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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1930
Page
2
A Pomeroy farmer on Court Street disputes the saying that the early bird wins. He delayed planting corn past May 10, faced rains after his crop began to grow, but now expects his best crop due to favorable weather and a late start.
In Pomeroy on the Pomeroy Athens Road near the Gun Club Grounds three cars collided shortly after midnight. Mrs. Wilson, wife of Joseph Wilson, sustained a severe knee wound and was taken to Middleport for treatment. J C Hooker of Circleville was injured and later treated at a Pomeroy hotel. Calvin Deardorff of Columbus drove the second car and was involved in the crash. two of the three autos were wrecked.
George Dill aged 24 and Virginia McMurray, both of Pomeroy, received a marriage license from Horton Brown during a holiday morning at the Courthouse. Dill works for Mt. Vernon Bridge Company and helped build the Pomeroy Bend Bridge and is now employed elsewhere. Justice R G Webster performed the ceremony.
Mrs E P Young and her son Edward return home from a visit with W L Stivers family in Pomeroy. Windsor Stivers, with the Ohio Inspection Bureau, resumes work in Steubenville after a two week vacation and attends the Ohio State Fair in Columbus with his father. Clyde Hysel of the State Highway Department visits Thomas Fork before Labor Day return. Jennie Starkey, formerly of Pomeroy, has died in Michigan and is buried in Vincennes Indiana. Seventeen new members join Pocahontas Council Red Men Saturday night. Mrs Addie Chase, Rutland native, dies near Cleveland, having lived with daughter Nellie Maxwell.
The merged express offices of Pomeroy and Middleport move to a new Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad building at the freight depot near Monkey Run mouth, about halfway between the towns. Incoming expressage will be distributed by trucks, with collections made similarly, except produce shippers take directly to the office.
Stop stomach gas fast with a simple mix similar to Adlerika. The ad claims the product works on upper and lower bowels to remove hidden poisons causing gas sour stomach and ache. It also relieves constipation in about three hours and urges visitors to try the real cleaning effect at Gibson's Pharmacy and others in Athens and surrounding towns.
A committee of seven delegates plans to meet County Commissioners to push a ten percent reduction in realty taxes for next December and June while reviewing anticipated county funds. They note a proposed increase of 14 000 overall due to Children’s Home Infirmary Soldier’s Relief and land appraisals, with a hearing postponed by a holiday. Also on the docket is a ferry reestablishment between Pomeroy and Mason City.
Elmer F. Davis of Middleport died at noon Saturday and was buried at Beech Grove Cemetery after a 4 PM service at his home in Pomeroy. Emma J. Scott, 48, died Saturday after illness at her mother's Syracuse home. funeral was at the Jones residence with burial in Hill Cemetery. Her mother Elizabeth Jones survives, along with two young sons. She was formerly married to Dr. W. J. Scott.
Pomeroy A Start394 dysprisis McElhinney reunion took place in Chilli cothe park. Attendees included O. N. McElhinney, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott and families, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scott and families, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McElhinney, Ruth Mossman, Helen Durst, Jessie Mae Russell, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McElhinney with others traveling by motor from the area.
Pomeroy on September 2 reports no official Labor Day observance. Banks and the courthouse closed, most businesses shuttered, while only filling stations stayed open as residents visited relatives and friends in other locales.
Will G. Mattern 50, formerly of Pomeroy, dropped dead on a Dayton golf course Sept 2. He was brother to Conrad Mattern and George Mattern, cousins of the Schlaegel family. He began his career as a clerk at D. Geyer Dry Goods in Pomeroy.
Mrs Margaret McBride 76 wife of Ackly McBride died at home in Syracuse Monday evening. She was a daughter of the late Robert Stobart by his first marriage. Survived by husband two sons R C McBride and Ernest McBride. Half siblings Mrs Morton Webster Mrs Mina Webster Pomeroy Mrs B L Hood Chattanooga Tenn W W Stobart Chester. Funeral at Presbyterian Church next Wednesday afternoon.
Middleport reports Thomas Amos aged 87, known as Uncle Tom Amos, arrived from Boston to stay with daughter Mrs. Speed Pickens and family. He accompanied by grandson Tom Pickens and wife who will visit parents a short time before returning east. Amos plans a longer stay to tend his East Létart farm.
Lief Bolin a Langsville stock buyer lost a truck in a peculiar crash near a bridge east of Cook's Gap. While fumbling with a fuse under poor lights he steered with one hand and struck the iron railing, flipping into a creek bed 15 feet below. He and a companion escaped injury.
A heavy Monday morning air wafted bromine from Mason salt plant, reminding Pomeroy residents of 40 to 50 years ago when many distilleries along the Bend produced the pungent scent. It was once said to aid colds but damaged telephone lines and other exposed wires.
James Hood and Mary Healey were married at Sacred Heart Church parsonage in Pomeroy after bans. The couple, both employed in Columbus, had a wedding dinner at the Fred Guth residence where a radio surprise announced their nuptials. Attending were Clinton Houdeschelt and his wife Lena Hood, sister of the groom, from Columbus.
Middleport residents hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Don Bromberg and children from Charleston and Mrs Nelle Young of Columbus. Nurses from Akron stayed with Cecil Root family while others traveled to Columbus Fort Wayne and Dayton for visits and training.
A fishing party led by J S Hartenbach from Pomeroy returned from a Cumberland River trip near Eddyville with seventy five pounds of fish. The haul included a 35 pound catfish. Ralph Gilmore Homer Cooper and George Eisstein were also part of the party.
A large number of trap shooters gathered at the Pomeroy Gun Club Grounds yesterday afternoon for a half day of sport. They were mostly from Meigs County.
Wellness note explains indigestion stems from excess stomach acid and overactive nerves. It recommends Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a standard, tasteless alkali that neutralizes acids instantly and has been trusted by physicians for 60 years.
Mr and Mrs Milton Hamilton and daughter of Huntington visited relatives. Warren Ellinger from Logan stayed several days in the home of Mr and Mrs Tom Riley for the boat excursion. Mr and Mrs Howard McElhinney of Charleston visited over Labor Day while Mrs McElhinney spent most of the time with her mother Mrs Gaudie at Spiller.
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