Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-01-18

week here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Henery enter
! tanned Mr.. and Mrs. John Coleman
at big chicken dinner Sunday.
j. L. O'Neal and family spent
Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Van Fossen
were Sunday guests of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James McAnulty
Rev. A. c. Mattern of McConnels-
vile will preach in the Christian
church Friday evening, Jan. 10.
There will be miscellaneous
bazaar .on Saturday, Jan. 27, in Var
Fossen's old house. beginning al
2 O'Clock. Proceeds are to be dl
vided equally between the M. P
church and Sunday school. Leave
your things to be sold at the home
during the week, and any article
donated for this cause will be great
ly appreciated.
Jesse McInturf was the over Sun.
day guest of Anna Alderman.
Earl Phillips returned Saturday
from business trip to Dawson
Springs, Ky. He with his wife and
children will leave 500" for there
where he will take treatment at the
government sanatorium.
John Breden of Marietta spent
Tuesday here on business.
The regular meeting of the Par
ent-Teachers' association was held
Tuesday evening in The school
house. The program consisted OF
several selections by the orchestra
Mrs. Bundy gave an original poem
Skating on the Muskingum." Mrs
Scott and Mr. Choguill both gave
splendid talks on thrift, after which
the essays on thrift were read. The
three best ones for the high school
were Edna Erwin, Doris Walker
and Don Humphrey. The prize OF
50 was awarded to the former
Those of the grade were by Ruth
Adrian, Lucille Burfield and Don
White. The So prize went to Ruth
Adrian. Plans were made for a So
cial time fer the next meeting Feb
20, at which time there will be a de-
bate, Resolved: THAT the men have
done more for the association than
the women" by Mrs. Scott and T
J. McDermott.
Played with Matches
There was quite a little excite
ment here Saturday afternoon
When Mrs. Mabel Vaughn went on
an errand, she left her son Clar-
ence at home to look after young
er brother and sister and while she
was gone, not having had any ex-
perience with matches he thought ii
would be a good cnaEce to try 1t
out, so he set fire to some paper and
it extended into burning several
pieces of clothing. He became
frightened then and called their
neighbor Jesse Miller, who quickly
put out the fire, but had he not got
frightened about it. it might have
done quite lot o. damage.
Miss Leah landslide returned to
Marietta, after a visit with her par
ents here.
Joe Newberry attended the funer-
al of his cousin Atty Elwood New
berry at Corning.
Bear in mind the preaching SER
vices at the Christian church next
Friday evening by their regular
minister Rev. A. C. Mattern of Nc
Connelsville. Let us all turn out
and fill the house, as every time he
has planned to be here there has
been something to conflict with the
services.
There has been quite an epidemic
of grip in this vicinity for several
weeks.
Mrs. Chester Newberry and
daughter Marjorie returned from a
visit with Forest Taylor's OF Bev.
erly.
E. E. McSwords remains in quite
poor health. q
Mrs. C. B. Henery, Mrs. Caroline
Green and Mrs. Wash Mummey took
dinner Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs
George Vickroy.
Jap Newton spent Tuesday with
his daughter Mrs. Jesse Boles.
The business meeting of the Ever
Faithful class which was to have
been Friday afternoon at Mrs
Barnes, has been postponed to some
future date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler Mosier and
son and daughter Of Todds spen'
Tuesday with Mrs. Susie Mosier.
See Unseen Forces" by Sidney