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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
3
Mrs. Helen Goodspeed Schmidt leaves for Baltimore to await Capt Schmidt's overseas return. She will stay with his parents then move to the Panama Canal Zone where he will be stationed. Friends extend best wishes as they establish a new home.
Large class for initiation on July 3 causes the Red Men to delay their Clark's Grove picnic. Mrs. Lillie Hatch of Columbus visited her sister Mrs. F G Cooley. Miss Mary Young of Youngstown stays with grandparents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Young. Mrs F G Cooley visits relatives in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Frank Rhodes and
Classified ads list an Overland 1918 model in good repair with contact Charles Hankerson at 1037 Poplar St. Also offered is a seven room house at 518 E Chestnut St with gas water sewerage garage outbuildings shade and a cheap lot and house and lot by Mrs Lena Port. Frank Tedrow sells 40 bushels of potatoes at 1.40 a bushel. Singer sewing machines offered by The Singer Store 116 W Washington St Bell 555. Repairing pumps and driving wells by Lawrence Young 108 Jefferson St.
All phonographs priced to save buyers money, with limited stock remaining. Building and photo graph and phonograph business offered for sale or as separate units. Repairing of all American and foreign talking machines, new models or old timers, Sauter's Studio in Nelsonville Ohio.
Mrs Joe Green have returned to their home at Newark after a visit here the guests of the former's mother, Mrs John Rhodes.
W S Owens and his brother Ed have purchased an Akron bowling alley and plan to open it around August first. The outlet is described as up to date and ready for business.
Mrs. Robert Hickman and Miss Callie Carnes with sister Mrs. W. D. Sidman of St. Louis will travel to Columbus for the centenary. Rev. Sidman will join them in Columbus and return with them for a visit. Dr. Allison Jones of Columbus and Rev. Leon Arpee spent time in Athens visiting family.
Nelsonville, Ohio notes the resignation of fire chief T L Cline effective last evening leaving the city without a firefighter. Chief Pearson remains on duty until a replacement is secured. Mrs Sarah Silscott hosts her sister Mrs Kate Gibbs of Pome roy as a guest.
Dr. C. W. Cable reports patient T. A. May badly burned two weeks ago is recovering at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus. May will remain hospitalized about two more weeks after receiving 2 200 volts when contacting a live wire while repairing the line.
East Branch fishing season opens with State Game Department stock. Farmers aid Glouster Sportsmen Club protect rights and urge no trespass on farm lands. Fishing at Hunterdon and Modoc reservoirs discouraged to allow fingerlings to mature. A carload of fingerlings promised for fall. Chaplain Miles Hoon from Bishopville arrives at Camp Stuart and may be mustered out soon. Fourth of July features include Ben Holmes Wild West show and two Glouster Marietta baseball games at 10:30 AM and 3 PM.
The Stirring Lodge notes the death of C J Bean a member of Stewart Lodge 753 1 O O F and expresses sympathy to his relatives. The charter will be draped for thirty days and a record page kept in his memory with copies sent to relatives and published in The Messenger. Committee R A Lowman W W Biggens John Oliver.
Motormen and conductors on the Cleveland Colum bus and southwestern electric unions on the Elyria and Wooster branches are voting on a new wage scale. The outcome will be known late Thursday. The wage dispute affects nearly 300 trainmen.
Testimonial from a father with two sons in the war praising Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. He says five years of severe stomach trouble improved and urges others to try the simple preparation. Describes its claimed effects on catarrhal mucus and inflammation in stomach liver and intestines and notes a money back guarantee through McKee Drug Co.
A new device uses a combination lock to manage the car's entire electrical system, aiming to prevent theft by disabling essential electrical functions. The system integrates with existing wiring to halt unauthorized start up and operation.
Report notes heavy losses as Hungarian and Bohemian armies each claim to have breached the other's lines. A separate incident in Indianapolis describes a street clash between Greeks and African Americans over a fen cent sandwich, an item the speaker admits being unaware existed.
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