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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1883
Page
5
D Zenner and Co presents a fine lot of custom made clothing for men boys and children in Athens. Stock includes spring dress business suits and children wear, manufactured to order with superior tailoring. New goods and carpets are daily arriving at D Zenner and Co. Read D Zenner and Co.’s advertisement.
The Athens county board meets in regular session at the Christian Church in Nelsonville. Judge Knowles closes the January term. Resignations and appointments shift the Nelsonville school board and local offices. Lectures, charitable work, and upcoming entertainments are announced along with personal moves and legal notices.
A Dover township resident recounts how James Stephenson and Thos Rutledge of Chauncey rescued Joseph Know of Nelsonville from drowning during a late rise. Know likely owes his life to their efforts as he attempted to cross from Chauncey to the Infirmary.
The grounds for fearing insecurity at the M. E. Church have been eliminated by this week’s repairs. If Rev Hautsipiller’s plan to paint the exterior is approved, the building will be made both safe and attractive.
The printer Frank W Brown of Columbus, still suffering mental trouble, is being cared for by the Typographical Union of Columbus. Citizens who knew him in boyhood express deep sympathy and hope for his full recovery.
A Delaware Ohio Gazette note claims the fruit is now selling for ten cents a dozen. The remark suggests Athens dealers should note this new price level.
The notice lists several local offices to be filled next month and calls on men named in connection with these posts to make public declarations of candidacy to avoid doubt.
A sharp weather turn yesterday morning threatens lilac plants that had advanced growth, likely causing drooping and damage to the early blossoms and foliage.
At Jacksonville Trimble township the new mine of O. D. Jackson strikes a five foot coal vein at one hundred feet depth with a slate roof. Jackson leases the mine to W. P. Read & Co. of Chicago, planning a four hundred miner operation to develop the carbon resource. Nearby, Athens society news and local visits fill this Athens area report.
Frank V. Towsley mustered Chilcott Post No. 300 at South Bloomingville with 38 charter members. Officers elected include John H. Goddard as Post Commander and Selvel Allison as Senior Vice Commander. The Woolgrowers Exchange inquiry shows liabilities of 65 000 and assets of 35 000 with 50 local creditors.
Hocking Valley miners gathered at Nelsonville to discuss cutting pay from eighty to seventy cents per ton. Committees will visit operators and report that workers will stay at seventy cents until the 15th when a definite settlement on the free turn issue is sought. The free turn dispute concerns bank car delivery ahead of a miner’s regular turn, a longtime contention between operators and workers.
Senate passes bill expanding Probate Court authority to handle misdemeanors with the Court of Common Pleas in numerous counties including Athens. The law aims to relieve backlogs by allowing Judge Wilson to manage a large class of cases previously clogging the docket and consuming Common Pleas Court time.
The seventy third birth anniversary of Mrs. Eliza Patterson was celebrated at her home two miles east of Hibbardeville. About fifty relatives and neighbors attended including her four surviving children and their spouses. Music by Professor Hibbard enhances the day as gifts such as gold spectacles and fine dress were presented. The Patterson couple, long residents of Alexander township after moving from Pennsylvania fifty years ago, remain vigorous and hopeful for many more anniversaries.
Major Elmer Gidlden prepares to open a grocery and provisions shop in the Potter building corner room. He expects to begin the week serving customers with prime articles at gratifying prices. The notice wishes the venture abundant success.
Nelsonville Ohio March 6 1955 notice announces the Christian Church to formally dedicate its Home of Worship on March 18 with morning services at 10 80 led by Eld Ira J Chase from Wabash Indiana sermon God s dwelling place communion at 2 80 p m and memorial service at 5 p m all exercises to be solemn and impressive inviting all to attend pastor A P Frost leads the message
College notes cover Presby terian pulpit duty by President Scott, Philo Literary Society elects Nina Schwefel as President with Addie Coe as Vice President, and praise for Ohio University facilities over Marietta College. Upcoming lectures by Dr. Mees are announced, with social updates from the Marietta contest trip and Philo open session on March 9.
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