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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1882
Page
12
D Zenner and Co promotes fall and winter bargains in dry goods and provisions. New Dolmans Ulsterettes jackets and fall clothing arrive with fashions in English and French fabrics. Large stock includes silks Velvets Velveteens millinery calico jeans flannels blankets and more at low Athens prices.
Ground new corn at mills. Hocking Valley railroad blockades frequent. Marietta and Cincinnati railroad appraised. wheat and oats crops discussed amid town news. Social events at Warren House. depots and bridges under construction. notable visits by Bishop Jagger and Senator Dawes. serious illness of Mrs. James Saulters. Rev Annie Auty to lead services at A M E Church with temperance pledge turnout.
A humorous note on chestnuts infested with worms making a poor snack. The writer jokes that buying cheap chestnuts risks livestock loss and mocks the worms flavor compared to Welsh rarebit. Roasting seems to enhance their “cosmopolitan” taste rather than reduce their bulk.
An observatory built in the main college cupola by an Athenian student aims to study the present comet. He believes despite Proctor’s view the sun will not be reached for 178000000 years, encouraging the hopeful student to continue his ambitious path toward senator or president.
Waterloo township mourns Amos W. Hester long telegraph operator at Mineral City after a lengthy pulmonary illness. He died Friday and was laid to rest Saturday at Marshfield with a large funeral led by the Masonic fraternity of which he was a respected member.
Rev. J M Nourse, Superintendent of the Children's Home, has submitted his resignation to the Board, to take effect January 1 1883. He will preach at Middleport each Sabbath until then and then move there permanently, causing regret among many county friends. The Albany Echo reports C C Holmes preparing to take charge of the Warren House at Athens by Nov 16 following purchase from W H Brown, with plans for improvements. County Treasurer Coe urges December tax payments to meet current orders and fund county expenses.
A long list of social visits and travels involving residents of Covington, Athens, Newark, Nelsonville, and nearby towns. Highlights include Miss Brown visiting Covington, Mrs. Walker convalescing, Col. Constable and family in Cincinnati, and various visits among Athens residents, with Halloween festivities at the K A O Society and concerns over recent rowdy behavior downtown.
A post legislature law authorizes the presiding judge of the court of common pleas in any county to appoint a five member board to inspect all charitable and corrective institutions supported by the county. The law also requires three women on each board, a provision welcomed as wise by many.
A Nelsonville News correspondent recalls Skiver's Plains atop a hill between Snow Fork and Sunday Creek. It notes George and Jacob Skivers settled about fifty years ago, once fertile fields now overgrown with sassafras and sumake, with only a few stones and a lone peach tree marking the pioneer log cabin site.
Hon C L Kurtz representative from Athens county and H C McGrew secretary of the Ohio Republican Association in Washington DC paid a pleasant call to the Leader office on Saturday. Kurtz has many friends here and they are glad to see him. Come again gentlemen.
The twelfth birth anniversary of Rhoda Arscott was celebrated Tuesday evening at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Arscott with many juvenile friends. They enjoyed games and a substantial feast in a joyous, well attended gathering.
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle was sumptuously entertained by Mr and Mrs J D Brown at their residence on Saturday evening.
A grand biennial Phi Delta Theta meeting in Richmond featured Judge Byron K. Elliott delivering an oration on "King Sham and his Subjects" with Professor W. W. Seals reading "Our Fraternity." Emmett Tompkins praised for a bold address, while the audience filled the House of Delegates. Next convention set for Nashville. Also a fire destroyed an unoccupied Amesville building used by F. W. Gibson for fruit storage, with incendiary origin and no insurance.
Geo Brown and Chas Robinett were sentenced by Judge Knowles to two years in the penitentiary after guilty pleas for perjury and false pretenses. Mike Shocknesse was fined $10 and costs for assault and battery, Frank Carrigan $25 and costs after pleading guilty. Sam Harvey of Albany pleaded guilty to house breaking and faces Rexform Farm placement due to youth and grand jury recommendation.
The Athens County Medical Society held a session with local physicians and guests from nearby towns. Attendees included Drs. David Little E. C. DeSteigner Logan Drs. Lee Armstrong Bessemer Drs. Cable Gilliam Nelsonville Dr. Vorhes Albany Dr. Adair Amesville Dr. McCoy Chauncey and others. Dr. Cable presented an insightful paper on Urine and the next meeting is set for Logan on the last Tuesday in November.
The Board of Education elected Miss Sallie Kessinger to fill the teacher vacancy created by Miss Lizzie Love's resignation at a recent meeting.
Mr Varley succeeds Dan Pierce as ticket agent for the Co H. V. and T. railroad and is well liked by the traveling public.
A Tuesday night vandal tore a gate from its hinges and flung a stone through an upper story window at John Friday's home, smashing two panes. No one was in the room. The incident prompts calls for stricter enforcement of city ordinances and action to curb nightly rowdyism by law officers.
Acting on remap information from Sheriff Warden, Jno. T. Norris arrested at Bessemer a German named Vincent Makowske on his confessions of placing obstructions on the Hockin Valley railroad track. The paper recalls that no perpetrator of a similar crime on this road has ever escaped detection and apprehension.
The M. E. Sunday School elected officers for the coming year. Superintendent D. L. ae Assistant Superintendent H. R. athins Secretary Miss Emma Roach and Assistant Secretary A. L. Roach were named.
The village health is good and farmland activity shifts to sowing wheat after corn harvest. Residents convoy coal from Stewart's while roads remain in fine condition for travel. The Sing met at Wm Edward’s home Friday and succeeded under Geo P Jarvis. Annie Simpson of Athens visits. Rev Jones and wife visited and attended M E church prayer meeting. J Webber of New York bought N Border’s property here.
Beautiful weather boosts health and farm prospects as wheat grows well though behind schedule. Jesse Finsterwald enlarges his barn. Jesse Warren moves to a new farm. Naman Calvert buys land in Athens and builds a house. Corn harvest near finish and yields exceed expectations.
Five pioneers attended the Sabbath service at the Presbyterian Church on October 30 1882. Ages ranged from 90 to 2 years, totaling 431 years with an average of 86 years.
Baltimore cattle prices show a 12 cent drop with mixed quality gains over last week. Top cattle bring about 5.374 dollars, mid quality near 4.873, ordinary around 2.75, with total head receipts about 6,376 cattle. Hog demand steady with decline, sheep and lamb receipts 3,531 and prices from 4.55 to 5.75 dollars.
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