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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1875

Page

6

County Board Proceedings 1875 Athens County

The minutes recount road alteration petitions, bridge and culvert projects, and county finances. Damages awarded to Johnson and others, roads established as public highways, and multiple unanimous votes approve appropriations, engineer contracts, and new school district actions. Adjourned to June 11 1875 with numerous bills allowed and taxes levied.

B. F. Johnson Thomas Phillips A. Tucker Canaan Township A. Wilson N.P. Hoisington Dodge Federal Federal Creek Boyles Samuel Pickering A. J. Alderman Dew Fork Sunday Creek Wm. W. Poston Monday Creek McCune Bridge S. Boyles T. M. Pickering Little Factory Creek S. S. Boyles A. N. Brown Millfield Oxford Road Yeas S.S. Boyles John F. Welch McCunes Mill Bern Township J. F. Welch Bryan Wiggett Samuel Wines Alexander Township A. W Minear Board of County Commissioners John Field N. Warren Adams Express Co Amos Patterson Bil C. McLean Auditors Office George E. Whipple C. Rose Washington Co. Childrens’ Home J.& F. L. Ballard Republic Printing Co Kurtz& Norris FE. D. Sheridan Athens Gas Light Co J. Ackley R. A J. P. Cost M. B. Port State of Ohio Isaac Brown R. A. Constable J. P. Costs W. A. Root Lorenzo Lovell B. C. Pickering Constable Cost Sisa George Brace BR. M. Wilson R. W. Calvert Constable J.P. Coe Lee Township Townsend Ape County Armel Rea Carn Ursuant State of Ohio T. R. Myers T. L. Minton James McFall Robert Beaty Peter Findling Rich Gibson Perry Thom N George Chapman M. Pennybaker H. Gibson Ohio University J. A. Coe Athens County George Falloon Hocking River Frost’s Mill Athens Court of Common Pleas Wilson Institute A. W.S. Minear J. Kk Welch Athens Journal Jacob Lama Robbins Bridge Hull & Hawk South Bridge Sarah McHaigh Marshfield Ballance Rome Township W W Rowell Webster's Mill Elem Frost Falloon & Morrison John Ackley Wm H Athens Gas Light Company Arned J. F. Welca Minean

Debates and Death Highlight 19th Century Ohio Politics

The piece rails at Democrats and praises ex Gov Hayes speech at Findlay as controversy swirls over currency policy while recalling Civil War loyalties. It notes the death of Gen Frank P Blair in St Louis after a stroke and recalls his wartime leadership and role as 1860s Democratic VP candidate.

Hayes Findlay Frank Blair Frank P. Blair St. Louis Blair Camp Jackson Sherman Vicksburg

Crabapple and Hearty Clash Over Editorial Fallout

A longtime friend Crabapple visits with critique as Hearty pushes back harshly. The piece weighs friendship, influence on readers, and the paper’s future drift in seeking support and defending its stance.

Crabapple the Messenger Hearty

County road petitions before the 1875 board session

Regular sessions in June 1875 review petitions for alteration and establishment of county roads. Viewers report in several cases favoring alterations and one case recommends dismissal. Meetings set dates for viewing routes, with bonds posted and various viewers appointed. some petitions continued or read a second time.

Board of County Commissioners John F. Welch S. Boyles A. Wilson A. Martin Tidd John Hammond Atc. Dailey George Falloon A.S. Tidd Riley Crippen John Maxwell W. P. Beebe John Mitchell J. A. Caldwell J. W. Johnson F. Finsterwald Isaac Stanley J. C. Bowers Wm, Smith Kira Armstrong Pai T. Enlow J.P. Coe John Moler Fesalas Dailey M. Young Fredrick Finsterwald Joseph Bishop Wim. Blackwood Ewers Owens

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