Pomeroy News Briefs and Local Notices
Pomeroy reports on Bailey family travel from Big Timber to the western home with Lester Bailey. farmers in Salem and west Meigs plant corn while others await better ground. Ira Logan dies in Sumner with burial at Silver Ridge. James Mills dies in Akron and will be buried in Reedaville. Miss Sarah Jones learns of her mother’s death via cable from her brother Dr. T Jesse Jones in Africa en route to England. Twe stores in Middleport close at noon weekly. clerks thank public for cooperation. Lightning kills seven sheep for J Radekin and three in Elias Graham’s pasture near Point Rock. a neighbor horse dies in a creek incident. Vernon Michael and family of Texas travel to Ravenswood for their father’s funeral. Maud Evelyn Westfall dies in Success, funeral at Success Church of Christ led by Rev Bristol. Syracuse PTA hosts lawn fete at town school yard this evening. Hysell Brooks graduates from Marietta Hill School. Rev Moore and wife from Glouster to assist at Laurel Cliff quarterly meeting. District Elder Hopkins of Zanesville to preside. Mrs M M Boyce relocates to cottage near Rutland. Rev Ashton to deliver Memorial address for K P lodge at Chester on June 19. Mrs Abe Eiselstein of Chester, post appendicitis operation in Parkersburg, improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Bailey
Big Timber
Mont
Morning Star
Lester Bailey
Salem
West Meigs
Ira Logan
Sumner
Silver Ridge Church
James Mills
Akron
Reedaville
Sarah Jones
Middleport
T. Jesse Jones
Don River
Africa
England
Radekin
Elias Grahams
Point Rock
George Cummings
Vernon Michael
Texas
Ravenswood
Michael
Maud Evelyn
Worthy Westfall
Wellsville
W. Va
Success
Babe
Success Church of Christ
Bristol
Parent-Teacher Association of
Syracuse
Hysell Brooks
C. W. Brooks
Thomas Fork
Portsmouth
Marietta Hill School
Rev. Moore
Glouster
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club Holds Picnic at Lincoln Hill
Thirty ladies of the Pomeroy Shakespeare Club enjoyed their annual basket picnic yesterday at the home of Mrs. C. E. W. Downie on Lincoln Hill. The event offered evident bounty and pleasure, described as 150 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Estate of Hiram Burden Bequeaths to Dorothy at Sixteen
The will of Hiram Burden of Reedsville provides that his granddaughter Dorothy May Burden will receive 1000 dollars when she reaches 16 years old. The remaining estate, over 100 acres of land and personal property valued at about 12000 dollars, is divided equally between the decedent's sons R. W. and EF. W. Burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Burden
Reedsville
Dorothy May Burden
Decedent
R. W
EF. W. Burden
Civic Projects Voted On for Grant Pearl Locust Streets
The Middleport Council met to pave Grant Street to the Watkins property and sewer Pearl Street. They discussed paving Locust Street and the county road to P. C. Powell's to link with the new I. Co H. from Gallipolis now under construction. Meigs Water Co. applied for a new franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Council
Grant Street
Watkins
Pearl Street
Locust Street
P. C. Powell’s
I. Co H
Gallipolis
Meigs Water Co
Griffith Trial Postponed Until September Term
The W. H. Griffith murder trial did not begin at Pt. Pleasant yesterday as scheduled. Anticipating a defense continuance, officials postponed proceedings and did not bring distant witnesses, sending the case to the regular September term.
Botzel Faces Fines and Possible Workhouse Term
Jacob Botzel was fined 800 dollars and costs for moongaining and can raise only 500 dollars. If unable to pay, he must work 60 cents a day at the workhouse to cover 300 dollars. A search warrant then revealed stolen building materials at Botzel’s home including roofing paper tarpaulin lanterns nails and lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botzel
Jacob Botzel
R. Couch
Buckeye
Jacob
Brought Home A Bride
Ivan Neal Pickens from Racine returned to his hometown with his bride Laura Dell Semler of Farmsdale Ohio. The couple wed on June 1 at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Neal Pickens
Laura Dell Semler
Farmsdale
Sunday School Class Entertains Parents at Church Banquet
Miss Eva Simms led a Sunday school class of boys in a social banquet in the church banquet hall last evening. The boys provided the refreshment as a gesture of thanks, and Miss Simms is praised as a gifted teacher. Next week Miss Verlie Church and Miss Lucile Beards will attend the Athens summer normal school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Simms
Water improvement leaders visit Cincinnati to study cleaner supply
J B Downing and C M Hennessey of the water company travel to Cincinnati this week to discuss a plan with Reliance Engineering to source water from a gravel bank across the river. The aim is purer, better water for patrons, even at higher cost, reflecting the new owners’ commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Downing
C. M. Hennessey
The
Water Company
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Bend
Reliance Engineering Company
Downing
Hennessey
Missing Phi Delta Theta pin found in Logan
In Logan on Saturday a fraternity pin engraved J. M. C. Ohio Zeta was found. The finder should contact John M. Cooley at National Fire Proofing Co. in Haydenville to claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Phi Delta ‘Theta Fraternity
Ohio Zeta
John M. Cooley National Fire Proofing Co
Haydenville
Marriage Licenses Fall This Month With Two Issued
The marriage license department shows a decline versus last year. This week two licenses were issued: Arlis Hiles, 22, salesman, Logan and Mary Gessells, 23, Logan. Norris Dupler, 20, miner, Monday and Grace March, 17, Jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlis Hiles
Logan
Mary Gessells
Norris Dupler
Miner
Grace March
Jobs
Social Euchre at Mrs White Home on East Second
Mrs William White hosted a social euchre gathering at her East Second street home Tuesday evening. Three tables of players attended with guests Mrs Paul Sanderson and Mrs Lucy Warner. An excellent six o clock dinner was served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William White
East Second Street
Paul Sanderson
Lucy Warner
Volleyball Series at Logan Grounds Ends After Injury
A five man teams captained by Carl Bright and Walter Nixon played a warm series at the Logan tennis grounds Wednesday evening. The matches were hotly contested and ended when Stan Baker of the Nixon team was forced to quit due to an injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bright
Walter Nixon
Logan Tennis Grounds
Stan Baker
Nixon
Final score tied as games end in a two to two draw
The ending left the series level at two apiece with the two teams tied after the latest games. A rematch is scheduled to decide the series in the near future.
County officials buy purebred cattle for county farm
Hocking county board of commissioners and County Agent Bailey visited Columbus on Wednesday and purchased short horn cows and calves to stock the county farm. The cattle, to be tuberculin tested, will be shipped here and shown at the county fair this fall to spark farmer interest in purebred stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Board of Commissioners
Bailey
Columbus
Brooke Enters Race for Mayor in August Primary
A. H. Brooke, former mayor of Logan, announces his candidacy for the mayoral nomination. The veteran newspaper man now runs a job shop and enters the contest at the urging of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Brooke
Brooke
Logan
Blosser Brandt Attend Athens Commencement
Mr and Mrs George L Blosser and Mrs Mabel Brandt and son Robert are in Athens visiting their daughter and son in law Mrs Roy L Dupler and Mr Roy L Dupler. They will attend the Athens high school commencement where grandson Lawrence K Dupler is among the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Blosser
Mabel Brandt
Robert
Athens
Roy L. Dupler
Athens High School
Lawrence K. Dupler
Pleads Guilty in Final Chapter of Shaw Case
Willard Shaw waived rights and pleaded guilty before the mayor as the wrecked schooner incident marked a climactic point in the ongoing case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Shaw
Miller Pleads Guilty to Transporting Liquor
Miller entered a guilty plea Thursday morning to transporting intoxicating liquors. He was fined $300 and costs, paid, and released. It is claimed the car involved in the accident contained liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Local Bishop Takes Charge In Southeast Ohio Conference
Rev. J. G. Spears attended Circleville for the initial meeting of Bishop R. Clippinger as he assumes duties of the late Bishop Matthews. The bishop heads the denomination in the southeastern Ohio conference. Spears leads the fifth district spanning twelve charges from Rockbridge to Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Spears
U. B
Circleville
R. Clippinger
Matthews
Southeastern Ohio
Spears
Rockbridge
Pomeroy
Logan High picks faculty for next year
Superintendent C F Ridgely announced the Logan high school staff for the ensuing years. Principal C L Yocum leads mathematics with H H Geiger in science and athletics and Miles Graham in science. English posts include Margaret Given Margaret West and Anna Cornell. Sarah Holmes teaches mathematics. Lillian Horn commercial. Dorothy Peterman Latin English. Martha Yerges music. Four positions remain, two English teachers, one English teacher and one economics teacher. Those returning from last year are not Miss Rogers Miss Pfau or Miss McKinney. Coach Geiger will again lead athletic teams aiming for improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Ridgely
Logan
C. L. Yocum
H. H. Geiger
Miles Graham
Margaret Given
Margaret West
Anna Cornell
Sarah Holmes
Lillian Horn
Dorothy Peterman
Martha Yerges
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Carpenter
Cotton
Emmet H. Cotton
Grocer
Ashton of
Rutland
K. of P. Lodge
Commons
Chester
Abe Eiselstein
Parkersburg
Mens Department
Chambray
Thed. Zenner
Cabinet
Parker Bros
Emerson
GLINE
Athens, Ohio
Opera House
Paramount Pictures
Thomas H. ‘Ince
Dorothy Dalton
Dark Mirror
Louis Joseph Vance
Magnus Ingettan
Charles Giblgn
Thomas H. Ince
Elsie Ferguson
Columbia
Benj. B. Hampton
King Baggot
Claire Adams
Benj. B. Hampton Productory
W.W .Hodkins
Robert. .McKim, Clara Adams
King Bagot
Max Leader
Rex Beach
North Country
Tom Santschi
Selznick News
Majestic Concert Orchestra
William Farnum
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