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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1926

Page

6

Changes in two Albany business firms within a week

The older firm Coe brothers feed and poultry, housed in the old Masonic hall, transfers its business and building to Lasch of Albany Milling. Frank and Howard Coe plan to relocate to Columbus after eleven years in the area. Rotroff sells his store to F. W. Chapman of Coolville, who owns two other county stores in Coolville and Guysville. the Rotroff couple will remain awhile and have traded for a Coolville farm.

Ges Albay Coe Brothers, Feed and Poultry Old Masonic Hall Frank Howard Coe Lasch Albany Milling Company Coe Brothers Nusual Albany Bany Columbus Howard John P. Coe Coolville Guysville

Throckmorton Erects New Two Story Fur and Machinery Building

Nk. Clarence Throckmorton erects a two story frame building on his lot bought from the Coc hi brothers. The upper floor will store furs and the first floor will house machinery for handling fertilizer. D. Russell becomes partner in the fur business.

Clarence Throckmorton Cochi Brothers D. Russell

Albany juniors host pie and dice social at opera house

The junior class at Albany School announces a social event a pie and dice evening to be held Friday night at the opera house. Proceeds support school activities.

Albany Opera House

Wiener roast to settle Epworth contest

The Busy Bees and Willing Workers of Albany M. E. church pr gaged in a wiener roast after the Willing Workers won the contest by 185 points. About thirty five are eligible to the treat with Faye Cline as advisor. Grange met Saturday with Master Ed Rickey in charge. Emma Jo Potter and Pauline Gillogly performed a negro tale in costume. The meeting will resume in two weeks.

Epworth M. E. Church Faye Cline Grange Ed Rickey Albany Orange Pach Emma Jo Potter Pauline Gillogly

Watermelon Display At Goldsberry Store

Last fall Clarence Rickey carried a fair sized watermelon to his house and set it on the cupboard. It remains on display at the Goldsberry store in perfect color and condition and looks ready to eat if cut.

Clarence Rickey Goldsberry

Young People Meet at Pearl Chapel Class

The Pearl chapel young peoples class held its monthly meeting at Virgil Reeves home hosted by Alice and Matthew Reeves. The evening featured games and music with a refreshment course. attendees included Alice Mae Reeves Blanche Reeves Ruth Gibson Alice Reeves Frederick Dixon Asa Jordan Melvin Stewart Rex Reeves Orville Graham Paul Jordan Everett Jordan Matthew Reeves Mrs Arthur Gibson teacher and Arthur Gibson.

Pearl Chapel Virgil Reeves Alice Matthew Reeves Alice Mae Reeves Blanche Reeves Ruth Gibson Alice Reeves Frederick Dixon Asa Jordan Melvin Stewart Rex Reeves Orville Graham Paul Jordan Everett Jordan Arthur Gibson

Sunday Dinner Hosts With Wide Guest List

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Gibson entertained a number of guests for Sunday dinner. The attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Reeves and their daughter Alice, and sons Matthew and Granville. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jordan and their daughter Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Reeves and daughters Alice and Blanche. and Frank Gibson and Melvin Stewart.

Brad Gibson Virgil Reeves Alice Matthew Granville Ray Jordan Virginia Alvin Reeves Blanche Frank Gibson Melvin Stewart

Funeral attendees for Alvin Carpenter of Carpenter

Relatives and friends attended the funeral service for Alvin Carpenter with burial at Temple on Monday afternoon. Among the mourners were his sister Mrs Amanda Wells brother E K Carpenter Mrs Noland Bourgeois Columbus Nye Bingham Toledo Mrs Mary Cline Columbus Mr Cline Nelsonville Mr and Mrs A D Cline Mrs Eldon Dailey Mrs Fréd Vorhes and others from Albany.

Alvin Carpenter Carpenter The Temple Amanda Wells E. K. Carpenter Noland Bourgeois Columbus Nye Bingham Toledo Mary Cline Cline Nelsonville A. D. Cline Eldon Dailey Fréd Vorhes Albany Charles Zimmerman Athens Bertie West West Martha Cline Ohio Wesleyan Delaware Leslie Lash Ed Lash Pomeroy Road O. D. Dailey Cincinnati

Ross and Fox families visit. Rotroff store invoicing

O R Ross and son Donald visited Columbus and stayed with brother Zern Ross. Roscoe Fox of Rodney assisted with the Rotroff store invoice. Mrs. Rotroff is their daughter. Mrs Jane McClanahan returned to Albany after Christmas with relatives and winters with grandchildren in Columbus and Pennsylvania.

O. R. Ross Donald Columbus Zern Ross Roscoe Fox Rodney Rotroff Jack Taylor S. Q. Mears Pennsylvania

Family News and Local Social in Murray City Area

Mrs. Martitia Reeves celebrated her seventy eighth birthday as relatives from Langsville arrived for the day. Residents and visitors from Albany, Columbus, and Glouster appear in reports of illnesses travels funerals and social events across Murray City and nearby towns.

Lumbus Martitia Reeves Lulu. Bolin Lisie Bolin Leola Langsville Reeves Mary Reeder Agnes Ross James Whaley Worley Webb Ohio River West Virginia Point Pleasant Stanley Rousch Albany Columbus Lawrence Morris William Phillips Hezekiah

Local Family Social Visits Across Towns

Wrightstown residents Frank Leeper and Harold Moody of Columbus visited with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Able on Friday. P. F. Hogan toured Athens on business Thursday. Jack Moody's Sunday guests included Emmet Leeper and family from Mountville and Carl Ahle and Harold Moody of Columbus.

Frank Leeper Harold Moody Columbus Carl Able P. F. Hogan Athens Jack Moody Emmet Leeper Frank Fred Marie Mountville Carl Ahle This Place

Coolville News Big Class to Initiate

Troy grange will initiate seven candidates Saturday at 1 30 with an earlier meeting. Members are urged to be on time. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned with weekly movements and church activities including a chicken supper bazaar at the M and E church Thursday evening.

Troy Grange

Schools Parade Sets Stage for Debating Night Tie

In a street parade Monday afternoon locals waved flags and banners for the final debate. The event tied the home team and Buchtel two to one in each place, but Buchtel edged ahead by one twelfth of a percent in the overall grades.

Buchtel

Boston's 150th anniversary recalled in letter

Carroll Stout of Boston writes home folks that they have just celebrated their one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the driving out of the British from Boston. He notes the town's long past and shared pride in the historic milestone.

Carroll Stout Boston

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