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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1920
Page
3
Nelsonville churchgoers filled both morning and evening services with no special event attracting crowds. In the evening 35 Chauncey youths joined the Endeavor meeting. A reception for new members will be held Thursday evening at the church.
Miss Mayme Keplar opens a new millinery and hemstitching shop in the Barrow building on Washington street. The store offers a full spring millinery stock and features a hemstitching machine operated by an experienced worker with two and a half years in the trade.
Mrs. Murphy led the Sunday school class in a Thursday night gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Olive Sibert residence. Refreshments were served to Ina Knight Emily Reed Belle Sibert Olive Sibert Ruth Lehman Mabel Dalton and Goldie Cook.
Mrs. Bertha Sanders of Millfield spent the latter part of the week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sanders, according to local society notes.
Mesdames Hill Holge Fischer Parks and Miss Rickets spoke to Girl Scouts at the Methodist church on the Girl Scout Law. Next Sunday Dean Voigt of Athens will address the girls at the Presbyterian church.
The Methodist Episcopal church enjoyed a fine Sunday with improving attendance as Sunday school gains momentum. A large morning congregation welcomed new members, while the evening program by the Standard Readers and the young ladies missionary society, arranged by Miss Lucile Wells and Miss Rickard, drew full seats and generous offerings for their work.
Cc. T. Stevenson of Bucyrus is the guest of his sister Mrs. W. J. Sanders.
Stanley J. Dew has again assumed management of the Dew Hotel and will operate it on the European plan from now on.
Mr and Mrs Harry Matheny of Madison street announce the arrival of a fine son born this morning at their home.
Ruth and Lester Westenbarger of Logan spent the weekend with their grandparents. Charles Wolfe of Lancaster spent the weekend here. Mrs Dow Shafer of Columbus was the Sunday guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coakley. Delbert Sims returned after a two week visit at Hockingport with his mother. Henry Stratton of Murray City spent Sunday here. Miss Helen Iller, a student at Ohio University, spent the weekend with Miss Mary Pensyle.
Maxwell touring car for sale in good condition with spot light extra tires and tubes inquiry 519 W Frank lin St or Bell Phone 338. G D Evener and Son open repair shop in Elum building will do watches clocks sewing machines sell talking machines records call 3 15 72. D W Harper and Son will do drawings and teamwork Bell Phone 444. W O W smoker and eats after session Wednesday March 17 E W Fiske Clerk. Mrs L Pickett millinery hair goods 36 E Columbus St for right prices and styles 3 13 7p.
Piano Tunes and Player Specialist E. M. Norris offers for sale eukelele attachments adaptable to any piano with guaranteed operation. He also promotes a plan to rejuvenate old pianos at a cost far below a new instrument. Call Green's Music Store for details. dates 3-11 to 4-10.
Classified ad seeks a dining room girl at once to apply in person at the Majestic Restaurant in Nelsonville. Also for sale a five room house with electric lights gas and water near East End School at 717 High Street. Asking price 3 12 7p.
Mr and Mrs Donald Paston spend a few days in Columbus while Will Patton travels to a company home with his wife and daughter who recently had a successful operation. Mrs Hattie Weekley and Miss Flo Hutchins visit from Columbus staying with Clara Lesline and their parents. Malvern Wilson a student at O S A Columbus visits his parents. Mr and Mrs Waldo Chute entertain guests EB Chute from Ashland Cal Cora Chute and C V Chute from Logan. Miss Nelle Mathewson of Columbus visits over the weekend with her relatives.
The Parent Teachers Association of Central building will meet Friday afternoon at Central building. A good attendance is desired. W. J. Sanders was called to Milford the latter part of the week by his mother's illness.
A midnight blaze gutted John Duckworth’s seven room Nelsonville residence on Elizabeth Street, leaving only the front porch. Firefighters failed to save the house before a stream of water could be secured and insurance coverage was partial. Neighbors’ bucket brigade saved adjacent Nash and Williams homes as concerns grow over city water readiness.
A Father and Son Banquet will be held at the YMCA at six o’clock Tuesday evening. The program includes a notable address by Dr. Breeze. Tables are filling fast, with a few plates left. reservations must be telephoned in by 8:30 this evening.
The big Y team and the high school meet Friday evening at the Y gym for a fast, decisive final game. Plan to see this local basketball star showcase and enjoy closer competition.
Women suffer constipation causing headache nervousness and sallow complexion. Chamberlains Tablets bring relief and are easy to take with pleasant effect. They cost a quarter.
The Anti Saloon League of America says it will not participate in ratification campaigns yet backs the constitutional amendment. It notes liquor interests oppose woman suffrage but argues votes by women strengthen prohibition measures and may curb saloons.
Direct telegraph connections linking Rio de Janeiro and Santos in Brazil with the United States will commence operations next month. The project expands international telecommunication, signaling improved cross Atlantic and South American links.
Prominent fat that shows where it is not needed is a burden and can be removed by taking Marmola Prescription Tablets after meals and at bedtime. The ad claims the tablets are as effective and harmless as the original prescription and invites readers to buy at $1 or write to the Marmola Company in Detroit for direct order.
Five young men including Homer Johnson and Dayton Wise faced Mayor Tom Roush after a midnight scene at Phi Sigma Chi. Police said they heard card sounds through a door and found no gambling. the mayor warned them to avoid further disturbances.
A letter from Lottie Hotel clerk J. N. Tohill of Evansville Indiana describes persistent thigh muscle pains and rheumatism. After trying Foley Kidney Pills she reports immediate relief and improvement for backache stiff joints and rheumatic pains.
Mrs Hartley of Jacksonville dies at 23 after brief illness near Derthick leaving husband and four children John Hartley Will Hartley Nick Martley and Mrs Wm Witham. Funeral at Trimble Church of Christ then burial in Russell cemetery. She joined Church of Christ in 1874.
The two weeks old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Mack McCutcheon of Goose Run died Sunday morning at 1 o'clock. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. and burial was in Taylor Ridge cemetery.
The Glouster Alumni Association meeting, set for last Thursday, is rescheduled for Tuesday evening this week. It will be held in the high school building at 7 o'clock and all members are urged to attend.
T. B. Skinner of Columbus was here Sunday visiting relatives. Mrs. Skinner has spent the past week helping care for her sister-in-law, Mrs. C. E. Hooks, who is recovering from a serious illness.
Mr and Mrs Boyd Wilson of Greenfield visited in town over Sunday as guests of their son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs C A Pride.
F. L. Souders, cashier at the local depot, travels to Columbus on business for the day.
Hugh Gormley manager of the National Woolen Mills store at New Lexington spent Sunday at his home in this city. He expects to open a Washington D. C. branch next Saturday with his son Ralph Gormley in charge of the New Lexington store after the branch opens.
The Glouster bowling team planned a trip to Logan for a Saturday game but failed to find a driver. One driver refused the trip for fifty dollars due to bad road conditions, leaving the team unable to travel.
An inventor has patented cakes of chemicals designed to be attached to the guard of an electric fan to deodorize or disinfect the room air. The device aims to freshen spaces by releasing cleansing agents as the fan operates, offering a portable air treatment option.
The phrase horseless carriage reflects early 1900s naming of automobiles as mechanized road travel. Historians note it highlighted society’s transition from horse power to engine power, with newspapers and catalogs using the term as cars gained popularity.
Dr S K Mardis head of Ohio University rural education urges Canton audience to tailor rural schools to local needs. He argues rural teachers need rural normal training and calls for direct election of boards and superintendents for efficiency. He notes farm housing demand and neglect of city subjects in current systems.
A mouse crawled into the vacuum valve of a railway coach at Ramsbottom causing brake failure on the engine linked to the carriages. The creature was found but could not be removed, and the train departed without brake control for the last three coaches.
A car carrying Athens and Mechanicsburg residents collided with a horse-drawn vehicle on the Albany road Sunday afternoon. The auto veered into a ditch and sustained damage while flying glass from a broken windshield cut two children of Roy Hanning and Elias Carsey’s young daughter. No serious injuries were reported. driver was Elias Carsey of Mechanicsburg.
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