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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Will Loose visited Millard Wills in Indianapolis and many families shared weekends and Sundays with relatives in Lebanon Frankfort and nearby towns. Attendees at motor races, picnics, dinners and church services include Robison Neptunes Crawford Taylor Buchanan Cogswell and numerous households across No 9 10 and Lebanon with hospital events and Tumor surgery noted.
Rural Route No 1 reports Rev P W Boxell’s regular Milledgeville appointments next Sunday morning and evening. Several families including Ernest Cook Russell Kelley Arthur Caldwell Lowell Higgins Walter Harmon and Alfred Jackson visited L Glendenning and wife Sunday. Numerous visits continued as J Huffman and family visited John H Huffman and wife. L T Wade Arche and J Brauhard of Lebanon and Darman Gates visited John Evans and family. Nova Evans spent Friday with Mrs Chas Mayes. John Owens and family visited with Huffman family.
A flood of social rounds fills the weekend as residents from Frankfort Lebanon and Indianapolis visit family and friends including Devon Hanlon of Lebanon with Budd Morris family near Indianapolis. Carl Burgin Marion Burgin and Oscar Egbert hosts are among those sharing Sunday dinners and afternoons across Lafayette County.
Bethel residents are invited to an ice cream upper event this Saturday night. Weekend visits include Mr. and Mrs. James Gatewood with Merl and Robert at Sam Metheny’s, and Elmer Riddle’s daughter Virginia visiting her Tuscola grandparents. Edna Davis spent Sunday with the Truitts. Earl Hinton and others from Lebanon toured Wallace Crawford’s, while Clint Perkins’s family visited Albert Will. Abner Poole and children Vetha and Howard of Lebanon spent Tuesday with Grant Swift.
Miss Mamie Whitlow returns home after a visit with Mrs and Ong Whiffling at Colfax. J W Maish attends funeral of Catherine Young in Frankfort. S H Byfield and son Lester visit L M Shepherd and Bruce. Ona Howard and Em Henderson visit Raymond Lawler family. Geneva Rash Martha and Mary E Byfield attend Decoration Day in Elizaville. Earl Edwards and Lucy Clampit visit Robert Hancock at Maple Grove. Lawler discusses hogs in Indianapolis. Ed Whitlow and family hosted by William Cunningham. Opal Cline visits from Mooresville for a week with Whitlow family. Miss Mamie Whitlow visits Grace Copeland.
Mrs Grace DeHart and daughter visit, Indianapolis guests, Sheridan and Lebanon visitors, and numerous Lebanon residents host calls through the week. Commencement exercises on Wednesday at 8 pm at the Baptist church with fifteen township graduates. Decoration day service drew a large crowd, Rev Vandevoort of Kirklin praised. Ice cream social sold 48 gallons. Children’s Day at Christian church scheduled next.
Attendance at Sunday School Sunday was 54. George Johnson and wife dined with John Abston and Miss Lola Funkhouser Effie and Lusa Sullivan dined with Miss Emma Everett. George Marshall and family stayed with Mrs. Marshall's parents John Moore and wife. G B Moore returned home after three weeks treatment for rheumatism at Martinsville and is not much improved. Miss Susie Sullivan spends the week with home folks.
Mrs. Sarah Stanley of Indianapolis waited relatives here over Sunday. The Routh and Routh plus Brown families shared a Sunday gathering with George Routh’s family near Hendrick county. Other visitors included Frank McDaniel Price Lon Taylor and Inez Taylor with Ray Taylor, and James Potts with daughter visiting in Lebanon. Jefferson township commencement will be held here Wednesday night.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Patrick visited Jamestown on Saturday. Madge Niceley and Clara Whitecotton dined with Lish Reese and family. Will Kersey of Thorntown visited relatives here last week. Drue Jackson and wife spent Sunday with C M Jackson and family. Children Day exercises planned at Old Union on the second Sunday in June. Mr and Mrs Sam Graham and Ardis spent Sunday with Elisha Redse and family. Ruben Brown works for George Brown this week. Mrs Frank Wyeth left for relatives in Illinois. Morton Kimball and wife attended Mrs Joe Graves funeral Monday. Mr and Mrs Wisha Reese attended a band concert at Advance Saturday. Mrs Etta Brindle and Mrs Goldie ne shopped in Lebanon Friday.
H F Stephens plans a garage on Roark Road while Miss Mary Stump leads a group to Shades sunI with Mrs Sidney Rigging improving after illness. Locals attended the Indianapolis race Saturday as Mrs Emery Proffitt hosted neighborhood women Friday. Ralph Jones and wife visited J N Bratton and wife near Walnut Grove Sunday, with Morgan Shelby and wife and Jas also mentioned.
Dean attended the funeral of Amelia Stewart, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Beck, at Mace Thursday. Albert Ridenour and family visited his mother Mrs. Margaret Beck and son Frank on Thursday.
Otair Bratton and others fished Sugar Creek on Wednesday. Mrs Lotta Bratton and Charles visited George Crims Thursday. Guy Morrison called on Clyde Powell at Max Friday. Will Smith of Lebanon visited with E M Smith and wife Thursday night. Mrs Lon Bratton and Mrs Clair Bratton with Charles were in Lebanon Friday. Mrs John Bateman and children of Plainfield returned home after a week with E M Smith. Charles E McClain and family were in Lebanon Saturday. Clair Bratton and family visited near Roachdale Saturday and Sunday. George Kincaid and family fished below Shannondale Saturday. A E and Frank Martin attended auto races at the Speedway Saturday. Andy Dossett of Lebanon built a new fence for John Stone. Carl Caldwell is very low, visited Evert Caldwell Saturday night. Pike Dewey Evans of Brownshurt visited over Sunday with Carl Phillips. Mrs Callie Hart spent Sunday at Thorntown. Misses Huldah Moore and Leffie Hine spent Sunday with Miss To Hawkins. Joe Proffit spent Sunday in Indianapolis.
The note describes an evening spent playing games followed by sandwiches and cake. Donald Swails, employed at Avon, visited his hometown for Saturday night and Sunday, staying with family.
Community note reports an ice cream festival set for June 6 at Stewart's Chapel with all welcome. The item also lists Sunday visits among locals including Mr. and Mrs. George Straughn, Mr. and Mrs. James Spencer, and various families. notes on neighborly activities and a telephone repair crew in Jamestown R F D No 24.
Jesse Galvin and family from Lebanon hosted W A Shirley and family with Alfreda their baby, while D Clark and kin joined. Miss Herr visited Miss Caplinger in Lafayette. Chloe Shirley returned after a week in Lebanon. Elis Sullivan and Laurel visited Russell Cox near Fayette. A surprise party for Mr Guy Snails was planned for Saturday night with about forty five friends attending.
Edgewood M M Edington and family spent Sunday in Lebanon. Mrs Dorsa Butler of Jamestown visited her father R D Billingsly. Miss Mary Billingsly visits grandparents near Stewart Chapel for a few days. B M McClaine and family visit Ray Whitely near Whitesville Sunday. On Thursday, R TD Billingsly hosted Mrs W H Part, Mrs Clint DeBard, and Mrs Ralph.
Poynter of Lebanon and Mrs Doran Butler of Jamestown are listed among residents, with Mrs Carl Ferguson near Dover and Mrs M M Edrington plus Mrs Zelin Billingsly named. J Edrington visited Sunday with his son E Edrington of near Hazel College.
John Schenck and wife visited his sister in Payette while Delta Stoner of Lebanon spent the weekend at home. Sun greetings from Mr and Mrs Stoner in Terre Haute and Indianapolis visitors to Mrs William Owens. Delta Stoner and families plus a hog shipment to Indianapolis are noted.
Mrs Melissa E Moler mother of Fred Moler of Lebanon is critically ill at her daughter Mrs Arthur Brown's home in Indianapolis after a nervous collapse. She had earlier undergone surgery at St Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis and arrived in Lebannon for business but fell ill. Her elderly father died last November and friends in Lebanon await news from her bedside.
The Young Ladies Mission Circle of Central Christian church held its annual picnic Monday evening at Miss Nellie Nelson’s home north of town. They rode the interurban to Star 21, arrived by hay wagon, and enjoyed old fashioned games and a generous picnic lunch in the Nelson yard.
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