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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1896
Page
5
Local notices recount social visits weddings and illnesses in Athens Ohio and nearby towns. Mentions Sadie Reach Mrs. Elliott Galbreath and numerous families visiting relatives in Stewart Muskingum and Portage. Reports include a street ordinance on road improvements and upcoming community events at St Paul church and the M E church plus health inspections and a fall from a wagon injuring a boy.
Notes from the Presbyterian Church mention Mrs Powell’s mother improving and Mixe Blanche Tullis visiting her sister. Mr Don D Tullis went to Logan for several days with friends. An offering for Sunday School will be taken next Sunday. Mrs W S Plumer and Mr C B Gard of Marietta visit HW Wickham’s family. Mr and Mrs T B Brown guest at Mr and Mrs Rutter’s penit hospital home in Gallipolis. Mentions of Canadian visitors, women’s auxiliary, and upcoming excursions. Details include mail rates to eight dollars and a Bosw meeting Sunday. Call for prayers, refreshments, and cordial invitations to all.
An historic ordinance authorizes the corporation to compel able-bodied residents aged between a specified range to perform labor on streets and roads. Exemptions apply to certain laborers, with penalties and forfeitures for noncompliance and procedures for enforcement outlined.
A sheriff sale to occur at the front door of the court house in Athens on Saturday August 1 1806 at clock. The property is Lot ninety eight with all its appurtenances in Wrights addition to Sedalia now Gloucester Athens County shown by recorded plat. Minimum bid seven hundred dollars with cash payment due day of sale.
Rufus White and Ora A Driggs are listed with Charles W Wood and Brodkins as well as Della Cerwin. John L Having and girtle Clay appear alongside Alu Barker and Bia Riche and hi W Lofollens and Adda Rely. lina Biliote ra and Liven Luacis appear in the damaged text.
Early peach crop yields range 14 to 28.5 cents per half bushel basket as growers face commission merchants and markets in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. The message promotes selling through established merchants, with lower prices available for three carloads, urging growers not to buy elsewhere.
The store advertises well made goods with satisfaction guaranteed. Boys knee pants in wool priced down from 2.50 2.00 to 1.98 and 2.46 for a lot. Hoye and men’s wool suits discounted from 9.00 to 5.98. Frames parasols and other items marked down with many cheap prices.
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