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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1904
Page
1
Citizens favor a Court Street entrance for the Carnegie library with three main facings east south and west. The board seeks consensus as the council already requires Court Street access and debate continues at the trustees meeting.
Rev Lowe questions why the rear of the $40,000 structure faces main street. President Ellis says the matter will be settled at the next board meeting. Sayre suggests Court street entrance. others favor east west and south three entrances with book-stacks to the north.
Albany February 23 Superintendent A H Dixon has sent his resignation to the board of education seeking immediate acceptance. The board has not acted and may not until the school year ends in about ten weeks. Dixon aims to join Jones Brothers Cincinnati to begin new work during a six year tenure as head of Albany schools and six years as county examiner.
Master Paul Fisk son of Mr and Mrs Charles M Fisk of Beaumont is four and has taught himself to read. At two he began reading and now reads almost everything including daily papers and war news. He reads script and ordinary print with ease and even visits the local post office to test his skill.
Athens mourns Marcus A Hanna with a citywide 1 to 2 pm closing of businesses for his funeral in Cleveland. Mayor Henry Logan issued the proclamation, recalling Hanna's 1902 Athens visit and the strong reception by residents and students.
In Police Court Mayor Logan fined John D. Ross four dollars plus costs after a drunken episode. Ross, found with a bag of jewelry, wandered town and was saved from robbery by depot policeman Alex Cochran of the Baltimore & Ohio. Ross jailed for safe keeping. Samuel Petit of Murray City was fined three dollars plus costs for skating without ice trespass.
The Pallas Club convened at Mrs J T Merwin’s new home with Prof Evans performing two Scottish solos. Mrs Mercer presented on The Jacobites and Culloden Moor while Mrs Black spoke on Scottish Periodicals and Contributors. Miss Cochran read Lochiel’s Warning and Miss Will led a discussion on Scotland in the 18th century. The next meeting is set with Mrs Fulton on February 27 to decide next year’s study.
Mrs Julia Beebe aged 86 wife of the late Sydney Beebe died at her home near Beebe February 20 after a period of age related illness. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Mann and the funeral was largely attended. She leaves two sons and two daughters with interment in Federal Creek cemetery.
The young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Verity died Tuesday night after a short pneumonia illness linked to measles. The couple's other child remains seriously ill. Funeral services are planned this afternoon at the Plains Methodist church with interment in the local cemetery.
The marriage of D. M. Newland and Louise Heiney, both of Long Bottom Meigs County, occurred Saturday evening in the mayor’s office with Mayor Logan presiding. The couple departed for Long Bottom to begin their life together.
The Christian church will hold a special service next Sunday evening under the Mens League. The pastor will preach a social sermon to men on Common Honesty. All men, young or old, are personally invited to attend.
A four year old boy, praised as a phenom enal reader, lessons Mr and Mrs Fisk’s guests by reading aloud from any newspaper presented to him. The child is described as having no equal in the state for self taught reading ability.
The six months old child of Mr and Mrs Job Weimer died Sunday at their home on Sugar Creek Interment was held Tuesday at the family plot with local mourners attending.
Amesville hosts the Eighth Annual Farmers Institute in the Presbyterian church with state speakers F A Derthick and S K Strone. Sessions cover keeping farm accounts, hillside farming, sheep care, apple orchards, and home hygiene, ending with officer elections and recommendations on roads and county finances.
Foret C H Wyatt E H Brawley L B Glazier J T Fleming and Win J Warrener served on the committee on resolutions.
Memorial observance for Frances E. Willard was staged Sunday evening in town churches. Prof. J. P. Meyer played the organ prelude, Mrs. T. L. Lowe sang, and Miss Lillie A. Faris read a poem In Memoriam. Dr. W. L. Stuatz read scripture, Dr. T. L. Lowe preached on Americas Uncrowned Queen, with benediction by Dr. G. Walton King. Postlude by Miss Minnie Cackler.
The Factory debating society accepts Chauncey’s challenge and will meet at the school house on the Plains Wednesday evening March 2. The question asks whether science has done more for the world than literature with Factory presenting the affirmative and Chauncey the negative. Factory speakers are D. O. Saman John Stage C. A. Matheny and T. J. Gregory. Chauncey speakers are J. J. Wooley James Welling W. K E. Riley and Charles Miller.
The Young Women's Christian Association hosted a stereoptican show at the auditorium Saturday night. Prof Treadley introduced each Athens locale shown on screen and the audience applauded. Mercer and assistants took and mounted the photographs, reflecting well on the university department. the association realized a handsome profit.
Superintendent N W Baker, a breeder of fine short horn cattle, touts a two year old registered bull named Royal Nonpareil weighing 1643 pounds the day before its second birthday. Charley Oxley reportedly did the weighing and relayed the result by telephone.
Albany Feb 23 Will Zigafoose traveling salesman for E KE Shedd Grocery company met a serious accident Friday when a hold back strap broke on a hill near Raccoon causing the sleigh to upset. He escaped injury though the horse suffered several slight injuries.
The funeral services for 12 year old Miss Mabel Hopkins daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Hopkins were held Thursday at the Methodist church conducted by Rev J C Sherburn of Zanesville. The remains were taken to Rutland for interment.
The congressional convention will be held here next Tuesday and General Grosvenor will be renominated by acclamation.
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