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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1882
Page
5
The Dry Goods and Clothing House of D Zenner & Co advertises a full fall and winter stock with Dolmans Ulsterettes jackets and new dress goods in English and French fabrics. Also featured are silk plushes velvets velveteens standard calico at low prices jeans flannels and blankets with a warning to call and examine before purchasing.
Sheriff takes Evener and Harvey to Reform Farm. farm sales include 1174 acres to Mr Johnson for 3000 dollars. new mail route Bolen Mills to Lee. several farms and residents relocate or sell. Comet sighting urged. tax rates noted in Nelsonville. multiple court cases summarized including larceny and liquor offenses with sentences.
The appraisal for the Marietta and Cincinnati road totals 6 554 825 dollars and excludes the portion east of Canaanville and the Cincinnati and Baltimore Short Line. The sale is set for Saturday December 9 at the Ross county courthouse door.
The Athens county common pleas sessions adjourned Saturday to December 11 for the trial of William Dilcher on a charge of subornation of perjury. Court business was dispatched quickly, and Col. J H Stewart and road appraisers foresee early completion of depot plans pending sale of the M and C road. Annie Stett, a Buchtel dress maker, disappeared after leaving a note to her ex husband signaling intent to drown herself.
Work to enlarge the seating capacity of Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville will create room for about eleven hundred spectators making it one of the state’s most capacious auditoriums.
Miss Weld, the new Professor of Rhetoric and English literature at the University here, has earned high esteem from members of several classes who praise her warmth and professional ability.
Capt. John KF Welch has ten new houses under construction in Longstreth's addition as the city expands. All are spoken for in advance, illustrating the urgent demand for homes in Nelsonville.
Johon Sevis, already noted in Hocking county reports for an attempted outrage against a minor near Carbon Hill, is also reported to have been held to answer for a similar offence near Buchtel in the same county.
Mrs J L McVay of Alexander township was thrown from a buggy as the horse shied on Sunday morning. She sustained a broken arm and was brought to her son W W McVay’s home where Dr Lash promptly set the fracture.
A well known farmer laments almost daily harassment by hunters roaming his premises. He notes the law forbids trespass and is easy to enforce if offenders are identified, and suggests that invoking these penalties is the most effective remedy.
Superintendent Rutter of the Central Asylum for the Insane, recently noted by the Columbus press as seriously ill, is hopefully convalescing and his friends in Athens are relieved by the update.
Hon H L Sibley Common Pleas Judge elect of this district was chosen as Vice President of the National Association of Local Preachers of the M E Church during the twenty fifth annual session in Parkersburg.
Farmers say pastures remain exceptional for this late season and cows continue producing abundant milk. Town residents would be pleased by the lower butter prices reflected in the market.
The week of temperate, variable conditions raises questions about the forecast of a severe winter and whether it will materialize as predicted.
An observational note describes a bright comet gracing the dawn sky with a distinct tail, appearing between sunrise and early morning light. It emphasizes the comet’s wanderer’s path and radiant presence among celestial bodies.
Work on the new University chapel continues vigorously as crews push to complete the roof before bad weather arrives, driven by hopeful progress and favorable conditions.
The announcement says Ella Mitchell visiting Albany friends will sing at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning, a performance expected to draw unusually strong attendance.
The preliminary hearing in the case State versus Clary for grand larceny occupied Justice Constable's court yesterday afternoon. The State was represented by Emmett Tompkins with defense by L. M. Jewett and A. J. Shrader.
Public notice states the Corning to Athens segment of the Ohio Central railroad will be formally turned over to the company next Monday and freight and passenger service will begin. The line will connect to Richmond and the seaboard, with river traffic by ferry until a bridge at Point Pleasant is completed next year.
Mr J E Weidman who nearly monopolizes plastering in the area is applying his skill inside Chris Watkins new house on the Lancaster road. The Ohio Central railroad crew finished the last spike between Albany and Point Pleasant joining Toledo with the Ohio river region.
An inside estimate suggests the Athens Messenger is regularly read by at least six thousand county residents, supporting its status as the best advertising medium in the region.
Dr. H. M. Lash reports that at a recent district board session twenty one pension cases were reviewed and passed.
The piece notes that few men can do strong brain work after a full meal and that the typical Athens boarding house offers favorable homes for literary persons.
The First National Bank announces a five percent semiannual dividend. Since organization, profits total 102000 plus, with 82250 paid to stockholders. Surplus stands at 19786 and undivided profits at 5268 after the recent declaration. Officers and staff are praised for efficiency and courtesy.
The Bud's Best flour brand, popular with consumers, is produced by D. B. Stewart Jr of Stewart. William Light is the miller in charge, ensuring first class work. Look for the Bud's Best label on the sack when buying.
Tim Dunn has been chosen chief book-keeper for the Singer Sewing Machine Company general agency in Ohio and has moved into quarters at Marietta headquarters. Locals who know him express strong confidence in his ability to fill the position creditably.
W. H. McMillen formerly of this place is now a member of the Cincinnati law firm Tilden, Hardacre and McMillen joining its ranks as a new partner or associate in the firm.
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