Athena area notes and local visits
Sunday school at Graham's chapel draws large crowds amid old fashioned spiritual meetings. Miss Cora Tedrow and Miss Myrtle Sprague visited Athens relatives. Silas Dean and family from near Clannanville were guests of P. B. Osb. Mrs. William Downey has shown improvement after illness. Edward Cramner of Angel Ridge traveled through the area on business. Aunt Sarah Graham is resisting some visitors at her home near Athens. Miss Orphs Hill of Athena visits Charles Weatherbe. Mr Snow resides near Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joni
Hetty
Sarah Grahatm
Les Efster
Mr Snow
Athens
Orphs Hill of Athena
Charles Weatherbe
Graham's Chapel
Cora Tedrow
Myrtle Sprague
Silas Dean
Fansity
Clannanville
P. B. Obs
William Downey
Edward Cramner
Angel Ridge
Opera House work resumes at Glouster amid delays
Local notes report the Stouuhlern building tent meetings led by Stev Standley and his daughter drawing converts. Many residents including Ezra Munden and Miss Agnes Dulaney visit Athens and Columbus for trials, visits, and business. A new city dairy wagon arrives as Charles Eddy plans a dairy enterprise north of Glouster. A Polk of Jacksonville dies of paralysis, and the funeral is held the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Jenne Walters
Murray City
Mroo
8. C. McCormick
Aanesville
F. P. Dulaney
Alia McAfooes
Columbus
Ruby Gibson
San Toy
Merle King
Indianola Park
Alex Nelson
Athens
Scott
Elmer C. Morris
Peter Booth
T. A. Wilson
Roseville
Opera House
Will Greene
Zanesvillle
A. J. Crawford
William Theopholis
Lizzie
Dillondale
Grace Easler
Limmi Wells
Middleport
S. W. Needy
Cinccinnili
Isaac Lyons
New York
John Marvel
H. Williams
Child
Shawnee
D. P. Reese
Bert Frew
Alabama
Mr. Bailey
Maryland
Fred Hemsiey
Lome Houday
Jasonville
Ind
George
Will Tage
Corning
B F. Swone
Clyde Harper
St. Barris
Kentucky
James Walyers
Ethel Bates
John Stiff
William Farile
East Bredt
Charles Clark
Fred Jones
August Gaskin
Polock
Jacksonville
Amesville Visitors and Local News Roundup
Miss Inez Slowar of Columbus and Mrs. Frank Dunbar of Parkersburg visit Amesville families this week. Officials and guests include Arthur Vogle of Parkersburg, Ray Price of Guysville, H A Smith in Portsmouth, Mrs. Charles Housington of Shawnee, Mrs. James Cray and the Bean sisters, and Mr. and Mrs. W V Lortz with their children and guests from Columbus, Chesterhill, and Marietta. A horse caused a buggy wreck after a fright from an automobile. no injuries, a Toledo party settled with liveryman Oge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Slowar
Columbus
Seth Morrison
Arthur Vogle
Parkersburg
J. L. Dunbar
Ray Price
Guysvillle
Amenville
Della James
Misa Bessie McCune
H. A. Smith
Portsmouth
Charles Housington
Shawnee
Oklo
Gillilan
Frank Dunbar
Dunbar
Heber Henry
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
James Cray
Misses Bean
Gnysville
W. V. Lortz
J. Cc
Leland
Paul
Charles Curtis
Ernest Shaler
Toledo
Broadwell Social Notes From Broadwood District
Mrs FL EL Rathburn and her two boys from New Straitsville visited relatives here this week. W O Young and Dr D Christy were Ashens visitors. Mrs J R Rathburn visited Mrs Mattie Elivbing at Basar Creek Friday. Ed Hamilton, ill recently, is better. Ethel McDownell and Amy Hanson visited friends at Sugar Creek over Sunday. G A Round and S O V held their annual campfire here August 15 16. Li reduced rates have been applied for. Miss Jennie Bolin of Armadale visited Gladys Sedwick Sunday. Grover Sedwick and Harry Whartt went to Glouster Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Rathburn
New Straitsville
W.O. Young
D. Christy
J. R. Rathburn
Mattie Elivbigm
Basar Creek
Ed Hamilton
Ethel McDownell
Amy Hanson
Sugar Creek
Jennie Bolin
Armadale
Gladys Sedwick
Grover Sedwick
Harry Whartt
Glouster
New England Social Roundup Heads North and West
Miss Edith Starkey of New Lexington visited Prudie and Dora Starlin over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Will Davis of Marshfield visited her parents Orson and Mrs Lewis last week. Miss Lulu Hale returned from Marietta. Richelieu Jarvis and Harry Haddox spent two weeks in town and returned to Parkersburg. Frank Guthrie of Parkersburg visited family here. BD Edwards and family of Guysville were here due to his mother Edwards illness, now slowly improving. Mrs Robert Copeland is on the sick list this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Starkey
New Lexington
Prudie
Dora Starlin
Will Davis
Marshfield
Orson Lewis
Lulu Hale
Marietta
Richelieu Jarvis
Harry Haddox
Parkersburg
Frank Guthrie
H. Edwards
Guysville
Edwards
Robert Copeland
Local Marietta Visitors At Farms Slab Event
Mrs I de Dewees and Howard and Mabel petitioned Monday from Marietta. They spent several days with pedatives and attended The Farms slab Saturday at Mrs Worst s Mre Adbie Watton or Center. Before I the guest of her niece Mick. Dye Miss Lena Stack of Little Hocking is pending a few days with Mrs Letha Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I de Dewees
Howard
Mabel
Marietta
Adbie Watton
Mick
Lena Stack
Little Hocking
Letha Baker
Mail addressed to box number in dead letter office
A garbled OCR fragment describes mail addressed to box numbers and rural routes. It notes mail attempted delivery to a destination but sent to the dead letter office and returns procedures via the post office if a return address is printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudd
Pees Uifles
Observations on Family, Fashion, and Travel Etiquette
A column offers brisk, humorous takes on child behavior on visits, parental pride in clothing, the duty of siblings, picnic packing, and the odd habit of naming Pullman cars. It weaves social norms into light anecdotes about manners, housekeeping, and travel culture.
Elk lodge delegate reports Denver Elks convention
Mr. E.R. Lash Jr returned Monday from Denver as official delegate from the Athens lodge at the national Elk convention. He notes it was the largest ever, with the slogan You're a mile high. He observed high Western prices, nine dollars a day for a double room, and about fifty thousand visitors with eleven hundred delegates. The Athens County Fair and Races are set for August 14 15 and 16 with hundreds of exhibits and top races. contact H Hanine, Secretary, Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.R. Lash, Jr
Denver
Elkis
Athens
H. Ho Hanine
Welt
Attempted 10 Ravish Child Captured With Blood Hound
Glouster July 25 a manhunt in Perry county ended with the capture near Glouster. Lew Eblin seized an eight year old girl while she picked berries. her brother alerted a posse. Deputy King and bloodhounds traced Eblin who surrendered after wounding a hound. He was taken to New Lexington to avoid lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebiin
New Lexington
Does Not Want Office For Trustee Of Mutual Life
New York July 25 After a conference with counsel for the policy holders committee of the Mutual Life Insurance company Colonel Shook of Nashville Tenn who was placed on the administration ticket for trustee without his consent spoke of past year Revelations of Magrants extravagance mismanagement diversion of sacred trust funds and disregard for policyholders He argued the real power behind the company must be replaced and that an entire change of control to the policyholders is necessary to protect their interests He warned trusting those once false is unsafe and that an entire board of trustees must be chosen by policyholders instead of administration allies He cited the need for decisive reform and an independent board to safeguard policyholder interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Shook
Nashville
Tenn
Pub Nc Opinion
Board of Trustees
Beer As Food Premium Purity and Strength
An advertisement touts Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer as a strengthening nutritious food. It claims beer nourishes the body, aids those unable to eat solid food, and benefits the well, with purity and cleanliness emphasized as hallmarks of the Milwaukee brewery. The copy promotes drinking beer with meals to improve digestion and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pabst
Milwaukee
Amesville Weather Report From Government Observatory
F W Gibson of Ammesville maintains a government observatory under the weather bureau and issues weekly reports. For the week ending July 21 the highest temperature was 92 on Thursday and the lowest 59 the same day a drop of 83 degrees. The greatest rainfall was 36 inches on Wednesday and it rained four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Gibson
Ammesville
Weather Bureau
City Council to Hold Regular Meeting on August 6
Nelsonville notes the next monthly City Council session will convene Monday evening, August 6. An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles with PAZO OINTMENT. druggists may refund money if it fails to cure in 6 to 14 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
SEVENTY PER CENT RIGHTS OF WAY
Nelsonville July 25 About 70 per cent of the options for the rights of way for the Nelsonville Athens and Glouster traction line have been closed and the work of taking up the remaining options is progressing nicely. J T Reynolds general manager says the line is in first class shape and obstacles have been cleared. A representative will go East in about a week to secure financial aid and promoters expect construction to begin within a month and before cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens
Glouster
J. T. Reynolds
Light Plant Ordered Sold in Selsonville
Selsonville July 25 Special The real estate and machinery of the Selsonville Electric Light Company on Myers street were appraised Tuesday afternoon under a common pleas court order. Deputy Sheriff Warner named appraisers L F Carpenter James Dew and J M Parker. The total value was set at 7270 dollars and the property will likely be sold to satisfy a judgment held by People's Bank of Selsonville for several thousand dollars. The initial appraisal earlier this year valued real estate at 1740 and machinery at 5530.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selsonville
Selsonville Electric Light Company
Myers Street
Lost finger at door factory injury
Mr. David Courtney, employed on the night shift at a door factory, met with a serious accident Monday night about 8 o clock while running a matcher. His right hand finger was severed in a quick incident. Dr. Higgins was summoned and dressed the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Courtney
Door Factory
Courtney
Twenty Year Battle Ends With Arnica Salve Cure
A.M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia reports a twenty year struggle with chronic piles and malignant sores ended by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It cured both ulcers and wounds leaving no trace. Best for ulcers burns and wounds. 25 cents at W H McKee's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bruce
Farmville
W. H. McKee
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Jeff Sharp
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Johnston
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Agosta
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R. MW. Laird & CO
North Court St
Pabst Blu
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