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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1877
Page
5
Reports of measles in Carthage township and frost damage minimal on Monday. Announcements include The Scotts at City Hall, Episcopal service in Albany, and O. C. Farquhar at Warren House. Local items cover miners, rail schedules, reconstruction of Chaunsey Salt Works, and figures like Geo. M. Walcutt.
A reader submits a copy of Western Spectator and Athenian Chronicle dated August 25 1832. Among named locals Judge A G Brown and Col R E Constable Sr appear in a list and a Lyceum Meeting is noted. The piece reports Athens population under eight hundred three and lists ages, with one death in twelve months. It covers the Murphy temperance movement and a Presbyterian Methodist church gathering predicting further meetings.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad plans a nine mile extension from Shawnee to Bessemer and onward to Carbondale on the M and C line. This would give the coal regions in this and Perry counties a direct outlet to Cincinnati. Investors in coal lands between Shawnee and Carbondale will grant right of way if built. A about two thousand foot tunnel is needed roughly three miles south of Shawnee, then minimal grading.
Robert Mackey 39 appeared before Mayor Golden on a Thursday charge of stealing tools valued at $23 from George Towsley. A stranger to Athens he declined to reveal any home locality, entered a waiver, and was sent to await grand jury action in default of $200 bail.
After a lengthened suspension of his residence in Athens, Roll S. Waterman resumes citizenship and takes charge of the prescription department at Harper & Co. Drug Store. His long experience as a druggist fits him for the position and will strengthen the store’s popularity in the county.
Our fellow citizen Mr. David Zenner left Athens on Monday for Europe and is expected to remain through spring and summer. Readers recall his earlier vividly descriptive letters from a prior European trip and anticipate more similar dispatches during his absence.
E. V. Conan, formerly of Conan & Harper in Athens, assumes management of the Warren Mouse on Monday with partner John W. Brown. The change signals expected high popularity and success for the establishment.
Robinsons Circus and menagerie exhibits in Athens on the 14th inst. is a combination much above ordinary merit. Few establishments of this character on the road this season suggest this may be the county’s only chance to enjoy the sawdust show and its aesthetic appeal.
The Mendelssohn Concert Club of Boston enraptured a large audience with delightful music at City Hall on Saturday evening. Their symphonies are near perfect for this side of the New Jerusalem, thrilling the listeners with refined performance and expressive execution.
An obituary notes Commander Joseph D. Marvin U.S. Navy died at Yokohama Japan at age 37 while commanding U S S Alert. Born in Ohio Oct 2 1839 he rose from Naval Academy class of 1860 to command a ship and earn praise for leadership and professional training. He married Anne R Breese and left two daughters. The notice cites his influence on the Naval Academy and his broad character blending tradition with modern naval education. Also included are April weather figures: high 85 low 35 average 53.91 with frost on two days.
A swaging machine invented by Mr. H. M. Crippen of Big Run is highly extolled for its utility, reputed to reduce the need for an assistant in common smithing tasks. The article promises a detailed report after witnessing its workings.
One of the light sorrel match team served three years in daily duty for Stewart Hamblin at the Hospital for Insane. He ruptured himself during a cold spell Monday night and died the next morning. The animal was considered among the county’s most valuable for general use.
Friday evening weather hindered attendance at the festival and supper at Episcopal Hall though a sizable number of ladies and gentlemen attended and spoke of an agreeable experience.
Leroy Clements and John Six were arraigned before Esquire Ray Patterson at Nelsonville on Tuesday for burglarizing Charles Robbins store in March. In default of $1,000 bail each, they were brought to Athens on Wednesday and jailed to await grand jury action.
F. Cornell & Son have removed the adjoining structure and begun a substantial addition to the Cornell House. When finished the hotel will be more commodious and rival the largest local hotels in the area.
From a mortuary record kept by Uncle Hull Foster the number of deaths annually occurred in the incorporated village of Athens for the years named: 1864 40. 1865 21. 1866 22. 1867 19. 1868 21. 1869 21. 1870 11. 1871 17. 1872 20. 1873 22. 1874 20. 1875 29. 1876 41. and up to the 1st of the present month there have occurred 9 deaths for 1877.
John Rossiter tops the township field. P H Kinzy of Hebbardsville dies of consumption on the 21st inst. Lee Porter dies yesterday around 3 pm with funeral by Rev I Z Haning. George Dixon dies yesterday at his brother Robert Dixon’s residence. Dropsy of the heart listed. A newborn infant’s body found in Raccoon Creek near Vinton with marks of violence showing it was killed before being cast into the water.
Rome items report April 23 school in sub-district No.1 with Miss Nancy Linton as teacher. Improvements include C D Smith building store and dwelling at Frost's station. W H Hatch and H G Frost plan additional structures. G W France and son faced a charge over $60 from Mike Flynn. father acquitted, son to answer next term. Wheat, meadows, fruit outlook, corn planting, and farmer optimism for Messenger subscription.
Messenger prints Willow Creek rejoinder accusing J. H. A. of slurs against the town. Writer defends residents temperance and orthodoxy, notes possible miscreants not from Willow Creek, and mentions good crops and promising fruit yield in the area as a hopeful sign.
Citizens busy with painting and cleaning dress in morning attire only. H F Patterson Company enlarges store room. Mrs Harper suffers a broken arm from a fall. Newton Mayhugh couple welcome a daughter born on the 17th. School teachers abundant. directors hire the lowest paid teachers, yielding cheap schools. Vv.
A graded school is needed here. The present term is taught by Josiah R. Allen. Wheat sown early looks well and gardens are nearly all made. Not much corn planted yet. Peaches and apples look promising. Miss Lucy Johnson will begin her summer term at Mt. Auburn May 14. Teachers in the area plan a Mt. Auburn meeting on the 12th to organize a Teachers Association. All current and prospective teachers are urged to attend. BALBO.
The dialogue discusses lending the Messenger to friends and multiple families who read it weekly. Carl suggests subscriptions are preferable and notes there is no law forcing payment, so lending may continue as a courtesy rather than a duty.
In Elyria Ohio August 1 1876 Wa Coe writes to Dr Fishblat thanking him for an operation on his wife two months earlier that now allows her to walk without help and hopes to see him in town soon.
L A Statson successor to J N Hoyt & Co offers a new spring stock with substantial price cuts. Women’s lasting gaiters cost 1.85 and foxed gaiters 1.20. Best pebbled goat sewed shoes 1.96, men’s fine box-toed boots 3.50. Cloth top boots 1.95. Gent’s handmade boots and shoes plus a large range of custom women and children’s shoes. Sign of the Big Boot, Hoyt's Building, Athens Ohio.
Dr Fishblatt arrives at the War ren House in Athens on Monday for a three day stay his treatment praised as a perfect success. He recently cured a Toledo youth son of James Anderson by hip disease surgery enabling him to walk without a crutch.
The Speaker of the English House of Commons is described as wearing an American watch in a scene highlighting Kurtz & Norris offering deep discounts on every description of American Standard Watches. The note emphasizes widespread imitation of this low price branding.
A new lot of superior quality Summer Silks is now available at the One Price Store priced at 75 cents per yard, offering affordable fabric options for customers.
An endorsement from the medical profession and testimonials praise Dr. Fishblatt’s cures. He arrives at the Warren House in Athens on Monday May 7 and stays three days. The notice urges all in need to consult him, claiming many locals have been relieved and cured and predicting crowding during his stay.
Harris and Wilson Marble Works in Athens offer direct Aberdeen imports of Scotch granite monuments priced from 300 dollars upward. They also hold about two hundred additional ready finished monuments in Italian and American marbles below ordinary prices. The firm notes extensive statewide reach across Southern Ohio and into neighboring states, inviting visitors to inspect their Court street sales rooms.
The notice promotes a large sale of 2-ply car pets starting at 30 cents per yard. It is placed by M. Sexvia & Co. located opposite the Court House, inviting special attention to the bargain items.
Table linens towels and napkins offered at reduced prices at the One Price Store of M. Selig & Co located opposite the Court House.
Linen carriage robes advertised in a large variety at the One Price Store opposite the courthouse.
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