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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1876
Page
5
Nelsonville News In Early 1876 Athens Dispatches
The Messenger boasts largest Athens county circulation and reports local happenings from Leap Year to bridge work on Court street. It notes church plans in Nelsonville, a twelve pound boy, Texas Republican proceedings, and Ohio State Journal leadership changes as health drives Mr Francisco west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Athens County
Athens Gas Light Company elects directors and officers
At a stock holders meeting in Athens the company elected S C H Grosvenor George T Gould D B Stewart S W Pickering and Jas Ballard as directors for the year. The board then elected James Ballard president Joseph M Dana treasurer and W H Harris secretary and manager. The piece also notes local newspaper columns sparking accusations of larceny in the Athens Journal versus the Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Building and Loan Association
E. H. Moore
D. B. Stewart
Jas. D. Brown
Isaac Hall
George T. Gould
Tim B. Warden
C. H. Grosvenor
Thos. H. Sheldon
J. M. Goodspeed
Athens Gas Light Company
Geo. T. Gould
S. W. Pickering
Jas. Ballard
James Ballard
Joseph M. Dana
W. H. Harris
Athens Water Wheel and Machine Co elects directors and officers
In the Athens Water Wheel and Machine Company meeting held Monday evening, directors named were D. B. Stewart E. H. Moore Geo. T. Gould J. M. Case S. W. Pickering Isaac Silvas and James Ballard. Officers elected were D. B. Stewart president James Ballard vice president and H. K. Blackstone secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Water Wheel & Machine Company
D. B. Stewart
E. H. Moore
Geo. T. Gould
J. M. Case
S. W. Pickering
Isaac Silvas
James Ballard
H. K. Blackstone
Ohio Mason appoints Maj Goodspeed Grand Lecturer
Chas. A Woodward the Grand Master of Masons of Ohio appoints Maj. J. M. Goodspeed of Athens as Grand Lecturer for the Sixth Masonic District. The district includes fifteen counties and the role carries high responsibility and honor. Goodspeed is described as fully qualified and likely to win popularity in the post.
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Chas. A Woodward
Grand Master of Masons of
Ohio
Maj. J. M. Goodspeed
Athens
Masonic
Maj. Goodspeed
Gallagher leaves Petersburgh for Athens to sell groceries
The New Lexington Tribune notes Joseph F. Gallagher of Peters burgh, Virginia, recently employed by Orrin Thacker, a local druggist, has moved to Athens Ohio to start a grocery business. He is described as trustworthy, diligent, and industrious and expected to quickly make friends in his new community.
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New Lexington Tribune
Joseph F. Gallagher
Petersburgh
Orrin Thacker
Athens
Gallagher
Local boot and shoe maker opens new shop at Court and State
Mr. E. H. James, a highly recommended first class mechanic, will establish himself in the boot and shoe manufacturing business on Monday next in the corner room of Court and State streets, Atkinson Block. The notice urges community support and regional patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. James
Court and
State Streets
Atkinson Block
Winter stockings and gloves offered at Vorhes and Sons
Weather suggests stocking shortages this season so shoppers are urged to buy yarn and knit their own garments at W. B. Vorhes & Son's. The firm sells a full range of colors and qualities at low close prices and offers gloves for ladies, gentlemen, and children at near cost.
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W. B. Vorhes & Son
Vorkes & Son
Death of George Putnam in Train Accident Near South Bridge
The community mourns the death of George Putnam who was fatally struck by a freight train on the M and C road near the South Bridge between five and six in the morning. The engineer saw a man on the tracks as he approached and could not stop in time. Putnam, aged about 60, had recently moved to a farm near Athens and was a long time Presbyterian and temperance reformer. A coroner's jury had not yet returned its verdict at press time. His funeral is set for today with Odd Fellows and Athens Grange oversight.
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Good Templars
Salina
George Putnam
M. & C. Road
South Bridge
Putnam
Harris
Washington County
David Putnam
Athens
Presbyterian Church
Odd Fellows
Athens Grange
Eorror
San Francisco
Zaleski
William Allen
Sanderson
Mac Duff
Angele C
Davis
Olive May Wollett
Illinois
Louisa Green
Lukene William Keen
Alonzo S. Wollett
Peter C. Wollett
Indiana
Williams. Wollett
Peter Wollett
Ohio
York Township
Athens County
John Thompson
W. 8. Wollett
John Mason
Jacob Butt
Thomas Harrington
Eeeanio
Logan
Wes
John Goosack
Goosack
Ernest Leffler
Metes
Goosack Farm
Ohio Company
John W. Scott
Moses Lewis
J. W. White
Samuel Jones
Cynthia Webb
Mary Wollett
George K. Wollett
William Green
Sarah M. Rizer
Hezekiah Rizer
William 8. Wollett
Ashford Poston
Aaron Lewis
Williams, Wollett
DeSteigner & Jewett
Court of Common Pleas
Canaan Township
James Coulson
Parker Carpenter
W.A. Root
Pitt’s Atty’s
Local social notes from Coolville and surrounding area
Mrs James K Davis and her son Sherry spent holidays in New York with Mrs D and her father Mr Austin who will winter there. Mrs Mary S Bay returned from Michigan after weeks away. Mr Ira Huntington and Miss Burke of Parkersburg visited Miss Marian Pilcher last Sunday. Dave Gunder bought the old Sherman property to repair it. Gus Frame joins a Cincinnati firm as travelling salesman and is praised for his popularity. A new society named Our Young Sinners or Oh You Simpleton has formed with four members from Coolville, determined to make it active.
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James K. Davis
Sherry
New York
Mr. Austin
Mary S. Bay
Michigan
Ira Huntington
Miss Burke
Parkersburg
Marian Pilcher
Dave Gunder
Sherman
Gus Frame
Cincinnati
Augustus
Gus
Coolville
O. Y
Burglary at Wrightstown Store Highlights Local Crime
Morgan county records report D Dyson store in Wrightstown burglarized Wednesday night. Window entry yielded sixty dollars, clothing and other items. Also noted: IF and A.M. lodge installation by J M Goodspeed and J B Shoop. Rev E H Dixon address. dinner by N B Owens. stock outlook favorable. barn fire suspected arson. Dr E G Dorr to Philadelphia after Athens visit.
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D. Dyson
Wrightstown
Morgan County
Amesville Lodge IF. & A. M
J. M. Goodspeed
Athens
J. B. Shoop
E. H. Dixon
Presbyterian Church
N. B. Owens
Andrew
Bern Township
Trampe. Eorror MESSENGER: A Tramp In The Sand Returns
Ananxiety filled tale as a tramp appears in various disguises and terrorizes a household. Two women and children fortify the home with barricades, a dog, and improvised weapons after a midnight intrusion and a nearby store robbery. ANGELE C, Davis.
Opportunity to buy boot and shoe stock and dwelling in Athens
Mr S R Hibbard offers his established paying boot and shoe stock and his Athens dwelling for sale. The advertisement appears in this paper. Also advertisements for fresh oatmeal from Donnan and Pickering and for the Bingham farm for sale are noted.
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S. R. Hibbard
Athens
Castoria Proclaimed Best Remedy for Weakened Children
Advertisements claim Castoria regresses Cross and sickly children to health by regulating stomachs and bowels. It is praised as more effective than Castoria itself, and as pleasant as honey. It promises relief for Wind Colic Boar Stomach Worms and Costiveness with no equal.
Baltimore Livestock Market Report December 30 1875
Hogs receipts 3530 with good supply and fair prospects. Sheep receipts 1448 with market advancing and demand fair. Cattle receipts 1316 with more active firmer market. prices rising, including a carload of extra fine Southern Ohio steers sold by Sundheimer Bros.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Sundheimer Bros
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Drs. Johnson & Wilson
Medicine & Surgery
Main Street
Ice Men
Signal Bureau
Hocking
Court Street
Angele C. Davis
Methodist Episcopal Congregation
Nelsonville
Theodore Kleder
J. D. Woodyard
Grayson County
Texas
Ist Inst
W. W. Bond
Ohio State Journal
Ardy Francisco
California
Guardians of the Peace
M. B. Port
Port
Athens Amateur Dramatic Association
Athens Journal
Jones
Journal Weekly
Messenger
Sereno
W. Scott
N. G
J. H. Walker
W. G
Ames
E. G. Dorr
Philadelphia
Donnan & Pickering's
Bingham
Nbl-Wi
Morris
Dr. Morris
Donnan & Pickering
Green
Swett—Secoy
Lod Township
N. W. Moody
8. F. Swett
Anna Secoy
B. Port
First National Bank of Athens
Resources
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State OF
T H Sheldon
Hank of
HH. Sheldon
A. D
L. M. Jewett
John Ballard
James Bard
Wm. R. Teasdale
Walnut Street
Sale. A
Vandergriff & Webster
T. B. Pritchard, Et al
A. W.clapp & Co
Vs. T. B. Pritchard
Athens County Common Pleas
Court House
Creighton
Brook
Total Ee
Parker Puerpenter
Woot
Shen
DeSteigner Jewett
Qsemrirs
Peter Sams
David Love
State St
Shoe Store
D. Zen
Ner & Cos
S. BR. Hibbard
T. Metcalf
Wm. T. Metox
Wm. T. Metcalf
Colon Das Yar
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