Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-15
MEIGS

Guy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rad
cliff, has not been so well the past
few days. Mrs. Sam Huffman is inn
proving, also J. p. Carnes, Dennis
Embree and family. The f. r.
Ogleyee family and Homer Gerlach
are on the grip list.
Is it true that roses were all or
iginally white? It SO, it was likely
before the Republicans started in
to amend the tax laws of Ohio.
Harry Parmiter sold horse to
the buyer Saturday. Good sound
horses seem to be scarce.
We understand Morris Gray and
! family who have been in Michigan
the past year, have shipped their
goods to Malta and have gone to
+ Tennessee for a visit, after which
they will again locate in Morgan
county.
Muskingum county officials seem
/ to be going to quite bit of pains
/ sprucing UP the court house for
Morgan county company.
Mrs. g. W. Ashton, needing our
request, writes most interesting
letter. OF the Campbell family re-
ferred to, Mrs. Rachel Henderson
who lives with her daughter, Mrs.
Harold Mcdowell, McConnelsville
Rt., is the only surviving member.
( The Hendersons are the children of
Robert Henderson who at one time
owned the King farm, now owned
| by G. C. Wilson. The Haveners
| lived above Malta and operated
salt works.
Western Woman Writes
Mr.. C. b. Ray: - With joy we
note that the Meigs items are still
to be written by a correspondent
who was born and reared in the vi
cinity. Many things we never
would have known had it not been
| for the Democrat and the Meigs cor
respondent. To both we extend sim
cere thanks. The history of Meigs
| school which appeared few months
ago was read by us with great inter-
est. We wondered who could so
well have remembered things that
/ happened so far back, but decided
| that it must have been our old time
schoolmate and friend Samuel Ray.
What fine memory he must have
had! 1t was with great sorrow we
learned of his death. My father was
killed by the fall of a tree in Oc-
tober, 1856 The only person with
him at the time of the accident was
Robert Scott, a neighbor, who lived
in a house which stood very near
| the Ray bridge. The Scott family
afterward moved to Windsor town
ship, and the house was then occu-
pied by the Campbell family. tt
was in the time of the Civil war and
two of the Campbell brothers went
| into the service and both lost their
lives. I think it was about the year
80 or 81 that our school in the
little frame house on the corner"
was discontinued, and we then went
to Meigs school in the old hall
or "Old Bristol" it was then called
and which has been mentioned be-
fore Yes, we three sisters each mar
ried a George. w. and moved to
Kansas. G.. w. Gallon died July
20, 1894. G. w. Ashton died March
II, 1915. G.. w. Delaney. though
well up in years, is still active. He
| is at this time our township trustee
which office he has held continuous
ly for the past twenty-five years.
Being a reliable man and a good
Democrat the office naturally comes
to him. OF other former Ohio folks
! the Hendersons, Campbells, Haven
ers and Gillespies, I would like to
write, but this letter is already too
long and I am getting tired. Wish
| ing the best of luck to Meigs and all
surrounding country, and especial
| ly favored be the news gatherers of
the Democrat-Mrs.G G. W. Ashton.
Mrs. Carrie Jenkins is reported
quite ill at her home in McConnels-
Vile. She is nearing her 87th
| birthday
Chief Frank Ford and family
have moved from the Bradley farm
| to Newark.
| It was with sorrow we learned OF
the death of our good friend Fred
Murray of Meigsville The family
have our sympathy in their bereave-
ment
The Bristol Meigs Telephone
| Company at the last meeting voted
an assessment of $3.50 for the year.
$500 paid on or before April 1st.
Or they may say "April fool" when
you CALL
Several of the residents will
change corners April first. While
| the statement has been made that