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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1894
Page
6
Athens residents appear in many roles from travelers and visitors to professionals. Dr Phillip Zenner visits Athens relatives while Miss Bruce enters Cincinnati College of Music. The community notes real estate values, school certificates, and local civic activities, with plans for roads, depots, and public meetings in Athens and nearby towns.
The annual reunion of the 63rd O. V. I. was held in Frost Athens county Ohio on October 3 and 4. Sol H. Johnson presided with Rev C G Russell delivering an invocation. Col O L Jackson of Newcastle Pa responded. Officers elected for the ensuing year included Johnson as President Hawley as Vice President Bartlett as Secretary Mason as Corresponding Secretary and Cornell as Treasurer. Resolutions honoring Gen John W Sprague were adopted and many members listed as present. Long Bottom Meigs county was chosen for the 1895 reunion and plans for Republican political meetings across Athens county were noted. The notice ends with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Mrs M M Snow who has been visiting relatives here for a year left for Spirit Lake Iowa last Wednesday. She is joined by Mrs F L Snow and a Belpre Ohio daughter, planning to settle there. Snow intends to teach in southern Minnesota this winter. Dr OC C Knapp eye ear throat specialist of Columbus will be at Athens Friday Saturday and Monday October 12 18 and 15 with office at the Palmer House. He will also visit Coolville Tuesday October 16 with office at Cottage Hotel Consultation free. The circuit court here last week ruled a law preventing company stores from issuing checks payable in goods unconstitutional thus cash payments only could be enforced.
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