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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
8
Mrs Jerry Bean recovers from illness while community notices births travels and fires. A soldier Milo Bean stationed in Saumateo Rezal sends home a song about return if fate allows, asking friends to keep it as farewell words if not. Local names include Bean, Craton, Rodehaver, Calvert, and Stewart area mentions.
Meetings will continue this week in the M E church. Preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday morning. C O Barrows of Athens visited friends here Saturday. Mrs G Dye spent Tuesday with her uncle Richard Brewster at Little Hocking. Miss Luella Knowles of Coolville visits her aunt Mrs Cal Atkins and other relatives. G Dye closed his school at Sand Hill Tuesday. J H Beasley visiting cousins Mr and Mrs Thomas Dunfee Saturday. A large crowd from here attended Ireland school closing exercises and reported a good time. Charlton Bailey of Frost visits sister Mrs Annie Dunfee then plans Delaware trip to see brother Will Bailey.
Joseph Hudwell circulates a petition to run for justice of the peace. Wm Parker sells his 150 acre farm to P G Doxsey of West Virginia. A local resident predicts a great peach year. Grant Bolin travels to Athens for stock business. Many locals attend protracted meetings at Pleasanton as interest grows.
Pleasanton items report T A Farnhill finishing a blacksmith shop and Mrs John Bolin returning home after six weeks at her daughter's Athens bedside. A hail storm struck the area Saturday. Rudolph Byers and Chase's mother visited Henry King last week. Besse Steinmetz of Carseytown visited aunt Anna Pierce. Ed Martin caught four coons in one night. After four weeks of pastoral work, the pastor sees fruit. Dad Parker of Hickory Grove visited Frank Kinkade early this week.
Union James Blackwood of Oklahoma visited friends Monday. Warren Wolf made a business trip to Pittsburg last week. Mr and Mrs W H Baker visited their daughter in Albany last week. Mr and Mrs Ray Might are visiting relatives nearby. Robert Sneden was called to Brazil Indiana Monday by his wife’s illness. Prose and Woodyard from Pickaway county bought cattle and sheep locally. Dr H H Baker, practicing in Cumberland, plans to sail to the Philippines from Vancouver on the 23rd and will practice there.
Rendville resident A W Shinn visited Amesville for the weekend. Athens area officials urged vaccination after smallpox concerns as schools prepare for future sessions. Various residents traveled to Cleveland Columbus Pittsburg and Chicago on business and visitation while others hosted guests and family over the week.
Lottridge D C Rollins and two daughters Elle and Besie visited Parkersburg Saturday and Sunday Alba Catle and John Wetherby left for Tipton Iowa George Caldwell and his sisters Clara and Marie of Coolville called on their parents Mr and Mrs Alex Caldwell Saturday and Sunday Several attended the telephone meeting at Toppers Plains Mrs Henry Mills of Guysville visited Mrs Annie Runni on Wednesday Sam Bails moved into a new house last week Milton Kyle is building an addition to his house Mr Roads of Parkersburg is visiting Mr Rollins and family
Weather calm with no excitement. Lizzie Tucker, living with Lillian Bardin, left for Charleston to take a telephone job. Prof. F. W. Shinn visited Amesville. Gertrude and Lettie Hale traveled to Joy. C. E. Endicott enters the fertilizer business. A pleasant gathering at Lillian Nardin’s home. Young folks plan an end of term entertainment at the schoolhouse.
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