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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1888
Page
5
An advertisement claims a product named Golden Specific can be added to coffee or tea to force temperance without the drinker's knowledge. It asserts thousands have become temperate and that the liquor appetite becomes impossible. The notice directs readers to write to the Golden Specific Co. in Cincinnati for details.
Nelsons ville marshal Beattie visits town. Maj Welch attends Logal Legion banquet in Cincinnati. Athens common pleas opens May term on 14th. Pickering family hosts in Glouster. Dover election rejects liquor sale 115 to 48. Brown regains health and walks streets. Leap year ball at Potter building attracts many. Fred Ryan Jr. returns to Athens. works at Pickering cigar factory. Clarence Bartlett opens studio in Cincinnati inviting Athens friends May 12. Children Day committee for M E Sabbath school named. University pedagogical dept commencement prep draws public interest. Ohio towns plan Fourth of July celebrations. Athens urged to follow. Cushman Crippen leaves for St Paul for health. Crippen’s previous success noted. Athens School Board reorganization confirms leaders and appointments. Republican Executive Committee in Lincoln Club rooms. City hallway gate blocks transit and hints at whisky nuisances. Groundhog bounty debate grows amid township payouts. examiner warns of extinction risk.
In Meyer's county court Judge Rose presided Saturday over the case of the so called Buffalo Bill who was fined five dollars and costs totaling 21 20 for abusing his wife the previous night. On Monday Peter Palmer of Mountsville Morgan county was arraigned for drunken disorderliness and fined twenty dollars with costs while the wife of Buffalo Bill received ten dollars with ditto. Palmer, a veteran of the 13th O V I, was wounded in battle and receives a pension and is urged to join the temperance army. James Ivie, a cigar maker, also faced a drunk charge and paid five dollars and costs. Buffalo Bill has since been discharged with a plan to pay his fine in weekly installments.
Mrs. Lillian Tidd Doan left Athens for New York City to serve as a stenographic amanuensis to Superintendent Win Hi Smith of the Associated Press. Her work during the Marietta Centennial drew high praise from Smith and led to the appointment to a role he deems worthy of a highly skilled stenographer.
It is not improbable that two Athens natives and Ohio University graduates will be elected bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, Rev Dr D H Moore and Rev Dr Earl Cranston, as the General Conference in New York adjourns. Both are esteemed by the local community.
J D Andrews former Republican recorder candidate issues a card of thanks and pledges active support of the ticket. He reports strong finish in Trimble township with a near unanimous endorsement and confidence for his next public office bid.
Mr. Clay McLean with Game and Fish Warden Lowry placed about two million jack salmon minnows in the Hocking above Herryki's mill last Saturday. The young fish and eels from prior seasons thrive and yield returns to fishermen. McLean and Lowry merit thanks for their valuable services to the public.
Wesley Allan, convicted with two others in the Athens county common pleas for the murder of old man Lafferty at Buettel, and sentenced to life, has been recommended to the Governor for clemency by the Board of Pardons.
The University Dramatic Club presented Clouds at City Hall under Miss May Donnally to widespread praise. Cast members Anna Barton Jennie Mathias Pearl McVay Mamie Phillips Fannie Brown Rose Wood and the male leads C. H. Fouts G. W. Reed E. D. Sayre Cal Humphrey L. G. Worstell E. A. Dent Thomas Jenkins earned high marks for their performances. Death of Mrs Meltie J Ham follows.
The article notes astronomers link sun spots to hotter summers and storms, marking an eleventh year of spot activity. It also records Athens Lincoln Club's unanimous resolution thanking Gen Grosvenor for a tariff speech and notes township officer term length questions and fishing laws effective May 1.
At a meeting of the reorganized School Board on Monday night Professor L D Bonebrake was reelected superintendent for the ensuing year. This action will command the universal endorsement of the patrons of the schools and our citizens generally.
Mr R S Schwartz, Hocking Valley postal route agent, is transferred from the Columbus and Athens run to the Logan and Pomeroy line. He is succeeded by W R James, formerly with the Ohio River branch. Lute and Albert Love of Athens caught a 32 pound catfish in the Hocking below Stewart's mill on Tuesday morning and another weighing 28 pounds yesterday morning.
Mr. Fred H. Nice of Marshfielde nd two miles north attended town yesterday to obtain warrants for the arrest of Samuel Young his two sons and others for a brutal unprovoked club assault last Thursday that left him with grave injuries. Pending legal investigation the case is not commented on.
The Jackson area already operates two steady mines employing about six hundred workers. A new mine is planned to open soon, expected to hire seventy five more. Further ahead two additional mines are projected to employ around three hundred more workers.
Early risers are urged to view Venus as the morning star shines unusually bright this morning. The striking apparition is described as the brightest seen by people living on Earth and will not reappear in this form for another three hundred forty years.
Navigation is open almost throughout the chain of great lakes as the ice barrier between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron has given way. This is expected to boost coal industry activity in the valley and reflects broader regional economic improvement. Meanwhile a fashion note observes Mrs. Cleveland’s influence inspiring Athens ladies to carry parasols and sun umbrellas, with many late style items visible at church on Sunday.
Decoration Day plans include flowers, music, and a joint service with churches. Comrades J S ing, Win. 8. Lowry, J. L. Pickering, and others organize arrangements with many local volunteer ladies helping. Memorial sermon by Rev. J. W. Lucecock at M. E. church. Procession routes and city hall program outlined.
The forthcoming lunar eclipse will occur on a July night and will feature a much larger Earth shadow relative to the Moon, delivering a deeper darkening. It occurs at midnight with the Moon high in the sky and wind expected, making it a notably striking event.
A notice from Henderson Lash and Dork records store closures on Sundays starting May 1 1588 with exceptions: May 20 Dorr remains open, May 27 Lash remains open. Also promotes Ylang? Chinese chewing gum by Auza Hooper for sale at 5 cents per package.
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