Harvest News and Local District Updates in Athens County
Athens residents report one of the finest oat crops and the largest wheat harvest in Rome township. Notable items include Dr. Chas W. Cable named medical examiner for the Brotherhood of Brakemen, Sedalia renamed Valley City, and Dr. R. W. Hansen joining Dr. Alderman in Nelsonville. Local politics, school progress, and community events fill the page, with notes on the Normal School, taxes, the Valley Register, and a wide range of local personalities and happenings.
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Athens County
Rome Township
Chas. W. Cable
Nelsonville
Brotherhood of Brakemen
Jonathan Copeland
New England
Litstle
Sedalia
Trimble Township
Valley City
Waldo Beebe
R. W. Hansen
Logan
Alderman
Frightful Mine Accident Kills One Injures Two
An air compressor explosion at Johnson Brothers & Patterson coal mines near New Pittsburgh three miles east of Nelsonville killed Thomas Williams and seriously injured Charles Johnson. Also notes Mr. Johnson received a Red Cross degree at the Athens Commandery reunion and mentions local health cautions for infants and political activity by Warren C. Foster of Waterloo township.
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Johnson Brothers & Patterson
New Pittsburgh
Nelsonville
Thomas Williams
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Red Cross
Athens
Knights Templar
A.S. Tidd
Coolville
Chas. Dean
Rome Township
Geo. P. Jarvis
Smith
Rome
L. M. Jewett
G. W. Baker
E. T. Rose
C. H. Scofield
E. A. Dent
E. H. Moore
J. M. Welch
Ames
James B. Sharp
E. H. Brawley
Alexander—Clement Hooper
John Biddle
Bern
W. H. Barden
Wm. Dillie
Carthage
W. M. Riley
Vincent Caldwell
Canaan
Waldo Baird
H. H. Wickham
Dover
J. Danford
Troy
Tidd
G. K. Campbell
Waterloo
J. C. Coleman
J. M. Cox
York
W. W. Monroe
Coultrap
C. A. Cable
C. S. Carr
Lewis Thompson
Jennings
W. L. Kessinger
E. J. Kessinger
J. M. Wood
A. B. Frame
C. W. Potter
T. M. Pickering
T. M. Wallace
W. C. Foster
P. Finsterwald
J. B. Allen
S. Beebe
Fred Webster
S. P. Armstrong
W. R. Lowry
D. W. Cornell
L. C. Wedge
John Hammond
Thos. Shepherd
C. Adams
John A. Stephenson
John T. Winn
D. H. Moore
W. A. Johnson
John Graham
Basom
J. E. Weidman
W. B. Golden
John Varley
F. J. Carpenter
Henry Logan
S. L. Matthews
R.S. Dent
C. W. Watterman
R. E. Brannon
C. P. Closter
C. McLean
Joseph Earich
J. A. Henry
Columbus
H. Johnson
Jacob Mel Vay
C. H. Grosvenor
E. Tompkins
Reverend D T Johnson Dies at Athens Asylum
The Rev. D. T. Johnson husband of Mrs. Dr. Agnes Johnson and long cared for as an invalid at the Athens Asylum died there on Monday. Mrs. Johnson receives many condolences as the family grieves. The remains were sent to Zanesville Tuesday morning for interment.
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D. T. Johnson
Agnes Johnson
Athens Asylum
Note from J N announces Saturday city hall speech
J N to speak at City Hall on Saturday night delivers a note praising Athens residents and asking for no praise or personals. He asks to announce him for the 17th and says he will proceed if the people assemble, else a later date will be fixed.
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J.N
City Hall
J. N
Athens
Prosperous Philado Rean Lodge Holds Regular Degree Work
A Nelsonville lodge, Philado Rean, remains financially thriving despite a broad industrial downturn. Semi monthly meetings continue with strong attendance and each session features degree work.
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Philadorean Lodge
Nelsonville
American Eagle souvenir from Tucker County outing
Mr Harvey M Roach and family visited Tucker County West Virginia last Saturday and shipped to his business partner a bird described as an American Eagle. The bird’s appearance remains undescribed as it has not been seen by the editors.
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Harvey M. Roach
Tucker County
West Va
Ice cream poisoning scare shocks Ohio family
The O'Brien family of Buchtel faced a frightening Saturday when ice cream allegedly tainted with fly poison caused alarm for the husband, wife, and four children. Later advice indicated fatal outcomes for some children had not yet occurred. In Rome township, administrator Hobs on reported 1350 bushels of wheat from 80 acres on J Wyatt Johnson farm, a fair yield but not as high as recent years.
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Michael O’brien
Buchtel
8. N. Hobson
J. Wyatt Johnson
Johnson
Rome Township
Prison escape ends in drowning of two suspects in county jail
Nine inmates breached the jail by slitting a door panel and using a left key to exit. Two escapees, William Bell and Charles Wilson, fled west toward the river. Wilson drowned and Bell remains at large as sheriffs pursue him. The report also covers the Republican County Convention proceedings with delegates named and Grosvenor endorsed.
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William Bell
Charles Wilson
Wm. Hewett
Stewart
Wilson
Bell
Stalder
Walker
Athens County
Charles H. Grosvenor
Congress
Grosvenor
Ohio
Senate
United States
Henery B. Payne
Col
G. W. Baker
D. W. Cornell
W. 8. Kessinger
Gen. Grosvenor
Cleveland
Central Committeemen List and Local Crime Report
A roster of central committeemen from multiple towns appears alongside a West End burglary report. Several houses were entered Saturday night between midnight and 2 am with minimal loot taken at Banks, Cornell, and Mullen residences. The George H. Thomas Camp Sons of Veterans in Nelsonville grows in membership and drill proficiency, prompting calls to create a similar organization in Athens.
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West End
Mr. Banks
Jesse Cornell
Cornell
George H. Thomas
Sons of Veterans of
Nelsnopville
Ohio
Athens
Grand Army
Confidence Game in Athens: McBeth Plyly Swindle Unfolds
A Chicago pair Plyly and Geo A McBeth devised a swindle using a forged chattel mortgage on the Athens Messenger printing office. Mary A Miller, the victim, saw the notes and mortgage pass to her name after the con. Also reported is the Oconto propeller disaster near the St. Lawrence with Dr. George H Carpenter and family surviving in lifeboats.
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Chicago
Recorder Hawk
Geo. A. McBeth
Ohio
Hawk
John P. Plyly
Plyly
The
Messenger
Addison
Athens
Athens Messenger
McBeth
Mary A. Miller
Miller
Plyly and McBeth
St. Lawrence
George H. Carpenter
Helen
Republican Primaries Results From Poll-Books
Judge George Kaler and Dr. A B Frame, Chairman and Secretary of the Central Committee, compile the primaries results from poll-books in a local tabulation. The table outlines votes by candidate and precinct, reflecting party preferences.
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Republican Executive Committee
George W. Baker
J. D.j Brown
L. M. Jewett
J. B. Allen
Kaler
F. C. Pickering
Fred. Whipple
Hawaiian Islands
George Kaler
A. B. Frame
The
Central Committee
Local Personal Notes Highlight Ames Visitors and Travelers
Local residents recount visits and summers away across Ohio and nearby states. Miss Louie Beasley visits Athens. Lulu Suydam visits Columbus. families, politicians, and students travel between Ames, Chautauqua, Magnetic Springs, Meigs County, and Boston. Gen Grosvenor’s family returns to Athens. Emma Grosvenor comes home from Boston. Mrs Nichols hosts Ollie and Jessie Irwin from the Soldiers and Sailors’ Home.
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Louie Beasley
Ames
Athens
Lulu Suydam
Columbus
Emma Roach
Cora Port
J. D. Brown
John
Jerule
Chautauqua
Emmett Tompkins
Magnetic Springs
Holcomb
Penns Ville
Morgan County
Conservatory of Music
Boston
James Irwin
Nichols
William Golden
Golden
Lulu Brasheare
Lou Lyon
Albany
Mears
Peter Kern
George Ullom
Augustine Boice
Aminour
Indianapolis
Lee
Mra. Rolce
Magne
Union County
Uncalled Letters at Athens Post Office 1886 List
A July 12 1886 note records uncalled letters in the Athens post office. Names include Johan Anderson Martin Hess James Higgins Geo W Jasper Lisa Lee Carlista Wright Rebecca Walker and others.
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Athens
Johan 8. Anderson
Martin Hess
James Higgins
Geo. W. Jasper
Mixes Eilen Lane
Lisa Lee
Mies Fang Mickleson
Rebecca Walker
Ladies Gauze Vesta Sale At Sam Sommers
A sale notice announces ladies gauze vesta priced at 35 cents per pair at SAM SOMMERS with stock available for purchase.
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Sam Sommers
Bargain Boy's Shirts at D ZENNER & Co
Bargains marked on boys shirts with prices as low as 20 cents and better quality shirts priced at 35 and 50 cents. Catalog lists value at a local store run by D Zenner & Co.
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Leopold Friday
D. Zenner & Co.’s
D. Zenner
Florist Offers Flowers and Arrangements Near Depot
W H Conkin advertises selling flowers of all kinds and doing florist work including plantings, cemetery lots, and lawn work. Residence near depot. May 6 1886.
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Depot
W. H. Conkin
Silk yardage sale notice by D Zenner
Japanese silks 20 cents per yard value 40 cents. Summer silks closeout 35 40 and 50 cents yard values 50 65 and 75 cents. Call early. D Zenner.
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D. Zenner
Castoria as the Constant Care in Several Life Stages
A nostalgic line recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to adulthood, used by a mother for her daughter through sickness childhood and motherhood. The jingle emphasizes Castoria as a lifelong staple in family care.
Young and Stewart wed at Waterloo Ohio residence
Married July 7 1886 at the bride’s parents home Waterloo township Athens county Ohio Rev R Harper officiated David Young to Miss M Stewart both of Waterloo township wish them happiness and prosperity
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Pidcock—Mckee
R. ©. Harper
William CC. H. Pidcock
Olive F. McKee
Waterloo Township
Athens County
Ohio
Obituary of Rev. D P D T Johnson Daniel Taylor Johnson
Daniel Taylor Johnson born June 8 1817 in Charles Town Massachusetts grew up in Ohio and taught in public schools for twenty years. He later worked in life insurance and fire insurance before joining the Methodist Episcopal Church. He and his first wife Mary J White had two daughters, one died, the other Mary A Becks. He married Agnes M Pyle in 1846, who later became Assistant Physician at Athens Insane Asylum. He died July 12 1886 after a long illness with his wife and family by his side.
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Daniel Taylor Johnson
Charlestown
Mass
McConnelsville
Ohio
Marion
Warsaw
Indiana
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Zanesville
Methodist Episcopal Church
McConnelsville Quarterly Conference
Washington, D. H
Mary A. Becks
Agnes M. Pyle
Woman's College of
Philadelphia
Athens Insane Asylum
Ile
Also Mentioned on This Page
Toca
Heathman's Star Butter Crackers
Pew
D. Zenner & Co
Ed. Pickering
John Higgins
Alaska
Mercury
Major Townsend
Odd Fellows
Corning
T. V. Roy
Baker
Valley Register
J. A. Tullis
C. W. Mains
Joseph Warren
Will Bundy
Staley
Hiram Mingus
Canaan Township
Scott
Lash
Sin
George K. Campbell
Campbell
Asylum
Chas. F. Gilliam
Pension Bureau
Washington
Board of School Examiners
Warren C. Foster
Foster
Marietta
Warren
R. M. Patterson
Alexander
Daniel Fieming
W. F. Scott
N. P
D. M. Burchfield
Abbeys
J. C. Edgerton
E. D. Campbell
D. D. Fuller
M. BP
W.S. McKitrick
C. P.) Dover; FE. M. Vorkes, Lee, John Burson
Lodi
H. P. Minear
W. H. Braddock
Trimble
L. Wedge
J. O. Imes
Abram Martin
J. J. Lane
S.C. Adama
Floodwood
SS. Woolett
Howard
John F. Welch
Etna
Secre
Ames Isis
Cp Creer Eneenere
Daby
Castoria
Miss
T. Johnson
New York
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