Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25

or Bristol hill last week, to begir
the grading
| There seems to be surplus ot
teachers in the grade school class
for next season.
| Robert Boiling and Grove Knox
are at GAINESVILLE, getting machinery
steel rails and equipment ready to
bring to the Stalker mine on the
Jenkins farm. Mr.. Stalker purchas-
ed the equipment Of an abandoned
mine
We are in receipt of letter from
Earl D. Slutz, superintendent of the
M. E. church, Cambridge district,
which tickled US. Ever since we
were little chap and mother brag-
ged on us when we pleased her, we
have felt good when folks told us of
their appreciation of our work. The
letter referred to some work we had
performed for the Observer, and
| some advertisement penciled by us,
While we haven't met the Reverend
yet, we are satisfied his coat tail is
AS advertising man, publicity COM
mittee, they call us, we have gotten
quite bit of pleasure as well as
information relative to the church.
We appreciate the honor the more
with a man like Rev. NuZum, who is
called the most popular preacher.
If the superintendent and bishop put
foul striker on the job next year,
we want to be changed to the slum-
ber committee.
Jas. Hill, route four, was quite
badly bruised in sled load of hay
one day last week, but is feeling
better now.
Services at Mt. Zion next Sunday:
Sunday school at 1:30, not 1929 or
1871. Preaching at 2:3O. We are
hoping the health of the community
may be improved, that an increase
in attendance may be recorded.
j. w. Sines and wife of Canton
came to the Earl Roberts home, East
Bloom, Saturday, for an over Sun
day visit. Mr.. Sines and Mr.. Rob
erts spent part Of Sunday at the
Yauger home here.
Mrs. Alice steele Roberts
1t was with sadness the news of
the passing of Mrs. Alice Steele
Roberts, Lafayette, La, was receiv-
ed here. A letter was received by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Roberts from
their son telling of Mrs. Roberts
illness with heavy cold but stat
ing She was better Then letter
from Mrs. Roberts mother on Tues
day, telling of her serious illness,
but saying she seemed to be better
at the time she was writing. Then
on Wednesday the telegram telling
of her death which occurred Tues
day night Alice Steele was born in
"a, 1888. She was of q family of
three Children-two brothers, Mil
ton and William Steele, both Of Co
lumbus. She was married to En-
nett E. Roberts in 1916, to which
union two children. Marilynn, aged
8, and Richard, aged 6, who with
the mother Mrs. Eta Mae Steele
whose home is in Columbus, but
who has spent the winter with he"
daughter at Lafayette, survive. The
father died many years ago She
was a graduate of the Jackson high
school and the Ohio university,
Athens, with the degrees A. B. and
"A. M. She taught in the grades at
Jackson and one year at the Law
renee, No. |, Bristol township, and
in the high school at Mansfield and
Zenia. At the time of her death
she was teacher of dramatics OF the
South Western Institute of Lafay-
cite, where she and her husband
had been for some time. The Ad-
vertiser in an extra spoke very high
ly of the players in "Evangeline,'
whom Mrs. Roberts had trained. AS
we write this, particulars as to the
funeral have not been received. but
we are hoping to be able to at least
receive them so we can telephone
them in for this issue. 1t is with
terrible suspense that Mr.. and Mrs.
Roberts await the arriyal~of each
mail, looking for further word.
comforting thought to the aged par
ents is that their loved ones had
hosts of friends there as we'll as
here.
Word received here by friends
told of the serious illness Of George,
seven year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Redfield, Charlotte, Mich.
The little fellow is suffering with
spinal meningitis. The letter stated
he was in a hospital. Also child
born March 16, died the same day.
Mrs. Redheld will be remembered
as Lucy Huffman.
VIM Little who has been serious
ly i'll with bladder trouble, is better
this Monday,
Meigs, O., March %, 1926.
My. Dear Aunt thank YOU for
your invitation to attend big meet
ing, but as the spring work Is on, |
don't expect | can get away. While
[ think OF it, | have learned since
writing you about the sheriff busi-
ness, that the fellow we noticed go
ing IN Jail alley is only raider.
and since Mont has become disgust
ed with the way the juries have
been clearing the manufacturers of
both white and red mule, the officer
with the tin badge has more honor
than job Some day we want to tell
you about juries, If folks don't
quit picking out folks they think
we mean, we may get hurt. Please
look around and see if you can't