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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
2
Fred Williams 48 eldest son of Mrs Elien Williams a pioneer resident died Monday evening at the family home after a week of paralysis three strokes caused his death Funeral services set for 1 pm Thursday at the home with short services at Asbury Church
The deceased leaves a grey mother and one brother Ralph a merchant in Carbondale. Burial is in Asbury Ridge Cemetery beside his father Samuel Williams a Civil War veteran and school teacher who died many years ago.
Oliver Moore of West Virginia was brought to Ohio Penitentiary to serve two to five years for destroying public property during a jail escape attempt. His admission of a prior short term at Moundsville changed the sentence to the minimum for a second offender.
Benjamin Pickens of Racine files an alienation suit in Pomeroy court seeking 10000 dollars damages from Cleveland Wolfe alleging Wolfe sought to deprive him of his wife Bertie Stover Pickens by gifts money clothing and social encouragement to leave the home. The petition notes marriage on February 15 1921 four children and that the couple now reside in Middport after leaving Racine March 12 1929.
Lawrence Roush of Letart Falls, Meigs County, chosen as one of two Ohio 4-H Club boys to attend national 4-H Camp in Washington June 1 to 24. He has raised 447 bushels of potatoes, earned $664.12 from sales, won state fair and Columbus premiums, and plans to complete studies at Ohio University Athens.
A Meigs County meeting in Pomeroy gathered Kiwanis American Legion Farm Bureau Granges bankers and officials to coordinate jobs programs. Committees will seek federal state aid for projects including courthouse upgrades roads a new infirmary a $40 000 Harrisonville school and a $35 000 Syracuse school while restarting No 7 Coal Mine at Thomas Fork.
The Court of Appeals for the county convenes today with two cases on the docket A D Jewell versus Gath Townsend and Ebersbach Construction Company versus Federal Valley Railroad Company.
The Rev. F. C. Kreger of Columbus has accepted the pastorate at First Baptist Church, Middleport. He preached Sunday morning and evening, and will assume duties Sunday, April 1. The Kreger family includes three children, two married, and a daughter at Denison University.
In Middleport on March 11 the World Wide Guild met in the church lecture room under the direction of Mrs. Paul Smart and Mrs. T. A. May. Miss Evelyn Miller presided and Miss Mary K. Heines led the program. Miss Eva Jo Williams chaired the Refreshment Committee. the meeting was well attended.
One hundred fifty representatives from Meigs Athens Gallia Washington Mason Cabell and Wood counties will meet at the Elmhurst Tavern in Pomeroy to plan a two day Ohio Valley Apple Blossom Association session to be held between April 15 and May 1. The Rotary Club Middleport Kiwanis Club Pomeroy will host with Dr Ek W Cubb Athens as toastmaster. An eight oclock banquet features a musical program by Ohio University Athens Marshall College Huntington will send a pageant and participate in the festival with Ohio University Band. The event is billed as one of spring and summer’s biggest in the Pomeroy Bend.
Committees from Peace Evangelical Presbyterian and Simpson Methodist churches in Pomeroy meet to draft a merger plan for a combined congregation. Bethany Methodist likely will not join. Simpson Church currently has a pastor. contract requires approval by higher church officials before taking effect.
A long section of the Lincoln Hill road wall from Butternut Avenue collapsed near noon on Monday. It toppled two telephone poles and tore away sidewalk sections. Damage is estimated at 100 dollars, likely from water seeping behind the cut stone and weakening the wall.
Frank Sayre the Antiquity postmaster was taken to Holzer Hospital for appendicitis surgery. The $50,000 damage suit against Meigs Publishing Co and Karl Eblin extends 15 days. Philip Stace, a former Pomeroy man, was injured by a fall near Montgomery West Virginia and required rescue. The Racine home of Daniel Roush burned due to a defective fire. Bids are invited for weed mowing along 95 miles of state highways in Meigs County.
Roy E. Goldsberry of Lodi was first to file for the Republican primary for Athens County sheriff. He submitted completed papers to the Board of Elections on Monday with more than 100 certified signatures. Several other candidates will enter the race.
The ad touts Zemo as a soothing invisible antiseptic to stop itching and draw out heat from skin. It claims twenty years of use with relief on first application and lists prices of 38 5c 60c and 1 06.
The Republican sheriff primary sees a rush for signatures while more candidates are expected. Deputy Wayne Wingett has filed for the Democratic sheriff primary. Goldsberry, a railroad detective from Ohio, plans an active campaign in about two months, after work with Ohio Collieries Coal Company. His father was the late David Goldsberry of Lodi Township.
Undetermined origin fire at dawn destroyed Ww. Bower's barn in Baker Settlement near the Athens County Club with an estimated loss of 2000 dollars. Austin Scott alerted by removing livestock before the structure collapsed. Neighbors also stopped spread to a nearby shed and granary.
Sorrowful stomachs and indigestion from excess acid are eased by Phillips Milk of Magnesia a taste free dose neutralizing acid quickly. For 50 years physicians have trusted its effectiveness. available in 25¢ and 50¢ bottles at drugstores with the U S registered trade mark of The Charles H Phillips Chemical Company.
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