Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-09-18
Pays to keep always on hand.

Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Torbert, Zanes-
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Oglevee,
Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Trotter,
Roseville; Judge L. j. Weber, Zanes-
vile. We missed a lot of folks no
doubt To us meeting old neighbors
and friends is the most pleasant fea-
ture of the fair. We have tried
tramping around trying to find you.
Next year we contemplate having
John d. march you around the ring
In fact we believe the board should
offer prizes to out of the county
folks who were former residents, for
instance, to the one who came the
farthest; to the oldest; the tallest.
(There's where you win "Cub").
Roy Fox told us he had suffered
broken toe and was off duty. He
runs an ice delivery truck.
Miss Mamie Mitchell of Young
Hickory, a former teacher in our
schools, was able to be at the fair.
Miss Mitchell underwent an opera
ton and was not able to take work
at the beginning of the school year.
but hopes to fill vacancy should
any occur.
We are informed Mr.. Morris of
the department schools will be in
the township and speak in the in
terest of the Bristol township high
school bond issue.
We noticed the 2:14 trot in 2:30.
Why not make track and have a
2::30 in 2:14?
Bristol Township Fair
The Bristol township fair will be
held at Cloud, Oct. 10-11. We have
been requested to ask everybody in
the township to be booster, by
exhibiting the products of the farms
and home. Remember and reserve
the date.
The Fred Wilson coal mine is be-
ginning to look like real mine. A
40 b. p. oil pull engine, 10 ton
truck, scales, SO bbl. pump, dyna-
mo, electric lights and so on are or
will be installed as soon as the ship
ment arrives.
George Fox who has had the Wal
lace farm rented the past two years,
will move in few days to his farm
here.
Be sure to be present at grange
this Saturday evening.
Clyde Gerlach of Letart, w. Va,
has been visiting his brother Homer
and family the past week.
Melvin Risberg of our local firm
of Radcliff & Risberg was at Colum-
bus Friday and Saturday. They |
were low bidders on the McConnels-
road.
Leland Jenkins left Sunday for |
Athens to resume his studies in the |
college. This is his last year.
The B. of E. at their regular
he location and price asked for the
.wo acres of land, with the notice
If the proposition to issue bonds for
he purpose of building and equip
ping township high school. We
are informed the price asked is
$500 per acre. IL the board ac-
luires the land by condemnation
suit, both the land owner and the
board may summon as many wit
nesses as they WISH and the board !
pays all court costs except land |
owners lawyer fee, win or lose. |
The board puts it up to the voters I
to decide. If they will locate at |
Meigs, folks here will give the land |
and money and labor besides, and I
we are not sure but they will do so
anywhere on the pike. While this |
is not the proper location, it should |
be placed where folks want it bad |
enough to make some concession at
least.
E. A. CASTOR is visiting relatives
and friends at Weston and other
points in West Virginia. He will
also attend the county fair.
Quite a number of the friends
and neighbors of j. B. Hill and fam
lily held a farewell party for them
night. A good time was
had. Supper consisting of chicken,
pie, cake, pickles-beg pardon, we |
cant go any farther, as we couldn't I
be present.
A friend suggests that we ask |
persons holding fair membership |
tickets to attend the election of di
rectors; also attend their meetings
and tell them what you want. One
lady friend suggests that a woman
judge jams, jellies and canned goods, !
as we'll as tatting and crochet work. |