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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1920
Page
3
Nelsonville lodge members plan to relocate to a new meeting place tomorrow evening. A luncheon was served and attendance was encouraged as the move proceeds.
Kenneth Hanning aged 19 months dies at home on Grover street after pneumonia. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hanning. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the residence with burial at Connett.
Miss Elizabeth Herbert spoke to the Girl Scouts at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon, presenting a helpful talk titled My Health. Next Sunday Miss Gladys Palmer will address the girls at the Christian church on the subject My Acts of Kindness.
Mrs. Ida Rosser entertained Sunday evening with a six o'clock dinner honoring Miss Shilling of Sandusky, the house guest of Mrs. Orland Gandee. Covers were laid for Mrs. Orland Gandee and two children, Miss Ethel Rosser and Miss Nelle Rosser. Born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Gleason, a fine baby girl. Donald McLaughlin spent the day in Lancaster. Charles Barker of Columbus spent the weekend here the guest of friends. Harold Mechem is spending a few days in Columbus.
The Mission Study Circle of the Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday night with Mrs. Chas. Tedrow to discuss church activities and plans.
A note requests clean white cloths without starch be taken to Mrs. N. Hill for distribution to missionary Mrs. Cook. The cloths will be sent on Wednesday of this week to aid bandage needs.
Miss Jennie Powell guests of sister Mrs. Winifred Scott in Columbus. Mrs. DeLaney of Lancaster visits Mrs. J. H. Sharp. Mr and Mrs Will Patton take daughter to Columbus for operation. Misses Helen Sharp and Dorothy Vorkes spend Saturday in Columbus. Mrs. Chas McLain of Logan visits sister Mrs. Ben James. Mrs. J. H. Wetzel of Lancaster spends weekend with Mrs. J. H. Sharp. Rev. L G Matheny hosts son Charles Matheny of Scotts Bluff Nebraska and daughter Mrs. W A Pride of Glouster at his home.
We thank friends for kindness during our son’s death and Father Byrne for his fine sermon. MR. and MRS. WM. JACOBS.
Miss Emma Johnson visits with relatives in Springfield city. The brief notice notes her hospitality stays with family hosts and local social ties.
Classified ad notes a dance at Red Men’s hall on Tuesday night March 2 with invitations issued at the door. Also includes a sale item a medium Ohio State Gas Heater in good condition and a delivery boy wanted at once. See A C Kontner.
Evansville Indiana clerk J N Tohill writes of suffering thigh muscle pains. After doctor treatment for rheumatism offered no relief, a friend's recommendation of Foley Kidney Pills brought quick relief. Ends with general praise for backache and rheumatic pains.
Mr. A. C. Anderson died at his Fort street home after an illness. A Civil War veteran and longtime Athens county leader, he held roles in York township trustees the Methodist church the Masonic lodge and Eastern Star. He leaves a widow a niece he raised seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral plans were not announced.
It states digestion and assimilation matter more than volume of food. Thorough mastication is claimed to allow half as much food to suffice. If indigestion occurs, chew well after supper and try a Chamberlains Tablet to feel better in a day or two.
Mrs S M Howard aged 74 died at her Hebbardsville home and will be brought to Glouster for church funeral services at Bishopville in Union cemetery Morgan county. John B Dickson pastor of Church of Christ will conduct the service at 11 o'clock. Interment follows. The couple lived much of their lives on a Morgan county farm before moving near Hebbardsville. Road conditions hamper travel between Glouster and Chauncey delaying necessary road work and likely preventing completion of the Jacksonville Chauncey link next year.
Delegates from nearby mines set to meet in Columbus tomorrow for the miners state convention. Joseph Richards from mine 256 John Auer from mine 22 Fred Hemsley from mine 255 Vern Mills from mine 281 Fred Bur eos from mine 267 Peter Joyce from mine 266 will attend sessions.
Mrs Mary Powell former Gloucester resident died yesterday at 3 pm at the home of her daughter Mrs William Hamilton in Columbus. She had been visiting a daughter in Akron and was in Columbus on a visit. The remains will be brought to this city for burial.
Banishing languor and distress by iron phosphorus and vegetable tonics Cadomene Tablets promote vigorous blood supply and improved digestion. Tone up liver stomach kidneys and bowels and guarantee satisfaction with money back. Sold in sealed tubes by druggists.
A funeral will be held at the Hollister cemetery with the date to be announced later. Remaining details are not provided in the readable text.
Mr. and Mrs. Roll Chevalier announce the birth of a 12 pound son born Saturday. Mrs. Chas. McLeod returned to Westerville Saturday after a week in the city with her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. John S. Clark. Florence Andrews and Mrs. D. Ward Forrest spent Saturday with friends in Athens. Miss Ella Grimes of Millfield was weekend guest of Miss Jessie Galbraith. Mrs. John R. Davis returned to Akron yesterday ending a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Drury.
The American Telephone and Telegraph reports 1919 net earnings of 60 million dollars with dividends of 35 million and interest charges of 15 million. Bell system assets total 1.06 billion in public securities, with 11,795 stations and 209,860 employees. President Thayer recommends increasing authorized capital from 500 million to 750 million.
Bulgaria tightens to metric only rules fining individuals who use nonmetric weights and measures. Authorities enforce metric school and market compliance, signaling a nationwide shift toward standardized measurement practices.
Following ratification of the peace treaty, Britain appoints Lord Kilmarnock as ambassador to Berlin while Germany names ex Hamburg mayor Dr Sthamer as ambassador to London.
A Ford car stolen in front of the Court House was found two miles out on Marshfield road last Saturday by County Truck crews. The driver confessed inexperience, deserted the vehicle on the return trip, and officials confirmed it was the missing bus with minor damage to the cylinder heads and radiator.
Patsy Bagnole, 23, was arrested in Canton on the charge of shooting Miss Rose Salazzo, 21. Police say the attack followed the rejection of the marriage suit. The woman is expected to recover.
Henry J. Coucherie, head porter, has gathered tips to lease the colonial hotel uptown for fifteen years. Gross rental is set at $250,000.
In New York Patrick J. Pelton laughed at a vaudeville team's song goodbye booze youre through. A false tooth broke loose and almost choked him before he managed to swallow the tooth.
Miss Martha Westphal of St Paul received a postcard mailed in August from Lake City Minnesota. The note mentions three relatives who have died since the card was sent.
Sixty four passengers of the Leiland liner Bohemian ashore off Sambro Point were rescued by the steamer Robling and brought to Halifax. The Bohemian was reported not in danger and expected to be released at high tide.
B H Howell Son and Company representing the National Sugar Refining Company quotes granulated sugar at 14 cents a pound with two percent off one percent. Other refiners quote 15 to 16 cents.
Fire of unknown origin leveled the homes of H. Wells M. C. Justice and W. W. Barrett in West Pikeville early today. The loss is about 20 000 dollars and partly insured. A heavy snowfall worsens the comfort of residents facing displacement.
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