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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
10
Miss Sadie Mulligan returns from Columbus after a month with friends. Numerous posts of guests visiting in Lancaster, Haydenville, Canal Winchester, Athens, Bellair and beyond. Deaths include Mrs. Elizabeth Lowry and Mrs. Elizabeth Hick with burials in Marshfield and Mason City Hill.
Mrs. Robert Fulton and granddaughter Flaella of Albany visited here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Beard of Columbus visit the Tedrow parents this week. Miss Ora Judson returns to Glouster after weeks with P. B. Bobo. Hay harvests wrap up as Harry Sams moves to Athens. Sunday school convention planned for Graham Chapel August 8. Myrta Sprague of Angell Ridge visits. Mrs. Walter Ligvett visits F. Riley at Judson. Grove Halbert and Emmett Williams of South Canaan business here Monday. Kenneth Sams of Floodwood visits family.
Miss Anna Wilson visits sister Mrs Will Coe of Center Before. Numerous Athens and Logan visitors stay with relatives including Miss McManigal, Dr. McManigal’s cousin, and Miss Bertha Ried with Mrs. J. H. Lowry from Florida calling on kin. Rev. Taylor preaches at the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Charles Cornwell of Athens was called here last week by the illness of her father William Thomas. M L Evera and wife stayed with relatives at Chesterhill Saturday and Sunday. Frank Shields of Columbus visits his sister Mrs Frank Stratton and other relatives here. Mabel Bowers returned home after weeks with relatives at Pomeroy. Murray Ewers and Daisy Smith were Athens visitors one day last week. E H Kincade, clerk at H J Smith Co for three years, resigns and Merle Copeland takes his place. Teachers tent attendees at Athens include Phemia Russell Lelia Mills Hattie Eva Norris Evelyn Brill and Mike Barrows. Mrs Nancy Sears visited sister Mrs H Wharff at Guysville a few days last week.
Ora Duffee returns from Malta. James Rankin and family visit Par kersburg friends. Ben Hysil visits Springfield parents. Ed Robinett ill with malaria. Charles Beverage takes over Ross and Knowlton grocery. Vesta Pierce visits Zaleski. McClure trip to Cincinnati. Frank Downhard buys Zern Lewellyn property and L L Allison property. Hawk and Allison restructure. Frank Smith to replace. A son born to Mr and Mrs Fred Six. Funeral for Mrs Hick of Nelsonville held here on August 4.
ANMESVILLE Saturday where he expects to be employed during the summer. Miss Maude Gibson is the guest of relatives at Glouster this week. Sheriff Kennard of Morgan county was here Friday en route to Athens with a patient for the state hospital. Mrs. Elizabeth Henry left Thursday for an extended visit with friends at Columbus and Springfield. Carl Brawley of Glouster is visiting his aunt, Miss Marie Brawley.
MEW ENGLAND reports include Mrs Lacy Styers and Nellie returning from Logan after a week with relatives, visits by Mr Goddard and daughter from Armadale, and Hanley Davis noted as a skilled fisherman by Federal Creek Barris mill. Also mentioned are kids' burn accident from blasting fuse, threshing machine mishap injuring Orlo Ogg, various visitors including four from Athens state hospital, and Supt. Baker's Hebbardsville trip. Drake harvested 550 dozen oats.
Len Totman of Columbus visits relatives in the area. Miss Lucy Fleming stays with Mr. and Mrs. James Linscott at Cananville. Fred Balderson returns from Malta. Guests include Mrs. Sue Henry and daughter Mabel of Chanute and Mrs. Eliza Vernon of Smithfield. Numerous locals visit kin, and a Sharpsburg versus home team game ends in a home win with Adair and Beasley praised. A next game hosts Sugar Creek, and a village event features a large reception at the Bourguard home with music and ice cream.
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