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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
10
Social and news reporter notice from the Messenger Branch Office on Second Street opposite the Post Office. Delinquency by carriers to be reported promptly to the office. phone 62-4.
Superintendent C. T. Coates departed Columbus Monday afternoon for a business trip related to the schools.
Mrs C E B Handley of Glouster was a guest of her mother Mrs C B Smith in Middleport over Sunday. Miss Elsie Teeney of Middleport is vacationing with relatives in Chicago Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McDade with Mrs. Belle Alexander left Monday for a several weeks visit in Pueblo Colorado.
Dorothy Grogan Elsie Entsminger William Longstaff and Rev. George Tifft of Middleport left Monday for Murray City as delegates to the Epworth League Convention in session there this week.
Mr and Mrs Homer Shank were among the visitors who spent Sunday in Chillicothe and at Camp Sherman, sharing a day of sightseeing and local travel with friends and other residents.
Mrs Esta Heines, Helen Meinhart, Emma Durst and Wm Meyers made an auto run to Camp Sherman on Sunday.
Funeral services for Miss Mary Ann Miller were conducted this forenoon at the Simpson M B church with Rev L L Cherrington officiating. Burial followed at Beach Grove cemetery.
A baby girl weighing ten pounds was welcomed at the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Clutter on Sunday.
Mrs. L. Crary Davis of Middleport visits her husband Major Davia at Governor's Island New York. Guests include his sister Miss Margaret Davis of Columbus and Misses Clara and Louise Davia of Burn Athyn Pennsylvania, students at Columbia University in New York.
R. R. Middieswart of Roanoke Virginia is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Crow.
Frank Anderson once active in Pomeroy hardware trade now living in East Liverpool and his wife visit brother-in-law Mat Hale in the Fourth ward for a stay at his home.
Lewis Wilkinson and Ed Hite of Ne gonville formerly of Pomeroy were over Sunday guests of Alva Hite and family of Sugar Run.
Mr and Mrs Charles Roller of Baltimore visit relatives in town staying with Mr and Mrs Jacob Roller and Mrs Carrie Cooper and sons.
Mrs Bert Willard has returned to her East Liverpool home after visiting relatives at Hemlock Grove.
Mrs Donald McBride returns to her Huston Pennsylvania home after visiting the Neutzling boys. Fred Stark a Pittsburgh municipal fire company engineer came home Monday after visiting relatives in Pomeroy. He is accompanied by his sister Mrs Jake Huber who will visit relatives and friends in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Fred Durst and her children of Erie Pennsylvania visit her brother Abe Ficks and other relatives, staying for a familial gathering.
Ward C. Arnold and his daughters Pauline Theodosia and Doris along with Mrs Nellie Vanatta traveled back to Warsaw Indiana after a visit with C A M Arnold.
Mr and Mrs William Lawrence and daughter Bertha of Syracuse travel on the steamer Greenwood for a river trip to Cincinnati enjoying the voyage and sights along the way.
Mrs Lawrence Smith and her brother Allen are guests this week at the home of Mr and Mrs James Cleland in Plantz.
Capt. Riley Harpold, aged 71, died Sunday night after a ten months illness from dropsy and heart trouble. A former schoolteacher, he joined the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Civil War outbreak and served with distinction. He later captained Ohio River boats between Pittsboro and Cairo and led ships in Barrett line for 25 years. Survived by wife, two grandchildren, and four sisters. Funeral at 10 AM Wednesday under Masonic lodge auspices.
Among recent Meigs county notices are Lieut. H. H. Bennett Sergt. Rosco Fowler Sergt. Thurman Keiser Scott Falmer Roy Thompson and Guy Carlton. The list reports service members safely overseas with no further details on each assignment or date.
Federal Officer C Empright of Columbus seized Jacques Mamaux who had been jailed awaiting a Federal arrival. Arrested for drunk and disorderly, he allegedly disparaged the United States and its government during jail intake, prompting an inspector and Judge A P Miller to interview him. He was taken away handcuffed on the Hocking Valley train.
United Press report from June 22 describes American soldiers in France adjusting to French money. Doughboys prefer dollars and cents while French locals view crumpled francs skeptically. Soldiers note francs are small and slip through fingers, though they are paid largely in French currency.
Okey Hall pleaded guilty to keeping a place where intoxicating liquor was sold before Mayor Woodworth. He was fined $100 and costs and settled. State officers arrested him during a recent city visit, contributing to several large city fines. he was to be tried Wednesday, with past similar charges on his record.
Wesley Baker appeared before Mayor Woodworth and paid a $6 fine for a plain drink violation from last Saturday night.
London reports that Britain may pay 230 million dollars a year in pensions if the war ends by next March. By 1930 annual charges fall to 180 million, with a 50 million decline each decade but pensions not vanished by 1970. Weekly, fifteen thousand new war disabled cases are reported, totaling 301,025, with 28 percent injured eyes or legs.
A fragment hints at men forced to face hard truth values, causing strong reactions and discomfort. The tone suggests blunt honesty challenging their perceptions and prompting a sit with uncomfortable consequences.
At a July meeting the council raised salaries for salaried city workers and day laborers. Police chief, patrolman, water and street staff plus other roles saw monthly or daily increases. A market study committee was formed to explore a city market site on Carpenter Street to aid producer and consumer and combat perishable goods profits.
A detachment of ensigns from Great Lakes to Boston paused in Troy New York and visited Emma Willard School for Girls. The campus crowd of young ladies showered them with cards and exchanged letters with sailors in Boston. Troy post office considered extra staff to handle the mail, and the faculty ordered ensigns to avoid the campus.
Friends of Sergeant Dan H Henderson received word Monday that the ship he sailed on had arrived overseas safely.
The W S B Committee lists lieutenants for all townships except Rome. Each deferred draftee must report to his lieutenant to receive credit and obtain supplies. Cecil Shafer leads York Township with other officers named for Mobiss Happy Hollow Conrad Happy Hollow etc. Ward assignments include Nelsonville Pet 1 David Gibson and Ward 4 Pet 2 Herbert Keeton.
Fragmentary list shows Autmer Ackley, Vernon Bales Dee, Vern Dizon, Riley Dye, Jas. Ray Clark, Albert Schuler, Isadore Montle, Cecil Poston. Mentions officers and roles in Carthage Township with scattered initials and titles.
Frost reports several residents attended Prosperity revival services last Sunday night. Carlton Davis and Vinton Lard visited Shade. Mrs. Pearl Hatch traveled to Blanchester to stay with sister Mrs. Lelia Mc Manus. Members of the Troy Baptist Church held a business meeting to hire a new minister.
A report to a Paris Municipal Council committee notes the first two butcher shops opened under city control are popular. Officials plan to open additional shops under municipal management.
Mr T A Castell and family hosted guests including Mr and Mrs James Blosser and Mr and Mrs Ler Kemper of Logan. Various relatives from Logan Cleveland and West Virginia visited Murray and Camp Sherman soldiers spent Sunday with family. Local movements include Miss Grace Ross Nelsonville and Miss Maud Lopez Athens visitors, Fred Swyers occupying Main Street business space, and Mrs Henry Peacock Nelsonville on a business trip.
Amsterdam reports the German council has enacted a law compelling ex convicts to join the war effort. Ineligible as soldiers they will be used as laborers, with crime's spread cited as the motive for the policy.
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