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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1876

Page

7

Promise Me Charlie A Christmas River Tragedy

Mrs. Cole pressures her husband Charles to abstain at Uncle Logan's party. He drinks, intoxicates, and a river crossing with their baby ends in catastrophe when the child slips from a shawl and is swept away. Virgie mourns a lost child and a broken vow, as the couple returns home to a silent, desolate nursery.

Charlie Mrs. Cole Virginia Logan Parrty Uncle Logan’s Uncle Logan Glendale Maple River England Virginia Gale Aunt Lizzie Virgie Lizzie Charles Coles Charles Coles

Oldest Living White Person Born in Iowa Named

A Mrs McPherson of Ottumwa Jons born at Fort Madison in 1533 is cited as the oldest living white person born in Iowa.

Mre. McPherson Ottumwa Jons Fort Madison

Trains to Athens from Lancaster and Columbus routes

Two Express Trains daily except Sunday depart and arrive at Athens with connections at Lancaster to Circleville and the Cincinnati Muskingum Valley line. Columbus connections link to Cincinnati west and to Buffalo Philadelphia New York and east. W A Mills General Ticket Agent M M Green President.

Cincinnati Greenfield Chillicothe Hamden Athens Parkersburg Marietta Straitsville Cabilendisia Lancaster Circleville Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Columbus Buffalo Philadelphia New York W.A Mills M.m.green Salina Nelson Vile Weare Ener Arene Eneet Zanesville rTao Pittsburgh Chicago Ory Indianapolis Dason Saa Toledo Mall Columbuas Nelsonville

Morning and Evening Trains on C M Y and R Lines

Transit notices describe morning and evening passenger schedules linking Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis routes with through tickets from Columbus Depot. It notes connections at Columbus and arrivals back to Columbus at 2:85 am 11:15 am and 6:15 pm, plus departure for Delaware and Springfield timings.

Coumboa Columbus Delaware Springfield Columbuc

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