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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
6
Local notes mix travel visits, property sales, and town affairs in Sumner and surrounding areas. Residents like Lizia Thompson, B F Lent, and Mrs. Kahelman are mentioned with trips and social calls while council actions, saloon openings, foremen shifts, and roadwork reflect ongoing development.
Chauncey residents report illness recoveries and daily errands. Mrs Elvira Fee Mollie and Car of Union visit. Benton Webb of Pleasant Hill in town. M P Sunday school to hold children services May 27 at 4 pm. Prairie Chapel visitors Lafe Perkins and family with relatives. Geo B Burnside and family dine with J N Carlisle. Lawrence Whiteside buys boys in town. Chauncey hosts district meeting at Landes week. C O Baltzell Princeton visits H H Balwell. Mitchell Bach Sumner assists Deering Machine Co interests.
Local residents recount Sunday visits and neighborhood events from Sumner and Vincennes. Mary and Joe Balmer, Bert Legg, Frank Tup ton and families attended gatherings. Lawson neighbors held a midweek party at A Barnes. Mr and Mrs Hen Baughman, after five years in Georgia, plan to settle near Vir and Mrs H H Ginney.
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