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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
19
Fragmentary draft shows a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution from 1906. It references general assembly processes, bill readings, governor vetoes, and passage requirements, naming officials like THOMPSON and HANIA and noting adoption by the General Assembly and secretary of state certification. The readable fragments indicate procedural details for enacting amendments and reviewing bills with two thirds votes and gubernatorial objections.
A joint resolution details proposed amendments to the Ohio Constitution. It includes Section 2 of Article II on taxation, public charges, and exemptions, outlining how the state may raise funds, exempt properties, and maintain equity. It also references a Proposal Amendment to Article I, Section 25, to be voted on at the next general election, with text to read as specified after the first Monday in January.
Teachers examinations will be held on the first Saturday of each month unless that Saturday is a holiday. When it is, exams move to the following Saturday. The Soxwell examinations occur on the third Saturday through April and on the second Saturday in May. Aaron Grady, clerk.
C M Shepard argues national health is endangered by public neglect of sanitation. He cites Spanish American War camp failures, highlights Japan’s sanitary discipline, and urges federal laws, stricter stream pollution and tenement rules, plus more physicians in government to lead health policy.
Athens Poultry and Produce Co calls for top market cash payments for poultry. Contact Home phone 509 near Oppo site B and O Pass Depot.
GLOUSTER reports A B Farres visiting Athens on Friday. Dr. A J Crawford traveled to Columbus on business at the end of the week. Mrs G C Fawcett and her young daughter returned Friday from New Vienna after a three week pleasant visit with Mrs Faw cett’s kin, Mr and Mrs Ila Arthur.
Isaac Price suffered a facial injury at Mine 281 in Modoc when a pry slipped while he was prying a car onto the track. The pry struck his chin, creating a deep gash. He was brought to the city and Dr. E S Koons performed surgical care with three stitches.
The Ladies Guild of the Church of Christ held a Friday social on the parsonage lawn with ice cream and cake for about 80 attendees. After serving, the audience enjoyed a church program featuring Miss Elizabeth King, Miss Lola Alderman, Miss Cassie Richards, a guitar trio, and Miss Edna Peugh.
Master Ralph McCarty and guest Clayton Armstrong spent a few days at his Sugar Creek area home Friday. Ralph plans several days in the country with his friend, enjoying rural leisure away from the city.
Harriet Mamestey traveled from Columbus to stay with her mother Mrs. Catherine Hemsley, spending several days at the family home.
Athens lawyer Ed Sayre was in town Friday for legal business. He met with local clients and attended appointments related to ongoing cases.
The ladies Lena Davis Isabelle Gibson Lala Danford Meda Bonifield and Sylvia Andrews were in Athens Saturday for the teachers examinations. Ed Mink and John Grannon were Athens visitors Friday.
Ed Davis of Hemlock was down Thursday and Friday, visiting his daughter Mrs. Gar Biddison.
M. M. Bryson traveled to Athens on Friday to assist in the teachers' examination held there on Saturday.
Mrs. Ann Theophilus assisted by daughters Jennie and Elizabeth entertained the Friendship Circle at their suburban home. Guests enjoyed hill views toward Urbancrest beyond Glouster. The Boys Orchestra, seven members aged 12 to 17, opened the meeting with tunes. Duet by Mrs. Mary Baker and Mrs. Gertrude Pridas Amoroso, plus Beings by Alta McAfcocs and Mrs. Charles Kirkbride, followed. Benevolent work reports were shared during the social hour with lemonade cake and ice cream served.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic tonic for women with demanding duties and expectant mothers. It emphasizes open ingredient lists and medical endorsements, offers free literature from Buffalo New York, and notes Pleasant Pellets as a remedy for constipation linked to various diseases.
Fifty six members and guests attended a meeting that closed with singing and prayer led by Rev. B F Jackson. Mrs B W Hawk invites the Circle to her home on the afternoon of July 22.
Mies Romaine Jackson visiting friends at West Jefferson spent last Friday and Saturday at Buckeye Lake with a party from West Jefferson.
A pleasant evening at Mrs Catherine Hemsleys marked her daughter Anna Catherines sixteenth birthday surprise party. Guests included Ruth Reese Zelma Wilson Nellie Richards Maggie Fillis Lucy Williams Gertrude Wolfe Lucille Heston Merriam Jackson and David Lury Columbus Madison Cartmell Springfield Charles Swipe John Davis Tony Gibson Ray Vincent Ray Dulaney.
Detailed list shows payments to blind relief recipients including Temperance Robinson and Mary A. Carsey, and numerous county services. Items include tile floors for probate offices, furniture removal, boarding jurors, janitor supplies, transcript work, janitorial disinfectant, painting, horse care, medical witness fees, election supplies, inmate shoe repair, and various salaries. Subtotals include a mix of small personal stipends and large vendor charges, plus tax refunds and bridge repairs within Athens County.
Albany July 13 Mrs Ellsworth Carpenter aged about 45 died at her home after months with stomach cancer. Born Dora Bartley in Harrisonville she was daughter of Mr and Mrs Asbury Bartley. Her husband is nephew of Senator J L Carpenter of Athens. Funeral service by Rev Long at Albany Presbyterian Church this afternoon, interment at Hibbardsville.
Utica New York July 12 James 8 Sherman vice presidential candidate of the Republican party was well enough to visit his business office for an hour today. He expects a visit from national committee chairman Hitchcock next week. It is announced that Sherman will be operated on in a Utica hospital perhaps in ten days or two weeks.
Thirty six Parkersburg Automobile Club members toured to Athens Sunday and dined at Hotel Berry after arranging a noonday meal. Nine touring cars and runabouts made the trip, arriving between 11 and noon without mishap beyond a puncture or two. They left Parkersburg about 2 PM. The party included Mr. and Mrs. B F Stout.
A patent medicine advertisement touts Bur dock Blood Bitters as a universal cure for dyspepsia. It pledges to drive out impurities, tone the stomach, restore digestion, normalize weight, and promote overall health.
Mrs. Sarah Steenwood learned Thursday of the death of her granddaughter Mrs Elmer Scott who died at her Indianapolis home Wednesday night after a several months illness. She was in her third year and the eldest daughter of Judge and Mrs John Ll McMasters. She is survived by a husband and an infant son.
The county recorder reports arrival and erection of new steel fire proof cases larger than those in the auditor's office. The cases are designed to hold the county records and workmen from the factory also installed several large tables of the most improved design.
A newly installed forge replaces traditional bellows with a compressed air tank. The change streamlines operation and may improve consistency of heat. No other equipment details are provided in the report.
Frank Rose paid a $5 fine plus costs in Mayor Hedges' court for four counts of plain drunkenness. The arrest occurred yesterday and he was released after payment.
Ohio cemetery boards may ban Sunday funerals after a resolution from the Ohio Association of cemetery superintendents and officials. The move condemns Sabbath burials as ostentatious, costly, and restricting patrons' rights on the one day visitors commonly use. The resolution follows the association’s Toledo convention last week.
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