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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1909

Page

3

Personal Mentions From Tuesday's Daily

John L McDonald of Glouster was an Athens visitor Monday. Ovrs. R. A. Jones left today for Lancaster on a business trip. G. Hickman of Nelsonville was a business visitor here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Moore and daughter Derre attended in Columbus today. Ovrs. D. W. Peoples of Zaleski was a guest Monday of Mrs. Edward Schloss. Mrs Hawk left today for Jackson county to visit her parents. Mrs O G Hospes has returned from a brief visit with Mrs. Cornelia Jones in Connellsville. Ves. John Hunter of the dormitory spent Monday with relatives in New Marshfield.

John L McDonald Glouster Athens D. W. Peoples Zaleski Edward Schloss O— Vrs O. G. Hospes Cornelia Jones veConnelaville John Hunter New Marshfield

Local Residents Visit Athens and Surrounding Areas

Marshal C W Fisher and Ira Stan bury of Glouster were business visitors in Athens today. Mrs Orpha Bougher spends the week in Chillicothe with sister Mrs Waldo Laughlin. Mrs Margaret Vickers hosts sisters Miss Kate Conaway and Elizabeth Bugh of Roseville. Hon I Kogan of Wellsville spent Monday night in Athens. A J Laverty of Cambridge testifies in Alligon vs Luhing Coal Co case. Mrs Ida Baker returns to Nelsonville after visiting Mr and Mrs J C Wilkes. Mrs James Kyle of East Mill street suffers heart trouble. Mrs A C Rossi leaves for Zanesville to visit her parents. Mrs W S Myers and daughter Marg of Columbus return home after week with Mrs Val Davis.

Margaret Vickers Kate Conaway Elizabeth Bugh Roseville

Boden visits Nelsonville in midweek

W HL Boden paid a visit to Nelsonville on Wednesday, dropping in as a notable local guest and engaging with residents during a brief daytime stop.

Local Visitors and Travel Notes Across Athens and Nearby Towns

Campbell a business visitor in Columbus today. Tedrow of Nelsonville was a business visitor here Tuesday. Ena Nelson visiting relatives in Glouster. Owen Beebe infirmary director a Athens business visitor today. Herb of Chillicothe here on a few days' visit. Mrs Henry G Williams and daughter Clara guests in Marietta today. Annette Walker in Stewart visiting Mrs Nl. Af. Smith. Rev John B K Bowers of Toronto Tabada guest for a few days. Mr and Mrs A M Lewis. Clare Carpenter went to Glouster for a few days with Blanche Jones. W Southerton retired after several days in Columbus and Cincinnati. Mrs George Coe and two children week with her parents in Jerseyville. Mrs George Parker returned today from visit with her parents in New England. Mr and Mrs Varney Dennett and Lucile and Mr and Mrs Thomas Edmundson went to Combermont this morning to take a farmer’s daughter to a hospital for throat trouble. Conductor W W Brown off duty a week moving his parents from Rutland to make home. Pomorey Independent.

Varney Dennett Lucile Thomas Edmundson Co Membre WW. Brown Lines Rutland Graham Pomorey

Business and Social Notes From Nelsonville Region

Dr N Hi of Nelsonville visited here briefly. Julia Friday traveled to Cincinnati for a noon visit with relatives. Mr Walter Malley of Columbus arrived in the city with a telephone inspector staying a few days.

Walter Malley Columbus

Local Residents Attract Visitors And See Family Ties

Mr C H Welch of Charleston visits his relatives near Mrs Conrad Josten as she recovers from illness. Mrs Fred McCoy spends day with parents in Glouster. Mrs Charles O Pickering visits family in Middleport. Mrs C M Copeland travels to Uhrichsville and Tappan. Mrs Samuel Pidcock and Mrs Edson Kyle visit New Marshfield. Mayor Hugh Gormley of Glouster passes through Parkersburg. Gen C J Grosvenor and L G Worstell travel to Pomeroy for court litigation. Mrs Goldie Dye and baby return from visit with Smallwood family in McArthur. Mr and Mrs C D Gift of Toledo return home from Hebbardsville visit.

Samuel Pidcock Edson Kyle Gerald New Marshfield

Notable Visits and Birth Announcements in Athens State News

Mrs A E Howell of Columbus visits Morrosin Brown dairy farm while Miss Gertrude Strahl travels to Athens for the Strahl damage suit. Miss Mildred Francis heads to Columbus to view The Soul Kiss production. E E Bean returns from Shellmound Tennessee after railroad contracting. L Dow Poston of Dayton announces the birth of a daughter March 24, granddaughter to Poston of Park Place. George Baker returns home to Zanesville after visiting college friends. Midshipman John F Barleon of the U S battleship Minnesota visits Athens after world cruise. Annapolis graduate.

A. E. Howell Adria Frame Columbus Morrosin & Brown Gertrude Strahl Marietta Athens Mildred Francis L. Dow Poston Dayton Poston Park Place John F. Barleon U. S Minnesota Mr. Barleon Annapolis

Supreme Court Vets 1908 Liquor Seizure Law

The supreme court upheld the 1908 search and seizure statute aimed at suppressing speakeasies and illegal liquor sales. Fred Rowland, fined for selling intoxicants in Oberlin, challenged the law in court.

Supreme Court Fred Rowland Oberlin

Live stock and grain prices across multiple markets

The report lists cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb prices in Chicago, East Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Toledo. It provides bid ranges for steers, cows, heifers, bulls, calves, sheep, lambs, hog pricing by grade, plus commodity prices for wheat corn oats and bulk meats. Several markets show mixed quality and price spreads with notable figures such as Chicago hogs at various bids and cattle around six dollars per hundredweight in several cities.

Chicago Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati Meath Toledo

Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promoted in Adv

A Noah Kentucky testimonial extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for headaches nervous prostration and female troubles during the Change of Life. The letter claims relief enabling daily tasks and larger vitality. It promotes Mrs. Pinkham and invites confidential correspondence from women seeking advice.

Noah Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Lizzin Hiolland Lynn Mass

Chauncey Baseball Club Organizes for 1909 Season

Chauncey, Ohio, officially opens its 1909 season with a reorganized baseball club inviting fast Southern Ohio teams for early games. The team has secured new grounds and anticipates good size crowds.

Chauncey, CO Chauncey Baseball Club Ohio Chauncey

Secured Well in First Land by Stroud's Run Drillers

Stroud's Run company plans to sink its first well in May in the district. George Slaughter, of Stroud's Run, reports an 81 foot oil find on the Poston farm yielding three barrels daily and will shoot both shallow wells with dynamite this week. Clarksburg men bought fifty shares and may acquire more as local investors rally. W. J. Parth of Clarksburg serves as a director.

Stroud’s Run George Slaughter Poston Farm Slaughter Clarksburg W. Va W. J. Parth

Best Known Cigar in the US Features Cost Edge

A brief item notes a cigar touted as the best known in the US due to its cost efficiency. Henderson-Crider is cited with a page or ad line showing 23-2402 as a reference point.

Henderson-Crider

Community notes from Coolville Ridge and surrounding area

Local brief mentions include Alma Anthony visiting grandmother Elizabeth Poston. Ollie Cranmer visiting Octa Bobo. Anna Swartz returning to Columbus. Calvin Frost hosting at Angel Ridge. Henry Lower visiting Poston. Goldie Tedrow visiting at Judson. Samuel Frost moving to Athens for work. Weatherby sisters visiting Octa Lobo. Joseph Kelley visiting Robert McLain. Hobo and Fulton visiting Konkoskie while she battles typhoid. Hawk family visiting Hattie Kelley in Athens. Weatherby called to hospital due to illness. Pough at Bates church meeting. Lucy Brost visiting Frosts. Gilbert Crawford attending meeting. Mar Downey visiting Jerseyville. Henry and Maude Lower visiting Fulton. Isaac Frost and sons visiting Calvin Frost. Maude Ashton ill with typhoid. Clifford Douglas visiting Athens. Lois Bobowas visiting Mrs South. Ruth of Jerseyville visiting Robert McCain. Sunday school progress under Edward Cranmer. Grace Ashton visiting Jeashna obo.

Alma Anthony Angel Ridge Elizabeth Poston Ollie Cranmer Octa Bobo Anna Swartz Joseph Hawk Columbus Calvin Frost Isaac Frost Henry Lower Goldie Tedrow Herbert Lawk Judson Samuel Frost Athens Mary Eva Weatherby Octa Lobo Long Run Joseph Kelley Robert McLain John Hobo Orestes Fulton Arthur Konkoskie Asbury Konkoskie Herbert Hawk Hattie Kelley Charles Weatherby Mansfield Karry Pough Bates Church Lucy Brost Gilbert Crawford South Canaan Mar! Downey Jerseyville Mere Clinton and Elmer Maude Ashton Lifford Douglas John Douglas Lois Bobowas Will South Fremont Ruth Robert McCain Edward Cranmer Grace Ashton Ia Jeashna Obo Jieny Lower

A New Arrival In Ath ens KR

Mr and Mrs Vilas Forman of Ath ens KR announce the birth of a son on March 23.

Vilas Forman Athens KR. D New York Theodore

Daily Markets Pittsburg Cattle and Hogs Report

Receipts of cattle light with prices unchanged. Hog receipts light with prime and Yorkers quoted at 7.00 to 7.05 and common roughs around 6.25 to 6.40. Sheep and lambs receipts light with fair to good demand. fat to choice lambs priced from 6.00 to 7.85.

Pittsburg Cettle Calv Lane Prue

Smoking tobaccos for pipe and cigarette sale

Advertisement notes a large assortment of pipe and cigarette tobaccos inviting customers to browse and buy, with a casual sign off from SHIENDERSON-CRIDEICS. The spelling and phrasing suggest a local shop promotional item from a past era.

Shienderson-Crideics

Entertainment in Guysville Rouses Local Welcome

An entertainment program featuring recitations, male and mixed quartettes, solos, and comic dialogues will be held at the Masonic Hall in Guysville on Saturday night March 27. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Guysville Masonic Hall

Hyomel Promises Cure for Catarrh and Inflammation

An advertisement touts Hyomel as a balsam from Australian eucalyptus forests for respiratory relief. It claims to cure catarrh and inflammatory conditions by inhaling a balsamic air through a hard rubber inhaler. Endorsed by Henderson rider and A. Cutler of Battle Creek, Michigan, with a price of $1.08 on a back plan.

Australia Promyis Henderson Cuiher Tie A. Cutler Post Ave Hattle Creek Mieh

Indictments in Cuyahoga County Grand Jury Case

The Cuyahoga county grand jury indicted James Boyle and Helen Boyle alias Faulkner for abducting Billy Whitin. Thomas Boyle traveled from Sharon Pennsylvania to identify his brother James. He denied knowledge of the woman involved.

Thomas Boyle Sharon James

Sloan’s Liniment Endorsed by Horsemen in Iowa and Illinois

Mount Carmel and Mineral City livery operators praise Sloan products for horse care. Statements claim no veterinary visits needed with Sloan’s Liniment, Colic Cure, Oilment, Fever and Distemper Remedy over years. Sloan’s Treatise on the Horse offered free to readers.

Pbedel Kros Mount Carmel Sloan Colby Bros Mineral City Fort Dodge Karles Boston Mass

Liquor Law Opinions Aid Local Option Workers

Prosecuting Attorney Follett of Washington county received an Ohio attorney general opinion noting an agent may lawfully obtain liquor for an ill prescription holder if acting in good faith and signing both parties, with the druggist record. Wayne B Wheeler of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League also reports mixed court rulings on Ohio river boat liquor sales and notes another legal section could support action.

Ohio Follett Washington County Wayne B. Wheeler Ohio Anti-Saloon League Ohio River Wheeler Hole Columbiana Korn Adams County

Admiral Beresford Retired From British Navy

London March 24 Great Britain loses the services of its picturesque admiral as Admiral Lord Charles Beresford retires after a half century in the navy. The retirement, earlier than 1901, is linked to his clashes with the admiralty and factional politics surrounding the Channel Squadron and Vice Admiral May. Friends say pressure from supporters of Sir John Fisher forced the move. The press weighs whether he will seek Parliament again and advocate naval policy.

London Great Britain Lord Charlies Beresford Beresford Admiralty Channel May Lord Beresford John Fisher

Fuller property sold in partition sale at courthouse

A one story frame residence on Sycamore Street owned by Elizabeth A. Fuller, deceased, was sold at a partition sale in the courthouse. Appraised at 1150 dollars, the property brought 901 dollars. Carey Fisher purchased the property.

Chillicothe Sycamore Street Elizabeth A. Fuller Coalville Carey Fisher

Son Born to Mr and Mrs James Seipel Mechanicsburg

A seven pound son was born to Mr and Mrs James Seipel of Mechanicsburg on Sunday night. The announcement reflects a family news item from the community.

James Seipel Mechanicsburg

Roosevelt sails to Africa aboard Hamburg with Roosevelt party and entourage

Theodore Roosevelt and his hunting party sail from Hoboken aboard the Hamburg on a voyage toward Africa. The group includes Kermit Roosevelt and Smithsonian representatives led by J. Alden Loring, with Captain Archibald Butt aboard and a large cheers-filled departure. The party plans to sail via the Admiral of the German East Africa line, disembarking at Mombasa in late April.

Hoboken Hamburg Europe Admiral Africa Ocean Mr. Roosevelt Colonel Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt Edgar A. Mearns Edmund Heller J. Alden Loring Smithsonian Institution Roosevelt Isney New York City Agai John J. Timmins James 8. Clarkson Archibald Butt Taft Governors Island Old Town Wiliam Loeb William M. Moeks Oyster Bay Justice John ,Roctor Clarke John Hays Hammond George KR. Sheldon Republican National Committee Teddy Suez Canal Red Sea East Africa Mombasa

Tobacco Trade Shift From United States to Spain

More than a quarter of tobacco consumed by Spain comes from the United States as trade patterns shift. This reflects evolving import sources for Spanish buyers and the global tobacco market dynamics of the period.

The United States

Dr Humphreys Specifics List of Ailments and Remedies

The text presents a catalog of Dr Humphreys Specifics listing remedies for fevers coughs aches and various ailments in multiple languages. It enumerates conditions such as fevers worm fever diarrhea dysentery croup hiccups indigestion rheumatic pain malaria and others with corresponding pellet dosages and prices.

S. Colle

Wandering Elder Found After Midnight Wide Search

An elderly man, aged 68, wandered from his home in only undergarments and barefoot during a mental lapse near Ath ens east end. Night Officer Gandee led a large search. the man was found near the studion factory and carried home for treatment. recovery expected.

Martin Dyers L. GC. Byers Ndson Ll. G. Byers Pomeroy Gandee Phillipe

Ohio passes law banning eavesdropping on calls

The new law passed by the Ohio legislature makes it a serious offense to listen to a telephone conversation and repeat it. It applies to operators and patrons with penalties from 100 dollars to a maximum fine and up to six months imprisonment. The measure was debated at a recent telephone convention.

Ohio

Divorce Filed by George G Burdett Against Wife Helen

George G Burdett filed for divorce Monday afternoon from Helen H Burdett. Attorney M Foster represents the plaintiff. They wed at Nelsonville about seven years ago and have two children. Burdett cites wife’s alleged infidelity naming Owen Flickinger as correspondent and seeks custody of the children.

George G. Burdett Helen H. Burdett M. Foster Burdetts Nelsonville Burdett Owen Flickinger

Bell's Horse Wins Half Mile Race at Fairgrounds

A half mile running race at the fairgrounds Monday afternoon featured horses owned by Lloyd Wadley and Charlie Bell. Bell's horse won in a time of 58 seconds amid strenuous betting.

Bell Fairgrounds Lloyd Wadley Charlie Bell

Literary and Entertainment Night at Guysville Masonic Hall

The Guysville M F church will host a literary and entertainment program at the Masonic hall on Saturday evening March 27. Admission is 19 and 15 cents.

Guysville Mareh Ae Aworth League M&f Masonic Hall

Return of Henry Hibbard From Hospital

Henry Hibbard returned from Columbus Monday afternoon after an operation at Grant hospital. He is much better but cannot work yet. He is the eldest son of County Surveyor and Mrs S St Hibbard and has many friends in the city pleased by his improvement.

Henry Hibbard Columbus Grant Hospital Mra. S. St. Hibbard

Miss Hye Fulton Weds Victor Carpenter in Simple Home Ceremony

Miss Hye Fulton and Victor Carpenter were married Tuesday evening by Squire T. Rose at his East State Street home. The groom is a young farmer from near Athene, and the bride formerly lived in Guysville.

Hye Fulton Victor Carpenter Squire ”T. Rose East State Street Athene Guysville

Wheaton's Store Hatchery Advertisement

Petaluma incubator advertises hatching eggs with a promise to hatch every good egg. Prices described as reasonable. Contact Wheaton's Store at 2 1605 19tiny for details.

Ll. Wheaton's

Also Mentioned on This Page

R. A. Jones Lancaster G. Hickman D. H. Moore Derre Hawk Jackson County Marshal C. W. Fisher Ira Stanbury Orpha Bougher Waldo Laughlin Hon. I. Kogan A. J. Laverty Cambridge Alligon Luhing Coal Company Ida Baker J. C. Wilkes James Kyle East Mill Street A. C. Rossi Zanesville Frank Sidel Hey. W. HL. Boden Nelson Ip. Campbell Tedrow Ena Nelson O— Infirmary Owen Beebe Herb Henry G. Williams Clara Annette Walker Stewart Nl. Af. Smith John BK. Bowers Toronto Tabada A. M. Lewis Omiss Clare Carpenter Miss Blanche Jones W. Southerton George Coe Www. M. Williams George & Parker Fay Noah Tedrow New England Dr. N. Hi Julia Cincin Rela C. H. Welch Charleston Conrad Josten Fred McCoy George Williams Charles O. Pickering Middleport Robert Arscott C. M. Copeland Uhrichsville Prof Copeland Tappan Hugh Gormley Parkersburg C. J. Grosvenor L. G. Worstell Goldie Dye Baby CC. M Smallwood McArthur E. E. Bean Shellmound, Tenn O— George Baker Henderson Crider Father John Organ Black & White Coolville Ridge Henderson-Grider Drug Co Cuyahoga County James Boyle Helen Boyle Alias Faulkner Billy Whitin A. G. Denman Admiral Beresford Naples Lion Hunt Humphreys Martin Byers Ath Ens Castoria Infante and Childr Fulton-Carpenter Howell Howell & Ruth Jacksonvill
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