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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
8
Notes from Coolville and Plantstlelle district describe visits by Dr J and Bosom of Athens, family news including a birth on July 6, local travel by Ladd and Ladd's eye operation, church union plans, social events at Wo Bardin grounds, and the Epworth League social with Japanese lanterns.
Torrid weather damaged the item crop. Postmaster Webster visited the county seat with friends. Groverton and Guysville residents spent Sunday at poston's. Mrs. Bean and Miss Heisington guests of Postons. Perry discussed removal of the old river bridge. Frank Mitter sentenced for assault and battery. Enormous hay quantities stored during fine haying weather and farmers urged to work while the sun shines.
Miss Addie Tippie of Mr Pleasant visited grandmother Mrs Sarah Tucker last week. The quarterly meeting drew a lively crowd with Rev S W Stone of Columbus delivering several sermons and one church accession. Attendees included Peart Amie Hambel Mary Richy Jennie Snaith Gusta Grebb from Morzan county and Zelph Fulton family Barrey Williams Lysander Henr Brooks Marchfield Mary Cone and Ida Cannonville Jesse Blakely Athens among attendees.
Mrs James Martian and children visit Crawfordsville guests of E H Finch. Mr and Mrs Stephen Cunningham from Guysville spend weekend with M F Wilcox family. Infant daughter of John Wolfe ill and dies. interment at Hooper Bridge Cemetery. Children’s Day services at Netherchurch. July entries note bereavement and healing sentiments.
Mr and Mrs Charles Cray spent Monday in Athens Dr Hibbard of Frost seen on our streets Friday Mrs Warren Coleman ill with malaria Mrs D W Cornell on a business trip to Parkersburg Miss Lulu Calvert visiting relatives in Parkersburg Mr Allen Rodeharer and wife with Beebe and Clara Maud Crippen of Frost in Stew art Arthur Poller finished residence on Main street to be occupied by Austin Webb Richmond Green and family visited Not Townsend and family Charles Winner lost a horse from overheating while hauling wheat Franz Woodworth and Ada Pickett of Athens visited Mary Cornell William Lake moved to Asper to occupy new house built by Mahlon Hares Cob web social for Presbyterian church at Dr Copeland's Stewart Saturday evening Mrs Herbert Rice of Stewart called home by illness of her mother Mrs William Rodekaver slowly improving Rome township school board considering site for principal’s residence for the Rome township high school
Migs Allard closed a term in this district Friday Ezra Green broke his arm after a last week fall Smith left for Crants Montana for a N. 1 position on the railway Ivy McCullough absent due to a sick child Rev UO Sint filled his pulpit Mount Lebanon Shakers tout a new Digestive Cordial claiming it digests food eases indigestion and avoids stomach distress Luxor Castor Oil enters hospital use and is described as sweet as honey
Public health ad promotes quitting with Bac the miracle remedy. Claims cure and mailed free booklet sample, listing druggist availability and a bold guarantee. follows with an odd list of unreadable names and off ice notes from July 1.
Amusing story from Lodi township recounts Hiarl Nice of Niece courtship near Athens where a dog attack leads to gunfire and a bond hearing. Miles, a local teacher, owns dogs that injure a rider. Nice then seeks peace bonds at Esquire Logan's court. Includes stray ad blurbs from the period.
The Sheriff will offer for sale at public auction at the Athens County Court House on a Saturday in August 1893 the real estate of the East Clayton Clay Manufacturing Company. The tract includes parts of a 168 acre lot in York Township with detailed metes and bounds, and three additional tracts in Sections 43 and Lot 656. The sale reserves timber minerals and mining rights, with exceptions and prior conveyances noted, and the property is appraised at four thousand four hundred dollars. The sale is conducted by Wyatt of the Athens Records. the seller is The East Clayton Clay Manufacturing Company.
A proposal outlines a combined fan and direct heating system for a building. Details mention installation scope and efficiency aims, indicating a compact heating ventilating unit designed to improve air circulation and temperature control. The document references equipment components and integration steps for system deployment.
Martha Swaimol Lrops of Rice County files a petition against Andrew J Swaim for willful absence and neglect, asking for divorce. Hearing set for November term 10 in Athens Court with attorney Jewhr Wood. Also notices of guardianships and administrator final accounts listed for various estates and guardians.
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