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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a bus, mound, and Amy with unclear context and dates. The readable words include shade of the bus stop and a reference to December or November. No coherent event or figures can be confirmed from the text provided.
Elza Chalfant of Jacksonville sues George Ranklin Fred Wolf Ben Skinner and Jeff Searls of Glouster for damages after a horse driven to death last summer. A jury found in favor of the plaintiff awarding 75. The case arose from a hired team used to drive to a ball game last June.
A meeting of Athens county wool growers is called for Saturday March 6 at 1 pm in the county court. P G Moler chairs the organizing committee as wool industry tariff revision and protection are discussed before Congress Ways and Means. All sheep owners are urged to join the movement.
Union Elza Turner of Dayton spent last week with sister Mrs Emma. Ella Shaukis visited Tick Ridge. Charley McCoy of Marshfield will move into Arthur Bowles property by mid month. Charles Keager and Herman Lohse left for Michigan to seek work. Mrs W J Hawk of The Plains attended events with B Y Hawk and wife. Driggs, living with George Maris, heads home to Broad Well. Miss Bessie Jacoby visited Mac tory with her brother. Mrs Gertie Perry and daughter hosted John Snedden family party. William Cooper and family spent Sunday with his parents near Marshfield.
Teachers Examinations will be held on the first Saturday of each month except when that day is a holiday. Borwell Examinations occur on the third Saturday in April and the second Saturday in May. O. C. Jackson, Clerk.
In probate court this morning the heirs of the late Mrs. Mary King of Canaan township began a contest over the sale of portions of her estate. Attorney L. A. Koons is administrator, with J. P. Wood Jr and FE. D. Sayre representing the heirs. Many witnesses are expected as Judge Lynch presides. at press hour the case was in progress.
A visitor to the Panama Canal Zone can learn about at least 83 mosquito species with 30 unique to the area. Only one species is implicated in yellow fever transmission. not all bite.
A bloodhound named Jake assisted by Charles F. Miller and Deputy Lowry hunted a burglars' trail from the Johnson store in Hocking. The scent was lost on a brick street after heavy rain, with the suspects not yet caught. Store owners vow to pursue and prosecute.
Benjamin Black of Sugar Creek mourns son James Black aged 26, a U S Marine who enlisted eighteen months ago in Nelsonville and served in Cuba. Illness from climate change and pneumonia led to his death in a Brooklyn hospital while preparations for burial are made. He was a nephew of Mrs. A M Lewis. Funeral time to be announced.
Lonnie Morrison suffers a broken finger while Frank Coleman remains critically ill. Misses Constance and Mary Ogg visit Aunt Mrs. Lucy Poston. Harvey Bennett and sister Mary return to Alexis with Will Morrison Frank Van Dyke and Harry Sutton for summer. A mite social at S. J. Davis home succeeds financially. William Winner, 75, former soldier, dies after pneumonia. funeral at New England M B church.
Mrs Dick Kennard of Columbus visits her parents on Fort street. Jess Stalder of Columbus, a former resident, spent weekend with relatives. Mrs Thomas Mulligan returns home after visiting in Columbus. Harry Furnace and Harriett of Lancaster spent weekend in the city. Parker Sniffen of Starr called on friends Friday and Saturday. Perry Pritchard spent Sunday with relatives in Athens. Miss Carrie Munn of Athens visited Miss Sadie Stoneburner Sunday.
The Cosmopolitan Club met with Mrs. J. W. Johnson on Franklin street Thursday. The program featured papers on Civil War themes by Miss MacNurney, Miss Dora Patton, Mrs. Al Goodspeed, and Mrs. Caldwell, with members listed as Mesdames Ho Parke Finley Saunders Sharp Graham Goodspeed and Misses Mayme McNerney Flo Hutchina Dora Ella Patton.
Miss Mabel Shafer was the guest of friends in Athens on Sunday, enjoying hospitality and a brief visit with local acquaintances.
Miss May Edington returned home Sunday after an extended visit with her sister Mrs Dick Kennard in Columbus.
Miss Fannie Muligan of this city was the guest of Miss Blanche Parfit in Athens on Sunday.
The board of county commissioners in quarterly session favorably considered a petition for a new county road signed by J. M. Beatty and others. The Peatty road in Lodi township will be viewed May 11 by viewers Thomas Phillips Theodore Pickering and Harry Stalder of Athens. The Wood road Brinkley road and Lattimer road were passed with no action until the next meeting. The bridge levy for 1909 was fixed at two mills producing about 20600 for the current year.
In Marietta Ohio Mayor Ric Kinney released two men arrested on bootlegging charges. Civic League detectives allegedly hired them to travel to West Virginia to buy whisky and arrest them. The court ruled the liquor purchase was made by authorized agents and no offense occurred. This first ruling of its kind aids Ohio powder counties.
William Cray of Harrisonville and Mrs. Mattie Price of Columbus came to Amesville for their ailing parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cray. Price will stay weeks but was summoned home after her son was hurt falling from a building at work. Jessie Beasley, studying music in Columbus, returned home to her mother’s illness. Mrs. Beasley remains critically ill. Protracted meetings proceed at Federal Valley church under Massie and Arthur. Fleming and Howard depart for a month of travel in Florida. Kathryn Gibson visited Athens with Boyd Hall girls. Miss Trotfetter buys spring millinery in Columbus this week.
Nelsonville Ohio March 2 Special. Police chief Warner leads arrests on search warrants in and around Nelsonville. Saloons in town and nearby township were searched with proprietors arrested. A former saloon man paid 200 dollars plus costs for whiskey in his business. Officers entered a wrong saloon during a Saturday warrant by mistake, exposing several open whiskey brands. Judge O W Wright of Logan represented defendants. Investigations continue through the week.
Attorney-General Grant Denman issued an opinion to Secretary of State Thompson stating that justices of the peace, as township officers, will be nominated by township primaries under the primary election law. The ruling clarifies their status as township rather than county officers despite county jurisdiction.
Congressman Douglas says the AP misrepresented his stance on funding for raising the Maine wreck in Havana harbor. He urges Cuba or Spain to remove the remains, arguing the Maine matter should be laid to rest and the war cry Remember the Maine should be remembered only for Allied victory.
Hocking Valley operators report slight rise in business and expect fair orders next week. Prices hover around 1.25 dollars per ton for Hocking lump, but adherence varies and no price list was issued at month start. Larger companies gain trade from smaller firms willing to match lower quotes, with steam demand expected to rise and improve activity.
In Lancaster Ohio on March 2, Thomas Fout 75 his son Marshall 50 and grandson Thomas Foust 25 all of Dumontville were arrested for drunkenness. They were tried before the mayor and after spending their last cent were lectured and given 30 minutes to leave town. The three generations left together for their homes.
Sheriff Dana B. Webster and L. L. Deissle were inducted into the local lodge during Tuesday's regular meeting. Bernard Jones, district deputy of the exalted ruler, inspected the Athens lodge and joined the evening's celebrations.
John Hardy aged 70 a Civil War veteran died at his Mineral home at noon today from cerebral parallels. He is survived by a widow. He had lived in Mineral for many years.
An Athens man swallowed his latch key and required an emetic to induce vomiting before he could sleep.
The Republican Glee Club, traveling to Washington for the inauguration, will visit Athens this evening at 8:30. Composed of Columbus’s best singers, they offer to perform campaign music upon request at the B and O depot during a brief stop.
A Civil War veterans delegation asked Athens County commissioners to raise indigent veteran burial funds from 50 to 75 dollars citing a new statute. The board, with newly sworn Commissioner W H Howard present, did not decide then. A separate Golden Post G A R committee won approval of a $25 Memorial Day appropriation for music, decorations, and a speaker.
Mr and Mrs J Q Tull and two sons of South Canaan spent Sunday with the former’s father. Ruby Sprague visited her sister Mrs William McClanahan at Clark’s Chapel. William Bartlett moved to Athens with his family after taking a job at the brick plant. Harrison McGrath visited friends in West Virginia. Harold and Hildreth Hawk twins visited Mr and Mrs Wm Tedrow. Jeff Thureday journeys to Illinois for the summer. P P Lauer recently called on Mr and Mrs Coon Steinmetz and on Mr and Mrs Elmer Poston. Mrs Alice Brown and children of Athens visited Mr and Mrs James Patterson. Ils Daunden moved his family into Herbert Oxley’s Long Run house. Eugene Carney and wife moved to Athens for work. Amos Holland, working in Athens, spent Sunday with his family. Miss Blanche Kincade visited friends at Guysville. John Sprague called on Cyrus Bean and family of South Canaan. Lucy Frost of Long Run visited her parents Saturday and Sunday. Grove Halbert of South Canaan was the Sunday guest of D E Love. Mr and Mrs Charlie Bobo moved into John Sheridan’s house.
A testimonial notes relief from persistent itching piles after using Dean's T It Cure, credited to long suffering and eventual permanent cure. The fragment mentions a Mayor candidate and local names, but details are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR reads Athens, street and area references near South Count in an urban note. No clear event date or named entities beyond generic place terms.
Rich Shirkey of Chauncey and Miss Carrie Ruff of Corning married at New Lexington. They returned to Chauncey Friday evening. The record lists local visits, dances, and social activities across Chauncey and nearby communities.
Mr and Mrs C W Gross of Athens were Sunday guests here. Mr and Mrs J H Boden of Athens visiting friends nearby. Mrs Joe Selby of Athens visits her mother Mrs Marta bev erage. W W Hunter on the sick list. Miss Gladge Lewellen in Athens Monday. Miss Forest Wolf of Athens guest of aunt Mrs Wm Phillips. Mrs J C Coleman on the sick list. Loring Searls spent Sunday with parents at Mt Blanco. Born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Efau February 27 a son.
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