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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
8
Local notes from Champaign and surrounding areas recount visitors over the holidays, New Year celebrations, and travel. Families like Townsend, Bingman, Daugherty, and Dodds are mentioned with friends and relatives visiting, while students and workers abroad return home for vacation. A Christmas tree event, a roadster purchase, and drilling plans are noted among community updates.
The column records visits and travel among residents including Mrs Ansely Cornell visiting Tra Athens, Ann Johnson with family in Meigs, and Miss Leorah Bean at Hilliards. It notes the death of Mathew Milligan and church services led by Rev. L. Cherrington, plus several relatives visiting Charleston, Cottageville, Nelsonville and Logan.
Amesville notes report Miss Grace Garrett left Monday to enter O U at Athens accompanying her. Revival begins Jan 19 at Wilson chapel. Several local residents visit relatives and attend church events. illnesses mentioned include pneumonia with uncertain recovery.
Miss Mary Walker of Athens is mentioned along with the family of Chas. Walker Phillips of Athens. Harris visited his uncle in county during the latter part of the referenced period.
Mrs Warren Barns and her young son of Parkersburg stayed with her mother Mrs Susan Copeland. Miss Alice Hibbard of Athens visited Mrs Arthur Vorhies. Miss Lillie Ewers of Coolville spent days with relatives. Daisy Smith and her mother were in Athens Monday. F E Kimes and wife returned home after visiting her parents. Bertha Hall visited her parents and then went back to Parkersburg. H H Wickham of Athens spent days with his father.
Mrs. Charles Oxley of Angel Ridge remains seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hawk of Judson spent New Year’s with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Williams. Albert Love and wife of Iowa visit Mrs. Dorcas Love. Wm. Williams called on Athens friends. Butts and Bros. moved their saw mill to Conrad Haar’s farm.
A series of Monday evening meetings opened at the C P Church. Dr 8 K Holtsinger of Cincinnati and Dow Gift of Modoc visited relatives. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Gold died Saturday with funeral Sunday at the C P Church and interment in the new cemetery. Harriet Ann Combs died Sunday at her sister S N Wines home aged 57, survived by six brothers two sisters and many relatives. She belonged to the M E church. Relatives from a distance attended the funeral including Thorntie Combs and wife from Gaulyridge.
Charlie Daugherty of St. Joseph West Virginia visited his parents here Mises Della and Addine Ronnie of Coolville last week. G Dye spent New Years with his sister Mrs. Shirley near Frost. Schools commenced Monday after two weeks vacation.
Nelsonville community scenes center on New Year gatherings and visits. Residents and guests from Columbus Glouster Charleston Lancaster and Wellston mingle at dinners oyster fries card parties and music events while families plan travels and schooling resumes.
Mr and Mrs ohn McLaughlin visited friends near Athens last week. Rev G E Fisher of Marietta delivered a strong Anti-Saloon League address at the M E church Sunday. Dewees spent Tuesday in Parkersburg on business.
A British officer found a drawing of a massive wooden warship built in 1600 for Japan. The iron plated, double ruddered vessel reportedly carried ten large cannon and a hidden apparatus operated by two dozen iron oar men. Experts deem the drawing authentic and precise.
A London Tit-Bits piece depicts a lone figure in a dim room facing doom. He steels himself with a whispered line then drinks a fatal castor oil dose without visible emotion.
It describes how plant rootlets and fine roots obtain subsistence, showing their delicate yet strong persistence. Roots can penetrate soft rock to reach favorable spots in search of nourishment.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip contrasts comfort with furniture. A man notes his wife insists on using the lone comfortable chair, while others sit elsewhere, highlighting domestic humor about seating preferences.
The shillalah is described as a cultivated craft not a casual object. It matures under a trained owner like a poet, with slow growth and rare destined fame. Selection removes hindrances and offshoots, while a bulbous root shapes a durable handle for future service.
A Konigsberg University professor examined how different foods affect cow milk odor. He found some cows produce milk with a strong or disagreeable flavor regardless of diet, while others vary with food. The milk taste depends partly on feed and largely on the animal's unique traits.
A mother confronts a torn clothing dispute between two boys. She asks if one boy was harmed while shielding the other, praising the act as noble and identifying herself as the “good little boy.”
The cross served as a symbol by Christians to distinguish themselves from pagans. Ancient rulers used it as a pledge of Christian truth to the matter they marked, whether or not they could write.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a man described as having untold wealth who dodges the tax assessor, highlighting a case of evasive wealth in a city reporting on tax disputes.
The article notes ball gowns of white and pale silk in cream and misty tints, with sheer fabrics like silk mull and tulle. Fur dominates outer wraps and hats, especially squirrel fur, with turban shapes and velvet crowns. Lace dresses trend in cream ivory and ecru with point d esprit, Bruges lace, guipure, and appliques, while millinery favors flat hats and decorative ribbons, feathers, and quills.
A Minneapolis Journal note reprints letters sent to a weekly paper's correspondents column. Questions range from the universe to corpuscle versus germ and listing functions on an exam, illustrating reader curiosity and a growing public interest.
A. J. Stone notes wild sheep survive by climbing and using hind knees to evade predators. Wolves wolverines and eagles threaten fawns most. grown sheep rarely fight in summer but old rams defend by leaping from ledges. Rams favor rocky ledges where wolves cannot follow and use a single charged hurl to fatal effect.
A local wit Brown and his friend Black attend a reception in a midwestern city. Brown makes a pun about colors being in evidence, the hostess notes rumor of fast colors, and Black quips Brown won’t wash. The exchange highlights social life of prominent clubmen.
A Belgian paper recounts a widow receiving 10 000 francs as compensation for her husband’s railway death while a traveler who lost a leg got 20 000 francs. She visits the company and asks why the leg is more valuable. The reply: twenty thousand francs won’t replace a leg, but ten thousand can buy a husband.
Talmudic writers recount a staff created between the stars. Adam gives it to Enoch, then Noah, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. At Joseph's death it passes to Pharaoh who keeps it among his treasures in Egypt.
A brief exchange sketches contrasting opinions on whether novels always end well. Helen argues for a good ending, Sue recalls a yesterday's read with an unhappy finale. Philadelphia Record.
Detroit Free Press reports Kidder tricks his wife with a cooking challenge. He promised a surprise if she learned to cook, and she complied. The surprise turned out to be appointing a cook, delivered by Slimkins.
A recap of a Harper's Bazar item about Harkins upset over Miss de Riche jilting him and the ring she returned, noting it was bought at her father's store and paid for.
A historical quote attributed to Menander mocks a man who cannot blush and lacks fear, claiming he has attained the height of audacity and shameless boldness. No further context is provided.
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