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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
5
Athens county gains complete rural free delivery with new routes starting October 16. General Grosvenor and local farmers are credited for the effort, while existing routes are rearranged and new carriers appointed from eligible applicants.
General farmers meeting scheduled at the Southeastern Test Farm at Carpenter on Thursday October 18 aims to gather farmers and families. Ohio Experimental Station officers C E Thorne and Lewis Schultz will review current work and topics. Experts B E Carmichael and C G Williams will judge corn and discuss seed selection using score cards. Bring about ten ears of corn. Demonstrations on manure spreaders will occur. All day event with no charge. Organized by Meigs county Pomona Grange Fair Association. Intent to hold similar meetings annually. W A Floyd president J P Skinner secretary Albany and Rutland Ohio. Mother cured by Electric s claim. Theodore Roosevelt Jr letter anecdote.
Dr. Alston Ellis was elected to a fourth consecutive presidency of the Speech Arts Association at the annual Columbus meeting held last Friday and Saturday. Prior to the vote both Ellis and Prof. H. L. Wilson of Ohio University gave addresses. The next meeting is planned for Columbus in early October 1907.
Nelsonville police arrested Frank Chatman this afternoon on a charge of failure to provide for his five minor children. He was lodged in the city prison to await arraignment before Mayor Sharp.
Mrs Marie Crider Wood Crider, wife of Floyd C Crider and daughter of Judge J M Wood, died at home at 5 30 this morning after weeks of illness. Born March 11 1883 in Athens she was a Presbyterian and Pi Beta Phi. Funeral Friday at 2 PM in the Presbyterian church with Rev Pershing and doctors King Slutz and Lows officiating.
Nelsonville officials announce a plan to build a new high school with bond funding. The board passed a unanimous resolution to pursue the project, set to consider several sites this week and hold an election on issuing bonds.
Under the new system as authorized by the state department no road receipts will be received by the Treasurer. All taxpayers who have worked their road tax have already been given credit for the same.
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