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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
6
Messenger correspondents note residents visiting Logan Columbus Athens and Nelsonville with multiple family members traveling for shows business and care. Several adults temporarily travel due to illness or family emergencies while others stay at home or visit relatives in nearby towns.
Esther Scott left Friday for Lancaster to spend two weeks with her ill daughter Nell Scott Hiller. Born recently to Gib Johnson and Ethel Christian is a fine baby. Miles Jacoby near Union and Lizzie Morgan called on Joe Hutchins Friday. Ella Six of Nelsonville and Cliff Wolf with daughter Dorothy of Columbus visited Liz Guess. Charles Brown and Mrs J X Brown motored to Athens Saturday. Mr and Mrs Robert Hawk of Columbus spent Saturday night with Mrs W J Hawk. Mr and Mrs Harry Patton of Nell e spent Saturday evening with Joe Hutchins. Gabe Coon of Mansfield visits his daughter Elmer Bravely. John Hamer and Athens visited Will Hamer and children Sunday. Emma Gulley of Rauch's bakery in Athens left Monday for Powhattan to stay with her parents who run a confectionary and quick lunch there. Whooping cough quarantine lifted on Warren Vore and Harry Porter homes. James Powell moved a family from near Factory to Hocking Mine for work. Elza McGranet and Grove Nagle with daughter Mary Louise visited Zine Courtney. Tom Scott near Salem visited his sister Fletch Hawk Monday.
Local notices report Rev. C H Fowler and Rev L O Eberger visiting Asbury M E Church. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets at Mrs C Y Bridgeman's, and the Epworth League organizes under Miss Ella Edwards. Other items note baptisms, evangelistic efforts, and illnesses among residents.
Coolville notices recount a church aid meeting scheduled for Thursday afternoon December 13 at Mrs. Blaine’s home. The column also lists neighbors visiting relatives, illness updates, and local travels among residents including Gibbs, Shafer, Clark, Chapman, Talbott, and Tilton families with references to Athens, Marietta, and Belpre.
Carpenter C H Jewell and daughter Don visited with Alice Kliff in Albany. Mrs Warren Sisson spent Sunday afternoon with her parents and Mortimer McKnight. The Jewell family saw relatives at Vinton and Athens while several people plan visits to Detroit Michigan.
The clumsy notes show Guysville Jos and Mr. In moving to Chillicothe and Belpre. Mrs. Lamar Hunter and family are mentioned with Belpre. Hunter is noted as employed, while Htingenberg returned to a prior location.
A. M. Perry, a Baltimore and Ohio agent, relocated his family from the R. H. Bean property to Fred Snyder's house after spending a week with his parents in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Christy of Stewart and Ewart Christy of Athens visited their parents the Shulers in Athens Sunday. Flora Calvert and her mother returned home after a week with relatives in West Virginia.
Garden Charley Ross advances a well drill on George King’s farm with expectations to drill for gas. Mr Gage also moves a well drill on the Jake Hawk farm now owned by Rudolph Burlson and Delbert’s family. Social visits feature Staneart at the Sinclairs and King relatives, with Meighen of Columbus staying with his mother Floriday Meighen unable to walk.
Shade Mrs Eva Mohler and daughter Selah visited Mrs 8S J Smith and mother in Garden Athens area. Miss Sylvia Ziggafoos returned from three weeks with relatives near Carpenter. Mrs Sarah Goldsberry visits Athens after two weeks with son Elmer Goldsberry and daughter-in-law Joe King. Lew Woode and sister Shumway stayed with relatives in Pomeroy. Clyde Smith car accident near Billogers farm ends with minor injuries. Jerseyville matches feature Lodi and Marshfield teams with Lodi boys winning. Omar Hines and Grace Sargent welcomed a son weighing nine pounds.
Bedford residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend with many households listing multiple guests. Edna Riggs stayed with her sister, and several families were noted visiting others including the Hines, Chaney, and Mason households. A large crowd attended the Darwin PTA meeting Friday night and enjoyed a school program.
Peach Ridge residents hosted James Johnston Audra Chauncey and the Rogers family plus Bobbie in Chauncey. Little Mary Ellen Chadwick has been ill for a week. Principal Frank Christman was absent due to illness and no school was held Thursday and Friday.
Ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural tonic to cleanse the bowels remove poisons and boost energy clear skin and vigor. It promises a healthier lifestyle with a gentle daily dose and emphasizes constipation relief as a path to better earning power.
Bishopville social notes recount visits from Coolville to Paris and Crooksville. Hal Chapman and baby from Coolville hosted by Ira Falls. Miles Kasler and Donald dined with Millard Kasler family. Cecil Howard visited J D McDonald. Milhoan women called on Mrs Wagner in Paris. Donald Easier stayed with Pedi cord family. Frank Clark family and Clara Gottschalk joined Hoon household. Charles Pedicord returned from Crooksville. Alden Wells made a business visit. Charles Milhoan, working at New England, spent Sunday with his family.
Amesville residents hosted a wide circle of visitors from Columbus and New York City including Charles Smith and Miss Mary Phipps. Rev Charles Henderson and family traveled from Cincinnati, with his wife and son returning while the daughter stayed a week. Local figures G A Bennett and D B Bennett hosted relatives, and Mr Gould plans a free Uncle Tom’s Cabin screening for pupils on December 21. Sympathy extended to the McCune family on their loss.
Stockport courts hosted Friday night with both girls and boys teams securing victories. Earl McKinley marked his 25th birthday with a gathering of about 40 friends at his parents home Mr and Mrs Bruce McKinley. A new pool room table set opened Saturday at the John Wilson room by Messrs Linscott and Wilson. The Community Club plans its next meeting in the Presbyterian Church kitchen Monday evening December 17 with oysters served before business.
Lottridge and Boggs families with S Tilton and H Summerfield from Greenwood visited Belpre and Carthage relatives. Ackley and Caldwell families traveled to Athens and Parkersburg gatherings. Drilling moves noted, Prince of Peace contest attended in Athens with Mable Buck among contestants.
The Ladies Aid Society plans a bake sale and bazaar Saturday at J W Coe Hardware. The Plains host Albany Independ ent in a home basketball game with Albany boys suffering a loss. Several residents and relatives visit or stay with family over the holidays and week.
Miss Hazel Cline had her tonsils removed Monday at a Cleveland hospital and a telegram sent Tuesday reported she was getting along nicely.
The quarterly meeting of the M. E. Circuit has been moved from Wednesday evening to Sunday evening.
Earl Baker a former Albany resident now in the United States after years in the Philippine Islands, recently returned to undergo two serious operations. The first procedure occurred last Monday and the second this Tuesday. Dr Charles Mayo performed the surgeries at Mayo Hospital in Rochester Minnesota.
Albany Grange held a Saturday night meeting and corn show at the hall with 15 samples. Prizes went to yellow corn Fred Elliott white corn Madeline Potter bloody butcher Denver McVay other varieties Burton Elliott best 10 ears Madeline Potter champion ear Madeline Potter. Lunch followed the judging.
Musterole Laxative Cold Tablets provide fast relief from head colds with a chocolate coated easy to take tablet. The product targets kids for overnight comfort and is distributed by the Musterole Company of Cleveland Ohio with a 35 cent postpaid offer at all druggists.
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