Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-22

Mrs. Ella Aber of Malta visited
in GAINESVILLE over Sunday with her
daughter Mrs. Carl Sears.
Miss Pearl Starrett, one OF the
county normal graduates, left Satur-
dav for her home at Rural Dale.
Mrs. John Scott left Saturday for
Newark. where she will make an ex-
tended stay with her uncle, Mr..
Frank Roberts.
Mrs. Mary E. Head went to Zanes-
Vile Saturday for visit of week
or so with her son Mr.. Emmett
Head.
Miss Jane Masterson of this place
went to Columbus Saturday to visit
her brother 7. j. Masterson, and sis
ter Mrs. O. C. Taylor.
Mrs. E. j. Bennett returned to
Cleveland Saturday, after a visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7.
! Carr of Malta.
Miss Margaret Brooks, Herbert
and Max Ross, Rufus Brown, Conrad
! White, Frank Gray, all O. S. U. stu
dents, were in attendance at the
alumni Friday night.
Miss Ruth Kennard of Columbus,
and her brother Mr.. Ralph Kennard,
student at the O. u, Athens, were at
their home here the latter part of
the week, and attended the alumni.
Mrs. Julia Atkinson who spent the
winter with her daughter Mrs. w.
! G.. Settle of Malta, left Saturday for
/ Columbus, where she plans to make
an indefinite visit with her daughter
Mrs. C. E. Thomas.
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Caldwell has a new postmaster,
NJ. c. Johns, former auditor of Noble
county. and who has been teaching
in the Caldwell schools, has been ap-
pointed by the President. He sue
ceeds William ]. Schaefer who has
served as postmaster for s years.
Mr+ Mary Scott Fitch and two
sons of Newark, visited here the
latter part of the week with Mrs.
Fitch's brother Mrs. John Scott, and
mother Mrs. Mary Scott Mrs. Fitch
also attended the alumni Friday
night.
Mrs. Ellen Bird, Sc, lifelong res
ident of the Cumberland community,
widow of Absolom Bird, died re-
Gently at the home of her son, Dr.
Fred D. Bird of Port Washington,
O. Interment was at Bethel ceme-
terry, Cumberland.
The closing chapel exercises at
the high school last Thursday was
nice feature in connection with the
closing of the school year. A nice
musical program was given which
was principally by the seniors. Mrs.
Button presented the pins to the
winners of the Athenian literary So
ciety; and Mr.. Bishop the II hon
orary letters-to the "E' pupils OF
the high school.
DR.. Harry M. Rambo, only son of
II l. - L. Il
in Denver, Colo, the 14th inst, after
a lingering illness following in
luenza and pneumonia contracted
while in the army. His wife who
survives him is very i'll at San Diego.
She was Miss Pearl Holden, daugh-
ter of the late DR.. James L. Holden.
The remains arrived il GAINESVILLE
Friday and funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon.
Prof. and Mrs. B. f. Fulks of
Mansfield, drove down last Thursday
to attend commencement, and the
alumni While here he was busy
calling on old time friends. He also
spoke at the last chapel exercises of
the year at the high school building,
Friday. Mr.. Fulks is getting along
fine in his new field, and was recent
ly employed at Mansfield as high
school principal for two years, at a
very substantial increase in salary.
He left Saturday for Dresden to see
his father who is in poor health.
Earl Haines, 21, of Newport,
Washington county, employed as
driver for the Parkersburg- Belpre
bus line, was instantly killed We'd
nesday evening last week when
struck by a B. & O. train three quar-
ters Of mile north of Belpre, at a
grade crossing. The train was in
charge of conductor Ed Reynolds.
Haines was decapitated, both hands
and one foot were severed and his
body badly mangled. Two other
Newport boys had met death at a
crossing accident at Frazeysburg
less than a week before the Belpre
accident.
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makes charge of soc for publish
ing cards of thanks. There is no
exception to this rule. When cash