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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
8
The column lists residents and visitors moving about the area including Philip Belmer heading to Baltimore for the winter, Lon Lyons visiting Dr. A. L. Lyons in Spencer WV, Dell Chevalier recovering from typhoid, and many short notes on local travel, church events, harvest work, and small incidents. It also mentions hunting trips, a birth, preaching at McDougall, and neighbors visiting friends and relatives.
Sunday visits highlight the roster with DE Love at home with parents. James Sams moved his family to a Lysander farm. Elza Kirkendall and wife joined Hugh Mulligan in Shade for a Sunday. Funeral attendees gathered for Mr. George Bureh of Can manville last Sunday. Mr. Barch described as a model man. William Sprague and wife visited Charles Brown in Athens. Monday evening saw many from the community at Mr. Kirkendall’s. Apple catung opened the program, followed by music by Miss Ruby Wirken stall.
Vesta and Edith Tarris started for Mexico on Thursday morning. Miss Ita seeks health care. Roe Sieanay plans a Sunday evening church visit. Martha Calvary and Wade Springer visited Grandmam King at Lottridge. Tom Reeder moves his family to Ivita on Monday. Isaac McElhiney relocates to Athens Tuesday to work at the Barth tour mill. Art and Allie Bails left for western homes Tuesday after visiting. Charles and Susie Jeffers spent Sunday near Frost with their uncle.
Community items report guests and visits including Miss Georgia Cheadle and Miss Jenno Brothers in Athens, plus travels of Dr. J. T. Cline to Parkersburg. O. T. R. CG in Lea township holds a meeting at the high school with all teachers urged to attend for credit. Albany area schooling data list October enrollment and attendance figures, noting Boxwells and pupils outside the village totals.
Miss Ella Bradfield of Pomeroy visits her aunt Mrs Olive On news from Pratt's Fork mentions a son born to Mr and Mrs George Auckley on the 2nd Samuel Foreman plans a new home Guy Dalton a rising young man and Miss Vena Whales wed Saturday night near Burlingham Also Flora resident Miss Hala King visited sister Florence and other modest family items from the valley.
Hockingport residents attend funeral notices for Miss Addie Bell cousin of H. E. Adams. Other updates include Rev. A J McKim’s Porto Rico lecture return and local visits by Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Gibbs, and Parker family. W F MS move planned. Delmar Stone ill. Lew Rose visit grandfather Elijah Stone and Dana Moore to spend winter with him.
Mr George Deweese and wife and Mrs Rose Yocum and family of Glouster visited relatives here last week. Rev L A Patterson of Pataskala visited Mrs Gina Friday. Mr Adair and wife of Albany stayed with Mr and Mrs Byron Wratt over Sunday. George Linecott and family of Amep ville visited Mrs Hannah Wyatt. Jim McKinley and family visited Mr and Mrs Lile Yocum at Glouster. John Spaulding visited relatives at Glouster over Sunday. Mr Magean will start Thursday for her home in New York.
Mrs. Jack Hardy is quite sick. Welsonville visitors Mroo and Mrs. James Pratt traveled Saturday. Georg Hass of Point Pleasant visited relatives over Sunday. C. 1 Busamarce of the OQ UL was a guest recently. Elza Gibson attended the Columbus convention Saturday. Mrs. Story and family visited relatives in Nelsonville Saturday. Mix. Vickers and Miss Alexander of Atrasponte visited over the weekend.
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