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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1926

Page

3

Esther Sunday School class hosts old fashioned belleing for newlyweds

Nelsonville Sept 14 The Esther class of the Christian Sunday school sponsored an old fashioned belling for Mr and Mrs Irvin Pritchard at their Jefferson street home. Thirty one members and three guests attended the gathering honoring the newlyweds. They received sherbert glasses and goblets. The event followed a brief program and devotionals led by Mrs PF Betts with prayers by Mrs P B Verity. Games and contests closed the evening. The Esther class plans an outing September 23 at Mrs Walter Lennox’s country home and will meet again October 11 with Mrs CA Hooper in Athens.

Nelsonville Esther Christian Sunday School Irvin Pritchard Jefferson Street PF. C. Betts P. B. Verity Walter Lennox C. A. Hooper Athens

Shower for Newlyweds Davis Planned in Nelsonville

Neighbors organize a 7 PM shower at 944 Poplar Street for Mr and Mrs Roy Davis on Thursday. Guests are asked to bring ten cents and a favorite dish. Rev Ed L Morrell exits to attend the Methodist Episcopal annual conference in Gallipolis this week.

Nelsonville Roy Davis Davis Poplar Street Ed L. Morrell Methodist Episcopal Church Gallipolis

Society will Meet

Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in the church parlors. Nelsonville sept 14 Mrs Clara S Heisenbuttle Buffalo New York William J Miller Wheeling West Virginia Mrs Genevieve Steinick Chicago Day ton Dr J F Wurst Dayton and Mrs Frank Minck Co-

Nelsonville Clara S. Heisenbuttle Buffalo N. Y William J. Miller Wheeling W. Va Genevieve Steinick Chicago Til J. F. Wurst Dayton Frank Minck

Mae Tifft Spends Fall in California

Nelsonville residents learn that Mrs Mae Tifft formerly of this city now of Columbus is spending the fall in California with friends of Mr and Mrs C H Bartlett.

Nelsonville Mae Tifft Columbus California

Will Burnell Guests Visit Columbus and Local Figures

A series of short notes records visits by local residents to Columbus and nearby towns. Names include Mr and Mrs Will Burnell, Miss Louise Lairson from Ohio State, J G Matheny, Mr and Mrs Will Creighton of McKinley Maine, Gerald Reeves, Carl Carnes of Springfield, R B Stuart, Howard Wagner, and Irene McDowell. Bardain family reunion held in Oatsville Newark with multiple attendees from Nelsonville Marion and Westerville.

Will Burnell Columbus Louise Lairson Ohio State University al Lairson J. G. Matheny Logan Will Creighton McKinley Maine T. J. Davis Gerald Reeves Carl Carnes Springfield Bert Reeves R. B. Stuart Nelsonville W. J. Stuart St. Paul Minn Howard Wagner Athens Bardain Oatsville Newark Henry Bardain Robert Ida Marie Hayden Ruth Wainwright Bardain Wayne and Clayde Lottie Bennett Anna Foreman Louise Florence Marion Emma Ash John Bardain Westerville

Funeral services for Mrs Julia Ann Rutter

Nelsonville reports funeral services for Julia Ann Rutter 31 who died Monday to be held Wednesday morning at 10. Local details note services in the community as residents reflect on the loss and remember her.

Nelsonville Julia Ann Rutter

Burial Set For Buchtel Cemetery

Burial will be made in the Buchtel cemetery following the death notice. Local authorities provided scant details, with services scheduled at a later time and date to be announced.

Buchtel Cemetery

Life Long Resident Dies Near Connett

A L Davis 71 died at home near Connett early today. Funeral services will be at Connett church Friday at 7 30 in the morning, burial in Connett cemetery. He leaves his wife and four sons, having lived in the area most of his life. Ruth Eberle, daughter of Mayor I J Eberle, left for Nashville to enter Ward Belmont school after being accompanied to Cincinnati by her parents.

Nelsonville A. L. Davis Connett Connett Church Mr. Davis Ruth Eberle I. J. Eberle Nashville Tenn Belmont School

King's Men Hold Inspiring Forest Meeting in Pine Forest

In Carbondale forest land on Carbondale Coal company grounds youths plant and tend trees under strict fire safety rules. The King's Men held an in woods service Sunday with prayer, song, and talks, leading to three confessions at the Carbondale church service.

King’s Men Pine Forest Nelsonville Carbondale Carbondale Coal Company God Elmer Siddle Carbondale Church

Game Protector issues plea to all sportsmen

Glouster Ohio Sept 14 Game Protector B T LeFever issued a letter urging sportsmen to observe laws as squirrel season opens Sept 15. He warned of enforcement against violators, urged cooperation to prevent forest fires and asked for license compliance and information. The notice stresses lawful hunting and responsible behavior.

Fish and Game

Trail of oil clues arrest near Jacksonville

A leaking oil can traced from Ohio mines to Reynolds Miller home near Jacksonville led to a search warrant and Miller's arrest by Constable Henry Williams Monday morning. Miller fled as Williams arrived. a five gallon oil can was found. Miller was arrested at noon.

Glouster Ohio Reynolds Miller Jacksonville Henry Williams Williams Miller

Evangelist J H Steed to Lead Trimble Meetings

GLOUSTER Sept 14 Evangelist J H Steed of Ashland will begin a series of meetings at the Church of Christ in Trimble Thursday evening marking his first visit. An all day basket dinner is planned for Sunday at the church. The Rev Mr Roberts of Bishopville will preach at the Church of Christ there Thursday evening at 7 30 promptly.

Glouster J. H. Steed Ashland Church of Christ Trimble Steed Mr. Roberts Bishopville

Social to be Held in Glouster by Pythian Sisters

Members of White Rose Temple No. 92 Pythian Sisters are requested to attend a Wednesday evening meeting in Glouster Sept 14 and to bring a favorite dish. A social time will be held following the meeting.

White Rose Temple

Pastor Browning Seeks Return to Glouster at Conference

D. I. Browning pastor of the Methodist church leaves for the annual Gallipolis conference. A request is before the conference to return Rev. Browning to Glouster for another year. In Glouster on Sept 14 James Musselwhite serves five days in Athens County Jail for drunkenness, fined five dollars plus costs after arrest by Marshal Williams.

Glouster D. I. Browning Methodist Church Gallipolis Mr. Browning James Musselwhite Athens Marshal Williams Ea . of

Mrs C A Young Critically Ill in Columbus Illness

Mrs C A Young of Glouster is critically ill at her sister in law and brother in law James and Ma McNamara home in Columbus. Diagnosed with diabetes she was taken to Columbus for hospital treatment but could not be moved there. A specialist called found her condition critical and by Monday night there was slight improvement but little hope of recovery.

Glouster C. A. Young James McNamara Columbus

Carbondale hosts Forest Rose Embroidery Club dinner

Walter Green welcomed the Forest Rose Embroidery club at her West Franklin Street home Friday. After needlework, refreshments were served to members Mrs Malcolm Raybould Mrs Dave Wans Mrs Nelson Dowler Mrs Beryl Wallace Mrs R H Brown Mrs Gertrude Hit Miss Bessie Deer Miss Louise Pearce Miss Marguerite Clark Miss Lulu Parry Miss Hazel Wallace and guests Mrs Julia Green and the Misses Dimity of Chillicothe.

Nelsonville Walter Green Forest Rose Embroidery Club West Franklin Street Bers Malcolm Raybould Dave Wans Nelson Dowler Beryl Wallace R. H. Brown Gertrude Hit Bessie Deer Louise Pearce Marguerite Clark Lulu Parry Hazel Wallace Julia Green Ths City Dimity Chillicothe

Indianapolis Skywatch Tower Scans Skyline for Smoke

Indianapolis maintains a fire watch tower atop a tall building where firemen monitor the sky for smoke. The lookout reports as many as 300 fires sighted annually through this aerial surveillance method.

Sins of the Spirit Outshine Flesh in Wise Man’s Tale

A narrator recalls the fame of a supposedly perfect woman turned fallible, noting how sins of the flesh and, more deeply, sins of the spirit invite judgment. The Wise Man contrasts temper, generosity, and slander with petty bitterness, sharing parables about two marriages and forgiveness. Copyright 1926 by Newspaper Feature Service.

Death Newspaper Feature Service, Inc

Marriage License Granted in Probate Court

One marriage license was issued yesterday from the Probate court. Oreille R. Pogie a telegraph operator and Mary Willette Burk 19 of Athens were married yesterday afternoon by Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig after obtaining a license in the early afternoon. Fogle is a son of Alfred Fogle. His bride is a daughter of Harvey C. Burke.

Oreille R. Pogie Mary Willette Burk Athens Pearl W. Helwig Fogle Alfred Fogle Harvey c. Burke

Beagle Attends Railway Brotherhood Convention in Columbus

George Beagle of this city, a representative of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in this district, is in Columbus today for a legislative convention of the organization.

Nelsonville George Beagle Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Columbus

Pastor to Invite Presbytery Here Today

Rev. John Lloyd Evans attends fall sessions of Athens Presbytery in Union Furnace and will invite the spring session to Nelsonville in the second week of April. Years ago no clovers in Australia. now Australian farmers grow clover seed with imported bumblebees.

Nelsonville John Lloyd Evans Union Furnace Athens Mr. Evans Presbytery Australia

Dr William A Powell Dies in Berea Hospital

The Rev Dr William A Powell died in Berea hospital Sunday night from intestinal influenza and heart disease. Funeral services were held at 2:20 PM today at the family home in Olmsted Falls. He was minister of the Presbyterian church in Athens and notable for temperance work. He is survived by his widow and four children Alfred Frances Arthur Grace all born in Athens. Grace remaining at home. Reducing by radio is becoming popular with reports of a 15 minute daily exercise plan cutting one woman’s weight from 160 to 186 pounds.

William A. Powell Berea Olmsted Falls Powell Presbyterian Church Athens Alfred Frances Arthur Grace South Court Street Marry Bckley

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