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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1870
Page
3
The largest wholesale dealers in dry goods and notions invite merchants and furnacemen to inspect their extensive spring stock. They emphasize the widest stock and lowest prices, with a partner dedicating full time to market watching and fresh, first-supplied goods. Their business relies on small profits and liberal accommodation.
The holders of Property Distribution tickets are informed that the drawing, originally set for March 31, is delayed to May 17, 1870. All unsold tickets will be sold by Berkeley & Dutton, with refunds offered to dissatisfied purchasers. Tickets are $2 each, three for $5, five for $9, and money is deposited with Marietta National Bank until the drawing.
Printing deal at the Mess- Benger Office offers visiting cards in the latest style for one dollar per pack. Customers urged to bring job printing to Mess- Benger for city prices, good style, and guaranteed satisfaction.
Notices urge early orders for printed spring election tickets. Six councilmen to be elected this spring replacing five. Easter Sunday falls on April 17. Land appraisers to meet April 5 at the Auditor's office. Weather favorable for spring activities and colds. Prof Gibbons lectures April 5 at Ohio University on natural science and religious character.
All fools day jokes are anticipated as a guardian to compulsory education debates. Parents urged to supervise their boys amid a climate of changing moods and vices. The Ohio University Spring term opened Tuesday with full classes and strong prospects, says Dr. Howard.
A late month weather mass brings heavy rains across the West and East. The Hocking River swells and breaches its banks as fences and bridges suffer. Philadelphia and Baltimore report fierce winds and loss of life amid widespread damage.
The McConnelsville brand notes the claim of state auditors and confirms Athens County Auditor S W Pickering has completed a full township map. Each farm is numbered with acres and owner, indexed for instant location. Assistant Fred Ryan shares credit for the project.
Horace A. Ewell applied last Saturday for county funded admission to Ohio University in Athens. The board and county auditor may select one student per county each year, but a delay is expected as others seek the same benefit. The university president cites no refusals and states many scholarships already exist.
The Ath en's Musical Club, famed for handsome entertaining programs, promises a varied evening including tableaux music vocal and instrumental numbers and a humorous ec ocomedy Cool as a Cucumber to close. Major Downing of Pomeroy will showcase his violin skill, and local citizens are urged to attend to support the club's growing talent and activity.
The paper features an original poem on the page and notes that examinations in Union Schools closed with praise for students and teachers. The spring term will begin April 4. A housing shortage and rising rents curb local growth, suggesting investors could profit by building tenant houses as demand rises.
The article describes street dress construction with lower skirts trimmed by ruffles or puffings and an elaborately puffed upper skirt. It prescribes two skirt silhouettes, chemisette fronts, sleeve options, and the rise of black silk street wear with velvet trimming. Accessories include close bonnets, minimal bracelets, and velvet medallions at the neck. Hair is braided or rolled, and long street dresses are discouraged.
Auditor Pickering and Commissioners McDougal and Minton toured several county court houses to note improvements and architecture. The piece notes broad support for a new county court house after a recently condemned building and mentions Col A D Jaynes visiting Sedalia to see kin and friends in the area.
The page reviews municipal finances showing debt around 300 dollars after annual receipts and expenditures. It notes improvements by current and prior councils, calls for prudent governance, and cites a Supreme Court bounty decision for Civil War veterans. Also covers local social curiosities, a Utah book in press, a remedy rumor, and local ads for carpets, jewelry, and goods from Athens vendors.
The report describes closing exercises at Big Run Academy led by Sophia W. Wright with praise for top scholars including H. M. Sherwell and Ida Shetwell. It notes the academy’s healthy state under Miss Wright and mentions local obituaries and a moving of citizen Alex Muns to southern Kansas.
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