Constitution News - 1886 November

From The Marietta Weekly Leader, Tuesday, November 9, 1886:

• Cider making is all the go. "Touch not, taste not."
• The river is very low at present.
• Miss Nora Peck of Zanesville is visiting at Mrs. Martha Blackington's.
• Mr. John Kuntz lost a valuable horse, Sunday.
• Mr. Will O'Neal and his bride of Florida were the guests of Mrs. William Scott last week.
• Messrs. Chase and Sam Rinehart of Marietta spent Sunday with relatives in this place.
• Mr. Pat Gettie and wife of Belpre were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sprague, Sunday.
• Mrs. Miller and two daughters are visiting at Watertown.
• Misses Fannie and Maggie Noble, two charming young ladies of Pittsburgh, who have been the guests of Mrs. John Cooke, returned to their homes, Saturday.
• Miss Susie Dole was the guest of Mrs. Charles Cone, Thursday.
• Mrs. Will Finley is on the sick list.
• Mr. Eli Luckens of Hills was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Fish Sprague, recently.
• Mrs. Andrew Hazelrigg of Williamstown was the guest of her mother, Mrs. William Scott, last week.
• Miss Linnie Cone was the guest of Miss Fannie Reynolds.
• Miss Vain Skipton of Tunnel was the guest of Miss Genora Zearing, Sunday.
• Miss Bessie Davis has been confined to the house for a few weeks past, suffering with a sore eye.
• Mrs. Thomas Cleary is visiting relatives at Chillicothe.
• Born Tuesday, October 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer, a daughter.
• Mr. and Mrs. Fish of Veto spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts.
• Mrs. Wallace Scott of Marietta spent Thursday with Mrs. William Scott.
• Dr. Sugar Turner of Marietta was here recently looking after sick horses.
• Mr. Charles Hatch of Belpre is around in our neighborhood repairing wells.
• Quite a number of our young people attended the Indian show at Marietta.

Constitution News - 1886 August

From The Marietta Weekly Leader, Tuesday, August 3, 1886:

• The wheat crop is abundant.
• Mr. Uriah Dye spent several days last week with his daughter, Mrs. Mike Dearth, of Beverly.
• Mrs. Samuel Stage, of Harmar, was the guest of Mrs. John Zearing last week.
• Dore Scott and little son, Harlie, of Chillicothe, spent last week with relatives at this place.
• H. C. Hart made a flying trip to Cincinnati last week.
• Messrs. Frank Roeser and Millo Seipel, of Marietta were seen at this place Sunday.  Two young ladies of Harmar seemed to have drawn their attention down this way.
• Mrs. Lew Finch and little daughter of Harmar, spent Sunday with Mrs. D. H. Reynolds.
• S. C. Rinehart spent a few days last week at Canton.
• Charles Hart, of Lafayette, Indiana, who has been spending the past here weeks with his parents at this place, left for his home Thursday evening.
• Miss Kate and Jennie Scott, of Marietta, are visiting at their grandmother’s, Mrs. William Scott.
• Mrs. Henry Harnish and little daughter of Parkersburg, accompanied by Miss Lena Harnish, are visiting at Mrs. Charles Cone’s.
• Mrs. John Cook took a flying trip to Parkersburg, Wednesday.
• Andrew Hazelrigg and wife, of Williamstown, are visiting at Mrs. William Scott’s.
• Misses Fannie Reynolds and Linnie Cone were the guests of Mrs. Samuel Dye, Thursday.
• George Hanna, of Scott’s Landing, was seen at this place Wednesday.
• Mrs. Charles Cone was around calling on her many friends of this place Friday.

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.