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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1924
Page
7
Chauncey schools held Christmas programs in all grades on Wednesday afternoon with songs dialogues and recitations. At the Morristown building programs continue Wednesday evening with a tree and gifts for new pupils. Teachers include Virgil Baughman from Chauncey and Miss Ida Davis of Jacksonville.
Charles Bradfield Jr. of Chauncey received a crate of Florida fruit from Lester A. Weekley of Oak Florida. The box held dozens of oranges tangerines and grapefruit. Weekley a former Chauncey resident has lived in Florida five years and each Christmas sends Bradfield a fruit box.
Miss Sylvia Lennigar a former Chauncey girl now employed by Davis Baking Powder with headquarters at Muncie Ind is spending her holiday vacation with her mother Mrs Cora Lennigar of Athens and her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Levi L Sweazy of Chauncey.
Mrs Clarence E Sanders of Millfield spent Tuesday in Logan as the guest of Dr and Mrs Lyons. The funeral of the little daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg was held Tuesday morning. burial was in Clos Hill cemetery. Bers Alice Bircher and her little daughter of Columbus visiting relatives in Millfield are with Mr and Mrs Esta Walters in Chauncey before Nelsonville visit. Mrs Fred Sanders, previously ill in Millfield, is reported much improved.
Miss Orpha Sweazy employed in Columbus visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Sweazy on Main Street Chauncey for Christmas. She plans to return to work on Sunday.
Dr. Lindley V. Sprague improved at home on Main street. Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Dane Osborne and son Richard plan holiday visits with Henry Osborne’s parents. Several Chauncey residents travel to Nelsonville Columbus Detroit and Sharpsburg for family gatherings.
Mrs Dora Heffken is very ill. Irene Golding visited Mrs A Bernard and Mrs Charles Wahi. Charles Hooper returned from Athens area. Irene Golding was the PFena guest of relatives. Roland Muipas family and Fred Leake family visited Mrs Dora Heffken and relatives. Henry Willike from Athens visited P H Willike. William McVey family visited Dora Heffken. Bible verse Luke 2 11 discussed by Rev Courtney at Christian church. Bible school had 87 attendees. next week's goal 97.
Sharpsburg E S Kelley died at his home near Plantsville after an illness noted last week. He leaves a wife and three sons Howard Willard and Earl plus a daughter Mrs Dow Ross Onesville. Funeral and burial occurred at Bartlett Friday morning.
Miss Agnes Milligan teaches at Plantsville school as relatives visit Cincinnati. The school plans an entertainment and tree event Wednesday evening.
Miss Edith Humphrey of Ohio University spends Christmas with her parents in Hockingport. Local residents attend Tri County Fruit Growers meeting in Coolville with talks by L. W. Holland of Ohio State University. Families visit and plan holiday travel across Athens, Washington, and Meigs counties.
A reported case of the eternal triangle among the colored population near Big Run led to the shooting of a man named Stevens by Frank Males on Saturday. Authorities from Washington county reportedly attended to the incident as it occurred just over the county line. Harry Henry is visiting friends in Wheeling this week. A. G Henry went to Columbus Tuesday, where he will spend
Property owners in Rome and Troy have organized the Rome-Troy Good Roads Association with L A Little as secretary and HLinton as president. The group, with about eighty members, aims to improve a local eight mile road corridor.
Fragmentary OCR reads about state highway officials and a project start, with references to authorities and potential work onset. The garbled lines make specifics uncertain.
Mrs Gladys VanVasey a music teacher in the National Park Seminary Washington DC returns for the holidays. Professor Hershel Huston of Keystone West Virginia schools and Clif ford Glazier of Cincinnati join local residents for the festive period. E P Adair of Huntington West Virginia visits his mother Mrs Lucy Adair, now out of danger from illness. William Rice and daughters Mrs Campbell and Miss Lenore Rice join Mrs Fannie Wells and family at Stewart. Mrs W R Wells remains in critical condition.
Herman Wilson of Athens was fined $10 plus costs on a plain drunk charge Tuesday night in Mayor L A Koons court. Chief Herb Parker made the arrest.
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