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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1895
Page
5
The Athens Messenger and Herald front matter lists Chas. M. Testiwings as editor and general manager with annual terms of 81.50 in advance.
Obscure old editorial notes discuss currency policy, bond funding, and silver purchase repeal. The writer criticizes government actions, urges revenue measures, and opposes retirement of greenbacks in favor of gold bonds. Mentions Cleveland, silver, and Republican opponents in a partisan tone.
In Ohio courts George Grim sues James Grim and others for divorce on adultery grounds with Ohio National Building & Loan Co. involved. In a separate notice Moses Powell, 26, miner’s wife from New Pittsburg, Nville, gave birth to triplets weighing about six pounds each last week.
The Misseneen and Herano praise Athens for rapid public improvements in electricity gas waterworks and sewerage with a thriving university and industries. They credit council members Bell Blackwood Connett Carones Harvey and McVay for prudent progress noting fire water and sanitation systems and a fine post office. A house and goods of John Snyder were destroyed by fire near Marshfield with no insurance.
Circuit Court proceedings list judgments and appeals across defendants and plaintiffs, with orders on new trials and exceptions. Probate items include guardianships, real estate sales, will probate refusals, and appraisals, noting appointments, bonds, and settlements.
Letters from readers describe a winter poultry effort with forty brown Leghorn hens yielding about ten dozen eggs weekly since December. Other items report Joseph Richardson's forgery arrest in West Virginia, Sherwood Moore's charges, and a Jerseyville M E church revival with seventy six conversions this week.
The Chautauqua Circle will meet with Mrs Lawrence on Saturday afternoon February 9 at 2:30. The program includes Roll call Quotations from Samuel Taylor Coleridge a sketch of Wolsey by Miss Ley Boyd a review of Trilly by Mrs de Steigner a recitation Selections from Henry VIII by Miss Morse and current events.
A 19th century plea urging American women to unite for moral courage and social reform. The call denounces liquor and sensual temptations, appeals for steadfast virtue, and seeks to guide men and youth toward righteousness in service of home nation and God. It emphasizes purity, duty, and the collective strength of women.
At the groom's home in Nelsonville on Wednesday evening January 30 Mr William Barber and Miss Lizzie McHarg of Beaumont wed. Barber, born in England, mined coal and moved to America in 1879. His first wife died in Pennsylvania leaving three children. The second quarterly institute will meet at Glouster Ohio on February 16 1895 with papers on geography library in the home and school and related discussions led by local superintendents.
Sophia M Heury Henry born August 1 1812 in Warren Washington Ohio died January 5 180 years months and days after. She joined the Presbyterian church of Amesville and was its oldest active member, now described as entering the church triumphant. N A N.
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