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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1924
Page
2
A barber shop enlarges its entrance and property line while Meine Bros meat market space is repurposed for Frank DelCarlo to open a confectionery. Claude Cupp suffers a burn at work with one month recovery. Annie Schneider wed William Desmerling in a Logansport ceremony with Rev. C F Lauer officiating.
Harrisonville Mrs Clarence Greenler and son Sarthur of Phoenix Ariz visiting relatives here Mr and Mrs Webber French of New Holland guests at Mart Chase's home Mrs D F Dye quite sick Sedwick White of Rutland there Saturday night recovering from severe accident in Chicago Mrs Howett and nephew of Athens visited Car Chase family Jane Shriver of Pomeroy spent last week here Eugene Atkins and Merritt family came home from Rio Grande for weekend Pauline French of Jeffersonville is another guest Howard Alkire of Columbus was here last week on business Howard White and family of Columbus spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Had White Meigs County Pomona Grange met here last Saturday large timber were present despite rain Mr and Mrs Dale Knopp of ? are spending a week here with home folks He is employed with the National Stock and will go next week to Pennsylvania Fortunes often have been found between the pages of discarded bles.
Vanderhoof George and Hasel Cremeans stayed with their aunt near Huntington West Virginia. Jim and Mrs Garton of Bethel visited daughter Mrs Riley Dye at Deep Hollow. Haymond Boggs visited brother Carson Boggs. Mrs Edwin Chase visited sister in law Jyda Joffere. A L McBee and family toured Bethel visiting Carson Boggs. Guy Davis from Little Hocking visited J W and Mrs Davie. R P Boggs visited Leroy Boggs parents. Nive Earl Xincade hosted her sister Mrs Herbert Bowers. Mrs George Dean of Coolville visited H R Watkins. Mare Buck stayed with sister Mrs William Graham. Ralph Gillian of Delaware visited his parents John and Mrs Lake. Lawrence Burton of Athens called on Brady Ashcraft. Robert Runions visited sister Mrs Fred Runions in Coolville. Aubrey Washburn and Margaret Caplinger of Fairview visited Clarice Chase. Austin and Gladen Hull of Greenfield visited the Conant family. Rev Wotring attended J W Davis’s supper. Reedsville Charge quarterly meeting set for July 29 at Reedsville. Delbert Murphey, visiting his mother Anna Murphey, returned to work in Nobe West Virginia. W H Ashcraft was a business visitor at Athens. Isola Conant of Athens weekends with William and Mrs Conant.
Local residents host and visit over the weekend with relatives in Parkersburg Warren Cleveland and Columbus. Newborn son to Howard Lake’s family. illness and expected visits noted for Will Creesy. Sunday school winter roast hosts ten. multiple trips and guest stays at Belpre Albany Akron and Athens.
Amesville Mrs 8 N Hobson of Athens visits Mr and Mrs O M Lovell and is welcomed by the Lovell family. The Gibson families and Mrs Mattie Owens spent the weekend with kin at Hasti. Jessie Owens travels to Cleveland for relatives and a Niagara Falls Canada trip. John Thomas will cover her bank duties during her absence. Lucille Porter a Marietta state road office stenographer is home for the week end. C H Lovell made a business trip to Bellville.
Mrs. G. W. Fisher and Rae Crosley with To ledo friends attended the wedding of Helen Goddard and Early W. Fisher. Henry Williams, Black Diamond engineer, badly crushed his foot moving a car but doctors report no broken bones. Village streets receive repair and leveling work this week.
Pratt's Fork Miss Daisy Orr of Columbus visits her parents Dr and Mrs C L Orr. Athens residents Alice Petrie and friends call on Mrs Vin ton Meeks. Wingett family members travel to Letart Falls W Va to see grandmother after a fatal stroke. Numerous locals host and visit family over the weekend and attend Zion baptisms. Harley Pierce buys Frost store and plans September move.
Farmers in Pleasant Hill cut wheat and grass as community updates include Mrs Marria McPherson visiting her son Edward Parker in Athens. The Pleasanton ice cream social drew good crowds and funds.
Albany residents note visits and trips as Mrs. Peter Morse and Edward Morse head to Akron to see William Morse. Aura Vorhes and granddaughter Mary Ellen Vorhes stay with Lydia Cline. Mrs. Harry Mars of Chicago visits D. H. Russell family. Earle Parkins from Huntington joins relatives. Dr. A F Holmes hosts Wert and Mrs Gilbert from Nokomis for a week. Lelia Roberts to take a week off from F. E. Goldsberry's sales role.
A vacationing group stopped Tuesday in Salem Center when Marion Harner attempting to pass a car collided with Ralph Carpenter's Ford near Hebbardsville Cemetery. Mrs Carpenter and two children were thrown from the car, lightly to moderately injured and taken to the home of Mrs Williams. Mr Williams was in another vehicle in Harner’s passing attempt. In a separate incident John Wallace of this city escaped serious injury after a rough crash leaving him badly bruised.
Glouster resident Fred Smith was cut on the right ankle at the Mid-Hocking mine near Burr Oak on Tuesday. He received three stitches after his overalls caught in a conveyor screw and he was taken to Dr Crawford's office for treatment.
George Rambo of Jacksonville is scheduled for a solo at the Friendship Circle meeting to be held Thursday evening at the local Methodist church. A fine program has been prepared and Mrs Cavey’s committee will entertain.
In Belmont County opposition to a road user tax grows as the proposed mobile club struggles to form. Local organizers report sentiment favors reducing user fees, while state action to fund road upkeep remains opposed. Separately in Beaumont Ohio, Mr and Mrs John H Martin hosted guests including Anna Jones of Glouster and J E Williams with family, amid social gathering notes.
Davis and daughter Doris of T2 pa Florida visited with Mr Martin during a South trip last winter and joined several extensive motor excursions with the Davises around Tampa and nearby areas.
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