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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1882
Page
4
D Zenner and Co promotes fall and winter bargains in their Dry Goods and Clothing House. The Athens store showcases Dolmans Ulsterettes jackets and new fall dress goods fabrics, silk plushes velvets velveteens, fall millinery, standard calico 3 1 2 to 5 cents, jeans flannels and blankets. Call to examine selections before purchasing.
Mr D B Stewarts mill receives a new tin roof. The Sham Family at City Hall next Wednesday. Frosts last week aided corn curing. First ice of the season observed yesterday morning. The comet remains a sublime sight moving higher daily. The whisky dive at Millfield abated. owner fined $50 and costs. Athens Democrats went to Columbus for the jamboree. Spring-like temps and rains aid newly sown wheat. Typhoid malarial fever prevalent in Federal Creek Valley. Mr James D Brown birthday gift of office desk. Criminal calendar work to begin next Monday in common pleas court. Ohio Central Railroad to begin regular operation to the Ohio River early next month. Mrs Elizabeth Leist of Chillicothe dies at the Asylum after insanity. October weather reduces number of marriage licenses. sixteens issued this month. Columbus papers report Superintendent Rutter of the Central Asylum ill. Next annual reunion of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry to be held in Athens. date to be fixed. Ezra L Walker chairs the committee. Eight-year-old Charles Voris of Nelsonville injures three fingers and requires amputation. Street Commissioner Finsterwald piles stone behind City Hall to cover fines evasion. Criminal term results may vacate county jail. Sheriff Warden may fish. Maj J M Goodspeed promoted to Deputy Grand Master of Ohio Masons. T M D Pilcher’s brick east Union residence under roof. rapid building progress noted. The new structure expresses one very agreeable design.
Thomas Williams of Nelsonville was robbed at nine near his home after drinking with Morgan Hughs from Utah Territory. Hughs was arrested in bed and indicted for highway robbery as Athens prosecutors prepare Grand Jury action amid local concerns over nightlife disorder and street noise.
Report notes rapid Nelsonville growth since last visit with new businesses and homes signaling prosperity. Also mentions Luella Burchfield's funeral last Thursday at the new cemetery, with many young residents missing the ceremony due to lack of public notice.
From the Del Norte Cactus of October 19th comes news that Mrs Frank Condra formerly Miss Efe Axtel is seriously ill at her Del Norte home with typhoid fever. Her friends here hope for a swift recovery.
Citizens withdraw front gates from the coalshed and hang them in their proper place to keep them safe for six months at least, sacrificing parlor furniture and winter coal supply in the process.
Included in recent transfers of real estate in this county is the sale by Anthony Woodruff of his thirty acre place in Alexander township to T. W. Coe for $630 and the eighty acre farm of D. Bobo in the same township to Joseph Haning of Lodi for $1,400.
The current frost period began Friday with additional frosts on subsequent mornings. Each frost was heavy but spared the recently matured corn as it stood ready for harvest.
A Nelsonville correspondent reports the coal trade has not been brisk in recent weeks though mines including Brooks Steenrod Postons Deans and Longstreth still average a little over half time. Industry had expected November to bring an industrial boom aided by mild weather reducing activity.
Papers carry an electrotype likeness of the world famed Mrs Langtry recently arrived from Europe. The engraving is disputed. locals claim a more beautiful woman exists in Athens while juryman Chas Dean of Rome is noted as a model foreman.
A grand wedding occurred Wednesday evening in Glendale near Cincinnati uniting Will J. Haldeman a wealthy Cincinnati businessman and Miss Adeline Sherman Moulton a Sherman family kin. Judge 8. 8 S. Knowles daughter Winnie K Knowles served as bridesmaid with praise for her attire in press reports.
The Hacking Sentinel threatens to pursue delinquent subscribers with legal action, noting some owe five to six years while The Messenger lists even longer arrears. A bustling year for crops follows heavy frosts that end the growing season, yet overall harvests rank among the most successful in the nation’s agricultural history.
Our popular young towns man Joe D Olliver has disposed of his interest in the Boot and Shoe business in Mrs Hoyts building and will locate in Nelsonville. Some days of bright weather suggested summer lingered and spreading into autumn. Kurtz and Minear advertise as agents for the Columbus Evening Dispatch reaching Athens the same evening of publication.
The City Hall plans a Thursday evening performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin on November 9 by a leading touring troupe. The production is billed as one of the best combinations currently on the road.
The five month old daughter of Mr and Mrs R Ascott of this place fell from a high chair on Monday. Death was feared at first but she rallied and now shows no serious after effects from the accident.
Mr. Jas D Brown showcases large sunflower disks in his bank window while the hills and forests glow with a dreamy Indian Summer haze. A band drew a large crowd on Court Square Saturday evening as October weather continues to outshine the rest of the year.
A Nelsonville correspondent notes early risers may study the comet as it fades, describing a bright tail flash near dawn and a split tail that lengthens on one side. The writer compares the glow to the aurora borealis seen around October 5 and praises the grand sight despite the early hour.
A traveler recounts descending the Holston mine in York township near Nelsonville. Amid total darkness he becomes lost, fears death, and is saved when a dummy engine train noise guides him back to the shaft. He vows not to return to such depths.
M. Selig & Co. offers to close out every stitch of Ready Made Clothing including Over Coats at about half original cost over the next weeks. The Grand Depot advertises this clearance to attract shoppers seeking substantial savings on durable garments.
A historical notice advertises deep discounts on Ladies, Gents, and Children's underwear to close out stock at M. Sefia & Co. with emphasis on extraordinary bargains and final clearance.
The Gem Drug Store advertises best bargains on medicines in Athens. It promotes low prices and wide selection for local customers seeking affordable prescriptions and health items.
Readable line reports a new bowling venue named Fred Fin Sell Bowling Alley on West State Street. It notes ten pins activity at the establishment and marks its opening presence for local patrons.
Lawrence Price of Straiteville weds Miss Mattie Cray in Amesville on October 24 by Rev. L N Woodruff. The couple publicized their marriage in a local society notice.
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