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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1918
Page
8
Found in Middleport Friday evening a gold watch. Owner may claim by proving property and paying advertisement fee. L. H. R. Youlk, Pomeroy. 9-28-31.
The West Columbia flag raising and social drew local residents and nearby visitors. Speakers included Er Bowman Huntington and Prof McKay Middleport discussing war issues. The social raised 211 dollars, later donated to Red Cross. Underground incident reports: K and M brakeman W W Thomas killed near Leon when struck by a southbound train No 3 after switching for it to pass. Thomas, from Murray County, leaves a wife and two sons. James Hannaha of this city is his brother in law.
Prof. W. T. Wooley of Clifton West Virginia received word from Washington that his son John was killed in action in France on August 28.
The funeral and burial of Wanda Frazier daughter of Mr and Mrs Ellis Frazier of Middleport were held Monday forenoon with interment in Middleport cemetery. Miss Frazier died Saturday evening at her parents home.
Sheriff Hartenbach detained Frank Guilino, a suspicious Italian man, who was found to be armed. Guilino faces a grand jury for carrying concealed weapons and will answer to federal authorities on a suspected slackers charge.
The Working sisters will move from the Henry Koehler property on Spring Street Second Ward to the Capt Hi M Horton property on Main Street Third Ward. James Hannahs and family will occupy the vacated Wor kings property. James Frazier and family move into the old St John Church parsonage Second Ward now occupied by Norman Kaspar and family who bought the Fraziers property.
George Stewart 18, son of George Stewart Sr., left Mason City three weeks ago to join the U S Army at Norfolk Virginia. He died there Friday of pneumonia superinduced by Spanish influenza. Interment in West Columbia beside his mother.
Miss Eva Cowie, one of the top all round women compositors in the Pomeroy Bend print shops, has accepted a position in a large Cleveland printing concern with a wage increase of nearly 200 percent plus a 25 percent boost after two weeks. Wartime demand and higher city wages strain Bend shops, with Middleport’s once-prominent printer forced to close for lack of help.
George H. Crow county superintendent of schools says Meigs County schools outside municipalities have a full teacher quota except Letart High School which is one short and Joppa and Silver Run School each have one vacancy in the elementary grades.
Community sings in Pomeroy show growing interest with a well attended Electric Theatre program led by Miss Miriam Blackmore. J M Foster of Athens and Fred W Crow delivered patriotic addresses while Mrs Mabel Leifheit King sang solos.
The speaker calls for a new awakening to improve efficiency and suggests repurposing a facility such as the Armory to better serve the audience and community needs. The remark implies a push for practical deployment and timely action.
The 1918 1919 Pomeroy Lecture Course committee will present their first attraction on the evening of Oct. 28. Manning S Webster is chairman of the committee assisted by 8 F Smith of Middleport and W T Rees of Kerrs Run.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Beckler traveled to Columbus Monday to attend the funeral of George Beckler who died Saturday at age 67 after years of illness. Funeral services were held in Columbus today.
Mr and Mrs Morrison formerly of Middleport now of Youngstown have returned home after attending the funeral of Wesley Stewart.
Mrs Dan Jenkins and her son from Shaw are visiting at the home of her mother Mrs Mary Dawson in Middleport.
Mrs. Mary Tedrow of Middleport has returned home after a visit to Columbus.
Mrs. Sarah Jones arrives home in Middleport following a two week visit to Columbus and Greenfield.
Mrs Ida Kent Marsh of Columbus is a guest at the home of Mrs William Harry in Middleport. Ward has been notified of the wounding of Sam Ward of Clifton while serving on the battle line in France.
Mrs Frank Fellows and her son Billie are back home in Middleport after visiting relatives in Huntington.
Mrs. Frank Murray of Middleport has returned home after a visit to Spencer and Parkersburg in West Virginia.
Former Mutual Electric manager Wessel called on old time Middleport friends on Monday.
W. J. McCarty, an employee from Nitro West Virginia, spent over Sunday with his relatives in Middleport.
Mrs Burns Barker of Middleport is noted as a Murray City visitor. The short item confirms travel between communities and identifies the visiting resident by name.
Sheriff Hartenbach stopped an incoming special train at Hobson near Nitro and seized two men. One claimed to be Joe Bethel of Denver Colorado the other Frank Smith of Lammie Wyoming. The charges sought at Nitro were not stated.
A long meeting of workers in a Red Cross drive ended with enthusiastic reports. A rear end collision between two electric cars near the barn caused minor damage but no injuries. An official notice outlines strict postal rules for sending Christmas mail to American Expeditionary Forces in France with a deadline of November 15 1918 and standard parcel guidelines.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications according to the ad. It claims catarrh is a constitutional issue and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that works through the blood to affect mucous surfaces. The maker cites a physician's endorsement and promises testimonials and mentions Hall's Pills for constipation.
Washington reports 598 total casualties today with 124 killed in action 13 missing 437 severely wounded 40 died of wounds 3 died from accidents and 4 wounded unknown. Ohio entries include Walter Goddard Cleveland Albert Hinton Cleveland and others among the killed and wounded with numerous towns listed.
Mrs. Ed Donaldson and daughter Mrs. Bess Grover were surprised by about seventy friends at the Donaldson home near Amesville on Sept 28. Grover has enlisted in the Navy, joining husband J Watt Grover and brother Arthur E Donaldson in France. The gathering honored her war work and a gift plan favored Red Cross and Liberty Loan. Music and games accompanied the sendoff before a gasless Sunday.
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