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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
4
A series of town social notes records neighbors visiting relatives in Louisville Hayward Detroit Bradford Polo and Indianapolis. It notes school resignations and church outings plus a Go To Church picnic at the Narrows and a Briscoe Lee reunion nearby.
Local column from West York and Martinsville summarizing church visits births twins and visiting relatives. Highlights include a 9-4-4 pound girl born to Mr and Mrs Elmer White with multiple family attendees at dinners and church events. Other items mention travelers, fairs, and community updates across Cumberland County and surrounding towns.
Residents enjoyed the annual homecoming weekend with gatherings among the Blizzards Strohm Ledermann Higginbotham and Garner families. Visitors included Grace Buzzard of West Union and Ernest Carpenter with relatives. Several attendees went to the Clark County Fair last week.
The notice lists many relatives visiting here last week including Mrs Otto Jackson Jack Barker and family moving their household goods to a farm in Indiana for their new home. Rendall Blaker and family shared Sunday dinner with Howard Jackson. Myrtle McDaniel and Irene McDaniel of Kinsley Kansas and Cyrus Henderson of West York joined Friday with Levi Bonesteel’s family.
Mr and Mrs J M Watson and Mr and Mrs John Prather dined with Mrs Anna Watson Thursday. Aden White of Chicago visited his parents W T White. Luther Anderson, injured in a motorcycle crash, is using crutches now. The Coats of Lima Ohio left after visiting the Parkers. Merrick family of Oblong stayed with relatives. Julia Nichols hosted a birthday party for her daughter. Mrs Bert Parker visited Mrs Jerome Gallatin. Vanscoyk family returned from Indianapolis. Dave Reed and wife visited Casey. Opie Moore returned home from Hidalgo. William Johnson’s family visited Terre Haute. Mr Hand and Mrs John Merrick returned from Missouri and Town. Zor Ralston visited Casey. The high school opens Monday September 5 with many new teachers: Hoff, SmBeley, Russell, Miss Lola Archer, Minnie Evans, Mrs Mary Russell.
The Clark county fair audience in Martinaville welcomed Alfred Graham back from Virginia. Mrs. Graham plans to return in a few weeks. Edith Fox of Oakland visited home folks. The Fox reunion is set for Sunday September 4 at Charley Fox's home, with Abel Babcock and family also visiting Dan Day at Mozart.
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