Local News Snippet From Pomeroy Bend Meigs County
Community notices and social notices appear from Bartley by Staff Correspondent Virgil Marsh. Readers are invited to send news and local ads to The Messenger.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
2
Community notices and social notices appear from Bartley by Staff Correspondent Virgil Marsh. Readers are invited to send news and local ads to The Messenger.
June 25 MIDDLEFORT Night spraying in the Hartinger orchard along the river proves effective as crews use a fog like spray to coat foliage. Daytime heat would burn leaves, and a spotlight improves accuracy. This first night spraying aims to curb cooling moths and worm damage ahead of a big fruit crop. A July spraying for the last crop of apples is planned.
Two county officers searched the east end of the area for a woman who allegedly kidnapped her own baby from her grandmother's home and vanished into a thick woods. They combed the woods in sweltering heat but could not locate the woman or child.
Meigs County Fair at Rock Springs will run September 18 19 and 10 but dates shifted to avoid conflicts with other fairs. Organizers expect strong attendance after aligning with the State Athens and Washington County fairs.
CANAANVILLE June The Horking Hatcheyes met at Relph and Ddénard Hoskinsor home to discuss record books and county fair plans Jozeph Chapman welcomed as new member A baseball game with the Amesville 4-H Club scheduled July 4 at Canaanville School grounds 2 80 pm short talks by Mr.
Jane Pomeroy notes the former hack driver Charles La Davi known as lity dies, now at 80 years sits at Columbus City Hall guiding visitors. He served 32 years in Columbus Police Department including seven years near the Statehouse. Attending officers Hugus Copeland Hayes Rose and Stark, plus others, report at the Athens meeting on Monday June 22.
Franklin County common pleas court orders sheriff to levy on the assets of The Meigs Publishing Company publishers of The Pomeroy Daily Tribune and The Tribune Telegraph to satisfy a judgment in favor of Charles F. Elia for 507.08 plus seven percent interest from July 1 1950. The writ requires return of the money to the court within days after judgment dated March 12 1931. Attorney Chalmere M Parker is named.
Sheriff Tracy announces that he will carry out the action required by the writ, though the accompanying private letter provides little factual detail about the case.
M A Eppte of Bunker Hill brought a two foot cherry laden twig to Pomeroy claiming it is the heaviest this county has seen. The Montmorenci variety twig bore over 100 cherries from a three year old tree. Local orchards report heavy crops with shipments to city markets.
Mrs M C Hobart hosted the Contract Bridge Club at her Lincoln Street home. Three tables played with Mrs H L art earning high score and Mrs M b or Mra T W Craig Athens taking second.
Adam Wickline 78 died at his daughter Mrs. John Bentz home outskirts of Racine after a long illness. He farmed Letart Township most of life. Funeral Friday at Plants Church at 10 with burial there. Survived by three children Mrs Bentz Mrs Henry Holman Oak Grove and Dana Wickline. Many relatives noted in local notices.
A distant group gathered for the Sunday funeral of Thomas Karr. Attendees included Mrs W A Adams and sons William and Sterling, Mrs Martha Kola of Parkersburg, Mr and Mrs Arthur Probst and daughters Porathy and Carniva of Cincinnati, and Horace W Karr of Columbus among others.
A note records iaAanie attending the funeral of Thomas Karr and Robert Finegan convalescing from a tongliness very slowly. Continued on Pare 1.
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