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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1927
Page
3
Nelsonville reports coal operators in the Hocking district will hold regular bi weekly meetings to discuss market conditions and wage levels. They assert the November 1917 five dollar scale remains the top rate they can accept given current conditions and emphasize a united front to maintain steady production and jobs.
Nelsonville news reports the marriage of Miss Mary Pedigo to Charles J. Hopstetter of Buchtel. The ceremony occurred in Athens on Thursday September 15 with Rev C M Coulter of the Athens M E Church officiating.
Athens County W C T U convened at the Christian church in Nelsonville with officers elected including president Mrs H J Long and vice president Mrs Elizabeth Jennings. Helen Lawrence noted as recording secretary and Laura B Spertcer as corresponding secretary. Viola Romans of Columbus spoke, and H A Sines discussed the Marshall bill. Dinner followed for delegates.
Nelsonville resident John Lightfoot pleaded not guilty to assault and battery at arraignment before Mayor L J Eberle. He allegedly threw burning grease on a young girl and claimed it was accidental. Lightfoot waived local examination and was held to the grand jury under bond.
In Welsonville Worrey Giffen pleaded guilty to possession of home brew before Mayor L J Eberle and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Officers found the beer in a kitchen closet during a ratdsnge raid. John Ray, sharing the dwelling, was arrested and charged after entering a not guilty plea.
Betty Kathleen Edwards aged one month died at home in Hocking near Carbondale after pneumonia following whooping cough. Funeral services Sunday at 10 a.m. at the residence conducted by Rev. M. D. Stucky. Burial at Greenlawn. Five other children survive the parents, John and Betty Edwards.
At the Central P T A meeting in Nelsonville on Friday twenty members attended. Routine business filled the agenda as plans for the fall and winter program were discussed. Miss Elizabeth Tinton was elected treasurer of the association.
Nelsonville social items list a Polyanna class tea at the Christian church with officers chosen and attendees named. A lawn fete at the American Legion home and a benefit bridge at the Legion for the auxiliary feature high scores. The Past Noble Grands hold a wiener roast. Dinner hosts welcome San Francisco guests. A Methodist missionary society event includes roll call, a church quartet program, and devotional leaders with refreshments served.
The Smart and Harvey reunion at Rising Park Lancaster draws many relatives from Lancaster Nelsonville and nearby towns including Joy Harve Angle, Elia Joy, Ada Joy, Lizzie Harvey, and Clifford Benadum. The community orchestra will play while attendees travel from Logan Shawnee Zanesville and Roseville for the annual gathering with planned repeat next year.
The first fall Open House at the Nelsonville Y M C A will be Friday September 24. The community orchestra will play at 7 30 pm with volleyball and midget games in the gym. A Whittler’s contest offers prizes for best jackknife skills. J B Andrews will coach knife sharpening and project ideas.
Rotarians from the twenty second district arrive for a conference of executives at Hotel Berry. The gathering begins Tuesday at noon with sessions running through the day and visits to golf links attracting about 150 Rotarians and their wives. The event continues until noon Tuesday. A Rotarian dies on her husband’s grave in Athens after a business trip, with facilities to hold meetings with the Athens club and band.
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