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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1875
Page
5
American and Swiss watches offered at the Jewelry Store of n22-ly C. McLean, successor to Drs. Johnson & Wilson, located on Main Street. Various local notices follow about coal, quail shooting season, upcoming lectures, circuses, and public meetings in Athens and Deanville.
The Stow Brothers return to town and bring Cook's Unapproachable and Incomparable circus troupe. They will pitch near the M. and C. Depot on Monday, promising a stellar show for old and young alike. prepare to attend.
The article notes Hon. E. A. Stone of Gallia County addressed county meetings last week with praise for his eloquence and his strong House record. It speculates his return will be by a larger majority and Gallia County should be proud of its representative. It also reports a personal altercation between W. W. Bozman and George Gabriel, now considered minor, and an updated medical operation on Mahlon Moore’s heel performed by Drs. Geo H Carpenter and Chas. D Carpenter, assisted by Eber C DeSteigner.
Coolville residents welcomed attendees with genuine hospitality on the recent mass meeting held Saturday. Special mention goes to Esquire Pilcher A S Tidd and candidate A J Frame and their families for generous reception by Athens folks.
Our correspondent Grandma Gossip was away visiting friends in Middleport. We wish her a pleasant sojourn and will await her return to the prettiest village in Athens County for more newsy letters.
Our well known colored denizen, Chas. Valentine, of near the Hocking Valley Depot, lost two horses early Saturday when the animals were run over by cars. The animals were nearly valueless.
The notice praises Merchants' Hotel for Exposition attendees and visitors to Cincinnati highlighting its high respectability central location and first class everything except its charges.
The piece notes a cool week with rain not signaling lasting mild weather, while urging township meetings for Republicans and inviting Democrats to join. It mentions a social visit from Dr. F Anthony of Guysville and that rains were not enough to water farmers, plus an address by Prof Wilson at Athens City Hall on political issues.
Rev Jas S Ricketts will deliver farewell sermons at Garden September 19 at 10 oclock and at Perrysville the same day at 3 oclock, marking his departure from the ministry in the area.
The Republican mass meeting at Coolville drew an estimated 2000 to 2500 attendees, the largest ever in town, amid flood relief. Gen. Warren Keifer spoke from Rome Township, and Ex Gov. Oglesby of Illinois urged public discussion to shape opinion ahead of next year’s presidential vote.
The writer notes renewed student presence after a lull in state educational support. Private enterprise helps Ohio University avoid decline, preserving its high curricular and instructional standards. Improvements to campus buildings enhance appearance, while a full corps of capable instructors fosters hope for an unusually prosperous college year.
Saturday’s event brought Millfield Trimble Lewis District Hooper Ridge and others to a Concord meeting house grove for a grand Sunday School picnic. Eli Brown served as marshal, Rev William Gardner presided, and Prof J P Weethee led singing as three thousand scholars filled the grounds. The day featured speeches by Weethee Tinker Ow ens and others, intermissions for refreshments, and praise for Concord School’s efforts. local mills faced water shortages as Sunday Creek ran low.
Items from Albany Marshfield and Hebbardville report Myra Cline’s death of lung disease near Albany, and funeral details. Notices note Morgan property sale to curtail a drinking saloon and warn against renting for such uses. September business picks up with housing demand, Bowles Tannery purchase by Preston Armstrong and Leander Straight, new insurance, and schoolhouse plastering. Community notes cover local residents’ health, misstatements about James Dewing, and line construction near Chauncey with engineers at work.
Rainy weekend observed as corn cutting begins with a good crop. H Logan expands his dwelling to improve village appearance. Hosmer Chase's wife died September 9 and was buried Friday. Grange funeral service attended by members. Speakers Stone and Grosvenor discussed the college lands tax in Athens and Alexander townships. School directors have hired winter term teachers at reduced pay, risking teachers leaving for higher pay elsewhere.
Readers at the Fair will find extraordinary bargains in Zenner & Co. new Fall goods. A cheap and beautiful line of Dress Fabrics arriving at Zenner’s awaits shoppers before they choose elsewhere.
Merchants M. Selig & Co advertise an enormous stock of clothing dry goods boots and shoes with promises of unprecedented low prices. They claim hard times are eased by savings and invite the public to visit their store and be pleased by the selection and prices.
Farmers at the fair are invited to buy lug and smoking tobaccos from the Bozman Brothers at material reductions off ordinary prices. The exhibit emphasizes accessibility and savings for attendees.
Visitors at the County Fair can order meals in any style at popular rates. The Hocking Depot Dining Hall sits near the North entrance of the Fair Grounds, inviting guests from the surrounding neighborhood.
Central Committee outlines planned Republican meetings from September 22 to 28 with speakers Blackburn Grosvenor Plants Bundy Townsend Van Vorhes Keller Jewett and others. Towns include Jerseyville Ames Albany Hockingport Salina Rome twp Stewart and more. Public circulation urged and substitutions allowed if a speaker cannot attend.
A county circular praises Durang's Rheumatic Remedy as a valuable aid for rheumatism and rheumatic gout. The text notes endorsements from notable gentlemen, cites Washington City press extracts, and urges local druggists to stock the medicine, urging readers to view the advertisement in another column.
An advertisement touts DaCosta's Radical Cure for dyspepsia and related ailments claiming rapid relief and guaranteed results with faithful use. It asserts stomach toning, liver regulation, appetite restoration, and elimination of morbid humors, suggesting typhoid and bilious fever prevention through timely use. It is presented by H. K. Dorr & Co., Druggest.
Advertises Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for dyspepsia and liver complaints with a long list of digestive symptoms. Invites readers to visit Donnan & Pickering druggists to buy a bottle, notes sample bottles at 10 cents and a regular size of 75 cents, claiming two doses relieve any case.
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