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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1915
Page
4
A Virginia county school roundup notes a teachers club studying Julius Caesar, truancy-law enforcement concerns, late institute attendance, and a December weddings and class rosters. A county spelling, reading, geography, and language contest is planned with prizes, to boost school interest.
Local families and relatives from Montgomery and nearby towns shared holiday visits this week. Residents including the Bell, Flynn, Mowery, Boardman, Wright, Sears, Long, Stoner, Arney, Beasley, Hastings, Barley, Winkleplece, Anthony, and others spent time with relatives and friends in Con cord, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Clinton, and surrounding communities.
BUNKUM reports a revival meeting ongoing at Union Chapel with all invited to attend. Visitors include Mrs Bertha Holt and her son from Brocton IL. Harve Phillips and Greene county family spent the week with Chas Herron. Obe McNabb and Linton family visiting locally. Earl Carpenter returned from Brocton IL. Mrs Henry Connell visited her mother Mrs J B Phipps of Farlen Tuesday. James Flynn of Eaglesville visited friends. Virgil Jackson of Worthington visited relatives, and Ransom Jackson teacher at Worthington is home on vacation.
A neighboring editor reprints a city paper scientific note claiming a flattened earth would leave the sea two miles deep globally. He adds a quick jab that anyone caught flattening the earth should be spotted, noting several in the state cannot swim.
SHILOH Joseph Bechtel and family spent Sunday with friends in the Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thurmeen returned to Illinois after weeks with local friends. Miss Jene Lamb of Terre Haute visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clark Lamb. Miss Beatrice Dausherty of Plainville visits grandmother Mrs. H Clinton from Friday to Sunday. Miss Rens Riggins of Eaglesville spends Friday night with Amy Overton. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Chestnut guests of Clars Lamb and family Sunday. Mrs. Jas Overton visited Mrs. Cam Raney Monday afternoon. The Misses Ethel and Nene Lamb spend Sunday night with Mrs. Wim Chestnut. Curtis Overton and family, Jas Coyle and family, Alfred Coyle and family spend Christmas with Geo. Coyle. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Overton and Adolphus Sears guests of Jas Overton and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Howe of Illinois visiting friends here. Eliot Flinn returns to Terre Haute Sunday. Roy Hinkle spends Christmas with friends at Bedford. Dott Overton spends Christmas with Pleasie Chestnut. Amy Hill spends Monday with Rosa Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Lige Chestnut and a little girl visit at Sam Raney’s Sunday. Sam Cox of Kicknell spends Monday night at Jas Overton’s. Miss Myrtle Myers returns to Indianapolis Sunday after visiting here with her sister Mrs. Sidney Bowman.
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