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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
5
Social notes report the Pythian Sisters meeting at 7 30 tonight. Various locals visit family and friends in Athens and nearby towns including Chubb in Nitro and Gillilan headed to Norfolk. Plans for road projects to connect Glouster, Mountville, and Bishopville are discussed as Mountville backs a market road to Bishopville via Mountville.
The twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs J L McDonald was taken to a Columbus hospital after a splinter in the heel caused possible blood poisoning. His leg from heel to knee is severely swollen and his fever has hovered near 104 degrees for days. The report notes a long standing pledge by Athens and Morgan county commissioners to pave the Bishopville road to the Morgan county line being carried out by today’s county board. The current board continues the piking effort toward the Morgan line.
J Plivius barely tilts a sprinkling can and fails to settle the dust as a light shower passes over the city. South of the area a notable rain, described as the million dollar variety, helps dampen the streets and curb dust.
Mr and Mrs W A Carpenter of Athens and Mr and Mrs 8S 8S Carpenter of this city left Saturday for a week long tour of the state by car They planned to start from Athens but rain and a detour between Circle Hill and Floodwood prompted them to begin from here via Murray City to avoid risky travel.
Mr and Mrs D L Jones and two children who were guests in Athens last week with Mrs Jones parents Mr and Mrs D L Moody spent a few days in the city and at Trimble. They left Thursday for Columbus to visit Mr and Mrs R B Johnson before returning home to Pittsburg.
War Savings Stamps find ready sale in Glouster as deferred class boys return. Yesterday only First National Bank post office and Glouster State Bank sold stamps. Today a new supply arrives and stamps are on sale as usual.
A Grant hospital message from Columbus reports Dr. Koons developed blood poisoning with a temperature near 104. His wife Mrs. Koons and son Rex traveled to Columbus on No. 3 to be with him. Earlier reports note a mosquito bite on his hand preceded swelling and pain in the arm.
Two bricklayers helpers from Athens were shaken up in yesterday afternoon's No 4 wreck while assisting Vernon boys on the Skinner garage project. They could not report for work, having ridden No 4 to Athens and returning on No 1 each morning. Ed Vernon planned to ride No 4 but caught a ride in a car and avoided the collision.
At the Original Theater tonight Virginia Pearson appears in A Daughter of France a vivid picture expected to thrill audiences of all ages.
Mrs Annie Jones and daughter Cora Nannan visited daughter Effie Carmichael in Barberton who is ill. Miss Hatjean Mastera of Athens stayed with sister Mrs Harvey Nichols. Mr and Mrs HB Shannon and children visited relatives in Athens. Annie Todd returned home after weeks with grandmother Annie Hamilton. Herron couple moved from Columbus to their Marshfield home. Many attended the Athens circus Saturday. Cavindish family from Columbus visiting Nana relatives. Rev Dabritz of Carbondale preached his last sermon before leaving for Camp Sherman. Mrs Guy Beverage and children returned to Lancaster with Miss Marie Hunter. Rev A Franke spoke at M P church. W H Boden and wife returned from Nelsonville. Mrs Rissie Rhorick and son Donald were guests here. Carl Russell and son from Carbondale spent Sunday with relatives.
Zurich reports a German munitions factory explosion on Wednesday killed about a hundred people and injured many. The blast destroyed the factory and several surrounding houses as copies of a local newspaper arrived.
London reports John R. Clynes, the British food director, today announced the ending of the bacon ration as ample supplies from America arrive.
President Wilson denounces the mob spirit as equivalent to Germanys lawless passion and calls for an end to lynching. He insists Americans must uphold ordered law, condemn mob action, and defend democracy with loyalty to courts and constitutional rights.
Today's market notes list eggs firm with prime firsts 37 1 2 cents a dozen and ordinary firsts 33 cents. Live poultry steady with fowls 26 cents a pound and broilers at 38 cents. Roosters 19 to 80 cents depending on size.
Cincinnati cattle receipts 1480 with shippers unchanged. Calves market steady with extras 14.50 to 15.00. Hogs receipts 3620 with good packers and butchers at 18.60. Sheep receipts 3330 with extras unchanged. Lambs extra 17.25 to 17.59.
Toledo notes a cash corn price of 1.66 dollars per bushel with oats at 0.78, rye at 1.65, clover 16.75 for October and December 16.30, Alaska grain 14, Timothy at 4.35 for September 4.90 for October 4.65 for October and 4.60 for December.
Chicago pricing notes list July and August and September bids for corn at 1.52 1 2, 1.52 7 8, 1.58 9. Oats show July 76 1 4, Aug 69 7 8, Sept 69 18. Pork quotes: July 45.16, Sept 45.00.
Washington reports a plan to establish student army training corps in every college with 100 or more male students. About 6000 new officers are needed monthly to staff new units and replace contracts. MIT President McLaurin will organize the scheme and appoint regional advisers, with Miami University's President Hughes named a regional adviser.
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