Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-06-06

heads seems to have increased the
population rather than decreased it.
Dolores Sines and Charles Hot
finger have whooping cough. Mrs.
Cecil Mummey returned Saturday
from a visit with her home folks
at Newark. John Mousley who is
Efrail seems to be stronger since the
warmer weather. "A former resi-
dent who reads the Meigs- section
talked with one of our daughters.
About all she could tell us, he was
White. As yet no one has favored
us with even their address, and we
are writing our feelings and where
as we are getting old our feelings
may not be as sensitive. BY the
way, some of our folks in the cities
tell us they don't want men over
As. Only little while ago folks
who had not sbeen through high
school were not in demand, and now
they tell us that they are not so
particular as to where you have
been, as what you can do. Anyway.
let us know where you are, and if
you could get back for Bristol
township reunion and when the ma
jority can come, should rule. We
are going to be here both times. .
John Sines and family of Mansfield
visited relatives in Bloom, and at
the Yauger-Sines home here. We
don't understand about the primary.
We understand no appropriation
was made by the commissioners for
the event. We don't know what the
forecast was or is, but we do know
that this is the coldest June second
there has been this year In our me-
but writing from
memory the name never came to us
till too late. We never write any
thing over, but we do want to give
the corrected list and ask that the
list, with date of death and place OF
burial be written in the secretary's
record for future reference: Sarah
E. Shook, Oct. 26, 1925, Bristol;
JOS. w. Warne, Dec S, 1925, McCon.
nelsville; Jas. w. Lyle, Dec. 16,
1927, Cross Roads; Aaron P. Will
son, April 20, 1928, Meigs; Edgar
Dale Roberts Wills, July 2, 1928.
Emery; George B. Carnes, April 20,
1929, Meigs.. Mrs. AIDA Oglevee
who is next to the oldest resident of
is nursing sprained wrist.
!. The mercury standing at 60 at
IL M. Dolores Sines and Chas.
cough. The former has stomach
trouble complicated with it. We re-
member they called it child's dis
ease. Looking back we can still
feel it was no pleasant job for a
nice little boy. The George Ogg
family, Crooksville, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Ogg's brother, John An
1erson and family. Harry Miner
and family of Johnstown, O., spent
Friday with Mr.. Miners half sis
ter, Mrs. G. B. Carnes Prof E. E.
of Bethany college, visited
with home folks over Sunday; his
school year will end June IL. He
has been employed again for the
coming year.. Wait a minute Silas,
we were only telling the folks that
hen it arrived day sooner in the
Caldwell tidings.
Children's Day
The annual children's day service
If Mt. Zion NJ E. church. will be
1eld Sunday, June 16, at 2:30
)'clock.
There was time in our life when
We thought death was the only sor-
'ow that came to the human family
AS the years go by we are determin.
ed that there are sadder things
han death, The law of our state
mas made murder the greatest
crime. Somehow we can't help
thinking that there are others more
vicious, yea more damnable, and
many times the culprit by the pay
nent of money is allowed to parade
among decent people; but we are
we are neither a law
maker nor preacher, SO will ring off
md let you think on and stop when
you are ready.
History repeats itself, or at least |
loes the best it can. In Montgom-
,ry's leading facts we used to read |
md had deal of time trying to
'emember till recitation time, that !
t was on a hot sweltering Sunday |
n July (July 21. 1850 that the |
)attle that really put the Bull il |
he Run, and put the run in lot Of |
run for their life, if not |
or their money. On a cool balmy |
Sunday in June-June 2, 1929, !
nearly 6S years after the first Run,
)ur telephone ringeth and our office |
orce not having arisen and it being |
Sunday, the Meigs scribe sayeth |
lello, whereupon the operator in
orms us that the battle of Mouse |
Run has been fought.
Cause and Effect
The question of slavery having |
)een taken care of in and after the |
irst Run, the farmer having been so |
nagnificently- taken care of by the |
present congress, we can't imagine |
What it could have been about, or
Why Bible reading, church going, I
,eace loving community should rise
lp before the dew had had time to |
ret off the thistles, and engage in |
'loody warfare. The report stated
hat the rebel forces outnumbered |
he Royalists three to one, and that
he commander in chief of the Nor
an county forces had been called,
nd We must quit writing and go
own to the grave yard and see the
orces march by (The Times Re-
order will please copy for the ben