Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-04-03

the formers fathef MT. w. "A. hdm-
ilton.
Mrs. Hal Birchby of Marietta,
who announced recently through
this paper that she would give dane
ing lessons beginning March 81, has
cancelled her arrangements for the
present.
After long illness with cancer of
the bowels, Jack Boyd of near Shar-
on died March 20. He leaves wife
and three small children. He was a
son of Thos. Boyd of Caldwell route.
Interment was made at Sharon.
Mrs. w. A. Barkhurst entertained
about a dozen of her lady friends at
her home on south Kennebec aven-
ue, Thursday night, with 500 par
ty. Following the playing, refresh
ments were served and social time
spent.
Miss Sylvia Ellis of Malta, went
Tuesday to Columbus, where she
will visit until Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. T. Jenkins, and Miss Melle
Steinheur. During her absence Miss
Emily Ham is taking her place at
the telephone office.
The death of Mrs Oscar Morgan
aged 63, occurred March Is at her
home south of Sharon. She is sur
vived by her husband Funeral SER
vices were held at the Sharon M. E.
church, and interment was made in
Sharon cemetery.
Clifford Bishop and Charles and
Arthur Baker of Noble county, were
given terms in the Ohio penitentiary
for manufacturing whisky, near
South Olive They were taken to
Columbus last Thursday to begin
their sentences.
Schools are closed. picture shows
and all gatherings are banned at
Corning because of smallpox there
Junction City and Santoy also re-
port a number of cases. The dis
ease is in a light form, and no
deaths have been reported.
Miss Susan Mitchell. a former we'll
known school teacher of Noble
county, died March "a at her home
at South Olive. The funeral was
held from the South Olive Baptist
church and burial was made in the
Dudley cemetery.
Miss Ada Hatton of the Democrat
office visited from Saturday until
Tuesday at the home OF her sister
Mrs. C. F. Lehman in Columbus, and
attended on Monday evening at the
Hartman theatre. a performance of
the Ziegfeld Follies.
Messrs. Rus Lawrence of this
place, and Vince Lawrence of
Newark, returned last week from
Anderson, Ind, where they visited
their mother Mrs. Annie Lawrence,
who has been very i'll with pneu-
mOnia, but is now somewhat improv-
ed.
Miss Winnie Dover of Canton,
came here Saturday to spend her va
cation of week with her mother
Mrs. j. w Dover. Her friend Miss
Lena Fowler, also teacher of Can
ton, accompanied Miss Dover home,
and visited over Sunday, leaving
Monday for visit at Cambridge.
David R. Way, resident of
Crooked Tree in Noble county, died
march "a, dICef an illness OF some
months with cancer of the stomach
or bowels. He leaves a wife and
three married children. Funeral
services were held from the M E.
church at Crooked Tree, with burial
in Crooked Tree cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Best who
since renting their property here
near the bridge last fall to Parker
Sands have been living with Mrs
Best's sister Miss Kate Aber of the
GAINESVILLE road, are moving
this week to the Ross Milton farm
on Malta route 2, which Mr.. Best
purchased.
Mr.. Clyde Moore of this place is to
take up shoe repairing as vocational
training He will be with the Cline
shoe repair establishment, Zanes-
vile. He will start in the latter
part of this week, or the first of
next, but will not move his family
10 GAINESVILLE, for the present, at
least.
FOR COMMISSIONER
, ] wish to announce that / am a
candidate for the office of county
: commissioner, subject to the will of
the Republican voters at the August
primary | earnestly solicit your
support and vote.-C. S. HIATT.