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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
5
Mary Foreman swore she believed Sarah E. Shields would shoot and kill her, leading to a bound over decision. The complaint centers on a threat alleged by Foreman.
Items note visits and travel of residents in Logan including Mrs Hal Murphey and others. The social page lists church meetings, family visits, trips to Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Miamisburg Dayton Bloomingburg and Ohio university students and returning servicemen retirees and a sequence of relatives visiting from Oklahoma New York City and Los Angeles.
Miss Elizabeth Deer and Mr Calvin Stevens of Nelsonville were wed last night at 8 30 at the home of the brides sister Mrs H K Woodruff in a quiet ceremony conducted under family auspices.
The notice promotes affordable timepieces appealing to all ages. It emphasizes the value placed on watches and invites customers to choose the best option within their means.
We have both ladies and gentlemen watches in gold filled and solid gold. A large stock includes Elgin and Hamilton models. Some dealers claim unavailability, but we have them in stock and will sell to you if you want one.
Rev Dr C L Strecker officiated as the marriage occurred at 64 Franklin avenue. Miss Bessie Deer sister of the bride attended among the guests. The couple will reside in Nelsonville where the groom Mr Stevens is employed as a civil engineer.
The Wolfe family gathered September 14 to honor Mrs Mary Wolfe Howard born October 15, 1829. Attendees included four brothers Frank Wolfe Albert Wolfe Emery Wolfe Riley Wolfe and eighty other relatives. Mrs Howard bedridden six years remained mentally sharp and enjoyed a lawn dinner. notes recount George P Wolfe’s 1772 Rangers service and 1798 Ohio migration with retired pension details.
In spring 1860 Indiana County families led by George Wolfe and Christopher Herrold migrated to Ohio settling on land bought by the Ohio Company. They traveled from Marietta to Federal Creek Ames township Athens county with livestock strapped to oxen and cows. Their wives endured a fifty mile forest trek to establish a home while men followed a river route. The venture produced a new Ames township settlement, land records for Christopher Herrold and George Wolfe, and the founding of the Coon Skin library with shares and rules adopted February 2.
Herrold supplied 27 984 feet of first class lumber at 1 12 per hundred to Ohio University Athens for building use. The unnamed institution near the Alleghenies west claims early prestige. Christopher moved to Dover township about 1815 near Beaumont Ohio and operated a river mill until his death. the mill stone and dam remnants remain.
Twenty years ago on September 14 1899 Ohio University began the new term with chapel exercises and a notably large welcome for new students totaling 200 enrolled by Wednesday noon. Public schools report sharp attendance rises and Athens mayor C E Davis announces resignation to practice law in Columbus.
North Carolina militiamen from Lexington Statesville and Carthage were ordered to Albemarle to restore order amid a cotton mill strike. Pickets attacked strike breakers, a sheriff was shot in the leg, one striker was shot, and the jail is filled with alleged rioters.
James Fierce pleaded not guilty in Warrener justice court to any intent to harm his wife Mary Fierce, who had sworn she feared abuse. He waived examination and was bound over to the court of common pleas in $200 bail.
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