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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1876
Page
12
Unclear text notes Swiss watches for American sale at the Jewelry Store of C. McLean, with a brief mention of Medicine and Surgery context. No further readable details available.
Persons indebted to e MESSENGER on subscriptions are requested to call and settle.
The issue notes the new South Bridge opening in Athens, church activities in Hebardsville and Nelsonville, weather and transport details, local crime and cautionary tales about counterfeit bills, plus social notes on residents, firms, and upcoming Lent. It highlights public figures, business moves, and community concerns.
Statement from Emmett Tompkins outlines receipts from the late Amateur exhibition and detailed expenditures. The record shows items including Gabbia coal costs, janitor support, and various line items totaling specific sums, with some entries obscured in the OCR text.
The English astronomer Professor Richard A Proctor drew a large crowd last evening despite a sparse turnout. He presented science in a lively, humorous style with no notes, making complex truths accessible and entertaining. The Athens Amateur Dramatic Association may soon return after public demand for another performance.
The notice invites families to a Sunday School and Children's meeting this Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Parents should excuse children from school until after the service, which ends around 8 o'clock. Pastor J. Nave urges a large attendance and asks teachers to be present as far as possible.
It is an occasion of gratification to his many friends to greet our former townsman, Mr. Will Kurtz, on our streets again. Mr Kurtz has just completed an extended and highly successful commercial tour of a number of Northern and Western States in the interests of a leading manufacturing firm of Columbus.
Rev Mr Lee of Kanmeas travels to Athens to organize an Episcopal congregation. He will preach at Ohio University chapel on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
A large audience enjoyed the Amateurs in two plays, Little Toddlekins and Loan of a Lover, with standout performances by Emmett Tompkins, Lizzie Bayard, Kate Stewart, Sadie McMonigal, and others. Special praise for Miss Gabriel and Mr. McMonigal accompanies calls for another season engagement.
Eight prisoners in the county jail’s lower apartment tried to enlarge their confinement Tuesday night by cutting through the wall behind the stove. They set a fire to a resisting casing, causing smoke that drew Sheriff Carpenter and jailer Dean who extinguished it. No blame attaches to the sheriff, as the act occurred after his shift. The incident highlights jail security and calls for greater vigilance to prevent future escapes.
The purchase of the Merchant Tailor shop by John W. Brown is completed this week. The Messrs. S. tailors bring long experience and plan to expand trade with a full stock of goods, fashionable styles, first class work, approved fits, and low prices to satisfy patrons.
A Protestant Episcopal service will be held next Lord's Day at 10:30 a.m. in the College Chapel with a sermon by Rev. J. N. Lee. Services will continue each Sunday until further notice. The general public is invited, especially those not belonging to Christian congregations.
A town council member suggests converting the old South Bridge into a lodging place for migratory tramps to tempt them to tarry in the town for short visits or shelter.
During a visit to Athens the Logan Republican editor commended Mayor Golden for his readiness to discuss political economy and current events. The piece lauds his vigilance against wrongdoing, reminiscences of the past, and notes his good health despite advancing age.
Josephus Riggs, freight conductor, moved from Monroe Station area to his uncle Parker Riggs in Athens after a recent injury on the M and C line. His doctors report his condition improving and recovery ahead, while nightly Presbyterian church meetings led by Rev. Nourse attract growing public interest and high regard.
Mr. J. E. Weidman of Cincinnati visits Athens after a weeks long sojourn and mentions plans to move his family back to Cincinnati. The note signals Weidman’s intention to depart Athens soon.
Bishop Jagger visits the Southern Ohio Diocese and backs regular Episcopal services in Athens. The Athens Journal defends its half sheet as the only popular feature under current management. A broad petition in Athens and Alexander townships seeks repeal of last winter’s tax increase on College lands. Weather since Monday shows unusually cold conditions.
Obituary notes the death of Heman Cooley on January 21 1876 at age 81. Born May 13 1794 near Springfield Massachusetts he moved with his family to the Northwest Territory settling in Belpre and Carthage township Ohio. A long resident of Athens County Cooley helped establish mills and farms in Coolville and left a life of strong Methodist faith and local leadership. He was survived by three daughters after his wife and three children preceded him. a family cemetery grows on the old log cabin site as Rev J L Durant preached the funeral.
A young townsman, Ed Brown, left for Indianapolis last week to take a position at the Surgical Institute there, leaving the community to miss his presence.
Farmers warned to beware of traveling swindlers soliciting partial cash orders for Grange nurseries and depots. The article notes the sole return is the experience of being duped and urges vigilance across the countryside.
The February Eclectic Magazine offers a featured portrait of Hon. William M. Evarts with a brief life sketch. It reviews Modern Sorcery and Spiritualism, includes Weather, The True Eastern Question by Edward Freeman, Women in German Home Life, Craik on Charlotte Bronte, Foote notes from Crimea, Wagner Festival of 1876, Hymnus Responsive, Wealth pleasures, and Gladstone editorials. Serial stories and literary notes fill the issue, published by E. R. Pelton at 25 Bond Street, New York, $5 yearly or 45 cents per issue.
The Pioneer Association of Athens County receives a fine copy of the Memorial Tributes to Samuel Finley Breese Morse from Hon. N. H. Van Vorhes with ceremonies at the National Capital and elsewhere. The volume includes Morse’s likeness engraved by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Treasury Department Washington. Secretary A B Walker announces the donation on January 26, 1876.
The notice announces a substantial reduction in the cigar tax from 25.00 to 17.50 thousand dollars or 1.50 per unit. It directs retailers in Athens and nearby areas to apply the new lower rate to the specified stock.
Consumers express strong approval for Bozman's five cent cigars praising quality and value as they flock to purchase the popular brand.
The Messenger notes Armitage & Davis saw unusually large tea shipments in the past week supporting their expanding local trade. A No 1 article and low prices drive sales, while Bozman Bros. offers reduced cigars promising savings by month’s end.
Baltimore market notes hogs fully supplied and dull with prices down a bit. Sheep fully supplied and dull with quality affecting value. Cattle fair at start, prices similar, but market drifted dull toward close.
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