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the •ottday m—iatyogw- athene. obo,,ff l,'*l11 ,m*—*—1* — ■—Historical Joppa Cemetery Near Reedsville RestoredBy Efforts of CommunityReedsville, Aug. at.—About twenty men gathered at the Joppa Cemetery laet Wednes-day, cleared out underbrush and other debrie and finished by mowing with scythes, adding much to ita appearance. A pare taker baa now been engaged m m to have the cemetery In a well kept condition.This is a township necropolis and the first burial waa in 183$ whan John, the one year old eon of George and Matilda Hetaer waa burled there. Four aoldlera alao lie there. D. W. Howard, who aerved In the Mexican War and M. L. Flandera, Joseph McCullough and George Hetaer of the Civil War period; Shepherd Het-aser wa killed In thia war but the body waa not returned for burial. This placa haa a historical netting aa after the skirmish at Buffington Island in 1863, John H. Morgan and his men proceeded northward and while about one hundred men successfully escaped acrose the Ohio River at Reedsville, others encamped for the night at Joppa (then called Flatwoods) which Is four miles west of Reedsville.Miss Thelma Polk of Murraygvlile spent the early part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pickens.Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hlgley after a few days visit here with her brother, Ernest Barton, have gone to Warsaw, Indiana, to visit relatives before returning to their home io Akron.Mrs. Edith Caldwell of Pittsburgh is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shumway.Mr. and Mrs. George Gelser of Akron visited here recently with A. R. Brooks and family.Mrs. A. C. Stewart, who has been visiting here with her mother, Mrs.Ida Kibble, left Monday for her home in Pasadena, California.P'rank Koehler of Guysville, waa here Wednesday.Mrs. Anna Mille spent Tuesday at Joppa with Harry Ruth and family.Martin Barnhart and family of East Liverpool visited relatives here during the week.Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Arnott and Charles Randolph and family spent Sunday in Middieport with Mr. and Mrs. Jams# Murray.A. B. Hoyt, of Marietta waa here Tuesday.Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Pickering and daughter, Dorothy, of New Brighton, Pa, came yesterday to spend their vacation with bis sister, Mrs. Gladys Williams and family.Harrison Shulta and family of Pittsburgh are visiting relatives here.MlnaJRuth Brooks of Clarington is here for a short stay with friends.Mr. and Mrs. Van Torrence of East Liverpool are guests of his sister, Mrs. Ona Larkins.Miss Mary A. Kibble of Cleveland came yesterday for a short stay with relatives.Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brant of Bast Liverpool were recent visitors here.Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kibble and two children of Parkersburg are spending their vacation here with relatives.The local Four-H sewing club is sending an exhibit of their hand work to the State Fair at Columbus.Murray CityMisses Julia Jsan and Mary Louise Jones have been visiting relatives at Hebron and Newark.Messers. Frank and Chas. Murphy,If la* Arrnss 1UpsUerv
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Athens Sunday Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Sun, Aug 23, 1931
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