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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1928
Page
6
Hamden and Murray City correspondents report on local society and club events. American Legion Auxiliary and Ladies Aid meet. personal visits include relatives in Detroit Columbus and Dayton. births announced. Pilgrim Holiness gathering referenced. residents attend baptisms and hospital visits. a party honors Esther May Bryson at Hamden Services Club.
Olie Harris, about 63, near Plantsville, was found dead in her room by her unmarried brother L. W. Harris. The death, sudden and mourned, leaves three brothers George A Mt Hermon Mark of Oklahoma and L. W. Harris at home. Funeral arrangements not yet set. Local notes cover visitors, threshing, fairs, travels, and minor community events in Sharpsburg and nearby towns.
The Plains News items report Mrs Ed Anderson and Mrs St Thom pson visiting with family including Roy and his wife and their two children McArthur Jett Harrison and Frances visit Chillicothe Frances stays a week Mrs Molly Wallace Barberton visits Plains and attends the fair Roy Hawk travels to Pomeroy in search of work Shelby McCallister and Billy Sherwood spend fair week with parents Road work includes oiling and planned limestone tar surfaces Silas Nichols mows along the roadside Mrs Luhi Smith visits sister Jenny Mayberry Johnstown Pa travels Washington DC Will Bowlby and son Harry visit Joe Hutchins en route to Athens to haul ash lumber for new flaring W J Hawk son Fletch Worth Dicken and Everett Cade fishing up to 26 pounds this week
Aug 25 updates show residents visiting relatives and returning from hospitals. Names include Mrs Withiam Folliver Greendale Mrs John Ossman and Mrs Ace Pickett Patsy Davis home after two weeks at St Francis hospital Chanter en better Olson and son Lawrence Kenmore visiting Fair Week at home Miles Brooks visiting Mrs Denzil Gabriel and Jess Haydenville Charles Kesterson and family moved from Fishers to new area Icy Nutter Murray City Gertrude Andrews visiting uncle Gill Hartman family Henry Six daughter Mary Davis seriously ill Frank Smith Berma Yerkey guests Jess Sparks and Mrs Emma Burlette Blankenship Rebecca Mallon Craigsville W Va visited New Straits Mattie Sampson drove to Westville to see relatives Virginia Mrs Charles Harrison Mallons con Chester jawkstown Delaware Robert Beckler visited Nelsonville end Merry Harrison Mrs Lee Campbell and her daughter.
Residents and visitors from nearby towns gathered for social events across Guysville and UFSVILLE. Among those mentioned are Mrs Garnet Bretz and family, Mrs Frank Willard and children, and Dr McLaughlin with Gerald Woolweaver returning from Canada. Multiple gatherings include Sunday and midweek calls at homes of Bosworth, Coen, Brett, Fuller, and Ashcrafts, with church attendance noted and a minor automobile mishap injuring Clifford Picket near Nelsonville.
A humorous, spiraling monologue reflects on county fair talk, politics, and social life. It riffs on farmers, doctors, Prohibition, and local figures while poking fun at speeches, humor, and the week’s happenings. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek call to sing and mock seriousness.
Carpenter and Mrs Brady Munday visited relatives in West Virginia. Mrs I M Swett spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs W Har caravan. Mr Andrew Jewell of Columbus visited Milton Bratton and returned home Thursday. Don Wood and family of Pomeroy spent the weekend with George Wood. Schools open Monday September 8 with Mrs Osa Cooper of Athens and HEB Bullard of Rio Grande teaching in the high school and W 3 Swett teaching Carpenter school.
Aug 25 Coolville scene features Mrs Anderson Bentz and kin at Embree Park for the Bingman reunion. Attendees from Columbus to MacConnellville join local families for dinner, program, and annual meeting planning. Notables include Mrs E G Alden, Miss Ella King, and Captain J K Macleod.
Syracuse Mrs Earl Nease and guests Mr and Mrs Frank Killemsworth returned from Byesville for a several day visit. Mrs Katherine Rousey and daughter Jennie Sue of Pomeroy dined with Mrs Charles Calkins at her parents home. Miss Belle Carleton stayed with cousins Miss Anna and Margaret Carleton. Miss Lula Smith of Utah visits Miss Bertha Lawrence and friends. Mrs Mary Karr and Audie Lee visited Point Pleasant. Mrs Curse Seilenabel has been ill. Meigs County Teacher Institute attendees include D B Williams A L Flanagan W S Carl Weese Elmer Compton and several Misses. Mrs Harsiy Holter and son joined friends at Canter’s Cave. Miss Jessie Roush of Racine visits Henry Roush’s family. Ladies Aid of Asbury M E Church met with Mrs Frank Hartis presiding during Mrs Margaret Lawrence’s absence. Mr and Mrs Henry Roush with Carl Bell spent Sunday with Miss Gertrude McBride at Rio Grande College. Hess Nichols family called to Tuppers Plains by death of grandmother Mrs Richards. See Aug 25 Mr and
Monday visitors include Abe Barber and family in Columbus and Mrs Alice Barber’s home, Lawrence Murphy of Athens and Frank Green with son Earl visiting from Nelsonville, plus long-distance guests Sam Hill Legan and Bob Svpler Walbridge. Sylvia Dodds bought a new car. Carbon Hall hosts a Wiener roast with many attendees. Athens County Fair attendance noted. Chicago visitor Warll Stapler with grandparents. Toledo resident Leonard Reynolds visiting parental home.
Albany August 25 The Ladies Aid society of the M B church will meet at the church this Wednesday. Mrs Will Jacobs of McArthur and Mrs George Martindill of Wellston visited with Mrs C D Bailey. Mr Martindill played in the golf tournament at the country club during a week’s visit to Akron with Mr and Mrs Claude Howard. Mrs Tom Bolin and son Francis Lee spent time with Mrs Earl Hart near Reynoldsburg. Mrs Orvilla Ewing of Wheeling WV visited her parents, Dr and Mrs E Stanley. Miss Margaret Johnson of Glouster is a guest in town for a few days. Miss Meriam Williams of Monroe NC arrived to spend winter with the Russells and attend activities here. Local personals note various relatives visiting, church officials, and neighbors, with several trips and social calls among residents.
Mrs. C George Powell and daughters Anita and Alberta of Cleveland, with Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Savage hosts in Chase FASE, left for Murray City to visit friends. Kenneth Wilkinson, Plymouth, 14, spends week with his wife and parents here. Local clubs Stitch and Chatter and Jolly Twelve meet. farewells and visits noted. State Utilities Commission schedules Lorain fare hearing for September 24.
Carbon Hill notes late August visits as Gerda Jenkins and Davi Evans of Marysville stay a week with kin and friends. Mr and Mrs Robert Eddy and Dr and Mrs Hamil of Nelsonville called on Mrs Elizabeth Sledanl Sunday. Leslie Horn and Harold returned home after months in Kensington Onlo. Chrence Spooner of Detroit is visiting the Hedley Lowes household. CARBON HILL Aug 25. Mra
ASHS permission Columbus August 24 reports the Ohio River and Western Railway Company, operating in southeast Ohio, applied to the state utilities commission for authority to change its Captina Belmont County station from agency to non agency operation.
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