Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-03-23
STOCKPORT NEWS

DAVIS SET apart March II as Par
ents' Day for all the schools to OBJ
serve, day when the schools are
thrown open to every one who is in
terested to see and hear what the
pupils are doing. Our school had a
fine exhibit Friday afternoon, wit
messed by several parents and
friends. The following program
was we'll rendered: Selection on
Alithetone; song, school; talk, Prof
Webb; welcome address in Latin,
Edna Erwin; "Best means of better
ing our schools" Mrs. E. D. Hum
phrey, why would rather be a
boy today" Don Humphrey; piano
solo, Leah Maynard; poem, Mrs. A.
P. Bundy; current events. Wilma
Adrean; selection on Alithetone. Af-
ter the program we were taken into
the different rooms to see the dis
play consisting of home nursing ex-
hibits, bread, cake, pie, cookies and
doughnutS, which some of the boys
had made; canned fruit; candies of
all sorts; different meals prepared
fancy work Of all kinds, dress max
ing, drawings, several different de-
signs of bird boxes, machinery and
several fine pieces of furniture.
Down stairs in the smaller rooms we
listened to a fine program by the lit
tie folks and very interesting talk
by Miss Caroline Montgomery" now
Mrs. Chas. Buck. of Roxbury. She
was teacher in that room 48 years
ago where 80 pupils answered roll
call beginning 1873 and ending
1874. She read the daily record of
which very few names sounded ia
milar and told of the advancements
then and now. We saw the display
of things the smaller pupils had
made consisting of drawing, writing,
sewing, pasting, coloring and several
pieces of furniture in the way of
pedestals and stools; also some bird
houses and an aeroplane, all of
which was fine. The pupils through
out the school should be given a
lot of credit for their work for you
see no better work at the fairs than
is done by our pupils here at home
Remember the date next year and
turn out and see for yourself.
Mrs. Gusta Timms. of Malta.
spent Thursday with VIM. James
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Phillips have
moved from their farm near here in
to the Trout rooms just vacated by
Mr. and Mrs. Bob James
Mr.. Steve Wilson, of Barnesville,
visited with friends here last week.
Mr.. Geo. Jones, of Newark, visit
ed with relatives and friends here
last week
Miss Louise Bundy and her friend,
Miss Lillian Lowell, of Columbus,
were week end guests of the for
mer's parents, Mr., and Mrs. A. p.
Bundy.
Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Bishop spent
Sunday with his parents on Newton
Ridge.
Harold Henery has purchased the
w. H. Broomhall property on back
street and will get possession some
time about the first of May and W.
H. Broomhall and wife and N. H.
Hawkins, wife and daughter Jean,
will move to the Mrs. Lucy Broom
hall property on front street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Adrean have
returned to their home in McCon-
HcISNlHc, dlI0I fiSlI Will ucI
mother, Mrs. Jane Allard.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Farmhouse
and daughter Goldie, who have been
at the home of her parents, the late
Washington Newton and wife since
their sickness and death, returned
to their home here Saturday accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Carrie,
who will make her home with them.
Mrs Emmett Farnsworth and Mr.
Lew Farnsworth, of Dale, visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. David
Van Fossen last week.
Miss Elva Mercer is the guest of
her sister, Miss Stella, who is at
tending high school here.
Mr.. Ray Allard returned to his
home in Roseville Tuesday, after a
visit with his mother here. He was
accompanied home by Edwin and Ell
mo Allard, sons of his twin brother
Roy, who have been staying with
their grandmother while their
mother, Mrs Leora Allard was in
Bethesda hospital. She is home now
and is getting along as we'll as
could be expected.
Mrs. Anna Tumbler, who has been
nursing Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Walker
i through siege of grip the past
week, returned to GAINESVILLE Satur-