Jail Breakers Captured Near McArthur After Escape
Sheriff Webster and Deputy Lowry captured three jailbreakers at the McArthur yard near one o clock. William Smith Tom Turner and Walter Reeves were confined in McArthur jail after escaping Sunday evening. They aimed for West Virginia aboard freight No 84 but were recaptured and taken back to McArthur.
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Webster
Lowry
William Smith
Tom Turner
Walter Reeves
McArthur
McArthur Junction
West Virginia
Operaor
Athens
Wry
Vinton County
Rock Mountain Tea Purges Impurities Promoted By Hollister
In spring time you renovate your house Why not your body Hollisters Rock Mountain Tea drives out impurities cleanses and enriches the blod and purifies the entire system 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Rock Mountain
Grand jury reports indictments and divorces in Athens cases
The adjourned grand jury found three indictments John Naughton and David Kimble for assault and battery and Herman Wilson for larceny. Eliza Evans and Hermae Shamel were granted divorces, while Anna Golden's case paused for further evidence as to absence of defendant. Shamel’s cruelty case followed rumors of terror at home and attempts to prevent a birth. Mrs. Shamel lives with her mother in Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Naughton
David Kimble
Herman Wilson
Eliza Evans
Wilson Evans
Athens
Anna Golder
S. John P. Golden
Glouster
Cleveland
Hermae Shamel
W. A. Shamel
Shamel
G. I. Putnam
Brooks to Perform at Athens Concert and Lecture Series
Fred Emerson Brooks will appear at the College Auditorium as the final number on the Athens Concert and Lecture course on Thursday March 1. He has impressed audiences before and is praised as one of America's greatest poets. Admission 50 cents. Chart open at Cline's.
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College
Athens
Brooks
America
Cline’s, Ltd&w
Gas Shut Off For Two Hours In Athens
A broken gas main near Floodwood cut Athens gas supply for about an hour and a half from eight to nine thirty this morning. Superintendent W A Casley and crew located and repaired the break, restoring gas by 9:30. Neighbors heated homes with coal and wood as residents endured the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Gas, Light and Electric Company
W. A. Casley
Nelsonville
Fred Chevilier
Athens
Mr. Casley
Sugar Grove
Casley
Cod liver oil struggle for patients and remedies
Doctors long prescribed cod liver oil to patients but many could not tolerate the old form. The text notes the need for alternative preparations as the remedy’s effectiveness depended on proper administration.
Local diners Weathered Morning Rush With Laughter
Restaurants ran a thriving morning service though proprietors struggled to keep coffee hot or not. Patrons enjoyed a bustling scene and will recall the lighthearted incidents for weeks as they head into a hearty dinner.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Deemed Scientific Wonder
The notice touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a scientific wonder and credits cures to FE. R. Mulford of Waynesboro Pa. It claims relief for piles, burns, sores, boils, ulcers, cuts, wounds, chilblains, and salt rheum and lists a price of 25 cents at W. H. McKee’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
FE. R. Mulford
Patrons of Husbandry
Waynesboro
W. H. McKee
Sunday Shooting Double Murder in New Pittsburg
Edward Dombey, a colored man, shot Robert Butts and James Bridgewater Sunday night. Both men died from punctured lungs at Hunt hospital. Dombey was jailed in Hocking county on a $2000 bond facing murder charges amid community sympathy for the families.
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New Pittsburg
Robert Butts
James Bridgewater
Edward Dombey
Hunt Hospital
Columbus
Hocking County
Dombey
Butts
New
Pittsburg
Jas. Bridgewater
Nelsonville
Local News Highlights From Vicinity
W E Bingman sold a horse this week and telephone workers collected shares for a new line. Mrs Margaret Russell visited her daughter Mrs Shanks. Many locals attended Timothy Russell’s funeral Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bingman
Margaret Russell
Shanks
Timothy Russel
Ireland Visitors Share Weekend at Chilisecothe
Elizabeth Townsend spent a few days last week at Chilisecothe. Mr and Mrs W A Gingman and daughter Nona were guests Sunday of W A Bingman at Cincinnati Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Townsend
Chilisecothe
W. A. Gingman
Nona
W A. Bingman
Cincinnati Hill
Local notices announce illness and funeral attendance
Mrs. M. EF. Batchelder is on the sick list. Several from this place attended Timothy Russell's funeral at Toreh on Sunday. Rev. Keller will preach here next Sunday at 2.30 PM. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Davis on a recent date.
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M. EF. Batchelder
Timothy Russell
Toreh
Keller
R. L. Davis
Local Visit Notes and Illness Updates in Canaanville
Mr and Mrs Charles Bethel of Athens visited Mr and Mrs F C Webster last week. Mrs Robert Scott is very sick with pneumonia. Mrs James Linscott is visiting her father Mr Daniel Fleming at Amesville. Harry Smith recovering from pneumonia. Mrs Waldo Baird and daughter Lenore spent Saturday with Athens friends. Jaira Graham visited his grandmother in Harmony. Faye Carpenter and Blanche Light were Athens visitors Saturday.
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Charles Bethel
Athens
F. C. Webster
Robert Scott
James Linscott
Daniel Fleming
Amesville
Harry Smith
Waldo Baird
Lenore
Jaira Graham
Harmony
Vanderhoof Socials and Baptist Meeting Notice
Austin Harris visited Ath ens with his parents. Emma Jeffers hosted Mrs. Georgia McCall and Miss Hannah McCall. Mrs. William Jeffers traveled to Little Hocking for her brother Adnah Brown illness. Luster Clark and family joined his mother Mrs. Sidney Clark. Alma Newman hosted Hannah McCall. Faye Smith visited C B Jeffers. Protracted meeting begins at the Baptist church February 25. Edwin Chase and family hosted his mother Mrs. Tabitha Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Harris
Athens
Emma Jeffers
Georgia McCall
Hannah McCall
William Jeffers
Little Hocking
Adnah Brown Luster Clark
Sidney Clark
Alma Newman
Faye Smith
C. B. Jeffers
the Baptist Church
Edwin Chase
Tabitha Chase
Funeral of Perry Dunfee Eleven Held at Porterfield
Mr. Mediey and his son attended the funeral of his grandson Perry Dunfee eleven at Porterfield on Tuesday. The Citizens' Telephone Co branch is being rushed in with T. J. Dunfee as superintendent and completion expected today. Miss Lillie Dunfee visits Athens with Mrs. Laura Hayes. A box supper at Bowles Hall next Saturday night March 3 benefits Baptist Sunday school. Rev. A. E. Parkinson starts meetings at Vanderhoof on Sunday March 4.
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Mediey
Perry Dunfee
Porterfield
Citizens’ Telephone Co
T. J. Dunfee
Lillie Dunfee
Athens
Laura Hayes
Bowles Hall
Baptist Sunday School
Ethel Dunfee
Helen Linsecott
Little Hocking
A. E. Parkinson
Vanderhoof
Mohler Sells Hebbardsville Store to Edward Pruden
Albany reports W K Mohler sold his Hebbardsville general store to Edward Pruden of Athens who will take charge immediately. Pruden recently received damages from the B and O for injuries from a Luhrig work train. A gas well east of town has reached 1400 feet and, after repairs, drilling resumed with plans to finish soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
W. KK. Mohler
Hebbardsville
Edward Pruden
Athens
Pruden
Luhrig
B. & O. Company
Two Letters Support Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A woman writes of eight years of monthly pain and a looming operation, seeking relief from Mrs Pinkham. A second letter explains full recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, urging others to write for free advice. Mary Dimmick of Washington, D C endorses the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Ei
Lydia E. Pinkham
Personal Notices From the Daily Messenger
Names and travels appear as residents and guests visiting relatives and friends in Athens Nelsonville Columbus and surrounding towns. Entries report visits births marriages and professional travels including Dickinsons and city officials with frequent short relocations across Ohio.
Community Notes From Hockingport Area
Bad roads and frigid weather kept friends from the Little Hocking quarterly meeting. Dinner hosts included Mrs Grace Humphrey and Mr Mrs A Wells. Local visits featured Walter Dutton from the O A and Mrs Adisa M Eliott in Parkersburg. Torch burial for Timothy Russell marked a linger ing illness. Lafayette Ford and George Parker visited from Reedsville. The reading circle met at Miss Ollie McKim. Charles Stewart from the O U stayed with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Hocking
Grace Humphrey
A. Wells
Walter Dutton
O. A
E. A. Dutton
Adisa M. Eliott
Parkersburg
Lily Dunfee
Laura Hays
Athens
Mary A. Stone
Timothy Russell
Near Torch
Torch
Lafayette Ford
George Parker
Reedsville
Ollie McKim
Charles Stewart
New Skating Rink Nears Public Opening
The skating rink rising on the former Shutt wagon factory site nears completion and is expected to open within a week. Work this week includes floor laying and ceiling whitewashing for an elegant 40 by 80 foot skating space.
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J.C. Aye
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Grand Jury
Fred Emerson Brooks
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Scott
Scotts Emulsion
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Pearl Street
New York
S. J. Chrisman
Mannsville
N.Y
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Vicinity News
Ireland
Canaanville
Albany News
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Daily Messenger
Joe Selby
Maria Beverage
Marshfield
Anna Sickles
Daisy Foster
Coolville
B. C. Vorhes of
James McNamara
Zaleski
Emerson Russell
Frost
Edward Briggs
Nebraska
Wm. Briggs
Mrs. Gilbert Day
Woodyard
Mrs
Josephine Woodyard
Baily Messenger
Lucy Westenhaver
Logan
Lulu Young
Mineral
Charles Young
Charles Day
Buchtel
Mrs. Allen Bean
L. H. Smth
Stewart
Margaret Davis
Coalton
Lena Mason
Luella Mason
Overbrook
Kansas
Carrie Muphey
Nancy Dew
Mabel Rorick
Dean Stickney
Cincinnati
Otis Sarsam
Carthage Township
John E. Mourne
Mrs. P. Mourne
Chillicothe
Henry Lancaster
Gus Pratt
W. R. Phillips
Carrie Robb
Jacksonville
Lena
Ethel Hanning
Charles Bower
Alice Wilson
Charles Walsh
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company
Parker Sanders Cott
William M. Cott
Emerson Cott
Perry Cole
John Fenton
Sarah Young
Urbana
G. D. Read
Arthur Johnson
T. R. Biddle
Dunglen
al. Kesinger
Lancaster
James Ballard
W. K. Scott
Toledo
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