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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1876
Page
6
Advertisement notes the successor to Drs. Johnson and Wilson is permanently located in the medicine and surgery office on Main Street, with the old office address reaffirmed. Dated August 4th, 1875.
The Messenger reports brisk showers and social visits including Rev. Jesse Van Law and Miss Florence Thomas. It notes judge Knowles on the common pleas docket, temperance meetings, school and university figures, a new railroad impact, and warnings about extreme heat and child safety with practical advice on diet and housing to prevent deaths.
The report notes peak temperatures reaching 102 in the shade by noon and 3 at midnight on Monday, followed by rain Tuesday that refreshed the air. Harvests show wheat of No 1 quality and above average yield, with corn promising better than ever since settlement.
Mr and Mrs John T Winn of Lee township were returning from the Presbyterian church at Amesville when their buggy horses ran away at the dugout. The buggy wrecked and Mrs Brown sustained a broken collar bone as they were thrown out.
The past week's weather aided a favorable growing season, helping farmers harvest one of the best hay crops in years. Heavy export demand is expected to bolster prices despite the large crop gathered across the county.
A two horse team drawing a wagon loaded with wool belonging to Mr John Isarson of Jerseyville bolted toward an oncoming train at the Hocking Valley on Tuesday morning. They dashed to the corner of Union and Congress streets before being stopped, and the wagon tongue was broken in the process.
Mr. W. A. Kidwell, about 70, a farmer from Dover township between Millfield and Oxford, died after sun stroke suffered Monday. Several other sun stroke cases occurred in the county this past week, none of which proved fatal.
Mr Samuel Axtell reports his dog displays notable intelligence and fidelity by accompanying the family cow to pasture and guarding it all day, then bringing the animal home each evening.
The Ohio Conference Camp Meeting near Lancaster runs August 2 to 9 with excursion rates on M. C. and Hocking Valley railroads. For information contact Rev. W. C. Halliday in Canal Winchester, Ohio.
A social gathering hosted by Miss Sadie McMonigal at the Warren House parlor brought together a select group of gentlemen and ladies who remained pleasant and sociable until near noon.
The Marietta District Ministerial Association schedules a five day program in Athens starting July 18 1876. The lineup lists talks by E N Nichols R D Morgan W H Scott J C Arbuckle and others plus sessions on doctrine church duties and missionary work led by E H Dixon F A Spencer and Mrs E V Bing with a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meeting.
John H. Klippart announces a limited run of the fair pamphlet from the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. Held at Columbus beginning September 4 for five days, the issue urges farmers mechanics and manufacturers to showcase their products as a pledge of state and national progress. The article notes improved crops with wheat good oats abundant corn rising hay above average and fruit plentiful aside from peaches.
Mr Jas D Brown has recovered enough from injuries to travel with Mrs B and Miss Lizzie Gabriel to Oakland Maryland a popular resort. They will stay through the hot season while Mr Brown plans to return home in about a week.
Mr and Mrs Leopold Friday were warmly welcomed back Thursday evening by numerous friends who praised the couple for their social and personal qualities and meritorious character.
Oscar Kurtz, Esq., serves as postal route agent on the M and C road during Gros verner's temporary absence. T A Beaton & Co. begin on the 1st to carry mail between this point and Pomeroy as subcontractors with higher pay. A Clydesdale horse imported by Irvin Poston of Nelsonville draws notable attention from local horsemen.
The county court remains in session through month end and a criminal business summary is promised next week. The text also notes Mars’ snows melted as its fiery orb moves through its crimson summer.
A new station and post office established between Stewart and Coolville in Burden and Hatch lands will be called Frost after local families. Postmaster elect E. F. Smith, with H. G. Frost, notes several notable homes and a Good Templar lodge nearby, while crops face rain damage and prospect of fruit. Meanwhile Zenner & Co. advertises low prices on seasonable clothing with fall garments and summer stock at cost.
Mrs Holmes charming novel Edith Lyle is available at Kurtz and Norris while the edition lasts. Selig and Co announces broad clothing reductions with alpaca coats cut from 2 50 to one dollar and other garments marked down accordingly.
The article touts Kurtz & Norris as sole Ath ens county agents for highly praised eye glasses and urges reading their ad. It notes hot weather and low prices at Zenners & Co. on parasols, and promotes Kern & Lansley boots, Ezra Walker footwear, Selig & Co hosiery, and oat meal drink mix from Donnan & Harpers' Drug Store.
Consumers urged to seize Zenner & Co low prices while Bozman cigars gain popularity. Bozman Bros. offers sample orders from Athens Ohio. Selig & Co promotes deep discounts on Ladies foreign and domestic dress goods as recent ads claim record lows.
A vintage sale note announces ladies' side laced hid shoes priced at two dollars per pair at Hoyt's Shoe Store. The item emphasizes affordability and local shopping.
The New York Tribune lauds Hayes letter of acceptance as a clear manly declaration of principles. It calls him an honest man and sincere reformer. Asbury Johnson injured at Nelsonville mine in a fall of rock leaving facial injuries and finger loss risk. The Gazette notes the Democrat presidentsite bachelor status and blindness in one eye. A Ross County inventor created the grain cradle in 1517. Rockdale Iowa destroyed by a storm with forty two dead. General Santa Anna died in Mexico City on June 28 at age eighty four.
A bumper crop of blackberries plus high sugar availability at Armitage and Davis lets every family access wholesome fruit for a dollar. Smokers find varied smoking appliances at Bozman Bros with recent pipe invoices showing novel styles and materials. Selig & Co. plans to close out remaining millinery stock regardless of cost as summer rush grows.
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