Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-07
MORGAN COUNTY ELECTION
SCHOOL BOND ISSUES FAIL


MORGAN COUNTY ELECTION
SCHOOL BOND ISSUES FAIL
Good weather together with con-
tests on in practically every town
ship for trustees; and special propo-
sitions, brought out larger vote in
Morgan county, Tuesday, than us
uai IN off year elections.
Village Officers Chosen
In McConnelsville: E. d. Shafer
was reelected mayor over John 0.
Day, by a majority of 159. the vote
being Shafer, 408; Day, 249. Jason
Drury will police the town for two
more years, having defeated E. E.
Kildow by majority of 10S. Drury
received 398 votes; Kildow, 290.
Mrs. Stella Durbin was reelected
clerk, without opposi-
tion, and Dale X. Perkins, village
treasurer. Perkins succeeds S. d.
Taylor, who had held the position
for a number of years, and was not
a candidate for reelection. Law
renee Seaman is reelected justice of
the peace The present members of
council were reelected as follows:
DR.. C. S. Dye, A. R. Adrean, ]. E.
Cowaff, V. A. Vanhorn, John B.
Clark and T. w. Garrett. Messrs.
John Dover, A. w. Miller and Geo.
w Archer, members board of public
affairs, were re elected without op-
position.
In Malta Ezra Mcdaniel is de-
feated for reelection as mayor, by
Chas. w. Hughes. Their votes were:
Mcdaniel, 180; Hughes, 202. A. c.
Taylor, clerk, is reelected, defeating
S. b. Sheridan, and H. l. Wilson is
reelected marshal, over James
Murphey. Frank A. He'll is re-
elected treasurer, without opposi-
tion. Thos. Humphrey and Thos.
McCracken tied for constable.
Members of the council: George
Barrell, James Calendine, w. B.
Drake, ]. c. Hickerson, A. M. Love
and G. w. Settle. Members board OF
public affairs: Elmer Thomas, I. H.
Shilling and John Dempster. VIM.
N. Blackburn was reelected justice
of peace.
Stockport
Stockport chose P. o. Brannon
for mayor; w. H. Bf0o1nhall, clerk;
W. E. Medley, treasurer, and C. r.
Williams, marshal Members Of
council: Harry Cross, Harry Martin,
Harley Mercer, t. 1. Mercer, w. S.
Bole and J. L. Henery.
Chesterhill
Chesterhill elected w. T. Smith,
mayor; Fred Harmer, clerk; Carl
Patterson, treasurer; Frank Bole,
marshal, and the following for
council: C. E. Bode, George Wood
ward, H. P. Michener, ]. c. Hiatt,
Ralph Brannon and H. M. Piatt.
Deavertown
Mayor, Marion Weston; clerk,
P. B. Shoemaker; treasurer, B.
marshal, H. Swackham-
mer. Council members: l.. G. Co.
hagen, J. O. Kirkwood, Jesse Burns,
R. Wheeler, John Spring, c. ].
Matheney.
Special Propositions
The classification amendment lost
in the county by vote of 1851 for;
1898, against.
The two-mill special road levy
for a period of five years carried.
the vote being 1871, yes; 1887, no.
The special school levy of three
mills voted on in Bloom, Malta,
Morgan, Penn and Windsor town
ships, carried in all excepting Nor
gan, where it lost by a vote Of II to
81.
School Bond Propositions Fail
1t would appear that the people OF
the county are more interested in
good roads than in the matter of bet
ter school buildings. M. & M. school
district rejected the $4,000 bond
issue, to which the state agreed to
give $4,000 more, for new gym
nasium building. The vote in the
several precincts was: Malta North,
for, "a; against, ia. Malta South.
for, 81; against, 76. McConnelsville,
Precinct A--for, 81; against, 65.
Precinct B-for, CT; against, rs.
Precinct C-for, 92; against 72.
Precinct D-for, 81; against, "a.
The total vote was 502, for; 497,
a against, the proposition carrying by
a majority of five, yet it failed,
since such propositions in order to
carry must have SIS percent of all
the vote cast for the propositions.
They were many who did not vote
either way on the proposition.
Union township rejected by a
vote of 152 to IS the $4,000 bond
issue, the state to furnish $4,000
more, for an addition to the high
school at Ringgold.
Homer township, voting on a $751;
900 proposition for addition to high
school at Mountville, of which sum
the state agreed to furnish $4,000,
rejected it by vote of 184 to IS.
Meigsville voted on the PROPOSE
ton of new two-room school build
ing to cost $4,000, at Neelyville, and
On which the state would furnish
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