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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
8
Miss Carrie McFall of Columbus visits here. Rev. L B Sparks and numerous locals attend Epworth League convention in Marietta on Wednesday and Thursday. Various residents host relatives and guests. many transient visits noted through the week.
C E White sold his hearse team to West Virginia buyers for four hundred dollars. Dr Monahan and wife of Pueblo Colo returned home. The Troy township Boxwell commencement is set for Monday June 15 at 1 30. Rev George E Fisher of the Marietta Anti Saloon League spoke at the M E church. Dr R P Frame of Parkersburg spent Sunday at home. E Taylor of New Martinsville is convalescing from typhoid fever. J E Russell returned from Columbus on business. Addo Barrows, train rider in New Mexico, visited town. F G Rannion at the house bought by P O Smith. F B Tidd and G R Gunder toured Virginia. H E Bennett and crew loaded twelve cars of lumber at Amesville.
Birth announced as twins for Samuel Masterstand wife King Creamer and Theo Moler of Jerseyville. Owen Jordan and wife from Athens visited relatives. Dick Crossen’s cow injured by train. Miss Mert Carsey recovering from illness. Jordan and Hoyt McAfee returned home from Millfield. Jandie Light and Ethel Voght visited H Masheter family. Dr Sprague and wife of Chaunce were guests. May Stanton of Mineral visited sister Mrs F Charley Whaley, who is slowly improving from pneumonia.
Mineral notes show Miss Miriam Mace spent a few weeks with her sister Chloe in Chillicothe. Rev E Turley of Columbus preached here Sunday. Mrs B Phillips of Glouster visited friends and relatives here last week. Miss Blanche Graft of Nelsonville stayed with her aunt Mrs Joe Mace last week. S L Woods of Columbus called on relatives here Saturday. Mrs Mullen spent Saturday in Athens.
Elza Salters and wife of Athens visited here over Sunday. Mrs Beverage and children of Luhrig attended decoration services Saturday. James Duffee of Athens visited his parents Sunday. Ema Cooper of near Albany stayed with Mrs Pedigo Monday. Miss Bessie Phillips married Martin of Nelsonville Sunday with Rev. A E Black officiating. They went to Nelsonville Monday. Rev. A E Tarley returned to Columbus Tuesday. Maude DeWees of Athens visited friends Sunday. Mrs Ed Stevens and daughter from Columbus are guests of Jett Heron and wife.
In Albany and surrounding townships residents share visits by Dr. C L Jones and family and other guests from Athens and Nelsonville. Diley travels to Columbus for funeral directors meeting. Lodi township starts a township high school with one principal, urging other townships to follow suit to improve Athens county education.
A daughter was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Guy in Athens. The brief notice confirms the birth and location with no additional details.
Frank Gooding of Corning spent Sunday at home. H D alerer and Amos Smith traveled to Cleveland Friday and returned Sunday. Rawson Sutton of Canaanville visited Chas Brown and family. Dr W G Danford and family were in Albany Sunday. G A R decoration at Concord drew locals Saturday. Mrs Sarah Armstrong returned from Columbus hospital Tuesday. H Harper from L G Carys store spent Sunday with parents in Mountville. Levi Barstow and family and John Antle and family visited Ogeemieeh League Klub Saturday. Mr and Mrs Joel M Hasling spent Sunday at Middleport.
Next Saturday evening the Athens opera house will host a top quality show for the benefit of the union Sunday school. The program promises the finest entertainment yet offered in the city to support a worthy cause.
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