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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Number 10
At The Churches
The Malta Methodist Church

Church school at 9:15. Church
service at 10:30. Evening service
| at 1880. Mid week service Wednes-
day at 1880. Beginning the first
Sunday in November, this church
will be engaged in special evange-
listic services for period of about
two weeks. A cordial invitation il
| given to attend any or all of these
services.-G. d. Clifford, minister.
/ Church OF Christ
! (Seventh StreeD
| Bible study at $50 a. m. Morn
ing worship at 1890, leader, Riley
Price; lesson, Isaiah 55th chapter;
subject, 7th- and Sth verses. Eve
nlng service at Z o'clock Leader.
Clyde Kincaid; lesson, Matthew,
18th chapter; subject, 1.-The Har-
vest verse 80. You are most cor
daily invited to these services.
Methodist Protestant Church
A study of the scriptures at 9:15.
Morning worship at 10:30. Subject
of sermon, ''The Divine Presence"
Christian Endeavor at $50. Even
/ ing worship at 7:30 Subject Of
sermon, When Work Becomes Wor-
ship Preaching at the Pisgah
church at 2:30, following the sun
day SCHOOL,. B. Douglas, pastor.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday school at 9:15. Sunday
morning worship begins at 10
O'Clock, with special rally day SER
vice given by the Sunday school.
and special music by the choir. The
rally day service is one set aside for
the purpose of uniting our scattered
forces for new season of labor in
the building of the Kingdom of God
here. Sunday evening, Epworth
League, $50 Sunday evening wor
ship, 1880. How Do We Lose
God? How Do We Find Himo"
Tuesday, Oct. %, district confer
ence at Duncan Falls throughout the
day and evening, beginning at 9 a.
m. wednesday evening, prayer
meeting, 7:30.-Chas. w. Stone
burner, pastor
McKendree NJ. L. Charge
Preaching services: Lebanon,
1:30. Emery, $3.50. McKendree,
1880. An offering will be taken at
Lebanon and Emery for world SER
vice. District conference at Duncan
Falls, Oct. 90. Our first quarterly
conference will be held at Emery,
Nov. 1O.-A. o. Tillotson, pastor.
PennsyiIle Circuit
Pennsville: Sunday school, $50
a. m. H. j. Harmer, superintendent.
Rally day service, 10:3 80 Christian
Endeavor, 1870 p. m. Prayer meet
ing, Wednesday, 1880 p. m. Bailey's:
Sunday school, 1:30 p. m. Mary
Simpson, superintendent. After
noon service, 2:30. Todds: Sunday
school, $50 a. m. r. p. Daugherty,
superintendent. Prayer meeting,
10: 30.-E. A. Martin, pastor.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday school at a:15 a. m.
Christian Endeavor at GAS p. m.
Kings meeting Wednesday, 1880 D.
m. There will be no church SER
vices at this church next Sunday.
Preparations are being made to hold
the rally day service. on Sunday, Nov.
3, at 1920 a. m.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Malta i. o. o. II. Social Meet

Friday evening very enjoyable
get-together social meeting was
held by Valley lodge /. O. O. f. The
occasion was an open meeting and
was for Odd Fellows and their
wives Besides Malta, the lodges OF
Glouster, Jacksonville, Philo, Nc
Connelsville and Pennsville were
well represented. r. c. Wetherell
presided, and the entertainment fea-
lures were staged by Messrs. Irven
Travis and G.. O.. McGonagle of this
place and G. P. Justice of Stockport.
Fred McInturf was also on the pro
gram for readings, and Rev. Plum
mer, IT, B. minister at Jacksonville
and Rev. Kemper, the NJ E. pas
tor at Glouster, made talks. The
Glouster delegation brought their
orchestra and male quartet, which
together made very nice musical
program. A fine pot luck supper
was served
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
HAM PROPERTY ~ s.AITi
BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE

Las Thursday afternoon about
three o'clock, fire was discovered in
the G. r. Ham property in Malta.
When discovered it had gained con-
siderable headway, and it was only
through heroic efforts that a very
disastrous fire was averted Tha
fire originated in the rooms back OF
the section occupied by the Maytag
agency, which at one time was the
location of the Dickerson drug
store. When discovered, the fire
seemed to be in both the down
stairs and up stairs rooms, and had
gotten such a start that it could not
be controlled by chemicals. Prompt
work on the part of the fire depart
ments from the two towns, with
three streams of water turned on
the blaze, put the flames under con-
trc., hut rot until several rooms
wee completely gutted. The Ham
building is just a few inches from
the Coulson building. However the
wall of the Coulson building is Of
paving brick, laid in concrete, and
WI n z stream of water on the wall
no paio of that building ignited and
the flames were also held in check
and kept from reaching the other
part of the Ham property. The
Bridge-end boarding house, Mrs.
Lizzie Harlan, proprietor, occupied
all of the Ham building not occu-
pied by the Maytag concern, and
Mrs. Harlan lost heavily in the way
of bedding and furnishings, also u
number of her roomers lost wearing
Mr.. Ham carried $500
insurance on the building, which
does not nearly cover the loss, and
Mrs. Harlan's goods We're partially
covered by insurance.
Just how the fire started is not
known, and the state fire depart
ment is making a careful investiga-
ton. No one had been about the
Maytag place since early in the
and it is said that there
was no fire, or burning lamps, in
the part where the blaze originated
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
New Era Club

Mrs. j. E. McKeown was hostess
for the New Era club Monday eve,
ming, Mrs. Viola Fouts, club presi-
dent, presiding during the meeting.
The general subject for the evening
was Charm, the program being
given by Mrs. McKeown and Mrs.
Ben Richardson Mrs. McKeown gave
a splendid paper on the "charm Of
trees" and Mrs. Richardson spoke
of personal charm," and an inter
esting informal discussion followed
the papers. Mrs. Andrew Timber
man of Columbus was a guest of the
club, and talked of various interest
ing topics, in her usual interesting
manner Mrs. Hugh Donahue pre-
sented the matter Of the proposed
high school building and gym
nasium, to the club.
Mrs G. W. Adams will entertain
the club Nov. AK.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
NORTH BRISTOL

A community farmers institute
will be held at Cloud ON Wednesday
and Thursday, Oct. 30-31, with five
sessions. Mrs. Bessie Zigler of
Somerset, Ind, and w. H. Senour OF
Brookville, Ind, are real farm folks
and forceful speakers. County Agent
Eaton will be on hands with helpful
talks and demonstrations. The
schools are requested to have part
in first session. The program will
also be interspersed with music,
stunts, etc. All are invited to at
tend. Ladies of the church will
serve eats. A series of meetin gs,
conducted by Rev. Paul w. Stephens
of Forest Avenue church, GAINESVILLE,
at Bristol, closed Sunday evening.
Sunday morning a large audience
was present. After a very inspiring
message by Rev. Stephens, was the
sacrament of the Lords Supper
There were four accessions to
church by letter. Grange meets this
Friday evening. Program elsewhere
Miss Ola Scott of McConnelsville
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Scott. Charles
Spillman and family of High Hill
and Miss Amanda Spil1man of
GAINESVILLE, visited with their broth
er w. C. Spillman and family, Sun
day, after church.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards and Mrs. Miller, teachers
of Reinersville high school, visited
Sunday at the home of Elvin Row
land. A number of ladies of the
missionary society of Bristol, and
Rev. Stephens attended the district
meeting at McConnelsville Presbyte-
rian church, Friday of last week.
Don't forget to attend the farmers
institute at Cloud.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Rural Dale y. Il. A.

The p. T. A. of Rural Dale will
feature a Halloween party at the
regular meeting, Thursday evening,
Oct. 81, at the community hall. Wis
it's are expected from the GHOSTS
and the goblins" as everyone will
be masked. The witch will ride on
her broom stick and reveal the mys-
teries of the future After 80
minute period of Halloween activi-
ties, the following program will be
rendered: Community sing; scrip
ture reading and prayer, Mrs. J. d.
Keller; recitation, Nora Moore, To
speak or not to speak, Mrs. f. M
Shilling; Hits and misses by booster
committee, Mrs. Ray Roberts, chair
man; solo, Marjorie Hartman; Is
our community environment an asset
or liability to child life, Mrs. Flo
Frame; address, County Attendance
Officer w. S. Shuster; music, ladies'
quartet; public adjournment; School
problem discussion, led by Mrs. E.
Frame.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
STOCKPORT RT. 8

Don't forget the date of the farm
ers' institute at the grange hall,
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1926.
The speakers are Mrs. Bessie Sigler
and Mr.. w. HI. Senour. East Wind
sor grange will meet Tuesday even
ing. Roxbury grange will be pres
ent and give the program Refresh
ments will be served. Otis Hosom
and wife of Chicago, Clardon Hosom
of Parkersburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hosom of McConnelsville, Carlos
Hosom of near Malta, and Arthur
Hosom of this place, all spent Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. p Hosom, and sister, Mrs. Olive
Hanna d. Sheets has been employ
ed as lock tender at Ellis locks,
about nine miles above GAINESVILLE.
He will move his family there about
the first of November. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Darnell and children of
Alliance, visited over Sunday with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dar-
nell. Marvin Fullmer and family
expect to leave this week for their
new home, near GAINESVILLE. H. w.
Patterson and family will move to
Stockport soon. Mr.. Ray Lumbatis
and family of Woodsfield will move
to the Patterson farm. Mrs. Nettie
Rowland and sons William and
Stephen, and Emmer Rowland and
family, spent Monday at Marietta.
Miss Elsie Hosom, daughter of Ar
thur Hosom, of this place, and Mr..
Denzil Frame of Rural Dale, were
united in marriage Wednesday, Oct.
16. They will reside in Duncan
Falls, where he is employed as clerk
in store. Both bride and groom
are popular young people, and have
the best wishes of their many
friends.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Erame-HosOm Wedding

The marriage of Miss Elsie G..
Hosom and Mr.. Denzil H. Frame
was solemnized Wednesday after
noon, Oct. 16, at the Methodist par
sonage, GAINESVILLE, Rev James n.
Kinney officiating, and the ring SER
vice being used. The brides gown
was of blue georgette crepe. After
the ceremony they motored to
Stockport, to the home of the
brides sister Mrs. VIM. Smith,
where a six o'clock dinner was
served to the near friends. Mrs.
Frame is a young lady held in high
esteem, with many Christian graces
which have endeared her to her
many friends She graduated from
the Reinersville high school with
high honors. The groom is young
man with fine traits of character.
He has been engaged in a store for
some time past. They will reside
at Duncan Falls where he has their
home awaiting.
The many friends of this highly
regarded young couple join in wish
ing them long and happy married
] Xxx
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
w. X. C.. Convention

The 34th annual convention of
district No Is, Woman's Relief
Corps, department Of Ohio, will be
held in the G.. A. r. hall, Tuesday,
Oct. 20, in Uhrichsville. The meet
ing will open at $50 a. M, and it
is hoped all corps will be represent
ed at this convention. This district
is composed of IA corps, located at
Bellaire, Steubenville, Barnesville,
New Philadelphia, Canal Dover, Dex-
ter City, Cambridge, Marietta, Nc
Connelsville, GAINESVILLE, Philo, Rose
vile and Uhrichsville.
Mrs. Llewwella Mcdonald of Nc
Connelsville is president of the dis
trict, and will have charge of the
meeting. The department presi-
dent and the instituting and INSTALL
ing officers will be present at the
convention.--XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Malconta Post Election

At the election of officers Friday
night, Malconta Post, No. "a, Amer
lean Legion, chose the following:
Commander, Lee M Spung; vice
commanders, H. E. White and d.
G.. Ralston; adjutant, o. A. Rich
ardson; finance officer, J. R. Alder
man; sergeant-at-arms, Lee NJ.
Smith; chaplain, Geo. E. Carr; ex-
ecutive committee, Harold V. Saw
age, S. D. Taylor, r. X. Longley;
color bearers, Alva Newton, Dewitt
Brock. Date of installation is Fri
day, Nov. l.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
LOCAL FIRE PREVENTION
DISCUSSED AT ROTARY MEET

| State Fire Marshal Ray Gill, w.
F. Wise, assistant fire marshal, and
Arthur Mcbride, deputy marshal,
were guests of the Rotary club, at
the kennebec last Friday night.
Mayors, constables, and councilmen
of Malta and McConnelsville also
attended the meeting. Other guests
were F. L. Norman, Columbus; and
Rev. R. L. Campbell, Poland, o.
La Verne Busche introduced a new
Rotary song written by Father
Preston.
Fire protection and prevention
We're discussed by the state officials
Mr.. Gill described the organization
and work of his department. In his
remarks he said that the two towns
had very inadequate and obsolete
fire fighting apparatus, and that
someone was responsible for this
state Sof affairs. Assistant Fire
Marshal Wise discussed our local
problem in more detail He dis
cussed his long experience in fire
prevention work and cited many ex-
amples of communities which had
awakened to the need of better ap-
paratus. McConnelsville and Malta
are very poorly equipped to defend
property against fire hazards. Mr..
Wise said that the two towns had
escaped serious fire disasters
through sheer luck, a thing not al
ways to be depended upon Fire
walls often collapse from the heat,
and are not perefct safe guards.
Modern apparatus must be provided
If the two towns are to escape a
serious catastrophe. Fires result IN
loss of life, property, income, and
business productivity.
Mr.. Wise praised volunteer fire
fighters as the most public-spirited
of men. The two towns have such
men. The towns should give them
the proper equipment. If modern
apparatus is obtained, Mr.. Wise
will organize and drill a volunteer
fire company of 16 men. A modern
fire truck with proper equipment by
which he meant more hose, chemi-
calls and a pump, will last for 20
years. The loss from a single fire
would more than pay for modern
apparatus. Mr.. Wise suggested that
the two towns cooperate in the
purchase of a modern chemical fire
u uCh. OuG LOWu Duy the
truck chassis, the other the equip
ment. But joint ownership is not
entirely satisfactory. 1t would be
better for one town to buy the en-
tire apparatus and let the other
town pay fixed hourly charge for
a run. This system has been a
great success in Medina. The Ohio
bureau of inspection might take in
to consideration the fact that the
two towns have a modern fire
truck.
Mr.. Gill and Mr.. Wise praised
the beauty and modernity of the
two towns in many respects, but
our fire equipment they think is
among the worst in the state. Dep
uty Mcbride said that our equip
ment is among the worst in his ter
ritory. The assistant fire marshal
urged that policy of "be prepar-
ed" be adopted. We should not be
lulled into a feeling of false secur-
ity from our good fortune in the
past.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
COMMISSIONERS MEET

The commissioners met Saturday
and granted the j. o. Spencer ct al
road, Meigsville township. j. O.
Spencer and Oliver Gheen agree to
waive claim for damage and COM
pensation, and Mr.. Spencer agrees to
pay $50 and Oliver Gheen $25, to
help defray other expense on road.
They also agree to be at expense of
grading and opening road. Nov.
is date set for hearing of damages
M. l.. Ralph, through whose land
road passes, has filed remonstrance
against said road.
A. III. Davis, low bidder, is award
ed contract for surfacing with stone.
road 3-2, York township, (Deaver-
nBlack Oak) at $2.15 per GU.
yd
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
DOmer Class Here

The members of the Domer class
of the Grace Methodist Episcopal
church, GAINESVILLE, and their wives,
were guests of the Mems Bible class
of the Methodist Episcopal church
here, Sunday afternoon, and num-
ber of others were present from the
different local churches, making in
all large attendance. A delightful
program was rendered. Mr.. w. s..
Domer gave a splendid address on
1.-THE Adult Bible Glass of the
Church." and Judge L. J. Weber of
GAINESVILLE, made an interesting talk.
The ladies of the church served light
refreshments.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Enters Johns Hopkins Hospital

MISS Bertha Patton OF Barnes
vile, former teacher of home eco
nomics in M. & NJ, left Saturday
for Baltimore, Md, where she en-
tered Johns Hopkins hospital Miss
Patton has been in poor health for
some time, suffering as has been
stated with thyroid trouble, and it
has been discovered that the ira
chea-windpipe, is slowly closing,
and it will probably be necessary to
open it and insert metal tube.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
It'arnefte Club

On Oct. 16 the club met with
Mrs Edna Sells 5 members re-
sponded to roll call, and two visi-
tors were also present. During
business session officers for the
coming year were nominated. a
short program was rendered, after
which the hostess served fine
lunch. Important topics to be dis
Rcussed for the -, Iext meeting are:
How to remove tar, by Blanche Pat
terson; How can we improve our
club for the betterment of our COM
munity, Della Wainwright; roll
call, a handy device in my kitchen.
The next meeting will be held Nov.
20, at the home of Mrs. Ethel Sells.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Twin City Electric Co.

A concern called the Twin City
Electric Company, has been organ
lied here, with H. J. Kuhn man
ager and G. L. Carleton, secretary
treasurer. Others connected with
the company include Willis Greer.
They are temporarily located in the
room of the Suburban Power Co.,
formerly occupied by the Drake
barber shop. The new concern will
do electrical wiring and repairing,
and will handle electrical appliances.
The Suburban Power Co. has dis
continued the wiring business, and
the new concern will finish such
contracts as they have on hands.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Attending Grand Chapter

Mrs. Edna Betz, Mrs. Stella Dur
bin, Mrs. Frances A. Richardson,
Mrs. Fanny Scott, Mrs. Lucille Bark
hurst, Mrs. Edna Walpole and Mrs.
Clara Miller of the twin cities, and
Nora Fowler and Mrs. Emma Bell
Reinersville, left Tuesday for Co.
lumbus, to attend the Grand Chap
ter meeting of the Order Of Eastern
Star. The sessions are being held in
the City auditorium, with headquar-
ters at the Deshler- -Wallick hotel.
Tuesday evening a tea was held at
the governors mansion.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
District Meeting In Local Church

There was good representation
from the local Presbyterian church
and the Bristol Presbyterian
church, at the all day meeting of
the women's missionary societies of
the churches, held here Friday At
the morning session Rev. R. H..
Campbell of Poland who was hold
ing special evangelistic services in
the local church, and Rev. p. w.
Stevens of GAINESVILLE who was hold
ing similar services at Bristol, ad-
dressed the meeting, as did also
Judge H. M. Finley. A delicious
pot luck dinner was served at noon.
At the afternoon session, Mrs. A.
n. Grove presiding, devotionals
were conducted by Miss Isabel Boz
man. Mrs. j. G.. Belknap of Co
lumbus made the main address, and
Mrs. Chas. H. Fouts and others had
a part in the service. A special
musical number was solo by Mrs.
Chas. Walker A good missionary
financial Offering was received.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Road Hearings Here Nov. 1918

1t is announced that two road
hearings are scheduled for this
place, relative to placing on the
state highway system, two roads.
On Nov. Is will be a hearing on pc
tition to place on state system the
road from Charlottesville, Young
Hickory, Bristol, and Meigsville
township, through Unionville, and
terminating near Millgrove on route
No. 81. On Nov. Is the hearing will
be on the road from McConnelsville,
north to Rural Dale, thence to
Gaysport. This road was abandoned
several years ago, in favor of the
river road to GAINESVILLE. An al
ternate proposal starts from Sec.
No. 1, Bloom township, and runs
easterly past Mt. Zion church, and
south to state route 78, at point
about two miles west of Meigs.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Mrs. Conner At Mt. Carmel Hospital

Mrs. Ned Conner is at Mt Carmel
hospital, Columbus, where it was
Grafton Tuesday morning. 1t was
found inadvisable for her to under
go the operation, and she has in
stead been given the radium treat
ment She will be at the hospital a
few dayS vet
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
Jas. Calendine Has birthday

About 70 relatives and friends as
sisted James Calendine of the Stand
ard Supply Co., celebrate his 49th
birthday, at his home in Malta, Sun
day. Besides his family, his six
brothers and their families were
present. At noon an elegant picnic
dinner was served
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-24
NJ. & Nj. Enters Debating League

NJ. e NJ. high school has entered
the third annual tournament of the
Ohio High School Debating league.
AS has been stated, Pennsville has
also entered. The state has been
divided into 16 districts, with seven
schools in each. When district
winners have been determined, the
elimination series for the state title
will begin. There are 112 schools
entered in the state. The contest
is sponsored by the o. s. U.