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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1931
Page
8
Boyd Wilson, 71, father of Mrs. C. A. Pride of Glouster, dropped dead at his Greenfield area country home Thursday morning after months of declining health. Survived by his wife, three daughters and one son, with funeral expected Sunday.
Members are urged to attend the regular meeting at the Odd Fellow hall in Glouster on Saturday night. Rebekah degree work is scheduled for September 19, followed by a school of instruction for the district the next Saturday at Marcel lite Lodge.
The Sunday School contest between the Young Folks Class and the Adult Class tightens as the end of September looms to decide the outcome with the losing class to duch the winners. Holiday visitors come from Trimble Columbus Athens The Plains Athens and Barnesville as families gather for reunions and visits with Mr and Mrs Antle Russell Clark Mescher Johnson Mason families.
The Trimble Epworth League met on September 6 to elect officers for the coming year. Nina Sprague was chosen president and plans were made for a party to be held Friday September 11. Members are urged to attend and bring a prospective member.
Before sailing from Cairo Maida the white camel drank deeply and later at San Francisco she wed Moses another white camel at the Fleischhacker zoo marking an unlikely union between two exotic animals.
The Epworth League lists officers including first vice president Mildred Weiss second vice president Mary Belle Cole third vice president Helen Hildebrant fourth vice president Medrith Rainey treasurer Chester Lowry secretary Lawrence Sands and pianist Edra Lantz. The organization started about 40 years ago and continues as an active society.
The Past Noble Grands Club of Nineveh Rebekah Lodge gathered at Mrs. Harold Phillips home in Glouster on Tuesday evening. Guests included Mrs. Orville Samples Miss Esther Rheinwald and others from Columbus along with several club members. First prizes went to Mrs. Samples and Mrs. John Davis while consolation prizes were awarded to Mrs. Grimm and Zelma Watson. Mrs. William Hallam to host in October.
A shed behind C. M. Heaton store on High Street caught fire mid afternoon Thursday. Firefighters responded after a fire alarm. a burlap sack near the roof burned, a small pony buggy survived, and straw and cartons in the other room were spared. The cause remained unknown.
The Sun-day School class taught by Mrs. Haze Janchius held a picnic Thursday at Embree Park near Pennsville with sixteen attendees.
The Pris cilla class of the M. E. Sunday School will meet at 7 30 this evening at the home of Mrs. E H Taylor on Fairlawn Avenue. All members are urged to attend.
The Rothwell Club gathered at Mrs. W. W. Bryson’s Broad Street home for its season opener with a 12 o'clock picnic lunch served cafeteria style. President Mrs. Bryson led the roll call with summer haps and mishaps and members present included Mrs. M. M. Bryson, Mrs. W. R. Drury, Mrs. Mary Hawk, and several other residents plus guest Anna Parish of Cincinnati.
Glouster teachers will gather with Superintendent C. B. Dill on Saturday at 1 o clock in room 10 of the high school for final arrangements ahead of the Monday school opening.
Misses Mildred Vickrey and Esta Cunningham of the Glouster High School faculty are on a motor trip to Cleveland and points in New York state.
Fred Kempton was pinned under slate at Poston Mine No. 6 in Millfield on Monday and sustained a fractured leg. He had just returned to work after a weeks off for a finger injury. The piece lists several local social updates from Taylor Ridge including reunions, visits, and school enrollments.
Local families from Pleasantville and nearby towns spent weekends with relatives in Lancaster Chillicothe Athens Ironton Nelsonville Trimble and Truetown. Notables include Mr and Mrs Chester Davis Miss Irene Golding Mr and Mrs Vern Kempton and son Delmer plus the Kemp ton and Davis families and Miss Audra Chalfant. Mrs Charles Hooper is reported seriously ill at her home.
Mr and Mrs Arch Mingus hosted a Sunday evening gathering with guests including Mr and Mrs John Adams of Cleveland Mr and Mrs Floyd Leffler of Diamond Miss Laura Drescher of Oregon Ridge and Ed Betts of Carbondale for a social visit at their Greens Run residence.
Sunday visits noted with Edna Kennard. Fred Leffler of Diamond visited daughter Mrs Arch Mingus. A daughter named Willa Geraldine was born to Mr and Mrs Herman Mills on Saturday. Norman Ross, ill with typhoid fever, shows improvement. Mr and Mrs Charles Leffler of Millfield visited Arch Mingus on Monday. Ed Mingus and Chauncey Mingus also visited Arch Mingus recently.
Balloonist Harry St. Clair, a Washington County Fair feature, collided with a tree during a nearly two mile flight over Marietta. He landed bruised but alive after his rope trapese entangled and prevented the usual descent. He trusted the cooling gas bag to settle the craft to earth.
A 125 pound watermelon was recently brought to market in Detroit and offered for sale, drawing attention for its extraordinary size and weight amid local market activity.
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