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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1886
Page
4
The old reliable house of D. Zenner & Co. announces a direct shipment from manufacturers of the best made and largest stock of men and boys clothing in Athens. All styles and qualities are offered at prices to suit the times. Call before you buy.
D Ze ner and Co invites ladies of town and county to call inspect goods. Prices urged to induce purchases.
Dr ZENNER and CO invite ladies to visit their department featuring silks of quality and finish, Boulevard Velveteens, and a superb trimming stock. Fall and winter hats and bonnets embrace new shapes, with prices aiming to defy competition in Ohio.
All the new shapes are represented in our Hat and Cap department and our stock is large enough to provide every man and boy in Athens county a suitable and becoming choice. Prices lower than ever. D. Zenner & Co.
New carpet and oil cloths advertise latest patterns with price guarantees. Political notices name Judge Gee as chair, with Capt. J. B. Allen as secretary. Auctioneer N E Dean of Amesville to be contacted for inquiries. Photo likeness of Dr O C Farquhar featured in ads. Athens County reports 442 pensioners totaling 13321.50 quarterly payments. Dr Geo W Boestler resigns from Athens Asylum Board of Trustees. Athens schools to resume next Monday. Seth Hart Group Syrup rep Eber G Moore expanding sales. 36th O V D regimental reunion held in Jackson praised for hospitality. Many locals visiting Cincinnati Exposition. more to follow. Excursion dates on C W & B road. Engineer McBride of K & O to move to Athens with family. Increased number of new college students for term beginning Tuesday. John Cromwell, a Black Athens resident, injured by a poker blow to the arm. alleged incident involving a white woman’s husband.
Rose Ann Davis wife of John Pevey faced a preliminary hearing in Justice Minton's court on bigamy accusations. James W. Davis testified to corroborate the claim, and she was bound over for Grand Jury action. The report also previews local news including Prohibition campaign plans in Nelsonville and weather notes.
The article reports a petty dispute at a breakfast table over newspaper jibes between editors of the Journal and Herald, noting threats and a glove-tossed challenge. It covers ex-members of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry reunion at McArthur, a visit by General Turchin, and local entertainments including Indian Doctor U ta wa un and a colored quartet. It notes a snow event in Montana and closes with prisoner transfers to Athens Asylum, listing several names.
The Nelsonville News reports serious alleged adulterous acts by Thurston a Methodist minister serving rural Athens County congregations. It claims numerous female victims including a girl under thirteen and notes his flight from the area. public judgment is urged pending substantiation. The piece also covers local ads and infrastructure, a cow theft, and Hood's Sarsaparilla praise along with several citizens attending the State Fair in Columbus.
The Board of Asylum Trustees will meet next Thursday. The notice appears in a truncated ad offering remedies and a cheap guarantee, but the board meeting detail remains the core announced event.
Last Friday between Trimble township residence and Athens a large seal skin pocket-book vanished containing 500 in currency about 50 in notes and a 100000 stock certificate of Republic Coal Company plus other papers. Liberal reward offered for return to residence in Trimble township or Messenger office in Athens. Also notices for laundry service at Red Root Store Athens Agency and Fall Millinery at Mrs H M Thompson. Piano for sale inquire Messenger office. Heathman’s Star Butter Crackers advertised.
Chas. H. Thompson died September 2, 1886, at his father's residence three miles west of Athens after typhoid fever. He was in his 25th year. Funeral services led by Rev. R. C. Harper were held at Salem Chapel on September 4. The service included the line quoted from a poem.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for its special combination of remedial agents, exact proportions, and method to secure active qualities. The ad promises unprecedented cures and asks readers to request the book for evidence, with testimonials from J. P. Thompson of Lowell and W. Barrington of New York City.
The Athens county Messenger announces a campaign push for a lively election season. It will be distributed to Republican households from now until January first for a small sum, extending its reach after decades of party support.
A political appeal asks Republican supporters in townships to submit names by postal card or visit to bolster the party ticket. The message emphasizes unity and active participation for the ticket’s success.
Dr C C Farquhar advertises as physician and specialist offering treatment for deformities stiff joints paralysis lung diseases piles asthma bronchitis consumption rheumatism liver and stomach issues and many chronic diseases He claims to locate disease by chemical urine analysis and promotes a new painless piles treatment with his own method.
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