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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
8
A village record of visits and travels. Miss Mayme and Anna Black spent Sunday at their Glen don home while Clarissa Tedrow visited Logan with her daughter. Many residents and guests, from Parkersburg to Columbus, were listed for short trips, health plans, or family gatherings. The mumps reappear with Ollie Coe and Freddie Nye.
Lewis Jones makes a business trip to Columbus. Henry Atlas family visits E Atlas. Bitzer and wife visit daughter Mrs Ora Macklen at Baasil. Mrs J W Sawyer returns from Duvyrus with niece Garnet Mahler. Miss Jennie Nelson and Bertha Duddison teach. Oakdale witnesses summoned in Shiling perjury trial at McConnellville with 112 subpoenas. John Musselwhite stabbed near E N Davia saloon, Hopes fled. Lewis Jones Jr injured on motor mine 2, now recovering. Local visits include Rosa Buck, Joseph Bishop, Meda Lefaver at Flora Buck, Kate Barnhill with Kate Shatt, Dale and Shinie Jones with relatives in Hull. Protracted meeting at South Canaan draws many. G W Christman buys land with Jiu and Add Shott, buys timber from Elizabeth Hull. St Lawrence and W C Jones families visit Liebert Waugh to see daughter Mary Elizabeth.
Mrs Lucy Shirley illness noted with care. S J Biddison visited Athens Friday while Blanche Melchi hosted friends Tuesday evening. Hey Cheadle delivered a Sunday sermon. Louisa Nolan and Ella guest of H O Worcester. A J Robbins, schools superintendent, was in McArthur Saturday. Worley Storer hosted brother John Bartlett of Iowa. Frank Stratton visited Marshfield. Stewart Lodge Odd Fellows plan an oyster supper Saturday. George Norris of New England visited cousin Edward Norrie. A fete champetre planned at C C F Hall Saturday with proceeds to M E Church. Bertha Charlton Grace returned from Marshfield. D W Hoisington to Amesville for mother Mrs Smith illness.
Mrs A D Graft is quite sick. Mr and Mrs James Pratt have gone to housekeeping. Prof F H McVay was a business caller at Athens. ra Crossen is erecting a two story 24 by 48 building. Emma Stewart of New Straitaville visits Mrs John Morern. The Ohio Oil Co plans a building on their land and considers Mr Welch for storing tools. Mrs J F Beckles called to Albany by telephone about her mother Mrs Warren Foster. Our oil excitement continues with McClead Sickles wells in the Trenton sand and Newsum well in the Berea sand. The Bell well is going down with derrick up and coal hauled to begin on the Scott sand. Drood and Madge McAdoo entertained Mr Herb Phillips the sailor with ice cream and cake. Guests included Misses Mae Stanton Cora Willison Blanch Beckler Anna Addis Myrtle Hester Nora King, Miss Ida McCormie, Hoyt King, P D Beckler, George Hayes and Dr W H Henry.
Emmett Watson of Joy visited Plantesville on Sunday while Mr and Mrs W J Hinson from Marietta stayed with friends. Brown Bros of Marietta drill for Potts and Jordan as the Planteville Oil Co celebrates a beauty of an oil well. Mt Hermon church dedication noted with plentiful food, good crowd, and fine sermon.
WBHK Isville reports Mrs Yorkes convalescent from illness. Emer Mosure and turer Furr ill with pneumonia. Families visit relatives in Albany and Athens. Mrs Coe improving after pneumonia. J P Goe returns from Center Belpre. Typhoid improves for WHI White family. Local trips, visits, and reorganized Y S C E chapter at CP church. Protracted meeting to begin at Moundhill. Star Oil shipments and drilling continue.
Mary King is confined to her room with lagrippe. S Woodyard bought a fine drove of sheep from William Blackwood. S H Kenney of Downington visited friends here. Ora Parker, daughter of Edward Parker, is dangerously ill with lung fever. Blanche Knowlton of Zelda visited friends here last Wednesday. Verna Carbaugh and brother Herbert called on their sister Mrs Fever of Bassett. Frank Martin and Dlaine Woodyard, leading hunters, caught six skunks in one night.
Garden district notes show Sammons visiting relatives near Guysville and I Mackwood and wife planning a spring move to Rodwell place. Frank Guthrie visited sister W C Rankin. Myrtle Swarts rents farm to Persons Brothers for pasture. Grandpa and Grandma Tucker in good health. G W Sewell family visited Wao Meighens. F P Dinnamore of Athens visited his parents over Sunday.
Local news from Cuoolville covers visits by Dr N P Frami and others, a wheat sale to Novelty Mills, promotions at Novelty Mills, a whale sighting near Hockingport and a cantata titled Queen Esther at the M church. A fisherman named Fred Wedge narrowly escaped a fall while ferrying a passenger to see the whale. Receipts for the cantata nights totaled about fifty five dollars.
Augusta Coker of Athens spent Sunday with relatives in Canaanville. Several residents visited relatives in Guysville and New England. Sugar camps to open this week marking sugar parties for the young folks. Wheat sowing was light but promising due to favorable winter weather. Miss Lucile Tucker of Zaleski plans a Michigan visit starting February first. A candy party at Julia Brandecherry’s drew a good crowd. Frank Dean improves in Colorado. Rev J N Pilcher preached at the M E Church in pastor's absence.
Amesville community news lists residents visiting in Glouster Athens McConneleville and Vincent. Mentions rheumatism illness, new son born to Ed Norris, law study in Nashville, and a Mt Herman church dedication. Marshfield side notes Nora Swalm visits, Oyster Supper, new Mineral Knox line, Modern Woodmen in McArthur, and local social events with Dr Pedigo’s birthday.
Harry Adams of Nelsonville spent Sunday here. Miss Ora Young with Marshfield friends. Miss Ida Allison of Marshfield visited Samuel Young family. Fyn Wolfe teacher in sul district no 4 visited Marshfield friends. George Thornton of Athens called Saturday. John and Lenard Young convalescent after illness. George Young Deshler spent days with friends and relatives here. Ruben Nice of Paola Indiana visited brothers F H and W I Nice last week. Walter Mathena of Oakdale guest of grandmother Dianna Graham over Sunday. Steen net at a Sy Sociates oe George Nowles stayed at Carbondale with Mrs Dowler’s sister Mrs Jacob Pollox and attended revival.
George Norris closed his term at school at this place Friday. Miss NeHie Beebe visited relatives at Marietta last week. Mrs. Samuel Stalder of Guysville was a recent guest of Eliza Minear. Katie Wires, daughter of Albert Wires, is seriously ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Pred Payne of Marietta was a recent visitor of Misses Bessie and Neltle Beebe.
Laura Dunfee spent Sunday at home. Richard Nixon made a trip to Parkersburg last week. Monroe Hall and Eva Clark visited Parkersburg Monday. A L Johnson of Hazel called on John Morrison recently. Fannie Dudder of Hockingport visited friends here. Mrs Amanda Forester visited relatives in Parkersburg last week. A community canto Queen Esther played in Coolville with attendees calling it a success. Residents traveled to Hockingport to view a 65 foot long whale on exhibit. W D Clark visited Big Run. Joseph Jewell was in Athens Monday on business. Mrs Ella Conant of Hixon visited her parents here last week. Jennie Gladys and Emmet Tittle visited Mrs John Gode of Utica Sunday. James McMullen and Rosa Plummer were guests of Gran t Plummer Sunday. John Johnson visited Parkersburg this week. Ed Donaldson is on the sick list. Pearle Keirns visited Federal relatives. A party at A L Wooley’s Saturday night drew a good crowd. Dan Hixson tended his Amesville farm Tuesday. Fred James and wife of Milfeld visited Lew Donaldson’s son and wife.
A Canadian fruit growers meeting discusses cranberry cultivation noting land should be sanded three to six inches deep and irrigation is essential to keep the patch damp, with flooding before frost and through May. A speaker reports $300 net per acre from Cherry Dell variety and neighbors taking up the industry. Also covered are horse radish cultivation, and a method for keeping winter squashes in a warm cupboard with doors ajar to prevent freezing. Text ends mid-sentence with stray farm tips and a final note on visiting animals in pasture.
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