Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-09-24


Geo. Ham Of Canton has been vis-
iting his mother the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Randall
emily Hann) made flying visit to
this place Tuesday of last week.
The ladies of the Dunn family OF
Marietta We're callers at this place
and took dinner at the hotel in com
pany with their aunt and cousin,
Rebecca Worrall and Geo. Moore.
Miss Margaret Kinney, a former
teacher at this place, and her friend
Mr.. Minner visited with Thelma
Goddard the week end. Mr.. Minner
returned, but Miss Kinney remained
for longer visit
Geo. Patterson who has been quite
i'll at the home of his daughter Mrs.
p. t. Armstrong near GAINESVILLE,
was able to attend McConnelsvilIe
fair Friday, and is now staying with
his other daughter Mrs. Lizzie Ham.
Dave Coler is now living in the
Belle Ridgley property His grand
daughters Bernice and Hazel Coler
are staying with him and attending
high school here
James l.. Hiatt of Oklahoma at
tended Friends yearly meeting and
is now the guest of relatives and
friends at Chesterhill and vicinity.
The funeral of DR.. PEBBLES at the
church was largely attended by his
many friends.
Mrs. Asenath Murphey left Tues
day for a visit with her daughters
Mrs. Mac Strobe of Utica and Mrs.
McDermott of Toledo.
Stricken With Paralysis
The many friends of Mrs Maggie
Denny were shocked Saturday morn
ing to hear she had had a hard
stroke at the home of her friend
MissIucy Porter of Malta 1t oc-
CURED as she was dressing in the
morning. Her friend found her on
the floor where she had fallen. She
is paralyzed on the left side, can
talk with difficulty. Some of her
Chesterhill friends called to see her
Sunday. We all hope for her re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos PEBBLES were
week end guests of his parents Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. PEBBLES, and attend
ed the funeral of DR. PEBBLES.
The items having to go in earlier
in the week, give us much less time
to gather the news. We wish thus
to notify people who wish to hand in
anything, to do it Saturday or Sun
day
Howard Piatt and Clifford Fergu-
son of Chesterhill, w. S. Patterson
and Rev. Floyd Gale of Stockport,
and Marion Beech of Pennsville each
purchased new Chevrolet touring
cars from the Chesterhill Garage last
week, and Burdella McKibben and
G. B. Henery of Stockport each new
Chevrolet roadsters,-
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Denny were
week end guests of his brother and
wife Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Denny.
Mrs. Mary H. Gibbons of Zanes-
vile is visiting her sister Mrs. J. B.
Swayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Branson (Helen
Ray) were callers in our village last
week.
Mrs. Hazel (selwood) Swap of Co
lumbus is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Nan Johnson and family of
GAINESVILLE were. in Chesterhill Mon
day, Mrs. Johnson (Nan Moore) re-
mained to nurse Mrs, Mary Pen
rose.
Sara L. Rabberman went to Cleve-
land Tuesday to stay with her
daughter Thelma a few weeks.
Mrs. Della Johnson is visiting at
her father-in-law's Mrs. VIM. John
sons.
Mrs. c. e. Hambel of Mountville
visited her sister Mrs. Hettie Wood
ward Saturday
DIR. G. II. PEBBLES
George Everett PEBBLES, third son
of Chalkley and Sophia Matthews
PEBBLES, was born Sept 4, 1864, near
Springdale, Ia. He came to Ohio
with his parents when about two
years of age. They settled first near
Chesterhill, but later removed to
Washington county where he lived
until manhood. His education was
acquired mostly at Liberty District
school, with one term each at Buck
eye and Chesterhill. He began
teaching in about 1888 at Sandrock,
o. His great love for children made
him remarkably successful teacher.
He began the study of medicine un-
der his brother DR.. L. w. PEBBLES of
Bartlett, O., and in 1895 attended
Medical School at Keokuk, Ia. He
later went to Louisville, where he
received his degree.
In 1898 he was united in marriage
with Della Geddes. Two children,
Gerald E. and Marguerite, were born
to this union. Marguerite preceded
her father to the Great Beyond at an