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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
7
A string of Sunday visits and social calls fills small town life with names such as Plummer Harris families Ashbaugh Rollison Hill Myers and others. Local residents greet relatives and friends including Edna Lester and Marion Lynn while trips to Williams Jim Raycave and Bloomfield appear in weekend activity notes.
Theodore Ferguson made a business trip to Worthington on Tuesday. Sunday visitors at Roland Bland's included Foster Livingston and wife Clarence Padgett and wife Mr and Mrs Dave Arthur and family. Ruth Ferguson Rosa Wells and Minnie Bland spent Sunday evening at Eddie Wells. Elmer Messimore and daughter and Earl Britton and family called at Theodore Ferguson's Sunday evening. Clifford spent Sunday evening with Lebert and Leland Watkins. John Watkins visited son Elmer Watkins and wife Sunday. Minnie Bland and Ruth Ferguson attended ice cream supper at Newark Saturday night. Mrs Sherman Wells did trading at Tulip last week. Several from here attended church at Pleasant Ridge Sunday night. Ruth Ferguson visited Eddie Wells Tuesday night. Theodore Ferguson and Abe Hamilton went to Bloomfield Monday. Richard Thacker called on Fannie Watkins Sunday evening. Harvey Bland went to Bloomfield Saturday. Frank Fallon took dinner at Theo Ferguson's Monday. Heavy rain and thunder storm Thursday evening. Paul Britton visited George Fry's Sunday.
Attendees from here joined a Camn meeting at Scotland Sunday night. Miss Glaydes Huffman called on Miss Della Bogard Sunday evening. Miss Olive Sparks visits friends at Jasonville this week. Church at Simp son chapel was well attended Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stone visited Charlie Stone Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McElory called on M. H. Lesters Sunday. Miss Hit Street spent the latter part of the weekend in town.
Saturday and Sunday gatherings drew many local families including Briles Abrams Wiles Heaton and Dailey households. Visitors came from Vincennes Bloomfield Cincinnati and Pleasant Ridge as illnesses and social events filled the week. a heavy thunderstorm caused accidents and Meadow Bridge damage with a horse lost near Paris Bailey.
The area endures very hot conditions as residents make visits to Cincinnati and Mamie Sullivan attended a Chautauqua. Bar ney Holtzclaw and family traveled through, and hay makers stay busy. Dorothy Foddrill Lucile Sullivan and Hormia Sullivan joined a Chautauqua, with Mamie Hord visiting Alice Hardisty. A child hurt a finger with a small ax during play. a girl near Jode Johnson narrowly escaped rising flood waters after a storm.
Mrs Annie Shertzer and Dorothy Terrell visit Bloomfield grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Terrell in Camp Ground. Wanda Winona Hunter Elinor Lawrence visit Edna Sparks. Cowens James Pearl Lowell Naomi call on aunt Ange Sharp. Doris Blaker spends Sunday with creekside kin. Thomas Axe and Kate Myers visit Frank Skinner. Dona Vandeventer and sister visit Pleasant Ridge relatives. Nettie Watson visits Saturday. Homer Bland family visit N W Osborn family Sunday.
Local residents gather for family visits and funerals across Antioch, Bloomfield, Bedford, and Lynnville. Names include Haywood, Emery, Foster, Cuthrell, and Miller with illnesses listed for Jemima Emery Grace Hayes and Mrs. Marshall Haywood. Funeral attendance noted at James Feutz home and German cemetery interment.
Allen Chapel members and neighbors shared suppers and visits across Bloomfield and Ridgeport. Families and friends including Pearson Bogan Ambaker Blaker and Shertzer clans joined gatherings and Sunday visits at multiple homes and events around town.
Camp Ground Mr and Mrs Chalmer Warren visited Mr and Mrs Walter Warren. Evangeline Bridges of Dugger visited Mrs Margaret Workman and Mrs David Blaker. Mrs Lewis Wilkerson and her mother Mrs Beard visited Vic Beards. Mrs Straing and son from Bloomington visited Emery and Mrs Taylor. Dowden of Bloomfield visited J M Strausser and wife. Walter Blaker of Terre Haute visited his parents David and Mrs Blaker. John Calvert spent time with his sister Mrs Bill Killinger. Bernard Workman and wife visited his mother Mrs Margaret Workman. Neighbors spent Sunday at Mrs Margaret Workman’s with ice cream. Mrs L B Edwards and sons Edward and Lewis of Bloomfield visited their aunt Mrs Mar.
Clover Bottom Homer Stumpf and wife visited Bloomfield parents Mr and Mrs David Groomer over the weekend. Audrey Beard spent Wednesday with Gladys and Mabel Loffland. John Johnson and family visited Ed Crane and Howard Coley near Bloomfield Tuesday. H D Shute called on P F Barnes Saturday. Wilma Lindsey visited Bloomfield relatives and attended the Chautauqua. Gladys Loffland had dental work in Bloomfield Wednesday. Ice cream supper at Solsberry drew several attendees. Mrs Jas Lindsey went to Bloomfield Saturday. Groomer and Andy Combs purchased new cars. John Baker and wife with Willard Dilley and wife dined with Paul Britton. P I Barnes and Mrs Barnes called on Claude Taylor Sunday.
Tulip Aaron Combs was here Monday. R. F. Brammer visited by Lafe Elliot and wife Sunday. Mrs. Rose Henry of Midland visited sister Mrs. Ivan Flory on Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Sam Sparks and sons visited her parents at Worthington Sunday. Frank Terrell and wife visited her brother Charles Sims and family Sunday. David Sharp visited his daughter.
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