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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
5
A jumble of truncated social notes from Athens and surrounding areas. Residents travel to Cincinnati and Millfield, visitors stay with relatives, and local families host guests. Several obituaries and funeral details surface alongside community events and upcoming fairs.
A discussion in Athens county agricultural society details how farmers face fixed prices set by lawyers doctors and merchants allied with powerful combines. The debate cites Patrick Henry and warns legislators have favored professional interests over farmers, urging voters to demand pro-farmer lawmakers. The meeting covered freight rates and plum cultivation with reports from three railroads and a notably low rate secured for fruit shippers. The article also notes a local burial of Sebastian Sowers reportedly buried alive and a separate tale of Peach County, plus church construction and community concerns.
A compilation of land transfers, including Ambros Conden heirs to Ambros Pickering for 40 acres and Ambros Conden to Mary E. Stewart for another 40 acres, plus various easements and lot descriptions across Athens Township and Alexandra Township. Social items note visits and guests such as Mrs WB Golden and son Jamie, Miss Eva Morris in Logan, and Mrs AC Christensen returning to Cincinnati, with multiple names and towns cited in scattered notices.
The annual session of the Athens county teachers institute will convene at the college chapel in Athens, starting in August and lasting two weeks. Supt. M. A. Henson and Ohio University professors will teach civil government English physiology arithmetic history psychology geography. A. Woolworth will teach geography and teaching traits. Uncalled-for post office notices and local ads appear amid updates on railroad loans and straw hats.
Miss Adra Frame of Piqua is the vicet of Miss Jessie Sloane. The Sunday school is about to receive 2 SCL of Punison's maps and charts. Mrs. James A. Ballard is visiting her daughter Mrs. J. 4. Sehmitz in Washington, Pa. Committees are at work selecting 2 new music books for the C. E society and Sunday singing. Miss Dessie Dowd and Mr MacKay of Ontario are guests of Mrs. WoW, Korte and fais. Chapin has returned from Miami, Florida, where he collected deological specimens. The sermon Sunday morning will be on The Peace of Christ for Met, in the evening on the life dire. Misses Qhire Charter and Lily Peers have been spending several days in the MNITY, guests of Mrs. Wed. Gen. Bowe, visiting Pow grantmother Mrs. Wood. Kurt re. istisd to Turente, Ontario. Mr E Stinner of Pittsburg, Pa, is visiting Mr and Mrs Wo W. McVay. Mrs S vinner will return here with him in 1 week. Paws the good worthlong te tine. Pies can be quishkily ceced without an duration by simply applying We Witts Witch Hazel SalvejUtines Pharmacy.
We have spent the past month securing a market for Athens county peaches and plums. A steady order trade pays growers well. Special city market arrangements facilitate handling and shipping. If you bring fruit, we will buy it or ship it for you or direct you to the best markets. We receive markets daily by wire and mail and share our knowledge.
Fragmented records list multiple names in a probate and civil action, with references to Benjamin Bear and John E Kare, executors, and various Winns and McKinstrys. The text also contains old advertisements including remedies and pharmacy pitches, naming Cline's Pharmacy and Haus's Gatama Cure.
A fragmented sale notice notes Sun Protectors offered at reduced prices from 3.50 to 33.08 and 6.00 to 5.08, urging readers to buy a sun umbrella and implying affordability. The message is unclear but emphasizes value and immediate purchase.
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