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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
5
Sunday school at Brigus Chapel continues each Sunday at 2 30 with a report of pleasant spring weather. Local residents and guests share visits to friends and attend singing and prayer meetings at various homesteads including Mackey and Flint Hollow. The piece lists numerous calls, dinners, and small gatherings among community members and mentions Easter photo opportunities at Cody's Dene Stove in Mansfield Missouri.
Jericho residents report trading, gardening progress, and social visits on Saturday. Will Brasher and family traded, Miss Tula Tate closed a term of school, Berner family prepares for planting, and several locals, including Walter Spock, J. C. Blazer, and Frank Randolph, were active with chores, sales, or farming tasks.
Cedar Gap items list many visitors from Springfield Mansfield Seymour and Arkansas stopping by neighbors across the town. Walter Hodson from Springfield and Scott Whitaker from Newwood visited over the weekend while Jno Gittons left for Florida with his son and Nellie accompanied to Kansas City. Local residents Adah Gaskin Verba Gaskin Ed Lee and Joe Williams are noted among those traveling or visiting. Rev Spain united Clete Jones and a 17 year old Miss Brown in marriage. Rev Long and Mrs Long from Memphis plan a summer stay.
Premium eggs for hatching white Wyandotte stock offered at fifty cents. Leave orders with Steve Yates or at Cash Store. Ady Mrs Wilson Dugan.
W. H. Hake of Rawlins Wyoming writes Dr. F H. Riley to send a black bear skin and an antelope head mounted in Denver. Hake reports having killed 94 coyotes in Wyoming.
Lead Hill announces weekly singing at Leal Till Thursday nights amid winter snows. The column lists local residents visiting relatives, horse illnesses and deaths, farming plans, and small social events in Seymour and surrounding areas, including Goss and Herod families, the Poort and Wilson households, and Drew and Winburn connections.
Notice to Correspondents requests items be sent Monday or Tuesday and notes that late items may be unusable until the next week. Urges sending on Monday whenever possible to ensure inclusion.
Mrs W S Gaskill visited Mrs Sue Tarbutton Friday. Mr and Mrs John Hiles visited F H B ogart Sundays. G W Tarbutton and family visited Will Tarbutton Sunday. Martin Gilley and wife and Opal Gilley visited H F E Bogart. Frank Hensley Earl Gilley Anda Rush Jason McClellan Jordon and Charley Bogart visited Clyde and Wayne Tarbutton. Dorothy Gilley visited Alma Tarbutton Sunday. Singing at No 5 was well attended Sunday. Homer Tarbutton visited his parents Will Tarbutton and wife Sunday.
Norwood area notes describe heavy snow and rough roads limiting outings. Maude Shores and Myrtle Shores visited Netli and Rudy Prye, Grace Williams stayed with John Frye, and Calhoun family traveled to the cemetery. Regular visits occurred at John Frye's with Frye and friends, while garden work and casual calls continued between townsfolk despite poor weather.
Henry H. Bain, longtime postmaster at Bryant, resigns his office after 27 years. He is 75 and will be succeeded by E. B. Lesler, appointed by President Woodrow Wilson. Bain will remain a trusted figure in Bryant Ava Mansfield and across Douglas and Wright counties, with many praising his capable service and wishing him peaceful retirement.
Coday McClellan Haden Codlay and Miss Zella McClellan, both from north of Mansfield, wed at Hartville on Sunday March 1. They plan to live on the groom’s parents’ farm. Coday is a farmer. Zella is Mansfield High School Class of 1914 graduate. Congratulations and best wishes from friends. See Fullington’s rog ad.
A flurry of small gatherings marks a quiet weekend with visits to Bacon, Mackey, and Rosevear households. Miss Sadie Murrell stays with Pearl Mackey Friday and Saturday, while numerous neighbors attend church singing, a surprise party, and a musicale at Henry Newtons. Russell Walters and wife visit L M Musgrave, and sick cow grief touches the community.
Local notes recount Easter storm effects and social visits. Ed Deavers and wife and Jake Starne and wife spent Sunday at Jim Letsinger's. R J Freeman sold calves and delivered them Saturday. Various residents, including Shinpaughs and Starne family, exchanged calls, church, and meals around Bryant and Ava. Attendance at a funeral was light due to a time misunderstanding. The Mount Pleasant Union Sunday School plans a Prairie Hollow reorganization.
School notes describe Easter posters and drawings, spring clean up day, and a planned PTA meeting on Friday April 2 at the school building. It notes loss of Mr Tate's three eighth graders, snow delaying farm work, improving grounds, strong district loyalty to education, and praise for visiting patrons and speakers including Dr R M Rogers and Frank Lowe Jr from the Missouri Christian Endeavor Union.
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