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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1877
Page
5
A town column records a Tuesday war rme east day, new dwellings under construction, tax collection readiness, local court and transport updates, temperance movements, school progress, a fire loss, railroad time changes, and a draft of local residents including Judge John Welch and Col. Isaac Stanley amid a flood of small-town occurrences.
Mr Win Scott, agent for the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad, distributed a condensed time card among local business men under the new schedule that went into effect on the 13th. Scott is described as the boss agent on the line and is praised for his thoughtfulness and liberality.
The note cites growing candidate numbers for county offices and predicts a large list at the convention, while adding that formal announcements will wait several weeks. The excerpt also captures light street gossip about croquet ground chatter and neighbors debating over borrowing the paper.
The region around Nelsonville excites investors as capitalists from the East seek land investments. When developed, the area is expected to become Ohio’s richest iron and coal district.
The article encourages buying locally for town prosperity and notes the street parade and performances for anxious children after school. It warns that the Gallipolis courthouse fire compromised records, urging Athens county to safeguard theirs. It also reports Mrs. Thos Shepard and her son Jas were poisoned by poke berry root mistakenly eaten instead of artichokes, with medical aid preventing tragedy.
George W. Downard and Murray Snyder, aged about 15 and 18, followed John Robinson’s show from McArthur to Athens and used bogus 25 cent pieces to buy treats. Arrests followed after a street vendor uncovered the scam and a United States officer sent them to Cincinnati for trial.
The Murphy temperance movement is now fully inaugurated in Athens and widens nightly. Pledge signers move from a rush to a steady stream at the Secretaries table as convicted drinkers enroll, drawn by the "gospel of temperance" and acting from clear convictions.
Mr. Cunningham the Temperance Worker announced a Grand Mass Meeting to be held on Saturday the 19th at 2 o clock in the college campus. Able eloquent speakers will attend and a choir of about one hundred will assist in the services. A large crowd is expected and locals are urged to attend this temperance demonstration.
The War ren farm near Stewart saw its barn and contents burn Monday night. Three horses perished and the structure, a newer asset, was uninsured for that loss though Home Insurance of Columbus carried a 3000 dollar policy. The fire is believed incendiary and was spotted around nine o'clock, with flames too advanced to save the barn.
Delegates James Cunningham Jr and T L Noble of Wheeling’s Temperance Union spoke in Athens at the M E Church, detailing a pledge built on Christian ideals and urging abstinence. Speakers included Revs Nourse Peters Carsey and Col. Jones, with about 170 signers and a move to City Hall for continued sessions.
The public grows used to silver change and savings decline. As a result, silver change is plentiful with many firms holding at least thirty dollars in reserve, more in some cases, all accumulated through normal business without special effort to reserve it.
The Board of Appraisers for Franklin, Fairfield, Hocking, Athens and Perry counties reports a grand total valuation of 1 848 792 80 for the Columbus and Hocking Valley railroad. Main track 1 405 00 Streitsve Branch main line 6 165 00 Str'sville Branch 1 040 00 rolling stock 2 750 00 road tools 0 0 main line 14 906 00 rolling stock etc 67 080 00 buildings 56 100 00.
A published note from J. H. A. clarifies prior remarks on Bro. Cummings and Bro. McDaniel. The author acknowledges typographical and orthographic errors in a previous letter and agrees with N. P. about refining the language.
Francis Murphy once ran a Portland Maine hotel with a bar. After ejecting a drunken patron, Murphy killed him during the incident. He was tried and convicted, then sentenced to prison but later reprieved. He afterward repented and worked for temperance.
Hogs arrivals 6000 head best hogs 7.25 to 7.50 common 6.50 to 7.00 with 23 to 25 pounds off per hundred. Cattle arrivals 1200 head best 5.75 to 6.25 common cows and bulls 3.50 to 4.75. Sheep arrivals 3000 head market brisk with sheep 4 to 5.4 lambs 7 to 8 cents per pound.
Charles Townsend announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination as Athens County Representative in the next General Assembly. He calls for open, fair inquiry into his merit and claims before the convention, urging public consideration.
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