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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1869
Page
3
Portnemoeth Obie invites merchants and furnacemen to inspect their Spring stock. They advertise the largest stock and lowest prices with continual market watching by a dedicated partner. The firm emphasizes small profits and liberal accommodation, keeping stock fresh and first supplied with new goods.
A heavy rain storm swept Sunday and continued through the day. At the Athens Post Office Post Master election, W W Kurtz won the largest vote. Gen Day and Col Van Vorhes are laying brick for the new Lunatic Asylum and praise the brick quality. A local spinster jokes she opposes female suffrage unless it includes the right to propose marriage.
Prof J P Weethee will preach at the Atheneum next Sunday at 3 oclock. Subject The Age of Triumph or the Personal Reign of Christ.
The Athens High School annual commencement will be held tomorrow evening at the Atheneum. The graduating class consists of three members, the Misses Starr and Morton. Principal J. M. Goodspeed will confer diplomas after the literary performances.
The Seventh Annual Reunion and Festival of the Delta fraternity will be held at Mr. Samuel Pickering’s residence on Wednesday evening, June 23. The Ladies Mite Society of the MFE Church will prepare a magnificent supper for the occasion. Old Deltas with their wives and children will attend along with numerous invited guests.
The Central Committee appointed delegates to the State Republican Convention. Included are General T. F. Wildes, S. W. Pickering, Co. E. M. Jennings, A. B. Tidd, R. de Steigner, John Q. Mitchell, Col. N. J. Van Vorhes, D. N. Watkins, D. F. Wyatt, L. M. Jewett, A. W. Glazier, Capt. J. F. Welch, Capt. J. L. Kessinger, and Gen. C. H. Grosvenor.
In response to inquiries about the upcoming real estate appraisal, officials say no revaluation will occur this year and that officers to conduct the duty will be elected in October. Each township may appoint one Appraiser chosen by township voters. The selection process and nomination of candidates are expected to be discussed at the County Convention.
The article notes a total solar eclipse on July 7 visible across the United States with an almost complete obscuration of the sun at 7 33 PM solar time and 12 31 30 PM. observers can view safely without smoked glass as the event lasts long enough for extended study. It ends with a brief ad for BELIC'S Boy's Clothing announcing a new assortment.
The Board met at the Courthouse marking the first gathering under the new constitution. Officers elected include Secretary W Brown and Treasurer J D Brown. The next Annual Fair is set for October 14 and 11, or October 7 and 8 if Meigs County opts for those dates. Pedigree evidence is required for thoroughbred entries. The premium list was adopted and the board adjourned to June 19 to appoint committees. publication of the premium list is expected next week.
The piece argues rapid town growth comes from manufacturing and cheap coal, citing Canton Ohio as a case where a $10,000 loan funded a diverse set of factories. It claims population and wealth rose, illustrating how one manufacturing sector spurs others and boosts overall prosperity. The author urges local citizens to embrace such progress for their own village.
A visitor describes a sugar plantation and press houses on St Croix where rum is produced for Plantation Bitters. The narrative touts the rum as pure and healthful, claiming no dyspepsia or fevers among locals, and lauds Plantation Bitters as a superior tonic mixed with Calisaya Bark and Cascarilla.
An Athens Township appeal endorses Edwin M Phillips for Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in Athens County. The Morgan County deputy clerk background cited includes thorough clerical skill, record keeping, and courteous conduct, with Republican Union party alignment noted.
In a College preparatory class a misread Latin sentence leads to a joke about a mushroom. The professor defensively defines it as a kitchen or place where mush is made, provoking laughter and a moral about fleeting fame. Also notes a hotel bill dodger and a planned concert at the Atheneum featuring Miss Racer and pupils.
In consequence of the removal of the senior partner in the firm of Johnson and Wilson all unsettled accounts must be closed at once. Cash payments or notes on short time required, April 22, 1860. If a young lady owns a thousand acres, suitors may seek attachments. A fair trial shows Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer works as claimed.
The best workmanship at the carriage manufactory of Messrs Stoner and Marlatt on Penn Street first ward Pittsburgh Pa uses finest materials and latest styles not surpassed in the East or West they offer handsome carriages and buggies at moderate prices with liberal dealings and quick repairs on short notice nol3-w2 2 hres
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