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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
4
Local notes recount Christmas visits among Edrington family residents and neighbors in Dover Station with extensive family mentions. Social events at the Country Club include a Christmas program and a gathering at the Dover church basement after Rev Linton’s last visit of the season.
A Gelladay event celebrated with a tree and tram gifts as guests from Indianapolis and local families attended. Attendees included Nellie White, Jesse Garner and family, Pen Elmore and daughter, Pillinger family, Mills family, Jesse Carter and wife, Bruce Pickerty, Elisha Higgs and wife Bri, Mrs. Glen Bowman, Janet, Frank Bowman, Lan Ottenburg, and others visiting over the weekend in Lebanon.
Alfred Jackson and family visited T M Jackeon and family in Benton County for a week. Clarence Carriger stayed one night with Mrs Itta Brindle and son John Joe Jackson and family attended Christmas dinner with C F S Neal at Lebanon. Elisha Reese and family dined with John Whitecotton and family Sunday. Lee Kibbey and family visited Chas Brown and family. James Ballard of Kokomo spends week with John Kernodle and Jesse Brown. Raymond Jackson spends vacation with Earl Reese.
A lively masquerade precedes a Monday night gathering at the James Town 100 venue. Attendees plan festive attire and socializing, with organizers promoting a memorable evening for all.
Russell Wynkoop and wife spent weekend with Chas Sparks and family. William Debard and family visited George Bro shar and family. Claude Lucas and wife and Chas Leeke and family shared Christmas with Lafayette Lucas. Frank Riner and family visited Sam Caplinger and Charlie Canada and family. Earl Ray and family spent Monday with George Ray and Ora Nicely and family. Mrs. Clay Sheets and Clair Leeke and wives joined Xmas at Lafayette Lucas. Noble Promitt and Mrs. Sam Frazier visited Geo. Promtt and family. Ianapolis guests at Stephen Emmett's Sunday night. Sol Buechler and family of Pittsboro guests of Jas. Shields and wife Sunday. Harve Airhart and family spent Christmas with Henry Polland and family of Jamestown. John Airhart stayed from Saturday to Monday with his daughter Mrs. Lara Emmert near Jamestown.
Airs. Harry James and son Gil bert visited Oscar Scott and family in Indianapolis. Charlie Garner and family, Mrs. Lizzie Richardson and Lawrence Ricard, Albert Garner family, Jessie Coons with Edith and May James. Christmas dinner at R. J. Riner’s with George Hurl and family, Frank Riner, Baxter Brubeck and families, Robert Gill and wives. Ray Poynter and Robert Ferguson families visited Bert Ferguson and wife.
Next Sunday regular preaching day at MT Zion. Bert Shields and family from Indianapolis visited for Christmas vacation. Stephen Emmett and family joined Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs Wim Lane near Ward. Hans Potter and family from near Danville visiting J A Farrow and relatives. George Canada and family spent weekend with Dave Canada. Roy Swindler visitors included James Meadows Ermel Ora Swindler James Swindler Henry Swindler Hattie Minnie Farrow Byron Keifer Whiteman at Wm Neffs. Mess Powell visitors Charlie Connor and Wm Conner James town. Rev George Farrow and family from Jonesboro Ind visited J A Farrow and James Shields. Berge Emmert and wife from Ind.
A Christmas gathering at Jamestown featured Fay Young and family Cecil Kibbey and family Roy Kibbey and Wim. Notices advertise a stockholders meeting at the Community Building on December 28 at 7 pm and a January 1 church trustees election at the Advance Christian church. Isaac Shelley aged 86 a Jackson township pioneer died at Jamestown residence after a senility related illness. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday with the Masonic lodge burial at Old Union cemetery.
Seven years have passed since Jennie Forbes departed life on December 23, 1900. The verse laments the loss, honors her memory, and notes enduring sorrow, with lines about a mother gone but not forgotten and the pain felt by her family.
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