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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1875
Page
5
Local MATTERS notes multiple Athens area items including sales at Pozz Co jewelry, a claim no small pox in Athens, M. & C. railroad earnings in 1874, and theft at Warden & Brothers warehouse. Mentions new homes, deaths, vaccination appeals, court schedule, religious services, and community appointments.
A respected local citizen urges a practical fix to street illumination. He argues lamps are extinguished too early and should be lit on cloudy nights when moonlight is absent, asserting current practice is illogical and needs correction.
The Senate committee on Hospitals for the Insane visited the Asylum on Friday and stayed until Saturday noon. They were very favorably impressed and gratefully praised Dr and Mrs Gundry for the cordial reception and institutional hospitality. A final Spelling School is set for two weeks hence at the Methodist Episcopal Church to aid local charities with a ten cent admission, supporting needy sick and destitute residents.
At a previous week’s meeting the Athenian Guards filled vacancies from resignations by electing Dan A Grosvenor captain Harry Stewart first lieutenant and Dell Harris second lieutenant The group reports revived spirit ready to compete with leading state military companies The Locals of the MESSENGER respond to a critic about a spelling match omission noting an upcoming marriage notice may be published to amend the record
Local residents feared a permanent shift of the Cincinnati mail arrival to 10 p m on Saturdays. On Monday it was clarified the change was temporary and that the Western mail will continue to arrive at 3 47 p m barring accidents, preserving a more convenient schedule.
The past week featured Saturday morning snow and cold, followed by heavy prolonged rains Sunday and Monday nights with vivid lightning and loud thunder. More severe cold arrived Tuesday morning.
The old locust at the corner of Court and Union streets near Mr. John Bullard’s residence was felled after decades of storms and service, a familiar landmark that residents will miss from its sentinel post, according to Uncle John Perkins.
The Starr Building on Court Street, owned by W. H. Brown of Brown & Stedman, will be remodeled and improved. Mr. Brown plans adding a second story and fitting it for Odd Fellows use.
The Town Hall bell arrived on Monday from the Cincinnati foundry Vanduran and Tift. It is handsome and of agreeable tone but not large enough to fill the welkin with a reverberant ring on occasions that test patriotism or public spirit.
J F Wilkes offers fresh bulk oysters daily at the old price. Customers can visit Crippen corner to buy, as供应 continues with standard sales.
Phebe Thompson, eldest daughter of John and Hannah Thompson, died of remittant fever aged 17. Funeral services were led by Rev. E N Nichols at the F W B Church with three brothers arriving at the end of the sermon. The item also reports on Albert Vorhes Jr hurt from a fall, Alpheus Wilson shipping fat sheep, T W Lee returning from Philadelphia with horses, and various local business notes including a Tin Shop move, stage service concerns, and sugar shipments by Brown & Stedman along with store promotions at Morse & Walker
In Hebardsville the death of George Walsh, a longtime local businessman, is noted as a loss to the community. The store passes to his grandchildren George and Electa Reynolds. Winter hardships dampen stock trading, while Elmer Armstrong remains active on the road. Protracted revival meetings with Rev. Nichols continue at the Methodist Church. A new schoolhouse is planned this summer and Presbyterians will rebuild their church, with talks of a Grange Hall and a forty-member local Grange. Coughs and bad colds are common.
Major George W. Hauk aged 57 died at his Gambier street home in Mt. Vernon after an 18 month illness. Born in Athena Ohio he moved to Mt. Vernon in 1843 and various trades before serving as Paymaster Major in the Civil War. He leaves wife Emily Rouse of Hudson Ohio and no children. Funeral planned at Congregational Church Main Street. New Queens ware and glassware advertised at J P Wilkes Crippen corner.
An advertorial item highlights cheap bargains at D. Zenner & Co and Friday Brothers for ladies dress goods, along with tailored outfits from J. W. Brown and vaccine material from Doctors Lash and Groslene. It also touts embroideries and low prices at M. Selig & Co.
An advertisement extols Sheldon and Sons for offering prime family groceries in ample quantities at fair prices. The copy lauds customer satisfaction and the store as a popular choice for shoppers seeking value.
Local chatter reinterprets a past “War among the Roaches” as Harvey Roach’s grocery field dominance. The notice praises his popular dealer methods and invites readers to visit Harvey Roach near Perkins Drug Store. Also mentions fashion shoe styles at Monsk and Walker and vaccine matter at Donnan and Pickerings along with bottled beers at Atkinson’s Gem Drug Store.
Zenner Co offers lace curtains in stylish lines at reduced prices aimed at housekeepers. M Selig & Co opposite the Court House publicizes new goods and seasonal prices. George W. Wabbutt oversees exhibits at Mrs K K Golden's Restaurant and Confectionery showcasing upcoming season delicacies.
M Seury and Co introduce a large assortment of boys and young men's clothing. New styles and competitive prices claim to surpass previous offerings. Kurtz and Norris feature select Spring and Summer wallpapers with fresh styles recently received.
Irvin B. Shirley and Fannie C. Barrows wed at the residence of Oliver Root in Rome township Athens county with Rev. Timothy F. Jones officiating. Both parties reside in Athens county and the nuptials occurred in February 1875.
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