26 Oct 1893
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1893
Page
1
Athens county items recount missing prisoners, minstrels, and a flood of social notes. Officials discuss World’s Fair attendance, political meetings, and local visits while residents travel to Columbus and Albany for events.
Large Athens congregation gathered Tuesday for the formal reception of new pastor Rev. D. Y. Murdock. The event featured talks by Junior Epworth League’s Willis Boughton, Miss Kate Boyd for the Sunday school, Dr. C. H. Super for the church, and General Grosvenor via a reading by Miss Mary Allom, plus a recital by Miss Esther Burns and a social reception. The piece argues for strong pastoral prospects and cautions on local water purity linking to typhoid risk.
A packed Saturday night audience in city hall enjoyed the Si Plunkard company as Messrs Sloan and Manering begin new hall leases and cater to playgoers with assured future entertainments. The Athens county marriage rate lags amid hard times, while postmaster appointments reflect partisan changes in Hulls and Woodyard. Weather was unusually June-like with heavy frosts. a fatal tree accident near Ferndale and ex postmaster John Richey’s removal to McArthur mark local losses as the common pleas court adjourns until after the November election.
Robert Carroll was drowned late Friday night after falling from a swollen foot-log crossing Federal Creek in this county. His body was recovered the next morning. Also appears an old advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. claiming a constitutional remedy with a $1000 promise, sold by druggists for 75 cents.
The B and O S W A B R offers ongoing World’s Fair travel. Tickets to Chicago and return are $8.00, valid for same day outbound only, return within ten days, not after November 5 1898. Available from all stations, for details contact local agents.
Jesse Finsterwald opens a new meat market in the Mess ENGER building formerly occupied by W. O. Foley. He will keep a constant supply of fresh meats oysters game and fish and solicits the patronage of local citizens.
John Allen's meat wagon continues early morning trips to Athens offering choice beef and other meats at below regular rates. He can supply a few more regular customers and urges consumers to deal with him for savings.
The passage extols the exhilarating sense of renewed health and internal cleanliness following Syrup of Figs. It contrasts this with “old time medicines” and cheap substitutes, claiming the latter are offered but rejected by the well informed.
The Climax range continues to grow in use among housewives since its public introduction. Athens users praise its practicality and Shoronet reliability, claiming it outclasses competing ranges. Priced lower than lesser models, inquire at Geo W Ullom’s hardware store, Athens sole agent for Climax sales.
Announcement that White and Schloss have dissolved their partnership. Frep. Waite will continue the tin work and tin and slate roofing and see repair business at the old stand behind A. W. Connett & Son's hardware store. He invites former White & Schloss patrons and local customers to place orders. Work and prices guaranteed satisfactory.
Farmers praise the Milburn Farm Wagon for durability ease of use and superior construction. Mr. Geo W Ullom acts as sole Athens agent and invites customers to inspect the wagon at his hardware store.
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