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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
12
Alva McCall left for Battle Creek sanitarium to improve health. Thomas Burdette died at home and funeral services held in New Straitsville. Many residents traveled for visits, illness, and family deaths, with several from Columbus, Athens, Jackson, and Lancaster noted.
Mrs Clarinda Bodkin remains gravely ill as community notes record neighbors moving for work and study. H Brooks departs for Washington DC to pursue a government post. Rev Hurley filled his local appointment while F A Cooley returns from the state hospital. Ge o Reeves ends a term of teaching at Carboe and goes home. Miss Oora Woodyard visits from Chase. Miss Cora Irwin visits kin in New England. Eliza Wines closes a successful Wines school term. Woodyard of Athens visits son John B Woodyard. Guy Stott and family return to Floodwood after a stay with L Stotts. F G Brooks of Lancaster Boys Industrial School visits home. Parker sells a farm to G Runnion and plans to move nearHebbardeville.
Robert Fulton remains seriously ill as local residents send support and medical news. Visitors include Dr. Vorhes in Columbus and Miss Nettie Hibbard from near Athens. The Albany high school ends term. commencement set for May 9 at the F B church. Real estate changes occur as Gee France buys farms from Linscott and McMaine. Orlo Ogg visits New England kin. families relocate to Sugar Creek and Broadwell hosts a missionary address. Local travel includes Wm. Higley in Rutland and O. O. Brysor in Athens.
Mrs. Sarah E. Henry of Marietta visits Amesville guests include Mr. and Mrs. Heber H. Henry. Chas Perry travels to Butler Pa to visit parents. Miss Myrtle Dille and Miss Madeline Curry stay with local families. Dore Bennett and Mrs. Lewis Hoisington visit. telephone line work planned. Riddell of Marietta and McCune buy hardware stock. White takes new job. Curfman joins ill husband in town from Cincinnati. J M Lortz resigns as marshal. P Smith named successor. M C C R changes morning schedule affecting Paris connections. Harry G Evans dies at 32 in Dell, near Marietta. survived by wife Bertha Henry and two children. burial at Barlow.
Miss Grace Reeder of the O U visited her parents the Reeders Sunday. A large audience attended a debate at Judson High School Saturday on the question Resolved that the new school code is preferable to the former system. The affirmative debaters included G W Christman M E Christman and C E Roth. The negative debaters were E A Moore W E Riley and H M Warner. Judges W 14 Burch B B Wooley and H A Glazier ruled in favor of the affirmative.
Ralph Ruth returns home after several days away. Teacher Dumaree comes back to the intermediate room. Ward Frame, recent dental college graduate, is home. Gail Driggs marries an Indianapolis lady. James Gander repainting. Mrs Alden and daughters visit from Chicago. H H Brown on county business. A B White moves to Main street. Tom Reeder to occupy former home. Susie Knowles returns to Ellsworth Kansas. Dr A E Lawrence heads to Cincinnati on tow boat with pilot Jake Curtis. Bert McAfee, recovered from ten weeks pneumonia, out again. East Liverpool visitor Foreman visits Chas Springer family. F B Tidd spends Sunday in Marietta. Dora Magoon visiting Little Hocking.
Fred Stouffer of Athens visited Len Poston in Len on Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Ezra Green visits daughter Grace Townsend in Chillicothe. Mrs. Sarah Hill visited her son M N Linscott at Sand Rock last week. Funeral announced for Mrs. Martha Van Dyke in Somerset with burial at Sand Rock.
After the long rain here the area enjoys a stretch of pleasant days. Peach blooms appear abundant, suggesting a healthy crop. Anna Fawcett visits Mrs. Os Strahl of Canaanville. Levi Bardin buys timber from W R Goddard and plans immediate sawing. Henry Wagner and wife return from seven months in California with their three sons and families to settle again in fall. Frank Jaynes and wife visit Jonathan Fawcett. Nacy Clark from Gloucester tours local friends.
J. H. Finsterwald and Mrs. Anna Wilson attended the Hamden high school commencement on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Cray of Amesville are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Light. Thomas Vore was called home from Columbus due to his daughter's illness. Leroy Bean of Athens and Nell Coleman of the O. A. spent time locally. Mrs. Samantha Bean returned from Chillicothe. Mr. and Mrs. Dana Webster of Canaanville were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Myers. Mrs. G. R. Johnson of Loveland visited Chas. Calvert. Chas. Hammond of Stewart visited E. F. Bean.
Mrs. Mary Doty of Youba visits her sister Mrs. J M Townsend. Mrs. Paulina Patton returns home from Beebe after visiting her mother. Sam Johnson of Coolville moves his family to the Rogers farm. Perry Bingman of Cincinnati Hill visits cousin Willlie Bingman. Several locals catch French measles. Jasper Chambers of New England visits cousin O P Chambers.
Miss Rosa and Lucy Dowler spent several days in Nelsonville visiting relatives. Local youths attended a meeting at Carbondale Sunday evening. An eleven pound boy was born to Mr and Mrs MecHargish. Mr and Mrs B S Shaw and daughter Ruth visited from Nelsonville. Nellie Dowler attended Byron W King’s entertainment at Marshfield on May 2.
Mrs. Ansley Cornell visited her son at Stewart on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stalder were business visitors in Athens on Tuesday. Mrs. J. H. Finsterwald, Mrs. Ida Hoisington and Brill Finsterwald were guests over Sunday of the former's daughter Mrs. J. H. Copeland at Hamden.
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