Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-11-04
Chesferhill
Death of Henry Funk

Miss Mae Creighton received a
letter from Mrs. Ella Funk telling
of the death, Oct. 20, of Henry
Funk of Williamsport, on boundary
between West Virginia and Ken
tuncky. from cancer of the throat.
His suffering was intense, had to be
kept under the influence of opiates.
Mrs. Funk was intending to leave
here for Columbus, to spend the
winter with her children. Her son
Lee had come on Wednesday to
take his mother on Thursday. A
few hours after his arrival here, a
message came telling of the serious
illness of the father. They left
Wednesday at midnight instead of
waiting until Thursday. The pro-
gram at the p. T. "A. Monday even
ing was entertaining. The talks
by Rev. Dean, r. B. Pierpoint and
Prof. Ray We're all good and in
structive. The readings, selections
from Edgar Guest, were fine. The
music by ChesterhilI orchestra was
good, and song by Mrs. Ina Wood
ward, Mrs. Nellie Wood and Mrs.
Alta Reed was excellent. The re-
freshments served by the home eco
nomics class did credit to The
class. Murray Wood and Floyd
Bowman of Columbus were week
end guests of home folks. Mabel
Bowman, Thelma Goddard. John
Hart, John Huffman and Gerald
PEBBLES, who are attending business
college at Newark, and Derril Stef-
tie of New Bedford, who is also at
Newark, spent the week end here,
and on Sunday evening had a Hal
lowe'en party at J. b. Goddard's
Those present besides the ones
named, were Frances Palmer who
is in school at Athens; Martha
Goddard, Helen Berry, Floyd Bow
man, Murray Wood and Russell Ed
gerton. Mrs. Fl. Wilson and Mrs.
l.. Gross of GAINESVILLE were Satur-
day callers at Mrs. L. J. Denny's
She also had callers from McCon-
nelsville and Mrs Mary L. Smith
from here. T.. f. Hodgin had as q
guest Thursday night, Glen Row
land. Friday they went to Layman
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get Mr.. Hodgin's dog which was ad-
Fertised for in county papers. He
had apparently wandered there So
much for advertising. Carl Pat
terson and wife visited last week
at Friends boarding school at
BarnesVile, with their sons George
and John. Mrs. Esther Michener
is slowly recovering from an attack
of shingles, Addison Vernon and
daughter and son-in-law were Sun
day guests of Mrs. Robert Doan.
Lee Woodward has sold the res
,aurant to Mrs, Longs father. Mr.
Long is the jeweler here. Tues
day Mrs. Ada Parkins moved her
goods to Marietta, where she and
her sister Miss Loul Wright will
dive together. The election dinner
and supper, conducted by the ladies'
aid was 4 decided success, financial
ly.. Mrs. Eva Randall is the guest
Of her sister Mrs. Clara Hopkins.
Mr., and Mrs. Ray McCune of Ath-
ems We're Sunday guests of Mrs. Me
Cune's mother, Mrs. Margaret John
SON. Mrs Alta Reed, Miss Marian
Reed and John Reed were in Zanes-
vile, Thursday. Misses Blanche
Schotield and Martha Law attended
the teachers convention at Mariet-
ia, Friday and Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Baker and daughter
Clara Bell are guests Of Henry Hop
kins'.. Geo w. Fawcett is improv-
ing slowly, after several weeks ILL
ness from heart trouble. Mrs.
Grace Ellis and children and Mr..
and Mrs, Shirley Randall of Can
ton, spent the week with their
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Ham.