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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1887
Page
5
A historical ad claims the Golden Specific produces a permanent cure for alcohol addiction when mixed in coffee or tea without the drinker’s knowledge. It alleges thousands have become temperate, with no awareness of the剂ing process, and urges readers to contact the Golden Specific Co. in Cincinnati for full particulars.
Various items note admissions and arrivals at the Hocking Valley road, tax and express company changes, hotel rate notices, and social events. Highlights include Rev Montfort resuming pastoral duties, Sells Bros tenting Athens on Sept 20, and a Martinsburg Young People supper. Also mention travel virtues, jailings for disturbances, and pre school preparations for Sept 19.
Mr Elza Armstrong of Hibbardsville won top premiums in several equine categories at the Ohio State Fair, including a first on Saladin in sweepstakes. In a separate report William Farmer of Athens is accused of fatally stabbing Agnes Jones in Columbus. Additional local items include a car excursion by young girls to Floodwood, General Turchin’s Athens visit, a derrick accident at a Floodwood furnace, a Chicago fire reference, and an ongoing colored camp meeting at Guysville led by Rev J N Neely with strong attendance.
The Athens Board of Education awarded the coal supply contract for the coming year. F. C. Stedman will deliver ingham vein coal at $1.75 per ton lump. C. W. Goodspeed will supply Nelsonville nut coal at $1.13 per ton delivered.
Ohio University began its fall term on Tuesday reporting a cultivation of student numbers higher than last year and the strongest entrance since the institution received renewed life and public beneficence.
Elders C. W. Cooper of Columbia and H. C. Canter of New Straitville will start a series of meetings at the Christian church near Chauncey on Thursday evening Sept lith. A note mentions beer accommodations at $2.07 per day at Palme wheel visiting Cincinnati.
Large crowds gathered at Logan's Grove for the annual Sunday School picnic with choirs, a cornet band, and Major Townsend delivering a lengthy but engaging Paul history address. The 18th Ohio’s Nelsonville reunion drew widespread praise for Nelsonville's hospitality, decorations, and program led by Gen Jno B Turchin and others, as Dr. W P Johnson was elected president for the next year.
On a Monday forenoon near the Asglum grounds, David H. Moore and Captain Si Allen were injured when their buggy was struck by a wagon trying to pass. Allen injured his leg and hip while Moore suffered arm injuries. both bruised otherwise. Captain Allen provided the details of the accident.
Death on a Sunday morning of Miss Hattie Bower youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs J C Bower after frail health. She died a week after returning home from a sanitary change trip with sister Emma. Funeral held at the family residence a mile south of Athens at ten o clock Tuesday with Rev W G Archer preaching a large, sorrowful turnout and sixty carriages in the cortege to the new cemetery. The community shares the family’s deep sorrow.
The C. W. & B. offers a two dollar fifty cent fare for travel from Athens to Cincinnati on September 13 and 16, with tickets valid for a three day trip. The notice hints at a grand itinerary including Rome under Nero.
The mid day temperatures averaging around 90 degrees across several days this week dampen expectations of an unusually early fall. Forecasters note sustained heat could delay a seasonal change and impact local routines.
The Athens to Philadelphia round trip on the CWB line from September 11 to 17 inclusive was recharged with a fare range between 11 and 23 dollars.
Athens hosts Sept 20 21 for the 92d and 116th O V V I reunions with Maj Charles Townsend named chairman and C E M Jennings secretary. A free campus dinner and city wide decorations are proposed. committees for donations and auxiliary support are formed and tasked with organization and outreach.
F J Cheney of Cheney & Co recounts wagering he could cure a man with Hall's Catarrh Cure or win $100 if it failed. The patient reportedly improved after three months, turning from near death to a healthy state, while the claimant kept his $100 after the bet.
Henry Nelson advertises selling any item in his stock of boots and shoes with a five percent profit. A. O. Sloan promotes affordable, well made watches at the Red Font.
Mats and caps of latest styles offered at fifteen percent above cost by Henry Nelson. Tropical fruits praised as freshest in the market at A O Sloans Red Front.
A wide assortment of genta furnishing goods is offered at Henry Nelson’s in a clearance sale. A. O. Sloan’s store tempts shoppers with a broad candy selection and low prices, highlighting sweet treats for all tastes.
A shopper notices a mix of coats pants and veata offered at varied prices to fit different budgets. The article highlights diverse garments and affordable options for customers browsing the sale.
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