Local Athens Brevities Note Visits and Movements
Local notices list many residents and guests visiting Athens including Dr. B W Pickering Glouster, Mrs U S Routzong Kansas City, and Miss Florence James Cincinnati. Eastern Star inspection, funeral attendance, and upcoming Glouster chapter chartering are noted along with short items on family travel and a bicycle accident in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Pickering
Glouster
Athens
K. T. McKinstry
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
G. Walton King
Atlantic City
U. S. Routzong
Kansas City
Ellis
Congress Street
W. R. Moore
Chillicothe
B. Henderson
Columbus
Lalia Riley
Guysville
Mabel Scott
A. Rohrksaz
East Mill Street
Mary J. Whiley
Lancaster
W. L. Slutz
The Duc de Richelieu a Study in Refined Gallantry
Geraldine Bonner describes the Duc de Richelieu as a superb gentleman of elegance and restraint. He enters softly with hat in hand as his second wife dies, the dying eye lighting at his presence. A chronicler hints at an affair, praising his grace under delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duc de Richelieu
Europe
Geraldine Bonner
Paganini's Sabbath Conflict in Liverpool Tale
An incident from Paganini's life in Liverpool describes the great violinist visiting a devoutly religious hostess whose strict Sabbath rules clash with his music. He questions why Providence allows nature to flourish on the day of rest and wonders at birds singing and leaves rustling as waters produce mysterious sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pegnantini
Paganini
Liverpool
How to Make a Campfire and The Blooming Thorn Tree
The article cautions against building fires under trees and prescribes open rock fire pits with stone barriers for safe camp cooking. It also recounts a legend of the thorn blooming on Christmas Day linked to St Joseph and a Bristol market tale about the tree and its blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
St. Joseph of
Arimathea
Glastonbury
Cromwell
Amesville National Bank Charter Granted in 1904
The Comptroller of Currency certifies that First National Bank of Amesville Ohio is authorized to commence banking. The certificate, issued in Washington on April 29 1904, bears W B Ridgely’s seal and confirms compliance with U S banking statutes. The notice notes the bank location in Amesville Athens County and references statute sections.
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Treasurer's Department of the Comptroller of Currency
Washington, D. C
First National Bank of
Amesville
Athens
Ohio
United States
J. William B. Ridgely
County of
Village of Athens Sells Outlot 18 Property in May 1904 Ordinance
Athens Village ordains sale of outlot 18 in Court Street area as specified on the village plat. Sale to be advertised weekly for five weeks in a circulating newspaper. Highest cash bid wins. deed issued by mayor and clerk under village seal. Effective upon legal lapse. May 18 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connell
Athens
Ohio
State of
Court Street
Novelty Excited Curiosity Exchange at Home
A humorous exchange recounts Owtlaight admitting a rough attempt to craft an excuse for coming home from the club late. Lushman asks if his wife demanded an explanation, and the reply notes she did, and he arrived home unusually early, triggering curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lushman
Owtlaight
A Parable About Waiting For Opportunity
An old farmer tells his sons not to wait for luck but to take action. He advises against sitting idle with a pail in a meadow, waiting for a cow to back up to be milked, urging effort over passive hoping.
Worth Striving For
A dialogue underscores a hope for reconciliation amid frequent quarrels, reflecting a cautious optimism about living peacefully despite ongoing disputes. The snippet conveys a thematic tension between conflict and the possibility of harmony.
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C. J. Rannalls
Zaleski
Eva Wottring
Dinzilla Woodward
Delaware
J. H. McKown
John P. Blackwood
Florence James
Cincinnati
John James
Florence Lash Williams
Toledo
E. R. Lash
L. G. Bean
Huntington Schools
Charlotte Kaler
R.B. Jennings
C. E. M. Jennings
Minnie Bardin
Ithica Conservatory
Ithica
N. Y
Logan
C. B. Parker
D. Gist
Gallipolis
C. B. Taylor
McArthur
Vinton County
Order of the Eastern Star
James Verity
Nelsonville
Luhrig
Sheldon Verity
Raymond M. Slutz
Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati
W. L. Slatz
Slatz
W. T. Sprague
Chauncey
New York
Mrs. Sprague
Julia Friday
Germany
Howard L. Charter
Marion
Ind
Olive Charter
T. A. Copeland
Jerseyville
C. H. Porter
North
Blaine Nice
Marshfield R. D. No. 1
Riley
Mr. Nice
O. A
F.P. McVay
W. A. Hibbard
Albert
Donald Hibbard
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Mac Bethel
Bethel
Washington Street
Douglas Nanna
Young Bethel
Nanna
Athens County
H. Grosvenor
John Finsterwald
E.D. Sayre
J.B. Allen
J. W. Haughee
C. H. Sisson
C. E. Hillery
A. 5. Crawford
D. R. Richards
N. Hill
Alex Nelson
A. W. Lynch
H. M. Webster
Andrew Murphy
Mark Twain
Brussels
China
Paris
Amesville National Bank Charter
W. B. Ridgely
Henry Logan
Geo. H. Junod
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
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