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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1919
Page
8
Wanted carrier for the Athens Daily Messenger in Pomeroy. Light route takes less than an hour and a half after school. Must post small bond and provide strong references. See L H R Foulk, Manager, Pomeroy Bond Branch, Athens Daily Messenger, 364 Main Street.
With Charles Ebersbach and Charles Keelme absent and Mayor Shu maker sidelined by surplus food duties, the mid month session is postponed. A petition seeks to extend Meigs Water Co main about 720 feet to provide city water and fire protection, delaying payroll and work overseen by City Engineer Leo Byrne.
A Messenger representative enjoyed a brief chat with pitcher George McIntosh at his home yesterday. Though bedfast in a plaster cast, he is improving rapidly and seemed as chipper as a chipmunk, keeping up with news and ready for conversation.
Herman Warner aged 22 of Harrison and Amber Atkins aged 18 were married yesterday in Probate Court rooms with John L. Blair officiating as the marrying officer.
Deputy Sheriff Cramford of South Fayette West Virginia arrived in Pomeroy and returned with Fred Neu praised on a desertion and non support charge. Neuhaus was located here days earlier by local officers per Fayette officials and held pending arrival of the different authorities.
A boy and a girl pair of twins arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Nickerson of Lincoln Hill ay marking the second consecutive set of twins to arrive at the Nickerson residence.
Miss Freda Schmall and Miss Ruth Phillips, both staff at the Pomeroy Daily News, are home from a vacation trip to Columbus. Myrtle Phillips stayed in Columbus to visit her sister Mrs. Stanley Jones.
The sale of surplus government food will run daily from 3 to 6 pm until the lot is sold. Prices shown include roast beef small can 30 cents, corned beef small can 40 cents, beef hash small can 23 cents, corned beef hash 2 lb can 66 cents, bacon 12 lb can 4.32 dollars. Mayor Shumaker seeks another carload of canned vegetables beans and rice. Mrs August Bearda leads the sales room in Beigle Block assisting Dr Shumaker.
The Pomeroy and Hartford baseball clubs will play Sunday at Syracuse ball park to settle the tie for the last half of the season championship. The winner then faces New Haven for the overall season title, a match of high interest for local fans expected to attract a large crowd.
Residents discuss scarce vacant homes in Pomeroy and Middleport and suggest moving into vacant company houses at Dark Hollow as a salvage option. They acknowledge mud in wet weather but argue beggars cannot be choosers given the shortage.
A Monday evening shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Val Jones in Thomas Fork honored Mr and Mrs George Buffington. About thirty guests attended and presented many handsome and useful gifts to the couple.
The social for the married ladies of Sacred Heart church is postponed from this evening to the evening of Wednesday September 24.
A series of visitors gathers in Athens Success and Alfred. The Halseys, Stowes and Stolzenbergs travel party includes relatives from Cleveland and Pt Pleasant. Others attend at Wilkesville Lincoln Hill and Nelsonville as families visit, recover and host.
Week's visit with her sister Mrs. A. D. Russell. Mrs. J. R. Mcintosh and daughter Hattie visited the former's daughter Mrs. Pearl Philips who is in the hospital at Gallipolis. Mrs. John Longstaff and Mrs. Geo. Berg of Middleport returned from a few days visit with relatives at Nitro.
Harvard Medical School researchers in navy service report progress on serum from convalescents to treat influenza. Trials show mortality drops and illness shortens with convalescent serum. Alumni fundraising aims to expand research as New York officials warn of another pandemic and urge preparedness.
An irritable disposition is linked to indigestion and constipation. The text advises Chamberlain's Tablets to improve digestion, support stomach function, and gently move the bowels for a better nature and regularity.
S E Ingersoll president of the Ohio farmers cooperative milk association testified for himself and six co defendants in Cleveland Ohio as the state rested its case on the Valentine anti trust law.
Eighteen seamen are removed from the U S Steamer Katonah after mutiny charges by Captain Lindholm. The State Department reports Bermuda detains the sailors awaiting action.
The Spaulding reunion will be held Sunday September 21 at the Athens Fair grounds. All friends of the family are invited to bring well filled baskets and enjoy the gathering.
Roger F. Clapp of Detroit testifies that Earle's Hypo-Cod relieved his chronic cough from fourteenth months in Russia. He reports improved appetite sleep and weight after a few days and urges others to try the medicine. Sold by McKee Drug Co and leading druggists. price $1.20 plus 5¢ war tax. Cincinnati fare rises to seven cents October 1.
Mrs. M. D. Hughes aids Fred N. Cox, a former 51st Pioneer Infantry soldier from Carbondale, who returned from France with hospital stays and talk of medical training. Hughes seeks compensation and vocational care for Cox and his aging parents.
A five member Portland labor committee failed to obtain a meeting with President Wilson to discuss U S interference in Russia. Wilson refused audiences along his current route and will not meet labor groups from San Francisco Los Angeles or other cities.
Several hundred workers from the state industrial commission affiliate with the American Federation of Labor in Columbus. The new union aims to press for higher salaries from the December legislature and will send five delegates to the state federation of labor meeting in Zanesville next month.
The Reds secured the National League pennant by defeating the Giants 4 to 3. McGraw conceded the title and named Christy Matthewson to lead the former squad as New York cannot overtake Cincinnati unless extreme late-season outcomes occur. Chicago stays behind Pittsburgh for third as Chicago beat Philadelphia 7 to 2, Boston split with St. Louis 8 4 and 3 2, while Pittsburgh overwhelmed Brooklyn 4 to 3.
In the American League Cleveland won two games from Philadelphia and moved within a game of Chicago, though late-season pace may hinder a first-place finish. Cleveland defeated Philadelphia yesterday 8 to 2 and 12 to 8 while St. Louis lost to Washington 3 to 6.
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