Oh, yeah, the ol' axle nut excuse
It took me awhile the realize this story wasn't about car trouble. Back in the news is Mrs. M. J. O'Hara, who, incidentally, seemed to be entertaining relatives every week. Things have changed a lot since 1901, but there's something about this story that makes me feel it could have been written yesterday.
 
 
Marcellus Observer, July 26, 1901
A pleasant evening visit
On Thursday of last week quite a party of friends drove over from Skaneateles Falls via Elbridge, to spend the evening with Mrs. M. J. O'Hara. They were delayed on the way by the loss of an axle nut so that they did not arrive till after nine o'clock. But fortunately the evening was a delightful one and the return trip was all the more pleasant in the wee hours of the morning. They received a pleasant welcome and the later evening was passed all too quickly in social pleasures, ice cream with other refreshments were served meanwhile.

In the party that came from the Falls were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Major, Mr. and Mrs. John Major, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Donahue, the Misses Julia and Sadie Major, Florence O'Hara, Margaret Mallen and Messrs. Michael Major, James Mooney, Wm. Gannon, Edward Heavron and Robert Heavron. Also Michael Flynn of Solvay, and Thomas Flynn, Bartley Freman, and J. P. O'Hara of this village were present.

 
 
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