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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1895
Page
3
County correspondence lists fever illness and social calls in Athens County. Notables include weddings, births, farewells, and a donation party at Jordan chapel for Rev. Thomas Evans of Beebe, totaling about $14 with gifts donated by neighbors.
Advertising copy touts Lightning Hot Drops as a nationwide pain reliever ticket book covering B and O lines west of Pittsburgh and the Big 4 system. The Ohio Central Mile age Ticket offers over 1 important lines, with a one year validity, priced at 20 cents, available through Ohio Central agents or Morriton Hook G P A Toledo Ohio.
Railroad time changes and schedules for B&O S W Ry routes through Athens Ohio with arrivals and departures to Columbus Marietta and St Louis. notices include reduced fare excursions to Dallas Texas for Christian Missionary Convention State Fair and other events and Buckeye Route one fare round trips to Illinois and Arizona via the C H V Y RY with maps and agents listed.
CANAA LILLE reports on social visits in Guysville Athens and Graysville. Long Run defeats Graysville 34 to 4 on A P Linscott grounds with celebrations in Athens. Roads near Webster Bros mill debated keeping open to A W P Linscott as view ers decide after weighing land loss fencing and proximity to the new pike.
Delayed report lists residents Henry Hatch and wife moving to new place Frank Beebe returning from Pickaway County Mrs Nancy Barrows and Rev G Payne on sick list W A Hibbard and wife back from western trip Ned Pickett near here stricken with paralysis P G Hibbard Sr and wife of Athens visiting Will Hibbard infant son of Mr and Mrs Olmvier Hutch died October 3 burial at Centennial cemetery Barn of Mrs Nancy Barrows burned last week partly insured Visitors from Parkersburg and Cincinnati offered 40 50 cents per barrel for winter apples for barrels at the orchard Reunion of the 63d O V I at Long Bottom Meigs County attendees listed Sol H Johnson D C Richardson John Var sous Nathan Hateb P D Patten and Miss Mollie Smith.
Mr and Mrs John Dustin of Lowa visit James IT Morrison family. Mr and Mrs Otto Barth and son Morrison of Watertown visit Miss Mary Joyce of Fillmore at Mrs F B Tidas. S B Kirby of Marietta oversees shipping of a car load of dried apples to Germany. Miss Ethel McGrew of Pennsylvania visits Aunt Mrs L Nesmith. L R Sanderson moves into Mrs Bartlett house. Mrs Mary Snyder of Westerville visits relatives. The 8S 8 convention on the camp ground Saturday well attended. Mr and Mrs Dell Dr A M Frame and C B White attended Parkersburg to hear Talmage. W H Lyons dwelling burned after flue fire. 200 feet of roof lost. Burglars steal jewelry from A C Davis store Sunday night. An experience social is planned at L C Wedge’s Tuesday night.
NERAU Miss George Daugherty returned from Wilkesville recently. Mrs. Bolster visited her brother in Meigs county last week. John Stout and family visited relatives at Carpenter last Sunday. Mrs. Gid Clendennin and son Otho from Sunday Creek are visitors here. Miss Jennie Cole of Bement Illinois was a recent visitor of Mrs. Van Clendennin. Hiram Wadly plans move to Wellston and has leased his farm to Tom Hinton. Ed. Walters of Chillicothe spent a week with cousins Mrs. Dixon and Kate Lawheail. Henry Ely and wife of Wellston were welcome visitors over Sunday. Mr. Alexander and daughters Jennie and Inez are guests of T. H. McAdoo and Mrs. Vickers. Our schools began last Monday with Prof. Smith of Coolville and Miss Nora Beverage of Marshfield as assistant. Families of Vicker and T. H. McAdoo were called to Roseville by the death of Mrs. Boyd Alexander, mother of Mrs. Vicker and Mrs. McAdoo. She was a Christian woman loved by all and many friends extend sympathy.
Athens residents and friends share visits as Perry family members travel to relatives in the region. Mrs. Abbott of Olive Hill visits daughter Mrs. Brooks while W H Mitchell visits Northern Michigan. S B Blake recovers enough to work on his farm. John Wingett and wife plan to occupy W W Blake’s farm during the Blakes’ California trip. Dry weather hurts farmers as wheat sprouts perish, pasture dries, and stock must be fed from scarce winter supplies.
Sam Bail plans to move to Athens this winter to Carry road. Israel Swartz, who has worked on the pike here, has moved back to his farm. Married October Sth at the home of the bride. John Stout and Miss Lizzie Guthrie married September 26 at the bride’s residence. Aaron Bail and Miss Clara Cowdry married. Miss Minnie Russell marked her tenth birthday last Saturday with many friends and gifts.
Mrs Mosher and her daughter of Chester Hill visit the area. Jeddie Linscott, burned in the mine two months ago, can now sit in a chair. Mr and Mrs Miller Townsend of Chillicothe visit friends and relatives here. Locals attended the social at Mr Fleming’s in Amesville last Wednesday. The church social at A J Ogg’s last Tuesday was a success, over a dollar taken in.
Delayed Albany column records visits by J T Daily and wife from Athens and friends Mrs Samaria Palmer and Emily Wood, plans for Wilson Searls to open a millinery store, and movements of John Pixley and Willie Strahl from Dayton. It notes deaths in the area including a typhoid death near Albany and the obituary of young Charles Barnes, with neighbors expressing sorrow.
Peay Gus A C Biddle spent Sunday at home Edna Patterson suffers neuralgia M M Lefavor began six month term of school here Albert Woodgert of Jacksonville visited friends Mrs Armstrong and Mrs C A Snow attended Presbytery Miss Della Woodgett became a clerk at Vorhes store in Albany Mrs J S Biddle returned home after a week with relatives in West Tea Mrs Bd Armstrong attended the Benenden of the W C T A at Lima Mrs Rhodes of Columbus and sister Mrs McDowell of Nelsonville were entertained by Mrs C A Snow W L Handerden of New York attended Poston Biddle wedding at Athens and visited cousin J P Biddle While threshing clover for J F B BIddle on Friday Miles Steward injured his forearm in the threshing belt and a fracture was reduced A fire destroyed Miles Steward's new dwelling and contents prior to the accident E W Jewell is ill with inflammatory rheumatism Elvin Patten son of O and Pantina Patten sick with fever Mary Cobb of Hollister visited Charles Doan's family Curtis E Doan returned from Harrison county Viola McPherson of Little Hocking and W W Crippen of Parkersburg guests Adelaide Starr wife of W W Starr died September 26 funeral September 28 Luterment in Crippen family burying grounds Born October 8 to Jesse Sams a daughter Edward Collums and Elza Saunders of Athens visited here S J Ashton and daughter Lulu visited McCunesville Joseph South moved his family from Stewart to this place Marion Tippie and wife visited Vin ton county last week An old fashioned apple peeling at John Graham's last Wednesday drew many young folks.
The Buckeye Ticket covers more mileage than any other mileage ticket. Valid across major railroads including B and O west of Pittsburgh Erie Lines West of Salamanca Big Four B and O 8 W System C H and D Ry and ninety nine others. Priced at 2000 good for one year. Ask agents for leaflets or address W H Fisher GP and A.
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