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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1926
Page
7
Local notes detail visits and travels of residents including Nihizer Hellyer Brooker Hamer and family across Nelsonville Glouster Columbus Athens and Logan. The column records dinners weekends and parties with numerous relatives and friends. A death is reported for Mrs Harve Spencer after typhoid fever.
The Plains resident Mr Adkins moved to his new home vacated by Harvey Fry near Albany. Greenfield guest Miss Mozelle Stephens visits Let Guess family for a month. Pratt of Middleport plans to move into Mid Bryan house. Ray Michaels and Herman Stage harvested eighteen bushels of potatoes and dug one hundred eighty bushels. Several families, including the West, Sowers, Ball, Hawk, Barker, Anderson, Tinkham, Lovesay, Cooper, Townsend, McKnight and Evans, are noted as hosting or visiting relatives and friends across Albany, Columbus, Sullivan, and Nelsonville during the weekend.
Hockingport residents Mr and Mrs Delbert Eiselstein and their son Harlan drove from home to visit their aunts Mrs Otho Elliott and Mary A Stone in Pomeroy on Sunday. Parkersburg couple Mr and Mrs Coleman visited Mrs Ida Cook also Sunday. Ed Davidson and family visited at the Johnson home and returned to Parkersburg in the evening. Joe Keever and wife of Parkersburg were guests recently of Mr and Mrs Fred Medley.
Mrs. Adda Willing of Athens visits sister Mrs. F. M. Medley. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hayden call on Parkersburg. Lon Snyder and three children visit Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor of Mineral on Sunday.
Floyd Coffey died Sunday after noon at his home with a broken neck from bathing in Athens on July 11. Burial followed at Carbon Hill cemetery after services at the M. E. church led by Rev. Donnelly. Lenna Blackford was buried in Carbon Hill cemetery after being brought here Saturday. Numerous residents, including Mrs. Rebecca Smith and families from Athens and Columbus, were guests or visitors in Carbon Hill and nearby towns over the weekend. The Rev. Yost conducted services at the M. E. church Sunday evening with Mrs. Yost and Mr. Morrell of Murray City accompanying.
A church bazaar in Ireland drew a large Saturday crowd with attendees from Detroit, Athens, Coolville, Torch, and Frost. A profit of 111 dollars was reported. Local residents and visitors, including Mrs. Susie Shafer and Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt, spanned afternoon and evening events before travelers dispersed.
After Sunday church contests at Coolville and nearby churches, five bronze medalists advance to the county competition in Athens this December. Winners include Lottridge, Metz, Myrta Nestor, Edna Nestor, Lorena Ward and Bertha Ward with alternates listed for each church.
The Boys Husking club led by Alex Caldwell and others husked and cribbed 100 shocks of corn for Mr. Tilton who is convalescing from an illness of about a month. Members include John Roland Thomas Bond L L Lowman John McLaughlin Ed Galbreath and Ross Daugherty.
George Williams of Glouster paid a $52.30 fine and costs after appearing before Mayor White for drunkenness and operating a car while intoxicated. Sun day Randolph of Parkersburg and O P Ford of Johnstown Pa were arraigned for speeding and paid $10.90 each. W H Wilson began razing the old school building started in 1886 and in service for forty years built by A J Snider with J M Allen as first principal.
An elaborate program is planned by local officials for the dedication of the new Troy high school building on Tuesday evening November 23. Speakers will include Dr E B Bryan president of Ohio University and Vernon Riegal director of education of Ohio.
The Aid Society of Lawrence Chapel met Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Runnion with nine members and five visitors. The forenoon included conversation and sewing while the afternoon featured devotional service and a business meeting. The society plans to meet in December at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Allen.
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