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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
9
Versailles Illinois residents share wedding travel and family visits with relatives in Evanston Wichita and Mt Sterling. Local editor L H Andrew visits Mt Sterling Mall. several women pursue teaching roles at state Normal and Rutland LaSalle Co. schools.
Sunday morning hours at the Methodist church featured a well drilled children’s program. The Christian church hosted a crowded Sunday evening with songs recitations and drills. National colors decorated the church and America was the opening song.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society postponed their meeting from last Tuesday to a later date. tev and Mrs Starry Willard and two children arrived home early this week. Mierschal Points hosted the Standard Bearers last Thursday with a business session, social hour, and refreshments. Gertie Robbins Leta Carlin and Bearda Meyers of Bushnell visited Mr. and Mrs. Herman Duden. Meyers returned to Woodland Mo. Ed Duderm of Galesburg is visiting relatives this week. A son, John Frederick, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lillard M. Hill Friday afternoon. Mrs. Josie Matheney visited her mother in Denver Sr. Thelma Robbins returned from visiting Mrs. Ross Hartley in Galesburg. Oasie Lester and Ruthie Rose visited Golden. Pearlie Covert was a Golden visitor.
Mrs. Otha Bennett of Clayton spent Friday with daughter Mrs. Charles Dunham. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham and Doyle went to Quincy on business. Miss Leola Lucas traveled to Macomb to attend Normal for six weeks. Children’s day exercises at the Baptist church drew a large crowd Sunday night. Erdie Marshall, returning from Macomb summer school, visits home briefly. Mrs. Jacob Crawford of Poe neighborhood visited daughter Mrs. D. P. Johnson and will visit another daughter Mrs. Ross at Roseville NL. Claude Briggs and children of Ruckhorn spent Monday with JL. Buenas and family. Lyle Briggs spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Currian Logue. Mrs. George Hull visited Mr. Sterling Tuesday.
Local notes report Mrs Henry Hoyt and Mrs Hester Fitzpatrick attending the Women's Relief Corps convention in Bloomington. Delegates, visits, and town news include postmaster Harry Edom in town, changes of ownership on Hollembeck place, registration in Pike County at 2022, and taskings of the exemption board. A Fourth of July effort, a Kansas City relocation, and multiple obituaries mark community events.
Camp Point Illinois notes list visiting relatives from Quincy Altona Clayton and Princeton Miss Frances Booth and Florence Hart attend extended visits and family members travel to Monroe City Waterloo and Knox College are mentioned as locations and institutions in a day by day social roundup of local residents and their kin.
Eubanks III and family visit relatives in Hildreth and Ta Veta while others travel home or stay with kin. An ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to ease constipation and prevent headaches and indigestion, noting sugar coated tablets cost 25 cents.
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