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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
RENRO(k

Married May 19. Miss Ethyl
Stoneking to Forrest Belville, of
Meigs township.
Roy Hammond and Alva Kuntz
and family of Newark spent Sunday
at the home of their mother near
here.
Mrs. Maggie Brotton was taken
to the Bethesda hospital last week
and underwent an operation. She
is getting along nicely.
Better be careful what you eat
now Dr. Rex has gone to Balti-
more to be absent two weeks.
This rainy weather must be all
right, but it is much against the at
tendance. of the revival meeting now
in progress.
Mrs. Stanley Jordan and daugh-
ter of Ava made visit with Oscar
Hamilton
A law to have the eyes of all mo-
torists examined may be all right,
but it seems to us that it would be
we'll in many cases to have the head
examined also.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24

days to visit his brother Fred Shill-
ing and family here, and sister Mrs.
w. A. Bitcher and family.
Our callers last week were Mrs
Hattie Frame, Mrs. 0. B. Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Downing, Mrs. Allie
Shilling and granddaughte Wini-
fred Shilling, Mrs. E. M. Frame and
daughter Doris and DR.. Marshall.
We greatly regret that after re-
ceiving nicely engraved invitation
card in a letter addressed to us last
week from one of the graduates of
the Cumberland commencement,
which was held at the Presbyterian
church there Saturday night, solicit
ing our attendance, we had to aban-
don going, owing to the condition of
the roads, as it would have been a
hard drive over the hills from this
place to Cumberland.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
Agricultural
News Notes
Westland Community Club

The final steps in the organiza-
tion of the Westland community
club was taken Saturday evening at
Westland school house. The object
as set forth in the constitution
adopted is cooperation for improve
ment of its members, their farms,
and community
Harold Embree was elected presi-
dent. Daisy Earles vice president,
James Boyd, secretary, and Mary
Nolan treasurer. The constitution
was adopted After the business,
q short literary program and social
good time was enjoyed Next was a
defamation by Bernice Nolan and
dialogue by the girls. Eola Hum
mel gave a defamation and Mary
Nolan a reading County Agent
Helt gave a brief talk concerning
plans and program for future meet
1ngs O. /. Young, Agricultural In
structor, NJ & NJ. high school. gave
an interesting talk which concluded
the meeting.
Clubs Organize
The total enrolment in boys and
girls club work for 1928 season,
is 155, with one club yet TO be heard
from. Clubs organized during the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
Stockport, pounds butterfat, $40;
Henry Schlaubach, Stockport, 52.9;

Stockport. pounds butterfat, $40;
Henry Schlaubach Stockport, 529;
, w. S. Harris, Chesterhill, 400; Har-
vey Morris, RoXbury, 47.2; Henry
Schlaubach, Stockport, 45.6; Henry
Schlaubach, Stockport, 42.3; DR.. c..
S. Dye, McConnelsville, AIS; Henry
Schlaubach, Stockport, Alb; Harvey
Morris, Roxbury, 40.5.
Henry Schlaubachs 81 pound COW
ranks 4th in the four county asso-
citation, Athens, Washington, Nor
gan, of Ohio, and Wood. w. Va.
News Briefs
In order to obtain a disease-free
potato crop it is essential to plant
clean seed on a disease free soil.
Seed tubers should be carefully in
spected and all those showing spind
ling sprouts, external evidence of
rot, or internal discoloration, should
be discarded The selected tuber
should then be treated before cutting
by soaking from one to two hours in
a corrosive sublimate solution of
four ounces to 80 gallons of water.
or in a formalin solution of ! pint
to 80 gallons of water. If corrosive
sublimate is used the solution must
be replaced after being used three
times Formalin may be used re-
peatedly as it does not lose its
strength When potatoes have been
soaked in formalin they should be
heaped in a clean place, covered
with sacks or canvas steriliZed in
formalin and left covered two hours
before permitting the potatoes to
dry.
OF the 46 Ohio farmers who have
since 1917 succeeded in growing 100
or more bushels Of corn to the acre
in the 1O-acre contests conducted
by the 0. s. u, exactly % have
planted their corn Checked" in
hills, and the remaining % have
drilled their seed.
Announcing that application for
certification of 1923 seed wheat
must be at the college of agriculture
Of O. s. z. by June I, Wallace
Hanger, secretary of the Ohio Seed
Improvement association, predicts
that nearly 1000 Buckeye farmers
will this year apply to have wheat
certified as seed.
With corn SO high, the average
feeder is probably not realizing as
high a margin OF profit on hogs as
has been the average the past ten
years. Rural economists at the o.
S. U. have reports from 19 Greene
county farms which show that on
the average it takes about 71a
bushels of corn, in addition to other
concentrates and pasture, to pro-
duce 100 pounds of pork.
Prizes offered Ohio's boy or girl
farmers at the state fair next fall,
will total $11.5 Tin value). Last
year, 1900 was offered in the boys
and girls club classes.
Almost a third of the people of
the United States are engaged in ag
riculture. The value of their annual
product is something less than a
fifth Of the total national product.
This proportion of value has remain
ed nearly constant the past IA years.
Sam Says: "If you're building a
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
L. r.. BARNE
Notary Public
Unionville, Ohio I
Your business solicited


house, and fellow will show you
where you've got the foundation
wrong, you'll thank him. But If
you're building, say, marketing
organization, and he shows you q
fault at rock-bottom, why, dern him,
he's Enocker!"
Coming Events
May 26, Meeting of representa-
tives of all farm organizations in
county to make plans for Farmers
picnic, farm bureau office, 1 p. M.
Meeting and weiner roast of Eastern
Morgan County Livestock club and
Progressive Girls Food and Clothing
clubs, at H. G. Henderson's, Bristol
township, p. m.
May 31-Meeting of Clothing club
leaders in county with Miss Janette
Butler, specialist, o. S. u, at farm
bureau office, McConnelsville, 10 a.
M. to p. m.
June Meeting of Food club
leaders in county with Miss Alma
Garvin, specialist, o. S. u, farm bu-
reau office, McConnelsville, 10 a. M
to p. m.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
InnlhaTO

This is a rheumatism of the mus
cles of the back. 1t comes on sud
denly and is quite painful. Every
movement aggravates the disease
Go to bed, keep quiet and have
Chamberlain Liniment applied and
quick recovery may be expected
Mrs. F. J. Damn, Brockport, n. Y.
writes: II can honestly say that
Chamberlain Liniment cured me
Of lumbago a year ago last summer
When | began using it, | was fiat on
my back in bed and could not turn
to the left or right. had a bottle
of Chamberlain's Liniment in the
house and this was applied to my
back 1t promptly drove away the
pains and aches" - Sold Every
where.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24

The following report has been
submitted by the official COW tester
on cows from Morgan county herds
for April. All cows are Jerseys:
Owner of COW, Henry Schlaubach,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24

tract price-for the removal of all
old paint, by blow torch, from the
wood and metal surface (including
clock tower) and painting same
with two coats of good lead paint
the county to furnish the paint.
Paint furnished and work finish
ed must be to the satisfaction of the
county commissioners.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the Morgan county
commissioners.
CHARLES E. HARPER,
10m3 Morgan County Auditor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

The partnership between T. +.
Bauer, L. E. Abel and G.. V. Abel,
doing business as the McConnels-
vile Garage, is this day dissolved.
T. j. Bauer retires from the firm; l..
E. Abel and G.. V. Abel becoming
sole owners, will collect all accounts
and will assume all outstanding in
debtedness against the old firm.
Dated at McConnelsville, o., May
8, 1923.
l.. E. ABEL
GEO. V. ABEL
T. J. BAUER. 10m3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
pI1RTJC NOTICE

The Commissioners of Morgan
county, O., will hold public hear
ing on the proposed abandonment of
the Morgan county children's home
on the 5th day of June, 1928, at /
o'clock p. M, in the office of said
board in the court house, McCon-
nelsville, Ohio, according to the pro-
visions of Section 3O921 of the Gen.
eral Code of Ohio.
Board of Commissioners of Nor
gan county, Ohio.
CHARLES E. HARPER,
1Om3 Clerk.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
Stops Hacking Cough

Had a hacking cough for years,
and Foleys Honey and Tar is the
only remedy that reached my cough.
I rave not been troubled with it
since" writes Mrs. E. M. Dolby, AS
bury Park, n. j. Coughs, colds and
Group quickly relieved with Foley's
Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes.
Sold Everywhere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24

past week are: Pleasant Hour Food
club, Mrs. Edith Harkins, leader;
Mary Newsom, Pres; Ilah Harkins,
v. Pres; Clara McInturf, Sec'y.
Faithful Workers Clothing club,
Miss Lola Kennard, leader; Gerald
inc Newton, Pres; Harriette Wagon
er, V. Pres; Beulah Muse, Sec-Treas.
Good Luck Clothing club, Mary
White leader. Ever Ready Food
club, Margaret Bone, Pres; Mary
Embree, V. Pres; Mabel Bone,
Sec'y.
Pleasant Hour Club
A meeting of the Girls Food club,
Penn township, was held Thursday
May II, at home of leader, Mrs.
Edith Harkins. The county agent
called the meeting to order and the
following officers were elected
Mary Newsom, Pres; Ilah Harkins,
V. Pres; Mildred McInturf, Sec'y
1t was voted that pleasant Hour
be the name of the club. Clara Nc
Inturf read the constitution and it
was adopted. The program for the
year was adopted. O. C. Croy, Asst
State club leader, was present, and
offered many good suggestions. The
place
The Quadruple H Clothing club
of Roxbury community met at
Claude Wallace's, Saturday, for
purpose of making out the years
program. County Agent Helt was
present to assist and explain events
to be considered in the county pro-
gram this year. Mrs. C. V. Cheadle
is leader OF the club.
The Kan Klan Food club of Stock
port met at home of the leader, Mrs.
Wilma Williams, Saturday and made
plans for demonstration meeting
to be held soon. A program for the
year was adopted.
Visits Livestock Clubs
o. c. Croy, Asst State club lead
er, spent last Thursday in the coun
ty with the county agent in organi-
zation work and visitation Of Live
stock club members of Bristol AS
it was impossible for Mr. Croy to
remain the following day, H. G.
Henderson with the county agent
finished the work, Friday.
Reports show beef calves and
sheep in the club to be in excellent
condition and that they will be a
real show at the county fair.
CrcCinl comment is made on the
work of Ralph Spillman in his prof.
ect with sheep. He began three
years ago with three grade ewes
from which he raised four lambs.
This year he raised six lambs from
the three ewes which makes him 13
head of sheep in his project to date.
He is keeping records of feed costs
and income from the three sheep
and will exhibit this record along
with the sheep at the county fair.
Cow Test Report
The following report has been
submitted by the official cow tester
on cows from Morgan county herds
for April All cows are Jerseys:
Owner of COW, Henry Schlaubach,
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,ame. All are looking forward to a

game. All are looking forward to a
delightful outing.
Invitations have been received at
the State House to the field day get-I
together Of the Lincoln club Of Port.
land, which will take place today at
Yarmouth with q shore dinner at
1880 P. NJ. at Johnsons Inn.
Commissioner F. p. Washburn Of
the Department Of Agriculture is
passing two days in York county and
a part Of Cumberland county. On
the boundary lines Of the territory
infested by the European corn borer,
Mr.. Washburn is putting up road
signs warning people not to carry
corn outside Of the infested area.
Members of the office force of the
Adjutant Generals department were
entertained at luncheon Tuesday
evening by General and Mrs. James
w. Hanson at their home at Bel
grade.
A party Of IA boys from Camp
Maranacook visited Wednesday aft
ernoon at the State House. being ac-
companied by James A. Taylor, STAN
ley Wallace and Edward Baldwin,
councillors at the camp.
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Devilfsh Mild
And Good To Eat
Saws Calf. Prof.

san FRANCISCO, July lS.-(By "A. P.)
-Devilfsh, better known as poly
pus octopus hongkongensis." are be-
ing caught at Santa Cruz, California,
like flies in trap, and the tentacles
are being shipped to fish markets in
cities where they are sliced and sold
at from fifty to sixty cents a pound.
according to c. B. Florence, secretary
of the California State Fish Exchange
here. Mr.. Florence says the sliced
octopus tentacle makes a succulent
table delicacy when properly fried.
While fishermen emulate Victor
Hugo and other writers of fiction by
telling of terrific battles with giant
devilfish. usually ending by explain
ing how the fish reached one of it's
eight arms above the water and
wrapped it around the boat. break
ing the craft in two, Mr.. Florence
and Professor Harold Heath. depart
ment of zoology, Stanford University
California. say that this is physically
impossible. Professor Heath de-
scribes the octopus as being "of shy
and retiring disposition"
1.-THE devilfish has no bones or no
structure of any kind" says Mr..
Florence. ut cannot swim, but can
WHY uOdl ou tHC NdlCls vi plODSl
itself on the floor of the ocean by
means of fastening its suckers on a
rock and pulling itself along. Each
of the eight tentacles are covered
with cup shaped suckers. and these
form a vacuum when fastened on an
object. Fishermen haul them out Of
the traps with their bare hands and
throw them in boxes in a manner
that is extremely undignified to a
fish that has an age-old fictional
reputation Of being a mankiller and
boat-smasher."
In the picturesque food shops that
line the narrow streets of San Fran
cisco's colorful Chinatown, the ten
tacles of the devilfish may be seen
hanging from hooks alongside many
other edibles that are strange to the
native American. On the floors Of the
wholesale fish houses here the devil
fish may be seen stacked in jelly
like heaps, with tentacles, in some
cases, extending ten feet across, five
feet from each side of the small, egg
shaped head.
The traps at Santa Cruz where the
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NATIONAL HOME

officer Of the day. Capt. Godfrey
Little.
Bernard Kinds of the hospital
force has gone to Lynn to visit
relatives.
Daniel +. Ivory and party of
friends motored Wednesday to
Rockland for a days outing.
James Madden has returned from
furlough passed with relatives in
Boston.
George A. Pappas. of Biddeford.
late "a Co., . Battalion, ISL Depot
Brigade, has reported for admission.
John J. Hinchey. late Co. A, 20
U. S. Inf, and Frank H. Meigher,
late Co. ID. Z. Inf, have reported
here from Danville Branch. for ad-
mission.
Mrs. B. E. varnum left Wednes-
day for Colebrook, N. H., to visit her
cousin, Mrs. Bernice Kelly Mrs
Varnum is making the trip by auto
and plans to return via Bratton
Woods.
The returns from passes Wednes-
day were Edward Hart from Lowell
and Charles r. Griffin from Waldo
boro.
The funeral OF the late James Nc
Granaghan was held from the Home
chapel at 1890 Wednesday, Rev. FIR
Mclaughlin officiating.
The strong Wilton team will play
here Saturday afternoon and Rock
land will be seen here Sunday and
both games should be very interest
ing
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Central Maine Power Company
Augusta, Maine.

| ma jority Of the devilfish are caught
on the Pacific Coast, are built like
| fly traps, only much larger. The
traps are made of wire, with a cone
shaped entrance for the octopus to
squeeze through in order to reach the
bait fixed for him. He has no trouble
in entering the ever-narrowing fun
mel, but finds it impossible to leave.
Usually, fishermen state, two or more
are caught in the same trap.
Instead of being a fighter, the
devilfish protects itself from attack
by changing its color and hiding from
its enemy. according to Professor
Heath. He says:
ITO agility and naturally acute
senses should be added their surpris-
ing ability to change their color to
harmonic with that of their sur
roundings, so that prey and enemies
alike are usually unaware of their
proximity. This color change is
based upon minute elastic sacs filled
with pigment and supplied with
muscles for causing their expansion.
LAS devilfish crawls about on the
sea bottom it's color can be seen to
change in a twinkling from deep
chocolate through dull red and to
grav. If sand or rock is encountered
on the journey the skin is usually
thrown into Jumps or ridges, so that
under all conditions the body is
practically invisible"
However, if Professor Heath's
opinion of the devilfish as a food is
needed, the fish will continue to be
eaten by its celestial admirers and by
a limited few who crave the unusual.
Properly to place before the Amer
lean epicurean a dish of tender octo-
pus, Professor Heath says, something
must be done ito destroy it's rubber
like consistency"
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with an unsettled undertone. Demand
principally for the finer grades Of
western eggs while other grades are
moving slowly. Some movement on
trades and dirties for breaking pur.
poses. Supplies Of nearby hennerys
are shortening up and prices are
higher. Western extras S3-35c. extra
fancy browns up to 44c.
distributed through the Boston Of
flee of the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. U. S. Dept. of Agricul-
ture, 40S Atlantic Avenue).
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laws under the supervision of the
State Highway Commission, We'd
nesday, announced the suspension,
pending appeal. and the revocation of
the following licenses, all for driv-
ing vehicle while under the inf1u-
ence Of Intoxicating liquor:
Suspension, Pending Appeal
License number 1886; issued to
Auguste Picard of Rumford.
License number 5O,13S; issued to
Harry Brown of Belfast.
License number 59,614; issued to
Antonio Robitaille of Lewiston
License number 16,142; issued to
Louis Goudek Of Lewiston.
License number S3,411; issued to
Edgar o. Woods of Portland.
License number $500: issued to
Warren Carver of Lewiston.
License number 16,167; issued to
Alphonse Therein of Biddeford.
License number 45,172; issued to
Elon Hartman ofSBrownfield.
License number 54.701; issued to
John Burnett Cox of Wilton.
License number 63.75S; issued to
George Lachance of Skowhegan.
License number 92,4S4; issued to
E. T. Wheclock Of Calais.
License number 42.175; issued to
Albert Gregorie of Winslow.
License number S76S1; issued to
Charles ]. Whittemore Of Norway.
License number 24,202; issued to
w. Raymond Richardson Of Portland.
License number 59.l59: issued to
Carl +. Larson of Lewiston.
License number 61,739; issued to
Thomas f. Halkett of Bridston.
License number 79,447; issued 10
Asa Stevens of Milo.
License number 1859 (Chaut-
feur's); issued to Asa Stevens OF
Milo.
License number S4,31S; issued to
George A. HUT of Portland.
License number 29,901; issued TO
Ralph Stahl of Camden.
Revocation of Licenses
License number $685. issued to
Roger Cressey of Portland.
License number 762 (chauf-
feur's); issued to Mortimer S. Davis
OF Bath.
License number 95.44o; issued to
Leo Morse of Danforth.
License number 55.439: issued to
Joseph Arsenault of Portland.
License number 67,120; issued to
Frank Seavey of Troy.
License number 1851: issued to
Theophille Halle of Lewiston.
License number $50 (chauffeur's);
issued to Peter Currier of Sanford.
License number 1O9,317; issued to
Carroll Welch of RanSeley.
License number S3,20S; issued to
Patrick Landry of Sanford.
License number 1886; issued 10
William r. Fraser of GreenVille.
License number 91,011; issued 10
Ernest l.. Weber of Ellsworth.
License number 11,25S; issued TO
George w. Griffin of Lincoln.
License number 46.339; issued TO
Nicola DeSoisoio of East Miliinocket'
License number $4,000: issued 10
A d. Chase of Bowdoinham.
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Francis A. Vannah, who is serv-
ing a life sentence in the States
prison at Thomaston for the muir
der of Edward E. Hardy. has just
filed a petition for pardon at the
office of the secretary of State and
hearing will be assigned by the
Governor and Council at its next
meeting to be held Tuesday, July
"a.
Vannah was convicted of the
murder of Edward E. Hardy in the
superior court for Kennebec county
at the January term, 1914. and on
January %, 1915, was sentenced TO
life Imprisonment. In his petition,
Vannah prays that a pardon may be
granted to him for the following
reasons:
THAT at the time of the death of
Edward L. Hardy. said Francis f..
Vannah was an inmate of the Ma
tonal Home for Disabled Soldiers
at Togus, Maine, frail old man
and a veteran of the Union Army.
and that said Edward Z. Hardy was
veteran of the Spanish War and
from time to time an inmate of said
Home, but at the time of his death
was living in a camp in the woods a
short distance from the Home
Reservation; that said Hardy had
stolen property from said Vanpah
and while intoxicated admitted the
theft and told Vannah that he would
do 1t again and that he had nothing
to fear from an old soldier like Van
nah; that said Vannah took small
caliber revolver which he had in his
possession and going to a place near
the camp of said Hardy did fire five
shots toward a window of the camp,
intending merely to brighten said
Hardy and not intending to kill or
injure him; that said Vannah not
Knowing that he had killed or in
jured Hardy then went to his quar-
tiers at the Home where the officers
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LITER FRANCIS A, VANNAH
FILES PETITION FOR PARDON

found him three hours later: that
said Hardy and the woman who was
with him in the camp moved into the
range of the shots and We're hit by
the bullets, said Hardy being killed
and the woman injured; that said
Francis A. Nannah had no intention
to kill or injure Edward f. Hardy or
any person and was driven nearly
insane on learning that he had done
so.
THAT your petitioner has repent
cd his act, that he has suffered i'm
prisonment for nearly II years, two
years in the Kennebec county Jail
at Augusta and nearly nine years in
the State prison at Thomaston; that
he is now II years of age and in frail
physical condition and that he has
but little longer to live at the most
and prays that he hay spend the
few days remaining to him in peace
and as a free man.
"That until the time of the events
set forth in this petition, your petit
toner has never injured anyone and
has never been concerned in any
violence or lawlessness, but on the
contrary was reputed as unassum-
ing man of good character and kind
ly disposition toward others.
"Your petitioner was born IN
Nobleboro. Me-, and has spent his
life in Nobleboro, Jefferson and
Waldoboro, Me-, and Warren and
Laconia, N. H.. and in the service
of his country during the Civil War.
That at the time of the deed for
which he was imprisoned he had a
little home in Waldoboro in which he
lived and worked in summer, spend
ing the winters at the National
Home. His record in the Army was
perfect and he was honorably dis
charged at the end of the Civil War.
At the National Home his record
was perfect and he was never put
in the guard-house and never had
any trouble with the authorities. In
the different towns and cities where
he has lived he has never had
trouble with others"
Attorney Melvin E. Sawtelle Is
counsel for the petitioner.