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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
5
Advertisers must submit copy by Tuesday morning each week to allow proper handling and timely Wednesday press. Messenger and Herald, October 24, 1895.
Listing of social visits and guests in Athens county including Hon H GC Drinkle and Attorney C V Harris. Mentions sales, pardons, a murder case petition, a canal Winchester wedding, burglaries, a jail inmate, and the creation of the Wrench Coach Horse Society with the imported French Stallion Neals ton.
Athens Republicans invite the public to welcome Gen. Asa S. Bushnell and Gen. Asahel W. Jones, Republican candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, with brief speeches along a special train route ending in Shawnee. The Athens stop includes greetings at the depot and city hall, urging broad turnout from all county areas.
Ex Governor Campbell spoke in Nelsonville on Saturday night to mixed reception, alienating some Democrats while rallying York Republicans to back the entire ticket. He pressed unfounded charges about state politics and faced questions on rail projects and Senator Brice. Also covered: a war drama by company B O N G, a fatal death in Cincinnati, oil company talks in Athens, a destructive fire in Branchester, Athens school teachers urged to attend regional meeting, and local merchants promoting neck wear.
A wedding was held at 8 p.m. in the music hall of the State Hospital for employees John W. Scott and Florence E. Lorey. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn's Wedding March, elegant floral décor, and a shower of rice as guests offered good wishes for the couple's future.
Lovers of drama will be pleased by the meritorious production Sowing The Wind at the opera house on Thursday evening October 31. Ticket prices are 35 50 and 75 cents.
A seller advertises a warm line of underwear priced from 50 cents to 20 dollars per garment. Shaffer & Co. promises best values and urges customers to visit for a good selection and bargains.
Paul Andrews, a prominent Mason and president of Local Union No. 270, United Mine Workers of America, was crushed to death by top coal at John sons mine in New Pittsburg on Monday morning. Known among Hocking valley miners, he once led the Nelsonville Masonic lodge and leaves a wife and eleven children.
A local advert catalogue extols quick relief for coughs and headaches with One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt's Little Early Risers. It also markets coffins, hearses, life and accident insurance through W B Lawrence, and lists second hand piano trade with Camprani and Glazer.
William Jackson of New England, a longtime friend of the Merssencer, visited the office last Friday and prepaid his subscription to February 1, 1897, earning the distinction of the most ahead paid account among a large subscriber base.
Exhilarating sense of renewed health and strength from Syrup of Figs, contrasting with old time medicines and cheap substitutes. Notes that the feeling is unknown to those not progressed beyond outdated remedies.
A list of prominent citizens endorsing the Akron Air Blast Furnace includes Prof. Wim Hoover, Prof. J. P. Gordy, S. N. Hobson, Miss Nellie Van Vorhes, Mrs. Henry Wright, S. Wolf, Dr. Alderman, David Dyson, C. D. Gist, J. B. Wood, Harry Crippen, C. L. Poston, Chas. Morris, J. L. B. Fulton, Dr. Hunt, Henry Herrold, Mrs. Youtz, Peer Kern, and W. B. Lloster G. W. Uxtom serves as Sole Agent.
In Awanapolis Missouri on April 16 1894 testimonials praise Chamberlains Pain Balm as the best remedy for rheumatism and deep seated muscular pains. Juon G Brooks and A J McGinn report cures and dealers note bottle sales at 50 cents. An ad notes plumbing slate tin roofing and hot water heating by G W Ullom for home comfort.
The Athens Fuel Company holds exclusive agency for Sedalia coal and also handles Virginia Splint Hocking and Wellston coal as well as gasoline and oil products.
Secretary Miller of the state board of Agriculture has arranged dates for holding farmers institutes, with two in every county. In Athens county the institutes will be in Athens on February 3 and 4, and in Coolville on December 11 and 12.
Ohio Scioto County clerk certified an order in the Seventh Judicial District requiring two newspapers in each county to publish the court holding dates for three weeks. Officials including Hiram L Sibley and Wm F Whitney attest to the copy as true and correct. The document, dated October 15, was issued by the Scioto County Court of Common Pleas.
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