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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
5
Thursday's Daily notes a string of visits and departures. Frances and Helen Frebaultt of Jacksonville return with Mrs Hibbard’s family accompanying them briefly, while doctors and professionals attend events in Bourneville Columbus Albany and Ger mantown. Local residents include Freeman Marshall visiting Lodi Parkersburg Cable-McManigal wedding guests, a Starling Medical student, and Christine Crossman visiting Hillsboro with various relatives.
Mr and Mrs Morgan Richards were business visitors in Nelsonville Thursday. William Brandenberg of the Gazette, confined this week, is able to be on again and leaves Sunday as advance guard for the local order of Red Men attending the Great Council in the city next week. P E Cromer Sr of Springfield visits sons P E and H K Cromer. Eli Donaldson and son of Logan were in the city today. Mrs Fred McCoy went to Glouster for high school commencement exercises tonight and stays a few days. Howard Vorhes of Columbus visiting Albany relatives stopped here on return. Capt and Mrs N A Baldwin, Russell Swinehart, returned to Cleveland this morning. Mrs William Long of Dayton visits parents Prof and Mrs F S Coultrap and returns home. Prof W D Lash of the Zanesville Schools, here for his father's death, returns home. Mrs Lash remains with the Evans family. Paul Beckler of Nelsonville accepts a traveling salesman position for Charles P Theirs Mills and will move his family to Athens soon.
F. P. Bachman traveled to Fos this morning to oversee the high school commencement ceremony, preparing to address graduates and mark the event.
Mrs. E. B. McKinstry and her daughter from Akron spent Friday afternoon with her sister-in-law Mrs. J. M. Roush.
Mrs. FredVorkes of Albany spent Friday in Athens. Hon. A. M. Lewis traveled east to confer with prominent attorneys as chief counsel in a case he leads.
Mr. J B Chappelear returned from a several days business trip to Ft Wayne Indiana. Mrs Chappelear accompanied him as far as Columbus where she visited friends.
Mrs. David Sisson, who has been visiting Mr and Mrs. Edward Ewine for the past week, returned to Middleport Friday. Mrs. S. P. Humphrey and her daughter Miss Helen Humphrey of Iro nton, and the former's sister Miss Bell Mills of Tronton, who were here to attend the recital of Miss Clare Humphrey Thursday night, returned to their homes yesterday.
Miss Ruth Willard of Ironton returns home after a week with Miss Lillian Cronacher. Miss Eva Mitchell visits Columbus relatives over Sunday. Miss Elizabeth King sang at Glouster High School commencement. Miss Mabel Powell of Columbus will guest Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Walker. Mr. George C. Gregg of the revenue office called to Circleville by his father’s illness. Charles Bell returns to Toledo after his brother Alex Bell’s death. C. L. Biddison of Longacre, W. Va., visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. William Hooper of Zaleski guests of S. PF Hooper family. W. A. Hibbard of Parkersburg visits sister Lizzie M. Hibbard.
Miss Bessie Cline and Miss Haze McKinstry were guests of friends in Albany Sunday.
Miss Clara Cramer spent Sunday in Marietta as a guest of her parents, visiting relatives and enjoying the day with family.
Mrs. Fred Worhes of Albany and her guest Mrs. E B McKinstry of Akron were hosted by Mrs. Mary Cline late in the week. Mr J P Blackwood returned Sunday from a Dayton business trip and accompanied his wife and two children home from Lancaster. Attorney C W Juniper of Nelsonville was at the courthouse today on legal business.
Mr. B. F. Tidd of Colville stops in for a business visit today, consulting local contacts and assessing opportunities as he travels.
Miss Mary Willock of Middleport spent the weekend with friends. Raymond Slutz departed for a short business trip to Lancaster today.
Mrs. T. L. Baxter departed today for a visit with her parents in McConnelsville.
Mr and Mrs Ed Mills of Nelsonville visited Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs W A Mills in a family gathering.
Mrs. C. S. Warren was summoned to Jerseyville on Saturday due to the illness of her father, Mr. Pratt.
Mrs. S T Stewart of Marsafield was the guest Sunday of her daughter Mrs George Logan.
Mr and Mrs W E Moler visited Dr and Mrs J F Biddle and family of Mason City West Virginia over Sunday.
Miss Bessie Dyson was the guest of Miss Edna Hampton on Sunday in Nelsonville, sharing a social visit and local hospitality.
Mrs. Harry A. Smith of Charleston West Virginia is visiting the home of her parents Mr and Mrs John Davis, as noted in a society column.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner have returned to Ohio from Dennison Texas where Gardner resigned as divisional superintendent on the M K T railway due to ill health. Ethel has come back from a visit with friends in Columbus and will resume residence with her parents in ouster.
Mr. R. E. Bonifield leaves for Chicago on business. Ray Young of Bellaire visits Miss Evelyn and Miss Lunn Young. Addison Fryburger hosts Lena Astholt of Portsmouth. Mrs. Charles H. Welch goes to Chillicothe to visit Mrs. George Welch. Beta baseball team and F B Forsythe visit H J Smith family at Stewart. Mrs. W R Phillips travels to Portsmouth for the week with Mrs. E G Miller. Lieut O B Callomes leaves for Fort Meade after weeks in Athens. Mrs. John Davis and daughter visit Nelsonville after staying with relatives in W Va.
Mrs BE A Wood leaves Bedalia after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown for several days. Deputy clerk of the courts J. P. Rockey also departs at noon to receive treatment at Lawrence hospital in Columbus.
Mrs J T Merwin and her young daughter returned Monday evening after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs L O Tulis in Terre Haute Ind Horace N Chapman president of the Sunday Creek company came down from Columbus Monday evening to attend a meeting of the operators and miners Mr J M Roan superintendent of the Critchfield Coal company of Dante Va was in the city today. He leaves tonight for the east on business.
Supt. J. T. Hanson and Supervisor George Pott of the state hospital departed today for a several days business trip to Cincinnati.
Mrs. W. D. Lash of Zaneaville returns home today after being called by the death of Jacob Lash and visiting guests Prof. and Mrs. D. J. Evans.
Miss Flora Connor from Grant hospital in Columbus is visiting with sisters May and Grace Conor and Miss Dorothy Gist. Dr J M Higgins leaves for the Ohio Homeopathic convention in Dayton. An annual Algonquin banquet with Dr Higzine on the toast lineup. Mrs E B McKinstry of Akron visited last Friday, and her sister is ill with consumption in Albany. The Roush family and Mrs M Cline are referenced. relatives returned from Glouster after a muert and Gouster High School commencement expressions in the opera house last Friday evening.
Daniel Fleming of Amesville visits the city on business. Mrs L Poston leaves for Cincinnati for a short visit. Oscar Bingman travels to Coolville due to a family illness. D W Peoples returns from Washington DC. Florence Gabriel of Columbus visits her father Eber Gabriel. J A Snow of Columbus visits Mrs Amelia Lowry. to return Thursday. Joe Francia and wife of Port Huron Michigan return after ten days with Thomas and Mrs Francis. Noah Tedrow, influential New England farmer, visits the city as a guest of Dr and Mrs George Parker. Mrs D C Condon of Columbus and daughter Mrs H R Rogers of Cleveland visit parents Jodiah Higgins.
Nelsonville Aerie No. 391 F O E held memorial services at their Washington street club rooms with music and ritual. Hon. J. M. Foster of Athens and Hon. D. W. H. Wright of Logan gave addresses. Three members Nelson, Keyes, and Hatch honored at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Virginia Dodge a notable Virginia politician lecturer and poetess died at Athens State Hospital Saturday. Relatives from Beverly traveled to remove her remains. Daughter of Mrs Laura J Dodge she spent much of her life in Beverly and was about 72 years old. Her brother J P B Dodge traveled with the body.
A fragmented list records numerous couples with ages and hometowns including Stewart Nelwonyville Clouster Denaville Philadelphia Athena Jacan Nelsonville Sharpsburg Athens and Athens entries. It lists occupations such as farmer teacher blacksmith miner student and engineer along with parental consent notes and mixed pairings.
Mrs Louise G Leete has come back to Washington D C from North Carolina where she wintered at a health resort and has completely recovered from injuries from a runaway horse. Mrs Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs McCoy is recovering from surgery at Grant hospital Columbus and visits by Mr and Mrs McCoy and Mrs Jordan are planned. Mrs Miller hopes to leave the hospital this week.
Mr and Mrs T F Gardner of Glouster visited Sunday with their daughter while Mr Gardner prepared to leave Monday for Oklahoma where he has accepted a job. Mrs Gardner and their young daughter stayed in the city for a few days as guests of Mr.
An advertisement from Henderson-Crider Drug Co promotes ice cream as pure and satisfying. It asserts the product is the pure kind and guarantees customer trust in its quality.
At Glenville track in Cleveland last week two top bred foals arrived. One filly by John A. McKerron 2 04% out of Lon Dillon 1 58% mares, and a colt by The Director General out of Angle 2 08%. Both promising, with every chance to become two minute trotters. Angle is owned by Caldwell Morris, son of Charles Morris of the city.
A mule caused a two section Pennsylvania freight train No 47 wreck between Jeffersonville and Logansport in Columbus Indiana. Engineer William McGregor of Jeffersonville died and R J Ross and S L Pettigrew were seriously injured in the crash.
Mrs. R W Miller of Hemlock is rapidly recovering from a severe operation at Grant hospital Columbus. It is expected she can return home soon. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John McCoy of this city.
Mrs Nancy M Hanson of Hamburg New York reports using Dr Thomas Electric Oil on her burned child causing pain to subside and the child sleep peacefully. The testimonial cites relief from facial neck and chest burns and credits the oil with soothing effects.
The docket lists several guardians and administrators filing first and final accounts in Athens court. Names include Pugh guardian of tia ugh, Harris guardian of M J Parker, Linscott administrator of Penney J Linscott, Sprague guardian of Harry Ford Curtin, Totman administrator of Leslie J White, and A W Lynon h probate judge overseeing. The filings indicate accounts are suspended for legal action with a goel day in 1908.
In Columbus on May 12 the Ohio Supreme Court upheld Montgomery County’s salary law in the case against KE T Hall a taxpayer. The ruling, coming on error from the ecirenic court, preserves the county salary statute as constitutional after a lengthy appeal through all lower courts.
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