Constitution News - 1886 July

From The Marietta Weekly Leader, Tuesday, July 20, 1886:

• Mrs. Robert Dole is very low at this writing with malaria fever.
• Miss Fannie Cone spent several days last week with Miss Emaline McClure of East Dunham.
• Miss Winnie Zearing of Harmar spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Nora Zearing.
• Mrs. Bailey of Coolville spent several days last week with Mrs. George Bailey.
• Mrs. Hudson Curtis of Cincinnati is visiting at Mrs. H. L. Hart's at this writing.

From The Marietta Weekly Leader, Tuesday, July 27, 1886:

• The farmers of this vicinity are busy cutting hay and making preparations for threshing.
• Mr. Dave Tice of Jericho spent several days last week with his brother Ernest, of this place.
• Mr. Harry Dotson, of Elba, accompanied by Miss Carrie Finch of Harmar, spent Sunday with the Misses Reynolds.
• Mr. Hal Thorniley of Baptist Valley and Miss Sarah Middleswart of Lower Newport visited relatives at this place, Saturday and Sunday.
• Miss Mary Blue of Hocking was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Hiram Deming, Sunday.
• Mr. Sam Rinehart and wife spent Sunday with Mrs. Samuel Dye.
• Quite a jolly crowd from this place attended the Hocking social which met at Mrs. John Baker’s, Saturday evening.  They all report a splendid time while there and also on their way home.
• Mrs. Frank Worster and little children of Harmar, are visiting at Mrs. Boreman’s.
• Mr. Harry Zearing is visiting his uncle, Mr. Jim Hanna, near Barlow.
• Mrs. Andrew Hazelrigg, of Williamstown, is visiting her mother, Mrs. William Scott.
• Miss Lula McClure of Briggs was the guest of Mrs. George Bailey last week.
• The musical entertainment which met at Deming’s school house Tuesday evening was well attended.
• Miss Willia Cotton of Marietta was the guest of Miss Martha Blackington, last week.
• Mrs. Robert Dole, whom we mentioned last week as being very low with malarial fever, we are glad to say is getting better at this writing.
• Miss Frank Skipton of Tunnel was visiting at this place Sunday.
• Mr. Ernest Tice and wife spent a few days last week with friends at Little Hocking.
• There is a number of cases of whooping cough in our midst.
• Remember that Rev. Charles Harte, of Logan, Ohio, preaches at this place Sunday morning and evening.  Mr. Harte is a fine preacher and nothing pleases him better than to have a good congregation to preach to.
• Mr. Perley Perdew of Tunnel was at this place Wednesday.
• Misses Linnie Worster and Emma Davis of Harmar are visiting friends at this place.
• Mrs. Nancy Bailey of Coolville was the guest of Mrs. William Scott last week.
• Blackberries are still plentiful and the busy fingers are numerous.
• Mrs. Emma Reynolds, who has been confined at the house for the past four months with rheumatism, is some better and is able to go around a little while at a time.