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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1881
Page
7
Athens daily notes Dr. M. Lasse practicing in Orric House Athens Ohio. Mayor Wood absent due to illness. police justice Col Robt Constable appointed. Community events include church services, auctions at East State Street, railroad progress on Ohio Central and Hocking Valley lines, and local personal notices.
The Columbus Sunday News notes rumors that the Hocking Valley and its railroads may be bought by an English millionnaire syndicate. It claims there is little new activity in Hocking coal lands, despite frequent visits by capitalists who invest only when funds permit reduced blowin deluded.
A case to be investigated by the present Grand Jury concerns Joseph Price who accuses Wm. A. Worley of recent pocketbook theft at Bessemer during a drunken spree. The loss totaled 135 dollars in currency 15 in silver and 30 in checks. Worley awaits Grand Jury action on bonds. Also noted are a marriage near Athens of Samuel H. Hibbard to Lydia A. Morrison with large attendance and a Presbytery dismissal of Rev. H. J. F. Lemmon to oversee Beverly Academy. The Athens Presbytery will meet at Hibbardsville on the first Thursday of May 1882. The Grand Army post plans a meeting on the 19th with important business. the post grows numerously and prospers.
Citizens urged to act on President and Governors proclamations and collect in worshiping assemblies to support the National Garfield Memorial Hospital fund. The appeal emphasizes a local beneficent outcome and organized giving across congregations.
A Hocking Valley railroad official with long experience asserts that locomotives under engineers with pleasant and equable temperaments last longer and need repairs less often. He argues that a good natured engineer keeps the engine calm, avoiding undue excitement and nerve strain, much as a steady crew preserves the machine.
The colored Baptist society invites all to a Thursday evening festival at the church where a supper will be served featuring seasonable delicacies. Access costs only 15 cents. Deacon Frank Hall will officiate as chef, promising a satisfactory experience for attendees.
Rumor centers on mammoth operations by English capitalists in the Hocking rallies. They aim to secure lands first and then buy railroads if possible. If acquisitions fail, they intend to build as needed to suit the aims of the syndicate.
Town rumor centers on a man seen in Woodbury New Jersey native Capt. Sen. Brown once popular here. A stranger on the streets reportedly resembles the former townsman “as much as two peas,” fueling speculation of his possible appearance among friends.
Coolville is described as the lead in dried apple center of this part of Ohio with five to six thousand bushels in store at week’s end and the total stock growing daily due to new arrivals.
The silver wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mr. R. J. P. Lemmon of Albany was pleasantly celebrated at their residence last Saturday evening. Attention is directed to Mr. Chas Winger's new business venture advertised in another column.
Nonresidents crowd the streets as Deputy Sands opens the Fall term of Common Pleas. The Grand Jury has moved swiftly and will report to the Court this morning. The Messenger will provide full coverage of matters of public interest from the session.
The October financial report shows the railroad earning $243,067.83, a $41,772.21 increase from the same month last year, reflecting prosperity, activity, and efficiency in management.
Amid a favorable season for early harvests, large sections of bottom-land corn still in shock border streams and have suffered important damage from overflow caused by heavy rains in the past week. Losses affect mainly those responsible for the crop.
Mrs. Susan Scott mother of President W H Scott of Ohio University and respected townspeople Wilbur and Winfield Scott died at Winfield Scott’s home after a long illness. Born in 1808 or 1809 in Maryland she helped pioneer near McConnelsville before years of Athens residence. Funeral at Athens M E Church featured a biographical memoir by President Scott and a hymn sung by Mrs. Dean Stickney.
The sudden death of Miss Julia Bartlett at her home Saturday morning from pulmonary hemorrhage shocked many friends in the community. Despite months of frail health, the news came as a surprise as funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at her mother’s residence, conducted by Rev. D. S. Hutsinpillar of the Athens M. E. Church.
Rev Jas M Nourse will conduct morning and evening services next Sunday at Pomery Presbyterian Church after receiving a mail request from Rev T L Hughes. His ministerial duties appear busier than before as he has been out of regular pastoral charge.
The Corneil House again hosts Sunday turkey dinners as the season changes, reminding guests of the season's shift with a familiar dining rule.
The Agnes Wallace Villa Dramatic Combination announced for Athens on November 19 will present The Elko and The Field of the Cloth of Gold at City Hall. Press praise from major papers, including the New York Herald, extols Agnes W. Wills as Elko and Lucie Villa as a promising child actress, with Mr. Villa acclaimed as burlesque talent and the whole company delivering an admirable performance.
The Ohio State Journal reports a prominent English syndicate has secured an option on the Columbus Toledo and Hocking Valley system including the Hocking Valley and related lines. The system was purchased last summer by a Cleveland group for about 7 million dollars. Options extend to fifty thousand acres of mineral lands as talks advance toward incorporation with a capital stock that could exceed all previous Ohio corporations.
Copies of new medical almanacs in our hands mingle with standard jokes, many so aged they seem original locals in the Athens Republican columns.
Citizens of Athens celebrate the prospect of a Dayton to Athens railroad. Backers reportedly possess ample financial resources and strong interest, though the pace may be slow amid cautious enthusiasm from key stakeholders.
A reader argues that individuals have the same moral right to end their lives as to fail themselves, claiming this view guides many Athenians and reflects a troubling moral drift in the city.
Arthur Qualls thanks the many citizens who contributed to defray the incidental costs of his late daughter's funeral, expressing appreciation for the public support received.
Daniel Crider of Adelphia wed Lizzie Hansen at South Perry in a ceremony officiated by Rev. J.M. Brashears on the 30th. The couple announces their marriage in this local notice.
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