These articles are for the benefit of the genealogy community and should not be harvested and sold for anyone's profit Spirit of Democracy July 29, 1909 Sardis Mrs. Elizabeth Rea and daughters Daisy and Margaret of Moundsville and Mrs. Oscar Grim and daughter Katie of New Martinsville spent Wednesday here with Mrs. Oliver Gossett. Miss Maude Ryne from here and a crowd from Wheeling and New Martinsville left Saturday morning for Cleveland on a three days trip. Will Strickler returned to his home in Pittsburg Thursday on the afternoon train from a pleasant visit here with Henry Theiss. Mrs. Charles Merckle and two children spent the past week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Theiss in the country. Mrs. Renna Carson and children Janie and Louise visited the Wells family at Proctor last week. Miss Ida Hall of Woodsfield was the guest of Miss Hattie Thompson a few days last week. Floyd Gano and family of Newport, Ohio spent Saturday and Sunday here with his mother. Miss Bessie Bartley of Pittsburg spent Sunday afternoon in town calling on friends. Miss Jean Bavis of Hartwell, Ohio, is visiting at the home of Mrs. Eva Martin. Miss Grace Bowery has returned from a visit with relatives at Proctor. Mrs. Chester Johnson visited relatives in Sardis several days last week. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Anderson Wednesday. Miss Hattie Thompson was at New Martinsville Friday afternoon. Harry Winland was down from New Martinsville Sunday. transcribed by Sara Richardson Kelly re: Richardson, Suter, Griffith, Nesbitt