Clerk Refuses Village Clerk Post Over Pay Cut
Samuel Kaasier, elected village corporation clerk, will not accept the office due to a salary reduction from 100 to 50 dollars per year. Mayor George Carter presided, noting disorderly Christmas-celebrating arrests from Sugar Creek within the town limits. Burial services for Miss Mame Padden were held in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
George Carter
Sugar Creek
Carter
Harry Bardin
Charleston
Mame Padden
Lancaster
Miss Padden
Louis Penrod
J. M. Roan
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Ed. Lynch
Athens
Samuel Kaasier
Corporation
Narrow escape for Port youths on railroad bridge
A party of young people returning from a Christmas party near Little Hocking narrowly escaped a westbound Baltimore and Ohio train. On crossing the Little Hocking creek bridge they scattered. Miss Mary Alden sustained a sprained ankle and bruises after leaping to safety, then was moved to George Dalton's home.
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Little Hocking
Port
Little Hocking Creek
Mary Alden
George Dalton
Unclaimed Letters In Athens Advertised Names List
The list of unclaimed letters includes Adams Allen Jessie Alward B B Anderson J T Armstrong Elizabeth Bean W R Berger Morris and others. Persons calling for the above must say they were advertised. Unclaimed letters will be sent to the Dead Letter office on January 7, 1908. C H Bryson P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
J. A
Foheman
Joseph
Chas
Genham
Agnes
Hark Cora
Henderson
Edna
G. BB. Hysell
Helen
Knowlton
Lenee
Arthur
Lucas
Mary
Mathews
Mitchell
J. W
Moore
C. C
Morris
Edith
Parker
Jack
Pugh
Quinn
Anya
Roberst
C. A
Blanche
Robinson
Louis
Brun
Hatty
Shaffer
W. H
Lines
Ttie
Smith
Emma
Gusnett
Guy
Slater
BE. J
Snyder
Tate
J. L
Tippie
Lucy
Wills
C. H. Bryson
P. M
Permits to Wed in Athens Area Couples
Permits issued for D W McAfee a 40 year old farmer of Goolville and Minnie Congrove 37 of Hockingport. Harry Atkins 20 and Ola Poster 18 both of Athens. John Vercoe 24 meat cutter of Athens and Maude Conaway 18 of Glouster. Arthur Morris 23 mechanic and Winnie Colburn 21 of Sais. Grant Stevens 24 and Clara McAdams 20 both of Beau mont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. McAfee
Goolville
Minnie Congrove
Hockingport
Harry
Mudding Accident Leaves Amesville Youth Crippled
Amesville, Ohio, December 26. While hunting Christmas morning behind Ames Thompson in Fleming, a shotgun exploded as he climbed a fence. A fragment tore off his thumb and injured his hand, leaving him crippled for life. He was taken to Marita then Washington hospital where Dr. R W Athey treated the wound.
Association of Ohio Teachers Holds Annual Meeting
The Association of Ohio Teachers Science and Mathematics held its annual meeting in Chemical Hall of Yale State University on Thursday and Friday December 26 and 27. Prof A A Atkinson of Ohio University read a paper Friday morning on The Electron. The association comprises college professors and high school teachers in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Ohio Teachers , Science and Mathematics
Chemical Hall
Yale State University
A. A. Atkinson
Ohio University
Christmas Tree Exercises At Brooks School House
Christmas tree exercises were held at the Brooks school house Tuesday afternoon under Homer Brooks. A tree was decorated and a good program arranged. Patrons and friends filled the tree with gifts, then a Santa Claus visit concluded the event with music from an orchestra and a festive mood.
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Brooks
Homer Brooks
Santer Claus
Brooks School
Christmas tree event at Rocky Point draws large crowd
Miss Mary Mulligan hosts a Christmas display at Rocky Point with a lit tre e and gifts while a program of songs and recitations precedes Santa Claus handing out books toys and candies. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed as guests and participants.
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Mary Mulligar
Rocky Point
Santa Claus
Essie Price
Athens
Wm Tedrow
P. P. Lauer
Coon Steinmetz
Lottridge
Joe Kelley
Jaysville
Loran Searles
Albany
Henry Lauer
Herbert Hawk
Judson
Aaron McGrath
Miss In. Brown
Stelmers
Maude Ruta
Goldie Tedrow
C. E. Ruth
Stroud’s
Auburn Ruth
George Hartley
Mary Mattison
Juden
Mary Mulligan
Anne Ridge
Lacy Frost
Cal Frost
Hugh Davis
Indiana
C. E. Love
James Daley
Mrs. Ronehugh
Co.’egeville
W. Va
Assembly of Wise Men and the English Parliament
The witenagemot or assembly of wise men shaped early governance. Brought by Anglo-Saxons from Germany, it served as a deliberative body in each kingdom before Edgar united the realms. After unification it became the crucial legislative assembly of England.
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England
Germany
Edgar About
Nelsonville post master squabble escalates with resignations
Nelsonville Ohio December 28 decisive action on a new postmaster has emerged as Postmaster Sheppard resigns after pressure from Grosvenor faction. Candidates Carpenter Hickman and Evans are jockeying with Douglas for appointment amid competing endorsements and a possible compromise choice. Police chase involves two youths found with a revolver and money. one named William Bartlett of Grennville West Virginia, partner nicknamed Boot Brannon from Glenville.
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Las
Sheppard
Douglas
Bryson
L. F. Carpenter
Central Committee
Nelsonville
Dickman
Ed C. Evans
Hickman
Evan Name
Two Young Men Arrested After Nelsonville Robbery
In Nelsonville Ohio two youths aged about 18 and 20 stayed in the Sheffield building and robbed George Kouri Columbus street fruit dealer. One suspect was captured after a lengthy chase while officers pursued the crime amid a hasty theft of trousers and cash from a revolver hidden beneath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville, O
George Kouri
Columbus Street
Kouri
Sheffield
Kourt
Hyomei Pine Woods Cure Promises Quick Catarrh Relief
Hyomei air therapy offers non oral treatment for catarrh claiming pine scent relief like mountain air. The inhaler delivers healing balsams to throat nose and lungs destroying germs and providing rapid relief. A complete outfit costs one dollar and is sold by Henderson-Cridey with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson-Cridey Under & Guarantee
Jury awards $17,508 to Cable in Merritt Patton case
A jury returned a verdict Saturday night in favor of Don C. Cable against George Merritt and Frank Patton for 17,508 dollars. The amount was more than half of what Cable had asked in his petition. The trial lasted from morning into the early evening, with about two hours of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don C. Cable
George Merritt
Frank Patton
Thomas Candidate for State Official Post
Edward Hirsch named secretary to the board of public service creates a vacancy for superintendent of the room in the office of the secretary of State John D. Thomas of Gloucester. Thomas, a messenger in the office of the superintendent of insurance, is a candidate to fill the post and will retire January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hirsch
Board of Public Service
John D. Thomas
Glouster
Insurance
Whirseh
Ohie Sun
Controversy Grows Over Nelsonville Postmaster Faction Fight
In Nelsonville Ohio the battle between Carpenter and Hickman factions over the Postmaster appointment intensifies. Merchants and labor unions back Hickman while Carpenter allies seek influence from Congressman Douglas, with Evans and Bryson links shaping the contest and a cautious outlook as the outcome remains uncertain.
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Shepard
Carpenter
Hickman
Douglas
Messrs
Edgar
Martin
Chillicothe
Carpeter
Nelsonville
Bhut
Eone
Ed C. Evans
Evans
Bryson
Athens
Glouter
Albany
Governor Sparks Calls Special Session for January 14
The governor calls a special legislature session to resolve the miners versus mine owners dispute and restore order, convening January 14.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Goldfield
Sparks
Runaway pastor plans marriage with Floretta Whaley
In San Francisco on December 31 Rev. J. K. Cooke said he will return east with Floretta Whaley and their son and marry her legally once arrangements are made. He noted she is now his wife before God, and expected that her grandmother will send funds for their journey east.
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Associated Dailies
San Francisco
Floretta
J. K. Cooke
Ranaway
Floretta Whaley
Death of Charles Krizer Jr in Nelsonville
Charles Krizer Jr., two, died at home in Nelsonville from scarlet fever and pneumonia. Funeral services will be at the Krizer home on Washington Street at 10:30 tomorrow morning. Rev. Forsyth will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Charles, Jr
Charles Krizer
Krizer
Washington Street
Forsyth
Opeiate
Greenlawn
Nelsonville Resident John Patton Dies at 72
Nelsonville Ohio December 30 The death of John Patton a venerable well known citizen of the east end occurred about 6 o clock Saturday morning from Brights disease He was 72 and is survived by a widow a son Christ Patton and two daughters Dora and Bila Patton The funeral will be at the family home Chestnut street Tuesday at 2 pm under Odd Fellows auspices Rev Charles Laughlin officiating Interment at Green Lawn cemetery
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Nelsonville
Dee
John Patton
East End
Bright
Patton
Christ Patton
Dora
Bila Patton
Chronic Eczema Cured By Deans Ointment
A reader testimonial from W. Matthews, Commissioner of Labor Statistics in Augusta, Maine, reports permanent relief from persistent eczema after using Deans Ointment. The note attributes the cure to the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
W. Matthews
Labor Statistics
Augusta
Homemade Candies and Classic Clipper Recipes
Instructions for making Chocolate Caramels Cream Peppermint Drops and Butter Scotch are given. Caramels use sugar chocolate butter and milk cooked until firm then cut into squares. Peppermint drops boil sugar and water with peppermint oil and drop onto a marble slab. Butter Scotch combines strap (brown sugar) sugar and butter boiled and cooled into squares.
How to Remove Stains from Coats and Waistcoats
Guidance for removing stains using clear ammonia and water with a brush application. For fruit oil or paint stains a home cleaning fluid made from turpentine and lemon peppermint cloves and cinnamon oils is recommended, shaken well and rubbed in with silk.
Cow Manure For Cotton
The article notes farmers increasingly raise cattle and improve farming by using cow manure for cotton. It highlights Southern Cultivator observations that cotton fertilized with stable cow manure withstands drought better than with only commercial fertilizer.
Gate Latch and Support for Various Gate Styles
Instructions describe a latch that swings on two wires and fits into a notch in the post with a brace wire running from the gate top to a building or tall post. Raising the brace reduces strain on the building and post, with an example quotation from Palmer's Review about a lawyer asking a woman's age in court.
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W G
Palmer
Contentment Crowned Where Fortune Denied
A reflective quotation notes that true contentment earns a quiet crown when fortune withholds bounties, suggesting inner peace as reward beyond material gain. The line emphasizes virtue over wealth in shaping a fulfilled life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Body of Charles Axelson Buried in State Street Cemetery
The body of Charles Axelson was interred in the State Street cemetery last evening after being found near Millfield last week. Undertaker Newsom and Sexton Stevens oversaw the burial with around forty viewers, many miners, and a photographed likeness kept at Newsom's shop. No one knows who killed Axelson, his nationality remains disputed, and some claim he planned to start work at Sugar Creek on Monday.
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Messenger
Newsom
Axelson
Sugar Creek
Millfield
Burdeck Blood Bitters Promises Purified Blood
Impure blood runs you down and leaves you open to organic diseases. Burdeck Blood Bitters claim to purify the blood and cure ailments, building up the system to resist illness.
Fruit Cake Recipe Instructions for Rich Fruit Cake
A historical recipe lists ingredients for a pound cake style fruit cake with flour sugar butter citron currants raisins eggs ground cinnamon mace nutmeg brandy and spices. It instructs creaming, folding, and baking in two tins for about three hours with oiled paper, noting the cake will keep well.
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Young Lady Hurt
Hunter
Can
Ohio Teachers
Graham's Chapel
Crosvenor
Mr. Kouri
Tem
Kourf
Jim
Hayseeville
Tom Wets
Gene Fisk
William Bartlett
Grennville
Columbus
Coxey House
Bartlett
Boot
Brannon
Glenvile
Revolyar
Don Cable
Merritt & Patton
Thomas
Aca
Thats City
Charles Axelson
Old Burying Ground
Undertaker Newsom
Sexton Stevens
Fea
Ture
Mr. Newsom
United States
the Tonsiline Co
Canton
Ohio
Aaa
Tim Iets
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