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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1881
Page
4
Athens county notes report prisons in jail and a busy week with travels to Cincinnati to hear Patti. Rail line completion and coal transport figures are given along with local church and lodge events and a surge in marriage licenses in December.
The article warns that scarlet fever remains prevalent in several surrounding counties and various localities, described as epidemic. It notes the disease is as dreaded as smallpox, with lasting physical or mental sequelae and a highly contagious nature.
The community is invited to a grand Mardi Gras celebration at Athens City Hall tomorrow evening. Elaborate preparations promise a festive, enjoyable night for all attendees.
Excess stock has for a long period caused a drop of thirty to forty percent in wholesale copper. Retail prices for this domestic staple do not seem to reflect this decline, which is curious and surprising to observers.
Athens notes report visitors and residents from several states, including Mrs E B Clark and Hon Geo C Sturgis, with social visits at the Atkins and Cornell households. The Athens Library Association forms with Prof R S Duval as president and a reading room to be shared in Wood and Wood law offices. The Marietta College Glee Club will perform at City Hall January 3 1882 with Eva Vincent Lilie Eells and the 82 Quartette. Reserved seats 50 cents general 35 cents.
The ninth annual reunion will be held at the Walnut Street House Cincinnati on Thursday evening January 12 1882. Stock men from across the country attend with lively interest and a grand banquet is expected. Last year the Marietta and Cincinnati road offered half fare to attendees from this state and likely will again.
Thursday evening last Mr and Mrs Robert Bell of the Talmadge House Lancaster and their daughter Mrs Jennie McOwen were banqueted by a large, diverse crowd. The event was described as among Lancaster’s most pleasant social occasions.
Josiah Whiply, a former Athens township resident, died of consumption last week at the Asylum where he was a patient and had previously served as an attendant. His deteriorating mental state due to brain disease led to changes in his personal relations within the institution.
The carcass of what was regarded as the largest sheep in Athens county drew attention in front of Jas. Farrell's meat market on Saturday. The ewe, raised by Weaver of Athens township, weighed nearly 300 pounds on the hoof.
Mr F C Wyatt, a well known farmer from Canaan township and a staunch Democrat, renews his subscription to the Messenger for another year after praising the newspaper as the best in Athens county during a Monday call.
Flowers nicknamed Flick was arrested Wednesday for pounding a frail woman named Alice Glenn. He sought a jury trial and was released on recognizance until impaneling, but he fled the jurisdiction. Re-arrested Friday near the bailiwick, he was fined fifteen dollars and costs totaling about thirty, and jailed for nonpayment. He later joined Sheriff Warden’s Christmas turkey line, then posted bail Tuesday after his father paid.
An upcoming reception by the Ladies of the Presbyterian and M E Churches at the Lash residence honors Rev and Mrs Jas M Nourse. A picnic supper will feature the event and invitations extend to members of both churches to attend next Monday evening.
Singer Sewing Machine manager John F. Beckler states that Sunday morning theft by bookkeeper Tim Dunn was not company property. He adds Dunn cannot identify the exact moment of the loss.
Mr. W. B. McKitrick of Chauncey leads a work crew in a contract to construct five miles of grading on the Ohio Central railroad just north of Chauncey. The project involves diligent labor and multiple workers.
Visitors join Superintendent Richardson for Christmas at the Athens Asylum. Officials and patients share a festive feast, gift distribution, and a chapel service, amid new lake work, a rustic bridge, and a modern storehouse designed to protect supplies from heat and spoilage.
Joseph Wood Jewett and Koons of the county Bar were in the city Saturday on business to appoint a receiver. Jones granted them a hearing and sent them away rejoicing. Marietta Leader, 25th.
The McCullough Dramatic Club will stage an entertainment at City on Friday evening January 6 presenting the much commended drama En. The group hopes for a large house for this first and only appearance of the season, expecting an enthusiastic reception.
The Marietta College Glee Club visited the Yale Glee Club on January 3. Citizens noted a bright Christmas morning then a sharp return to frigid, dreary weather Monday, marking a brief respite before harsher conditions returned.
The report notes a clear temperature gap from the previous season and explains that unlike last year when local ice houses were full of crystal stores, this year not a single ounce of ice has been secured.
The Albany Echo reports the local committee secured necessary funds to bring the Ohio Central railroad to Albany. Albany will be the main stopping point between Athens and the Ohio River with a first class depot, side tracks, and stock pens.
Industrial activity in the area remains below peak season levels with fewer coal shipments than miners employed. Amid health concerns diphtheria spreads. two deaths reported and Belle Dew is critically ill. A child in Longstreth’s addition dies from a grate fire incident. John S Fowler promotes Athens County Children’s Home seeking substantial support from York township. Construction starts on Nelsonville Planing Mill in Pendleton Welch’s addition. Phil Kearney Post 38 of the G A R elects officers for the year.
Small pox is disappearing with no new cases and four deaths total. A Christmas tree event ended with gifts, aided by two young ladies who ensured all children received presents. Mrs. H. G. Frost returns from Indiana. Mr. George Norris and wife visit Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Smith. R. D. Carothers and son are guests there. Mrs. Chas. Crippen visits her sister Mrs. Burden. Hocking river prospects look low but river levels may fall with the season.
The ceremony took place Thursday December 22 at 2 PM in Rev George Bethel's residence. Charles J McLeod wed Miss Alice Bethel of Waterloo Township Athens County. About 25 guests attended a sumptuous supper. The bride received jewelry glassware and other valuables including a Bible from Mrs Addie Gabriel and the bride's party presented by Gabriel Beret M G.
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