Aged Lady Elizabeth Hyde Brown Dies at 86
Elizabeth Shaw Hyde Brown died Tuesday at her son W H Brown’s home on North Congress street. Born May 25 1820 she married Harry Brown in 1839 and moved to Athens 28 years ago. She leaves four children Mrs Sally Brown Connett Mrs Molly Brown Connett W H Brown and J W Brown and a sister Mrs Albert Glazier Belpre. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m at the Brown home with Rev Pershing of the First Presbyterian Church. Interment Union Street Cemetery.
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Athens
Chauncey
Brown
North
Congress Street
Rev
Pershing
First Presbyterian Church
Union Street
Letter From C A Hib bard Describes George's Skin Grafting
Santa Monica businessman C A Hib bard writes from Santa Monica California on December 11 1906 detailing his friends and family in Athens county. He recounts his son George undergoing extensive skin grafting at a Los Angeles hospital with over 200 grafts. The narrative notes the absence of anesthesia and the surgeons methodically harvesting skin from multiple donors while George remains stoic and brave amid the ordeal.
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George
Electa
Los Angeles Hospital
Lida
Arthur
Edna
Pasadena
Los Angeles
New Civil Suits Filed as Athens Court Hears Divorces
In common pleas court Judge Wood heard the divorce case of Elizabeth Popely against John Pope ly with a decision due Saturday. Three new civil suits were filed including Frank Norman vs John C. Lucas for damages and Victor Eiselstein vs Ethel M. and James C. Jones on five promissory notes. A partition action was also brought by Andrew J. Davis against multiple defendants over real estate in Athens.
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Elizabeth Popely
John Popely
Glouster
Common Pleas Court
Wood
Hipple Coal Company
Jacob ©. Hipple
R. A. Wilson
A. E. Price
Frank Norman
John C. Lucas
A. J. Davis
Victor E. Eiselstein
Ethel M
James C. Jones
A. J. Green
Andrew J. Davis
George W. Harrop
Benjamin F. Ackley
Hare H. Haning
Harry G. Stalder
Henry Guthrie
Charles L. Cramer
A. B. Price
Ohio University
Currier
Athens
Harrop
Ackley
Manhattan
Kansas
Marion
Ohio
Haning
Stalder
Guthrie
Cramer
Charles DeMolet
George S. Putnam
Two Men Face Petit Larceny Charge Over Overcoat Theft
William Vanersdale and Jack Robinson were arrested near the Beasley farm and charged with stealing an overcoat from G W Teeters. Vanersdale pled not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury, while Robinson faced charges and remained in custody after Teeters filed a theft affidavit.
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William Vanersdale
Vanersdale
Jack Robinson
Finsterwald
Mills
G. W. Tee
Mr. Teeters
Luhrig Pike
Athens
Robinson
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Teeters
Fire and Fight On Canal Bank Homes In Nelsonville
Early today a frame shack residence of Peyton Johnson and family on the canal bank West Columbus street burned down. An adjoining shack caught fire but was saved by the city fire department. Johnson carried $150 insurance. In police court Joseph Davis and Fred Preston pled guilty to a fight in an East End saloon, fined $3 plus costs totaling $4.65, with labor to be performed on city streets for payment. Invitations issued for the Nelsonian club Holiday Dance at the K of P hall on Thursday December 27 with a buffet lunch.
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Nelsonville
Peyton Johnson
Canal Bank
Columbus Street
Johnson
Joseph Davis
Deanville
Fred Preston
Sharp
East End
Lauderback
Nelsonian Club
K. of P. Hall
Manila guest Fred James visits Athens for Sunday stay
Fred James of Manila Philippines arrived at noon and will spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs F L Preston in Athens. A former Ohio University football standout and Spanish American War enlistee, he plans several months in Ohio visiting relatives before returning in March.
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Fred James
Manila
Philippine Islands
Athens
F. L. Preston
James
Ohio University
Ohio
Senator Hansbrough pushes amendment on denatured alcohol for farmers
Washington, Dec. 19. Senator Hansbrough introduced an amendment to the free alcohol law. It would authorize the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to arrange denaturing of small quantity alcohol. The aim is to let farmers install agricultural stills without costly individual warehouses and reduce red tape while preventing fraud.
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Washington
Hansbrough
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Germany
Griffith Garrett nuptials at M E parsonage
Miss Lulu Griffith of Athens married Rexford Garrett a Columbus clerk at the M E parsonage. Rev W L Slutz officiated on a Saturday afternoon celebration.
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Lulu Griffith
Mr. Rexford Garett
M. E. Parsonage
W. L. Slutz
D. D
Miss Griffith
Athens
Mr. Garrett
Columbus
Training School Opening at Kentucky Normal College
Miss Daisy G. Greenwood has visited the training department at the Normal College and will lead the training school at the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School in Richmond, Kentucky, opening in January next. Dr. Rurick N. Roark was formerly connected with the institution.
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Daisy G. Greenwood
Waite
The
Normal College
Miss Greenwood
Eastern Kentucky State Normal School
Richmond
Kentucky
Rurick N. Roark
Kentucky State University to lead new institution
Kentucky State University will serve as the president of the new institution, a fact noted by Ohio educators as a key leadership selection. The appointment signals a regional emphasis and ties to existing academic networks among state universities.
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Kentucky State University
Ohio
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W. H. Brown
Congress
Mamma
O & Oe
C. A. Hibbard
C. A. Hib
Santa Monica, Cal
Athens County
Santa Monica
Cal
New York
George Thomas
Thomas
Ily
Schnapps
Piedmont Country
China
D. C. Cornwell & CO
South Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Cohol
Beara
Griffith—Garrett
Monetta
Dr. McVay
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