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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
3
The correspondence notes several local social visits and updates. It mentions Ed Hasler and Oliver Combs families, Aden Roach starting work in Bloomfield, and many neighbors hosting gatherings. Revival meetings at Walnut Grove report nine new members and plans for Women’s Night. The Walnut Grove Women’s Missionary Society outlines committees, treasury, and a March meeting.
Mrs Reed Hinds spent last week with her parents. W O C Deck visits son Frank this week. Marguerite Slinkard spent Saturday with sister Faye. G D Clements and Harry Crooke were in Indianapolis on business. Arthur Maegerlein of Clay City spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ed Scott. Mrs Dan Cline and Marie visited Mr and Mrs Charles Crooke Saturday. Harry Owen of Indianapolis spent last week with Oliver Thomas and relatives. Mrs Cliff Courtney came from Linton to spend Sunday with Mrs Lank Wesner family. Mrs Chas Pate of Burgersville visited her parents last week.
The list notes Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moore and others as quite ill. W. H. Moore and wife, Daniel Wes ner and wife, Mary Long and Mrs. Catron appear on the sick list. John Wallingford returns to Indianapolis after time with his ill mother. Winifred Slinkard hosted a party for Hazel Slinkard who will move near Worthington by March first. Gertrude Clore visited Prof. Corbin and family. Theo Slinkard of Bloomfield spent time with his father. Mrs. George Sensney of Vincennes visited Aunt Amanda Sensney and John Brookshier’s family while sick.
Local items note Mrs. Jerry Meredith hosting Ethel West last week and Lilburn Jackson traveling to Indianapolis. Enoch Clayton of Newark sold fruit trees locally Monday while Inez Jackson and Eli Hasler attended Furnace debate Friday. Georgia Foster has been ill but improving. Claude Dailey headed to Illinois for summer work. Sunday prayer meeting mildly attended due to bad weather. Millie Sholders Fay Allen May West visited Jerry Meredith Sunday. Herschel Clemens of Great Lakes Illinois and Ben Bruce of Jasonville visited Mineral Sunday.
Asa Veach has the measles. Miss Belle Coppin visited home folks Sunday. Miss Sally Bynum spent the weekend with her parents. Several from here attended the revival at Walnut Grove. John W. Jackson visited the King and Workman schools Friday. Jasper Riddle is at Indianapolis for rheumatism treatment. Lexie and Hazel Workman of Coen attended the Friday night debate. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Combs visited Robert Coppin Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkie and Emma Josephine visited J. D. Cravens. The debating society will meet Friday night February 23. The question: that foreign immigration should be prohibited.
Sunday visitors at Aaron Combs' included Ed Fordyce and the Coombs and Combs families with Harold Gwinup and Homer Combs from Lyons and Horace Aland from Vincennes. Dr. Mason and Dr. Roy Cook attended patients including Troy Fuller Fern Combs and others as measles spread.
Mrs. Nora Branstetter spent Sunday at Thomas Heaton's. Eli Hollars returned Monday from Linton where he was in the hospital. Marcus Strauser of Robison was a weekend guest at J. M. Strauser's. Mr and Mrs J M Strauser visited Emery Taylor's. Abi DeVilbiss stayed with her aunt, Mrs Emery Neidigh. Blanche Bender of Union Valley visited Elza Heaton's. Willie Hollard and his wife spent a day with Dock Owen's. Mr and Mrs Sig Rogers and son Paul, and Mr and Mrs Rex Miller were noted guests.
Miss Leora Foster called on Mrs. Gilbert Huffman Sunday evening. Mrs. John Duke spent Sunday night with her mother, Mrs. Martha Greene. Misses Gladys and Verna Rogers and brother Robert called on Marie and Dexter Heat on Sunday afternoon.
Will Sparks visited Mineral Tuesday. Mrs J H Blaker was here Tuesday. The Sparks family reports their little son ill. Roy Vanmeter moved to Mineral on Tuesday. Robert Hunter called on Jas Sparks last Thursday. Miss Clara Smith, previously ill, is recovering. Mrs Ada Steward visited her parents here last Saturday. Mr and Mrs David Blaker visited his father John Blaker Sunday. Mrs Mary Hunter of Worthington is visiting her son Robert. Mrs Mollie Greene spent last week with Charles Barnes and family. Thomas Axe Floyd Kindred and N W Osborn called on Dave Sharp. Will Fisher and niece Mamie Boltz and John Fisher visited Chas Barnes Sunday.
Cass Neidigh visited Emery Neidigh on Thursday and Friday. Miss Pearl Wilkerson visited Grace Killinger on Saturday night and Mrs. Lewis Wilkerson visited relatives at Solsberry from Thursday through Friday. Mrs Viree Pearson and daughter Glen Chaney visited Mrs Thos Pearson on Friday. Mrs L B Edwards visited her grandmother Phipps and aunt Margaret Workman Friday. Mrs Ralph Taylor visited her parents in Highland township last week.
Protracted meeting continues at Oak Grove. Mr and Mrs John C Falk on sick list. Simon Spangler visited Walter Dyer Sunday. Homer Fiscus family visited Ed Jean and wife. Aimie Hines called on Peoria Hubbell. Isaac Thatcher bought Edmond Jean farm near Pleasant Bethel. Mrs Jane Coley visiting Pierce Vanhorn and Frank Price families. Hamilton House who moved to Mississippi and worked in saw mill with Jacob Hubbell died suddenly last Monday. burial arranged.
Funeral services held at Antioch and burial at Dutch Bethel. Mrs Victor Smith visited sick friend Mrs Bunyan White on Wednesday. Mrs Clarence Hanna visited her sister Mrs Ben Fiscus last Thursday and Friday. Rev Wyant and family of Worthington visited Frank Spease and family. No 10 District school house in Jefferson burned last Monday. Dyer school term ends soon. Neighborhood women comforted Mrs Thomas Franklin and made quilts for Mrs John Wall after her house and most belongings burned Monday morning.
Reports from the Nebo area note several residents on the sick list and local activity. Delbert Deny visited Scotland Tuesday evening while Theodore Henderson lost a fine horse this week.
Public notice offers a five passenger touring car for sale or trade for a good team of mules wagon and harness. Item used but in good condition and available from W. L. Slinkard.
A single listing promotes a well broke child friendly pony with harness buggy bridle and saddle available for sale or trade. Seller identified as W L Slinkard.
A notice seeks a man over 30 with a horse and buggy to sell stock conditioner powder in Greene County. The position offers $70 per month and the address listed is 9 Industrial Building, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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