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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1919
Page
8
Norman C. and his 16 year old bride faced a sensational court session when a plot by the accused’s wife to put him in prison for custody of three children was exposed. The wife and relatives were jailed for false grand jury testimony as the prosecutor urged release and custody of the children. The couple then fled with the children to Hartford West Virginia.
Henry G. Bartels of Syracuse a notable miner was struck by apoplexy yesterday evening and died early today at age sixty four. He left a large family and his wife Ira and Frank are in the service in the army overseas.
Taylor Grogan, a leading citizen of Middleport, narrowly escaped death last night after a nasal hemorrhage. Medical staff halted the bleed just in time to save him.
Dr D. O. Hartinger, longtime Middleport physician, and his granddaughter Misa Elizabeth Hartinger depart for Florida. They plan a monthlong stay at Palm Beach for the trip south.
Mrs. Sidenstricker widow of F. T. Sidenstricker of Rutland has purchased the 8. F. Berry bungalow in Middleport and plans to move in around April 1.
Trent Heritage Lewis son of Uncle Dan Lewis a Middleport clothier has served in France and Italy and landed in New York last week. He has been taken to Camp Sherman to be mustered out and is expected home this week.
In Meigs County undertakers urged the county commissioners to raise the old soldier burial allowance from fifty to seventy five dollars but were rebuffed. Officials cited the county’s tight finances as not permitting higher expenditures.
In Common Pleas Court this morning a 50 year old man pleaded free of rot of his three children aged 6, 3 and 3. The stage was set for a swift change in the case as proceedings moved forward.
Village council held a special session last evening reporting the council and the street car line are not yet aligned on a new franchise. The panel shows firm for four zones on the 12 mile line with five cents fare per zone. Two ordinances passed ban parking at churches 1 to 4 PM daily with a penalty of one to 1e dollars and authorize completion of a two foot sewer from Lincoln Hill to Sugar Run, a costly project previously halted by legal action.
Clinton Swires and co-defendants Eli Butcher and Herman Herre faced court over the robbery of Joseph Buttericks a Spanish American veteran. Swires pleaded guilty and the judge reserved sentence.
Rev. Wilson of the county board recounted a Meigs county disaster where a coffin failed due to poor material and workmanship the handles broke the bottom came loose and the body fell leaving funeral concerns over cheap coffins.
A person found lying face downward in the snow prompted authorities to seek more information after initial inquiries yielded limited particulars.
Edith Humphrey and Julian Adams visited over Sunday with Athens and Marietta families. News notes include deaths during wartime, sympathy for Mrs Tracewell, and community visits to churches, oyster supper at the M E church, and various Sunday calls across Athens area.
G W Hayborn visited Athens on Monday. Mrs Golda Shuttlesworth and daughter Helen attend Liberty Church for a few days. Miss Vernie Driggs visited her grandmother on Ellis Run last Saturday.
G K Thorp and T J Foster visited Coolville while T Devore bought a horse from Rey Clark of Ireland. Ernest Melrose and family stay with Mr and Mrs Hamlin in Parkersburg. H Noland traveled on business to Coolville. W B Daugherty and Torch guests enjoyed Sunday at Huestons. Thorp visited Parkersburg Friday and Mrs N B Dutton with Ruth Miller called on H Noland Sunday. T W Gorrell moves from J E Bailey farm to Daugherty farm in Youbsa.
John Dicken remains home with flu for several days. John Vore hosted his children Dean and Jamet Westfall of Athens for Sunday to mark Vore's 63rd birthday. A.C. Wolfe of Columbus is recovering at home after hospital care. The church service flag shows nine stars eight blue and one gold with Rev Bowden praising the cause. Attendance was uneven with notable absences.
In Columbus Ohio a brutal murder of an unidentified woman whose body lay by railroad tracks near the penitentiary marks a renewed crime wave. The Noriety of the victim and the exact circumstances remain unclear as investigators probe the case.
Athens Grange No 1689 Patrons of Husbandry urged repeal of Ohio laws enabling German language use in schools and public notices. The resolution targets Sec 7729 Sec 11683 Sec 5704 and Sec 4228 provisions for German language publications and notices, urging lawmakers to remove German language requirements.
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