Albany Defeats Paint Rock After Ten Innings
In Albany Ohio on July 21 Albany won in the tenth inning after Webb hit a home run scoring Duffee. Duffee pitched strongly while H Brown and Ferguson made costly errors. Fletcher at second handled eight chances, Crow and Dennison contributed for Paint Rock, Duffee and Webb won the game with Duffee's 12 strikeouts and Webb's homer. Attendance 350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Ohio
Webb
Duffee
H. Brown
Short
H. Ferguson
Fletcher
W. E. Duffee
Ohio Medics
Columbus
Crow
Dennison
Rock
Crew
Point Rock
J. H. Vorkes
J. H. Cline
Million Annually Lost in Barn Fires Across Ohio
Ohio barn fires show losses rising from 513,905 to 1,037,005 yearly over five years. Contents losses surge due to farm product value and widespread use of machinery stored in barns. Sweating hay, spontaneous combustion, and lightning drive most fires, with hay heating to dangerous temps and igniting. Reports predict 250,000 in barn losses from lightning this summer. many barns lack modern lightning rods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
Michigan
State Association of Farm Mutuals of
Iowa
Ohio Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
America
South Canaan News Briefs Reach Local Folks
Mr Frank Lawrence and wife returned to Wellsburg West Virginia after visiting friends in the area. Wesly Bean bought a new thresher. Miss Gladys Wyatt left for New England to visit her mother. Attendees from South Canaan joined memorial services at Asbury. The ice cream social at Dr E D Harper's home drew a large crowd. Earl Bean went to Parkersburg for work on the O R Railroad. Rev Seamon will preach at South Canaan Sunday at 3 PM. Everyone is invited. Miss Essa Price of Athens visited friends here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lawrence
Wellsburg
W. Va
Wesly Bean
Gladys Wyatt
New England
South Canaan
Asbury
E. D. Harper
Earl Bean
Parkersburg
O. R. Railroad
Seamon
Essa Price
Athens
Local Notices From Stewart Area
Frost Audra Ludwick of Stewart was a guest of friends here last week. Mrs. Mary Lemmon visited friends at Stewart recently. Rev. Kreager preached at the Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. Wm. Founds was a guest of friends near Fillmore Sunday. Nan Linton of Chicago vacationing with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Linton. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brandeberry visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brandeberry near Cutler last week. Mrs. Mattie Hatch and daughter Frances of Athens were guests here. Mr. M. Tubbs of the State Hospital at Athens was a guest near here Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audra Ludwick
Stewart
Mary Lemmon
Frances
Athens
M. Tubbs
State Hospital
Social visit roundup in Canaanville Athens and nearby
Ralph Wilson visits friends in Athens on Sunday. Miss Rose Sheldon of Athens stays with Bernice Dorr over the weekend. Miss Blanche Finsterwald of Columbus visits Mrs. Waldo Baird. Mr. and Mrs. F C Webster host Chas Bethel. Hester Carpenter of Columbus visits Fay Carpenter. Dad Davis of Athens guests Dana and Sara Webster. Rev McKay of Guysville circuit preaches at this place with large attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burch visit Ruth near Jerseyville. Georgia Williams of Stewart calls on friends and attends church. Ben Pilcher, Streator principal, leaves for Chicago for further work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wilson
Athens
Bernice Dorr
Rose Sheldon
Blanche Finsterwald
Columbus
Waldo Baird
F. C. Webster
Chas
Bethel
Hester Carpenter
Fay Carpenter
Dad Davis
Dana Webster
Rev. McKay
Guysville
Ray Burch
Ruth
Jerseyville
Georgia Williams
Stewart
Ben Pilcher
Streator
Ills
Nelson Pilcher
Chicago
Entertained royally at Hebbardsville dinner
In Hebbardsville Ohio on Sunday Mr and Mrs J H Masketer and Mr and Mrs Jess Vorkes hosted a dinner for guests including Mr and Mrs Will Phillips and Arthur, Mrs E H Phillips and Miss Lucy Phillips of Marshfield, Dr and Mrs M H Snow and daughter Helen of Council Grove Kansas, Mr and Mrs Will Whaley and son James Wilfrid. The meal honored Dr and Mrs Snow who depart Tuesday afternoon for home after a month visit with Mrs Snow’s relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebbardsville
J. H. Masketer
Jess Vorkes
Will Phillips
Arthur
E. H. Phillips
Lucy Phillips
Marshfield
M. H. Snow
Helen
Council Grove
Kansas
Will Whaley
James Wilfrid
Snow
Tusday
Wordy Southern Girl Reveries on Fat and Family
A narrator reflects on a girl’s belief she could be fat and dumpy like Ma rather than accepting that a stylish visitor may never resemble Pa. The tone hints at caution about appearances and the pull of family memory.
Best Exhibition in Its History at Ohio State Fair
Ohio's fifty seventh annual State Fair and Industrial Exposition will run September 2 to 6 in Columbus. Organizers cite record exhibit demand across machinery livestock and premium classes, a renovated park with new grand stand and women’s rest room, and daily entertainments including Captain A Roy Knabenshue's airship flights. A county headquarters building will host booths for county residents and reunions. details from secretary T. L. Calvert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
A. Roy Knabenshue
Knabenshue
T. L. Calvert
Well Known Expert Resigns to Form Shaft Sinking Partnership
Edward Muir a leading Sunday Creek Company superintendent resigns to join James Williamson in coal shaft sinking. Muir brings deep Scottish expertise and has supervised multiple mines with about 400 workers and 1900 tons daily output. They plan operations in Glouster Jefferson County and Sugar Creek WV with major contracts in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Muir
Sunday Creek Company
James Williamson
Williamson
Sugar Creek
Scotland
Muir
America
Continental Coal Company
Snake Hollow
Melsonville
Sunday Creek
Glouster
West Virginia
Jefferson County
D. H. Williams
Muir and Williamson
Athens
Nelsonville
Escaped Inmate From State Hospital Taken In
John Doe, described as a strange character, was jailed last week for lunacy before Judge A. M. Farlow and sent to the State Hospital at Athens yesterday by Guard A. Porter. An escaped inmate, he had gotten away two weeks earlier and wandered Washington county streets begging for meals.
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Marietta, O
John Doe
A. M. Farlow
Athens
A. Porter
Doe
Trains Water Bound as Floods Halt Rail Service
Continuous rain over three days halts rail traffic in Marietta Ohio. Muskingum river division of the Baltimore and Ohio reports all trains annulled while the Pennsylvania line only reaches Caldwell before washing out tracks. Flooding washes corn wheat and hay from fields and washes away bridges and culverts as rivers rise toward danger levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ohio
Muskingum River Division
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Railway
Caldwell
Farewell Reception Held for Moving Smiths in Glouster
Glouster on July 18 hosted a farewell reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rearden for Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Smith who have moved to Athens. Mr. Smith headed the Western & Southern Insurance business here and will transfer to the Athens office. He also served as assistant superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school and leaves many friends in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
W. H. Rearden
R. B. Smith
Athens
Smith
Western & Southern Insurance Company
Methodist
Venus Obs Fraudster Trial by Astronomer Julia Hitchcock
A near scandal at an observatory unfolds as Edwin Summers clashes with Mrs. Amelia Bodman, an impostor posing as a science benefactor while Miss Avis Burnham’s visit exposes vanity and deceit. Summers courts Venus observations amid reputations and a punchy ending with satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Burnham
Edwin Summers
Professor Summers
Summers
Amelia Hubbell Bodman
America
Trickenhurst Observatory
Mrs. Bodman
Julia Hitchcock
Excur sions and train schedules from Hocking Valley bulletin
Hocking Valley bulletin lists North and South bound trains from Athens with multiple daily times and specials. It promotes excursions to Northern Michigan via Ann Arbor and trips to Jamestown Exposition and Niagara Falls, with round trip rates around seven dollars and sleeping-car reservations from Athens. Agents F. S. Bean and J P. Blackwood coordinate ticket sales and schedules.
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Athens
Sun
Arr&e
Hocking Valley
Jackson No
Northern Michigan
Ann Arbor R. R
Columbus
Niagara Falls
Toledo
Detroit
Canada
Michigan
Boston
Mass
New England
Family Reunion at Millfield in Marshfield
Marshfield July 19 There was a family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs E H Phillips. Present were Mr and Mrs Henry Masketer Hebbardsville Mr and Mrs Edward Baker near Athens Mr and Mrs 8 E Hedges and Mr and Mrs Frank Phillips Athens Mr and Mrs Will Phillips Marshfield Dr and Mrs H M Snow Council Grove Kansas Mrs Jeff Vorkes Mrs Will Whaley Hebbardsville Arthur Phillips and Howard Phillips grandchildren and Helen Snow and James Whaley great grandchildren A sumptuous dinner was served and the day was greatly enjoyed The Phillips pair is now in their 83d year and in excellent health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
E. H. Phillips
Henry Masketer
Hebbardsville
Edward Baker
Near Athens
E. Hedges
Frank Phillips
Athens
Will Phillips
H. M. Snow
Episcopal Services Grow in Athens Y M C A
The regular Sunday morning service in the Y M C A rooms featured Archy Buckland at the organ and a fine sermon on God is Love from John chapter four. The rector notes growing attendance and hopes to establish a full Episcopal church in Athens soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archy Buckland
Buckland
John
God
Athens
Sunflower Philosophy on Luck and Blessings
A column reflects on luck as a perception and notes sayings about beating others, dining etiquette in the country, and a tongue in cheek view of women angels. The piece blends rural manners with humorous observations about upright behavior and appearances.
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Paint Rock
Frost
Canaanville
Ayer
Ayers
Nature
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Maas
Venus
Avis Burnham
Hocking Valley Bulletin
Eeeeeeeeee
F. S. Bean
Union Station
J P. Blackwood
Niagra Falls
Bulletin
N Falls
Atlantic City
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Anglesea
Avalon
Holly Beach
Rehoboth
Wildwood
Oronto
Alexander Bay
Montreal
Ohio Central Lines
Michigan Lake
Jamestown
Allegheny Mountains
Shenandoah Valley
Ohio Central
Rockies
Millfield
Sunflower Philosophy
Atchison Kan
Globe
Heaven
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