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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
10
A representative of the Wool Growers' Association will visit Rutland this week to grade and take up wool from sellers through the organization. Many have already sold to local buyers and interest grows as people watch how the Association price compares with the local 70c per pound fine wool.
A civil service examination will be held in Pomeroy on July 26 for the position of clerk and city mail carrier in connection with the local post office. Details are available at the post office or by applying to the Secretary at 403 Government Building Cincinnati.
A large Grange gathering is planned for Rutland on Saturday July 12 with Gallia and Meigs county members in attendance. An all day program includes the Rodney male quartet Cadmus and Bulaville orchestra and other Grange musical groups. The Little Kyger degree team will exemplify the fifth degree.
Cheshire man Jont Rupe, a longtime soldier, earns a proud distinction with both his son and grandson serving in the world war.
Conrad Albert Bartelo 31 miner of Minersville and Sadie Lowery 28 of Pomeroy. Roy Thomas 21 laborer and Edith Kennedy 28 both of Middleport. Harry Jenkins 46 engineer and Neyra Lovesey 38 both of Middleport.
At the Pomeroy Board of Education regular meeting on Tuesday evening T. E. Forsy was selected to serve the unexpired term of the late George Schweguian.
Rev George Mussman of St Louis Missouri has accepted a call from the church to serve as pastor. The brief item notes his relocation and new assignment, highlighting a clerical appointment in the community.
Peace Evangelical church of Pomeroy will appoint a new pastor about September 1. He will succeed Rev. L. G. Webber who soon will move to Chillicothe to accept another pastorate.
Mrs. Virginia Humphrey died at her brother Luther Zirkle's home on Tuesday at age 78 due to a stroke suffered a week earlier. The funeral, conducted by Rev. Collins, was held yesterday afternoon.
Supervising Engineer Faucett of Columbus is arranging contracts for a concrete or brick road from the Middleport corporation line three miles down the river to the Gallia county line. The project will meet the Gallipolis improvement. Preparations for brick road toward Rutland begin with surveying by Hugh Lindsey and Ellis Hysell.
Harry Jenkins an engineer from Middleport and Mrs Myra Levesey daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bass formerly of Hartford were married at the Court House Tuesday Squire John L Blair officiated and the couple will reside in Middleport
John E. Lyons sues The Standard Oil Co. for 244.50 plus interest. Katherine Hartenbach sues Max Wildermann for 800 with interest from April 25, 1918, and 286.54 with interest from May 5, 1919.
A House bill by Congressman Guy E. Campbell seeks 100 million dollars yearly for five years to improve internal waterways. Pittsburgh boatmen back the plan as a pivotal move to revive rivers and press inland water transport into national commerce. The measure goes to the Rivers and Harbors Committee.
Capt and Mrs H C Pownall and Mrs Hysell plan a two week visit in Columbus. Homer Webster of Reedsville expects 4500 bushels of Rome Beauty and Winesap apples this year. Jacob Meier and family hosted in Naylors Run. O J Kautz and family from Charleston visited. A Lincoln Hill picnic at Dr C E W Downies grounds ended the evening.
Five weeks after a leg injury from a baseball Lloyd Grimm of New Haven underwent a second operation to remove a considerable amount of bone. He has been confined to his home since the accident.
Miss Lola Spies of Athens who taught music in Pomeroy last year has been appointed head instructor of music in the Chillicothe schools for the coming year at a salary of 1100 dollars, up more than 400 from last year. H. V. timetable shift delays all trains by fifteen minutes.
Racine moves toward commercial electric service by improving the O R E R Co. Ohio Grand Lodge secretary C H Lyman marks 27th year in post. Mrs S A McCormack reports locusts swarm at Girls Industrial Home cottage near Delaware. R B Longhead plans to open a Middleport grocery. Lightning damages Asbury Smiths house in Summer with dramatic wall marks. Funds raised to beautify Racine M E Church.
NEW SALT WELL Drilling has commenced on a salt well for the Mason Coal and Chemical Co. An eight inch well expected to furnish about 225 barrels of salt daily. The company plans large scale expansion in salt and chemical plants.
Prospective renters in Pomeroy face fewer vacant rooms despite saloons closing. Business spaces and houses are all filled with property and rental values at record highs. Hundreds of houses built by coal companies in Pomeroy Bend fail to meet housing demand.
A European inventor integrates an electric heating element into a spiral conveyor to dry grain en route to mill stones. The device aims to improve drying efficiency during grain handling before grinding.
Trotsky says Russia defends against imperial powers and that an alliance with Germany is possible if Western powers drop open imperialism. He states the army grows and will fight on until isolated, while Britain and America lean toward Clemenceau.
Cincinnati swept St Louis with 4 3 and 4 2 results. Boston defeated Brooklyn 7 3 and 2 8. New York beat Philadelphia 7 3 and 4 1. Standings show Cincinnati and New York at top with strong win totals and near .500 records for Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago St Louis Philadelphia in the tabulated results.
A compact rundown shows Philadelphia sweeping Boston with two wins 9 to 2 and 9 to 6 while St Louis splits with Cleveland 8 to 9 and 2 to 11. Detroit defeats Chicago twice 8 to 2 and 6 to 5 as New York edges Washington 4 to 1 and 7 to 1. Cleveland and Chicago greet mixed results in the standings. The American Association features Columbus over Toledo 9 to 8 and 4 to 7 plus Indianapolis beating Louisville 6 to 4 with a 0 to 5 reverse in the same series.
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