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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1928
Page
2
Oct 80 in Middleport reports Rally Day attracted 350 to Bible School with a new orchestra heard with pleasure. Morning and evening services drew larger crowds, 40 in the choir. Elizabeth Russell directs the juniors as Evangelism becomes the week’s theme with devotional and study periods planned.
Mr and Mrs Carl Gilmore of Bucyrus visit Emma Owens during his recovery from surgery and illness using a cane. The Spangler family moves to Columbus and Sara Jones returns from an Eastern trip with Dr and Mrs Nelson of Detroit. The Hall family from the West spends summer with Lyons family and heads to Huntington for two weeks. Ben DeLille and daughter of Columbus visit Schmall family. Mary Louise Kent returns to Columbus after a weekend with her Kent parents. Harry Laing and children are in Langsville with Walla Wrights.
Middleport reports a Sunday crash near Hobson Bridge involving the new car of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Erwin. Both vehicles were badly wrecked as they headed toward Huntington where Mrs. Erwin planned to teach. Several other wrecks followed near the bridge.
After observation and treatment at Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester Minnesota L N Roush is back home with his wife at his side The physicians diagnosed ulcers of the stomach and stated that a home course of treatment should bring improvement.
Mr and Mrs D C Miller arrive in Middleport after a Southern honeymoon. They will begin housekeeping in their new home on Grant Street. The bride, a daughter of the South, is welcomed into local social circles.
George C. Carson, 11, of Leading Creek, died Sunday after illness attributed to infantile paralysis. He was sent to Holzer Hospital but denied admittance to avoid quarantine, then returned home where he died. County Health Officer imposed a quarantine as exposure concerns rise in the area. Burial occurred at Miles Cemetery near Rutland with a graveside service.
Today at noon a dozen Pom eroy Bend ministers will share a chicken dinner at the Old Inn to bid farewell to three colleagues leaving Pom eroy. The pastors are Rev W C Jones of the Presbyterian Church Rev Herman of the Church of Christ and Rev Fred O Weed formerly of Simpson M E Church now at Mt Vernon Church Columbus.
A public meeting is set for Wednesday evening at the High School Auditorium to discuss the school bond issue. Speakers include the Rev. Dunn W F Reed George Morris from the State Department of Education Judge A P Miller and architect William Mills who prepared plans for the proposed new Junior High School and auditorium.
G H Rudisell publisher of Highway Topics Magazine and Good Roads Federation leader arrives in Pomeroy for a noon luncheon with W A Compton. He will inspect the bridge celebration and assist in efforts for the road bond levy campaign.
Funeral services for George Poindexter aged 83 were held Sunday afternoon at Addison following his death found in his bed. The services were attended by family and neighbors in Middleport locality.
An advertised patent remedy promises to cure malaria and rapidly ease biliousness headaches and dizziness from temporary constipation. It claims to help eliminate toxins and is praised for producing copious watery evacuations.
Relatives and friends from Middleport note the passing of Mr Poindexter, described as the third Civil War veteran to die in as many days in the region, signaling a somber local trend.
W F Daugherty, an 80 year old Civil War veteran and longtime Portland farmer, died Sunday afternoon after Brights Disease. He had lived with his daughter Mrs. John Owens. The funeral is set for 2 PM Wednesday in Portland.
The New York Central Athletic Association plans the Ambassador Revue at the Masonic Auditorium Middleport on November 30 and 31, after a prior staging in Minneapolis. The show is billed as the season’s premier attraction.
POMEROY Oct 30 Elsie four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Elbert Riebel of Chester died Sunday afternoon. Burial will be from the family residence this afternoon with interment in Chester Cemetery.
Craighton Whaley of Glouster was arrested in Detroit by Sheriff William Williams. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Carl H. Porter’s court and pleaded not guilty. Whaley was bound over to the grand jury on a $500 bond, with jail if the bond defaults.
Nellie Searls of Morristown was arraigned in Justice of the Peace court before St Hedges and placed under $100 bond for appearance before the grand jury. Constable Harry Dalton arrested her on an affidavit filed by county school attendance officer Carl H Porter.
Pomeroy Oct 30 It is reported Rio Grande College in Gallia County near Gallipolis may receive a 2 000 000 endowment from New York sources. Details are scarce but the gift could expand faculty, facilities and overall stature in educational circles.
Sheriff Willock chased across two states in a bid to detain Henry Scott Cottrell in Charleston. Officials moved to obtain extradition papers to prevent his release on non-support charges. Cottrell had been the subject of a lengthy search by authorities.
Two marriage licenses were issued yesterday in Athens County Probate Court. To Pete Bittner 28 miner Murray City and Mary Nichols 24 housekeeper Nelsonville. To Ray Sickles 21 farmer New Marshfield and Mildred Robinson 17 student New Marshfield. Dr A Y Wilcox was named to perform the ceremony.
In Athens County Common Pleas Court Mahlon Lanning withdrew a not guilty plea to an indictment for abandoning a legitimate child and entered a guilty plea. He received a prison term of one to three years. Bertha Stickney was appointed trustee to disburse penitentiary funds for the child's support, with a monthly payment of at least eight dollars ordered.
A meeting at the Athens Presbyterian Church approved plans for the year's Bible School. Dinners were served by Mrs. O D Morrison and others. Speakers included Prof E A Hansen on worship, Prof J R Gentry on music, and Mrs Anna K Price on attendance and giving.
A physician's remedy named Thoxine offers quick cough relief without chloroform or dope. It targets the internal cause, provides relief on first swallow, and suits the whole family. Money back guarantee. 35c 60c and 1.00. Sold by Cline Drug Store.
Dr. A. Y. Wilcox, minister of the church, summed up the work of the officers and teachers and pledged their loyalty to the new superintendent. This was the first of a series of monthly meetings of the teachers and officers to be held during the year. The next one will be held November 25 with the college department of the school in charge of the dinner.
The passage advocates California Fig Syrup as a cure for biliousness constipation and irritability in children. It claims the product cleanses the system relieves liver pressure and restores energy. It promises regressed health with a physician endorsed label and urges buyers to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup with the California name on the package.
Belching after eating implies excess gastric acid and can be quickly relieved. Pape's Diapepsin neutralizes acid, soothes, heals, and strengthens the stomach to promote painless digestion and prevent future trouble. A 60 cent package offers speedy relief for indigestion and related stomach ailments.
Lancaster October 30. Mrs Pearl Speakman 24 of Boyton Fairfield County died from burns after attempting to kindle a fire with kerosene. She was rushed to a local hospital where she succumbed to injuries. Local authorities reported the incident as accidental.
Lancaster reports Mrs. Pearl Speakman 24 died in hospital four hours after being burned during an attempted gasoline fire. The incident appears to involve arson or accidental ignition as the cause of the fatal injuries.
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