These articles are for the benefit of the genealogy community and should not be harvested and sold for any else's profit. Spirit of Democracy January 6, 1910 SARDIS Rev. W. S Baker held a business meeting of the M.E. Sunday school Sunday afternoon after the preaching service. The old official board with the exception of Miss Olive Litten as assistant secretary were elected. The officers elected are as follows: Superintendent Rev. C. E. Daily; assistant superintendent, Rev. J. W. Rush; secretary, Miss Ethel Winland: assistant secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Rist; treasurer, E. A. Hartlieb: organist, Miss Mae Harman; first assistant organist, Miss Erma Vetter: second assistant organist Miss Nellie Martin librarians, Golia Farmer and Mabel Rist; assistant librarians, Paul Goodwin and Ivan Ratcliffe. The teachers in the school are: Miss Mae Harman, Prof J. V. Nelson, George W. Tubaugh, Mrs. Edith Drollinger, Dr. S. C. Griffith, Miss Adda Knight, Mrs. Mattie Martin, Mrs. Ella Vetter, Miss Nellie Martin, Rev. J. W. Rush, Miss Maude Ryne, and Mrs. Eva Martin. While skating on the ice near the Sardis wharf Friday morning Sherman Beisel broke through the ice but fortunately the boys succeeded in rescuing him. Misses Twila and Elizabeth Frey returned to their homes in Ellwood City, Pa., Saturday after a week's visit here with relatives. Misses Minnie Arn and Getrude Urpman of Lebanon, Pa., visited at the home of Mrs. Boetticher several days last week. A sled load of our young people drove down to Jerry Witten's at Witten Thursday evening and enjoyed a party at his home. John E. Boetticher returned to his school work at Burghill, Ohio, after a weeks visit here with his parents. Mrs. Alice C. Griffith and daughter Miss Lucile visited in Wheeling and Jerusalem several days last week. Miss Mable Rist, who clerks in Snook's store in Wheeling, spent Saturday and Sunday at her home here. Miss Mae Harman returned home Sunday from Marietta where she spent the holiday vacation. Mr. and Mrs. J.V. Nelson returned Sunday from a week's visit with their parents at Jerusalem. Edith Gorrell left Saturday for her home in St. Mary's, W. Va., from a weeks visit with relatives here. Miss Arminta Walters of Clarington visited Miss Golia Farmer a few days last week. Mrs. J.B. Neiman and Miss Ella Thompson were at New Martinsville Saturday. Henry Houserman of McKeesport, Pa., is the guest of relatives at this place. John L. Harman of Marietta spent Friday and Saturday here with his parents. Prof P.E. Fraley and son Delbert of Hannibal were callers in town Saturday. Mrs. Rachel Goodwin and son William of Clarington visited here last week. Mrs. E. R. Siebert spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Wheeling. John Denny of New Martinsville was a caller in town Sunday afternoon. Miss Erma Vetter is visiting Miss Mabel Neuenschwander at Hannibal C.E. Litten spent Saturday and Sunday here with his family. transcribed by Sara Richardson Kelly researching: Richardson, Suter, Griffith, Nesbitt