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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1883
Page
5
The season has arrived and the public seeks best seasonable goods for the least money. D genner & Co fall stock is ready for inspection and they have long led the Dry Goods and Clothing trade in Athens county. Special bargains are offered in all lines.
New fall hats bonnets ribbons and trim offer wide selection for ladies 50c to 81.00 Also blankets flannels jeans and ready made clothing in latest fall styles for men boys and children with extra large sizes Our dress goods stock is the largest in Athens County featuring silks velvets velveteens cashmeres and vivid shades at low prices
Subscriptions for the MessENGER urged with payments due. Notable moves include Mr B S Dent returning from West Virginia and Mr Geo W Hill departing for a West trip. Local election focus, club meeting at Judge Welch’s, new business partnership Sam Hawke with A O Sloan, and Katherine Rogers comedy troupe booked for City Hall on November 17. Also coverage of wheat and corn crops, remodeling at City Hall, and residences on Vine street under construction.
A quiet wedding at the bride's parents home near Athens united Miss Alcinda Hall and Mr. Sam B. Day editor of the Rural Republican at Lawrenceville. Rev R C Harper officiated. The couple left Friday for Lawrenceville, gifts noted and social circles praised. Other local items report St Paul’s Catholic land purchase for cemetery, the retirement of Chas H Winger, jail releases, Hi Henry’s Minstrels, Walnut Street House’s popularity, Mr Frances Beardsley’s fall, a University versus Canaanville baseball score, school examinations, and orchard sales by John P Coe.
Premiums awarded to Hector Angell of Lodi township and W R Angell of Waterlow township for fine sheep exhibited at the county fair. Don Carlos the Spanish Merino ram and other winners praised. call to introduce the breed to Ohio flocks. Also notes on local social, legal, and civic items and residents.
Miss E Parsons daughter of Mrs Margaret Parsons and Mr David E Russell wed at the bride's mother's residence on October 11 in a ceremony conducted by Rev C B Longman. The couple are wished happiness and prosperity by numerous relatives and friends in a festive community notice. Reacting items include a Cincinnati stage run of Old Kentuck at City Hall next Tuesday, Republican and Democratic party commentary, a fatal freight train accident on the C H V and T A R, the death of Mrs Patrick Ferriter from consumption, a note on the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, and Mr C E Bell's 55th birthday celebration with many presents.
The North American Review for November surveys suffrage history in Rhode Island and government control of telegraph lines, with various articles on science, politics, and society. It notes reviews of Dr Hammond and women’s studies, plus lifestyle items, subscriptions, and local notices from the MESSENGER with ads and civic updates.
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