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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1906
Page
5
J. D. Brown made a business visit to Columbus on Tuesday. Miss Lizzie Nelson travels to Cincinnati for a shopping trip today.
A stream of visitors and locals travel between Athens and nearby towns. Names include Mrs W L Parkinson visiting Nelsonville, William Hatch in Athens on business, J Will Smith from Glouster in Athens, and Dr and Mrs A F Holmes of Albany among others. The recurrences show active social and business ties across Athens and surrounding communities.
Attorney Frank Carpenter and his wife from Columbus stayed with his parents at the State Hospital. Coach A L McFarland traveled to Marietta to attend the Marietta Morgantown game. A L Johnson visited relatives in Columbus and spent Saturday at the Lancaster fair. Mrs D W Williams and daughter, formerly Jackson residents now from Cardiff Wales, visited Mr James Ballard. Mrs Appa Miller of Akron and Mrs Fillson of Pt Pleasant were guests of Mr and Mrs W B Lawrence and Athens friends. Mr and Mrs S S Chubb, recent guests of Dr and Mrs Edwin Chubb, returned to Boyer Pennsylvania.
Elias Carsey was injured by a fall of rock in Mine No 201 at Sugar Creek yesterday forenoon. Doctors report a fractured femur two broken ribs and a scalp wound. initial fears of death proved unfounded and recovery is hoped.
The Women s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet Friday at 2 pm at Mrs. W B Bently s home instead of Mrs W H Brooks home as previously announced.
No arrests yet in the Jones local option matter as Mayor Day heads to Columbus to consult Anti Sa loon League attorney Wayne B Wheeler. He plans affidavits accusing saloon keepers Banks and Ashton of violating the Jones law and seeks warrants on return.
Mary Wormeldorff administratrix of Alex Wormeldorff's estate sues Canaan Coal Company for 10000 alleging ventilation failure caused gas explosion that killed Wormeldorff on September 19. petition filed by Jewett Wood. Also Mary Rutter seeks divorce from Samuel Rutter on grounds of willful absence, gross neglect, and extreme cruelty. marriage began November 17, 1895 with one child Caro.
After Judge Bradbury suspended Mayor Day’s ruling on the Jones local option petition, two of five saloons reopened. Mayor Day warned proprietors Ashton and Banks that prosecutions would follow any reopens, with affidavits to be filed and arraignments set in Squire Thomas’s court by City Solicitor Price.
Promote warm home interiors for fall and winter with durable carpets and matting. China Mattings priced 20c to 60c, Japanese Mattings at 20c, 30c, and 40c. Strong weaving and long wear expected to brighten living spaces.
Attractive and enticing ready to wear skirts showcased for Milady. Newest models priced at 4.47, 5.00, 5.47, 6.00, 6.97, 8.50, 10.00, and 12.00 dollars.
Mrs Ella Green and her son George return to Brockport New York from Athens where she served two years as housekeeper for Rev Father Banahan of St Pauls church. Ill health prompted her to leave Athens while friends wish her speedy recovery and a swift return.
Dr Allston Ellis spoke in chapel Wednesday morning on the Augustan Age of English literature. The talk pleased the student body as Ellis spoofed Addison as the age’s mastermind and quoted Pope’s tribute to Addison along with Addison’s brilliant thoughts.
A literary note presents quotations from Addison and Pope on virtue, imagination, friendship, satire, and contemplation. It highlights how thoughtful reading shapes character, with reflections on wit, judgment, and the value of useful entertainments.
The local Delta Tau Delta chapter held a fall initiation on Wednesday night. Three men Clifford Patterson of Monongahela Pa Melville Bylar of Waverly and Morell Bunch of Muncie Ind were initiated. The chapter now counts sixteen active members.
Findlay Ohio Oct 18 Special wire to Daily Messenger at two o clock this afternoon the jury in the Standard Oil case had not returned a verdict. The defense attorneys are confident of a disagreement.
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