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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1895
Page
5
A campaign to bring a Legler Barlow & Co branch factory to Athens is revived. If secured, it would employ about 300 people and boost payroll, real estate values, and tax revenue. A meeting to plan action is urged with Monday as the decision day.
The Monday city hall program by Miss Findley’s pupils drew a well attended audience. Recitations by George W Brown Charlotte R Kaler Esther Burns Della M Connett Mable L Wickham Maud M McGrath and Wm A Dailey impressed though Brown faltered earlier. Miss Wickham’s encore featured laughable impersonations. The second part offered a well rendered drama with Miss Minnie Roach and Mr Charles O Bloness delivering standout performances. Overall the show pleased the audience and reinforced Miss Findley’s draw for local entertainment.
This week the Athens Journal notes the retirement of editor A. E. McGrath who will run the New Brown House for traveling patrons. Curtis V. Harris of McConnelsville will succeed him, buying an interest and guiding the paper to keep the Democratic paper lively and reputable in Athens County.
Secretary of State Taylor announced the total vote across the state at 846,500 the second largest in state history with 861,625 in 1892 the 1893 tally at 776,819 and governor votes at 837,460 up 13,811 from 1893 the 1893 and 1888 records noted plus local obituaries and incidents follow.
In McArthur a late night tar and feathering and rail ride targets H M Rodgers a one armed London Ohio crayon artist after his pursuit of Miss Minnie Soule daughter of Liditor H E Soule of the Vinton County Republican. Rodgers spread disparaging stories angering her friends and prompting a lesson he will remember. He previously tried to lottery sell a driving mare loaned by Miss Soule but abandoned the scheme when locals warned of arrest. Rodgers has repented and promises to refund tickets and cease his harassment. Miss Soule’s father recovered the mare, and legal opinion suggests Soule violated no law in taking possession, likely sparing him prosecution. The affair illustrates Soule’s removal of an unsuitable suitor and the community’s stance on propriety.
The State against W A Warren reached a verdict of guilty in common pleas court after two days of hearing. Damages were set at 200 dollars for girdling trees and 1100 dollars for injuring trees with a penitentiary sentence of one to three years to be imposed. The case links to May 31 when a large Basom orchard suffered extensive tree loss. Warren, his son Robert, and Horace Dewey faced indictment. Dewey testified for the state while Warren’s case to follow. Belle Griffith vs J P Reynold ended in not guilty after a senator of blackmail claims, marking a notable departure from prior precedents.
Classified notice seeking agents in every township of Athens county to sell the John Sherman books. Promises splendid inducements. Readers are advised to call F. 8. DeCamp at Hotel Berry in Athens, Ohio.
Mr Hood West and Miss Rosa Curry were married at the bride's Delaware home Monday evening in a small guest gathering. The couple arrived in Athens Tuesday evening and will reside there.
Miss Lela Johnson visits friends in Albany for Thanksgiving. An advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. claiming a constitutional cure with a money-back offer. Also notes a social gathering at Miss Abbie Calvert’s and a mum social at Miss Magma O’Bleness’s. Syrup of Figs is endorsed as a laxative family remedy. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for support after a bereavement from Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Carnur.
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