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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1881
Page
5
An editor urges local capitalists to build sturdy, respectable homes in Athens, citing a recent substantial house by David H. Moore on President Street as a model. The piece argues high quality dwellings attract and serve the town’s upper class.
On Friday Arthur E. Falloon prepared a survey showing a line for the Ohio Central railroad extension running near the M and C line above Herrold’s. The plan continues toward the Asylum grounds and would cross the artificial lakes, risking their destruction if the road bed matches the current route.
The legal ban on quail shooting and trapping ended last Tuesday though most county farmers will continue restricting hunting on their lands. Quail are described as enemies of chintz bugs and their protection supports wheat crops. their numbers have declined in recent years, and laws aiding their protection helped prevent near extermination.
The People’s Church Mite Society entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Guitteau drew a large assembly and left attendees pleased. Fifteen dollars was added to the church fund from the occasion. The next meeting will be at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dean’s residence on Saturday evening November 12.
The Missen . 2 stands in the front rank of weekly journals in Ohio and provides more sos each week than any two of its contemporaries published in Athens county.
The couple Adolph Otten ger of Memphis Tennessee and Net tie Axtell of Athens Ohio wed at 9 am Sunday October 30 at the home of Mr B R Shaw in Columbus. Rev Moore officiated. Bride wore cream satin and pink silk with pearl ornaments. Groom wore black. Attendants included Miss Effie Axtell. After the ceremony the couple left for a wedding tour and may visit Europe.
A 14 year old lad, son of a plasterer, has worked since age nine to master plastering tasks. He can apply 500 to 1,000 lat daily, a full day’s work for an average man. His current piece took two and a half days to finish, and he neither smokes nor chews tobacco.
Nathan and Samantha Kenney celebrated thirty years of marriage at their Pleasanton area home. Friends and neighbors gathered with baskets and a hearty meal for 76 attendees. The day featured singing and discussions on religion politics and social views with substantial gifts.
Several readers point out missing items in last week’s premium list. Notably absent is the first premium awarded to Mr Jacob McVay of Alexander township for beet ewes one year old and under two.
On Hollow E'en the Athens youths rang door bells and overturned cabbage heads and gates. The writer says the mischief is less amusing for the labor involved and would be better left unobserved.
Anticipation of retaliatory action against the prisoner led to patrols being posted in the area on Monday and Tuesday nights to prevent any attempt on the jail following the murderous assault on Mrs. Luckey.
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