Article from the Jan 15, 1919 REPUBLICAN JOURNAL: MIDDLEBURG Mr. and Mrs. John WILLIAMS, of Flag, visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James WILLIAMS, Sunday. ***** Thomas Hayes and family spent Sunday evening with Geo. HESSON and family. ***** Duff HESSON, of Elba, was calling an Thomas HESSON, Tuesday. ***** Elvin MITCHEL, of Dexter City, visited his son Harry here this week. ***** Sunday visitors with Mae and Harkace PRYOR were: Mr. and Mrs. Welcome ROHRER, Misses Olive GILDOW, Esther HESSON, Ella GILDOW, Marie CRUM, Ernestine HINES, Lou GILDOW, Lizzie CRUM and Thomas GILDOW. ***** Rath PRYOR, of South Olive, was greeting old friends here, Sunday. ***** Thomas HESSON, Fred BLAKE and Charles HUPP were Caldwell business visitors, recently. ***** Aura CLARK visited his sister, Mrs. Lottie BLAKE, of South Olive, last week. ***** Caroline and Fannie BROTTON were Caldwell visitors, Saturday. ***** Mr. and Mrs. Joseph RITTERBACK spent Sunday with Columbus HAYES and family. ***** L.A. DIENSTBACH and Zerne GILDOW were business callers here Saturday. ***** Edward BALL spent the weekend with his family here. ***** Mrs. Alex SCHAFER, of Wolf Pen, spent Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. Richard CLARK. ***** Albert and Willie HAYES, Leland EICHHORN and Harold BARNETT were business visitors in Caldwell, Saturday. ***** Miss Ida FOGLE, of Gem, is spending this week with her sister, Mrs. Clara SALING. If you would like a photocopy of an article, please contact me. This and other Ohio newspaper transcriptions can be found on my website. Joyce Fullen Grove City OH http://www.fullenfamily.com/Newspapers/ohio__newspapers.htm