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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
4
Veny Comedy Co. visits, gatherings at Mt Carmel, and various personal trips. Residents attend church, festivals, and funerals. notable items include a sudden death near Chauncey, a planned law festival at the White House, and local officials appointing board members.
A stream of brief items from Olney and nearby areas recounts visits by W B Gray and children in Olney, G W Lehr in Vincennes, B Watson in Flora, Mrs Lou Slanker with daughter in Mt Carmel, Alice Litheslandia in Albion, and H H Corrie in West Salem. J C Watson and son visit East St Louis relatives. Bridgeport beat Lukin in baseball. Miss Eure and party visit Kaa Orr in South Bridgeport Township. open air orchestra concert draws big crowd. Beesley bankruptcy stockholders meet, F J Seed refuses payout amid creditor tensions. Mrs C M Lewis dies in Exat Bridgeport. funeral by Elder Roaborough in Lawrenceville. She leaves husband, child, and many friends.
In Francisville Anell visited her mother, while Itgerald of neat Billett died after a brief illness of two hours and was buried here.
Agnes Atking is sick. Mrs Roberta visited friends near Inland Chapel Sunday. Everett Travis from Sumner spent Sunday with Lawrence Knepper. Karl Gray and wife called last week. Frank Worstell and wife from Olney halted at Wm Worstell's. Peter Knepper and wife visited Sumner at Lee Simme's home. H Shaw and wife visited daughter Mrs John Gill in Lokio Sunday. Wm Clevy and wife from near Bridgeport visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Win Worotell Jr from St Louis visited last week. Miss Goldie Fiacus returned Sunday from visit with aunt Mrs Della Clevy. John Scott and Qeughter attended preaching at Weasley Chapel Sunday. Mr Sarver from Pennsylvania bought Dr Bwartzell farm for $4,000 to Martin and wife of Pleasant Hill. Mrs Sadie Vanatta and children near Sumner spent one day this week in neighborhood. Children's Day will be held west Sunday at 3 o'clock. Rev Hunteberry will preach at Mr Pleasant Sunday evening.
The column reports a strawberry festival at the hall with cake and cream, mentions neighbors visiting relatives, new baby births, illnesses, and farm concerns. It records local social visits, a bank cashier sharing medical anecdotes about Chamberlain's remedies, and City Council proceedings noting bills and adjournment.
A humorous Hameane Journal excerpt recounts Billy and Sammy Dopy playing by a muddy pit. Sammy pretends to be a pig while Billy bellows, then Sammy emerges muddy and eager to take the role again. Billy remarks it is not a good pig before dinner and that there is time for more yelling before mother irons their clothes.
Mrs. Harry Rosch shopped in Olney Tuesday. Miss Mabel Judy returned from Carbondale. Residents from Claremont, Laneville, and Lawrenceville visited relatives or attended events over the week. Several families traveled for visits to Alton, St. Louis, Washington, and California contexts, with a conductor returning after a two month layoff from an injury wreck.
A.B Carver did business in Richland Saturday. Mrs. L Berryhill is very poorly. King Seabright is seriously ill with rheumatism. Edward Shaw and wife welcomed a ten pound daughter. Wm Tedford and wife spent Sunday at home. Residents attended decoration services at Chauncey. Mr Mrs Ewing of Chauncey visited L Williams and family early in the week.
BR N Phillips of our city attended services Sunday. Wm Childress and family of Birda visited Monday. Flora Wagner of our city visits her uncle, William McNeal. Frank Legg and family of Land Fisited mention Rodrick’s Wanday. DelWitt Powell and family of Amity visited Bro Reeder and wife. D P Evinger visited his con at Litch eld Monday to Saturday. David Pepple and wife of Aston Chapel. George Bowen's. Charley Smith and Homer Carlisle went to the Passion Play at Sumner Monday night. Mrs Hannah Daniels of Coshocton county visiting relatives here and at Landes. Chas Correll attended his piece funeral last Tuesday. Memorial sermon of the M W A to be preached Sunday June 14.
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