Monroe Gazette October 1, 1891 Sardis, Sept. 24, 1891 Emmett Litten and wife have been visiting relatives at Bellaire and Martin's Ferry. Mr. Engeman and daughter Ada are visiting at Pittsburgh. E.B. Fisher of Hannibal Sundayed with relatives here. Quite large crowd from our city spent Saturday evening at the oil well above town. All had a fine time. Mrs. A.R. Bridgeman was called away suddenly by the death of her brother-in-law, Mr. Walker, of Charleston, W.Va. Mrs. Knight has been visiting relatives at Parkersburg. Mrs. Will Patten, of Iowa, is here visiting relatives and friends. Tom Hess was at home for a few days last week. Eva seemed happy. Dr. Lowthers, of New Martinsville, was in town last week. John Engeman is at Pittsburgh for a few weeks. "A" looks lonesome. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tuel spent Sunday at the basket meeting at West Union. Mrs. S. Lemmon has been visiting relatives at Pittsburgh. Miss Quintilla Dunn has been spending a few days with her uncle near Sistersville, W.Va. Mrs. Watters and daughter Sadie were visiting relatives at Raven Rock. Ed. Dunn is at home for a few days. Hofer and son Sam made their weekly trip to Pittsburgh last week on the low water boats. Miss Alma Funk is visiting friends at Hannibal. Mike Gano was at Wheeling last week. Miss Adda Knight made a trip to Buckhill one day last week. Misses Lou and Rose Zeh left Wednesday on the Steamer Bedford. Miss Minnie Way, of Hannibal, is visiting at Miss Laura Dally's. Miss Vada Boice is visiting friends in town. Walker Litten, of Clarington, was in town Friday. transcribed by Sara Richardson Kelly re: Richardson, Suter, Griffith, Nesbitt, Deiter