Busy Meeting Promises Large Attendance This Year
Hostesses Mrs John LB Burnell and Miss Myra Burkett will greet attendees. The gathering is billed as one of the year's most interesting events with expectations of a very large turnout.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
8
Hostesses Mrs John LB Burnell and Miss Myra Burkett will greet attendees. The gathering is billed as one of the year's most interesting events with expectations of a very large turnout.
The Pomeroy base ball club plans three away games over the next three Sundays and one home game. On June 18 they play at Parkersburg, June 20 Millfield vs Pomeroy at Syracuse, and June 27 Pomeroy at New Lexington. The team is 5 wins and 2 losses this season with a .74 average and local fans expect strong support to Parkersburg.
During July and August the Middleport churches will hold Invesper services at the Central school building under shade of elms. Pastors will speak in rotation on successive Sundays. The ministers say public Christian sentiment is a civic need and joint meetings will foster fellowship. The first gathering is July 4 with ample seating.
The Pomeroy Daily News endorses J. M. Foster for a second term under the banner No Opposition to Foster. The editorial notes Foster’s record and calls voters to support continuity.
The Tenth District, known for fierce political battles, is seen as certain that I. M. Foster will be renominated without opposition and thus assured of election. Foster's first term focused on pleasing constituents and upholding Republican principles.
Ford G. Hunker Val Reynolds Griff Lewis and John B. Downing of Middleport traveled Monday to the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Ohio. Hunker will be installed as Grand Vice Chancellor for the state of Ohio.
Dr. John Hodge and wife and daughter Virginia of Middleport spent the past weekend in Charleston visiting Dr. Hodge's brother. Virginia will then go to Washington to spend the summer with her aunt Mrs. Van Antwerp.
Early spring reports say Middleport K of P members secured the Rhoda Royal three ring show for June 29. The circus will be presented under the auspices of the K of P lodge directors.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad freight depot at Point Pleasant West Virginia was destroyed by fire Monday night with an estimated loss of fifty to seventy five thousand dollars. A large amount of freight was damaged by water and soak.
Miss Anna Swatzel resigns from the ticket window position at the local street car office after months of cheerful service. She is succeeded by Miss Margaret Clifford of Pomeroy.
Jacob Huber departed Monday to visit brother George in Streator Illinois, then to Chicago to see brother in law George Stark, and to tour national convention sights. From Chicago he travels to Albion Montana to spend summer with his son Alfred.
In a brief session the Pomeroy Council accepted the resignation of Charles Ebersbach from the Ordinance committee and named George Ebersbach to fill the vacancy. The panel now includes L H R Foulk, chairman, Curtis Gilmore, and George Ebersbach. A closed meeting is set for Thursday to speed street car franchise action ahead of the mid month council meeting. A baseball meeting call was issued for all committee members.
The Roy Base Ball Club will meet this Wednesday evening at Herman Mees’s home on Main Street to discuss matters of considerable interest to club members.
A calm court day in Pomeroy yields no new filings in the big court and no marriage licenses in Probate. J P offices stay idle as reporters pass the time musing about next year’s income tax and a slow pace of business.
George Whippel of New Cumberland Tennessee is the guest of Mr and Mrs Phillip Sommer and family on Multberry avenue. This marks his first visit here in thirty three years.
Mrs Will Roberts left Tuesday by auto for Youngstown to attend her ill brother's funeral. Joe Harberdt returned Tuesday from Athens. Miss Eva Simms accepts a position in the Probate Judge's office. Howard and Will Soulsby and families move to Detroit. Mrs F L Johnson visits relatives in Logan. R W Finsterwald moves from Elberfeld to Lyons. Leota Whiteside appointed administratrix of George Whiteside estate. Webb Brown family visiting Longsville. Wm Barton returns from Charleston after visiting Homer Russell's family. Edith and Edna Edwards visit Charleston relatives. Marguerite Moore visits Charleston grandmother Mrs A M Moore. Alice Louise Russell left Tuesday.
In Cleveland area the 22nd congressional district faces a dry vs wet contest with Lakewood and East Cleveland. Republican John Rutledge leads the Anti Saloon League ticket while Democrat Matt Excel backs prohibition. Democrats expect GOP splits as Rutledge pauses league work to run openly. Basket bids for babies to catch dropped food invented in Arkansas.
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