Alumni Gather for Ohio University Reunion - 1840s to 1870s Voices
Enthusiastic Ohio University alumni from across the country packed Ewing Hall for a large reunion. Letters from 1844 graduates and memories of early college days sparked reminiscences, with speeches by prominent alumni including bishops Moore Cranston and General William Soor Smith.
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Higley
Association
James M. Safford
Dallas
Texas
Safford
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
McGuffey
Alfred Byers
Daniel Read
William Mather
Christian
Pratt
Stiratt
Woodrow
John W. Bush
William J. Hoge
Athens
Lorenzo D. McCabe
Jefferson Safford
Robert 8
William J. Kirkendall
Jackson County
Kirkendall
Ohio University
John T. Gardner
Delaware
David H. Moore
Earl Cranston
Moore
Cranston
Orient
Korea
China
Tappan Adney
New York
W.H. Adney
al Science
The
Aniversty
Alaska
Harper’s Weekly
Collier's Magazine
South American
E. M. Stanbery
McConnelsville
Alumni Association
Charles M. Walker
Indianapolis
Ind
Athens County
Ezra Walker
George Shiras
Pittsburg
Oliver P. Shiras
Dubuque
Iowa
United States
Arthur
John T. Bowyer
Winfield W. Va
W. H. Scott
Columbus
Ohio State University
W. F. Boyd
Cincinnati
Maggie Boyd
Miss Boyd
T G. Wakefield
Augustine Boice
J. L. McMasters
John W. Dowd
Toledo
T. J. Harrison
G. W. Martin
Manti
Utah
Buckeye
W. W. Gist
Cedar Falls
C. D. Gist
Gist
Sammel W. King
Ft. Myers
Florida
Bishop Moore
Dimmit
Black
J.W. Rutledge
Minneapolis
Minn
Blackstone, Evans and Coultrap
R. 8
Devol
Gambier
William Soor Smith
Chicago
Ohio
West Point Military Academy
Jefferson Davis
Pierce
Mississippi River
Centennial Exercises Mark Ohio University Centenary
The centennial observance at Ohio University was held Thursday at 2 pm in Ewing Hall with President Alston Ellis presiding. Dr. Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard delivered a scholarly address on The practical man. Speakers included Wade H. Ellis and L. D. Bonebrake advocating higher education. Thomas Ewing of New York spoke on his famed grandfather, Thomas Ewing, including letters and notes on his service as senator and cabinet official. The event closed with remarks from C. W. Super and Isaac Crook.
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Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Alston Ellis
Ellis
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard
Wade H. Ellis
Columbue
Ohio
L. D. Bonebrake
Athens
Thomas Ewing
New York
Ohioan
Ewing
United States
Senate
Jackson
the Treasury
Harrison
Selby
Isaac Crook
Chillicothe
Father and son die within four days in Dover township
William Ogg, a 71 year old pioneer of Dover township, died at Sugar Creek after a long illness of stomach and liver trouble. His wife and mature children survive. Funeral services were held at Sand Rock with Rev. L. M. Baker presiding. Four days later his son Joseph Ogg, about 40 and single, died after a seven year illness linked to a past horse accident and epilepsy. Burial followed beside his father.
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William Ogg
Dover Township
Sugar Creek
Sand Rock
L. M. Baker
Athens
Joseph Ogg
Clifford
New Bridge Contract Let Near Millfield
County commissioners award the contract for an iron and steel bridge over Sunday creek just east of Millfield to Huston & Cleveland of Columbus. The 92 foot span will cost about 1600 dollars.
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Sunday Creek
Millfield
Huston & Cleveland
Columbus
Catholic Church Dedicates New Hoy Cross in Glouster
In Glouster on Sunday the new Hoy Cross church was dedicated with morning and afternoon services. Bishop Hartley of the Columbus diocese confirmed 19 girls and 15 boys. The church faces two streets and cost about $15,000 with most paid. Stained glass windows and a fine parsonage add to the praise of southeastern Ohio's newest house of worship.
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Glouster
Hoy Cross
Hartley
Columbus
Walter Ross
Ohio
Guards Prepare for National Guard Maneuvers
Adjutant General Critchfield asks the War Department to assign the Athens county maneuvers in August with Colonel Albert L Wagner as umpire Wagner an infantry author and military expert also requests a regular infantry regiment two cavalry troops and two artillery batteries plus 400000 rounds of ammunition The maneuvers aim to surpass all previous guard exercises.
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Critchhfield
War Department
National Guard
Athens County
Albert L. Wagner
Regular Infantry
Wagner
Critchfield
Odd Fellows Memorial Services Set at Presbyterian Church
Local Odd Fellows announce memorial services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday at 2 PM with address by Pavey of Columbus grand master. Athens Juvenile band to provide music. Members travel from Pomeroy Gallipolis and Albany for the exercises.
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Order of the I. O. O. F
Presbyterian Church
Pavey
Columbus
Athens
Odd Fellows
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Albany
Lodge of
Odd Fellow
T. L. Lowe
Baptist Church
Wellston
Bell Telephone expands free service to Jerseyville and nearby towns
The Bell Telephone Company enters a contract with Jerseyville Telephone Company and Incorporated Citizens Telephone to grant free service to about five hundred subscribers on Jerseyville lines and four hundred in the Athens exchange. The arrangement covers Lottridge, Tuppers Plains, Coolville, and Frost and is hailed as a liberal public offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Company
Jerseyville Telephone Company
Bell Telephone
Athens
Citizens Telephone Company
Lottridge
Tuppers Plains
Coolville
Frost
Athens Exchange
Summer Term Opens With Record College Attendance
The summer term of the normal college opened today with the largest attendance in the school's history. Over five hundred students had enrolled by yesterday noon and officials expect about 550 by week’s end. Enrollees include teachers, prospective teachers, principals, and superintendents from across the state. Last year’s term saw 423 attendees, and this term is expected to exceed that total by more than 125.
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Normal College
Continental Coal shaft reaches coal on Sugar Creek farm
The Continental Coal company completes a shaft on the Coulson farm along Sugar Creek, reaching coal 254 feet deep. The coal seam is about nine feet thick and of excellent quality. Rapid progress continues on the adjacent air shaft.
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Continental Coal Company
Coulson Farm
Sugar Creek
Athens Strawberries Short Supply Hit Local Markets
Strawberries are in limited supply in Athens markets as local fruit yields fall short by about half a crop. Traders warn that strawberry short cake may be scarce for the remainder of the season.
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Athens
Complete Boxwell graduates listed for Athens county
The record enumerates Boxwell graduates from Athens county after two April and May examinations, naming graduates by town including Nelsonville, Athens, Latrobe, Shade, Jacksonville, Amesville, Albany, Garden, Glouster, Jhauncey, Lewis, Stewart, Sharpsburg, Guysville, Frost, Beaumont, Fisher, Marshfield, Hebbardsville, Mineral, and Millfield with the individual names such as Chloe Wolf, Harry Craig, Joseph Higgins, Bertha Wilson, Lillie Whitfield, Ralph Richardson, Mary Evans, Fred Wemner, and many others.
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Boxwell
Athens County
Nelsonville
Chloe Wolf
Garnet Six
Harry Craig
Ralph Parks
Ethel Dick
Athens
Joseph Higgins
John Staffer
Herbert Koons
Mary Phillips
Harriet Sloan
Stella Boba
Harry Kirkendall
William McManuel
Goldie Pickering
Lena Dean
Eva McDaniel
Grace Lawrence
Saner
Virgil Maxwell
Gladys Koons
George Cullom
Harrison McGrath
Quale Curtis
Gay Spaulding
Carrie Rogers
Latrobe
Dudley Root
Deanville
Elizabeth Nixon
Jessié Murphy
Shade
Cleve Evans
Mabel Maud Rath
Death of Mrs. Sam Sommer in Athens
Mrs. Julia Selig Sommer died at home at 5 15 pm after a long tuberculosis illness. She was 48, born in Rothbeck Alsace, came to the U S in 1878 with Mrs. H Selig, later moved to Athens. She married Mr. Sam Sommer in 1878 and lived a quiet charitable life. Survived by husband, brother A Selig of Philadelphia, sister Mrs I Hall of Pittsburg, sister Mrs L A Cohn of Chicago, and two brothers M Selig and L Selig of Indianapolis. Remains taken to Pittsburg for funeral and interment beside her mother.
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Julia Selig Sommer
Sommer
Rothbeck
Alsace
H. Selig
Athens
Sam Sommer
A. Selig
Philadelphia
I. Hall
Pittsburg
L. A. Cohn
Chicago
Messrs. M. Selig
L. Selig
Indianapolis
Mre HL Selig
Changes at the B. and O. depot clerical staff
R. M. Figley chief clerk at the B. and O. 8 W. depot transfers to Chillicothe under Agent W. R. Moore and holds a similar post here. F. H. Dike succeeds the former Athens chief clerk. George Partlow takes a position in the Athens ticket office.
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R. M. Figley
Chillicothe
W. R. Moore
F. H. Dike
Re Oe
Athens
George Partlow
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Old Guard
Northwest Territory
Edwin D. Sayre
B. O. Higley
Times
A. B. Hart
Bonebrake
C. W. Super
Strawberries
Thomas M. Smith
Carlysle
Albert J. Jones
Flora T. Conner
Sellers
Floyd D. Coaltrap
Lie Deam
Dew
Needham
Messrs
McVey
Crooks
Lenora B. Bishop
Adam G. Elder
Tion
M. E. Jones
J. N. Hizeg
Bishop
Lenora Belle
Conner
Flora Terhune
Coultrap
Floyd E
Elder
Ada Griggs
Gibson
Elza Goodspeed
Mineral
Heilman
William Theodore Columbus Henry
Francis Beardsley
McDaniel
John Edmon
Smith
Thomas Maynard
Rutland
Tuttle
Eugene Vivian
Palmyra
Save Engineer
Waggoner, Chauncey William Sugar Grove
A. M
Simpkins
Joshua D
J. Marys
Snow, John E
Eee
Mower
Jacob Kreider
Springfield
Shiras
Oliver Perry
D. D
Robert Francis Hawk
Adam James
White
John Alexander
Centerville
Commercial College
Roy Thomas McClure
Audrey Star Donaldson
John Douglas Earhart
Laurie Beile Johnson
Hannah Carrett Milgate
George Crawford Parks
Grace Reeder
Robert L. Woodworth
Allen D. Anthony
Elizabeth R. Bogland
Bess F. Bell
Florence M. Cousins
Fredrick W. Crow
Audery S. Donaldson
Mabel B. Grones
Ethel M. Hanning
Margaret M. Hayes
Theresa M Hearn
Nellie A. Hunter
Nettie T. Johnson
Esta M. Mayhugh
Hannah G. Milgate
Elizabeth Musgrave
Ray
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