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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
11
Local notes list numerous visitors and hosts across Zionsville and surrounding towns. Families including Shirley, McLaughlin, Utterback, Schofield, Moore, Pavey, and Marsh share meals, dinners, and high school activities with relatives in the area.
A long list of social visits fills the weekend as Hazelrigg households host relatives and friends from Lebanon Indianapolis Mechanicsburg and surrounding areas. Guests include Trees Lew Alten Goldsberry Stowers Hardesty Bratton Smythe Galvin Crane Kern and many others.
Mrs T B Cory and children returned to their Indianapolis home Saturday after several days visiting relatives and friends here. Bert Waikle and wife were Sunday guests of Fred Waddle.
A wedding near Lebanon drew friends and relatives from Missouri Indiana and nearby areas. The couple will reside in Lebanon as Orville Glendenning and Mrs Martha Lawrence and others joined in the celebration and transportation to Sheridan Sun Jay and Indianapolis for further family visits.
Mrs Anna Gordon was in Lebian on Tuesday. Mrs Lotta Bratton and son Charles visited George Crims Tuesday. Mrs Edna Crim visited Butler Hicksons of Indianapolis Thursday. A E Martin was in Jamestown Wednesday. Several from the neighborhood attended the funeral of Mrs Laughlin at Dover Wednesday. A E Martin Lon and Ursula Titus were in Thornton Thursday. Lon Bratton and wife Clair Bratton and family were in Thorntown Thursday evening. A E Martin and Alonzo Titus went to Scott County Friday in search of apples by auto. Roy Davis bought two Studebaker cars. Carpenters Whitecotton and Tarlow began work on the James Ashwell house Monday. James and Anna Gordon were in Lebanon Wednesday. Mrs Rosa Sumpter and Mrs J T Jones visited Mrs Ralph Jones near Max Friday. Hannibal Abell and family visited in Lebanon Saturday. Lola Bruce of Browns Station visited Saturday night with Mary Martin. Lon Bratton and wife and Clair Bratton and family visited Sunday with Homer Brattons near Clayton Indiana. Roy Flynn and family of Stewarts Chapel visited Sunday with A E Martins.
Zionsville and Salem M E churches held fourth quarterly conference in Zionsville on Monday September 21 at 2 pm. Annual conference of M E churches to begin in Lafayette September 29. Mrs. John Dill of Noblesville visiting Harriet Hardy. Various locals reported ill and traveling, with multiple social events noted including an ice cream supper by Pocahontas lodge.
Little Katherine Rirhart, ill for two weeks, is under care of Dr. Schulty of Lebanon. Neighbors and relatives visited, including Mr. and Mrs. Bates of near Trank Fort hosting W. W. Buntin and wife. Anna Morris foot injury. Eugene Hawkins and wife at J. H. Hawkins. Joe Airhart and wife with grandson Robert Cornell visiting James Fivans and family. Mrs. Susan Witt and Mrs. Leslie Witt of Stringtown called on Anna Morris. Elmer Hawkins of dear Sugar Plain visited J. H. Hawkins and family. Linnis Fruits of Ohio is visiting his mother Elizabeth Fruits. Tinley Gibbs and family visited their son Willie Gibbs and family.
Grandma Shockley visited relatives in Danville last week. Rev. Fisher of Stilesville conducted services at Popular Grove last Saturday and Sunday. A wagon accident injured Artis Bailey and his young son on the tracks, with both treated and recovering. Vallie Founds sowing wheat on a recently purchased Danville farm. Emery Coshow and family visited Indianapolis father Frank Coshow. Aunt Mariah Barber shows improvement after illness.
A long list of local families and visitors from Lebanon Indianapolis and nearby areas attended an oyster and ice cream supper and various church gatherings. Notable incidents include a fall injuring Mrs. Alice Evans while milking and stampede of cows. Several residents joined events at Cogswell and McMannis homes and at School No. 5 events.
Frank Kelly and family near Stewarts Chapel visited Sylvester Cunningham and family last week. Mrs. Mary A. Cavin Oral Cavin and wife and Henry Cavin and family spent Sunday with Charles Robison and family in Lebanon. Will Hayden and Miss Edna Hall married in earnest evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cox and Jessie Lucile, Mr. Robert Billingsly and Zelen, and James Spencer's guests highlighted a weekend of home community visits. Numerous neighbors and relatives including Albert Garner, Jesse Garner, Sable Lucas, Hershel Richardson, Nancy Graham, John Glock, Mont Creacy, A. M. Lucas, Raymond Faulkenberry, Milford Hedge, Ora Brookshire, Geo. Strangin, Charles Hopkins, Prank Riner, Silas Hall, Ellen Sioan, Mattie and Ida, and Stella Caplingler were noted in multiple Sunday and Friday gatherings.
RR 4 Sin Shore and family visited Indianapolis Sunday while Ed Orear and son from Lebanon dined with their parents A. I Yooris. Earl Burgin and family from Whitestown stayed with Marion Burgin. Albert Brock dined with his sister Orville Isenhour family northeast of Lebanon. Tillie Smith and Ruth joined Marion Burgin’s family. Frank Goodwin remains sick. Cecil Laflin and son south of Lebanon spent the day with Richard Greene and two sons.
Mr and Mrs Jease Combe had dinner Sunday with John Utterback. Mr and Mrs D H Fine visited Alex Fine and family at Lebanon Bert Kernodle and family and Harry Reese and wife spent Sunday with Ed Jackson and wife. John Poynter and wife visited their son Ralph last Thursday at MX and Mrs Joe Jackson and daughter Nealia spent Sunday with Elisha Reese and family.
Sunday with Charles Smith and family at Big Spring. Galen Hicks and wife spent Sunday with William Reiber and family. Ralph Wilhoite spent Saturday night and Sunday with A L Wilhoite. Harley Shirley of Illinois is visiting his father Bet Shirley and family. Lemuel Wishoite and family of Litton visited his parents and attended the homecoming Sunday at Concord.
THORNTOWN R R 1 Roy Jones traveled to Indianapolis on Friday. Bidd Shelton and family and Henry Shelton spent Sunday in Putman County. Jesse Joseph and family visited James Butler and family Sunday. Mrs Will Miller visited Mrs Sabe Altutn at No 7 Saturday. Oll McDonald and family were guests of James Spencer and family in Stewarts Chapel on Sunday. Miss Florence Hayes of R R 17 visited Saturday with Mrs Wot Miilez.
Miss Ruby Bestty of Lebanon spent Saturday night with Chalmer and Mrs Heck. Guests included Mr and Mrs James Long and others from Indianapolis Mechanicsburg Kirklin Thorntown and Greencastle. Families shared Sunday dinners and church visits with Becks and Grahams. several attended a funeral in Lebanon and illness calls prompted travel.
William Quick and family were entertained at dinner Sunday. Misses Mary Wolf Carrie and Ilo Hawkins and Messrs Matthew Hawkins Fred Sedwick Floyd French and Randolph Quick attended. Others visiting included Jake Mayfield and family and Miss Mable Clark. Careful sick news from Shelbyville. Miss Mary Fancher and Miss Ruby Myers were guests. Miss Atha Fray visited Opal Bannon. Little Mary Whiteman stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Hawkins. Ed Lane family visited Elsworth Sedwick. Roscoe Pearson and family visited.
Ernest Kouns and wife stayed with Basil Baker over the weekend. Rev Roy E Lucas was a Sunday guest of Henry Baker and family. L B Walker and wife visited Mrs Rena Nance of Thorntown from Saturday to Monday. Nellie Kouns spent Sunday with Essie Stevens. Emmet Shoemaker and family visited Armenius Hines and wife. Addie Kouns and children Harold and Olive stayed with Neal Hawking from Thursday to Sunday.
Misa Addie Ward of Thorntown was a guest of Walter Flannigan, Lee Lafollette of Daslington spent Monday with Mrs. Sylvester Needham, Grandma Thornberry of Clarks Hill and Frankie Burnham of Thorntown visited Mrs. Sant Crathars. Carl Shoal won a gold medal at a New Nora night in the W.
The week’s social notes show Glenn Bowen visiting Arch Needham and family at New Ross, George Faust hosting a Lafayette picnic with Lutheran youth, and J N Bratton hosting a family gathering. Attendees included Sarah Flanigan and daughter Misson of Cincinnati, plus Mr. and Mrs. Bush of Frankfort, the Hamptons of Thorntown, and Ralph Jones of Advance. In the afternoon Lee Hampton of Darlington and Sam Needham called. Mrs Flanigan and Miss Iva plan to move to Seattle in early October.
Sunday gatherings mark a Folks and farms report in Mechanicsburg area. Harry Harting and family visited Jamestown, Sam Wiles of Frankfort stayed with his sister Mrs J M Davis, Tom Norris of Thorntown visited W H Wilson, and Charley Lough’s Bulldog class surprised him on his twenty first birthday. William Invin of Kirklin purchased John Spray farm of eighty acres at 150 dollars per acre. Frank Davis and wife plus Walter George and wife attended Lafayette and Soldiers Home Sunday. Chat Lee of Frankfort bought Shepherd farm from Mr Kent. Holiness church in Frankfort announces a tent meeting north of George Reagan's store with daily services and next Sunday afternoon with Rev Clark and Rev Donahue.
Gadsden William Ferguson and family spent Sunday with Mert Allen and family. Thomas Dawson and family and Pete Emmett and wife of Lebanon spent Sunday with Mort Clingler and Ray Bush and wife with Claud Hillock and family. Wash Julian and family visited W. T. Atkins. Join Jones traveled to Indianapolis. Sparkle Ciingler spent Saturday night in Lebanon. Box supper at School No 4 one mile northeast of here on Friday night October 2.
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