Athens County news items and local notices
Local notes report medical and business changes in Athens including physicians moving practice and hospital trustees dying. Election results show Milton Barnes leading for Secretary of State by 1088, with Hayes and Wheeler expected to gain 400 more. Community events include the Episcopal Hall festival, lectures and a centennial visit, plus agricultural society meeting details. Three rail figures shifting roles on Columbus and Toledo line and Hocking Valley coal tonnage rises.
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Athens County Agricultural Society
J. B. Allen
John Burson
Jerseyville
Athens County
Milton Barnes
Hayes
Wheeler
Pleasanton Ministers Meeting Opened In Athens County
The Marietta District Ministerial Association program for Pleasanton runs October 31 and November 1 with sessions on doctrine, church efficiency, education, and sermons led by J. C. Arbuckle C. W. O Neal L H Binkley and others. Local drama revived eyed to aid the Athens poor amid winter charity needs. Della M Thomas dies of diphtheria. W A Thomas’ family receives community sympathy.
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Marietta
M. E
Pleasanton
Athens County
Tusday
Burris
J. C. Arbuckle
C. W. O'Neal
L. H. Binkley
Geo. W. Fry
B. F. McElfresh
K. D. Morgan
T. H. Brodrick
J. L. Hatfield
R. Doughty
David Smith
God
F. A. Spencer
H. Gortner
W. Fagan
Wm. Abernathy
L. C. Hadex
Ww. H. Scott
C. F. Creighton
J. W. Peters
J. l. Durrant
Athens Amateur Dramatic Association
Athens
Hocking Valley Traffic Up in Columbus Area
Official railroad reports show the Hocking Valley is the only line centering in Columbus with increased traffic for the year ending June 30. In other notes, Golden joins D Zenner & Co. as salesman, Mr. Granville Brown resumes his hotel office post, and the Ohio Valley Medical Association set to meet in Huntingdon on November 8, 1876. Plus Ames township’s A W Glazier moves to Belpre and a record coal shipment of 878 cars arrives in Columbus from Hocking Valley mines, the largest since the panic.
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E. B. Clarke
Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad
Ohio
Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Billy’? Golden
Brown House
D. Zenner & Co
Granville Brown
Ohio Valley Medical Association
Huntingdon
West Va
Wall
A. W. Glazier
Ames Township
Belpre
Mighty Valuable Invention to Visit Athens
A gentleman will arrive in Athens on the 8th of next month to showcase Boswell's Cooking Apparatus and Room Heater. The device acts as a fruit soldifier Clothes Drier Iron Heater and other utilities. A dried peaches sample aged six years retained fresh flavor via the apparatus. He will offer illustrated pamphlets and will conduct business from the former Kern & Lansley boot and shoe shop room.
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Athens
Busines
Kern & Lansley
Athens Man Prospects for Permanent Orange County Home
The South Florida Journal notes a former Athens resident, son of Judge Welch H. H. Welch, visiting Orange County Florida seeking a permanent location. He has stayed with O. O. Smith at Twin Lakes while tour guides showed Grant area groves and Fort Reid, with plans to visit Halifax and Indian River areas before likely settling locally. Also mentioned are postmaster W. W. Kurtz, R. E. Hamblin of the Hospital for the Insane, and Dr. Richardson with his bride departing for Centennials ward. all connected to local institutions.
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Athens
Orange County
Florida
South Florida Journal
Welch
H. H. Welch, Esq
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
Ae O. O. Smith
Twin Lakes
Dr. Moore
Grant
Fort Reid
Halifax
Indian River
W. W. Kurtz
Centennials Ward
R. E. Hamblin
Stewart
Hospital For the
County Board Examiners Grants 44 of 66 Teacher Certificates
The Board of Examiners for the county reports 66 applicants at their recent session and 44 earned certificates in various degrees. Names cannot be published this week due to space.
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Board of Examiners
Uncle Tom role praised as S. S. Sanford delivers success
S. S. Sanford performs as Uncle Tom with noted success and promises more details next week.
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S. S. Sanford
Uncle Tom
Republican Meeting Delegation to Albany Rally
Republicans of Lee Alexander Waterloo Scipio Knox and Columbia to send a unanimous delegation to the rally in Albany on Wednesday evening November 1. Grosvenor and Jewett will attend.
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Lee
Alexander
Waterloo
Scipio, Knox
Columbia
Albany
Messrs. Grosvenor
Jewett
Albany and Marshfield Notes From the Region
Items on the Wing report residents and schools in Albany with Looman and Murphey as teachers. Real estate transfers include McKinstry to Armstrong and a school lot sale. A severe hail wind storm damaged a dwelling between Albany and Marshfield. a boy’s death from diphtheria is noted in Marshfield.
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Looman
Methodist Society
Albany
O. B. Murphey
Minnie Rutledge
W. W. Blake
D. A. R. McKinstry
P. Armstrong
Clinton Street
Stalder Brothers
Guyeville
E. H. Banks
Amesville
Presbyterian Church Society
Banks
Iowa
O. E. McFaden
Morrow
Ohio
W. A. Adair
R. B. Henry
Enuy
Henry Curtiss
Charlies Henry
Presbyterian Church
Wels
Amesto B RR
Ames Township
Dicx
Compelled to Sell Out Boots and Shoes Stock
A short notice announces the closure of M. Selia & Co. boot and shoe shop selling the entire stock of men’s, women’s, and children’s footwear at less than original cost due to business discontinuation.
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M. Selia & Co
Furs Highlighted At D Zenner Co In Athens
Advertises rich lines of ladies furs at D Zenner & Co in Athens praised as the most beautiful and offered at attractive prices.
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D. Zenner & Co’s
Athens
One Price Store Sells Boots and Shoes for 10 Dollars
M. Selig & Co offers Boots or Shoes at 10 dollars each in a one price store. The ad contrasts this with 18 dollars elsewhere, encouraging bulk purchases at the same price.
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M. Selig & Co
Athens Tailor Advised Against Runners
The note promotes Lillibridge and Co as Athens' only strictly merchant tailor, claiming Kincaid the Cutter guarantees a fit every time. It urges skipping town runners who harm the town and drain money away.
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Lillibridge & Co
Athens
Dress fabrics and Kip Boots offered by local shops
D. Zenner & Co. markets a universal competition in dress fabrics for ladies with wide variety and low prices. M. Selig & Co. advertises Kip Boots priced at 3 dollars.
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D. Zenner & Co
Athens Temple of Fashion Cutter Wins High Praise
Mr. J. P. Miller, city cutter at the Athens Temple of Fashion, earns golden opinions from a broad range of citizens for his professional adeptness, skill, and taste in style and fit of garments.
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J. P. Miller
Athens
Medicated Underwear Offered by M. Seui & Co.
A note announces a new selection of medicated underwear for gentlemen from M. Seui & Co. located opposite the court house. The wording implies a shopfront advertisement and product offering for male customers.
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M. Seui & Co
Court House
M. Selig & Co
Coats Offered at Little Over Manufacture Cost
D. Zenner & Co. Clothing Department advertises the largest stock and widest selection of overcoats with prices that merely exceed their manufacture cost. The ad emphasizes value and variety to attract shoppers seeking affordable outerwear.
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D. Zenner & Co
Blanket Savings Offered At 25 Percent Below Competitors
Advertisement notes White Blankets offered with a guaranteed saving of 25 percent from prices charged elsewhere, signaling a promotional deal aimed at cost-conscious shoppers.
Voorhes and Son Lead in Stocking Yarns at Athens
W B Voorhes and Son continue as leading stocking yarn specialists in Athens and surrounding counties with an immense assortment of grades textures and colors from their own manufacture. They offer these yarns at manufacturers prices. Selig's One Price Store plans to sell 85000 dollars worth of boots and shoes at unprecedented sacrifice.
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W. B. Voorhes & Son
Athens
Selig’s
Zenner & Co Promote Low Prices on Blankets in Athens
Having realized important cash bargains by purchases at the great Eastern Blanket sales during the summer, Zenner & Co. are anxious to demonstrate to purchasers in this line of goods that they will sell blankets much cheaper than any other house in or out of Athens. Their stock of these goods is immense.
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Zenner & Co
Athens
Epitoke Messenger urges Democrats to stay united
The Athens Journal editor urges discipline within the Democratic Party amid postwar tensions. Weary of bolters, the piece argues Democrats must oppose convention defectors who helped favored candidates. It warns Republicans and moderates across the North to join to preserve the Union and public finances. Ohio’s day at the Centennial is noted.
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Epitoke Messenger
Athens Journal
Democratic Party
New Goods Arrive as Ballards Offer Dry Goods Line
Ballards announce new goods arriving from the East this week. They display a complete line of staple and Fancy Dry Goods at the lowest cash price.
Bozman Bros cigars promoted to retailers nationwide
Go to Zenner & Co. for the best goods and lowest prices. Retail dealers in this and other states are urged to notice Bozman Bros top quality popular priced cigars their own manufacture. Early orders are advised to ensure filling availability and material advantages.
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Zenner & Co.'s
Bozman Sros
New Silk Dress Goods Arrivals at D. Zenner & Co
This fall new stock of Silk Dress Goods arrives at D. Zenner & Co with every description of black plain and fancy silks. The wares are fresh, full of choice novelties in design texture and coloring and come with warrants of satisfaction in service and durability. Prices are set to pre rise levels from months ago.
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D. Zenner & Co.’s
Golden's Restaurant and Confectionery Promotes Oysters
Attendants at Court and others are urged to visit Golden's Restaurant and Confectionery on South Court Street in Athens for the finest oysters and better service than elsewhere.
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Golden’s
South Court Street
Athens
Green's August Flower Promises Universal Dyspepsia Cure
Advertises Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for dyspepsia and liver complaints with claimed success in 30 000 dozen bottles sold last year and no reported failures. Adds three doses relieve any case and offers sample bottles for 10 cents and regular bottles for 75 cents. marketed by Athens druggists.
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Athens
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Mt. TD
Drs. Johnson & Wilson
Medicine & Surgery
Main Street
Emanuel Robe
van Vorhes
Frank C. Young
D. Zenner & C O
Kern County
California
A. B. Jones
Portsmouth
Athens Hospital For the Insane
Allen
Will. G. Cooley
W.S. Joseph
Thomas Nevil
Toledo
Frank Jennings
Moulton
Alabama
Centennial Ward
the Messenger
Poston
Ed. F. Black
Messenger Office
Tennessee
Atheny
Episcopal Hall
Common Pleas
Bradbury
Fens
Geo. W. Baker
I. J. Nourse
T. H. Monroe
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Kate Brawley
James Kendall
Sec’y. Pres
Sirius
W. A. Thomas
Della M
Dipatheria
Democrat
South
Friend of Peace
Union
Gret
George Allom
David Allen
Alexander Township
Cripps—Herrold
R. C. Harper
J. M. Cripps
Rachel Herrold
Athens Township
Johnson
William i
Lahore
Christ
Jesus
J A. Frame, M. D
Union Street
H. K. Blackstone
John W. Tippie
Dover Township
G. J. Tipppie
St. Simpson’s Estate
Charles H. Grosvenor
George 8. Simpson
Thomas L. Minton
Judge L. Jewetit
Crain D
United States
Jacob Crones
New Clothing House
Astehens
Merchant Tailors
Blackstone
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