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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
8
Nelsonville society notes list numerous visitors and residents in nearby towns including Columbus Athens Logan Lancaster and Coshocton. Weddings and installations feature Rev L B Sparks officiating at the M E parsonage with Nehekah Tolee members hosting a public officer installation and a large crowd attending the event.
Frank Crippen has improved after illness. Rosa Cook of Pittsburg visited relatives here. H A Cook’s flock suffered injury last week. Wm Crippen returned from five years in Colorado silver mines. Raymond and Mrs Cook came back from Pittsburg with their infant who underwent a successful operation to remove a facial blood tumor.
PLC Smith has been laid up with grip. A C Davis left for Columbus and Cincinnati on business. David Warren killed a seven foot snake while plowing. Ralph Frame visited his parents in Parkersburg. Mrs A M Frame went to Marietta for the funeral of A B Kirby. Mrs A’s daughter M Thurman and Drs Hartnell and Gunther were in Athens on business. Hartnell attended the central committee meeting. Mr and Mrs Walter Hartnell of Beverly visited relatives. Elma Needy of Glouster visited her brother John Campbell. Mr and Mrs Ralph Stewart returned from several weeks away. W Williams visited Rev J R Williams in Old Town, Maine. A dinner honored Mrs Ela Knowles and Clarence Harman’s anniversary. Walter Roberts returned from visiting at Urgand West Elizabeth. Chas Weatherby recovered from sickness. William Gartlett’s baby sick but improving. Chas Hawk and family were guests of John Hawk. Township politics see a contentious year due to prosperity. OTRC meeting at Catcuers schoolhouse with twenty-five teachers. thirty teachers in township doing reading circle. Next meeting at Jersey Yite. A notable note was the intended salary increase for teachers for the coming school year. A grandmother, Iona Botwo, was rescued from a burning building after a window knock-in. a relief collection is planned for the crippled grandmother.
Broadwell and Rathburn traveled to Columbus as delegates to the miners convention. Goddard has been in the area days leasing coal land. Bates of Twin Vein coal mines stayed to oversee repair work. Funds are being raised to build a U.B. parish parsonage with Rev Bintram welcoming promoters. A wreck occurred on the M.C. railroad when a cart backed into a switch, damaging the car and delaying traffic all day.
Charles Tucker a business caller at Brush Park on Wednesday. Pearl Miller of FUMES visited his brother there on Tuesday. Alfred Smith of Amesville visited relatives Sunday. Lorenzo Hooper of Murray City was in the area buying bank horses. Spence Young of Athens checked timber on the Matterson farm Thursday. Delle Finaterwald spends the week in Athens visiting sister Blance who attends the O A. Mrs D D Dowler and Grace visited the former's mother Mrs Poston at Athens last week. Henry Finaterwald of Canaanville was here last week and plans to start crushing with a new stone crusher by April first.
A local store advertises deep discounts on a range of goods including jackets at low prices, children's furs, wraps, wool waists, dress patterns, new fall stock, and major markdowns across carpet, curtains, linen, underwear, and blankets. Limited stock remains.
In town Saturday Charles Shepard of Birr Oak and in Glouster Sunday Wallace Kasler of Bishopville were seen. Various residents visited Athens and Shawnee last week. Levival meetings continue at the M E and Colored Baptist churches. Mrs Allie Garret and Miss Bertha McDonald were recent guests. The Criterion Dramatic Club of Shawnee performed The Ranch here Saturday night. Dr Croeman of McConnelsville plans to move his family here after purchasing the 1.5 King property. A week end social at the Christian church raised about 25 dollars for Walter Duncan’s appeal.
Thomas Vore of Guysville can vass through here last week. Jesse Nickovon and sisters of Jasper Bill visited relatives in Lodi the first of the week. A boy fractured his arm while felling saplings last week. Grand Mrs J L Nickason of Stewart will winter with Mrs Eliza Nickoson at Jasper Hill. J W Kincade of Lottridge took depositions in Westirwinia before JP P P McNeil. A E Price of Athens called on friends here last week. Jasper Hill school, under Guy Dinsmore, works hard and demands effort from pupils. Patrons and pupils praise the school’s success.
Rev T A Uaas conducts re lat Wilson Chapel J Buck of Lotiridge visits his daughter Mrs Amos Brixy Wilam Morrow and Chase King of Bartlett visit Monday on Waininess Mrs Kate Stanley and two children of Lowell visit Mrs Blunden O G Porter attends to sherifs office in Athens Alntrt Gardner of Buchtel called here Wednesday by the ines of his daughter Six youths attend The Texas Steer at Marietta J W Cecil returns to work after over a month away Postmaster John Patterson absent sick Mrs William Pate Garden City Kansas and Mrs W C Robinson Patriot Indiana guests of Mr and Mrs Herbert Mentry Lathrop mines resume after ten days shutdown due to electrical damage M C & C mails delayed with irrecular service urged to revert to star route system.
Mrs Mary Fuller has been quiet for weeks and improves slowly. Miss Daisy Barge of Nelsonville visited her grandparents Arrin and Mrs Barge. Winter arrived, citizens sit by fires to ward off cold. Mrs Oear Keaton and her sons Homer and Wendall visited friends and returned Saturday. Local pr p victims are J R Welling Wm Embleton G A Six QM Cook J Fuller and Miss Anna Cook. all show good recovery. A new depot near the old site enhances Chauncey with neat town building charm.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises a refund if it fails and includes E W Grove’s signature on each box.
Frost K C Seaman's business trip to Athena. Annie Dean of Marietta at home last week. Murray Hatch returns to school after several weeks away. G A R post hosts Sons of Veterans at an oyster dinner. Universalist meetings led by Rev Morris begin Thursday night and run through Sunday. H K Frost Post No 13 officers elected January 19: Commander Claude Inklit, senior vice commander J L Pett, junior vice commander Hiram Rden, adjutant James Townsen, quartermaster D C Richardson, surgeon C Johnson, chaplain Carl McGill, officer of the day Wathas Hatch, officer of the guard Leo Richardson. Little Early Risers advertised by Cline's Pharmacy.
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