bess White and Hazel Phillips visited Mrs Jennie Dean. Edward Maxwell spent Sunday with brother C H Maxwell. Mary Phillips teaching at The Plains visited her parents. Maude Graham of near Grahams Chapel visited Mr and Mrs Blea Graham.
Advertisement asserts heavy impure blood causes skin issues headaches and indigestion while thin blood causes weakness and paleness. Claims Bur deck Blood Hitters restore rich red blood and perfect health.
Hartford West Virginia December 11 Charles Graham a night operator was arrested today charged with robbing boxes of merchandise for the past two years. Graham from Parkersburg was lodged in jail at Point Pleasant. His team was found full of plunder.
Wood and Wood sue Nathan McClure of Marshfield for 890 dollars and 54 cents plus interest dating from 1908 for goods sold May to November. McClure allegedly absconded to defraud creditors as wife and Ed Llewellyn hold assets and book accounts. Judge Wood names Kay Llewellyn receiver with a 1000 dollar bond. Mrs McClure reports about 900 dollars cash existed but was spent to settle debts.
ER L Wilson visited Athens on business this week. Abe and Mrs Graft of Albany stay with Mr and Mrs Jarve Bobo. Lester Stanley of Luhrig visited Pearl Stanley Thursday. Jacob Sherman of Athens called on business Wednesday. Mrs Thomas Winning of Lubrig visits her son here. T J Erwin stays with his son at Grosvenor this week. Casine Six shopped in Athens Wednesday. Delma Dowler of Athens is Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs George Dowler.
The Auxiliary to the Christian Woman's aid met at Mrs. G. E. Guthrie's home for an all day session. They completed ten bed comforts for the Christian Church Orphanage in Cleveland and had sent sixty garments last fall. Revival begins at Alfred M. & Church next Monday evening. Local notices include residents moving to Pennsylvania and other nearby moves.
Frank Smith, once serving life for second degree murder in the Ohio penitentiary since 1992, has had his sentence commuted to fifteen years by Governor Harris with judge and Athens County officials’ approval. His release is set for June 3, 1912 for the 1902 Glouster killings of Charles Brown and Perry Oxley after a drunken quarrel. Smith was found at his father’s home in Glouster and had been a model prisoner.
Supt. S. F. Beverage reports an oil belt running through Waterloo township from the Corning field. Wells on Fred Nike and George Dowler farms produce four fair wells, while eleven more southwest have fair output. Wells on Ross, Bell, and Bolin’s Mills sites in the Herman sand show small but lasting returns. The three wells on Beverage’s farm have produced 5,209.84 dollars in oil to date with an eighth share valued at 657.23 dollars. The Ohio Oil Company’s well No. 3 is strong and may yield five to ten barrels daily once pumped steadily, offering heavy oil comparable to Pennsylvania grade.
A fragment notes a Spalding football or jersey as the best fit for a boy, with the suggestion he can provide details about the items. The line ends with a drug store name IEN DERSON-CRIDER DRUG CO. and the numbers 12-1612.
Uruguay conducts a national census with 40 000 to 45 000 people employed, about one in 25 residents. The effort is needed due to the country’s scattered interior population with only two to three inhabitants per square mile in some areas.
Notice to teachers states examinations will be held on the first Saturday each month unless it is a holiday, then the following Saturday. Soxwell Examinations are on the third Saturday in April and the second Saturday in May. D. C. Jackson, Clerk.
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