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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1928
Page
6
Murray City notes list visitors from White House and Logan, Columbus, Newark, Cleveland, and Athens. Local deaths include Ruth Coakley and funeral notices for Miss Madge Mahoney. Community events cover Ladies Aid meeting and a Wiener roast for the Ever Ready Class at Glouster Hill.
Athens area notes celebrate Dr Gordon 56 years in practice with 6744 births. He helped a country stork in 1871 for $5, now $25. He rode horseback then buggy, now travels by car as messages arrive from Africa and South America. Many families recall generations of his care.
In Bunker Missouri Dr Gordon centers a group including his six babies and relatives as they gathered at his home. The physician, praising bringing a baby into the world as a major duty, smiles over the children and notes the chance they may one day become presidents. Nearby residents and visitors from Albany, Herrisonville, Crooksville, and Athens joined the scene during the recent gathering. Community figures and travelers attended various visits and events in the Wille corner area.
Sept 15 Albany brief notes announce the M E Church will host a regular monthly meeting at the church with Ree and Mrs J W Barnes in attendance. Other items mention births, visits by relatives, and a reunion at a former student’s home as Albany High School reopens.
Coolville and nearby locales host family reunions and visits as residents attend gatherings at Frost and Shade. The piece lists numerous residents and guests, mentions an explosion incident causing burns, and notes local constructions including a new auditorium at Shade and carpentry work by Mr. Secoy.
Amesville melville September reports show Eber H Woolls from Cleveland visiting Edward Moore along with El don Wyat t Jr and Ruth Ray from Minerva. Local social notes mention Mr and Mrs Hartley visiting Marshaline Randall, and many other neighbors at family homes and church gatherings amid bazaar plans and ongoing well drilling updates. This column records travel, hospitality, and community events across the area with numerous names and places.
Mrs Eliza Seevers is ill with neuritis Betty Davis visits Athens Aunt Jenny Finney Mahlon Bradshaw works at Willoughby Mr and Mrs Kenneth Galvin Athens visit Elza McGranor Z Courtney near Fisher Station tea ball tenant W J Hawk builds a garage at Fletcher Hawks house Joe Hutchins visits relatives George Powell family from Cleveland visits Ray Micheals family Seth Robinson Logan tonsil removal at Sheltering Arms Athens Russell Riley at Chillicothe Hospital Joe Guiley hurt at Powhattan mine Roy Hawk leaves for Pomeroy cement work Henry Frost Athens visits Joe Wallace Abbie Porter Akren guest of Harry Porter Sr George Gabriel Sr son Chiff Clell Thorn helps Olle Somers Nelsonville guests of Mrs Somers
Syracuse items note Bridgeman joining an Athens group after Teer, Delbert Mills assigned at Pomeroy U B Circuit Junction City, and PTA enrollment rising. Local teachers begin term. Stobart, Grace, Bartels return to school. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society reelects officers. educational meeting planned with state and local instructors. Rev L I Umeberger reassigned to Syracuse M E charge.
Local notes report omissions of Amos and Mrs Amos Driggs Athens and James Driggs Daisy Burns from Harris Reunion attendee list at Mt Hermon. News mentions school in session, travel to Amesville High, cattle sale at Bartlett, and various visits in Athens and nearby towns. Several deaths and health issues also noted among residents.
Asbury Ridge Hamden W Wires of Loveland visited with her daughter Mrs F C Segate in Hamden on Wednesday while en route to visit her brothers Peter and Fred Smith in Gloucester Ohio. Laura Bailsy Athens and others attended services at Asbury University Church Wednesday night. A dinner party at the Service Club Rooms featured Mr and Mrs Clyde Allbery and family entertaining Hattie Kennard and Mary Stanton. Ohio University bound students Kathleen Jolly Mildred E Heft Nelsopalie McCoppin Everett McCoppin and others to visit Athens area. Robert Ogier left for Athens to enter Ohio University.
Long Run school is progressing nicely under the new teacher. New pupils are Ora Misenour and Hazel and Pearl Beatty, bringing attendance to 18. Mrs Mary Frost visited Athens on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Clint Frost of Athens spent Wednesday with Charles Sanborn. Elizabeth Cooley and son spent Sunday with Elmer McClanahan and daughter Louise in Harmony. Carl Snow of Angel Ridge assists Carlos Sams with fall work. Sams fixed the chimney at Mrs Cooley’s home this week. Faye McClain of Factory visited with her sister Mrs Ethel Sanborn.
The Garden Gillian and son Orley visited Bir and Mrs R E Goldsberry for Sunday dinner. Audena Burson Shade stayed with Mrs Velma Barniult Monday night into Tuesday. Eddie Ashcraft family drove to Parkersburg last Sunday. William Colmer visited Wednesday with Mrs Harry Smith and others to Marietta. Sarah Goldsberry spent Sunday with daughter Mrs S Y Smith in Shade. Margret Galisberry visited sister Mrs Glennie Wetherby in Athens at week’s end. Gas 18 Mrs Dave.
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