Death of Brakeman W. R. Barker in Lahrig Railroad Accident
Brakeman W R Barker, about 21, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Barker of the Plains, died when a car left the track during switching at Lahrig. Conductor Burke led a search and Barker’s body was found between cars. The body was taken to Chillicothe for burial and an inquest was expected in Athens. Funeral set for Zion Church tomorrow at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor
W. R. Barker
Lahrig
Barker
Burke
Athens
Chilliscothe
No. 2
Chillicothe
Charles Barker
J. J. Lane
Zion Church
Amesville Visitors and Local Travel Notes Highlight Week
Residents and guests frequent Amesville this week with visits from Niles Mills and family of Stewart and Hariet Wyatt host. Athens and Marietta motorists, Charleston visitors, and trips to Columbus Cincinnati and Cleveland are noted along with a list of local residents traveling or returning.
Laymen Conference of the Ohio M E Church Meets in Columbus
G K Campbell of Coolville serves as vice president as prominent men join the Layman's Association session in Columbus at Broad Street M E Church. The event spans Thursday to Friday with devotions, discussions on publishing interests and district consolidation, addresses on state governance and bishops race amendments, and ends with election of officers and delegates for the Baltimore 1908 general conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Campbell
Coolville
Layman’s Association of the Ohio Conference
Columbus
Broad Street M. EB
L. L. Rankin
H. Bright
Mills Gardner
W. B. Wheeler
Thomas H. Clark
George D. Selby
H. L. Sibley
John P. Philips
Baltimore
S. F. Secrest
Chillicothe
Geo. D. Schad
Marietta
Frank A. Sosman
W. B. Anderson
Portsmouth
Geo. K. Campbell
C. P. Converse
Jo~nadon
C. M. Bell
Zanesville
H. C. Drinkle
Lancaster, CO
J. H. Shawan
L. H. Bridgemar
Syracuse
Teachers of Lodi Township Meet for O T R C
Teachers of Lodi township are called to gather at Jerseyville High School on Saturday September 21 at 1 oclock p m to organize the O T R C. Each teacher should prepare to discuss the first three chapters of Keiths Elementary Education. Geo N Norris township secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi Township
Jerseyville
Keith
Geo. N. Norris
Local Social Notes Reach Across Cities and Towns
Mrs Burt Humphrey hosts guests from Chicago and Tuppers Plains while Archie Stewart sails to Panama from New York. Newbury hosts A Wells and Mary Curtis as Ben Tompkins visits Parkersburg. Dyspepsia cure promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a health booster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Humphrey
George Humphrey
Chicago
Ed Dodderer
Tupper’s Plains
Archie Stewart
New York
Panama
Ben Knowles
A. Wells
Mary A. Curtis
Newbury
Ben Tompkins
Parkersburg
Starkey
Canaanville
Stewart District
James Stewart
Agnes Humphrey
Coolville
Mahala Stone
Adisa M. Elliott
Mary A. Stone
Nora Johnson
M. Sharp
Willow
W. Va
Lew Humphrey
Edith
Etta Dunfee
Ralph
N. J. Griffin
David Hayes
Archie Dunfee
Athens
Ora Dunfee
Stewart
Smith Dun
No More Catarrh in Athens Says Henderson-Crider
Henderson-Crider Drug Co promotes Hyomei as an effective treatment for catarrhal troubles. The ad promises a money back guarantee if it fails to cure and emphasizes direct delivery of healing oils via a pocket inhaler for thorough, permanent relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Henderson-Crider Drug Company
Nature
Henderson-Crider
Fatal buggy accident near CanaanvilleHospitalized girl and injured father
A report from Canaanville Ohio describes a buggy accident on Koker hill when a horse kicked and plunged. A five year old girl was struck in the forehead and may have crushed skull injuries while Joseph Koker suffered a broken nose. The mother and infant were unharmed. The cause is unknown but a broken strap is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaanville
Joseph Koker
Koker
Koker Hill
Eighteenth Birthday Party for Miss Flossie Knowlton
Five Points notes a banquet hosted by Mr and Mrs Thom as Bailes for granddaughter Miss Flossie Knowlton with an elaborate supper. Nearby visits include Peggy Spencer with William Knowlton and Ruth Robinetts trip, plus several social calls and Sunday dinners. The community plans to attend the Buffalo Bill show in Athens next Friday and mourns the death of Mrs Kate Knowlton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bailes
Flossie Knowlton
Peggy Spencer
William Knowlton
Athens
W. E. Moser
Steadman
Kate Knowlton
E. E. Ellis
Sixty third O V V L reunion set for Amesville show
The Sixty third regiment O V V L Survivors association plans its twenty third annual reunion in Amesville Athens county Ohio on October 2 and 3 1907 with families invited. Prizes from Mrs G W McVeigh include best patriotic song most humorous anecdote and most pathetic story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Sixty-third Regiment
O. V. V. L. Survivors’ Association
Sixty-third
McConnellville
Ohio
63Rd Regiment
Federal Creek Valley
R. 8S
Mason
Relief
Death on Long Run claims 12 year old Addie Cooper
Addie V. Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Cooper died at home on Long Run Monday at 8 PM after diphtheria followed by stomach complications. Funeral at Clark's chapel Wednesday 10 30 conducted by Rev Bishop with churchyard interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie V. Cooper
Edward Cooper
Long Run
Clark's Chapel
Bishop
Trimble Mine Back in Operation Yields Record Coal
The Hisylvania Coal company reports the Trimble mine, flooded in March, is back in operation and producing more coal than ever. In its first month, over 14,000 tons were mined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Hisylvania Coal Company
Hurley Fills Pulpit at Zelda After Leaving Post
Rev F M Hurley, former pastor, filled the Zelda pulpit last Sunday. James Tewksbury, a mail carrier, suffered a fractured rib and injuries when a traction engine collided with his horse near How Brooks' residence Friday. Brooks aided Tewksbury, delivering mail on time while the horse was recovered at Center Stake schoolhouse. Howard Brooks family visited Lewis Oberholzer and family Sunday. Blanche Woodgard and children stayed with her parents G F Robinson recently. Efia and Zelman Byer home from Columbus with mumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hurley
Zelda
James Tewksbury
How Brooks
Center Stake
Howard Brooks
Lewis Oberholzer
Blanche Woodgard
G. F. Robinson
Efia
Zelman Byer
Columbus
Coal Trade Surges Despite Car Shortage Across Regions
Demand for all coal grades remains strong with shortages in rail cars easing output. Ohio and West Virginia report scattered mine curtailments and half time operations in Hocking and Pittsburg districts due to car and miner shortages, while West Virginia sees similar effects on production. Slack and lump coal sales rise as buyers seek steady supplies amid transport constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Virginia
Hocking
Jackson
Pittsburg
Ohio Railway Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beautiful Spanish Dancer Praises Peruna Tonics
Miss Pilar Monterde, a noted Spanish dancer, lends praise to Peruna the tonic used to restore vigor without forming a habit. The advertisement notes nervous prostration from demanding vocations and cites summer heat driving demand for tonics. Monterde endorses Peruna as a straightforward tonic that increases appetite and enriches blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Peruna Tonic Endorsement Letter From Miss Monterde
A November 3 1905 note from Miss P Monterde praises La Peruna from the Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio. She calls it the best tonic for nerves after exhaustion and boosts overall vitality and restoration. She also says it is pleasant to taste and recommends it to all women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teatro Principal
City
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ohio
U.S
P. Monterde
Local Social Notes From Portsmouth And Nearby Areas
Mr Fuller of Portsmouth visited his sister Mrs James for several days last week. Mr Marlow of Parkersburg West Virginia stayed with brother in law James Scarlet. Mrs Newman near Cleveland visits daughter Mrs To Hiram Fultz plans to move to Clarksburg West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Cliff Baker Steubenville guests of Aaron Baker family and relatives. Miss Etta Kimes spent Fri and Sat in Guysville with relatives. Floyd Dunfee Wooster came to spend a week with his parents. Mr and Mrs Herbert Hayes Bethany were guests here early week. Mr and Mrs Hayden Wheeling stay with relatives in Youba. Mrs E E White and daughters Mildred and Grace Colville visited Mrs Dye Sat and Sun. Mr and Mrs Arthur Romine Athens left for Nurses Botom to visit Romine relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles Mills
Stewart
Hariet Wyatt
Clarence Henderson
Athens
W. S. Henderson
E. A. Wooley
Pleasantville
Woley
Jack Kennedy
Marietta
Charles Potter
Julia
Charleston
W. Va
Nelle Curtin
Columbus
Cincinnati
Fairfield
Maude Curfman
W. C. Wells
Parkersburg
David Dyson
Chillicothe
Bess McCune
Cleveland
Della James
Mr. Fuller
Portsmouth
Mrs. James
Marlow
James Scarlet
Newman
Near
Etta Kimes
Guysville
Floyd Dunfee
Wooster
Arthur Romine
Cline's Pharmacy Sells VeWtitt's Little Early Risers
The notice touts VeWtitt's Little Early Risers as small safe pills that do not gripe or sicken and are available at Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
veWltt
Cline
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A. B. Summers
Messrs
L. Angle
F. M. Selby
John Kaiser
Mr. Selby
Herbert Hill
Missour
M. E
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Driv
Ruth Robinett
Bessie Bolen
Fae Elliott
Goldie Bailes
Mr. W. E. Molen
Bertha Wilson
Floyd Ellis
George Bailes
Adam Ballard
Arch Johnson
G.P. Knowlton
Eph Ellis
Charles Bolen
Allie Bailes
C. P. Knowlton
Snyder
Veterans OF
63RD
Hisylvania
Sears
Abtoritea
Miss Pilar Monterde
Mfg. Co
Hiram Fultz
Clarksburg
Cliff Baker
Steubenville
Aaron Baker
Mrs. Hayden
Wheeling
Youba
E. E. White
Mildred and
Grace of
Colville
Emma Boelzner
Bell
Mill St
Star Bakery
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