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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
3
Nelsonville News reports the Lyceum Singers fourth lecture by the Redpath bureau is postponed from February 18 to a later date.
City missionary societies host a one o'clock meeting at the Presbyterian church on Friday February 18. The program includes hymns prayers readings talks by Mrs. Hyde Mrs. Kemper Mrs. Henry Poston Mrs. C. L. Johnson Miss Nelle Stratton Miss Margaret Johnson and others with school choir and closing prayers for greater consecration.
F M Moore of Nelsonville Ohio on a California trip visiting his father D T Moore notes that while sunny California is said to keep people young it does not prevent birth or aging.
A 51st birthday celebration for F M Moore drew six relatives from Orange California Huntington W Va Nelsonville and Columbus on February 9. The gathering at the county park included a kingly feast and an outdoor dinner on a fine February day with seven guests later attending the Mission Play on February 10.
Miss Edna Rutledge entertained last evening at her Elm Rock home. Guests included Miss Gladys Starkey, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hutchinson, Jane Warrington, and Carl Starkey.
The women of the city discuss a newly formed club focused on betterment charity and cooperation. A nominating naming and by laws committee reports ready for next Monday night February 21. The club aims for a starting membership of about 500 women.
The annual reunion and inspection of Haybrow Council, R. and S. M., will be held February 22 with work starting at 3 PM. Royal and Select Master degrees will be conferred, followed by a 6:30 banquet at the Presbyterian church and a 7 PM demonstration of the Super Excellent Master degree.
Haybrow Council plans its annual celebration for one of the most inspiring degrees of the York Rite with Ill. Comp. Lewis B. Shaw of Gallipolis, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Ohio as honored guest. Elaborate preparations are underway for a proper observance of the occasion.
Mr and Mrs William McConaha hosted a Sunday chicken dinner in Floodwood with guests including Mr and Mrs Jess Allman and two sons of Clarksburg West Virginia Mrs Clarence Hall of Eastern Ohio Mr and Mrs Fred Garlinger and daughter of Chauncey Mrs Joe Garlinger and son Charles and daughter Mary of Circle Hill Mrs William Allman and Mr and Mrs Ned Stanley and daughter of Circle Hill. All reported a good time.
Local physicians gathered Tuesday at six for a formal dinner featuring Dr. 8S. E. Butts and a humorous original poem. Attendees included Drs. Welch, Dew, Hyde, Pritchard, and Colburn of Columbus, plus Mr. L. J. Eberle. The verse praised fraternal harmony and charity among Aesculapian colleagues.
The Adelphian Literary Society will present a program Friday at 2 16 in the high school auditorium. Parents and patrons are warmly invited. Ray Sanders of Millfield was the guest Wednesday of Mr and Mrs W J Sanders.
Safety Director Kelly issues a strict muffler enforcement notice. Police will arrest and prosecute all violators as motor vehicles must run with mufflers closed within the city limits.
The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees announce a benefit dance next Tuesday evening at their hall for the American Legion. Proceeds will go to the Glenford Dugan Post as the committee hopes for a large crowd.
Mrs. C. J. Sanders of Akron visits and stays with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sanders as guests.
The Nelsonville Sportsmen Association met last night and instructed the secretary to obtain prices on a new breed of rabbits to introduce locally. Membership cards cost 25 cents and pins 10 cents, and members are urged to buy before stock runs out. Meetings are held every Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the club rooms above the Co op store.
At the home of Mrs. Louise Wilkinson on Jefferson street a February 14 Valentine party celebrated the loyal womens class of the M. E. church. The rooms were adorned with valentines and cut flowers. Guests included Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Wilkinson, and Miss Bertha Linton who served an elaborate supper. A contest yielded a large sum of money.
A drugstore product called Freezone is advertised to instantly stop corn pain with a drop, allowing the corn to be lifted away with fingers. The tiny bottle costs a few cents and claims to remove hard and soft corns or those between the toes without soreness or irritation.
Hollis Shuer and a long list of women and men including Miss Nellie Lancaster Mrs Ester Jewet Mrs Clara Pritchard Mrs Florence Pollock Mrs Anna Lowden Mrs Alfred Stevens Mrs Charles Sheldon Mrs Homer Warehime Mrs Goldie McKinner Mrs Fannie Williams Mrs James Bland Mrs Mary Sommers Mrs Eleda Bryson Mrs Bertha Nelson Mrs Mary Stout Mrs Fannie Baynham Mrs Cora Pritts Mrs Frank Sturrgill Mrs Alfred Dempater Mrs Emily McManaway Mr Margaret Wollery Mrs Minnie Patten are named in a community directory entry.
Mrs Amanda Morley of Mc Arthur visited Mr and Mrs Mike Cusie as a guest. Mrs Harry Ashworth of Athens stayed over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Cusie. Charles Sanders returned to Millfield on Wednesday after a weeklong visit with Mr and Mrs W J Sanders.
The Johnson family extends thanks to friends including Rev. Johnson Mr Stout and the Red Men order for kindness shown at the death of Tip Johnson Miss Ella Johnson William Johnson and family
Constable Edgar Mariner returned from Portsmouth Wednesday with Joseph Lyons, railroader, wanted for nonsupport of a minor child. Lyons, accompanied by his second wife, pleaded guilty before Justice Helwig and agreed to pay 15 dollars monthly, allowing him to return to work in the Peerless City.
Under Probate Judge 8S. M. Johnson the probate court rooms in the courthouse are undergoing remodeling. Walls and ceilings are being repainted and the suite will be refreshed and attractive. The county auditor’s office was recently refinished and modernized.
Coroner D. C. Handley opened an inquiry into the death of Ada Rosendahl 22 owner of a cafe found unconscious in her home by fellow cafe owner Lillie Hermann. Physicians reported the death caused by poison from mesquite brush in southwest Texas.
Peter Charley, 11, was electrocuted late yesterday in Cleveland after grabbing a high tension wire while climbing a fence and completing the circuit via a water spout.
Canton Ohio February 17 Mrs F G Pearson died after touching a live wire in her residence. The accidental electrocution occurred last night as she handled the wiring in her home.
Readers are invited to try The Williams Treatment for kidney and bladder diseases rheumatism and related ailments caused by uric acid. A free three dose bottle is offered if the notice is sent with name and address and 10 cents for postage. Address The Dr. D. A. Williams Company Dept T-1096 PP Building East Hampton Connecticut.
Federal Prohibition Commissioner John Kramer urged American women to help enforce the Volstead act, stating their moral leadership could create strong public sentiment for strict enforcement. He warned female bootleggers to expect no leniency and cited reports of women as passengers in whiskey runs and raids involving underage partiers.
For sale five room cottage with water in the house located in Glouster Ohio. Contact phone R-257. Elijah Dyson returned to his Charleston West Virginia home after visiting relatives and friends. Glouster retail clerks plan meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Oddfellows building. Mrs Sharon B Fisher of Saginaw Michigan has recovered from appendicitis and returned home. She was formerly Daisy Rankin of this city.
Ted Blower of Hanford California a former Gloucester resident is a deputy sheriff in his county. He was in Columbus last week en route to Boston to escort a prisoner back to California for shooting the Hanford police chief. He left Gloucester years ago and runs a three-chair barber shop in Hanford.
J. L. Gibbs has renamed the Original Theatre to Nemo Theatre. The Original, Glouster’s first movie house, opened when a nickel covered full admission.
Trimble Christian Church invites attendance at morning and evening services next Sunday. Evening topic questions how today’s public schools compare with those of forty years ago. Bible school rally fundraising goal is 150 dollars. If you are not otherwise engaged, come.
Dr. C. H. Fowler and wife assist Rev. J. L. Landsitter in ongoing evangelistic meetings at Glouster Methodist Church. Fowler conducts music and some preaching, Mrs. Fowler works with youth, and plans were presented at a luncheon with the official board. The meetings have run a week with a promising outlook.
Glouster lodge marks the 57th anniversary with a 4:30 to 6:30 banquet at Red Men hall followed by an entertainment in the K of P hall. The program includes music and a play on old fashioned members, then a dance. Tickets available to lodge members their wives and sweethearts. members from other lodges may also buy tickets.
The membership committee plans a picture for the room of the teacher whose pupils bring the largest parent turnout at the meeting. The image stays until the next meeting when roll is called again. The high school orchestra will provide music and full parent attendance is urged. Mrs Hannah King returns to Athens after visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Cherrington.
In Washington on February 17 Colonel Bryan pressures reform of the Democratic party while Cox and McAdoo factions clash over control. The first major meeting of the party's executive committee explores a temporary policy and a petition by Thomas B. Love and Robert W. Woolley for a full national committee meeting. White refuses to resign.
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson Jr. rode by horseback into Sanderson air station after a six day ordeal in southwest Texas. He was lost two hours after departing El Paso en route to Pablo Beach Florida and survived eighty hours without food by rafting the Rio Grande and finding aid at the Rutledge ranch before reaching Sanderson.
Cincinnati fire chief Barney FE Houston announced enforcement of the personal liability fire ordinance. Property owners deemed responsible for fires caused by carelessness must pay 75 dollars for the first hour and 50 dollars for each additional hour to cover firefighting costs.
A Los Angeles delegation of women moralists requests curtains for wax figure displays in downtown windows. They claim crowds of men watch as garments are removed at night, leaving mannequins undressed, and they cite traffic interference as a factor in their appeal.
Washington Feb 17 The senate agreed to the conference report on the cold storage bill. The measure bans selling foods kept in storage beyond 12 months and prohibits sale of deteriorated foodstuffs.
Representative Welty of Ohio announced the judiciary committee will hold the first impeachment hearing next Tuesday. Chairman Volstead confirmed the plan today.
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