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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
8
Ed Moore was in Columbus on business Tuesday. Several residents report illnesses including pneumonia and ailing relatives. Weddings, travel, legal visits, and property trades surface among local names such as James McCulloch, Josie Kern, Miss Lizzie Benson, and Charles Lee. Court attendance, social events, and a railroad grading contract near Huntington, W. Va. cap the round of notices and updates.
Asa Linscott in Athens on business. Mir qion Miller visits Mountstide with parents. Miss Henrice DicCune visits relatives at Utley. James G. Moore and Miss Eneall of Calvary noted at Miles Chapman. Herbert Patton guests at Glotster. Mrs. Hal ie Porter returns from Chester vie ine. Mrs. Carlos D. Henry visits relatives in Athens and Rutland. Whitmer visits Shawnee. Hoisington siblings visit Stewart. Quon Vadis shown in Marietta. Curfman sells house near flourang mill to Fred Porter. Deasley travels to Dunbar buying wheat. Grace Marqu visits Brawley. Garnet Boileau to McConneleville for schooling. Rex Tower of Oklahoma to occupy Presbyterian pulpit. Anna Joy returns from Ada after visit with Mrs. Smith. Leland Nille gains local exhorter role. Haas appointment at Wilson Chapel contested. Adaline Morris and two children return to South Charleston. Friday.
Sickness and recoveries dominate this Pratt Fore entry with multiple mentions of pneumonia and Michigan fever. Mr and Mrs Alma Blackwood attend from Arden over Sunday. Airs Dr Campbell of Burlington relapses. families share racing, farm sales, and a grand chopping feast. Reverend Sanborn sold his farm to Alfred Hawk and Stohe rt Foreman and plans to move to Daniingham.
Albany short items report Robison theft case, updates on residents Eldah Robinson and Mrs. George Yowley, Cottrill returning to farm, Prof Dizon to occupy home after April 1, marriages and deaths noted, Jacob Dixon age about sixty five found dead in bed, residents preparing farm repairs and relocations. burial planned at Vare's Mills.
The Glouster item notes funeral services for George Davis and burial near his mother in Athens after a coal train incident. It mentions local figures Carpenter J. Ro and JF Carpenter visiting Nelson, and lists town names and a primary nomination with local names Ruden, Angir, Jouch, Waterworks, and others.
Ley Eron reports a friendly weekend visit as Jeanie Hines of N pent Saturday and Sunday with relatives. Farmers in the district hosted gatherings while Mrs Flutah Dewets of Marshfield cared for her parents. Rose Winter returned home to Nelsonville after a pleasant visit, and Mrs Orson Lewis with daughter Mary of New England spent time visiting relatives near Marshfield.
In Trimble the politics of a hot campaign for village council and justice of the peace collide with concerns over labor demand. Mines and factories offer jobs while day labor earns decent wages, and census figures loom as speculation about population shifts and tax implications for Porto Rico calms concludes.
John Holl made a lashless trip to Athens last week while Angie Konkoski planned a late month move to Guysville. Sigbert Wauch attended the funeral at Clack Chapel for WIE PML. Riley completed a successful term in Kinny district. Latnee attended the Lawrence Chapel quarterly meeting in Carthore. Shoett of Columba made a business trip to relatives. John Crawford of Missouri was in town following his father’s death. Mrs. Sarah Gonnet, treated in Columbus, was interred at Asbury cemetery.
Mr. Wi Noyes purchased the farm of widow Jeffers. Cor, hours cut off the index finger of his right hand recently. Miss Emma Jeffers, who had spent months in Glasgow, Mo., has returned home. Educational advice and patent medicine ads appear in the clipped items including Candy Cathartic and Wetec HC.
Miss Elizabeth Inman visited Col lius Saturday while Miss Eeith Pierre a student spends vacation at home. Mrs J a Miss Margaret Lyron returned to Columbus after ten days at home. Mrs Harry Smith went to Wheeling W Va last week by death of his mother. Guy spent time in Nelsonville with Mrs Linsie McGill. Mrs James Collins died Thursday and was taken to Middleport for interment. Rev Lewis of Columbus preached at the M B E church Sunday. Mr and Mrs Will Snowden plan to move back to the valley from Wellston. Estella Toumine left for Uplands Indiana to study music at Taylor University. Mire Michael Lyons was thrown from a bogey returning from a funeral injuring her leg.
Mrs Lida Potter of Athens visits W A Spaulding this week. Fred Chadwick attends WL Till funeral at Clack's Chapel Sun CA. Henry of Marchmont on business nearby. Mr and Mrs J daughter Florence. Miss NeHe Bickering of Athens visits sister. June Smith and daughter head home to Stillwater Oklahoma. Miss Cora Bolen leaves Trarvey's to spend the summer in Nelsonville. Anseph Koker injured cutting timber. tree fell on him. doctor fears but hopes for recovery.
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