Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-03
and Sunday with his grandmother

and Sunday with his grandmother
Mrs. Agnes Daugherty.
Mrs. Addie Beswick and son who
have been visiting relatives at
Pennsville, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. James.
Mrs. Clara Kinney and daughter
Helen Lucille of Newton Ridge, are
spending the week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tillman Kinney.
Geo. Fawcett and family visited
with relatives and friends at Ches-
terhill, Sunday.
Miss Vera Douth of Marietta
spent the week end with her par
ents.
Mrs. Albert White and daughter
lreturned to GAINESVILLE Monday, after
a short visit with relatives.
Clark Filkill of GAINESVILLE was the
week end guest of relatives here.
Miss Julia Kinney closed very
successful term of school at Ellis
Friday
The Junior boys of the M. P.
Sunday school together with their
teacher Mrs. Dorothy Daugherty, en-
joyed a weiner roast on the beach
Monday evening.
! Death of Lewis A. Farnsworth
On Aug. 10, 1901, there was born
! to VIM. and Emma Farnsworth, a
son. This son, Lewis Albert, grew
to manhood near Dale, Washington
county, and exchanged worlds April
26, 1928. aged q years, months
and / s days. He leaves here his
father and mother; four brothers
and five sisters; also many relatives
and friends. He has also left an eX-
ample Of practical Christianity" and
by it he being dead yet speaketh.' =
One infant sister preceded him to
the spirit world For almost three
years Lewis had been employed by
the Dinsmoor estate and men with
whom he worked testify that they
never saw him angry or i'll tempered.
He became a member of the Fair
view y. B. church in 1917, but real
izing that church membership was
not salvation, he became convicted
of rejecting Christ, through the
prayers of one of Gods children at
Oak Hill, and was converted, ac-
cording TO his own testimony. in the
field of V. S. Cheadle on his way
home from Roybury, the day before
Thanksgiving, 1921. His religion
was not endured but enjoyed. The
pleasures of the world had lost their
charm and there was a new song on
his lips-the praises of our God. He
Went into partnership with the
Lord; tithed his income and was de-
lighted with the undertaking. He
had only been ailing about six
weeks, and desired to be healed for
the glory of God; was anointed and
prayed with according to James 5 ::
IA, Is, and the Lord honored the
prayers and faith of His people by
touching his body and giving relief,
but seemingly it was Gods time to
call him home. So may we lay hold
of the promise that ali things work
together for good to those that love
the Lord. (Written by his pastor,
Rev. Williamson of the U. B. church
at Dale.) The funeral services were
held Sunday. Those who attended
the funeral from distance were
Harry Triplett and family and Will
son Van Fossen and family of Ches-
terhill, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert woodward
of Sharpsburg, Frank Basin, Mr..
and Mrs. D. S. Van Fossen and Mrs
RoscO Devol of Stockport, and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Farnsworth of
Neelyville. Gard of Thanks-We
wish to express our thanks to neigh
bors and friends for their kindness
shown during the sickness and after
the death of our loved one Lewis
Farnsworth; also the singers and
pail bearers. We especially wish to
thank Rev. Williamson for his com
forting words and undertaken Van
Fossen and friends for the floral Of
ferings.-The family.
Mrs. Alma Kinney and daughter
spent Monday in McConnelsville.
Jason Medley is driving a new
car.
DR.. D. w. Trout was a business
caller in GAINESVILLE, Monday.
Rev. A. C. Mattern of McConnels-
vile will preach at the Christian
church Friday night, May 4, and al
SO the following Sunday morning.
The Happy Hustler class of the
Christian church met at the home of
Goldie Cross April "a. Sixteen
members answered roll call and