Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

return for next year is desired by
both patrons and pupils.
Friends here have received word
from Mrs. Phebe Parmiter who is
with her son Cleveland and family
of Kansas, saying she recently un-
derwent an operation for the re-
moyal of cancer.
| Hills Shaver and family are NOV
| ing from the Will Bird farm in with
Mrs Shaver's mother Mrs. Cora
Scott.
Samuel Hootsel is seriously i'll
with complication of diseases.
having been unable to work most of
the winter.
Bristol grange held an interest
ing meeting Saturday. The attend
ance is not as large as it should be,
yet much interest is manifested.
Our notice in regard to those behind
with their dues had no effect on
those for whom it was intended If
you have received a notice from the
secretary and don't pay or say you
will pay before the next meeting,
you will be dropped. If you want
/ to pay and can't right now, tell us.
! We want you to stay with us.
The enclosed clipping taken from
the ST. Mary's Leader will be read
with interest by many here where
Mr.. Clark taught two years:
Sudden death at o'clock Mon
day, Feb. 2G, 1923, claimed Jesse
w Clark, widely known retired
school teacher and teachers re-
tired beneficiary, at his place Of res
idence 935 E. Spring ST., st. Mary's,
i O. His age was SIS years, months
and % days. Heart leakage was
given as the cause of death. Mr..
Clark was known to be thus afflict
ed. There had been no recent
symptoms, however, to cause i'm
mediate alarm. Sunday evening he
had voluntarily engaged in singing
church hymns at his residence. He
retired without making any COM
plant of special physical infrmity.
Sunday morning Mr.. Clark and his
wife. as was their custom attended
services at the Methodist church, of
which he was for many years a
member Numerous acquaintance
of the veteran and affable school
man are sorrowfully surprised at
news Of his death. Jesse w. Clark
is survived by his wife, who was
Mrs. Abbie Longwith and an. only
Lson. Albert L. Clark. married and
living in Rockford, 0. There are
two grandchildren, two surviving
brothers, one sister and one half
sister: Granville H Clark, Moulton,
o., Worthington Clark, Wapakoneta.
o.; Mrs. Robert Montgomery, Lima.
O.; Mrs. Frank Bachman, Dayton,
O. Jesse w. Clark was a son of the
late Jesse Clark, ST., and Lucy Clark
of Moulton district His father died
when he was a small child Mr..
Clark in his early youth entered the
school teaching profession. His
: professional career covers an era OF
AZ years. ending last year when he
concluded the regular term Of
; school at McConnelsville, o. He be-
came a pensioner under the Ohio
Teachers Retirement law. With
the exception of two years more or
less in the state of Oklahoma, he
spent practically his entire life in
Ohio, largely in Auglaize county
Funeral services we're held Thurs
day at the Clark residence, and later
at the Methodist church. Interment
was made in Elm Grove cemetery.
Some new cases of flu. None SER
ious.
Those who have not paid their
subscription to the cemetery fund,
will please do so, that we may turn
, the books over to the officers i'll
good shape.
Miss Jessie Ellis, teacher at Val
ley, was called to GAINESVILLE Satur-
! day on account of the condition of
her friend Zale Callain who under
, went an operation there. Gilmore
Gilbert is again substituting.
| If you missed the literary at
Meigs Friday night, you missed the
best one yet held but not as good
J as the one that will be held Friday
! night, March 80.
! We are informed a demonstration
81 OF indignation was manifested in
the village Saturday night and there
! will probably be a cleaning up OF
moving.
| Jas. Clayton and family, the last
of the colored tribe who had work
) on the road, left for GAINESVILLE Mon
! day.
I While this is a free country and
colored folks who behave are as
good as anybody, yet the consensus
| of opinion seems to be that people
, uyI,0 want m aSsOciatp with them