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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1920
Page
3
Funeral services for Clarence Smith who died at a mine in Pomeroy were held at the M E church in Carbon Hill under K P auspices. Rev. Ewing led the service and interment followed at Carbon Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Joe Ruscoe Jr. hosted a 13 o clock dinner Sunday at home to celebrate her husband’s forty ninth birthday and their son Stanley’s eighteenth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ruscoe Sr and family, Mr and Mrs John Ruscoe and children, Mr and Mrs Ira Ruscoe and Raymond, Mr and Mrs Ed Joy and Mrs Minnie Tignor. Lucy Huffman of Amesville visited due to Ira Huffman’s illness. Clara Moler and son Gilbert and Earl Moler visited Athens friends. Daveyans and daughter Wilma visited relatives.
Four room frame dwelling at 379 Elizabeth St and a six room frame dwelling at 481 W Franklin St listed for sale. Additional properties include a seven room brick modern frame dwelling at 630 Chestnut St a four room frame dwelling and six room double frame dwelling on a pike between Buchtel and Orbiston a five room frame dwelling at 884 Pleasantview Ave and an acre plus 131 acres with house barn and orchard in Starr Township Hocking County. Other listings note a six room frame dwelling on Carbon Hill Road near John son Mill Main Street Hamden and an assortment of sale items including a Reed baby carriage iron rail and a Ford touring car. Also advertised are two cows and one calf, two purebred white Leghorn cocks and twenty hens. A complete power plant and generators are for sale with plant details and location at Nelsonville and Middleport Ohio.
In Straitsville on Sunday the Presbyterian church missionary society will meet at Mrs Chas Tedrow's Fort street home on Thursday afternoon July 29. Miss Alice Beasley visits her Amesville grandparents. Mr and Mrs Tom Barron return home from Buckeye Lake after several weeks away.
Mrs. Milton Bayless hosted a Friday afternoon party for Violet Bayless eleventh birthday with music games and contests. Guests included Frances Newton Kathleen Saltz Ruth Hill Kathleen Hall Louise Ray Betty Juniper Louise Healy Kathleen Pidcock Thelma Mc Laughlin Ruth Cope Lucile Smith Elsie Coakley Elizabeth Ball Ruth Fleck Louise Bowers Thelma Weese Vivian Nye Jennie Edith Beagle Mildred Hampton Ralph Barber and Orpha Sommers of Columbus plus visiting Susie Maze from Cleveland.
The article recounts historic notes from Athens County in the Hocking valley with references to Fort Gow er and Fort Margarets on the Great Hocking, colonial trade remnants, and Lord Dunmore’s 1774 expedition. It also mentions local hay harvesting with fields yielding high tonnages and prices around forty to forty seven dollars per ton.
The piece notes farmers struggle with seed and labor costs while hay and wheat are stored, easing only briefly after harvest. It also reports increasing jitters at the courthouse as daily jitney licenses rise and new routes emerge to Glouster The Plains and beyond.
An ice cream and pie social will be held Thursday evening July 29 at the home of Harvey Cunningham near New England to benefit the M E church.
Buchtel comes here Thursday for a game with the Athens team. Local management plans a strong lineup to beat the York township outfit. Hillyer may pitch for Buchtel, the young pitcher who excelled against Athens for Murray City two weeks ago. Athens counters with Barstow and Allen in the battery, while Simpson Grover White Knox Hagley Morgan and Russ Finsterwald form the local lineup.
Promote stronger constitution and better blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Enriched blood boosts energy and eases palpitations. sunlight, air, proper food, and rest support health. Write Schenectady NY for the Building Up the Blood booklet or buy by mail.
COOLVILLE July 27. Troy grange will meet Saturday evening July 31 at 7 o'clock. The main topic will be poultry on the farm with discussions on the best laying breed for winter and summer, best for early market, and poultry diseases. The meeting follows a farm bureau gathering at 1 p.m. at the grange master W. Bingman’s home.
Los Angeles was rattled by another earthquake tremor shortly after midnight. It was the third in 24 hours with no material damage reported from any of the shakes.
Watt Dairy, famed for boasting he could eat bones scales rind and seeds, died within half an hour after consuming a lemon peel. The incident underscores his extreme appetite and ends a long-standing local legend.
Charles Paddock barely reached the steamer Princess Mateika in time after passport trouble but would have missed the Olympic lockout if he had not been a sprinter.
Wilmington Delaware reports John Moody vows to continue the fight after suffering a lost nose in a scrap incident. Moody declares resolve and seeks medical and legal avenues to address the injury and pursuit of justice.
A rough bout ended when the opponent bit off the nose of the other fighter. The incident occurred amid a chaotic exchange, drawing immediate attention to the duel and prompting medical concerns.
Ohio incorporation under blue sky law approves three leases in Starr Township Hocking County near Nelsonville. The 3, 50, and 75 acre parcels on farms of Devore Nelson Woodard and Herrold show multiple producing wells with about 85 percent success in the mapped three mile section. Proceeds from stock sales go to expenses with no salaries until profitability. first well drilling to start soon with local contact names for information.
A 50 year old man reports relief after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for chronic stomach trouble. He says three doses let him sleep any way, claiming the preparation cleanses catarrhal mucus and reduces intestinal inflammation, with one dose guaranteed or money back. Sold by McKee Drug Co. and other druggists.
Jacksonville July 27 Mr and Mrs Charles Hoisington delightfully entertained with a fine chicken dinner Sunday The dinner was followed with pie cake and watermelon Those who enjoyed the dinner were Mrs Anna Babcock of Marion Mrs Jennie Bean of Columbus Mrs Rufus Bean and Miss Thelma Bean of Athens Mrs Ida South Ralph and Geraldine Hoisington the host and hostess Other guests Frances Becker of Columbus Lulu Stephenson Wanetta Anderson and Mrs Mollie Lauser of Jacksonville Mr Grove Bean Guysville The day was spent in a social way.
An advertisement touts Olala as a mild thorough tonic that strengthens the liver kidneys blood and nerves while correcting biliousness constipation indigestion and bad blood. It claims rapid results and an absolute guarantee printed on every box.
Floodwood defeated Amesville 6 to 4 in Floodwood on Sunday. Seven two base hits highlighted the game with pitcher Six contributing two. Amesville executed a clever double play, but Floodwood won thanks to stronger hitting and two pitchers used by each side.
In Indianapolis, thieves removed an 85 cent lock from Gerald Weaver's $65 bicycle but left the bike itself unharmed. No suspects named.
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