Personal Mentions From Friday’s Athens Daily
Local society notes list numerous visitors and residents across Athens, Nelsonville, Marietta, and surrounding towns. Names include J G Stalder, Mrs Margaret Vickers, L Bean and Leo Bean, EB Clark, IR Gross, Pr James Banahan, Sr Ross, Mr Sherman, Stella Edwards, KE M Davis, Charles H Welch, W mn Golden, J A Dilts, W P Dilts, Will Watkins, Edward Beverage, P G Hibbard, H J Baker, Helen Baker, J J Sisler, De Valson Davis, George C Lowry, Amelia S Lowry, Duffee relatives, Dorothy Will, Paul Jones, Mr and Mrs B L Lamhorn, Henry Wibbard, John Frye, and Jane te Roy. Feb date implied.
Visitors and Travel Notices From Nelsonville Community
Mrs. Ray Burchfield returns home after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs J W Hushower in Nelsonville. Mrs Elizabeth Merritt and Mrs Smith of Parton visit Planche M Washingtons relatives for a few days. Mr J B Bush returns from ten days in New York and plans to visit Pleasanton tomorrow. Mrs John K Cuckler of Park Place departs for Clarksburg W Va to visit her son and daughter in law. Mrs W C Hoodler leaves for Columbus to arrange her daughter Gabriels schooling at St Marys of the Springs. Families Blackard Peters Huggings and Welch attend a funeral in Nelsonville. Mrs Hi W Elson receives invitation to March 6 Philadelphia reception for Nora Archibald Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Burchfield
J. W. Hushower
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Merritt
Were Smith
Parton
Planche M. Washington
J. B. Bush
New York
Pleasanton
Mrs. W. S. Bush
John K. Cuckler
Park Place
Clarksburg
W. Va
Inlaw
Will Cuckler
Charles Blackard Rs. Peters
Columbus
Huggings
Newark
K Welch
Ames Black
Hi. W. Elson
Philadelphia
Nora Archibald Smith
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Miss Smith
Local residents visit Athens area and nearby towns
Carol Porter was a business visitor in Columbus. Mrs. Alex Nelson stayed with relatives in Glouster. P. Smith of Amesville visited Athens on Friday. Mrs. J Gillett spent days visiting friends in Glouster. Abbie Wells of Albany shopped in the city. Gertrude O Conor of Stewart visited friends. Amelia Bennett of Fairmont Va was in Athens on business. James Ginnan and two daughters visited relatives. Jacksonville and Dan James returned from a duck hunt at the reservoir. G Owen Linncott of Amensville is the guest of Mr and Mrs Rey Lash. Clifford Colley of Wellston arrived to be the guest of D A Thomas and family. Lew Anderson of Uhbrichaville was mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Bennett
Fairmont, Va
Athens
Visitors and guests fill Columbus county events list
Monday’s Daily lists numerous residents and visitors in Columbus area. Theodore Dean visits from Columbus. Ele Donaldson of Logan and D W Cornell of Guysville attend county events. many others visit relatives in Columbus Nelsonville Granville Zanesville and Glouster with extended stays and brief trips.
Spring Styles In New York Feature Coats Skirts and Millinery
New York fashion note outlines a three piece suit season with long coats and belted waistlines, pongee and foulard silk fabrics, lace waists, and a trend toward dressy black satin coats. Spring millinery highlights include colored straws with high crowns, rose embellishments, and bold combinations. accessories emphasize Parisol coordination and decorative trimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hats With Flowers Crown White Black Designs In Spring
Verona Clarke notes hats of white or black with large floral crowns or plumes. Flower toques for early spring feature violets and lilies of the valley, hydrangias, and crimson accents, either full flowers or trimmed with ostrich plumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona Clarke
Oil Boom Reaches Athens County as Leases Surge
Athens follows northern counties with a thriving oil fever. Leases cover thousands of acres across eastern central and southern Athens with outside investors and local brokers forming new companies. The Athens Oil & Gas exchange reports brisk stock sales and plans a spring start for multiple operations led by Torch Hill and Columbus-backed groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Bremen
Athens Oil & Gas Exchange
City News Depot
Athens Exchange
Big Score Board
Athens
Torch Hill Company
Lancaster and
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Columbus
Naval stores output for 1908 tops 96 million gallons turpentine
Washington March 3 The United States forest service preliminary report shows naval stores production in 1908 exceeding 96.5 million gallons of turpentine and 4 million barrels of resin with values over 14 million and 18 million dollars respectively. Florida leads with 17.03 million gallons turpentine and 1.93 million barrels rosin, followed by Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Naval Stores
United States Forest Service
Congress
Miorida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
State
Florida
Turpentine and Rosin Output Up Despite Lower Values in 1908
Production rose for turpentine and rosin in 1908 with 2,408,200 gallons more turpentine and 288,962 barrels more rosin than 1907, but the overall value fell due to lower prices. Average turpentine prices dropped from 6.5349 to 0.9857 per gallon and rosin from 4.52 to 4.14 per barrel. values show 1907 higher by about 3.7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosin
Savannah
United States
Community Notes From Coolville Ridge Local Dwellers
Coolville Ridge residents share visits with neighbors and relatives across Angel Ridge Judson and South Canaan. The week includes Friday and Sunday gatherings, callers on Frost Hartley Love Weatherby and Hawk families, plus a February 27 birth of a daughter to Lewis and Mrs Hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Poston
Thomas Phillips
Samuel Frost
Calvin Frost
George Hartley
George Love
Bessie Cranmer
Angel Ridge
Mary Weatherby
South Canaan
Henry Lower
Willie Poston
Guysville
Lewis Hawk
Robert MelLain
Herbert Hawk
Judson Twesday
Fred Finsterwald
Herbert Slawk
Jud
Agriculture Estimates Loss From Field Mice and Rats
The Department of Agriculture estimates that ravages by field mice and rats cause a direct annual loss of 20,00,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Minor Detained After Court Commitment
Mary 8. Rainer, a 13 year old girl from Dean Avenue, was placed in the Delaware School for Girls this morning. Probate Judge Lynch ordered commitment to the industrial school Friday afternoon after an examination in his court. The mother was deemed unfit to care for the girl and was sent to Delaware for that reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Rainer
Dean Avenue
Delaware School For Girls
Industrial
Bate
Lynch
Delaware
More Coal Land Now Under Lease
A large block of coal land between Mineral and Marshfield, Marshfield Ohio, has been leased by local parties. The tract is valued and expected to attract West Virginia capital before expiry. Two shafts will be sunk and Marshfield bank is set to open soon with fixtures installed, signaling strong local enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
West Virginia Capital
Marshfield Bank
Floods Hit Carbondale B&O Branch Repair Crew
A large gang of men works on the Carbondale branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to repair extensive flood damage. The floods caused substantial destruction to the railroad facilities and track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
B. & O. Railroad
Cast on Mills The Kind You Have Always Boure Beare
The fragment presents a signature line and product name likely from a sewing pattern or apparel advertisement. Names are unclear but the text hints at a familiar brand slogan and a distinctive signature line. The readable items suggest promotional material for a sewing pattern or garment.
Daugherty Buys a Farm Between The Plains and Beaumont
Charles Daugherty a young farmer from Troy township now living in Chauncey has purchased the Smith estate between The Plains and Beaumont for 4800 dollars. He plans to move to the property soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty
the Plains
Harles Daugherty
Troy Township
Chauncey
Smith
Plains
Beaumont
Brimstone Ridge Community Notes and Visits
Local residents share visits and work notes from Brimstone Ridge. Kixa Cole visits parents in Trimble while Marton Bond visits Strouds Run. Eliza Burden and wife visit Asbury Cole's family. Protracted meeting begins March 1d with Rev Maud White as pastor. spring plowing underway. rural mail carrier Pearl Russell returns to route after absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kixa Cole
Trimble
F. Cole
Maud White
Bond
Marton Bond
Strouds Run
Arthur Cole
James Lafollette
Amesville
J. J. Turk
Stewart
George
Albert Dunlavey
Canaanville
Pearl Russell
Engines Named for Citizens on Early M and C Railroad
Edward Brant recounts how the M and C era of the B and O 8 W R K used named engines before the Civil War. Seventy-two engines bore titles such as The Ohio The Virginia The Clinton and Athens among many names tied to local residents and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Brant
Chillicothe Gazette
Athens
W. R. RK
Great Transcontinental Railroad
Ohio
Virginia
John Madeira
Clinton
Washington
Scioto
Cincinnati
Ross County
City of
Wheeling
Henry Clay
Mayflower
Vinton
Zaleaki
Hocking
Robert Burns
Edward Hazeltine
Thomas W. Powell
Charles Makins
Wm. Furgeeon
Patna
A. O. Walker
Samuel B. Kerea
Alfonso Taft
President Taft
M. & C. Railroad
John Ballard
Jonathan L. Niles
Thomson
William Brooks
Jacob Hire
Seymour
Hitleboro
Chillbeethe
Marietta
Baltimore
Philadelphia
David Gibson
Fifth and
Paint Streets
Chillicothe
John Durand
Wm. T. Bellenprison
Wm. Glen
W. Scott Cook
Abraham Hegler
Monitor
William 8. Wipser
John Waddle
D. A. Schutte
E. H. Moore
Wm. T. McClintock
Asa B. Walters
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. G. Stalder
Margaret Vickers
Mr. L. ©. Bean
Gallipolis
Leo
EB. W. Clark
IR. Gross
Logan
Flagdale Oi Company
James T. Banahan
St. Paul's Church
Af Sr. Ross
Glouster
Rd Sherman
Jacob Sherman
Stella Edwards
KE. M. Davis
East State Street
Charles H. Welch
W. Mn. Golden
J. A. Dilts
Roseville
W. P. Dilts
Will W. Watkins
Edward Beverage
P. G. Hibbard
John McCune
H. J. Baker
Zanesville
Helen Baker
Boyd Hall
J. J. Sisler
Marietta Journal
J. J. Hoodlett
Clarence Withoff
Port Valey,Ga
de Valson Davis
Frank Speck
George C. Lowry
New York City
Amelia S. Lowry
North Congress Street
G. W. Duffee
T. W. Duffee
Ray
Edward Daffee
Dorothy Will
Paul Jones
Athens High School
C. C. Millikan
Donald
B. L. Lamhorn
Mr. Millikan
HW. Frye
Greenfield
City
Ile
Frye
John Frye
Ieenfield
Hlenry Wwibbard
Jane Te Roy
R. R. le Roy
Ohio University
Sperry
Carl Porter
Alex Nelson
P. Smith
Mrs. J. ©. Gillett
Abbie Wells
Albany
Gertrude O'Conor
James Ginnan
Jacksonville
Charles DeMolet
Dan James
G. Owen Linncott
Lucile Lov
Amensville
Rey Lash
Clifford Colley
Wellstoné
D. A. Thomas and Family
Lew Anderson
Uhbrichaville
Theodore Dean
Ele Donaldson
J. M. Altman
Glonster
P. B. Lawrence
D. W. Cornell
A. L. Johnson
Fay
Oire Oh. C. Fulton
George Ford
Granville
Ulcdrichsville
Ola Graham
Bertha Mansfield
Parkershore
D. B. Hartinger
Middleport
Frank Murphy
J. T. Lee
Verna
Nelson Ville
Lep
J. J. Lister
Franklin Avenue
D. C. Snow
A. Snow
Verna Johnson
Will Cornell
BB Johnson
H. F.F. Paker
Hielen Baker
George Bethel
Raymond
A. L. Bethel
A. L. Kesainger
Lancaster
James Ballard
Lew Stewarta
The
Gazette
California
George Rose
Little Son
Rose
Carpenter Street
V. M. Knecht
Sugar Grove
Mr Knecht
A Len
N. Grosvenor
J. C. Brannan
Amelia Walker
Brannan
Mrs. Brannan
Foulard
Wash
Marie Antoinett
McCall Company
Forest Service
Dean
John R. Garrett
Girard
Ala
Coolville Ridge
John Hartley
Jacob Graham
Goldie Tedrow
Judson
Stover
Stover Engine Works
River Street Preeport
Ill
Waterloo
Brimstone Ridge
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