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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
8
Miss Edyth McCullough visits Athens and Pomeroy with relatives before returning home. Dozens of residents are noted visiting, traveling, or hosting guests in towns like Albany Chauncey Marshfield Athens Columbus Zanesville and Wheeling with weddings and local excursions mentioned among numerous house parties and family visits.
Frank Gullom of Hamden visited Fred Finsterwald last week. Nan Biddle of Fisher visited with friends here last week. H W Lewis and wife of Beaumont visited E G Fuller and wife. Sam Bean Carrie Fuller Nell Coleman attend camp meeting at Coolville. Thomas Vore bought a new piano last week. Infant child of Mr and Mrs Robert Baker died Saturday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev L L Cherrington Sunday at Presbyterian church. Salome Bean of Marion visiting aunt Mrs E E Bean. Prof C R Cline in village Monday. Mrs Wm Webb of Missouri visited J W Murphy family. Miss Calvert of Athens visiting aunt Mrs D W Cornell. Rev F B Cheadle and wife of Albany guests of D W Cornell Monday night. Mrs B J Williamson of Columbus visiting aunt Mrs E M Coleman.
Mrs. Ed Carpenter hosted a large lawn party Friday for Beasie Carpenter's eighth birthday with about twenty five guests including Freda Nellie Russell Edwin Finsterwald Louise Baylis and Walter Moore of Athens. A noon dinner under the trees and gifts accompanied by social visits from Amesville and Athens residents marked the event. The town extended plans for a church ice cream and cake event on the lawn of E E Halbirt that Friday.
Local items report B B Cowee occupies a new blacksmith shop and Croquet remains the main pastime. Several residents travel for visits or illness with Mrs Geo Vincent and Mrs Emma Hanson among those noted. family visitors include Mrs Lula Chappelear and Mrs Susan Henry. a Sunday school convention at Graham Chapel drew many locals. Lycurgus Creamer returns from Magnetic Springs in better health.
Mrs Walter Liggett lost her pocket book containing a 15 dollar check and 1 dollar in silver while returning from Athens last week. Wm Roush and family visited Mr and Mrs Harry Sams at Albany on Sunday. Local youths attended an ice cream social at James Maxwells Clark's Chapel with a good time reported. Rev Massie of Gallipolis is conducting a protracted meeting at Graham Chapel this week with Pearl Massie assisting with music. Miss Cora Tedrow was helped by Pearl Massie, while Miss Anna Hawk and Anna Reeder from Judson visited Miss Bessie Cramner. Mae Sams of Athens visits her parents here, Retha Cramner of Athens visits this week. Mrs L M Mansfield and sister Queenie Love of this place left Tuesday for sterney Nebraska, ac coun d as far as Mrs Julia Ely.
G L Pake traveled to his Meigs County home on Saturday to speak to the Modern Woodman Camp at Downington accompanied by his wife and daughter Louise. They were joined by A H Dixon and wife in Albany for an outing and were hosted by W G Hopkins and Mrs. Margaret Hopkins. Rev Kerr invited Pake to address M E church youths on Sunday morning. Rev Cheadle and wife left Monday for Coolville to attend a camp meeting. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Morris spent last week in Me. Arthur visiting Mrs. Richey. Dr E L Murphey of Corning and Anthony Dunlavy of Zanesville visiting O B Murphey family. Esther Carpenter spent most of last week with Carpenter friends. J H Kirkpatrick returned from Columbus after O S U work. Miss Andrews of Cincinnati and Miss Kern of Athens visited Albany friends. A H Dixon and Z P Bobo visited Carbondale Saturday. Georgia Cheadle visiting Meigs County this week. Normal attendees at Athens now home resting before Teachers’ Institute opens September 7 with higher attendance bids expected.
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