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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1928
Page
6
Social notes list residents and visitors from Murray City and nearby towns. People from Logan Columbus Zaleski Shawnee Amesville Crooksville Crooksville and Athens attend gatherings, funerals, and family visits across the region.
The column lists community members moving for work in Eastern Ohio and returning visitors. Names include Joe Gulley, George Johnson, the Hawks family, Trout, Burdette, and many area residents from Chauncey, Woodlawn, Chesterhill, Athens, Willoughby, Columbus, and surrounding towns. Highlights cover job changes, travel to Columbus and Pomeroy, and local social visits with relatives and neighbors.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary picnic at Syracuse beach drew many members including Mrs. Bridgeman, Mrs. Karr, Miss Marcia Karr, Miss Gladys Karr, and others. Ice cream was donated by Commissioner Karr, mite boxes were collected, and a Missionary doll collection was taken. Several residents and visitors traveled to nearby towns for visits and meals.
Mrs. Howard Brown and her nephew David H. Barker visit the former Barker home in Union, staying through the week. Dolly Barker of Washington D C accompanies the two.
Hamden residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with guests from Columbus Topeka Pittsburgh Cleveland Chillicothe and Indianapolis. Several family members traveled to attend funerals reunions and hospital plans while others returned home after visits with local relatives and friends.
Out of town guests attended the M E church dedication in Albany including Lillie Pruden Knoxville Ella Alvis New Straits ville and others from Huntington Jackson and Athens telegrams from Fred Rotroff Chillicothe greeted the event. A birthday gathering honored Arthur Woodyard with a cake and friends from Columbus to Weaver Chapel attended.
Class 99 of the M. E. church met Monday evening at the church. Miss Hazel Cline led a program on A Modern Sunday School after the business session. A quintette sang His Yoice Is Easy for the twenty six members present. Social committee members were Mrs. EF Lash, Mrs. Winnie Gibson, Miss Hazel Cline, Mrs. Amanda Wells and Miss Faye Baker.
S0 persons attended the Stanley reunion at Weaver chapel last Sunday. The oldest guest was Mack Stanley, 65, and the youngest was 11 month old Mattiesen Newlyn. Mrs. Bess Steward and daughter Margaret joined relatives from Thurmond West Virginia.
Mrs Walter Seale of Winchester Kentucky will speak on the Holy Land at an upcoming event. The program aims to illuminate biblical sites and teachings for local attendees.
A Sunday dedication service at the M. E. church in Albany attracted 159 people, marking a profitable and enjoyable moment for the community in recent years. The event concluded with a ceremonial conclusion as attendees departed.
Peach Ridge residents report visits from Carrie Chadwick and Ellen Lane. Families from Akron Athens and The Plains stopped by to see Chadicks, Hixsons, Junods, Shaffers and Johnsons. News notes include Earl White improving after a gas flare, Gail Lawrence with summer flu, and several funerals in Athens and McConnelsville.
The program at Glouster featured a dedicatory service with Reverend H J Holcombe and solos by Elva Throckmorton and Mrs W A Pride. Reverend Blair Jackson spoke at 2 pm followed by Reverend I P Day of Central Avenue M E Church Ath ens delivering a sermon. Special music by Virginia Harner and Donald McHerson, closing with God Be With You Till We Meet Again, and a $2571 debt relief gift to the church.
The Community club presented The Little Clodhopper at the Strouds Run schoolhouse on Friday. Cast included Glen Poston George Cain Ellis South Dave Matteson Nell Everett and others. McDougal string quartet provided music. The event netted 10.40 to fund schoolhouse supplies with chairs donated by John Jagers and lighting by Bob Flair.
The Bishopville Sunday school held its annual picnic at Bishop Grove on Saturday with a crowd enjoying speaking and singing. Mr and Mrs J M McDonald and daughters Jessie and Marguerite attended the Stanley reunion near Boling Mills Sunday. Charlie Milhoan and family visited Mrs Cora Householder in Jacksonville Sunday. Mrs Jane Radcliff Albany is visiting her daughter Mrs J M McDonald. The Misses Frances and Elmer Day of Columbus visited I L Falls and family last week. Jessie McDonald visits Miss Sylvia and Miss Caryl McVey near Albany.
Sunday visitors gathered at the Murphey home including Delbert and children Murphey from Parkersburg and others from Deep Hollow, Tuppers Plains, Morganville, Bethel, and Athens areas. Local families hosted or visited during the weekend with multiple musical and communal meetups. A Picnic dinner drew about 45 neighbors at L T Runnion’s home. Reverend Nutter delivered services at Lawrence Chapel with a future sermon on September 2 at 9 30 a m.
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