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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
2
A barn fire damaged hay and farm equipment including plows sprayers and wagons. The blaze was spotted by a member of the Eisenhower family and the损损 lightning damaged a shed. Insurance will cover part of the loss, estimated in the thousands.
In a surprising shift, Jesse Brewster is now in charge of city affairs as the postmaster position draws focus. The move places Brewster at the helm amid ongoing local administrative changes.
OY reports Ralph Ross received approval Friday. Ross is represented by Attorney A. D. Russell.
A cant house was totally destroyed on Tuesday with other houses damaged in the same incident. No further details available.
The item lists a series of visits and travel by residents and relatives around Nitro Leesburg Gravel Hill Pom eroy and Middleport. Names include Mrs A H Budimore Mr and Mrs Rank Knopp and Misses Mary and Mar gare Healy and Mrs Herman Cooper. Other travelers include George Smith of Atlanta and Mrs Effie Smith with family members.
Members of the Gleaner class of the Peace Evangelical Church enjoyed a silver tea yesterday afternoon at Ann Jacob Tieher’s Maintreet home from two to five. A large number attended the social event showcasing community church activities.
Report notes several local movements. John Blair travels to Akroa for the annual F A M convention. Mrs Keiser leaves for Boston to visit her mother. Louise Geogin departs for Columbus to care for Mrs Claude Neaseos relatives. J C Parker visits from Tuppers Plains on business. Mrs Ralph Ross near Racine recuperates from illness amid typhoid fears.
Pomeroy Ohio October 1 Wald for bes constable of Sutton township brought Tom Haley to town Wednesday evening. Haley is wanted on a non-support charge here. He will have his hearing Thursday.
Johnson drove a Buick Six touring car at high speed on the Chester road near Pomeroy causing a treacherous curve to be taken too fast. The car was almost totally wrecked. The driver escaped with minor facial and head bruises.
The New York Central Railroad advances heavy rail work between Charleston West Virginia and Corning Chauncey with a large crew at the headquarters overnight lodging for about fifty men. Rail laying completed from Charleston to Armitage and north of Armitage is slated next while Chauncey hosts a crew hotel and dining area. Entertains guests at the Plains Chauncey
CHAUNCERY Oct 1 The Plains P T A will hold its first meeting Friday evening at the high school. The gathering aims to connect teachers and patrons and outline the year’s work under the Parent-Teacher organization. Last year the Plains school PTA was very active.
Rev. Mr. Bradshaw of the Ath ens Church of God led a sermon on the difference between Saturday the Seventh Day and other days. A song service preceded the talk and a large attendance from various churches showed strong interest in the discussion.
Mrs Hazel Birge Patterson and daughter Dorothy of Marietta visit Mrs Garah Birge and Mrs Harvey Courtney in Chauncey and join Mr and Mrs Elmer Jacobs in Athens. Mrs William Katzenback and daughter Nina of Chauncey plan three weeks in Columbus and Dayton visiting relatives.
The Christian church on Ave will hold a regular meeting tonight. Mrs Blanche Brown and her son Harold, who spent the past summer in Pontiac Michigan, have returned to Chauncey and are living on Ellie Avenue.
Grove reports Robert Parker and Bari Parker visiting The Plains last weekend at the Harrison Brooks home. Will McDonald and family of The Plains joined Hocking hosts H L McDonald for a Sunday gathering. W C Nichols stayed with Lester Enlow at New Marshfield on Monday. Arthur Burchfield and Kenneth of The Plains were hosted by Raymond Augustine at Sugar Creek. George Gabriel Jr and family spent Sunday with Floyd Barker in Athens.
Court street resembled a Mardi Gras scene as hundreds of school children in paper horns and caps, supplied by a downtown shoe store, paraded the main thoroughfare. Adults joined the celebration, blowing horns and adding to the festive noise of the promotion for children's shoes.
An odd note on coexistence in the animal world contrasts rattlesnakes with prairie dogs sharing burrows. It hints at competition and tension between species in same underground habitat.
The York township board of trustees files in Dominion Pleas court to move 800 from the general fund to the read fund. The transfer earmarks 15 cents to Coe Holton read and 160 dollars to Levering road.
Cora Brooks sues the board of trustees of Alexander township alleging a dispute over a fence line between her property and that of Cyrus James. The action seeks a court determination of boundary and related relief.
On complaint by Martha Thompson of Athens county the state has filed a paternity charge against Harold Cornell of Athens county.
An English resident in Vancouver claims the world championship of miniature calligraphy after sending London a postcard bearing 12 000 words, roughly 16 columns of newspaper text, illustrating his prodigious skill.
An old American-Tribune remark from Newark Ohio notes that a union of flight and car life resembles marriage, emphasizing that longevity counts more than initial numbers.
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