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Athens - Coroner W. B. Johnson, Tuesday investigated the death of Corwin Johnson, 73, Civil War veteran whose frozen body was found in a creek near Stewart late Monday, after being missing more than 72 hours. Two dogs stood across the body refusing to allow anyone to touch the body. Johnson who had lived alone is supposed to have died from cold last Friday while watering his stock. Albert Whariff, 27, farmer, was accidentally killed by the discharge of his gun while visiting his trap only a short distance from the Johnson home the day before the old man was supposed to have met his fate.

Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz

THE ATHENS MESSENGER
October 19, 1882

BIRTH
Whipple - Thursday, Oct., 12th, 1822, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Whipple of Athens, a daughter.

DIED
Braxton - Died near Athens, Oct. 13, 1882, Naomi Braxton of dropsey, in the 81st year of her age.  Mother Braxton was a member of the Baptist Church for 62 years.  Funeral services by Rev. R. C. Harper
Bendure - Died at Salem, O., Oct. 7th, 1882, Gracie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Bendure of cholera infantum, aged 1 year, 1 mo. and 15 days.  Deceased was a grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. David Bendure, near Athens.

Dallas Morning News - Texas
Date:  Feb. 4, 1937
Sister of Oil Official Dies at Home of Niece
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the home of Mrs. George T. Lee, 6801 Baltimore for Miss Mary E. Brown, 72, of Little Hocking, Ohio, sister of E. R. Brown, Dallas oil company official, who died Wednesday at a local hospital after a brief illness.  Dr. Floyd Poe and Dr. Frank C. Brown will officiate.  Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery. Miss Brown had been spending the winter with her niece, Mrs. Lee, when she became ill.

The Daily Herald - Mississippi
Date Dec. 27 1919
ALMOST AS OLD AS THE NATION
Negro In Ohio Died Yesterday at the Age of 128 Years - One of the Countrys Oldest Men     
Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 27 - William Peyton, a negro, 128 yers old and said to have been one of the oldest men in the United States, died yesterday at Little Hocking, Ohio.  He began life as a slave and served a Virginia family through six generations.

The Idaho Daily Statesman - Idaho
Date:  Dec. 28, 1919
Former Slave Served Same Family During Six Generations     
PARKERSBURG, W. Va.
William Peyton, a negro, one of the oldest men in the United States, died Friday at Little Hocking, Ohio, near Parkersburg, at the age of 128 years. As a slave and a freedman he served one family through six generations, it is said.  Peyton was in full possession of his faculties until within a few weeks of his death.

Dallas Morning News  Historical Archive  
Texas - Date Sep. 25, 1931
Mother of E. R. Brown Dies at Home in Ohio.     
Mrs. Isabel Shaw Brown, mother of E. R. Brown and grandmother of Mrs. George T. Lee and Murphy Williams, died at her home in Little Hocking, Ohio, Wednesday and will be buried Saturday at 10 a.m. at Little Hocking. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Lee and Murphy Williams are all in Little Hocking.

The Athens Messenger
August 6, 1863

• Struck by lightning - A barn belonging to Mr. Samuel Cuckler, about three miles south-west of this place, was struck by lightning, on last Saturday night, and entirely consumed.  The hay, harness, etc. belonging to Mr. Pierce, were destroyed.
• A sycamore in front of Rev. Pratt's residence was struck on Monday p.m. but no one was hurt, though several children were plaing near it at the time.  No rain fell at the time, but we had a heavy shower in the evening.
• Two men near Chauncey, we learn, were stunned by an electric shock on Tuesday, and one the day before, by a stroke that knocked down his oxen. -  Niether was fatal.

Died - Moore - Died in Parole Camp, at Annapolis, Md. on Friday July 24th, 1863, Martin P. Moore, in the 27th year of his age. He was a soldier of the First Virginia Calvary; and , after two years of faithful service, died as above, of congestion of the liver.  His Chaplain writes, "He was respected and beloved by all who knew him.  We all learned to love him, and each one strove to do all in his power for him in his last illness."  He was not considered dangerously ill, till a few hours before his death, but suffered intensely during his last hours. His wife and a large circle of friends are left to mourn the priceless sacrifice thus laid on the county's alter.
STONBRAKER - Died, in Canaan townhsip, on Thursday, July 16, 1863 Joseph Stonebraker, aged 62 years.  His diseases were Dropsey and Asthma.  He leaves a wife and one child to mourn his loss.

THE ATHENS MESSENGER AND HERALD
Athens, Ohio
September 27, 1894

Coolville

• G. R. Gunder has gone to Glouster to take charge of a barber shop there for two weeks.
• A. D. Carleton attended the meeting of the grand Lodge of Masons at Columbus last week.
• The Torch and Coolville base ball clubs played the  return game at Coolville Monday.  Score 41 to 10 in favor of Coolville.  Both clubs had imported pitchers but Coolville had the best one.
• Ida Johnson of Coolville Station had Tom Silvers of Athens arrested on a paternity charge last Friday.  Examination before T. W. Jones, J.P., of Torch.  Silvers was bound over to court.
• Born Wednesday, September 19, to W.D. Creesy and wife, a son.
• B. R. Evans went to Columbus Tuesday to complete his course in medicine.

Frost

•  
Born on September 11, a son to Amos Place and wife.
John Mcllyen, an aged and esteemed citizen of Decatur, died on the 22nd inst.  Interment the family burial ground of S. V. Ladd.  Rev. C. G. Russell officiated.
Albany
Robt. Reeves vacated the A. O. Whaley dwelling house the first of the week, and E. C. Blake now occupies the same.
John Robinson and Jennie E. Hoisington were married by Rev. Harmon, at the C. P. parsonage in this place, Tuesday evening of last week.
Mrs. Emma Robinett has been seriously sick with typhoid fever for some days past and at the present time, Monday, there is but slight hope of her recovery.
The Albany ball team will play McAuthur Friday of this week and Pomeroy team Saturday morning, the former game at McArthur and the latter on the fair grounds in this place.
George Gibbs, living near Bolen's Mills, in Vinton county, well and favorably know in this corner of Athens county, met with a serious accident Monday morning of this week.  The story as learned by your correspondent is about as follows:  Saturday afternoon Gibbs and a Mr. Zimmerman came to Albany and started for home with a four horse wagon load of phosphate in barrels and when near home they encountered a hill to pull over with the load and were compelled to leave on barrel near the top of the hill.  Monday morning they started to drive down the same hill with the same team for the purpose of suing some of the bone dust on a wheat field.  When part way down the hill a drove of cattle appeared behind them and a vicious bull upset the one barrel remaining at the top of the hill, rolling the same down the hill, frightening the horses.  Young Gibbs jumped from the wagon and made an effort to stop the barrel, which caught and crushed his leg in a frightful manner, the bones protruding in two places.  He received medical attention from Dr. B.C. Vorhes of Albany.

Hickory Grove

• Stella Nice and Grace Henderson were pleasant guests of Katie Mulligan last Sunday.
• Jacob Schuler and family of Nelsonville were recently pleasant callers at Isaac Nice's.
• Samuel Bearl and wife and Isaac Nice of this place attended the soldier's reunion at Middleport last week.
• John Rogers and wife and ---? Parker, who have been very sick for some time with typhoid fever, are convalescing.

Beebe

• W.J. Minear has recently erected a model corn barn.
• Rev. Carrie W. Brainard will preach at Stewart next Sunday.
• Harvery Allen of Little Hocking, visited relatives here last week.
• Miss Rosa Cook left one day last week for Pittsburg, Pa., where she goes to prepare herself for professional nursing.
• Frank Patten and Chas. B. Crippen attended last week the reunion of their regiment, 92nd O.V.I. at Middleport.

The Athens Messenger
September 20, 1894

• The four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. George met with a serious accident Friday morning which came near proving fatal.  The child was playing near the door of the stable of John Wise.  Mr. Wise opened the stable door and his horse rushed out, striking the child in the back, it is supposed, with its hoof.  The child was unconscious for some time.  It is now thought to be beyond danger.
• Clarence Larrison and eight year old boy of Nelsonville, was struck on the head by the door of a barn which in some way was allowed to fall on him while being repaired.  The child's skull was fractured and death soon resulted from the effects of the injury.
• York township outside of Nelsonville corporation voted "wet" by a majority of over two hundred in the special election on a local option proposition held on Thursday of last week.

A Farmer's Misfortune
Our rural friend, Captain J. B. Allen, among many other excellent products on his farm west of town has this season grown a fine crop of watermelons.  The former part of last week the Captain with his rig and the family "critter" started to deliver sixty fine specimens of the luscious product of the vine to the Insane Hospital and thereby hands a tale.  While ascending a steep bank on the northwest side of the Hospital ground the single-tree suddenly broke, the shafts and harness parted company, the family horse was left alone and the rig, freighted with Captain Allen and the melons began a mad race for the bottom of the hill.  Now, Captain Allen never was accused of faintheartedness or cowardice, so far as we know.  He faced gallantly and unflinchingly many a rebel battery.  But the idea of going to "Davy Jones' Locker" beneath a flood of bursted watermelons was not relished by the Captain.  It was too inglorious a death for one of Captain Allen's experience.  Besides, it was unnecessary in this case to sacrifice life mainly because Captain Lawrence said "Don't give up the ship" and refused to vacate the "burning deck."   In less time than it takes us to write this, we opine, the Captain need that discretion which is the better part of valor and did what eleven out of ten right-thinking men would have done under similar circumstances - he jumped and was saved.
Melons and wagon were well nigh a total wreck.  The Captain takes the matter philosophically and we are told maintains that he has fulfilled to the letter his contract to furnish the institution with the melons "on the ground."

THE ATHENS MESSENGER AND HERALD
Athens, Ohio
September 20, 1894

ALBANY

• Clarence Jones, who has been practicing dentistry in Glouster for some time past, is at home for a two weeks' stay before returning to Baltimore to resume his studies.
• "Jock" Carpenter, living a short distance from town, had a "smash-up" last week while returning from the county fair.  His wife and children were thrown from the buggy and slightly injured, while "Jock" was dragged a long distance, all caused by the breaking of a neck yoke and the horse running.
• A mysterious case of poisoning occurred in that family of Martin Brooks of this place the first of the week.  Mrs. Brooks, daughter and grandson were taken suddenly and seriously ill and for a time the result in the case of the grandchild was considered doubtful but all are now recovering.  It is thought that the poison was in some of the food consumed by the persons named, but where it came from is the mystery.

FROST

• Ira Barrows of this place has gone to the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans' Home at Xenia.
  D. C. and Lewis Richardson attended the national encampment of the G.A.R. at Pittsburgh last week.
• William Hutch, Hiram Burden, D.C. and Lewis Richardson attended the funeral of Charles D. Smith at Bartlett, Washington county, Ohio, Saturday.
• Our citizens generally were grieved to learn of the death of C. D. Smith at his home in Athens last week.  For many years he was the loading merchant at this place and had many friends here.
• The annual reunion of the 63rd O. V. I. will be held at this place, October 3 and 4, 1894. Comrade Sol. H. Johnston, president of the association request as many as possible of the 63rd by to "fall in for roll call" on the first day of the reunion.  Gen C. H. Grosvenor and other eminent speakers will be present.

COOLVILLE

• Ira Mickle's house caught fire Saturday from a spark on the roof, but by prompt effort on the part of our citizens it was put out with slight damage.
• The Coolville base ball club met the enemy in the shape of the torch boys Friday and were theirs.  Score 28 to 15 in favor of Torch.  This is the first game our boys have lost for two years.
• On description by telegram from the sheriff of Washington county our marshall arrested and held a supposed horse thief last Friday, but while he was the man the sheriff had been following, he did not have the horses and the telegrams from Matamoras proved him all straight.  He was released Saturday morning.

NEW ENGLAND

• Business is very dull in this locality.
• Ed. Ginn of jobs is the guest of his brother James.
• Frank Hedges of Athens was in town Sunday afternoon.
• Wilson Inman and wife expect to move to Pleasant Hill in a short time. We are very sorry to lose such good neighbors.

JACKSONVILLE

• Mary Johnson is on the sick list.
• Our schools opened Monday with Charles Bryson of Glouster as principal.
• Mr. E. C. McKelvy after spending some time at Shawnee returned to her home here last week.
• J. M. Wemmer was married on September to Loma Wold of Portland, O., and Clyde Pierce to Vallie Love of Dexter, O.  The happy couples will make their future homes in Jacksonville.

CHAUNCEY

• Mrs. Chas. Cable of Nelsonville spent a day last week with Mrs. Herbert Nye.
• Born to Isaac Wilson and wife, a daughter, September 15.  Isaac now wears a broad smile.
• Mrs. Sanner of Union Furnace visited her daughter, Mrs. Dr. U.P. White, several days of last week.
• While a number of our people were at the fair Thursday some of their homes were entered by tramps and several articles of value taken.  At the home of Ellsworth Day living about one mile north of this place, a silver watch was taken, and at the home of Capt. Cornell a number of things were stolen, including a suit of clothes belonging to Ray, a pair of shoes belonging to Mr. Cornell and about seven dollars in money.  Not being content with what they had already taken, they proceeded to break a large lamp, a looking glass and other things.  we learn that they forced an entrance into other house on the Plains near Salina.  This should be probed to the bottom and the guilty parties punished to the full extent to the law.

TORCH

• T. W. Tipton of logan visited relatives here last week.
• Flossie and Bessie Richardson of Frost spent Saturday and Sunday with friends here.
• W. H. Bingman returned home Saturday from attending the national encampment at Pittsburgh.
• A car loaded with dry goods took fire on the side track here last Monday night and the goods were consumed before help could be obtained.

GUYSVILLE

• Dana Calvent, whose illness was noted last week, is convalescent from typhoid fever.  Dr. Cyrus Harper, her attending physician, has assured her speedy recovery.
• Florence Johnson of Chillicothe is spending a few weeks with her aunt, Mrs. O. C. Calvert.
• D. Tullis and E. Merwin of Athens were recent guest of the latter's grandparents over Sunday.
• Mrs. E. Bean accompanied by H. W. Barnett and wife of Hillards were the recent guest of Owen Riley and wife of Athens.

WEST ALEXANDER

• Blanche Robinson opened a two month's school in Wines district last Monday.
• W. H. Mitchell returned last Friday from a two weeks' visit with his brothers Robert and Pulski, who reside in North Michigan.
• Laretta Wines, who has been an inmate of the Athens State Hospital since last March, returned home last Friday much improved in health.
• Mrs. Cynthia Townsend is making an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jefferson Perry of Guysville.

WOODYARD

• Howard Kenney has sold his farm to Frank and Edward Parker.
• John Lisle and wife of Pagetown were the recent guests of H. C. Brooks and wife.
• T. W. Woodyard is making a small lake on his premises which will add greatly to the beauty of the place.
• The new church was dedicated Sunday according to previous announcement.  It will be now hereafter as Pearl Chapel.

THE ATHENS MESSENGER
December 16, 1880

• Mrs. Lillian Davis, daughter of our well known township resident, Mr. Hiram Armitage, died one day last week after protracted illness of pulmonary consumption.  The deceased, who lost her husband after brief married life by the same fell disease about a year since, was several years since a student of the Ohio University, and was universally esteemed by her acquaintances for the possession of the most amiable qualities that adorn womanhood.
• Judge Knowles was taken with a severe fainting spell in the court House on Monday, and remained unconscious for about ten minutes.  The Judge assigns the cause of the attack to the noxious atmosphere of the court chamber, coupled with his dyspeptic tendencies.  The main cause doubtless however, is overwork, it being notorious that there is not on the bench in Ohio a more persistently laborious judicial officer than Judge Knowles.
• MARRIED - Holcomb - Brouse - At the the residence of the bride's parents, Nile township, Scioto county, Ohio, Tuesday evening, December 7th, 1880, by Rev. J. W. Dillon, Chancey M. Holcomb, Attorney at Law, of Gallipolis, Ohio, and Miss Alice Brouse.
• DIED - Smith - On the 11th of Dec. 1880, at her late residence near Salina, Athens county, of consumption, Mrs. Mary Smith in the 49th year of her age.  Her funeral occurred Sunday Dec. 12th, Rev. R. C. Harper conducting the services.

Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Feb. 10, 1881
HOCKING COUNTY

• Recently twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Green, of Logan, their second pair.
  The logan Furnace will, says the Sentinel, blow out in two weeks, and will go into the blast the first of April.
• The new residence of Marion Cook, of Green township, was entirely consumed by fire, Sunday of last week.
• Mrs. Jacob Ulmer of Marion township, aged 77 years, died at her residence on the the 29th of January.
• The Logan Gazette says: We are to have a street railroad.  The company was organized last Wednesday night.  The line will run from the depot to the lower end of Main street.
• Geo. Stanley was dangerously shot, one day last week, in the abdomen, at Baird's furnace, near Gore, by John Powers. Physicians say it is doubtful if he recovers. A woman is the cause.
• The Logan Republican says: Wm. Castelle, who was run over at Gore by a train on the Straitsville Branch, a couple of weeks ago, died the first of the week, and was buried on Tuesday.

The Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Feb. 1, 1883

• Miss Ellen James, aged 30, died at the residence of her father, Mr. Tolbert James, of Nelsonville, on Monday of last week.
• The residents in the region round-about the locality of Snake Hollow, this township, are in a state of mind regarding the depredations of a ravenous wild animal that is nocturnally raiding that region, indiscriminately feasting on dogs, sheep, calves and chickens, and even in several instances, so the rumor goes, attempting to enter rural dwellings.  The nature of the marauder and whence he came are alike subjects of wondering speculation among the startled dwellers of that section.
• We learn from Superintendent Thomas that the health of the Children's Home, continues gratifyingly and remarkably good, there only being but one case of sickness among the children there, and that not a very serious one.  In this connection we direct attention to a call made in another column for donation to the Home of worn-out clothing, which is desired to give employment to the girl inmates in making carpet rags.

The Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Jan. 11, 1883

• John Hooper, of York township, recently, while hunting, had his right hand terribly injured by the bursting of his gun.  The loss of his thumb was involved in the accident.
• Dr. J. W. Johnson, of Nelsonville, who erewhile was a resident of Athens, during his medical studies with Dr. Lash, was recently married to Miss Lydia F. Davis of Sunday Creek.
• Thomas McGwhigan, who sometime since was engaged in the tailoring business at the village of Stewart, suicided at his late home in McConnelsville, Sunday night by the morphine route.
• A Nelsonville correspondent who evidently writes in no hopeful mood says:  Times here are very dull. Transient miners are passing through here every day, seeking employment, and the men here are barely making a living, with a few exceptions.  since the Orbison Furnace has shut down a large number of men have been thrown out of employment.  The times seem to be pinching harder and harder.
• Daniel Cahill, aged 30, who is referred to as a native and former resident of Athens recently lost a leg by being thrown under the train while he was coupling cars at Mr. Sterling, Ky.
• A German miner, whose name we have been unable to learn, was fatally injured last Saturday by a fall of slate in Brook's ban, section 19, near Nelsonville.  A number of miners who promptly went to his rescue were more or less seriously hurt by an additional fall of slate, among them Robert Sayers, sustaining a broken arm, and Richard Smith painful bruises.
• Serious Accident to Dr. H. S. Stimson
  On Tuesday afternoon, about two o'clock, as Dr. H. S. Stimson was about to drive through the South bridge, his team, becoming frightened at an approaching train, dashed through the bridge, causing his buggy to collide with a coal wagon in advance of him, wrenching a wheel from the former.  His horses, continuing their course, became still further demoralized a little distance ahead by encountering a large drove of turkeys that were being driven townward and which served to render them yet more unmanageable.  They proceeded but little farther before the buggy tipped over on the side from which the wheel had been torn and threw the doctor head foremost to the frozen surface with the result of rendering him insensible; the fall, besides cutting a large gash in the right side of his head, produced severe concussion of the brain.  Word was speedily conveyed to Drs. J.A. Frame, and H.M. Lash, who reached the injured man in less than a half hour after the accident and who had him as speedily as possible taken to his home in a spring wagon.  Examination showed that fracture of the skull did not exist, as was apprehended.  The doctor, however, continued in an unconscious state until about seven o'clock yesterday morning, but has since had frequent relapses into a condition of whole or partial unconsciousness.  What final result his injuries will have, his physicians were unable to express positive opinion when we last evening saw them, but seemed to be hopeful that their patient would pull through.

Court Notes

• 
  Mary Canby, the inevitable Mary, was again indicted for violation of the liquor law.  The locality of Mary's persistent operations in the "crooked" is Millfield.
• James Burke, burglary, charged with having entered the residence of General Grosvenor in the "night season" and stealing certain articles of wearing apparel therefrom.
• Alex Gatrel and Thomas Reynolds - burglary, they being charged with having broke into the blacksmith ship of David Lewis, at Nelsonville, and stealing certain tools.

MARRIED
WILSON - HAVELTON - On Sunday evening, January 7th, 1883, in Lodi township, by W. S. Williams, J.P., Mr. Elmer G. Wilson and Miss Ella A Hazelton

DIED
SMITH - Died at Sheffield's Coal Works on Friday, January 5th, 1883, of cholera infantum, May Bell, aged 2 years, daughter of Frederick and Ada Smith. Funeral Services by Rev. Robt. C. Harper.

THE ATHENS MESSENGER
Athens, Ohio
January 27, 1881

DIED
JONES - Jan 9th, 1881, at her late home near Oxford, Trimble township, after a lingering illness of consumption, Mr. Martha E. wife of Mr. J. W. Jones, in her 42nd year.
The deceased, who leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her loss, was a faithful wife and mother, and commanded the warm esteem of all who knew her.
BROWN - Cora May, daughter of Luther and Mary Brown, died January 13th, 1881 aged 18 years, 2 months and 4 days. She was a member of M. E. Church.
DAVIS - Died Jan. 13th, 1881, near Bainbridge, Ross county, O., Miss Hannah Davis of consumption in the 62nd year of her age. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. C. Harper, at Marshfield, this county, Jan. 20th.  Miss Davis was formerly of Athens county.
FLOWLER - Died at their residence near Plymouth, Washington county, Ohio, on 1st day (Sunday), the 9th of last month, 1881,  Sarah S. Fowler, in the 77th year of her age. She endured a protracted and painful illness of about two months with patience and resignation.
THOMPSON - Died Jan. 21st., 1881, from a severe burn at the Hamley Run Coal Works.  Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, in the 60th year of her age. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. C. Harper, at her residence, on the 23rd.
MARRIED
BACHELDER - DOAN - Near Coolville, Athens county, Ohio, Jan. 16th, 1881, by Rev. W.H. Gibbons, Mr. Nathan Bachelder to Miss Havilah Doan.
MASON - WOODWORTH - At the home of the bride, Millfield, Athens county, Ohio, on Jan. 12th, 1881, by J.R. Allen, J.P. Mr. Thos. J. Mason to Miss Carrie Woodworth.

The Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
February 3, 1881

• We learned that Baldy Smith, a Doanville saloon keeper, was shot at a few night since in that place by some person unknown and with such accurate aim that one or more bullets ploughed through Smith's hair.
• Adine, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cornell, who during the present week, has been alarmingly ill with an affection peculiar to children is, at the time of writing this, regarded by her physician, Dr. John Frame, as being out of danger.
• One among the more melancholy instances of affliction that is recorded on the Register of the Asylum for the Insane here, is the case of a young woman names Hanson, brought from Monroe county, to that institution one day last week, who is both blind and insane.
• During an affray in town on Tuesday night between two young bloods named Graham and Laughlin, the latter was cut in several places, how seriously we have been unable to learn, there having, as has been too generally the case here in similar disturbances, no arrests have been made.
• We much regret to announce that the condition of Mrs. Dr. H.M. Lash has undergone no perceptible improvement since a week ago.  An operation for dropsy in her case was very successfully performed on Tuesday by Dr. Lash, assisted by Superintendent Rutter and Dr. Geo. W. ? of Guysville, but we understand that the relief thus afforded was but temporary and her many friends continue in uneasy apprehension as to the ultimate result of her ailment.
• Mr. Curtis Bobo, a well know farmer in the north eastern part of Canaan township, was at the close of the week reportedly hopelessly ill with typhoid fever.
• Professor W. D. Lash and Mrs. D. J. Evans, both of Zanesville, are in town, having been summoned here by the dangerous sickness of Mrs. Lash.
• Mrs. Col. Sowers, of Cleveland, and Miss E. C. Rice, of Amesville, sisters of Mrs. Dr. H. M. Lash are present in Athens, called hither by the severe illness of that lady.

Married
FORD-LONG- The the residence of Weed Coats on the 22nd ult. by Rev. J. M. Nourse, George Ford to Miss Columbia Long.
HUMPHREY-ROOT- at the M.E. Parsonage in Athens, by Rev. M. V. R. Knans, on the 27th of Jan., 1881, Mr. Wesley Humphrey and Miss Elizabeth Root, all of Torch, Ohio.

Marshfield Items

• There has been within the last month, a great deal of sickness in our village and vicinity, especially near Mineral City.  The prevailing disease has been pneumonia.
• Our fellow townsman, Mr. A. J. Loar, died on the 24th inst. of typhoid pneumonia.  He was sick, but about eight days.  He will be sadly missed by all, especially in the M. E. Church, where he was ever a constant and efficient worker.  His bereaved family have the sympathy of all.  Funeral services by Rev. Cherrington, pastor of M.E. Church.

Rome Items

• Miss Ida Starr of Beebe, fell one day last week, on the ice, receiving such injuries as were thought at the time would prove fatal, but at the present writing, is convalescing.
• Mr. William Crippen has been seriously ill for some time, but is slowly recovering now.
• Mr. Harvey G. Frost, from which the town of Frost received its name, has traded part of his fine estate to John R. Lemmon, of Frost, for his store, house and lot.
• Mr. Joseph Patten owes a very sagacious dog, as was evidenced on a recent day, when he came to the house carrying a bottle filled with whiskey, holding it by the cork, and presenting it to his master.   The dog found the bottle some distance from the house.

Canaanville Items

• Mr. John Konkoskia, who, for a short time has been a resident of this place, died on the 16th at his residence after a lingering illness, of consumption.  The deceased leaves a wife and two small children.

THE ATHENS MESSENGER
Athens, Ohio
January 20, 1881
ROME ITEMS

• Mr. Joseph Roberts, of Kilvert, a pioneer, died recently.  He served a short time as a drummer boy in the war of 1812.
• Mrs. Maggie Crippen, of Kilvert, has been dangerously ill with diphtheria.
• Mr. Job Hall, formerly a citizen of our township, and who was a brakeman on the M. & C. R.R., died on the 8th inst., at Chillicothe, from injuries received on the train.  He was standing on top of the train, and as it passed under a wagon road bridge, his head struck it mashing in his skull.  Eight young men of Chillicothe, accompanied the remains home.  Rev. E. Sibley preached an appropriate discourse on the day of the funeral, Sunday 9th inst., at the Utica school house.
• Mr. Albert Kale left on the 13th inst., with his young bride, for Shoals, Ind.

MARRIED
HOWE - RITTENHOUSE - At the residence of Wm. Rittenhouse, Esq., Burning Springs, on the 21st ult., by Rev. C. E. Woodruff, Dr. Lou Howe, of Hamden, Ohio and Miss Anna Flint Rittenhouse, of Wirt.

THE ATHENS MESSENGER
Athens, Ohio
July 6, 1876
MARRIED
Davis-Boyd - At the residence of Mrs. Jane Boyd, Athens, Ohio, June 22, 1876, by Professor Hugh Boyd, of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Rev. John M. Davis, Ridgeville Indiana, to Miss J. E. of Boyd of Athens, Ohio, daughter of Dr. J. E. Boyd (deceased) and Carloine Boyd.
Lyman-Hunnycut - June 21st at the residence of the bride's mother in Dover township by Rev. J. G. Potter, Mr. Wm. Lyman to Miss Emma Hunnycut.

DIED
Brawley - Gussie, youngest son of Edward and Jennie Brawley, died June 23rd, 1876 of cholera infantum, aged one year, ten months and nineteen days.  In this affliction Mr. and Mrs. Brawley have the sympathies of a large circle of friends.

An infant son, aged -- days, child of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Phillips, died on Friday, after ten days illness of brain fever.

The infant daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Grosvenor, died at Oakland, Maryland, on Wednesday morning, where they had taken it the day preceding for the benefit of its health.  The funeral takes place this morning at 10 o'clock from the family residence.

The funeral services of Mrs. James Coe, of Albany, took place at the C. P. Church, on the 18th ult.  The Grange, of which order she was a member, conducted the services.

THE ATHENS MESSENGER
Athen, Ohio
Thursday, March 23, 1876

• The Trustees of York township, in this county, have brought suit against the authorities of Salesbury township, Meigs county, to recover a claim of $243.50 to satisfy an incidental indebtedness assumed by the Trustees above named, for medical treatment of a colored woman who was injured by cars near Nelsonville, last Spring, and who was a resident to the township last named.  The Turstees of the latter claim, both, that the charge is unreasonable and that they never received any official notice of the service as the law requires, and they will contest the claim in the courts.
• The prisoners confined in our county jail, 14 in number, made another attempt to tunnel out of Friday.  Sheriff Carpenter and Jailor Dean were at the time, out of town on official business. Mrs. D.'s attention being attracted by the faint sounds of their operations, at once took in the situration, and summoned the assistance of officers Root, Port and Davis, who promptly restored subordination on the part of the prisoners by locking them in their cells.  When discovered they had but a final tier of brick between them and probable liberty.
• A three year old son of Mr. Frank Foster made a narrow escape on Tuesday morning, from being fatally burned.  During a brief absence, from an upper room, of the elder children, in whose charge he had been left, his apron caught fire at the grate, and before those who were attracted by his cries could reach him, he was painfuly, though not seriously, burned on his breast one arm, throat and lower part of his face.
• Sunday creek is on a "high" again and most of the time during the past week the ford on the Amesville road near Millfield could not be forded.  We must have a bridge for it is decidedly too cold to swim.
• Died, on the 16th inst., near Chauncey, Mrs. Jucia, wife of Mr. Lemuel Burge, daughter of Mr. Edwin Davis, aged 30 years, 4 months, 12 days.  The deceased has been a member of the christian Church for 15 year.  She was loved by all.  Leaving father, sisters, children, husband and a host of friends to mourn her departure.  The church has lost one of its most pious and active members.
• To-day (Tuesday) the snow is nine inches deep at Albany and still snowing. Peaches were winter killed here.  Fears are entertained that other fruit is greatly injured.
• Melinda, relict of Ross Barker, died at the residence of ther son-in-law, G. W. Cooley, March 16, 1876, at 9:454 P. M. aged 79 years and 5 months.

A Smoke-house Robbed
Some parties broke into the smokehouse of John Brown, in Ames township, on Sunday night, March 12th, and robbed the same of eleven pieces of meat.  A slight fall of snow on Sunday night enabled those in pursuit to track two horses from Mr. Brown's to Tablertown, in Rome township.  A warrant to search for the missing meat was issued by Esq. Thomas Stewart and given to Constable C.G. Tucker who made diligent search from Tuesdy until Friday, when he was rewarded for his persistent effort by finding eight pieces of the meat and a number of articles, such as pants, dress coats, hats, one pair of boots, muslin, prints and tobaco concealed in a vacant house in Tablertown.  It is no easy task to enter this Sodom and enforce the law.  Mr. Tucker deserves praise for the manner in which he conducted the search.

MARRIED
Spaulding-Richmond - Wednesday, February 23rd, 1876, at the residence of Mrs. Sarah A. Morton, in Dover township, by Rev. Wm. H. Scott, Mr. John H. Spaulding and Miss Charlotte F. Richmond.

White-Tinker - On Mrch 16, 1876, at the residence of the bride's father in Trimble township, by Elder N. W. Moody, Mr. William White to Miss Alvira Roxanna Tinker.

Erwin-Conkey - Thursday eve., March 16, 1876, at the residence of the bride's mother, by Elder J. P. Ewing, Mr. Andrew Erwin and Miss Phebe Conkey, all of Marshfield, Ohio.

The Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Thursday, April 15, 1875

• Rev. Geo W. Burns was last week elected President of the Nelsonville Christian Association.
• John Tonar, a boy miner, was recently severely injured by falling from the Lick Run Mine hoppers.
• On Friday morning Sheriff Warren took Milton R. Kearney and Job Page (colored) convicted at the recent term of court, to the penitentiary.  The latter, not previously noticed, was sent for one year, for shooting with intent to wound.
• Mr. John A. Dell, son of our fellow townsman, Mr. Aaron Dell,surprised his friends here by his unexpected return on Friday night after fifteen years consecutive absence in the "far west."  Three years of his period was spent in the volunteer service during the rebellion.

MARRIED
Finsterwald - Sams - On Sabbath, April 11th, at Clarks Chapel, just preceding religious services, by Rev. D.J. Smith, Mr. Peter Finsterwald to Mrs. Dorcas Sams, both of Athens county, Ohio
KINCADE - CARPTENTER - April 10th, 1875, at the residence of Rev. C. Rose, by him, Mr. J. W. Kincade and Miss Lydia Carpenter, all of Athens, Ohio.

DIED - Anderson, at the residence of Samuel Stalder, near Guysville, O., on the 7th. inst. of consumption, Geo. W. Anderson in the 32nd year of his age.  Funeral sermon by Rev. Wm. Bay of Coolville.  Was buried by the order of Free Masons, of which he was a member.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ATHENS COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION
The Athens County Pioneer Association held its annual meeting at the M. E. Church in this place on Wednesday, April 7, 1875.  The meeting was called to order by the President, Hon. N. H.VanVorhes and the minutes of the previous meeting read by the Secretary, A. B. Walker, Esq., which, on motion, were approved.
The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, with the following result:  President, Hon. N. H.VanVorhes;  Vice President, Dr. Wm. Blackstone;  Secretary A. B. Walker;  Treasurer, Ho. E. H. Moore;  Executive Committee, Judge Leouidus Jewett, Dr. E. G. Carpenter, George Putnam and Joseph Herrold.
The Secretary reported the following deaths of members since the last annual meeting, to-wit:  John N. Dean, June 23, 1874, in the 80th year of his age:  Nathan Kinney, August 25, 1874, in the 93rd year of his age:  Oliver Childs, February 3rd, 1875, in the 78th year of his age, and Nelson McCune, time of death and age not given.
Mr. Hull Foster, who furnished the above statements, has been a resident of Athens 66 years, having settled her in 1809.  Mr. Foster is now in his 80th year.  His eye sight is so well preserved that he performs his work (shoemaking) unaided by glasses.  In a single week, recently, he made two pairs of men's boots and two pairs of men's shoes.  He uses a pair of nippers on his work that have been in use not less than 140 years, having originally belongs to Isaac Barker, father of the late Judge Barker.
The following gentlemen were elected members of the Association: Hon. Jacob C. Frost, Judge L. Jewett, William Mason, Esq, and Mr. Hull Foster.
Meeting of the Association then adjourned.

Edited and transcribed by Sandra Cummins

The Athens Messenger
Athens,Ohio
Oct. 2, 1932
AMESVILLE

• The funeral of Mr. J. W. Cecil held at the home on Wednesday afternoon was largely attended.  Among those present from out of town were:  His daughter, Mrs. Lois Fling, Colorado Springs; Dr. and Mrs. J. Z. Heaton, West Jefferson;  Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heston, Wilimore, Ky.; Mr and Mrs. Will Cecil of Lima; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cecil, Little Hocking; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cecil, Belpre; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cecil, Marietta; Miss Lucy Heston, Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Croy, Chesterhill; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berd, McConnelsville; Mrs Lydia Lovell, Crooksville; Mrs. John Coulter, Pennsville; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Baker, Glouster; Mr. Harley Hambel and mother of Glouster; Mr. and Mrs. Don Goddard, Bartlett; Mr. and Mrs. George Fleming, Mr. Fred and Mr. Will Painter of Athens.
• Mrs. Jessie Thomas attended the W.C.T.U. convention at Athens Thursday.
• Mr. Earl Carpenter is moving his family into the property belonging to the Edward Woolley heirs.

CARBONDALE

• Mrs. Dora Hook was pleasantly surprised Sunday when her sisters,  Mrs. Ethel Thomas and family, Chillicothe, and Mrs. Nora Frank and family, Athens, arrived with a birthday dinner, celebrating the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Hook and Mrs. Frank.  Mrs. Hook was fifty-nine, Saturday, and Mrs. Frank reached her forty-sixth year Wednesday. Miss Virgene Thomas baked and presented the birthday cake.
• Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lowry announce the birth of a daughter, Glenna Maureen, Sunday, Sept. 25.  The baby is a great-great-granddaughter of Mrs. Rachel Easterling; A great granddaughter of Mrs. Margaret Monk and Mrs. Emma Lowry; and a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lowry and Mrs. Bertha Farmer.
• John Easterling, Barberton, spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lowry.
• Wesley McDaniel arrived home Sunday from Charleston, W.Va., for a week's vacation.
• Mrs. Luther Hayes, Columbus, visited her father, Vance McLend, over the weekend.
• Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Johnson and son, Norris, and Henry and John McLain, Barberton, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan McLain.
• Miss Nell and Miss Mary McCann, Jacksonville, visited Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lowry, Saturday.
• Mrs. M. J. Kennard returned home Thursday from Dundas, where she spent the past three weeks with her sister, Mrs. Fannie Cox, and grandson, Zelman Kennard.

REEDSVILLE

• Arthur Buckley and family moved to South Parkersburg last week.  Mr. Buckley is employed there.  This week Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rose and son, Junior, will move near Racine, where Mr. Rose is teaching. Mrs. Emma Sisson and son Lewis will move from the J. F. Brooks property into the house vacated by the Rose family; and Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Wilson and daughter, Betty Lou, will move to South Parkersburg, where Mr. Wilson is employed.
• A number of men from here are now employed in picking apples at the Webster Fruit Farm near Keno.
• Miss Eva Kibble and Mrs. Ada Walters of East Liverpool visited here with friends the latter part of the week.
• Mrs. Carrie Barnhart of Alliance and Mr. And Mrs. Dean Barnhart of Marietta were visitors here the early part of the week.
• Mrs. Elizabeth Kibble of Little Hocking was called here Monday by the illness of her sister, Miss Mary Hetner.
• Pearl Dillon, who has been visiting  in East Liverpool with relatives, has returned home.

PROBATE COURT

• One marriage license was issued Thursday, and application was made for another in the office in the Courthouse.  The license was issued to Raymond Curtis Gould, aged 24, son of A. J. and Docia Hudson Gould, Cutler, and Leta Lorene Marquis, 19, daughter of A. R. and Mabel Wyatt Marquis, Athens, Route No. 8.
• Application for a license was made by George S. Mencote, aged 33, of Cleveland and Ethel Shirley, aged 26, daughter of H. O. and Elizabeth Reed Shirley, Athens Route No. 8.  Mencote has been married twice before and divorced, the records show.  Miss Shirley has not been married before.

THE ATHENS MESSENGER
Athens, Ohio
Oct. 2, 1932
COOLVILLE

• Mrs. Roy Stewart and sons, Emmett and Paul of Shawnee, Okla., who are at their summer home near Hockingport, had as guests from Friday until Monday of last week, Mrs. L. F. Corley (Ethel Stewart) and daughter, Ester Jane, and Miss Kyle Pruitt of Beaz. Ala., and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stewart and son, Charles David, of Gallion, O.  Miss Corley was returning to Delaware for her senior year in Ohio Wesleyan College.  Mr. Roy Stewart is restoring the old James Stewart homstead to its forger beauty and convcenience, and it is his intention to make it their permanent residence after his retirement from the railroad service in the South.
• Thursday evening, Mrs. G. R. Gunder, teacher in the first and second grades of the Coolville school, received a call to hasten to Columbus as her mothr, Mrs. J. F. Parkins was seriously ill.  She arrived at 8 o'clock and Mrs. Parkens died at 11 o'clock.  Funeral will be held at Colmbus Monday.  Miss Thelma Goodwin, senior in Troy High School, is teaching for Mrs. Gunder in her absence.
• Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chevalier and son, Max and Miss Stella Smith of this place and Miss Ethel Shanks of The Depot spent Sunday with Mrs. Blanche Malone of Connett.
• Relatives have received word of the death of Mrs. Naomi Bingman Evans, aged 34, at M.E. Hospital, Indianapolis.  She was a daughter of S. P. Bingman and a former resident of the Ireland community.  Burial Saturday, Oct. 1, at Lakewood, O.
• Announcement is made of the birth of a daughter Thursday morning to Mr. and Mrs. John Newcomb (Mary Louise Hartnell) of Athens.  The baby is the grandchild of Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Hartnell of Beverly, and the great-grandchild of Mrs. J. E. Hartnell of this place.
• Mrs. Samuel Davis received word Thursday morning of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Robinson, of near Wolf's Summit, W.Va.  Mrs. J. A. Humphrey left at once to help care for Mrs. Robinson, who is her aunt.
• Mr. and Mrs. John Humphrey and four children of Park, Texas, have arrived for an indefinite stay, and will probably decide to make their home in Ohio.  Mr Humphrey is a native of Coolville, son of the late John and Agnes Humphrey and has made his home in the oil fields of Texas for the last 12 years.
• Mrs. C.L. Stout of Nelsonville was a 6 o'clock dinner guest of her mother, Mrs. Marcelia Davis, Wednesday.
• Mrs. William Poister is ill at her home on Rock Street.

The Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Oct. 2, 1932
JACKSONVILLE

• Mr. and Mrs. James Williams are the parents of a daughter, born Saturday, Sept. 24.  The child has been named Mary Ruth.
• Mrs. Leslie Kittle, Millfield, rural route, was a Sunday guest of Mrs. Hettie Rambo.
• A number of relatives were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Cox.  Among those present were:  Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zimmers, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. James Morrison and son, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cox, all of Columbus.
• Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cartwright of Greens Run, were Wednesday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis.
• Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harper, of Cambridge, visited Mr and Mrs. Robert Brown, Sunday.
• `A group of young people, numbering about 115, attended a league get-together meeting at Trimble Methodist Church, Friday evening.  Two new towns were welcomed into the meetings, Glouster and Mountville.  Members from Glouster, Jacksonville, Trimble, Millfield, The Plains, and Mountville, were present.  This will probably be the last get-together meeting for The Plains, as they are no longer included in the parish.  Jacksonville's program consisted of : Saxopone solo by John Johnston, accompanied on the piano by Miss Edith Tinker;  reading by Miss Iris Davis:  vocal solo by Harold Robinette:  reading by Charles Tinker.  Members from Jacksonville League were:  John Johnston, Elizabeth Ellen Rambo, Helen McCaskey, Harold Robinette, Edith Tinker, Charles Tinker, Noble Brunton, Wilbur Vern Householder, Delbert Tinkham, Bessie Swindell, Arvella Miller, Arlene Davis, Iris and Eloise Davis, Helen Guinther, Bill Miller, Margaret Shirkey.

The Athens Messenger
December 30, 1880
MARRIED

• "Aunt" Polly Crossen, of Hibbardsville, died one day last week, after protracted illness of consumption.  The deceased was advanced in age and had always been held in the warmest regard and esteem by those who knew her best.
• Old father Cornellus Steenrod, was, says the Nelsonville News, quite severely injured last Monday noon, by being thrown from his horse on the public square.  He alighted on his head and was for a time insensible.  He is better now, with no probable serious result.
• Little Miss Blanche Cornell met with a serious accident in Columbus on Saturday during a visit to her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cornell of that city, by falling down a flight of stairs at their residnece.  The serious injuries she sustained on the head occasioned for a time grave apprehensions onthe part of her friends.
• At the marriage today of our young medical townsman, Dr. Chas. L. Wilson to miss Lucy Adams, at the residence of the bride's parents in Warren, Rev. Dr. N.P. Bailey, of Massillon will officiate and Dr. E. A. Kelley, of the athens Asylum, will figure as one of the groomsmen, and Misses Lizzie and Anna Constable, of Athens, as bridesmaids.
• Mr. Bartlett D. Hayes died about ten o'clock last Thursday night, of genearal paralysis.
• Drs. Webb and Pickett had a run away between here and Guysville the other night - no one hurt, but the sleigh was pretty badly broken up.
• As Mr. and Mrs. Hobson and thier daughter stella were returning from a Christmas dinner at Colonel Kinkead's on Piper, their sleigh tipped over and spilled them all out into the snow. No one hurt.

Wilcox -Ferrell - On the 17 of Dex. at the Presbyterian Parsonage by Rev. J.M. Nourse, Stephen D. Wilcox of McArthur, to Miss Maggie Farrell, of Athens County.
Fitzhugh - Dawson - At the the Cornell House, Dec. 28th, 1880, by Rev. J.M. Nourse, Thorton H.C. Fitzhugh, of Harrison county, West Va., to Miss Norra W. Dawson of Parkersburg.
Also at the same time and place by the same, Mr. Joseph O. Hunter of Harrison county, West Va., to Miss Hester A. Adams, of Taylor county, West Va.
Kale - Ladd - At the bride's parents, Dec. 29, 1880 by J.M. Malcomb, J.P - Mr. Albert Kale, of Shoals, Martin county Ind., to Miss Aletha Ladd, of Rome township.
Parshall - Johns - At the bride's parents in Athens, on Thurdsay, Dec 23, 1880, by Rev. J.M. Nourse, Mr. John G. Parshall, of Greenfield, O., to Miss Ada Johns.
The young bride's friends in Athens whose name is legion, cordially join in congratulations over the above named nuptials whicch embrace promises of the happiest results.
Shirley - Sedwick - At the the residence of the widow Sedwick, in Bern township, Dec. 23, 1880, by L.E. Hedges, J.P., Mr. George P. Shirley to Miss Edna Sedwick.
Also, at the same time and place and by the same, Mr. John R. Shirley to Miss Mary E. Sedwick.

Died
Carsey - Died Dec 30th, 1880, near the Decieinoer(?) Coal Works, Joseph Carsey of typhoid pneumonia, in the 23 year of his age.  The funeral services were conducted by Rev. R.C. Harper, at Salem M.E. Church.

The Athens Messenger and Herald
Athens,Ohio
September 20, 1894

Marriage Licenses
Joseph Miller and Talma Alexander
Isaac N. Smith and Sarah E. Ford
John Williamson and Mary Bertram
Frank E. Olds and Eva Grim
George Mitch and Mrs. Annie L. Radcliff
George H. Hoisington and Emma M. Cone
John W. Matheny and Mary C. Manley
James W. Palmer and Rula Ann Grimes
Edward Bryson and Minnie M. Cox
Freeman Phillips and Bertha Wells

Common Pleas Cases Filed
Mertie A. Cooley  vs. Herman S. Cooley - Divorce, cruelty
George McKee  vs. The Athens Water Wheel Co.
Frank J. Brown  vs. James Watkins -  On appeal
David Smith  vs. George Coe. - In ejectment
William Cornell  vs. George Co. - In ejectment
J.D. Silket  vs. Bradley W. Reynolds - In equity
Samuel L. Keplar  vs. Ida Fay Keplar - Divorce, adultery
James Tipton  vs. The Carbondale Coal Co. - For money

The following is a list of letters remaining in the post-office uncalled for Septmeber 17, 1894:
Brown, Mrs. A.R.           Roan, Mrs. Anna
Bean, Miss Ida M.          Sergent, Mrs. Mary
Boeox, John C.              Vanhorn, Miss Mame
Brush, Mr. J.K.              Wiliams, Mrs. Emma
Carsey, Wm.                  Wilson, Mrs. Emma
Carr, Miss Annie            Walker, Prof. L.C.
Cross, Mrs. A.M.           Walker, G. L.
Pierce, Mrs. Annie

The Athens Messenger
Athens,Ohio
Feb. 17, 1888

• Three friendless children, named Ellis, who several months since had been inhumanly deserted by their un-natural parents, in Rome township, and who had been taken to our county Infirmary, were recently transferred to the Infirmary of Washington county, from which county their parents had come but a short time previous to their abandonment of their children.
• On Sunday morning of last week, the dwelling on the farm of Mr. Amos Hixon, five miles west of Amesville, and occupied by the family of Lorain Gardner, caught fire during the absence of the latter at church, and was entirely consumed, together with all it contained.  By this misfortune, Mr. Gardner, who has a considerable family, loses nearly his entire worldly possessions.
• The health of Mr. Fred Davis who for six weeks has been a terrible sufferer from that dread disease, typhoid fever, first showed signs yesterday morning of positive improvement and hope is now reasonably entertained that he will continue in a course of gradual convalescence.
• Mr. E.A. Hooper, son of Esquire Hooper, of Alexander, had, we learn, one of his feet badly mashed last Monday, by an accident which occurred while he was hauling wood.
• Our townsman, Decker Barnes, had last week, the misfortune to sustain two severe injuries, one on the foot by the stroke of a pick, while at work in a mine, and another, much severer one, by a heavy barrel which he was assisting to unload from a car at Floodwood, falling on his leg.  It is apprehended, as a result of the injury last named, that he will be confined to his bed a number of months, which as he has a large family depending upon his daily labor for support, will prove a specially grievous calamity.
• Dogs made another raid on Mr. Jos. Patton's sheep, killing two more and wounding others.  They were the same dogs that but a few days before had killed several of the same flock.

The Athens Messenger
Athens,Ohio
January 13, 1881

• J.V. McDonald, a scarred veteran of Nelsonville, lately received back pension amounting to nearly eight hundred dollars.
• H.C. Owens, of Amesville, left about the first of this month for Mt. Victory, Ohio, where he will engage in the mercantile business.
• We are pleased to notice that Dr. Gorslene has so far recovered fro a fracture of the leg, sustained by the horse he was riding slipping and falling upon him, as to be able with the aid of crutches to be on the streets.
• We omitted to add to the personal mention of Mr. Wood S. Pickering in our last week's issue, that that gentleman has returned to his former clerical position in the Auditor's office at Columbus of the Hocking Valley railroad.
• Mrs. Dr. H. M. Lash, who has recently been quite dangerously ill with inflammation of the bowels, has, we are gratified to announce, so far convalesced as to remove apprehension on the part of her friends regarding the result of her sickness.
• An ice house just completed for Mr. Jas. Farrell, near Herrold's bridge, is the largest similar structure in or near Athens and, it is important to be added, is filled with enough ice of prime quality to supply Mr. Farrell's trade for two seasons, if necessary.
• The recent social celebration of the thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. And Mrs. William Bingman, of Latrobe, Troy township, is referred by our informant as a very imposing and agreeable affair, one hundred and forty guest, including their children and grandchildren being present.  A sumptuous feast and the presentation to the central personages of the happy assembly of many choice presents importantly marked the delightful occasion.  Mr. Bingman, we add, is one of the most worthy citizens of the county and his many friends though would well be gratified to know that he reached the anniversary above named in vigorous health and surrounded with all of life's comforts.
• The difficult, and we judge precarious, surgical operation of removing the ball of the eye was performed in the case of Mrs. A. Tedrow, who lives at the village of Harmony, near Athens, one day last week by Drs. A.B. and John Frame.  The eye was afflicted with a malignant and incurable ailment that necessitated the removal of the ball. - The patient since the operation is reported as doing remarkably well.
• Our townsman, Mr. John Varley, in emphatic in his expressions of gratification at the prompt and satisfactory manner in which the Cooper Fire Insurance Company of Dayton, through its adjustor Mr. J.M. Wallace, settled the liberal amount of his policy on the buildings he lately lost by fire in Athens.  Mr. David Moore, of the First National Bank is, we add, the Agent here for the company named.
• Mrs. Kate Cramer (nee Dana) following a protracted visit to her parents in Athens, returned to her home in Martinsville, Ind., last Monday in company of Mr. C., who also visited Athens a few days proceeding.
• Mr. E.E. Pendleton, until lately well and favorably know as book keeper fro the Nelsonville firm of Poston & Pendleton, has resigned his position and with his esteemed wife has gone to spend the remainder of the winter among friends in Granville, O., the state of his health necessitating such step.
• Our venerable townsman, Mr. Francis Beardsley, who has, during the past week, been very ill, the result of a cold, has during the past day or two considerably improved.  The same can also be said of Major Elmer Golden, of the Warren House, who, we are told, was quite precariously ill several days since.
• MARRIED-SOUTHERTON-JOHNSON-In Athens, O., Jan. 14, 1881, at the residence of the officiating minister, Rev. Cyrus Rose, Mr. Edward Southerton to Miss Florence Johnson.

The Athens Messenger
Athens,Ohio
Jan. 6, 1881

• Our late townsman, Mr. H.C. Will, has resigned his position as secretary and treasurer of the Nelsonville Coal and Coke Company.
• Mr. Chas. Brown, of the Congress Street Livery Stable, has, since the 1st of the month, the contract for conveying the M.& C. mails between the postoffice at the depot here.
• Edward Higgins, of the Columbus and Toledo railroad, who came to Athens to spend the holidays among his home friends, is lying at the residence of his parents (Mr. and Mrs. Judiah Higgins) in this place dangerously ill, with pneumonia.
• Our several local ice packers had each large forces on the Hocking this week harvesting the fine quality of that article which the river supplied.  It is estimated that enough ice would be stored in this locality to supply the local demand of two summers.
• Rev. and Mrs. J.F. Holecomb, missionaries to India, are present visitors to Athens, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. D. Brown.  Mr. H. was formerly pastor of the Athens Presbyterian Church, the pulpit of which he will fill next Sunday morning and evening.
• Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Angel realized a very narrow escape from grave injury near Athens while driving to town in a sled on Saturday, by being run into by a runaway team belonging to Joseph Higgins.  The escape of Mrs. Angel, particularly seems providential as a narrower one we don't remember to have heard of.
• We regret to announce that Mrs. Col. L. P. Harper, whose marriage was announced in our last week's issue, has for a number of days, been confined to her bed at the Warren House from illness, resulting from a cold.
• The Columbus Journal of Saturday contains nearly a half column account of how an unsophisticated young Athenian, named Samuel Carsey, enroute home on a visit from Indiana, was swindled in that city on Friday, out of twenty-four dollars - his last cent - by a sharper "who knew his folks in Athens" and was on his way there, too, and who just borrowed the money to pay an express bill till they returned to the depot.  We join the Journal in the suggestion, that had Mr. Samuel Carsey permitted his mind for a reasonable portion of his leisure to run in the channel of newspaper reading he would have hardly been caught up by that stale confidence dodge.
• Mr. John Whaley, a widely known and successful farmer of Lee township, lately purchased the farm embracing two hundred acres or more of Mrs. Vorhes, near Hibbardsville, and upon which he designs moving next Spring.  The nearer to Athens such valuable and enterprising citizens as Mr. Whaley pitch their tents the more gratified are our community.
• Mr. Wm. Jourdan requests us to make known his grateful acknowledgements to his neighbors and other citizens of town and country for valuable and duly appreciated services rendered himself and family during and since the late fire that destroyed his dwelling.  We add, in this connection, that Mr. John J. Moore is deserving of special complimentary mention for his venturesome and successful endeavors in rescuing effects from the burning building during the brief period following the discovery of the fire that such efforts were possible.
• Athens experienced the sensation of two conflagrations during the past week.  On Thursday night about ten o'clock the nearly new frame dwelling of Mr. Wm. Jourdan (head baker at the Asylum) caught fire, it is thought from a flue, during the temporary absence of the family, and was with everything it contained wholly destroyed.  The property was valued at about $1,500 on which there was an insurance of six hundred dollars together with two hundred dollars to its contents. - The house, we add, was located in "Mechanicsburg," an Athens suburb, near the Asylum.
  On the succeeding night just about the abevent of the new year, a double tenement frame house owned by our townsman, Mr. John Varley, and situated west of the C.& H.V. depot, also caught fire, as is supposed, from a defective flue and was burned down, together with nearly everything it contained.  It was occupied at the time by the families of two section laborers who by the misfortune were reduced to dire destitution.  The extreme distress of these two families, who include, we are told, a large number of small children, calls loudly for relief and those of our charitably inclined citizens who desire to contribute to their and can leave their charities with Mr. Oscar Kurtz at the postoffice, who will see that they reach their destination.  Mr Varley, we add, had an insurance of seven hundred dollars on the property which we judge will nearly secure him from loss.
  Fuller-Allen
• The nuptials on Thursday evening last of Mr. H.H. Fuller and Miss Lillie E. Allen, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. And Mrs. David Allen, near Athens, and at which Rev. President W. H. Scott officiated, all of the large assembly present who we have seen concur in characterizing as a highly pleasant occasion, the numerous guest being generously and hospitably entertained by their urbane host and hostess, and the fleeting hours of the evening until far into the night being rapidly borne along on the wings of the most agreeable social intercourse.  Many valuable and useful presents testified, we are told, the warm esteem entertained for the bride and groom by their wide circle of friends.  This young couple, there is full assurance for believing, are happily matched, and as far as human prescience can peer into the future, they have before them a happy and prosperous wedded life.
• The good citizens of Stewart are manning a crusade against the saloon keepers of that place.  We need such work at Frost, as intemperance is on the increase at this place.  This liquor traffic is seriously affecting the civil institutions of our country and if not squelched or checked, our Republic will moulder into decay sooner or later.

The Athens Messenger
Athens,Ohio
Nov. 25, 1880

Mr. Thewell Ferrel, of Bolen's Mills (Vinton Co.), and Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins of Albany, Athens county, were married recently, they were aged respectively at about 60 and 70 years.

The Daily Ohio Statesman
Date: Oct. 13, 1864

Abolition Fizzle at Athens.
Athens, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1864.
EDITORS OHIO STATESMAN:
   This has been the day for the grand abolition rally.  It has been a failure for that party in this county, where, you know, they have the largest majority of perhaps any county in the State, according to the vote polled.  The most remarkable feature of the day's operations, was the breaking of the most of the window glass on Main street and injuring a man's arm by the premature explosion of a small cannon mounted upon an ox wagon.  Sam Galloway was the orator for the occasion - so you know about the sum and substance of his speech, having heard the same old story in your city a great many times.
   They have a torchlight procession on the street while I am writing.  I went out and counted them; there were just sixteen torches, all told! and that included a large COFFIN which was carried at the head of the procession - a fit emblem of their party and its leaders.  I do not know when I have ever  known a party to make a more appropriate selection of an emblem to express their candidate's acts and intentions, than did the Lincolnites in heading their procession with a COFFIN.

The Wheeling Register
Date: Jan. 14, 1879

Crushed Caboose.  Distressing Accident on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad near Athens, Ohio.
   ATHENS, OHIO, January 12, - King Switch, twelve miles west of Athens, on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, was the scene of a serious disaster at seven o'clock P.M. yesterday.  The way freight on its westward course broke a coupling after she had left Mineral City about three miles, and, being closely followed by another freight, was dashed into by the rear engine.  A rocky point obstructed the view of the caboose ahead from the engineer, and when seen it was too near to ward off the inevitable result.  Three men, who were passengers in the caboose, as the rear engine plunged itself into them, sprang from the side door, alighting some twenty feet below on to solid ice.
   The cars, after becoming detached, had been halted immediately over the King Switch tressle, over which the men unconsciously pitched themselves.  One man from Memphis, Ohio, was killed.  Another, William King, of King Switch, was dangerously injured in the spine.  The other was stunned and bruised.  Medical aid was had from Athens, Dr. Francis reaching the injured men at 12 PM.  No other damage except the caboose was partially smashed.  No one is chargeable with negligence.

The Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota
Date: Date:  Jan. 1, 1905

Soldiers Fined and sent to Prison, Athens, Ohio, Dec. 31
   ATHENS, OHIO, Dec. 31. - Today seven members of the 14th field battery, United States army, were fined $500 and 30 days in jail for their part in the Athens riot, during the guard maneuvers last summer, when O. H. Ohl, Ohio national guard, lieutenant, was killed.  John Lott, found guilty of rioting, will receive his sentence later.

Salem Gazette - Massachusetts
Date: Dec. 11, 1849

   The late Joseph Dana, Esq., who recently died at Athens, Ohio, as stated in Saturday's Gazette, was formerly for many years a distinguished lawyer in Newburyport.  He was an ardent politician, of the old silver grey federal stamp, and represented Newburyport in the General Court.  He and the Rev. Dr. Daniel Dana were brothers and classmates, graduating at Dartmouth in 1788; both settled in the same town, and were alike remarkable for their classical taste and literary acquirements.

The Wheeling Register - West Virginia
Date:  Jan. 31, 1896

DIED.
DUDLEY - At Athens, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1896, John Dudley, Sr.
   Funeral from the residence of his brother, Joseph Dudley, No. 2411 Challine street, this (Friday) afternoon at 8 o'clock.  Friends of the family invited to attend.  Interment private.

Weekly Ohio State Journal
Date:  Apr. 11, 1849

A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
An Ex. Member of the Regular Army Kills Himself at Athens, Ohio.
Special Telegram to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. VA.  December 22. - The Mayor and Town Marshal of Athens, Ohio, arrived here today and reported that a man who registered at the Brown House, in that town, last Tuesday, under the name of E. Chambers, had committed suicide by taking chloral.  The Ohio officers believed the suicide to have been a Parkersburger.  A short time since, Herbert Ryder, a young  man who had been First Sergeant in the United States army under General Spilman, of this city, was the Lieutenant in M troop, Seventh cavalry, came here and put up at the Central Hotel.  He applied to General Spilman for work and remained here until Friday, when he left for Athens, leaving his trunk at the Central.  The suicide was identified as Ryder by a traveling man who had seen him here.  The man had erased his name from his watch, burned all of his papers and left nothing at all by which he could be identified by the Athens people, but the keys brought here by the Ohio officers fitted Ryder's trunk and Gen. Spillman has been notified and the remains will be held until he has been heard from.  The man's death is enveloped in mystery, as no cause can be conjectured for the rash act.

The Daily Critic - Washington D.C.
Date:  Dec. 5, 1877

Athens, Ohio, Burned.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Dec. 5. - The town of Athens - the seat of the Ohio University - was partially destroyed by fire yesterday.  The fire started in a bakery in the business part of the town, and burned over half a block.  Total loss, about $60,000, on which there is an insurance of about ten per cent.  The principal losers are John Ballard, James Ballard, Congressman Van Vorhees, E. H. Moore and J. Webb, Jr.

Columbus Daily Enquirer -Sun, Georgia
Date Dec. 5, 1877
Fires at Athens, Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 5. - Eight of the principal business houses and two dwellings, at Athens, Ohio, were burned last night.  Loss $60,000 to $80,000
   The county bridge over the Scotia river near Chillicothe, Ohio, was burned yesterday.  Loss $50,000 to $60,000.

Ohio State Journal - Ohio
Date:  Apr. 11, 1849

WEST POINT ACADEMY - TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT -
   A meeting of the First Class Corps of Cadets was held at the Academy on the 29th ult., for the purpose of expressing their feeligns in reference to the death of their classmate, D. Charles Bolles, of Athens, Ohio, who died at his home on the 17th March.  William Silvey, Jr., of Chillicothe, Ohio, was called to the chair, and J. G. Parke appointed Secretary.  Resolutions of sympathy were adopted, expressing also the high esteem in which the deceased was held by his associates.  It was resolved to place a monument over his remains at Athens.
   Mr. Bolles was a young man of high promise, and possessed the love and esteem of all who knew him.

The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
Date:  Dec. 5, 1882

Obituary Notes:
   Hon. Nelson H. Van Voorhis, of Athens, Ohio, died yesterday.  He was recently member of Congress, and served several terms in the Legislature as Speaker in the House of Representatives.

Source:  The Sun
Date: Aug. 11, 1890

From Telegraphic summary.
   Charles Voorhees, living in Athens county, Ohio, died Friday night from a blow from a stone in the hands of James Chambers.  Chambers and Voorhees were both well-to-do young men and warm friends.  Both fell in love with Miss Lena Woodville, a popular young lady.

Salt Lake Telegram - Utah
Date: Oct. 30, 1917
Mortuary Notice:

GEN. C. H. GROSVENOR DIES AT OHIO HOME.
   ATHENS, Ohio.  Oct. 30. - General Charles H. Grosvenor, former representative from the Eleventh Ohio district, died at his home early today, aged 84.

Anaconda Standard - Montana
Date: Oct. 31, 1917
GENERAL GROSVENOR DEAD.
   Athens, Ohio, Oct. 30. - Gen. Charles Grosvenor died at his home here today, aged 84.  He represented Ohio in congress for 20 years, retiring from politics in 1906.

Salt Lake Telegrapm - Utah
Date: Nov. 15, 1920

Mortuary Notice:
OHIO EDUCATOR DIES.
ATHENS, O., Nov. 15. - President Alston Ellis, 73, for the past twenty years president of Ohio university, died suddenly from heart trouble at his home here.  Dr. Ellis had purchased a home in Wyoming and had intended to retire from active school work next June.

The Daily Herald - Mississippi
Date Dec. 27 1919

(Mortuary Notice)
ALMOST AS OLD AS THE NATION
Negro In Ohio Died Yesterday at the Age of 128 Years - One of the Country Oldest Men.
    Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 27 - William Peyton, a negro, 128 yers old and said to have been one of the oldest men in the United States, died yesterday at Little Hocking, Ohio.  He began life as a slave and served a Virginia family through six generations.

The Idaho Daily Statesman - Idaho
Date:  Dec. 28, 1919
(Mortuary Notice)
Former Slave Served Same Family During Six Generations.
    PARKERSBURG, W. Va.
William Peyton, a negro, one of the oldest men in the United States, died Friday at Little Hocking, Ohio, near Parkersburg, at the age of 128 years.
    As a slave and a freedman he served one family through six generations, it is said.  Peyton was in full possession of his faculties until within a few weeks of his death.

Mother of E. R. Brown Dies at Home in Ohio.
    Mrs. Isabel Shaw Brown, mother of E. R. Brown and grandmother of Mrs. George T. Lee and Murphy Williams, died at her home in Little Hocking, Ohio, Wednesday and will be buried Saturday at 10 a.m. at Little Hocking.
    Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Lee and Murphy Williams are all in Little Hocking.

While playing on a railroad track, Pearl, the 4-year-old son of George Cathorns of Baumont was struck by an an engine and killed.

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