Christmas Weather Does Little To Slow Holiday Shopping
Athens merchants report strong Christmas trade despite a late cold snap and gloomy skies. The municipal light plant operated all day Saturday to aid merchants, though residents would pay the bill. Judge Wood issued a permanent injunction halting the municipal light plant dispute between the board of public service and the city council. Logan editor F M McKay seeks reappointment as postmaster amid local factional opposition, with supporters arguing his prior service helped place Hocking county in the Republican column.
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F. M. McKay
Journal. Gazette of
Logan
McKay
Hocking County
Marriage License Awards In Region This Week
The past week saw multiple marriage licenses issued in Athens Glenroy Nelsonville and surrounding towns. Notable couples include Virgil A Reeves 35 and Hattie Younkins 23 in Athens and John Botts 31 with Bessie Taylor 19 in Orbiston. Other pairs include Frank Miller 28 and Mettie Wal dick 21 Dermick and Edward E Moore 22 with Hulda E Wilhelmi 18 in Athens.
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Fudge Lynch
Virgil A. Reeves
Hattie Younkins
Athens
Abraham L. Sanborn
Mary Inman
Kimberly
Frank Miller
Mettie Waldick
Dermick
George W. Nye
Alice France
Chauncey
Samuel Coleman
Coolville
Francois Scarlet
Torch
Murray
Barstow
Alice Magee
Buchtel
Charles R. Perry
Grace D. Owens
Amenville
Preas Frost
Evie M. Barrows
Frost
Franklin L. Smith
Lacy BE. Burdette
Beaumont
John Botts
Jacksonville
Bessie Taylor
Orbiston
Wm. E. Wheeler
Etta A. Mason
Glouster
John Katzenbach
Esther Rockham
James French
Mary Brooks
Luhrig
H. King
Jane Graham
Mineral
Edward E. Moore
Hulda E. Wilhelmi
Virgil Matheny
Daisy Reeves
Nelsonville
Bernard Ll. Inman
Vernice G. Cook
Edward Laughlin
Mattie Marquis
Athena
Daniel E. Wells
Ivy
Holiday Card Reunions Mention Barker and Relatives
Union notices list Misa Barker and brother Fred visiting parents Joseph Barker and wife over the holidays. Wm Gabriel and wife spent Christmas with daughter Rosa Pidcock in Marshfield. Charles Harris and wife from Athens visit relatives here. Maude Crossen spent weekend in Athens. Myrta Money leaves Friday for a month with her father at Fual. Mr and Mrs Beverage of Marsh visit Mrs Penrod.
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Misa Dollie Barker
Fred
Joseph Barker
Wm. Gabriel
Rosa Pidcock
Marshfield
Charles Harris
Athens
Maude Crossen
Myrta
Fual
Mrs. Beverage of
Marsh
Penrod
Marietta Area Residents Share Holiday Visits
Susie Dinsmore of Marietta College stays home for vacation. Floss Fox visits Grace Gray in Marietta. Grace Kirby visits Aunt Mrs. A M Frame. H H Brown, postmaster, traveled to Athens. Albert Humphrey Monroe Star key joined the Deans of Alfred for Christmas. Edna Reed stayed with Mrs. Art Cole at Tuppers Plains. Otto Barth family of Athens visited Mrs. M A Morrison. Clarence Davis traveled to Illinois to see his sister Mrs. Clarence Harnan. Dr F A Humphrey of Amenville spends holidays at home. George H Walden returned from Pomeroy after Christmas. W W Starkey on the sick list.
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Albert,Humphrey
Monroe Starkey
Alfred
Edna Reed
Art Cole
Tuppers Plains
Otto Barth
Karl
Athens
M. A. Morrison
Clarence Davis
Illinois
Clarence Harnan
F. A. Humphrey
Amenville
Geo. H. Walden
Pomeroy
W. W. Starkey
Christmas notes and social visits in the region
A summary of local Christmas social events and visits. Among the highlights Mr. Samuel Coleman and Mrs Fannie Scar Lett marriage at the bride’s residence, guests from Youba and Nelsonville socialize over the holiday, and several families entertain relatives including Miss Pauline Brewster in Chillicothe and Perry Davis in Tuppers Plains. The Baptist church Christmas Eve program drew a full house amid rain with Miss Emma Stout directing music and Mrs Stella Dunlavey teaching elocution. The week included illness-related travel and varied family visits across Meigs and Noble counties.
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Samuel Coleman
Fannie Scarlett
Nixon
Lucy
Youba
Medley
John McLaughlin
Chillicothe
Edd Brewater
Ramsey
Thelma
Fairmount
W. Va
Forster
Forster. _ The entertainment at the Baptist church
Emma Stout
Stella Dunlavey
Ed Daugherty
Chauncey
Pauline Brewster
Agnes Brewster
Perry Davis
Tuppers Plains
Minnie Jackson
Will Watson
Meigs County
Chester
Watson
Parker
Nelsonville
Hatte Griffin
Fannie Huggins
Logan
Mrs. J
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets End Bilious Attack
Mr J W Smith of Juliff Texas reports relief after a free sample of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. He felt head pain ease after supper and the next day felt like a new man. The ad claims tablets treat biliousness stomach trouble and constipation and are sold by McKee's drug store for 25 cents.
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Chamberlain
J. W. Smith
Juliff
Texas
McKee
Holiday Visitors and Homecomings in Coolville Area
Coolville residents host relatives and friends for Christmas. Mearle Pake from Athens visits aunt Mrs. M. E. Cooley. Harry Walden of Parkersburg and Dr. Ward Frame of Athens return home for the holidays. Carl Higley and Tom Gardner of Marietta College spend vacation with their families. Ed Taylor of Parkersburg and Clyde White of the O U also return home for Christmas.
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Tom Flaherty
Chillicothe
Mearle Pake
Athens
M. E. Cooley
Harry M. Walden
Parkersburg
Ward A. Frame
Carl Higley
Marietta College
Ed Taylor
Lee Taylor
Clyde White
O. U
E. White
Tom Gardner
Christmas Socials and Local News Across Jerseyville
Local notices from Jerseyville and nearby towns report holiday gatherings at the M E church in Jerseyville and Grahams Chapel, family visits by Mrs. Nice and Miss Rogers, and a church event well attended. An infant dies of whooping cough to the Sapp family, while oil testing machinery moves near Rodolph Burson’s farm, risking Jerseyville becoming a regional oil center. Emmet Guthrie and Otis Ackley are also noted among travelers and visitors.
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Henry Nice
Athens
Isaac Nice
Alexander Sapp
Cora Rogers
M E
Jerseyville
J.H. Bobo
W. E. Jeffers
Clyde Jeffers
Chauncey
Rodolph Burson
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
A testimonial style notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh. It states internal action on mucous surfaces and promises one hundred dollar reward if it fails to cure. Address F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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H. Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Local Notes From Ath ens And Surrounding Areas
Garden H. H Buck and daughter Effie visited relatives in Ath ens and Marshfield last week. An entertainment at Fairview school drew a large audience and enjoyable time was reported. E. B Curtis and wife returned from a visit with relatives at Longbottom. Grace Blackwood of the O A came home for vacation. Mrs Burn Shuler went to Chester for her father Rhidenour’s illness. Ray and Frank Guthrie are home from Coolville on vacation. Joe Howard returned from Chauncey after a week’s work. Rev Lovett of Sumner conducts meetings at New Zion. Miss Adah Blackwell visited her parents at Flora. Mrs Florida Meighen visits her son Arthur in Knox Wiston county. M G Dinsmoor and daughter Anna leave to spend Christmas with relatives in Wellsville. Mountain Tea ad copy from China’s Pharmacy ends the notice.
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Buck
Effie
Athens
Marshfield
Fairview School
E. EB. Curtis
Longbottom
Grace Blackwood
0. A
Burn Shuler
Chester
Rhidenour
Ray
Frank Guthrie
Coolville
Joe Howard
Chauncey
Rev. Lovett
Sumner
New Zion
Adah Blackwell
Flora
Florida Meighen
Arthur
Knox
Wiston County
M.G. Dinsmoor
Anna
Wellsville
Local Christmas notices and community updates
The item lists Christmas greetings at the Burson home and a revival series at M E church led by Rev B Longman. It notes drilling machinery moving to Rodolph Burson’s Pratte Fork farm and mentions Miss Mary Williams and Mrs G A Coe visiting relatives. Also reports carrier appointment for Jerseyville rural route, a real estate loan offer at 40 percent plus 5 percent interest, and the death of G A Phillips after brief illness.
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John Burson
Athens
Burson
B. Longman
M. E
Rodolph Burson
Pratte Fork
Mary Williams
G. A. Coe
Katherine
Wm. Williams
George Darsey
Jerseyville
Armington le
Fulton St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Amesville Community Notices of Visits and Wedding
Mrs J Snedeker visits relatives in Malta. Mr and Mrs L H Smith of Marysville stay with Mr and Mrs E A Smith. Mrs Sarah Patterson and daughter Emma head to Cincinnati for winter. W P Smith visits Marietta on business. Mr and Mrs A L McCane guests of F M McCane. Mrs J M Howard visiting Columbus. Justin Gray and wife from Harrisburg visit Mrs Phoebe Williams. Lewis Pickering visiting relatives in Marion. Heber H Henry and wife visit Marietta. J W Cecil and wife spent Christmas with Dunbar relatives. Charles Perry oil operator and Miss Grace Owens marry at Presbyterian parsonage. The couple to reside in the village after bridal trip to Pennsylvania. Amos Hixson of Alberton and Amos
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J. ©. Snedeker
Malta
L. H. Smith
Marysville
E. A. Smith
Sarah Patterson
Emma
Cincinnati
W. P. Smith
Marietta
A. L. McCane
F. M. McCane
J. M. Howard
Columbus
Justin Gray
Harrisburg
Phoebe Williams
Lewis Pickering
Marion
Heber H. Henry
Sarah E. Henry
J. W. Cecil
Dunbar
Charles Perry
Miss Grace
J. G. Owens
Presbyterian Parsonage
W. F. Cellar
Resolution of Respect for Charlies Hammond
Resolution adopted by Savannah Songs No. 466 F A M at a December 22 1904 meeting notes the death of Charlies Hammond on December 16 1904 and expresses sympathy. a copy is sent to his family and printed in county papers. Also a line advertises a salesman position for wrapping paper covering Ladeess Drawer D in Athens hip.
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Charlies Hammond
Athens
Paris Medicine Co. Promises Cure for Itch
An advertisement from Paris Medicine Co. St. Louis Missouri claims itch relief within 6 to 14 days with first application easing symptoms. It offers refunds if PAZ MEN! fails and mentions a six month forward by stamps and mail order.
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Paz
Paris Medicine Co
St. Louis
Pleasant Purgative Promoted By Local Drug Store
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stoma and Liver Tablets as a pleasant purgative that is easy to take and causes no nausea or disagreeable effect. Sold by OKee’s drug store.
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oKee’s Drug Store
House for Sale Four‑room Cottage Near South Bridge
Four room cottage between South bridge and Hospital gate, well built and in good repair. Gip E. Warner, Sept. 22 11. Quincy West Virginia. As soon as you are proud of your humility it dies.
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Southbridge
Hospital Gate
Gip E. Warner
Quincy
W. Va
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