New School House Finished and Local Notes
Collected by Athens County correspondents the community items include completion of the new school house. Frank Brooks visits Albany with his team. Y P S C E plans to elect officers Saturday night. Dellie Graves of Nebraska visits relatives. Social time at Isaac Snowden's Sunday night. Mary Wood begins a school at the Bower's in Meigs county. Effie Woodyard, who ran a Carthage school last spring, is hired for fall and winter terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brooks
Albany
Dellie Graves
Nebraska
Isaac Snowden
Mary Wood
Bower's
Meigs County
Effie Woodyard
Carthage
Local notices and church events in Carthage area
The report lists community happenings including a yearly meeting at Frost church, Rev Matheny sermon in Lawrence, Blanche Blair’s return home, a Carthage township Sunday School basket convention at Vanderhoof on September 18 at 9 39 a.m. Died of consumption August 27 Mrs Dell Chase at her father's home. Interment Huffman cemetery. Family and friends mourn. Neighborhood Pratt's Grove picnic attended. Y P S C E meeting Saturday night. Prayer meeting at Joseph Barker's Sunday night. Union camp meeting attended by Rev A E Cragg and R P Hudwell at Lodi church. Social at A M Snow’s Friday night. No refreshments. A E Cragg preached farewell at Union last Sunday and is expected back next year. many will be disappointed if he does not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Green
Frost Church
Matheny
Lawrence
Blanche Blair
Carthage Township Sunday School Association
Vanderhoof
Dell Chase
Huffman
Pratt's Grove
Y. P
C. E
Joseph Barker
A. E. Cragg
R. P. Hudwell
Union
Lodi
A. M. Snow
Thomas Bolin
Pratt’s Grove
the Loch Church
Scraffield
Cragg
Hudwell
McCullough
Lash
Martin
John Burton Everett
New York
Eli and
Anna Everett
Ohio
Isla
Rosanna Frost
Mr. Everett
Coyne
McDougal Church
G. E. Fisher
McDougal
Local notices from Amesville area households and events
A roundup of social notices lists visitors and hosts in Amesville Mechanicsburg and nearby towns, including George Hixon with J S Biddle Blanche Bobo with the Misses Patterson Jessie Williams with friends Elmer Armstrong returning from Washington and Baltimore Mrs S E Beaty visiting Parkersburg and J W Hill. Y P C E meeting details. a melon supper at Delia Woodgett. A B Biddle teaching Chauncey. Victor Biddle starting a seven month term in Jacksonville. Laura Bailey visiting Hamden. an infant buried. Ed Humphrey from New Matamoras. Mrs O L Noble visiting. Miss Kate Sanderson visiting Rainbow. a birth to Lewis Gillilan and a death of George Frost. activity notes on Frank Lantz, Lin Hartman, and Dr A J Tignes with Baltimore travel mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hixon
Amesville
J.S. Biddle
Blanche Bobo
Mechanicsburg
Patterson
Peter Hibbard
Athens
C. P
Jessie Williams
Elmer Armstrong
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
S. E. Beaty
Beatyville
W. Bas
Victor Biddle
Jacksonville
Laura Bailey
KE. D
Lin Hartman
Chillicothe
E M. Tidd
A. J. Tignes
Dalston
Etree
Baltinore
Canaanville Community News and Local Events
L. Graham and family visited Lodi while Mrs. J. W. Baird returned from Niagara Falls. John Haislett is ill with rheumatism and Hoyt Bean battles typhoid fever. A melon party at J. A. Linscott’s is planned as residents report a huge apple crop and booming cider production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Graham
Lodi
L. Hull
J. W. Baird
Niagara Falls
John Haislett
Hoyt Bean
J. A. Linscott
Amesville
W. H. Baird
Sand Run
Waldo Baird
C. I. Ham
C. W. Ham
Canaanville
Columbus
F. C. Pilcher
Guysville
Secoy
Wm. Fulton
J. P. Mingus
Local notes on rains and crops near Moxahala
The region enjoyed fine rains last week and corn is an average crop. Will Keefer shows slow improvement. Milfred Calhonn of near Moxahala greeted friends nearby. Ground conditions favor seeding and a large wheat crop is expected due to grass sown with wheat. A colored camp meeting at Lew Morris's grove drew a fair crowd with Rev. Atkinson of Glouster to speak next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Keefer
Milfred Calhonn
Moxahala
Lew Morris's Grove
Atkinson of
Glouster
Harmony Farmers Begin Corn Harvest Amid Rain
Farmers in Harmony started harvesting corn as a beneficial rain fell locally. Jacob Fethh and his wife from Athens visited friends Sunday. J Q Hull improved the school grounds by building a new fence. Goldie, seven, granddaughter of Samuel Ashton, injured his leg cutting a sash from a granary. the wound required a physician's care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fethh
Athens
J. Q. Hull
Goldie
Electric traction debates and local notices mix in town
The notice compiles varied items from a largely attended Pratt grove picnic and Loch church camp meeting with named ministers, to questions about electric locomotives and railroads. It notes Chamberlain medicines popular in Iowa and sold by W H McKee, a Republican League meeting in Springfield Ohio with travel tickets, and assorted ads on dyes and a secondhand typewriter.
Hall of Savannah Lodge Mourns Death of L A Harper
Hall of Savannah Lodge No 166 announces the death of L A Harper. The lodge notes his upright Masonry and family roles, resolves to drape the hall in mourning for 30 days, and directs resolutions to be published in the county paper with copies to the family. Committee: L J Merwin Louis Finsterwald Curtis Ranier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah Lodge
Guysville
Ohio
Waerens
L. A. Harper
Masonic Order
L. J. Merwin
Louis Finsterwald
Curtis Ranier
September Weather Averages and Market Prices Summary
Ohio twelve year record shows September mean around 64 to 68 degrees with extremes from 23 to 103 degrees. Precipitation average near 2.94 inches, with 10.25 inches in 1886 at Sidney the record monthly total. Prices list wheat to 65 cents a bushel, oats around 30 to 34 cents, corn 50 to 60 cents, butter 18 to 20 cents, and various farm goods including beans, beef, lamb, and veal priced per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Sidney
Wapakoneta
Shorts
Train schedules from Athens to Cincinnati and beyond
B and O S W RY trains depart Athens daily with times to Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville and Chicago. Times listed include 3 12 a m 12 55 p m 8 20 a m to Cincinnati 3 28 a m 10 12 35 p m to St. Louis 5 12 a m 12 45 p m to Louisville 4 40 p m 1 37 p m to Pittsburgh and 12 17 p m 4 40 p m to Chicago. Except Sunday. For rates times on connecting lines sleeping cars etc address Reutinger Ticket Agent B and O S W Ry Athens Ohio or B Warfel Assoc Gen Pass P Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cincinnati
St. Louia
Lontgville
Chile
Iga
Adress Reutinger
B. Warfel
Senel
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Palces
J. B. Fulton
Ryan & Bell
T. Bearden
W. Il. Brown
Athens County
Woodyard
Lottridge
Hibbardsville
Coolville
F. C. Webster
Lewiston
Maine
Mr. Webster
Pred. Burch
Ames
Canaan
Miller
Everett
Walker Neff
Grace McKinstry
Albany Friends
Ella C. Patterson
D. Webb
Vinton County
Fred Sanford
Wilksville
Belle Lindley
E. C. Blake
Charlotte
Harry
Marguerite
F. S. Ryan
Marie
Elizabeth
Logan
Anthony Woodruft
C. M
Railroad Street
C. M. Robinson
Rutland
Magnetic Springs
M. L., Fisher
Annie Duffee
J. C. Parker
Sadie Potter
Hamilton Martin
Linscott
Chase
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Company
Old Colony House Station
Nantasket Beach
W. F. Sensei
The
Spectator
Rushford
N. Y
Chamberlain
Dexter
Town
Towa
W. H. McKee
Germany
Jacob Esbensen
Chicago Lumber Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Old Country
Chamberlain’s
Republican League
Springfield
Ohio Central Lines
Ohio Central
Cline
Angell
Shade
Reat
Lear
Democrat
Carrollton
O. S-W. RY
Royal Remedy and Extract Co
Dayton
USLOM
Goldsberry
D. C. Cornwell
Court House
Main Street
Bank of Athens
Ins
U.S
J.d.brown
C. W. Harris
James F. Brown
East City Hall
M. Tinker
North Hotel
Berry
F.p.mcvay
Messenger and Herald Builet
DF. K. Tinker
G. W. Blakeley
Washington St
H. Moore
CO B. Pierce
City At
Pond-Ly
Poe
Hezekiah Ginn
Mary Giffin
Court of Common Pleas
Hezekiah Gite
Giffin Y Ox
Hollister
Trimble Township
Nowa
Isaac Dillon
Oho
Phillip Dillon
No-Iit- Wa
P. M. Sharples
West Chester
Cyrus Biazter
Ohto
Joux Burson
Nancy Duntee
Zenas Frost
Geo R. Walker
Athens Ohio
Americus M. Preston
Wm. H. Preston
Samantha Bean
Thomas W. Bean
Auren Tucker
Nesey J. Bryan
Daniel W Cornell
Edmund Bean
Jolley
Wm. Angell
Chas. D. Hopkins
George Fenzel
A. Ss. Bethel
Palmer House
Central House
Washington Street
John W. Pickett
J. S. Basom
D. D.S
A. J. Conroy & CO
Race Street
America
Oit Larch
Union Street
Elizabeth Stewart
Ann Madrey
DR. Henry
H Bk. White, M. D
Guio
R. M. Steele
Ofice
Washington and College
Sureets
Nodily
Physicians and Surgeons
H. M. Lash
Attorneys AT Law
Office—Law Building
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