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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1919
Page
3
Mrs Sarah Verity and Mrs P B Verity hosted a 12 o'clock Tuesday dinner in Bridgeport for Mrs Susan Richards. Other guests included Mesdames Ward Woodard Cecelia Scott Mabel Wallace Jane Wilkinson Frank Freer and Fred Edington. Joe Roscoe recovering from typhoid fever.
A notice lists residents including Berry Helen Coates Sara E Coone Mrs Earl Gra ham Gilbert Hall Edward Henshaw Mrs John Jones Leo Mc Manaway Fred Reed Mr and Mrs Pearl Thompson Wm Ward John F Wyskivers Maggie as advertised recipients dated October 27.
Mr and Mrs T C Isreen mourn the death of their six year old granddaughter Ella May Connell who was struck and killed by a street car while walking to school in Akron Tuesday morning.
The child is brought to Logan for burial leaving behind a father and an eight year old brother. The death saddens the entire community as the aged grandparents share in the family grief.
The Nelsonville independent football team has organized a game against Seagraves of Columbus. The match is set for Sunday at 2 30 p m at Pastime Park.
The Philadorean lodge F. and A. M. will conduct its annual officer election at the regular meeting next Monday evening in the K. of P. Hall.
Solicitors for the Roosevelt Memorial must complete their work and report to Lawrence Kelch at Citizens Dental Bank by Saturday.
The W. R. C. held its annual inspection Monday evening with Mrs. Anna Neff of Chillicothe presiding. Visitors Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Bobo of Athens attended. A social hour followed with a two course luncheon and piano selections by Mrs. Backus. The Presbyterian missionary society meets Thursday at 2 30 p m at Mrs. Martin Ohlinger. Mrs. Susan Richards of Bridgeport visits old friends. Mrs. W N Woodard hosted grandchildren for Wendell Woodard's birthday with games and refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. L E Sheren drove to Logan Tuesday for the day.
Hon Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago will speak at the Nelsonville Opera House Thursday evening at 7 09 oclock. Stewart is a member of the flying squadron and has joined W J Bryan and ex Governor Handley on prohibition speaking tours nationwide.
Intermediate and junior gymnasia classes meet regularly while high school and business men's classes began this week. Interest in all classes is keen. A teachers' training class starts today and all grade and high school teachers will be admitted.
Robert Dalrymple 40 and Joe Lowry 43 were struck by a coal train near Kimberly on Tuesday afternoon. Dalrymple, badly crushed on the left side, was taken to Welch hospital and may not survive. Lowry suffered a deep back cut but is expected to recover at home. Both men worked for Kimberly Coal & Land Company and had been paid off Saturday.
Classified listing notes corn for sale at 1.50 per bushel in five bushel lots or delivered fodder, with corn buskers sought at 0.10 per bushel. Also advertises Bell's Garage repair service and a closing out sale of phonographs at Sauter's Studio 56 Fulton St, Nelsonville.
A York township election notice states John Mourn seeks the clerk seat and pledges convenience in office. The message asks for ballots and support. CHAS. LEVERING on November 4 and accompanying dates indicate trusteeship bids for York township with similar appeals.
An airplane piloted by Ernest Decker from Youngstown to Parkersburg West Virginia struck telephone wires over the Ohio River and plummeted into the water.
I O R M of Nelsonville Ohio announces a special meeting Saturday evening November 1 at 7 pm to confer Adoption Warriors and Chiefs degrees on twenty palefaces. All members are urged to attend.
By order of Frank M Shiver Jr and attestation by Robt Birtcher C, refreshments will be served. Event described in the notice lists an address R 10-27-6.
Miscellaneous public notices and classified items include a shoe repair move, a clerk candidacy for York township by A M Prick, a lost twenty dollar bill, sale offers on a sanitary couch, gas stove, and a piano, trusteeship campaigns for J V Bennett and Charles Levering, a garage rental, a car corn sale, and a Halloween masquerade event at Christian church with admission.
A WV mother reports her 11 month old stopped coughing after using Foley's Honey and Tar with no opiates. She says the product saved her baby's life after other remedies failed and notes it is sold everywhere.
Mrs. Margaret Rodgers widow of Captain 8 S H Rodgers died at her daughter Mrs Getty home after a stroke. Aged 83 or 84 she was born March 25 1836 at Athens Ohio. She taught in Athens schools before marrying in 1859 and had five children three surviving: Robert D Rodgers Warrensburg Missouri Mrs Ralph Ward Warrensburg Missouri and Mrs George Getty Syracuse.
Moose lodge members and families gathered in the Red Men's hall for a banquet with 267 served, followed by dancing and a four reel Mooseheart film about the crippled children home. A ten piece orchestra provided music as locals noted Mooseheart’s work.
Anointment advertised for colds sore throat soreness lameness rheumatism neuralgia and chest pains. Claims to relieve inflammation congestion and headaches. States it is superior to poul tices turpentine or lard or liniments and will not blister.
Enos Halbert of Paoli Indiana reports a severe fall cold with persistent nightly coughing. After a single bottle Foley's Honey and Tar relieved the cough and cured the illness by soothing irritated membranes loosening phlegm and clearing air passages sold everywhere.
Sand Rock residents Mr and Mrs Herb Sedwick of Alley visited Mr and Mrs George France on Thursday. Mr Orla Roberts moved his family from Mt Carmel to the area. Several locals attended the funeral of Mrs Ellis in Amesville on Thursday. A pie social is planned.
Multiple properties offered by the agency include seven and eight room dwellings on North Side West Washington Street and Back Street, a Poplar Street store, Fayette Street homes opposite High School, Monroe Street double and vacant lots with car, one business block in central district, a 16 room frame dwelling on Poplar Street, and two top Nelsonville homes on East and West Washington, all promoted as bargains and yielding strong investment income.
Sand Rock residents share a weekend of family visits with Carlos Ogg and Nelsonville relatives in the area. Charles Prawley and Emmett Copeland families, including Wade, were guests Sunday in New England region surroundings.
Ballot guidance urges voters to approve two referendum measures while opposing two proposed amendments. The instruction emphasizes clear choices in the upcoming election. Citizens are advised to review official summaries for each question.
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