Athens News Roundup of Local Events and Incidents
Auditor Frame was called to Columbus on official business. Many weddings planned in Athens this month. Gen Warner and Gen Grosvenor among soldiers reunion speakers. Harris and townsend to speak at Pomeroy. Nelsonville gas well at 550 feet and mining dull. Chauncey man killed by train near Salina. Coolville mill fire destroys mill and grain, large losses. Fairfield County Fair promises large attendance with round trip $1.75 from Athens. Republican rally set for Oct 16 at Spruce Run with Grosvenor and others. Beware counterfeit money flooding Ohio cities.
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Heathman
Frame
Columbus
Athens
Major Townsend
Logan
W. H. Conkling
Geo. Falloon
Nelsonville
Warner
Pomeroy
Grosvenor
Townsend
Greenfield
Ohio
Eli Persons
Lodi
Yodd County
Minnesota
Dick Wilson
James A. Caldwell
Rome
James A. Campbell
Campbell
Ralph Sceville
South Park
Chicago
Athens Asylum
Sheville
Knox Mutual
Chas
H. Minton
Coolville
A. B. Riker
Rand
Letart Township
Meigs County
Dan Cornell
Guysville
Cornell
Jacob Hawk
Lodi Township
Asbury Church
Leslie
Thays
Selig
Jack Draine
Chauncey
Hocking Valley
Toledo
Salina
Draine
Nelson van. Vorkes
Sons of Veterans
Carl Cable
Thomas Camp
George E. deSteigner
BE. Ryan
M.S. Cochran
O. S
L. Pickering
Q. S
Will B. Golden
W. M. Kurtz
Higgins
C. G
W. E. Hamilton
Belpre
Hooper
Jas. A. Morrison
Fish
Hartnell
James A. Palmer
Kaler, Palmer & McGrath
Palmer
Fairfield County
Fairfield County Agricultural Society
Lancaster
Athens news roundup of visitors and campus notes
Kansas City visitors Mrs Kelly and Mr Waterman travel to Athens for a brief visit with friends. County Clerk Hedges returns from a protracted trip. Various Athens residents plus students and faculty share travels, visits, and school events including Miss Gould pursuing medical study and Miss Woodruff returning to complete coursework.
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Lerai
Kelly& Waterman
Kansas City
Athens
Hedges
Katenas
Sallie Foster
Mixes Mamie Love
Becky Boring
Shelby
Iowa
H. M. Lash
Canton
Ohio
A. B. Riker
Columbus
Dr. Pickering
Athens Co
Foster
Warren
Ed. L. Pickering
Lydia Axtell
Fannie Gould
Baltimore
Mr. Jones
Miss Fannie Gould
Philadelphia
Emancipation Day Frost Celebration Highlights
Mrs. Fannie Shirley of Leon West Virginia visits Frost this week. Mr. William Beebe, injured in a portable sewing machine accident, is improving under Dr. P. T. Busch. Universalists held a church social at Warren Patton's home last Saturday. Hiram Thomas wed Mattie Richardson at the bride’s parents’ Troy Township residence by Rev. J. Ro Riley. Eli Willis killed in a railroad accident near Mineral City and Athens. buried at Crippen graveyard with Odd Fellows procession. wife Ida Starr of Beebe mourns deeply. Emancipation Day at Frost a success with four county representatives. morning music and dancing, afternoon speeches by Prof. A. W. Peynes and Hon. W. S. Thomas, Republican-leaning.
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Beme Liems
Fannie Shirley
Leon
W Va
Frost
William Beebe
P.T. Busch
Niversalists
Warren Patton
Troy Township
Hiram ‘Thomas
Mattie Richardson
J. Ro Riley
Eli Willis
Mineral City
Athens
Chillicothe
Crippen
Beebe
Odd Fellows
Ida Starr
A. W. Peynes
Thomas
Marehilela Items In Brief Family Moves And Local Notes
Rev W S Busch attends M P Conference in Tittin Ohio. Rev A Lathrop and family depart Tuesday for Chester appointment. Picnic postponed from Sept 23 to Oct 12 due to bad weather. Jeff Herron moved family from Carbondale. John Cox of G H Miller Son Nurserymen sold Gen Hamilton a large hill of fruit trees. plans to expand fruit business. L E Hunter to move into Rev Lathrop’s vacated house near the school. Mintie Ross returns from Columbus suffering ague. G W Six and wife visited Rev L G Matheny at Salina. X.
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Marehilela
W.S. Busch
Tittin
Ohio
A. Lathrop
Chester
Jeff. Herron
Carbondale
John Cox
G. H. Miller & Son
Gen. Hamilton
Glen Ebon
L. E. Hunter
Rev. Lathrop
Mintie Ross
Columbus
The Knox Mutual Insurance Ad Vows Strong Finances
The Knox Mutual asserts strong health after recent insurance failures. It highlights a guaranteed capital over one million dollars in premium notes, fully paid adjusted claims, no litigation, growing business, banked surplus for prompt losses, and a $30,000 reserve fund in U.S. Registered Bonds to cover extraordinary losses without loans. It promises stable future rates.
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Knoox
U.S
Grand Opening of Millinery Goods at the Fair Week
Grand opening announced for millsinery goods on the 3rd 6th 7th 8th and 9th of Orto ber week of the fair. Displaying elegant line of ladies and children's hats and trimmings to match in Ames ville Athens county. Dean auctioneer of Ames ville will attend to selling real estate and personal property, satisfaction guaranteed and prices reasonable. All communications addressed to him will receive prompt attention.
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Ortober
N. BE. Dean
Amesville
Athens County
Silks and Velveteens Offer At Discount Prices
Our line of silks for quality finish and elegance is unmatched in Ohio. Prices defy competition. Boulevard Velveteens offered. Visit 5 and 10 cent counters for double value. Hoyt Building. M. P. Murphy moves saloon and cigar stand to old H. K. Dorr drug stand, new place prepared to serve customers.
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Ohio
Boulevard
Hoyt Building
M. P. Murphy
H. K. Dorr
D Zenner Co promotes fall goods and bargains in Athens
Two white bed spreads for five cents and two white blankets for one dollar are showcased on the Ten Cent counter in the Hoyt Building. Hats and caps in new shapes fill a large stock for men and boys at low prices. D Zenner Co claims the largest clothing and dress goods stock, with direct-from-manufacturer items and a wide range of cashmeres and suitings for fall and winter.
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D. Zenner & CO
Athens County
Athens
Taxes for 1886 Tax Notice from Athens County Ohio
Taxpayers of Athens County are notified by the Treasurer of the rate of taxation for 1886 as shown in the tax duplicate. The notice lists the mills and fractional parts assessed on real and personal property and charges per dollar of valuation for the year.
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Athens County
Ohio
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