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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
11
Relatives and visitors fill a busy social page with names from Pomeroy Columbus Logan and Athens. Neighbors attend weddings bridal showers house parties and family visits across multiple towns including Glen Ebon Union Furnace and Chauncey.
Edward Sherman Luhrig of Carbondale spent Sunday with friends. The school closed Friday for five weeks' vacation. Marguerite Albaugh, two, died Sunday of pneumonia. church Christmas entertainment planned. Several local residents visiting, and grammar school activities noted. Pastor Rev. Livengood to leave in January for six months. a replacement minister from Iowa will serve during absence. Ice on the Oluo River described as 6 to 8 inches thick. Barn fire at H. Barcus with significant losses, no insurance. News of local figures A. M. Pennybacker, ice storage, and social events. smallpox absence at Hoskingport. property purchase by J W. Johnson.
Harry Moore has moved his family into the house recently vacated by Charles Peters in Wolfs Plains.
Miss Emma White was the guest of Parkersburg friends Thursday and brivay. Bob Simpson of Penrose & Simpson Co. Marietta was a business visitor here Thursday. Mrs. Ida Cook and father John Dickerou left Monday for Corapolis, Pa., where they will spend a couple of months with relatives. J. R. Barrowe was at Athens Monday on business.
A report from Athens notes a profitable farmers institute with Miss Emans raising about twenty two dollars for mission work in Japan. Clarinda Bobbin is ill but improving while Fred Cooley took a recent trip to Dresville. Edward G Martin and Maude Waring wed Saturday at the bride’s home with Rev. W S Bush presiding.
Morrison family notes a paralytic stroke affecting Solu Morrison while Miss Magme Griffin travels to Logan to visit relatives. Grace Fox and Flossy Fox return from Coolville for vacation. George Garrison of Aurora visits Morrison household. Kyron Parker and family visit sister L Grifhy in Welsonville. Lelya Mills takes two weeks off for vacation at Stewart. Miss Mary A. Stone of Belpre, and Ethel Dunfee of New England schools, plan holiday breaks from December 24 to January 3.
Bisses Dora and Blanch Parker study at Stewart High School during a holiday visit. Pearley Vore drills an oil well for Harris Company on Perry Zimmerman’s leased farm. three shallow wells yield barrels each. Federal Creek Oil & Gas succeeds in gas production on John Featherstone’s farm. Wm Cox & Company leases lands of Mahlon Hayes, Maggie Townsend, J E and J H Caldwell, and Mesh Baker to drill oil and gas wells. Charles McVicker buys a plot on Guystile for a livery stable.
JUDSGH John Hawk and family of Athens visit relatives here and plan to stay over holidays. John Evans lost a valuable horse last week. Entertainment at Graham Chapel Christmas Eve and Blackwood schoolhouse Saturday drew large crowds. Miss Louisa Wooler will spend holidays with her parents. Mines here closed until after holidays. Fox hunting draws interest as season peaks. Schools close this afternoon and reopen after holidays. parents show strong support for children.
For the inauguration of Gov Myron T Herrick the Hocking Valley will sell Columbus to return tickets at the outbound fare for the round trip. Dates of sale are January 10 and 11 with a return limit of January 12.
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