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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1907

Page

5

Personal Mentions Tidy Up Local News

Tuesday and Wednesday notices recap moves and travels of residents. Jessie Miles heads to Philadelphia after a Wanamaker summer. Bette Miles visits Columbus. Dagget family returns from Maquoketa and Chicago. Hattie Logan visits Pittsburg with husband George Logan. Cameron couple head west to Kansas and Nebraska. Jordan family returns from Chicago. Higley Study circle opens season with Elmwood place meeting on Great Musicians. Additional guests include D A Tewksbury and son Carl from Blanchester visiting Henry Logan.

Higley W. A. Carpenter Elmwood Place

Emmett Kirkendall Leaves for Columbus to Resume Law Studies

Emmett Kirkendall, a former student and graduate of the university, left Tuesday for Columbus to resume his studies in the law department of the Ohio State University. He will pursue completion of his law degree and resume academic work at the university.

Emmett Kirkendall The University Columbus

Walker Couple Leaves for Columbus Grand Circuit Races

Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Walker departed Tuesday to attend the grand circuit races in Columbus, awaiting updates on event results and schedule.

E. R. Walker Columbus

Miss Helen Jones Guest of Dr and Mrs Jones

Miss Helen Jones of oe arrived Tuesday and is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Jones on University terrace.

Helen Jones C. L. Jones University Terrace

Local Visitors and Travelers Reported in City and Nearby

Dr and Mrs C L Wilson of Indianapolis visiting Parkersburg relatives arrive Monday. James D Taylor Hal Murphy W S Bower and J B Chappelear attend races in Columbus. Robert Shaw leaves for Columbus to enter Ohio State University law school. P A Vorhes and family Albany and C A Snow and family visit Mrs Amelia Lowry Congress street. Mrs L Locie Mrs Clark Higgins of Nelsonville and Mrs Morgan Richards of Lancaster street visit Mrs H J Smith. Willey Norton of Stanton West Virginia stays month before resuming Johns Hopkins studies in Baltimore. Squire E T Rose in Jacksonville today on legal business. Arch Swain visiting Koogs family returns to Newark New Jersey Tuesday.

Louis Locie Clark Higgins Nelsonville Morgan Richards Lancaster Street H. J. Smith

Local residents travel to Columbus races

Carl Berry, Conrad Josten, J. B. Rose and Sheriff Webster attended the Columbus races this morning. Mr. O. F. Figley from the B. and O. stores department is spending a ten day lay-off with friends and relatives in Athens.

Carl Berry Conrad Josten J. B. Rose Sheriff Webster Columbus O. F. Figley B. & O. Stores Department Athens

Columbus Man Harry James Guests At East State Street Home

Mr. Harry James of Columbus stays as a guest with the family of Mrs. Jane Carpenter on East State street, visiting the area and joining local hosts for a period.

Harry James Columbus Jane Carpenter East State Street

Local residents arrive and travel plans noted

Mr Wilson J Welch arrives from Petoskey via Cleveland and heads to Princeton New Jersey to enter Princeton College. Mrs J B Allen returns from Marietta to be joined by sister in law Mrs Sam Racer for a few days. Mr and Mrs Embre of Topeka arrive and stay with Mr and Mrs Charles Lawrence. Mrs Sarah Day leaves for an extended visit with daughters in Valley Falls Kansas. Mr Fred Whalen of Columbus visits Logan then Athens. Miss Bess Roby returns to Athens for OhioUniversity. Mollie and Leo Pierce depart for Columbus with Mollie to teach at the school for the deaf and Leo to attend business college

J. B. Allen Marietta Sam Racer

Local Visits Highlight Area Social Gatherings

Mrs. Bessie Sutton and two daughters of Athens visited her parents Mr and Mrs Guy Grubb. Mrs. Martha Petty and son Leslie stayed with her aunt Mrs Amy Fry in Vincent. Hurst family and Goldie spent Sunday with Wm Balls near Asbury. Mandy Davis of Stewart visited uncle Fred Frost. Blanche Cray and Vera Bean of Guysville called on Minnie Devers. Herman Wright of near Beebe visits grandparents J L Petty.

Bessie Sutton Athens Guy Grubb Martha Petty Leslie Amy Fry Vincent Hurst Goldie Minnie Devers Herman Wright Beebe J. L. Petty

Local notices and visits from Nelsonville to Columbus

Mrs. E M Vorhes visits sister in Nelsonville while others travel to Jamestown and Washington DC for the exposition. Baltimore guest Lizzie Cotton and many locals visit Columbus, Toledo, Corning, and New Straitsville. James Tewksberry suffers a broken rib after horse incident. families rush to Gallipolis as Hadley Wolf remains critically ill after surgery.

Fever Thermometers for Every House

Henderson Crider Drug Co offers a one minute thermometer for fever readings at $1.00. This handy device helps families monitor health quickly and accurately.

Henderson Crider Drug CO

Social notes from Wolf's Plains and Columbus

Miss Lillian Brown visited friends in Columbus. Mrs. Maria Tedrow of Nelsonville stayed with relatives. Mr and Mrs Reynolds Leniger hosted the former’s brother and family from Nelsonville. Mr Andrew Barker of near Albany visited his brother Charles Barker. Mrs Lydia Beachout and Mrs Flora McHarg visited Chauncey relatives Sunday.

Lillian Brown Columbus Maria Tedrow Nelsonville Reynolds Leniger Andrew Barker Albany Charles Barker Lydia Beachout Flora McHarg Chauncey

Sunday School Convention at Frost Shines for Troy Township

The Troy township Sunday School Convention held at Frost on Saturday received high praise. President G. W. DeWeese led the opening with prayer, and Rev. C. E. Creager spoke after Harve Richardson welcomed attendees to the Troy Baptist church. The meeting featured a lecture by Rev. J. W. Wykoff, discussions on teacher prerequisites, and reports from all township schools. An afternoon session followed with devotional and leadership remarks by Rev. Parkins and others, ending with reelected officers and a closing song.

Frost Troy Township G. W. DeWeese C. G. Dye C. E. Creager Harve Richardson Troy Baptist Church J. W. Wykoff Columbus Jesus Christ Christ Mary Brown J. M. Tidd L. M. Skeels Conkling DeWeese M. Bingman Ireland School Wykoff G. W. de Weese Mary A. Brown Mary A. Stone Creager Parkins Kellar

Right Paper to Write On Stylish Society Stationery

Advertisement for Henderson-Crider Drug Co offering stylish society correspondence paper and informal friendship notes. Mentions bulk papers and catalog styles suitable for personal letters. Located with dated imprint 9-18-2.

Henderson-Crider Drug CO

Jealous Austrian Lieutenant Kills Heiress Then Wounds Self

In New York on September 18 Lieutenant Julius Hoffman of the Austro-Hungary army shoots Miss Draga Seigle, heiress to a $100,000 estate, and then turns the gun on himself but she knocks it away. Seigle is dying in hospital after being shot three times. Hoffman is arrested and described as a rav ing maniac. His wife, filed for divorce in Bamford West Virginia where a $15,000 alienation suit against Seigle is pending.

New York Julius Hoffman Draga Seigle Miss Seigle Hoffman Bamford W. Va

New England Notes On Local Visits And Illness

Mrs Mary Love returned to Amesville Monday after a two month visit with Mrs Lucy Poston. Noah Tedrow an elder New England resident is seriously sick. Mr and Mrs Earl Martin of Marietta visited his parents Dille last week. John L Carpenter and family of Federal Station visited W W Dille over the weekend. Miss Sarah Edgar returned from Morgan County. Miss Prudie Starlin is visiting Morgan County relatives. Miss Dora Starlin visiting Crooksville relatives.

Mary Love Amesville Lucy Poston Della Edwards Athens Noah Tedrow New England Earl Martin Marietta Dille John L. Carpenter Federal Station W. W. Dille Sarah Edgar Morgan County Prudie Starlin Dora Starlin Crooksville

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jessie Miles Philadelphia Morris Avenue John Wanamaker Bette Miles Columbus, O Hattie Logan George Logan Pittsburg Ohio Produce Company Henry C. Cameron West Kansas Nebraska D. A. Tewksbury Car Blanchester, C Henry Logan West Washington Street Hum J. P. Wood and Son Austin New York City England Scotland Belgium France 8. F. Hooper Cheshire Miss Della Hooper Clara Bowser Ida Bowser D. R. Richards Sulphur Lick Springs Oongean Elmer Golden W. B. Golden C. B. Clark Ironton H. D. Henry Atlantic City Norfolk Fred Guenther Southwestern Wyoming Andkee L. G. Worstell Salt Lake City Utah J. B. Fulton Andrew Wilson Tacoma Wash Carbondale Ellen William C. H. Harris C. L. Wilson Indianapolis Parkersburg James D. Taylor Hal Murphy W. S. Bower J. B. Chappelear Robert Shaw Ohio State University P. A. Vorhes C. A. Snow Amelia Lowry Congress Street Willey Norton Stanton, W. Va Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Squire E. T. Rose Jacksonville Ek Pee Arch Swain L.A. Koogs Newark N. J Preston Stores Greater Stein-Bloch Michaels Stern Stetson Fidelity Shirts Wilson J. Welch Petoskey Mich Cleveland Princeton Princeton College Mrs. Embre Topeka, Kansas Charles Lawrence Sarah Day Valey Falls Fred Whalen Logan Mollie Leo Pierce School For the Deaf Busness College Bethany E. M. Vorhes Amanda Holmes R. G. Wells T. W. Lee Frank Whaley Jamestown Washington, D. C Lizzie Cotton Florence Brown Corning New Straitsville Howard Cline Arthur Yorkes Thomas Foster Wil) Breeze C. R. Brown G. B. Spring C. D. Shafer William Jack Ernest Martin Dexter A. C. Dailey Main Street Howard Worhes Delaware Esther Carpenter Toledo Goldie South Floodwood Owen Martin Orrville West Gallipolis Hadley Wolf Wolf’s Plains Jesus Cameron Bros Insurance
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