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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
9
Notice states M. N. Linscott was appointed and qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Sarah B. Hill, deceased, late of Athens county, Ohio. Dated January 25, 1906. February letters issued.
Multiple short notes show residents traveling visiting relatives and awaiting events. Figures include John B. Phillips’s death affecting W R Phillips of East Liverpool and G Moore buying hardware stock in the Masonic building. A birth at the Gillilan home and a Quarterly M E church meeting with sacrament are mentioned along with farm drilling plans at Abigah Wines.
Miss Flourine Frame visits relatives in Parkersburg and Marietta. Several residents travel for visits and hosting, including Mrs. Carrie Dunsmore, Miss Bess Taylor, Dr. F A Humphrey, and Mrs. M A Morrison. A sick list, Farmers Institute attendance, and various guest exchanges are noted among locals.
Rev Longman conducts a pro tracted meeting at Pleasanton while John Douglass sells his match team of horses in Flood. Mrs Aaron Brown visits her sister Blanche Starkey at Guysville. A revival led by Rev Massey unfolds at Graham Chapel.
Miss Addie Potter accepted a teaching position at the Lee Evens Institute in Halcyondale Georgia and left for the assignment on Wednesday. Other items note Miss Effie McKinstry of Athens visiting Miss Elma Daily over Sunday and Miss Hattie Stiles of Athens staying with Mrs. Howard Musser earlier in the week. Rev. F M Moore opened a series of meetings at the C P church on Sunday. Mr Albert Russell and family departed for Chester South Carolina where he will enter the dairy business. Clarence Collens of Wellston visited Mrs J W Lindley last week. W P Wyatt and family visited relatives in Athens over Sunday. Dwason Waltz of Westerville bought a half interest in Mr Chase Wyatt of Albany Milling Company. Waltz and family plan to arrive this week to take possession.
P. G. Hibbard hosts Blanche George this week while Rob Clutter improves with hopeful recovery. Lucinda Evans stays with Mrs. W. Mosier. Carl Stanley shows improvement. Will Parker reports phone removal to Fisher station. James Stewart buys an item. Annie Reynolds on sick list. Combs family from near Harrisonville visited his mother.
Charles Townsend of Illinois returned home to spend a few weeks with his parents and friends. Walter Cubbison of Sugar Grove was briefly back for a visit. Allen Voshel lost a barn filled with grain to a recent fire and risked his life rescuing horses. His hands were burned but not seriously. Several residents attended church at Toreh on Sunday evening. Elmer Bingman of Beaumont stayed a few days at home.
Miss Ethel Bobo of the O. U. visited family. Rev. C. B. Longman conducts revival meetings at Pleasanton. Miss Lydia Newman visits sister Mrs. Elden Kenney in Pleasanton. Mrs. Cynthia Baker on sick list. Miss Anna Williams visits Chester with sister Mrs. S. A. Johnson. J. C. Ours moves saw mill to W. H. Williams farm. J. T. Cullums of Athens spends Sunday with family.
Pleasanton brief mentions Mr and Mrs Herbert Parker of Trimble visiting Parker relatives. Revival meetings at the Methodist church continue two weeks in progress. Visits by J J Steimetz of Athens and Miss Lucile Burson of Shade, and by Carl Mansfield of Athens with Miss Lida Newman of Shade. Solomon Woodruff in poor health. Wayne Kenney improves after an abscessed limb. Rev Bush was in Athens on Saturday for business.
Mr and Mrs Robert Moore spent the weekend with the latter s brother near Guysville Lenore Baird visits Athens Rev Bowman begins revival meetings Wednesday January 31 all are invited Anderson Carpenter and William Pruden of Athens visited L Graham Fred Dorr visited Athens Mrs James Linscott visits Amesville with her parents
Miss Corena Deere of Cincinnati spent several days with friends here before leaving Monday for Little Rock to visit relatives. Miss Minnie Jackson of Chauncey visited her father and returned Saturday. Miss Stella Dean came back Sunday after a two day visit with her sister in Coolville. Mr and Mrs C G Dye and son Haddon with Mrs Mary Brewster and Mrs Pet Brewster and daughter Agnes are mentioned in a local social fragment.
Zenner promotes a large selection of wash fabrics in Athens County, urging early shopping before warm weather. Silk warp malls, shadow silk check, French organdies, cordon silk chiffon, Soie Japanese,Batiste lawns and ginghams are featured. dressmakers predict higher demand later.
The funeral of Mr. Brewster took place Monday at his late residence near Little Hocking. He previously lived here and married Anna Bachelor in 1851, who died in 1859 leaving one son Eugene. In 1863 he wed Sarah Knowles, who survives him with three children: Mrs. Harry Kirker of Logan, J. H. Brewster of Weston, and Miss Jena Brewster of Little Hocking. Meetings at M EF church continue with twelve on probation and five or six by letter.
Plantsville reports multiple protracted meetings with few results beyond common colds. Local notes include horse illness loss, new telephone installs, and visits among residents Bartlett visitors Annie Williams and Bertha Stanton. Clyde Potts returns from Indian Territory. residents dine with Cowee family. Louisa Dille travels to Mineral to visit Mrs. Warren. The column laments spelling corrections in local papers and editorial errors.
Mrs Margaret Murphy guests at Athens with daughter Mrs James Braley. L H Smith and family visit relatives in Athens. Lelia Mills of Carthage visits friends in Athens. Miss Rose Palmer visits sister in Marietta. M M M girls host club night January 27 with officers elected for six months: Evelyn Brill president Fay Smith vice president Blanche Melchi secretary Daisy Smith treasurer. Apes Murphy of Chillicothe attends luncheon.
List of residents at South Land revival services and community visits includes Lotte Brill Sarah Johnson and the White and Tuttle families. Local social notes report box supper plans for February 4 and absence of church service due to a protracted meeting at Haggie Ridge.
Mrs Erma Sickles of Nelsonville visited her parents in the week. R L Clutter sick six weeks shows improvement. Miss Edythe Enlow ill with ten silitis. Murray Dalton and wife of Athens spent Sunday with friends. Miss Edythe Barrows Anna Cros sen Alice George Marguerite and Theodore Winget hosted Constance Winget Saturday. Mrs Mary Borman Mrs Sam Stanton and Mrs Ollie Winget visited Mrs Susan Baughman last Thursday. Golda Dailey of the Imbecile Asylum Columbus was guest of her parents E Dailey and wife the past week.
Mrs Flora McHart stayed with G W Stage in Lancaster. Mr and Mrs Sanford Shaw visited Nelsonville friends Saturday. Mrs Rhoda Matheny hosted dinner Wednesday. Mrs Lassie Kirklin of Loveland visited relatives earlier in the week.
Martin Welch and his daughter Pearl recently stayed with relatives at Little Hocking. The visitor list also includes Miss Ole and others still unnamed in the fragment.
An unexcelled line offers Swiss Nainsook and Cambric embroideries with edges and insertions for children's muslin wear. Swiss pieces include narrow edges, French work, Shadow work, Baby Irish and All Overs.
This week showcases the first display of new dress goods with greys as the fresh color for spring and summer. Come early for first choice while the line lasts. New greys priced from 50 cents to $1.50.
Doc Jones walked down Court street with his twin sons Robert and Kolin in a beer bit and tucker. A passerby joked that the boys look like a match team, “look so much apart you can’t tell ’em alike.”
The M E Church announces February 4 services led by Rev H C Morrison a noted revivalist He will speak three times that day at 10 30 am 2 30 pm and 7 pm with the afternoon session for men The evening sermon titled The Almighty Dollar Next week daily services are set at 2 30 pm and 7 pm with Sunday school at 9 am and the Epworth League at 6 pm.
The Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge No 553 IL OOF mourns the loss of brother George Earhart a devout member. They resolve to mourn him for 30 days and arrange charter draping and publication of the resolution to his sons and the county paper.
Druggists offer a refund if PAZO Ointment fails to cure itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. Price 60 cents.
A Masonic lodge records the death of H. Earhart and expresses grief, mourning, and sympathy. The resolution notes his honesty, industry, and kindness as a father and brotherly member, with hair and chatter draped in mourning for thirty days and copies sent to the family and published in the city paper.
Card of thanks from Mrs. T. N. Chalfant and children thanking friends for kindness and assistance during illness and after the death of their husband and father.
Helen Hoisington and Thomas Woodward Jr married at Park Presbyterian Church New York City on Saturday January 20 1906 by Rev Anson Atterbury D D. Miss Hoisington is granddaughter of the late N P Hoisington of Amesville.
Elza V. Chalfant is appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Thomas N. Chalfant, deceased, of Athens County Ohio. Dated February 31.
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