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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1925
Page
7
The Messenger reports strong Monday events at the Chautauqua in The Chautauqua with Dr Minakuchi on New Citizenship and a buoyant evening play. Various local families and visitors from Parkersburg, Delawar, Frost, and Minerva share weekend travels and farm visits around Athens and Sumner.
Carbondale and Barberton residents are listed visiting and spending weekends with family. Names include Clyde Barber Arthur Easterling Clinton Cox Jap Cox Emerson Holland and others. Several families from Columbus Port Clinton Rutland and Athens attended the Chautauqua here and visited relatives.
A grove gathering Saturday July 4 featured music and a talk by Rev. Edward Miller. A church benefit social is planned at Henry North’s Brawley farm Saturday July 11. Guests included Mrs. Julia Mingus and Ruth Mingus from Sand Ridge.
Miss Anna Linscott and guests returned from a week visit at Emmett Linscott home. Miss Lucille Rovers of Sand Ridge spent the last week with Mr and Mrs Pearl Morris. Mr Charlies Ligget and Mr A L Woveley attended the Sayer's reunion in Concord Saturday.
Mrs John West Sr returns from Chillicothe with daughter Myrtle. Families relocate for work in Adrian Michigan and Akron. Neighbors visit, picnic at Carpenter, and Fourth of July gatherings noted. A house fire at Steve Kaufman’s six room residence near Hutchins is reported with partial furniture saved.
Hockingport residents hosted numerous visitors from Oakland Parkersburg Ravenswood and Marietta while Prof Eugene Keyes of Oakland plans a Friday arrival and a home reception. The Fourth of July and Defense Day were observed quietly with hopes for a more fitting celebration next year.
Jacksonville Mr and Mrs Charles Cox and Mr and Mrs Earl Sauders with their son Earl travel to Portsmouth Friday to visit Mr and Mrs S E Shaffer and family and Mr and Mrs Emerson Shaffer They return Sunday night Mrs Dott Lehner and daughter Preda of Columbus are spending the week with Mr and Mrs Patrick McCann and family
A long list of residents visiting relatives and friends over the Fourth includes Cliff and Arthur Donson with parents, Irene Overmeyer and Janet White from Athens and Logan, Earl Simmons visiting Columbus family, Cunliffes from Blaine, Frank Hellyer from Logan, Oscar Hellyer, Henry Bennet visiting Shuttleworths, Effie Jonas and others home from Athens, George Loper and family from Toledo, Melvin Lewis from Columbus, Gladys Ellis of Barberton, Alec Emery from Marion, Join Tate of Columbus, and many more visiting towns such as Buckeye, Nelsonville, Barberton, and Athens with assorted family hosts.
Carpenter George Black and wife visited by John Fischler and wife. families from Columbus Salem Center Wooster and Cincinnati spent time with Walter Hampton A. J. Carpenter hosts the Granville and Albany clergy callers. Rebecca McWhorter visited relatives. infant son of Charles Bowen dies and burial arranged. numerous Columbus visitors join local relatives for the holiday.
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