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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
3
A long list of movements and social visits from Plainville and nearby towns. Residents including Ilene Frank Morgan, J. S. Rogers, Miss Lottie Hatfield, Homer Grounds, and many others are noted for Monday to weekend incidents, trips to Vincennes Indianapolis Elnora Linton and Newark, and social calls with families and neighbors.
The sick are reported better. Elmer Messimore and Ernest Bland visited Bloomfield on Monday. Mrs James Stanley and family visited D W Fuller in Newark on Thursday. Glen Bullock and Friend Spent time with Herbert Stanley. Ernest Bland spent part of last week with home folks. Walter Ferguson and wife visited his in laws over Sunday. Residents attended John Johnson's sale midweek. Mrs Tinker Campbell stayed with her brother Luther Frye and children. Mrs Hazel Messimore and daughter called her mother.
Al Workman sits on the grand jury for two weeks. Local visits include Mrs. Levi Fuller with her sons, Inez Pirtle hosting several friends, and multiple relatives visiting Hazel Floyd, John Heaton, and Jack Workman. A February birth, Martha Louise, was welcomed to Sam and wife. Spooner and Hays advertise J. S. Case sulky plows and walking plows.
Mr and Mrs John Johnson dined with Mr and Mrs Will Gray Sunday. The sale of J W Johnson drew a good crowd Wednesday. Olive Crane visited Gladys Lewis at Solsberry Sunday. John Loffland spent Wednesday night and Thursday at Park with his companions.
Community members report illnesses including double pneumonia among Lina Pope and Mrs Will Loff land with others visiting families. Names appear in a string of social calls amid Bloomfield and surrounding area as relatives and friends check on one another.
A local advertisement promotes purchasing a new buggy from Spooner and Hays offering a convenient option for shoppers seeking a reliable vehicle.
The community gathered Thursday for Jerome Sparks’ funeral at Flynn cemetery. Nearby residents and families including Chriss Lewis and Mary Wilson were among attendees. The report notes illness from measles affecting local schoolchildren and various visits among neighbors throughout the week.
Whooping cough reported in the area. Miss Maude Combs and Edna Roach visited Miss Ruth Mitchell Sunday. Wayne Burcham and Iley Smith left for Iowa to work on farms for spring and summer. Walnut Grove hosts a Sunday prayer meeting open to all. Victor and Vera Hasler visited their brother Lester Hasler and wife. Mrs Hasler is on the sick list. Austin West, an aged Mineral veteran, was buried at Walnut Grove Monday. Revival closed with eleven additions to the church. Mrs George Kemp spoke on She Hath Done What She Could.
A hymn titled Nobody Knows But Mother stirred memories as Rev George Kemp and his wife planned services the fourth Saturday night and the two Sundays in March. Ed Wright and family visited Ed Hasler, while Mrs Hubert Combs visited the Mineral schools. Berthal Mathews and son Fred from Bloomfield visited John Mitchell’s home, and Claude Burcham and Eli Hasler traveled to Worthington Saturday night.
Sunday visits include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson at William Stultz with numerous neighbors. Several families report illnesses including measles in Corbin and Laughlin households. Movements include Corbin moving to Fulton county to farm and Pruitt moving from Asa Ashcraft to Cooper farm. Grand jury exposure noted and church meeting held. regular social visits across Bloomfield, Bedford, Owensburg, and Indianapolis linked to locals like the Hudsons, Mullis, and Ashcraft families.
Protracted meeting continues at Oak Grove led by Rev Fuller with Rev Goldman assisting. Various residents visit relatives and attend events in Worthington Coal City and surrounding areas. Giles Duncan and Ruth Wagner wed in a Sunday ceremony near Coal City. Mrs Martha Rawley of Clay City dies with funeral at Dutch Bethel. Farmers Insurance holds monthly meeting in Arney.
SOLSBERRY Frank Welborn of Bloomington visited his father here Sunday. John Welborn in declining health. Hugh Bullock and wife of Bloomington visited last Sunday. Geneva Combs of Bloomington visited Friday night to Sunday. John Hannum of Worthington came to visit his daughter Miss R Hannum a Law school teacher. Mrs Roy Mason and children went to Sullivan Sunday night. Guy Cook of Indiana University visited over Sunday. Col Robert Rice of Bloomington was here last Saturday to cry sales of W S Ruth. It is reported that
Newberry reports Ruth Quackenbush home from Wakarusa due to scarlet fever in schools. Obituaries note James Wier and Mariah Wesner died Wednesday and Sarah Wallingford died Monday February 26. Local visits include Anna Ketcham’s funeral, Lilburn Jackson as county assessor guest, and multiple neighbors visiting or returning from trips. A beer train wreck near Slinkard Station involved Evansville beer cars tipping into a ditch.
Allen Chapel and Bloomfield residents share weekend visits and relocations. Attendees include Mrs Harshman, Mrs Blaker, Mrs Shertzer, and families moving to Sharkey and Illinois. The Economy Club meets March 2 to discuss high cost of living, with subscription offer for local papers.
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