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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1917
Page
3
Farmers busy plowing and planting corn as Jasper Weaver loses a horse. Numerous visits and social calls occur across families including Garsnett, Martindale, Byers, and Oliphant. A ball game draws a large crowd. a son born to Maud Brazil is announced. relatives travel between Vincennes Bloomfield and Lincoln Illinois.
Miss Anna Cox hosted guests with Clyde Kent, while Sadie Clark visited M H Lester. Rebecca Lester hosted Claude Workman and Zona Keys. Visiting relatives included Earl Lester with daughter Euelah at Bicknell, and T C Lester with Janie at Winfred Hunter's. Various families gathered across Bloomfield, Edwardsport, Freelandsville, and nearby towns for concerts, swings, and Sunday visits.
Miss Allene Hord visited Lucile Foddrill Sunday. Dan Sullivan took dinner at James Foddrill's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Davis passed through here Sunday. Mrs. Julia Collings called on Mrs. Ruth Combs Thursday. Mrs. Quintilla Horn of Tulip paid a visit.
A long list of social visits and hospitality across families in the area is recorded. Name checks include Joseph White, Frank Morgan, Fanny Jeffers, Eunice Duke, Andrew Busch, Edgar Busch, O P McKee, J W Canady, Walter Hagen, Miss Free Duke, Mrs William Conder, Vincennes business trip, Miss Iva Canady, Ermal Laughlin, Jasonville visitors, Fred Morgan, Ioie Jeffers, Hazel Grounds, May Grounds, Tara Warren, Clovis Miller, Walter Heaton, Zelda Blaker, Verna Blaker, Emma Blaker, Ray Harshman, Steve Blaker, Levi Cushman, Jane Warren, Bay area meals, prayer meeting, and Sunday preaching.
Local social notes list visits among residents and a Sunday school invitation. Names include Sharkey Olivena Bradley Mrs Smith Mrs Phillips George D Shipman Jennie Bunch J H Abrams Mildred Sparks Curtis Combs family John C Holtsclaw Mayme Hendren Elizabeth Houpt Curtis Shipman and Geo Shipman. Curtis Shipman returns to Rockville hospital for tuberculosis treatment.
Robison Susie Corbin visited C A Brandon's Sunday. Sam Wright visited George Wollam Sunday. Mrs Ed Kirk spent Sunday at Frank Hardisty's. Mrs Lewis Wright visited her uncle Hiram Baker Sunday. Mr and Mrs Will Bump and child visited Frank Horn's Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Allen Wright and Mrs Sam Wright were at William Fines'. Branstetter of Bloomfield visited son Luther and family over Sunday. Nan Ashcraft and daughter Alice of Bedford are visiting relatives here for a few days.
Miss Alice shows health improvement as families gather at relatives homes including Mr and Mrs Tom Corbin and daughter Ira at Luther Branstetter's. An infant of Charles Sebring and wife of Bicknell was buried at Ashcraft Chapel. Simon Ashcraft’s family visits Switz City to see his daughter Mrs Lige Crawford. Mr and Mrs L E Morris and child of Elwren visit Sam Spinks. Lewis Wright attends Bloomfield county meeting. Memorial services for F E and C A of A set for June 17 at Ashcraft Chapel. Mrs Graves of Hobbieville leaves for Madison due to grandmother illness. On Friday the 18th Orlo George and Elsie Wright wed at Bloomfield. Tom Murphy and Edith Corbin wed on Wednesday the 16th and plan to join in Flint Michigan.
Solsberry Mrs Della Jenkins visits sister Mrs Jerry Johnson last Sunday. Several locals including Earl Cook chief cook for an I C pile driver outfit and others spent weekend at home. Deddication service of the new Christian church at Solsberry set for June 17 with all invited. W F Cook recovering at home after street accident in Bloomington. Perry Berlew returns home from three weeks in Owen County elm bark business.
Plummer Woodall family were guests of John Woodall and family on Sunday. Roy McIntire and family visited L. D. Bixler and family of Lyons. A group of youths picnicked for Miss Edith Rollison's birthday. Maude Rollison has returned home from measles to Bloomington. Daisy Bowman of Elnora visited Mr. and Mrs. John Baker. Guy Rollison and family traveled to Spencer to see Aunt Mrs. James Litten in a new Ford. Emmett Laymon and family and John Laymon with son visited their parents the Laymons. L. B. Shepherd and Delbert Shepherd families and a son visited Koreen to see Clyde Meredith. Elmer Scott of Stockport Ohio visits John Woodall’s family and relatives.
News from Hendricksville reports busy corn planting as farmers push field work this week. Emmett Abram visited Joel P Burch Sunday and joined Frank Ham in calling on Roy Zink last Sunday. Ira Cox of Copper Branch made a business trip to J P Burch’s last Friday. Mr Jeffries is very sick at Orlando Smith’s home southwest of town. Frank Fowler, a prominent stock-
Buyer from Maryland Ridge was here last week. Mrs. Elmira Burch called on her mother Lucinda Abram who is 85. Local youths visited Mr and Mrs Joseph Farley last Wednesday night. Drew Hudson consulted a doctor for deafness last week.
Neighbors frequent Simpson Chapel area activities with visits among the Bogards Emerys and Spurgeons. Sunday school sessions, church attendance, and small-town calls fill the week as families travel to see relatives and attend events.
Homer Kirk and Mrs. Kirk visited Wm. Thompson and wife in Bloomfield. Edna Roach and Maude Combs called on local residents. Mrs. Sabina Wade hosted relatives at Koleen. Alf Haig fished along Plummer Creek. Several families and guests spent Sunday at Ockerman, Hasler, and Ockerman households with assorted visits and calls.
NEW TULIP Mrs H C Jett and daughter Nellie called here Monday morning Flossie Messimore who works at Bloomfield visited her mother Sun Several people from Bloomington went on a fishing trip to the viaduct Arthur Miller and Clinton Stalcup passed here Sunday evening going to Bloomfield Guy Warnick and Andy Ledger wood of Bloomfield were here Sunday evening Miss Leala Osborne of Solsberry visited Miss Ruth Bland over Saturday and Sunday Miss Ruth Bland called on Mrs Homer Johnson and was accompanied home by Miss Leala Osborne Mr and Mrs Wesley Killinger and children and Mr and Mrs Ollie Flory visited at Lyons Sunday Mr and Mrs E A Pipes and Mrs Henry Whitsett and son Donald called on Mr and Mrs Roy Vanmeter at Mineral Sunday
A Greene County Red Cross Society was formed in a Linton meeting on Sunday afternoon. Officers named include Chairman Hon. Joe E. Miss, Vice Chairman Mrs. Joe Shryer of Bloomfield, Secretary Joe E. Beasley of Linton, and Treasurer William M. Haig of Bloomfield. The main chapter will be in Linton with vice chapters in Bloomfield and Jasonville. A good number joined.
Help is sought for the Monon Road across multiple departments. Vacancies exist in the Track Department Train and Engine Service Round Houses and shops at LaFayette with chances for advancement. Clerical experience also needed. apply to local agents or address listed.
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