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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
10
Names of visitors and residents frequent the Marshfield region, with social calls to relatives in Columbus, Athens and Zaleski. The piece notes multiple visits, weddings and bridal showers, clerical and civic memorial services, and a joint memorial ceremony by several fraternal orders followed by a parade to Green Lawn cemetery.
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson on Wednesday June 17. Numerous visits and guests include D. D. Fuller and A. T. Lawhead of Athens, B. A. Cassidy of Qualey, Rev. Huber resigning from the Presbyterian church, and Mrs. Cecil, Mrs. Wieble, and others visiting local residents. Several church events, travel between Athens, Marietta, and Cincinnati, and local observations such as a Children’s Day service and oil interests. Rachel Dille dies at 92. funeral held at M E church. interment at Ewing graveyard. other local movements noted.
Shade residents and guests are noted. Mariam Bouquard recovers from serious illness while Iyy Williams returns from Oklahoma University for summer. Mrs Martha Wilson and Adah visit Athens relatives. Daisy Caffrey speaks on deaconess work at M E church. George Miller and Oberlin Kansas friends visit. Mrs Burson suffers neuralgia. Berting Mohler from Albany visits Readings. William Wilson ill at F I Creamer home. Garden gains a new telephone line connecting to Jerseyville Citizens switchboard.
Wm Roush and Mrs and their children are spending a few days in Virginia as guests of her parents. Bobo made a one day business trip to Strouds Run last week. Linley Hampton and sister Bessie of Columbus visited their father Isaac Hampton last week. Mr and Mrs Harvey Williams of Clarks Chapel visited the latters parents Mr and Mrs Z Fulton recently. Misses Ora Judson and Maud Riley of Glenster are visiting friends and relatives here.
Mr and Mrs Mike Love and daughter Minnie and Mrs Jesse Fisterwald of Athens were guests of Wm Fulton and wife. Farmers in the area spent two days on the roads last week improving. Mrs Mary Fulton slowly improves from pneumonia. Ae saneth and Clarence Same go to Nelsonville to work on the rat. H F Hartley and James Dailey of Judson called on friends Saturday evening. Charles Britt and Flora visit Guysville on a business trip. Mr and Mrs Isaac Frost and three children visit his parents at Judson Sunday. A fox visited Wm Love’s home last week and killed about forty young turkeys.
Oliver Withee and wife of Athens visited relatives here last week. Harvey Copeland and Murray Ewers spent Sunday at Albany as guests of F. E. Kines and wife. Many attended the Boxwell commencement at Guyeville Friday evening. Mrs. F. E. Mathews of Glouster stayed here last week to visit her sister Mrs. M. L. Ewers and brother J. M. Melchi. Mrs. Anna Stewart and Mrs. B. Pickering of Athens were guests here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Lelia Mills visited Amesville friends Sunday. Mrs. Frank Stratton and children returned Monday from Steubenville where she visited her mother. Phemia Russell visits friends in Meigs county this week.
Arthur Ogg of Morgan Gardner Electric called on friends last week while Pickering secured the contract to build a new bridge across Marietta Run. Mr and Mrs Charles Elliott of Sharpsburg visited here Sunday. An unnamed baseball game between Westland and Mt Hermon was played Saturday. score not available due to space. Lissie Johnston of Athens is visiting home. E L Calendine and wife visiting relatives at Bartlett. J and Mrs L Spriggs and daughter Lulu, Mr and Mrs J L Foutche, Fred Seaman and Wm Matheny attended children's day exercises at Sharpsburg Sunday evening with fine music led by Wissy Jessie Ogg.
Mary Whitfield and Elsie Druggan will attend the summer term at Athens College. E Chute named mail carrier from here to Modoc starting July 1. Mr and Mrs John Brannan welcome a baby boy born Monday. Kempton visits Buffalo this week. Ernest Shirkey leaving Continental Coal to join Gloucester position. Stella Chute chosen delegate to Epwordhs convention at Malta on June 26 and 27.
A social will be held at the Shaffers home July 2. A party for Israel Crossen and friends drew about 30 youngsters with refreshments. Winn Hudwell returns from West Virginia to resume mill work. Visitors include Miss Winnifred Buxton and Miss Lovell from Pomeroy, plus Abe Jourdan recovering from an accident. Whetstone visits Herb Whetstone. Crosen returns to West Virginia for weeks. Maud Evans of Athens visits Ira Robinet’s family. Lona Masters remains poorly but improving. An ice cream supper at R Clatter’s home invites all.
Mrs Hattie Nolen of Belpre is visiting her mother Mrs Martha Vanyke.
Mr and Mrs Curran of Corning visited Mr and Mrs Charley Perry last week and Mrs Stofer with children and Sarah Edgar of Athens visited Hattie Ogg over Sunday.
W M Phillips traveled to Chauncey on business Monday. Mrs Wallace Jackson visited Marietta recently. Rosa Conant of Millfield and Grace Jewel of Athens visited relatives here. Warren McKinley married Miss Myra Root Saturday evening at the bride’s home. Mrs Minnie Lennov, formerly of this place, died in Parkersburg of consumption in her 24th year after uniting with a fiancee weeks earlier.
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