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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1923
Page
7
Chauncey Irene Harvey, eight three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Harvey of Mill Street, was bitten on the face by a dog yesterday afternoon while playing with the animal. The dog snapped at her nose and cheek causing minor injuries. Dr W Sprague treated the child and reports she is progressing nicely.
Mrs B F Conant has returned from a visit with relatives at Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy H. Gardner entertained as their guests last Sunday at their High street home. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Harley Mitchell and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wallace of Nelsonville, Leah Rudolph of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Gardner of this city.
Mr and Mrs Fulton Mrs Matilda Southerton and Mrs Dora Smith of this city attended the Lancaster fair last week.
Mr and Mrs Guy Gardner were visitors at Frost yesterday, stopping by local sites and meeting residents during their brief stop in the area.
Mrs. 8S. D. Jackson hosted a Wednesday afternoon session of the Women’s Class at the Church of Christ. After a business meeting and lesson, a program followed and during social hour a dainty collation was served to members and guests.
Mrs. Charles Fiske hosts the Chauncey Church of Christ Missionary Society Friday evening with Mrs. Guy Gardner directing the program. W. D. Hines travels to Columbus to visit his ill mother Mrs. Ella Tedrick. Annie Anderson of Guthrie Center visits Chauncey after her brother Marcellus Rutledge’s death. Chauncey mine idle this week due to P. W. Wickham’s death in Nelsonville.
An advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets melt fat for overfat individuals without exercise or dieting. It urges readers to buy from druggists or directly from Marmola Co at 4612 Woodward Ave Detroit Michigan, promising steady, effortless reduction.
The article lists several house constructions in Gilouster one for Mr Bob Webber to be built on Gobblers Knob. It notes regret at their departure. It mentions Mr and Mrs Frank Morris and Carl of Akron visiting last Saturday for a week with Lawrence and his wife.
Mr and Mrs Ward of Cheshire spent last Sunday with Mrs Lydia Wilcox in a social visit noting local hospitality and community ties.
Fifteen volunteers spent Wednesday cleaning the Martin cemetery. Among the readable markers is Catherine, mother of Thomas Dailey Senior, who died in August 1832 at age 75.
Mr and Mrs John Dodge of Marysville visit Mr and Mrs A D Chase as they buy cattle in the area.
Mr. O Neill and family of Colum bus have recently moved into their newly purchased property and have taken over the local grocery store from Mark Zimmerman.
Mrs Frank Coe will join her sister Mrs Ralph Hooper from Columbus to spend the day with their father Mr W S Blackwood in Athens.
The Wednesday club met October 17 at Mrs. A. D. Cline’s home with 12 members present. They discussed reports for the Jackson convention of Federated clubs on November 1 and 2, offered a prize for seventh and eighth graders for best Star Spangled banner essay, and heard Miss Faye Cline’s paper on Earmarks of Today’s Novel read by Mrs. Nell Coe. Dainty refreshments followed and the group adjourned to meet November 4 with Mrs. Alma Coe. guest Mrs. Maude Knowlton attended.
Ralph Pinkerton of R D No 6 narrowly escaped serious injury when a telephone wire stretched across Hamsey Run road shattered his car windshield as he drove beneath it. The wire’s height suggests a deadly accident if he had been faster or in an open vehicle.
Miss Myrtle Mitchell an employee of the Home Furnishing Company had a minor operation at Sheltering Arms hospital Thursday morning. She is recovering nicely.
In Brussels on October 18 Germany sent a note to Belgium with fresh reparations proposals. The plan would pay 800 million gold marks each year and grant the allies a participating share in German industry as part of the Belgian reparations arrangement.
A Kanawha Coal Operators association meeting in Charleston is expected to pass a resolution stating open shop operators would first attend the all season trade if a bituminous strike occurs next spring. George H Cushine of the Coal Trade Journal condemned the US coal commission for moves that could grant miners a labor monopoly in coal mines.
William J. Bryan, visiting Cleveland for a YMCA constitutional convention, praised David Lloyd George as Europe’s greatest statesman. He declined to discuss candidates or issues, and said prohibition is here to stay, stating he will say no more on Henry Ford.
Samuel Gompers told the American Legion at their fifth annual convention in San Francisco that labor will back an adjusted compensation bill. He called the bonus a debt to the fighting men and urged passage by the next Congress without delay.
A petition seeking judgment of $25,000 for injuries from a Chicago auto collision in 1921 was filed in U S district court Cleveland today against H G Winterhalter of Canton. The plaintiff is Mrs Ava Mattingly of Chicago.
Washington officials report Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haines voiced enforcement views contrasting with Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania on October 18. Haines’ statement signals a policy difference over how liquor laws should be applied in the state.
County Farm Agent Pavey from Athens will judge agricultural exhibits and F E Bolton aims for the pumpkin prize. An Ohio University home economics teacher will judge pastries. A bread loaf contest may feature flour samples. The Wednesday club awards a flag for the essay on The American flag for seventh and eighth graders. Special classroom projects, relics display, and a 126 year old book are shown. Fancy work lunch options include hot dogs pie coffee and dough nuts.
Mr and Mrs John Maston and their daughter Augusta will relocate from Albany to Athens on November 1 renting a property on Mulberry street.
A brief ad-like note extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as healing and effective beyond plain water. No medical endorsement is provided. The tone mirrors early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
Dr. A. E. Davenport, Oklahoma health commissioner, was disarmed and held by a house committee guard after allegations he threatened the life of a witness who had testified against him.
A small fire in a brick outbuilding behind Andrew W Allom's house at College and East State caused a rapid fire department response about 11 30 Thursday morning. Trash burned in a nearby incinerator lit dry leaves, spreading to the adjacent outbuilding. Fire was quickly extinguished with little damage after arrival of firefighters and a student bucket brigade from a nearby fraternity house.
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