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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1923

Page

10

Meigs Water Works Aims Paving and Tap Renewals

Pomeroy Middleport Meigs Water company urges paving Condor street in Pomeroy and to renew all taps from main to curb for current consumers. They advise would be pipe-ready to avoid future road tears. Road work delays push finish toward Athens county line. Peersbach Construction gains on the project. Fiord Foss takes a job at a Charleston shoe store.

Meigs Water Company Condor Street Pome Ry Roecksprings Athens County Peersbach Construction Company

Couple Marries After Obtaining License In Town

Loren Othy J. Spencer aged 77 of Raihe and Charlotte Lovett aged 65 of Portland traveled to town on Saturday to obtain a marriage license and were married immediately after.

Loren Othy J. Spencer

Funeral for Mrs Anthony Rusel Held in Beech Grove Cemetery

Funeral services were conducted Friday for Mrs Anthony Rusel of Pomeroy second ward. Burial followed at Beech Grove cemetery with relatives and friends attending the ceremony.

Anthony Rusel Pomeroy Second Ward Ea Cn Beech Grove Cemetery

Thompson Injured in Pomeroy Buggy Incident

W. W. Thomson, 76, was driving a one horse buggy from his Hemlock Grove home to Pomeroy on Saturday forenoon when an incident injured him.

W. W. Thomson Pomeroy Hemlock Grove

Fatal Runaway Injury Near Carleton Hollow

Near the Guinther home on Carleton Hollow road a heavy team owned by Ifred Zehm of Chester ran away and struck Mr. Thomson's buggy. Thomson was thrown, the buggy fell, and he suffered three fractured ribs along with head and other injuries. He was brought to town by auto and later moved to Ene Thomson’s home at Trinity Lutheran in Pomeroy.

Guinther Carleton Hollow Road Ifred Zehm Chester

Pawpaw harvest boosts Meigs County crop lore

Meigs county reports a splendid pawpaw crop known as the Ohio valley banana. The fruit grows wild in the valley from Memphis to Pittsburg and is scarcely known beyond that zone. It travels poorly when green, limiting wider distribution.

Meigs County Ohio Memphis Pittsburg

Kiwanis Meeting Draws Cheshire Crowd

Pomeroy Middleport Kiwanian gathering at Cheshire drew a large Cheshire turnout despite fewer Kiwanians present. This week’s meeting travels to Peedsville with a stop at Long Bottom. A daughter was born Friday night to Mr and Mrs Reed Steinbauer. Marshall, ex Athenean, takes post with Pomeroy and Gallipolis Episcopal churches. Col FE Brooks, 59 year gospel veteran, walks the town noting his health.

Pomeroy-Middleport Cheshire Peedsville Long Bottom Reed Steinbauer Col FE. P. Brooks Pomeroy Ife

Will of Jasper N Hackett probate in Letart township

The will of Jasper N Hackett, a Letart township resident, has been probated. He leaves all property to his wife Calvina Hackett, including a residence and about seven acres of Letart township land.

Jasper N. Hackett Letart Township Calvina Hackett

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