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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1886
Page
4
Local brief reviews primaries and party notes with A J Frame unopposed in the Republican vote. Burglaries plague Nelsonville as miners face strikes in Hocking Valley. Fourth of July events at the Athens Asylum and campus draw crowds, with fireworks, music, and a parade of social and economic concerns.
The article notes a belief that violent atmospheric concussion could induce rain through vapor condensation, yet after a night of constant air-piercing explosions from Saturday onward the predicted drenching rain did not occur, casting doubt on the theory.
The text warns that restless schemers aim to trigger a general strike among valley mine workers, risking a disaster with major industrial and commercial impact. It calls for dispas sionate counsel to avert the calamity, noting limited employer and employee agreement.
L E Mathews has prepared blackboards in over seventy county schools with his patent liquid slating. The superior process yields satisfaction. School authorities needing work can visit or write him at the Central Hotel Athens Ohio for the next week or two.
Last Friday William Bell and Charles Wilson were committed to jail from Justice M I Ewers court at Stewart charged with breaking and entering the dwelling of Mr William Hewitt near Stewart and robbing it of wearing apparel found in the thieves possession.
Misa Mary Cameron of near New England sends thanks for a box of choice wild plums received with gratitude.
J N known by initials and a long “semi electrical and mental veil” will lecture on Truth and its mysteries at City Hall on Saturday night July 17 with a 10 cent admission. free for ladies. He may announce a later date if the audience is not ready. He also appears at Nelsonville Opera House Friday night July 16 to support this cause.
M M Greene steps down from the presidency due to ill health. Judge Stevenson Burke of Cleveland was unanimously elected to succeed him. Greene began leading the line in 1873 and also chaired related roads before consolidation. His son W M Greene becomes general manager, signaling policy continuity and capable leadership remains in place.
A brief notice reports that job work has been brought to the Mrd Senger 0 facility. Details are limited in the readable text.
Athens scenes feature visiting residents from Marietta to Huntington and a grand Red Cross banquet hosted by Athens Commandery Knights Templar at the Masonic Hall. The event drew nearly two hundred guests from Columbus Cincinnati Marietta Corning and beyond with a formal banquet and social dancing until 2 a.m. A later meeting conferred Red Cross degrees on several local gentlemen.
Messie Clay McLean and Ezra Walker organized a special balloon event with a fireworks program for the children at the Home. The Friday evening gesture was greatly enjoyed and remains a favorite topic of conversation among the youngsters.
A list of uncalled letters at the Athens post office dated July 5 1886 includes M T Berry P R Kidwell B R McVeigh L D Palmer Lizzie Steadman Miss Ida Whittle C C Bheldon and P M.
Local store advertises shirt waists priced as low as 20 cents with better quality options at 35 and 50 cents, inviting shoppers to visit for discounted apparel.
W H Conklin advertises flowers of all kinds at low prices and offers plantings, arranging yards, cemetery lots, lawns, and all florist work from a residence near the depot. May 6, 1886.
A new dining hall at the asylum opened last week with orderly turnout and quiet dining by the male patients labeled among the institution's worst cases. Superintendent Richardson and staff praised the improved facilities, noting the dormitory conversions will house over two hundred extra patients. The female dining hall is scheduled to be ready next month.
Probate Judge W S Wilson presents Athens county official records for the year ending March 31. There were 309 deaths: 162 white males 130 white females 7 colored males 10 colored females. Age notes include 92 under 10 and 5 over 90 with 31 between 75 and 89. Causes include measles among others.
The advertisement proclaims early sale of stock including coats and vests for 1.25 dollars. It notes other qualities offered at proportionally low prices and promotes D Zenner Co as the seller. The text then shifts to a Castoria testimonial sequence describing a child's use of Castoria from infancy to motherhood.
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