Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-19
Stockport

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Mr. and Mrs Clark Long of Can
ton are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p
Grosskloss Of Bald Eagle.
Walter Newberry and j. Colin
Scott motored here Saturday from
Cleveland and will spend the week
! visiting relatives.
Rev. Freer who is assisting Rev.
Gale in the revival services at the NJ.
! 2. church, spent over Sunday at his
home at Newport There will be
services every night this week.
VIM. Barnes who spent last week
at GAINESVILLE, has returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 2. Penrose and
Miss Mary Evans spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. VIII PEBBLES at Ches-
terhill.
J. w Newberry and grandson
Thomas Patterson of McConnels-
vile spent over Sunday with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Lyme of Eureka
were recent guests of his brother
Chas. Lyme.
Miss Goldie Cross and Floyd Hen
cry of Columbus spent over Sunday
with their parents.
Mrs. Lucille Hilaman and son
Sheldon spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday with Taylor Whites of Bro
kaw
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Swayne spent
last week with Fred Smith at Nal
ia.
Miss Leota Grubb, student nurse
at Bethesda hospital spent Saturday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
ton Grubb
Howard Leasure spent the week
end at his home in GAINESVILLE.
L. II. Wootton of Beckett spent
Friday with his mother Mrs. Jane
Wootton.
Orville Evans of Roxbury spent
the week end with relatives.
Branson Swayne of Chesterhill
visited last Wednesday with rela-
tives here.
Mrs Nelson Hawkins visited Sat-
urday and Sunday with her cousin
Isenbeice of Columbus.
Mrs. Jake Eddleblute remains
very ill with bronchial pneumonia.
Methodist Protestant Church
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Spe-
cial reading by Bess Mercer; morn
ing worship at 1O:3O. Christian
Endeavor at $50 p. m. Evening
preaching at 1880.
Mrs. Don Patterson of McCon-
nelsville and Mrs. Frank Hammond
of Chesterhill were Tuesday guests
of their sister Mrs. HI. H. Choguill
Miss Dorothy Lane is nursing
Mrs. Pollan of Roosterville. Mrs.
Pollan is sister of S. X. Kinney,
where she makes her home.
Kathryn Choguill left Monday for
Columbus, where she will be one of
the 600 girls and boys to attend
club week.
First Annual School Fair
The first annual school fair was
held in the high school building at
Stockport, Nov. 13. The building
was thrown open to the public at
$50 and the exhibits started to
come in. There was a fine display of
corn. apples. potatoes, oats and
also bread, pie, cake.
jelly, canned goods, and fancy sew
ing. The boys had constructed
stands and were selling sweet cider,
peanuts and candy. They also had a
(horse fair) side show. The relic
room proved to be very interesting
and many were surprised that SO
many relics could be found. They
represented almost every period of
American history. There was
quilt which had some blocks made
from the coat of Jefferson Davis;
an old clock over 100 years old, the
works all made of wood and original
cost SIS. There were dishes from
the Revolutionary period; large
collection of arrow heads, spear
points and stove axes, bringing rem
niscences of Indian days. Most of
.hese had been collected near Stock
port. There was fine collection of
Did money dating almost to the time
when the first American money was
made. The spinning wheels and
1arn winders were reminders of days
when housewives made their own
hread and yarn with which to
make cloth. The old muzzle load
ng rifles told the story of how the
furnished meat for his |
amily. There were many more ar
icles with interesting history At |
-0:30 the boys basketball team |
,layed the Wagon company's team |
rom McConnelsville, Stockport win
ling 35 to Il The home economics
served nice lunch at
loon The noon. hour was pleasant
Y passed in looking over the exhib-
is and relic room. The afternoon
Irogram started at 1880, with two
elections from the high school or
hestra. 1t also furnished several
elections throughout the program.
ir. Shriver talked on present day
griculture and how the county
gent and vocational teachers are
irving to improve it. Mr.. Taylor
alked about the young people and
eachers, and said he knew from OBJ
ervatiOn that they are better than
hey ever were before. Alex Root
f Athens talked on present day ed
cation and how it is superior to the
Id schools, the kind he attended.
he evening program of moving pic
lres was well attended. The win
ers of the exhibits were: Yellow
Drn Weir Kern. st. aHarland JObes.