Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-02
MEIGC
Mrs. Bianthia Baker

the sick list the past several days.
Our friend Gilbert Carnes of To-
ledo was only negligent, as we had a
letter from him before the item was
readable. He reports his father only
| fairly well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lesco and
daughter Clarice of Caldwell are
guests of Mrs. Lesco's sister Mrs.
Fred Radcliff and family. Mrs. Lescc
who is an invalid, was quite ill for a
time Wednesday night, but is now
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Hauke of Cali
fornia are visiting the latter's par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lyle and
other relatives and friends in the
county.
The road men are. putting on stone
on the Whitney end of the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bieler Minnie
Carnes) of Toledo came Saturday
for visit with the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carnes.
Forty-two at grange Saturday
night. A class of eight received the
first and second degrees, one by rein
statement. Ice cream Saturday
night.
Miss Mamie Mitchell of Young
Hickory visited friends here over the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Emmett (Mae
Carnes) of Columbus, were Decora-
tion guests of the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Carnes.
Robert Boiling and son Harold who
are employed at Pomeroy, were
home Saturday night.
Isaac Whitehouse, grandfather of
the Isaac W.-we knew, was SOL
dier of the war of 1912. His grave
has never been marked as a soldiers
on account of those in charge not
knowing of his soldier record. The
grave was tagged and J. B. Merwin
will procure marker. In this con-
nection we would like to ask why
soldiers of 1912 and Mexican do not
have company and regiment. as do
Civil war soldiers? If you know OF
any soldier buried at Meigs that we
have not in last weeks list, tell us.
so we may list them, and that Mr..
Merwin may get the markers.
Ruth Ray is spending a few days
with relatives on Stockport route.
We are very sorry to hear of the
serious illness of Mrs. Jack Johnson
of Roxbury
We note by Mondays Times. Re-
corder that a 800 barrel oil well was
brought in by the Atha Supply Co.,
GAINESVILLE. on the Melick Bros farm
in Perry county, Saturday, according
to announcement made by w. Hun
ter Atha of the company. Mr. Atha
has several hundred acres in Morgan
county.
Indications point to bumper
berry crop, the vines are loaded
with bloom. Fruit seems to be hang
ing we'll in spite of frosts which ex-
perts reported had killed the peach
es a couple of times at least.
AS Decoration day is past, it will
likely be drier. 1t can't be much
wetter.
Malta, O., May %, 1927.
My Dear Willie:-If the end of
the world should come soon, a lot of
folks won't know what to, do with
their little chickens. We have where
one of the writer's in the Book in in
structing preachers told them not to
take any pocket book or evening
suit with them, or words to that ef-
feet The writer probably could see
in the future-mayhap the present,
and see parishioners buying silk hose
and the preachers wife out at the
heel and toe. We always had the
idea that when you went on the wit
ness stand you were supposed to tell
all you knew. It's a funny world. |
A prominent church man said re-
Gently: "You don't get to heaven
by what you believe, but by what
you do" which made us wonder II !
two to needy child from one who
could not do more, might not be
more than thousands from a capital