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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1882
Page
5
The Dry Goods and Clothing House of D D Zenner & Co offers a large fall and winter stock. Dolmans jackets dress goods and new fall clothing are advertised with low prices and numerous fabrics. Also notes local rail traffic, crops, and community updates from Athens.
Halloween events at Col. and Mrs. Van Vorhes residence feature Nellie Van Vorhes guiding guests in witch costumes and a formal audience with the Witch Queen. The report also covers Phi Belia Theta conventions in Richmond, court sentences for local cases, Medical Society meeting notes, school staffing changes, a popular railroad agent, and a crackdown on Halloween rowdyism and vandalism in Athens.
An unoccupied storage building adjoining F W Gibson’s Amesville home burned Saturday night with contents including canned fruits apples and potatoes. The fire was incendiary and locals fought to prevent spread to the dwelling. No insurance. Also, J T Norris arrested Vincent Makowske in Bessemere on telegraph tips for obstructing a railroad track. Sunday School elected D L Sleeper as Superintendent H R Mathias as Assistant Superintendent Miss Emma Roach Secretary and A L Roach Assistant Secretary.
The village health is good and farmers have finished corn cutting, now sowing wheat. Residents haul coal from Stewart's while enjoying favorable conditions of the ronda to 080. The Bing met at Wm. Edwards residence Friday evening with Geo. P. Jarvis as leader. Annie Simpson of Athens visits, Rev. Mr. Jones and wife made a brief visit and attended M. E. church prayer meeting. J. Webber of New York buys N. Border property.
The health of our people is described as good. Wheat growth is promising but somewhat backward for the season. Mr. Jesse Finsterwald enlarges his barn. Jesse Warren moves to a new farm. Mr. Naman Calvert buys a lot in Athene and builds a house in Harmony. Corn is mostly cut and yields exceed expectations.
Among attendees at the Presbyterian Church on Sabbath morning October 30 1882 five pioneers were seen near the stand. Their ages ranged from 90 to 2 years totaling 431 years with an average of 86 years.
Baratore October 30 cattle market slow with prices 1?4¢ off and quality better than last week. Very best $5 37 6 12, medium $8 87 4 S73, ordinary $2 75 3 62k, most sales $3 1233 5 25. Keefpts 3 408 head as receipts 5 376 head. Sheep and Lambs receipts 3 531 head. quotations for sheep 3 3, lambs 5 75.
Marriage notice for Douglas G. Phillips and Ida A. Finsterwald on Oct 2 1882 at the Children’s Home officiated by Rev M Nourse. Obituary for Amos V. Hester of Mineral City dies Oct 2 aged 23 2 2. Born Buckskin Township Ross County Ohio Aug 2 183? and long employed as a telegraph station agent. Funeral at Marshfield officiated by Rev R V C Harper.
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