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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
8
Amesville notes list Carrie Yocum visiting relatives at Stewart and multiple Athens Marietta and Columbus visitors. Mentions include the Beasley family deaths, peaches shipped to Columbus, thrashing by Westy and Limery Bean, and local changes of residence. Several named locals are cited with relatives and travel.
Miss Nora Wilson heads to Columbus for summer. Miss Helen Roach of Athens visits Miss Lucile Burson. Miss Darrell Henderson stays with Miss Henrietta Kipp. Edna Copeland returns from Syracuse. Mrs. Lovina Sinclair and two children visit here. Children’s day service planned at the Christian church next Saturday afternoon. WM Williams sold a horse to buyers for the 2nd cavalry US Army. Micy Lou and Mary Matheny visit their parents the Mathenys. Mr. and Mrs. J H W Mohler visit daughters. Lodi township Sunday school convention set for Friday night and Saturday August 2 and 3. Miss Kate and Mary Abbott return home due to mother Elizabeth Abbott’s illness.
Health, travel and visit details fill the page as C B Morris travels to Zanesville on a business trip last week. Mrs Owen Jordan visits Abe Jordan in Morday while Mrs W Neighbury hosts relatives from Columbus this week. C Knight hosts her sister from Middleport. Nisa Porterfield visits Miss Mary Cock in Belmont. Hulda Andrews and H Maakhetera visit Marshfield friends over Sunday. Abe Jordan returns from Virginia and is noted as doing well.
Mr Ben Snedden's illness prompts family prayers and a sister's death in Wellaton. The infant child of Mr and Mrs John Vocher dies suddenly and is interred at Marshfield. Mr and Mrs Thos Franci Ed Banks and mother visit friends at Pomeroy and nearby towns. C B Beverage takes a week vacation with family near Marshfield. James Francis of Nelsonville visits Luhrig and is joined by Misa Cleta Cook. Rumpler resigns as Luhrig Coal bookkeeper to join Indianapolis coal sales. L M Comer named successor and Thos Wright becomes assistant.
Herbert Brickels of Rendville hosted friends over Sunday. Alderman and Clarence Matheny visited Columbus. Rosa Bebout stayed with Miss Magpie Burtt in Athens last week. Mrs. Will Seller from Nelsonville visited H. M. Barker's family Saturday. Myrtle Jones and children from Glouster visit the aunt. Mary Michael and John Herrold of Pt. Pleasant WV visit James Herrold and family. Preda Phillips and Mrs J Phillips of Chillicothe are guests of her parents while Phillips summers in Illinois.
Alph Smith stayed with relatives at Federal Saturday. Local farmers attend to hay harvest. Henry Burchfield and wife visited their Athens farm on Sunday. Waldo Baird and Canaonville visitors dropped by. Isaac Williams and two children from Harmony visited relatives. Alice Jordan returned home after two months with Stockport daughter. Frank Stephenson entertained friends at their Pleasant home Monday evening with light refreshments.
Community notes report ongoing home building by L A Crippen and plans for an ice cream social on July 27 at the M E church. Mrs Williard Petty’s health is described, and Edd Burk considers moving to Jackson for mining work.
Miss Cora Bolen of Nelsonville visits Sugar Creek friends and attends church event. An ice cream social at Orson Matteson’s draws a good crowd. Mr. and Mrs. E D Junod and children visit Athens guests of Mrs Junod’s parents Mr and Mrs T M Vicker.
Mrs. O. S. Strahl visited Jim Watkins and wife recently. Herbert Poston was a guest near Athens on Sunday. Mrs. Jones of near Hull visited Dan Sams and wife Sunday. Bert Hill passed through on his way to Floodwood. Allen Manafield and wife of Strahlville were guests of Sam Poston Sunday.
Ireland S E Chambers of Little Hocking visited her parents here Sunday. Dc A Bingman visited relatives at Cincinnati Hill Saturday and Sunday. Miss Eva Barrows of Frost was the guest of Miss Grace Barrows last Rev Williams of Coolville will preach here next Sunday July 23 at 10 30 o clock. J H Flaherty and wife of Moundsville WV visited their parents here last week. Miss Mary Johnson returned to Stewart Saturday after spending a week at her home. Misses Anna Ethel and PetCarlton and C G Dodd spent Sunday at the natural bridge in Decatur. Miss Carrie Thorp of Little Hocking spent Sunday here the guest of her cousin Miss Grace Bingman. L C and L S Johnson left Monday for Hartford City and Clifton WV to spend two weeks visiting relatives. Mrs Mary Shotwell and Mrs Emma Moore and children Ida and Frank spent Sunday at Frost the guest of Mr and Mrs FP G Ladd. Mrs Margaret Batchelder and son will with Mrs Rebecca Dean and Miss Edith Chambers attended the funeral for Mrs Lukens at Qualey Sunday.
Pearl Helwig of Burlingham calls on friends at Pratt's Fork. Aura Colburn visits Meigs county relatives. Grace Radford from Columbus stays with sister Mrs. William Story. Laura Dartt visiting parents in West Virginia. Willow Creek circuit holds quarterly meeting at Pratt's Fork July 27-24. Melvina Sinclair and Marshfield-based children visit Ziggafoos parents. Rev. Wm. Atkinson of Letart W Va evangelist in the area. Cough remedy ads and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure endorsements appear from Ada and West Middlesex, Pa.
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