Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-12-04
ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT
THE j. w. McGONAGIE HOME

| The Bristol Township Soldiers as
sociation met at the home OF Com
rade j. w McGonagle for their an
nual Thanksgiving meeting. Folks
began arriving early. When your
scribe arrived ne found lot of
folks present. The following SOL
diers were there: =. B. Merwin,
9th Regt. Co. C, aged 80; ]. b.
Farra, 62nd, Co. B, 49,; Maj. F. NJ
Kahler, 62nd, Co. B, "a; JOS.
Flanders, Goth, X, 81; j. w. Nc
Gonagle, 43rd, e, IS; John Bird,
18th, ID, 81; Abel King, 36th, F,
-, and b. F. Haines, World war
veteran.
The morning was devoted to pa
triotic songs by the soldiers and
neighbors of whom there was a
goodly number. Miss Margaret Dur
bin at the organ. Mrs. IsraeI Sims
was the only soldiers widow pres
ent.
Dinner we couldn't help think
ing that had the boys been fed that
way while in the service, the war
wouldn't be over yet, or perhaps
they would have gone over and
hugged the enemy. At the business
session the following officers were
reelected: Col, j. B. Merwin
Chaplain, j. b. Farra; Sec'y, Miss
Margaret Durbin. Major F. NJ
Kahler who had been on probation
was taken into full membership.
The program consisted Of an ad-
dress by G. o. McGonagle,s followed
by discussion of when George
learned to make speeches: followed
with a response by Major Kahler;
speeches by J. B. Farra and A. d.
King; song, Maj. Kahler, The Lit
tie Brown Button" followed with
talks by several of the younger
folks, and singing. All in all it was
great day, making us wish such
times could come oftener.#
Bristol township furnished at
least 122 men for that great army,
only two of whom live in the town
ship B. Merwin and J. w, Nc
GOnagle.
The following list is given us by
our friend Merwin. Ii you can add
to it, please send us the names
These are names of men who were
credited to the township: John
Wilkes, VIM. Smiley, Solomon Row
land, A B. Gorrell, VIM. Scott, Jesse
Hiatt, Harrison Mcfarland, Adam
Grandstaff, w. J. Shook, Ellis Mil
Ter, Whit Campbell, Phillip Knight,
Craig Matson, Jack Gray, Jas.
Brown, Loren Devol, VIM. Stevens,
VIM. Mercer, John Lindimore, David
Downing, Devol, John
Downing, Chas. Phillips, John Lo-
gan, Cap Geo. Henderson, Bart
Beatty, G.. B. Henderson, Phillip
Howard, Jacob Henderson. Asa Cul-
yer, VIM. Henderson, w. H. Har-
desty, VIM. Wilson, Sylvester Har-
|desty, Robert Cunningham, John
Mendell, Benz. Knox, George Car
rett, M. d. Knox, J. B. Merwin,
Dorsy Harvey, Jas. Merwin, Nat
Rush, Frank Merwin, Leonard
Carnes, John Camp, Jas. Carnes,
Steve Miller, David Lawrence, Rob-
ert Mccoy, Port Lawrence, Jas. Ash
ton, John Moreland, Hiram Frame,
Isaac Lawrence, Levi Culver. Ben
Hall, JOS Roberts, Richard Hall,
Thomas Campbell, VIM. Glenn, Jas.
Campbell, BENZ. Glenn, VIM. Carnes,
Samuel Meade, Levi Wilson, Lovett
Kennison, Jno Saltkill, Jos. Kenni-
son, Alex Young, Henry Kennison,
Wash Anderson, Ed Mousley, Jas.
Wheeler, Robert McWhorter, Lem
Carr, Jesse Hartley, Ellis Carr, Geo.
Curry, Alex Purcell, VIM. Berk-
heimer, Fent Harper, Israel Fouts,
VIM. Hooker, Jno. McGrath, Hick
Demster, Clint Murduck, VIM. De-
vol, John Harper, Job Harrison,
Geo. Gallon, VIM. Matson, David
Gallon, John Meade, Fin Ryan,
David James, Thos. Martin, David
Stahl, Jas. Camp, Cyrus James,
Lewis McGrath, Geo. McGrath, Ed
ward Hempfeld, John Sealock, Jas.
Caldwell, Jas. Greer, Frank Fouts,
Silas Fouts, Willis Rush, Abe Chute,
Jas. Petty, David Murphy, Anthony
Fouts, John Thompson, Jas. Thomp-
son, j. w. McGonagle, Hiram Nc
Grath, Cyrus Crisman, Thos. Girls
man. Jos. Stevens, David Mercer
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