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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
8
D W Hennessy superintendent of the O R BE Ry and P Co left Sunday for a two week vacation with Mrs Hennessy visiting her parents in Angplia Indiana and will stop at Cedar Point Lake Erie to attend the Central Electric Railway Association convention of Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Illinois in session July 17 18 and 19.
Clarence Holt age 23, son of Mrs May Holt of Hartford, suffered severe injuries at the Liver pool Canal and Salt Company mine in Hartford when a slate fall collapsed, trapping him under debris. He sustained broken ribs crushed hips and serious back injuries.
About $10,000 for new ties and a mile of 70 pound steel rails. Forest Run power plant will be converted to provide unlimited current after the new converter and transformer are installed. Five miles of trolley wire will be laid and a mile of track relaid near Water Works pump station and White Rock switch. Officials hope to complete the improvements by August 20 and have service at full strength before winter.
A draft list from Meigs County names numerous draftees and substitutes slated to depart July 25. Officials caution the roster may change before departure. The piece notes a separate $25,000 electric road expenditure with planned upgrades including converters, transformers, and five miles of wiring.
Deputy Sheriff George Beards seized a man Saturday accused of evading military service. Found in a group of youths he claimed the name John W. McIlvey and residence Morris County New Jersey. He showed a registration card but no classification or discharge papers and said he had destroyed a discharge. Held awaiting Camp Sherman word.
Five boys from Meigs County Children's Home started to explore the world with two loaves of bread. Four were returned to the home after leaving their shelter. Tom Spencer, 15, remained missing and was jailed pending possible commitment to the Lancaster Boys Industrial School.
The Red Cross Benefits Morning Star Unit hosts a picnic near Morning Star school house on July 25 with speakers Rev Pilchard Racine Rev Fetherolf Syracuse Revs Betz and Weber Pomeroy George H Crow and T W Warr Pomeroy. The Red Cross Unit of Enterprise holds an ice cream social this evening at Bryens lane Enterprise.
Officer Henry Seiden and team detained a light wagon raid at the lower end of Middleport on Friday, returning with fourteen unlicensed and untagged dogs. Justice of the Peace will hear owners who visit the dog pond to claim their animals as fines for violations loom.
Lieut R B Church of the U S Dental Corps stationed in Akron Ohio returned to his post in Pomeroy after visiting home Saturday and left again Sunday.
Charles Huber came over from Camp Sherman on Saturday for an over Sunday visit with his parents.
I L Oppenheimer returns from Cedar Point where the Ohio Electric Light Association chose him for president in a ceremonial call that honors him in Pomeroy and confirms leadership.
Mrs John Greuser and her daughter Laura are visiting relatives and friends in Parkersburg.
Art Genheimer and his mother Mrs W Genheimer went to Camp Sherman to call on their brother and son Paul Genheimer serving there.
Mrs Floyd Mees and Misses Kathleen Patten and Mildred Mees left Saturday for a few days visit at Chillicothe and Camp Sherman.
Mrs. Frank Salyers and her daughter Violet visited Camp Sherman on Sunday, spending time with relatives and touring the facilities. The outing highlighted family connections to military life and community events at the base.
Miss Virgie McCullough and Miss Mary Virginia Crow, attendants at a school in Athens, were Sunday guests at their homes in Pomeroy.
Dr and Mrs L A Thomas of Mid dleport are Parkersburg visitors, listed as a local social note.
Miss Edith Hopkins of Bliss College in Columbus is home for a few days visiting relatives.
Miss Jennie Alkinre of Oklahoma is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Meadows in Middleport.
Mrs A F Gold and Mrs Elmer Smith traveled to Camp Sherman on Saturday to see Elmer Smith serving in the U S Army.
Postmaster H J Blackmore attended a Columbus convention of Postmasters on Saturday then joined W A and A F Gold and Captain Jorden of Magon City with W G Plantz of Pomery for a motor trip to Buffalo New York.
Bluford Malone visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Malone of the Second ward after returning from Camp Sherman to spend Sunday with them.
A card from George E. Ackley now platoon commander of Co L 145 Reg Inf 87 Div announces his safe arrival overseas. He left with Co Cold 7th Ohio.
Charles McMasters now stationed at Camp Sherman visited relatives in Middleport over Sunday, returning to base after the weekend gathering.
Ray Mitch, a Pomeroy resident, was a Sunday visitor motoring over from Camp Sherman with several other soldier boys.
A prisoner recounts seven to eight nights on the run after using a pick to strike a sentry fatally or non fatally, dodging Red Cross dogs, surviving on bread and cheese, moving by night and seeking help until reaching headquarters with a military policeman.
A gathering of Ohio residents living on the prairie in the Northwest visited the South Saskatchewan river on July 4 with baskets and autos. Attendees included B. F. Shamel, P. O. Warner and family, Dowler family, Tucker family, George Shamel and children, Shamels, and Louise Colethorpe among others.
Washington July 15 government bans jade carvings laquered shrines and wood boxes from imports while taxing waste. Tin cans and garbage are urged for war effort as officials note ton of garbage yields glycerine for shells fatty acids for soap and fertilizer. Households urged to separate refuse and reuse valuable materials for munition production.
Ohio University reports 1788 students enrolled this summer, the largest in the state and exceeding Ohio State and Miami combined. Nearly every Ohio county is represented, Ashland County sending four students. President Ellis plans a military drill program with leading Ohio men trained for two months at a major camp, government supplying an officer. An athletic coach to replace Coach Banks has not yet been named.
A 1918 letter from an Ath ens county man in Camp Sheridan Alabama describes transfer from Artillery to the Camp Quartermaster Corps due to bronchitis. He enjoys dispatch trips in a motorcycle sidecar, notes extreme heat, laments climate, and contrasts local cotton and corn with Ohio crops while acknowledging farm work by Black workers.
Michael Krivisti of the 52nd Company writes from Camp Gordon Ga about transporting loads on heads, mostly beasts of burden, and the fine shape of the camp after remodeling. He notes flying over Athens, a fatal tail spin crash, his mother's illness, a possible 10 day furlough, and plans to visit a nearby granite stone mountain 16 miles from camp.
Mike Krivisti of Athens County sends a Camp Gordon letter to Robert Warner in The Plains. He describes rain and a trip to Atlanta, a 22 of 26 shooting score kneeling, meals in camp, Red Cross bags from Athens, and fellow Ohio men including Charles Howard of Chauncey. He notes dry Georgia, temperance beer, and plans for the rifle range next week.
Henry Pugh born September 29 1846 in Stratford England died June 30 1918 aged 71 years 10 months and 1 day He married Rachel Ann Hunt on December 22 1863 They had five children two died in infancy He migrated to America 37 years ago settling in Nelsonville later moving to Athens to be near family He united with Wesleyan Methodist then Methodist Episcopal church and served on the Official Board He died after a life of devout religion and family service Funeral held July 2 at the Linscott home Athens with Rev B D Evans and Rev Arthur M Mann delivering remarks He was buried beside his wife in Athens Cemetery.
The children express gratitude to all who offered kindness during the illness and death of their beloved father Henry Pugh.
Ohio draft headquarters reports 2500 men to be sent to Columbus Barracks during the five days beginning August 5 and 100 to Akron University on August 15. Local quotas are not yet assigned.
British scientists report a pygmy elephant species in the Congo with adults reaching about five and a half feet in height. The discovery highlights a unique small form among elephants and may affect understanding of African megafauna.
In France on June 21 soldiers turn German machine guns on their foes after raiding trenches. The men seized ammunition and a German gun, then used it against German positions, praising the captured weapon while joking about replenishing ammo.
The Maypole Dairy Company, once yielding profits of about 190 percent before the war, now faces poverty for its shareholders. Since 1914 profits average 112 percent and 1917 profits reached 3,775,000 dollars even as government controls fixed dairy prices. London reports the wearly has been unkind to the poor.
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