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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1904
Page
8
Robert Bateman an elderly Nelsonville resident died at his east end home Sunday. The funeral was held at the M E church Tuesday afternoon led by Rev L B Sparks. The column notes numerous local visits, visits to relatives in Floodwood and Columbus, illnesses, and community notices including a Maccabee lodge event and a school close with activities and treats.
Coolville notes include Miss Cal Parrish visiting her mother in Parkersburg and Mrs. Barnett renting a house from Mrs. T. K. Gunder. Several residents travel for business or illness, with Dr. A. E. Lawrence recovering from pneumonia and Mrs. Berry’s family moving to Pennsylvania. The obituary of Grace Derry Vorhes is reported with funeral details and out-of-town attendees.
A Sunday evening service at Valley church featured Bertha Lively and Lula Chase as organists. A large audience from the community enjoyed an engaging program, and the society shows rapid intellectual growth for a rural district. Center Stake school closes Friday with literary exercises. Fred Cooley traveled to Athens Saturday on business. Nellie Lowther attended Mrs. Arthur Vorkes funeral in Albany Monday. Lewis Bodkin, a former resident, was buried at Haning Cemetery Saturday. he died of organic heart trouble near Carpenter.
Mrs Lota Connant of Roxbury visited her parents on Saturday while L E Rathburn and wife visited J R Rathburns in Broad. Wallace Nice has recovered from illness. Mrs W D Clare and son Mark of Columbus visit Charlie Clarks. Warren McKinley and Frank Jackson were in Athens. James Martins coal bank flooded by recent high water and will be out of operation for some time. J Connart visited Wolf Creek Mountain on business. School closes at Big Run Saturday.
J H Grosvenor and Leonard Mac Donald attended a Guysville Telephone company meeting Friday. John Stouffer of Athens was guest of Lou Poston last week. Will Spears returned home Monday from a weeks visit in Washington county. Other guests from Webster Pennsylvania and Sand Rock visited last week. Willa Copeland of Mash Run was a guest of friends here. Frank and Tom Copeland have returned to their homes after a pleasant visit with their relatives. Robert Copeland reported a closing on a success.
Miss Elien Lane visited near Amesville with Lewis Howard. Lulu Weiss started spring term at Athens living with aunt Mrs. Mansfield. Hiram Smith was a business visitor in Athens Saturday. Rose Burchfield and Minnie Bennett called on Puss Hunter who is ill at Strouds Run. Plain View Telephone Co met at E. Burchfield home and business progressed. Jesse Bennett and wife relocate to the Wort McLead house in this vicinity.
Stewart resident F L Hammond stayed with sister Mrs R Chine over Sunday. Athens visitors included Mrs Bundy and Dana, and Mrs Charles McVicker. W Coleman spent Monday at home. George Calvert worked at the Coolville B and O depot this week. Mrs B Gilson of Marietta visited her parents Mr and Mrs J W Pierce from Tuesday to Saturday. Mrs Samantha Bean visited Mrs Brewster at Chillicothe. Dr Basom and family of Athens visited Mrs Callie Caldwell. Mrs Elanor Scott of Columbus visited sister Mrs Will Hess. Miss Laura McGirr of Little Hocking stayed last week with aunt Mrs Emma Bean. Mrs Lula Cline guests of Stewart parents Saturday. John Poston bought Mrs R M Weatherby residence. Ernest Heaton of Meigs county visited J B Smith family. Miss Nell Coleman of the O A spent vacation at home. Mrs Blanche Cray and daughter Francis visited father Edd Bean. Fred Bundy with Miss Ethel Vore visited relatives at New England.
Miss Verna Miller of Athens visited family of R. Q. Wells on Saturday. Mrs. Orinda Davis visited Athens late in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bodkin returned to Chauncey Friday after a brief stay. Wesley Davis, Jacksonville schools principal, spent weekend at home. R. A. Jones of Athens attending Dr. Holmes' new office building. Esther Carpenter returned from Columbus Monday after days with her brother Edgar. George Cline moved to a farm bought from Ed Masheter. Vess Bobo starts a Locust Street residence project. James Tewkebur Awers and Guard Chase on Finch Saturday for business. Wife of Archie Johnson died in March.
A mixed assortment priced at 6.75 includes a mattress valued at 5.00 a spring item at 42.00 and a 2.50 component. Buyers may choose a wood bed as an alternative option.
An $800 farm listing offers 42 acres of good land that lays well with a fine large locust grove. Includes a five room weather-boarded house and a 35 foot well near the kitchen. Located two miles east of Albany near rural delivery. Address A G Poston Albany O R D No 2. March 24 12.
Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner of Marion Indiana recounts a deep seated cold that caused pneumonia and weight loss. After trying multiple remedies she used Four bottles of One Minute Cough Cure which ended her cough and restored her health and strength. Sold at lines Pharmacy.
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