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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
5
Local society notes list motions of kin and visitors in town and nearby areas. L. E. McVay from Mata appears as a guest of F. P. McVay’s family while other residents travel to Granville Dayton Columbus and East Liverpool for visits meetings and holidays.
Nelsonville and Athens residents travel for official business and social events. Mrs J Merwin stays with friends in Columbus while Miss Besline goes to Lancaster for a Sunday with her cow. Many locals attend Pi Beta Phi dances and visit relatives in Coolville, Cleve land, Zanesville, and Gallipolis. The funeral of Dr. George Bean drew a large Athens attendance.
Monday's Daily notes visitors and locals with short mentions of where they came from and what they did. Ww 8 Bower and George visited Columbus on Sunday. Lewis Humphrey from Hockinsonport was in the city on business. Mrs J P Wood Jr left for Cincinnati for a few days. Loring Searles from Carpenter was a guest here Sunday. D W Cornell from Guysville was a...
A stream of visitors and guests marked the Athens scene with many travelers from Columbus, Logan, Glouster, Marsh, and Lancaster staying with local families or visiting friends. Notables include Prof. A. H. Dixon and J. P. Wood via Washington for Spanish War Claims business, plus teachers and business visitors from Chillicothe, Albany, and Meigs county.
Miss Marion Legge of Boston has returned to Mansfield to visit Mrs. H. L. McCune for a few days. Miss Nellie Van Vorhes stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Armstrong in Ibbotsville. Miss Sarah Culbertson, a nurse in Washington, D. C., spent Saturday with friends here before continuing to Washington after a visit in Marion.
Mrs. Sarah J. Williams returns to Kansas after a two month visit with relatives in Athens. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kayser depart for Indianapolis for a month’s vacation before a Carpenter visit. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Harris finish three weeks in Llanover and Virginia trip stops. James Mellor travels from Marietta to Athens with Nellie Conklin and Cornelia Jones, staying with F. W. Bush party. Miss Grace Powers leaves Boyd Hall for Hudson after typhoid symptoms.
Mrs J M Wetch is the guest of friends in Cincinnati for a few days. Miss Marie Barnhill of Wellston was the guest Saturday and Sunday of Miss Ora Lively.
Sunday visits and Monday business trips fill social pages as residents of Carpenter Cambridge Nelsonville Hockingport Junction City Greenfield and Athens host relatives friends and business associates. Attendees include Mr and Mrs W K Moler Mrs Frank Mitchell Myrtle Miss Hertha Hafer Mrs J B Chappelear Prof C M Copeland and others with trips to Columbus Greenfield Zanesville and Mt Sterling.
Daughters and friends travel to Cincinnati and other towns to bid farewell or visit relatives. Conductor Phil H. Beck, now in Columbus, greeted old friends here. Various locals plan short trips to Hamilton Homer St Johns and Miortda while visits to Lancaster Glouster and Knoxville are mentioned.
Mrs. Amanda Yontz in Columbus hospital shows slight improvement after a period of critical condition. A D Brostus and R A Mulligan of Adams Express were in town on business Tuesday. Pr Oxley of Ohio University visited friends in the city and returned to Athens. Mrs G A Abbott and baby left Amesville for Cavena California after three months here. Mr and Mrs William Peelle of Athens visited the Gibbs on Second Street and have now returned home.
A Chinaman named Wu witnessed a speeding motorist reach 24 miles per hour down Broadway and elude a pursuer for weeks ending at the Moltobtia hotel. The chauffeur was taken to the police station after a banquet guest report.
Friedrichshafen on November 11 reports that Km or Witlam received the order of the Black Eagle from the count after maneuvers aboard the Zeppelin. Some expected the emperor to ride as a passenger, but Prince von Fuerstenberg instead accompanied the airship in the crew car.
It has often happened that a man may tack ahead and still proceed at a tempo with considered speed. The fragment suggests caution in planning and steady progress despite shifting conditions.
Conductor John Baker, unjustly discharged for mercy, struggles to feed a wife and five children. Years later a widow cannot pay her fare. Baker punishes the woman’s deadbeat husband who forged his downfall, revealing a shocking case of mistaken mercy and revenge.
Death of two year old Lewis Smith son of Harvey and Anna Smith at home one mile north of Chauncey Saturday night. Burial at Nye cemetery Sunday at 2 p m. Undertaker Newsom of Athens conveyed the casket to its resting place.
The (source) reports that Austria and France require rescue equipment in mines by law. It notes the regulatory move intends to improve miner safety and ensure rapid response during incidents.
Nature notes tamarind seeds among fairly nutritious plant products that have supplied food during famines in India. The pulp of the fruit is an esteemed ingredient of certain condiments.
By decree of President Pardo Peru selects the seventy-fifth meridian west of Greenwich as the national standard time. The meridian passes near Lima and will synchronize Peru time with U S Eastern time, making Peru the first South American nation to adopt the world standard.
A San Wui district village priesthood report notes a hole in the Tio Hau Temple roof above a god's head. A worshiper dreamed the god would bring prosperity for donations to repair the temple, and a sizable sum was pledged within days.
Dr and Mrs DC Worries of Colum bus spend a few days with relatives in Albany. Charley Webb of Point Rock visited Albany Monday. Charley Dailey returned to Columbus Tuesday after weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Dailey. Ellen Martin of Point Rock guest of the Webb family. Mrs J H Daffee and sister Alice Morton visit relatives in Albany and will return to Washington DC and Columbus respectively. Bert Rutherford of Langeville was an Albany visitor Wednesday. Lewis Caster of Carpenter spent Wednesday with his daughter in Columbus. A W Kyneh of Athens visited Albany Tuesday. S D Webb and family canvassed water in Athens county Wednesday. Will Worhes spent Wednesday at Nelsonville.
Fragmentary notes show Thomas Cale of Alaska, elected U S congressman, with Washington address 1012 9th St NW Washington DC. The text includes endorsements of Peruna and Man a Lin from various sources, suggesting promotional material rather than political discourse.
A French statistician estimates newspaper totals by nation in Europe. Germany leads with 5 500 papers daily and weekly editions, England follows with 3 000 newspapers of which 09 are daily, then others like Austria Hungary Spain Greece and Switzerland trail with hundreds each. Overall Europe has about 20 000 newspapers.
Reading from a local column notes Lincoln School in Sanialar Ber a California teaches students crafts and maintenance. Pupils learn to bind books mend chairs and repair items at home or in school. The program emphasizes practical skills.
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