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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
8
David Vodish, a miner about fifty, was killed Monday morning in a slate fall at the Essex-Calder mine on Thomas Fork. He leaves a wife and five children and came from the Hocking Valley years ago. The incident underway near Syracuse.
Sheriff Hartenbach offered the old B Leimer building behind Reuter and Wolf’s clothing store for sale in a partition suit. Charles Wolf, of the firm, bid in $834, two thirds of the appraisement.
The sensational divorce suit of Lula Howell versus M FE Howell is set to begin in common pleas court Thursday at 10 o'clock. The defendant says he will present sensational testimony when the case is heard.
J. P. Joachim who ran a leading southeastern Ohio laundry for years at Middleport has sold out and is shipping his household goods to Covington Kentucky. He and his family and Miss Elizabeth Enoch will follow by Thursday morning.
Mrs. C. R. Reed former Middleport resident who spent forty years confined to her room has died and is the last surviving charter member of the Middleport Presbyterian church. The Reed home will join the church and be used as a manse per her request aiding the congregation’s future needs.
A group of Lady members from Evangeline Line Chapter Eastern Star Middleport visited Athens Monday afternoon to take the degree of White Shrine. Participants from Middleport included Mesdames Rank Fellows C J Rust Paul Greger Robert Harris John Powell W C Jordan and Miss Elsie Entsmainger.
Captain Tom W. Jones of the Ohio Senate criticized a proposed $300000 purchase of land in Vinton county by the State for coal mining using convict labor. Miners in Pomeroy Bend dispute hiring convicts as it pits unskilled labor against skilled miners and hurts local workers.
Mrs. Sneed Pickens of Gravel Hill Middleport lies at death's door as she birth of an eighth son. Dr. Holzer of Gallipolis and two local physicians are hopeful to save her.
Lawrence Murphy son of F R B Murphy merchant and councilman returns from overseas service and is identified as Claude Washington. Lieutenant Frank Rice, brother in law of Captain Harry Bennett, will also be back at his old home in Middleport.
William Smith aged about 35 died Monday at his Hartford home after a months long illness from dropsy. He was unmarried and survived by his father and mother.
Mrs M P Carver aged 65 died in Bedford township on Monday from breast cancer. She leaves a large family of grown children and is survived by her 91 year old mother.
Monday results show Boston 3 Philadelphia 2 and Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 2 in the National League. American League games include Philadelphia 4 New York 11 and Detroit 5 Boston 12. Standings list Cincinnati 38 672, Brooklyn 24 28 462, Chicago 32 19 628, St. Louis 23 48 (team records formatted from the source).
Mr and Mrs Dean Ewers spent last Sunday at T E Fitch's home. Clifford Bean of Torch plans to set up shop in the old storehouse. Mrs Mant Mooney returns from Louisiana to visit relatives. Several residents from Parkersburg and Columbus visitments are noted as well as travel plans and social visits.
Superintendent Morgan reports F. B. Pearson of the state department of public instruction warns that only about 35 percent of eighth graders finish high school. He urges a summer follow up to persuade every pupil to enter and complete high school and proposes community efforts to raise public sentiment.
A Rumford Maine pupil missed school and the truant officer learned the reason. The boy said a dog had run off with his knickerbockers after they were laid out the night before, causing the student to be late for the afternoon session.
Colonel Arthur Woods informs the national American Legion executive committee that the Legion is the most effective agency to absorb and carry out government re-employment work for discharged soldiers. He urges posts nationwide to coordinate with Field Representatives and adopt a man to man approach to aid veterans in civil life.
Mr Pennington of 728 East Front Street Ashland Kentucky recounts a 35 year history of sick headaches and a dramatic improvement after taking Nerv Worth for about ten months he says he has had no headaches since. The testimonial notes Nerv Worth is sold at McKee's Drug Store in Athens and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville a Norton Iron Works employee’s claim.
Berlin reports General Von Bulow has informed President Ebert that hundreds of telegrams from troops express determination to defend Germany's eastern territory from foreign annexation. Berlin press shows limited satisfaction with peace treaty terms while Weimar notes Count Von Bernstorff will become German ambassador to Rome after ratification.
The war cost 7,582,300 soldiers lives and between 185,000,000,000 and 195,000,000,000 dollars, with 23,005,383 tons of merchant shipping and 1,882,125 tons of war vessels lost. Senator McCumber of North Dakota presented the figures to opponents of the League of Nations as why the league should be ratified to prevent future wars. The data were gathered for McCumber by the War Department.
June 24 Manchester workers ended a cotton strike after employers agreed to an eight hour day and a fifty percent wage increase.
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