02 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
1
An audience in the chamber watches Gen Grosvenor ignite a lengthy defense of his stance. He denounces Agui naldo and praises McKinley while clashing with Rep Johnson over claims of alliance and traitor status in a tense, war era debate.
News of the courts reports several circuit rulings including Nelson village versus Henry C. Comstock with judgment reversed and remanded. Other actions dismiss appeals and affirm judgments while new filings note a divorce petition in Washington county and various cases listed for the past week.
Richard Cratcher, 4, charged with forging an order to obtain five dollars for gifts to his mother Mrs Eleabeth Crutcher of Nelsonville. The boy allegedly created the note to give his mother a Christmas present, but the plan stumbled as the money was not secured. The court appearance showed the boy and mother in a strained toiled setting.
The executive committee met in the Christian church Saturday to plan a county convention program. The event, likely to be held in early April in this city, will feature prominent county workers and possibly the state superintendent. Aimed at maximum attendance, organizers urge all to keep the date.
Saturday evening dinner party hosted by Tr W E Henderson at Hotel Berry. Guests included Professor and Mrs Clyde Brown Miss Roy Wilson G J Gold and Misses Stinson Ring and Lovell.
An ouncement from H. D. Hesnr discusses a sunlit New Mexico town near the Rio Grande. The letter highlights climate with constant sunshine, health benefits, industry including wool, agriculture, and mills, and notes the town's growth, utilities, churches, and educational institutions.
A historical portrait charts James Keeley’s rise as a con artist who claimed a perpetual motion device powered by compressed air. The narrative follows exhibitions that drew hundreds of thousands of dollars from gullible investors, his denials of fraud, and eventual exposure by investigators who debunked his supposed engine and its limitless energy.
The report details a male resident Ashton Usilea of Dine vitriol incident leading to convulsions and vomiting after ingesting a dose. He faced delirium and was treated at a hospital with gradual improvement over a day. Doctors note the illness worsens in spring and may require hospital care upon recovery.
Leia A. Davis dies after long illness at Ber home in Trimble Township. The deceased is the widow of a prominent physician famed across the county for his steady practice in all weather. Funeral services for Mrs. Davis held at Trimble on Friday.
Mr Hiram Andrewset Anderson of Anderson county Walsas who spent time in Central Pennsylvania is recorded as serving in Company KX Work O VI in the Shenandoah campaign. His regiment suffered heavy losses with over four hundred killed or wounded in two engagements and he was severely wounded in the left arm. He later visited the wounded area and found the house where he lay for four months preserved as it stood over a century ago.
The Modern Way commends itself to the well informed as a pleasant and effective improvement over crude methods. It promotes a liquid laxative to cleanse the system and break up colds headaches and fevers without unpleasant after effects. Made by California Fig Syrup Co.
The annual Wirthday party at the Lingcott home in Anville celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his birth with a seven o clock departure from Reness. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Warren Ind and Mrs. Charles Kensh, Ada Biddle, Beth Wofidden, and many others as they enjoyed a social evening with refreshments and lively conversation.
Mrs Drake, born in Pennsylvania, died Thursday at her home in Hebbardsville after a long illness. She was 71. She came to Hebbardsville at nineteen, married Dani Drake, and had two sons Jasper Doral y and Ww. H. Drake. She joined the U P Church in Carmicheals and the C F Church in Hebbardsville. Funeral services were held Saturday at Hoelock church, conducted by Rev. Dent of Adelphia with Rev. Kirkpatrick assisting. Interment was in Hebbardsville cemetery.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and help during the sickness and after the death of our beloved boy Hermann BP N Pakwen ap Wire.
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