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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
10
Rev Fred Chalane led services at Browns Wonder with Sunday school attendance totals and local families visiting others from Lebanon Kirklin Milledgeville and Gadsden. An ice cream supper is planned for June 12 and another Saturday night June 20 for Children’s Day events at the Christian church.
Stewart's Chapel reports a well attended ice cream supper held Saturday night. Rev. D. Coy will lead services Sunday morning and evening. Esther Hopkins and Edith Spencer visited Mrs. Guy Cox Tuesday. Vern Price and Charles Hopkine visited Lebanon and Ralph Cunningham's family. Mable Lucas visited relatives in Lebanon midweek. Lassen Brown and daughter Edith joined Esther Hopking and Gia Creasey for a Sunday gathering with Ralph Cunningham's family.
Mrs Lelia Wainscott and her daughter Geniva from Logansport visited for a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Alexander. Mrs Catherine Love remains very ill. Those who spent Sunday with Levis Johnson and family included Charlie Johnson of Kirklin and Mrs Jennie Rigly and children of Sheridan. Ed Waddle plans a new house construction.
Center Grove column records guests and visits across nearby towns. Vera Grear of Greencastle stayed with Edne Jones. Adrian McClain of Advance visited Harold Bratton. Nesdham hosts Glee Bowen Luther Braubherd and Pauline Bisbury from Lebanon. Mrs Everett to Indianapolis for appendix operation. Roots sisters from Crawfordsville visiting grandmother Mrs Lewis Cooper. Local turnout at New Ross horse show. Needham family hosts Rev W H Martin, T K Jones and kin, Edgar Ena, Hen Rankins and kin, Bill Hopkin, Walter Needham.
Mr and Mrs John Silver and children Lelia and Jesse spent Sunday with Ross Hollingsworth and family. Thomas Hamilton visited his sister Mrs Mattie Eaton and family. Miss Fern McLlwain of Lebanon stayed with her parents. Doyle Mullen of Sheridan visited Nash Sipe and relatives. Miss Zula Sipe visited Miss Net Day. Many others shared meals and visits with local families including the Sipes, Eaton, Graham, and Mullen households.
A. E. and Frank Martin attended the Dover commencement exercises in Lebanon on Wednesday night. Various residents including Adram McCann, Guy Morrison, and families joined horse show activities in New Ross. Hospital news reports Mrs. Frank Martin in Indianapolis improving, others visiting relatives in Lebanon Crawfordsville and near Dover through the week.
Harry Henry Buntin and wife and John Jacques spent Sunday with Harry Hartings in Mechanicsburg. J N Bratton and wife from near Center Grove visited Ernest Crain’s. Wm Clark builds an addition with Chas King doing the carpentry. Local youths attended a party hosted by Miss Lottie Hill. Jacob Miller of Thorntown visited John Miller. Emory Kelsey and family visited Elmer Hutchinson near New Hope. Miss Louize Miller spent days with friends in Lebanon. Chas Reagan and family visited relatives near Thorntown on Sunday.
Fatrland reports Elizaville Christian Church No 5 and 6 will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Saturday evening June 20. All are cordially invited. Nearby visits include Vera Campbell of Hortonville to Fanny Campbell, and multiple social calls among local families including Perkins, Price, Davidson, and Day households.
Mrs. Wi Hardesty and grandson Willie visited Roy Lee and family near Thorntown. Fern Campbell stayed with her parents near Shepardsville. Lawrence Beck and family visited Glen Beck and family. William Hardesty visited his son Charles near Bethel. G A Taylor and family spent with Lebanon residents Lee Taylor. Mrs T A Stewart of Lebanon hosted by sister Mrs Carl Kersey. Albert Robison Oscar Robison families shared Sunday dinner near Elizaville. Sam Hazelrigg family and Mrs Trees visited William Hazelrigg near Pleasant View. A H Bratton stayed with her sister at Runne?s Sanitarium Indianapolis. Trees to visit Clayborn Cain near Pleasant View. Manuel Kern and daughter from Indianapolis visited C A Taylor family.
Progress continues on the Salem M E church as workers advance toward the cornerstone laying on Sunday afternoon June 14. The community also notes births, visits, and family gatherings with residents including Hill, Slender, Logansburg, Harmon, Ottinge, Venard, Threewitt, Schofield, Moore, Pavey, Venard, Lemon, and Beck.
Cross Roads notes list James Profit wife and O E Proffitt family with James Click as Sunday guest. Mr and Mrs James Bramblett host. Mr and Mrs Jake Moore attend. Truman Lucas, Orpha Lucas, Clarence and Pearl Sanders visit Ivan Cohee. Miss Mable Hannah from near Frankfort visits grandparents John and Mrs Lucas. Ruby Hager of Whitestown visits Mrs C E Proffitt. John Kern family visit D D Cohee. Orpha Lucas spends night with Ralph Neptune and wife. Fred Lexon and daughter from Indianapolis visit. Mrs Phillip Thrine improves after illness. Austin Duran visits mother Mrs A Jui Rader. Asa Crawford makes business trip to Indianapolis Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Russell Smith of near Brownsburg visit the Bennett Lawlers. Mary J Robinson returns to Lebanon after weeks with Raymond Lawler family. Tester Byfield spends weekend with Claud Byfield family in Indianapolis. Hazel Copeland of Indianapolis visits Raymond Lawler family. H Byfield attends Maple Grove Home Coming. Jacob and Mrs Gath erine Blinn from Frankfort are mentioned.
Mrs Charles Bradley from Lebanon and families including Mr and Mrs J W Marsh and Mrs Hazel Weber with Evelyne visited, while Mr and Mrs Ed Whitlow hosted, and others from Pleasant View Elmewamp Fayette Rozston joined relatives. The Chil dren's exercises at Elizaville were attended by Martha Rash and family. Joseph Honan and Paul McCarthy are noted as visitors in the week.
Fleming Boyd acquires a new auto as townsfolk note peddlers passing through, gypsies visiting No 8 school, and a tramp seen Sunday night. Levi Wyncoop and Roy dine with Robinsons. Floyd Boyd attends A Pell funeral and days with Anthony Cro streets. Mrs Amanda A Robinson ill but improving. community mourns Jack Pell and extends sympathy to his wife.
James Eudaly of Indianapolis stayed with the Parkers and the Whites. W C Starkey of Mansfield visited his parents. Lucile Alford is visiting her brother in Eaton Ohio. The Methodist Sunday school plans a picnic at Zion Park Friday with the Irvington Sunday school invited. The Indianapolis colored M C A band played publicly Saturday. The Methodist parsonage will be repainted and improved.
Edgwood activities include a Saturday church gathering at Max and a horse show at New Ross. Attendees include MM Edrington and family, Severs from here, Miss Leths DeBard of Lebanon visiting Nova Billingsley and Edna Bridington, and several local families sharing Sundays with Mrs Lon Caplinger. Contributions from Carl Ferguson, J2 Billingsly, Ralph Poynter and others are recorded with various visits to M M Edrington and family.
Rev C C Tarr filled his regular appointment at New Salem on Sunday and was entertained at dinner by Frank Miller and family. Len Beck and daughter Lenora visited near Darlington. Elizabeth Beck weekend with Pauline Titus. Everette Fleming and Elza Campbell stayed with relatives. Lawrence Becks family visited Glen Beck. Eling Plew spent Sunday with Bert Tine. Elis Beck of Wyatt Mo visited Judge Tribbett. Goldin Fleming and Newt Beck attended. Sam Graham's family visited Clark Jacoby and Beecher Beck. Bertha and Esther Beck from Lebanon attended Sunday night service. Ruth Becky and Eling Plew were guests Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Jerrell and family of Frankfort and Mrs. Marie Fleming visiting Everette Fleming and wife. Dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beck with guests from Lebanon. Ice cream supper attended by Mrs. Beck and Miss Facoby clan. Amanda Nance of Millersville visited relatives, Kinneman and Moore families noted. Sunday school at 9:30 followed by preaching. church car seating available by calling Isage Isenhower.
Round About notes report Moneie Nelaski Cavin visiting James Hall and family. Sylvia Hardesty stayed with Jesse Hardesty in Perry township. Goldie Hardesty and Loral Cavin had Friday dinner at Newton Hardesty. Hall and Cavin families plus Mary and Laura Hardesty visited John Cavin. Mrs John Dillon recovering from gall stones. Frank Comer of Illinois visited the Adair brothers before returning home.
Sudden illness of his brother Orange Sylvester Cunningham and family spent Sunday with Buren Cunningham and family near Holmes Station. James Hall and daughters Vivian Maye Anna Opal and son James of No 10 spent Thursday afternoon at Henry Cavin s Mrs Mary Ann Cavin spent Friday with Mrs Sarah Pell in Lebanon. James Hall wife and daughters May and Opal and son Delmon spent Sunday afternoon with Philip Harlost and family of No 10 Guy Chavers and family of Stewart s Chapel Rayburn Holmes and family and O A Glendening and family spent Sunday with Wesley Lawrence and wife.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Hinesley spent Friday in Frankfort. John Silver and family from near Kirklin visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ross Hollingsworth. Wallace Crawford and family near Lebanon were guests of Fred Dun Sunday. Edith and Ruth Campbell of Sheridan visited Miss Vern Smiley Friday night. Fern Mellwain of Lebanon spent Sunday with her parents. Snodgrass of Hillsboro visited Edgar Hinesley Sunday. Master Loren Shimer of Frankfort visits Edgard Hinesley. Daisy Kinder and Waldo Thompson called on Ross Hollingsworth Sunday afternoon.
J K Rodeman of Sheridan reports a freak peach tree less than a year old that sprouted last August. The tree stands ten feet high with a ground circumference of six and a half inches and branches nine feet across at the top, defying belief.
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