Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-10
DEATH OF FRED W. BUSH
FORMER RESIDENT HERE


| Mention was made in the Demo
crat OF last week that Fred w. Bush
| of Athens had been stricken on the
! Tuesday before with paralysis, and
was in a critical condition. Mr..
Bush's death followed early Friday
morning
The deceased was we'll known in
this locality where he resided for a
while some years ago, and was en-
gagged as principal in the McCon-
nelsville high school. He was a son
of the late Rev. and Mrs. w. S.
Bush, his father being a Methodist
Protestant minister and well re-
membered by many persons here
and elsewhere in Morgan county.
having resided here for time, and
being pastor of the Union circuit,
Methodist Protestant church, now
, the Malta circuit Mr.. Bush's wife
who survives him was Miss Georgia
Jones. McConnelsville, granddaugh-
ter of the late J. X. Jones, McCon-
nelsville, and daughter of Mrs. Cor
nelia Woodruff Jones, now located
in Athens. Besides his wife, he
leaves a son, Gordon Bush of New
York City. and daughter, Mrs.
Marian Snyder who resides in Cam
bridge, Mass; also brother, JOS
eph E. Bush of Dresden, O., all Of
whom were with him when the end
came.
Besides those mentioned, Mr..
Bush leaves a grandson Julian Sny-
der, jr. George Bush, an Older
-
about a year ago. Emma Bush.
sister, died in young womanhood.
and was buried at Salem Center in
Meigs county. Fred w. Bush was
native of Renrock, Noble county.
In his early life, before entering
college, he taught in Athens, Mon.
roe and Lawrence counties.
Concerning Mr.. Bush, a news
item of Oct. from Athens was as
follows:
Fred w. Bush, publisher of the
Athens Messenger and prominent in
newspaper circles throughout the
country, died at his home here to-
day from the effects of stroke of
paralysis which he suffered at his
desk Tuesday Mr.. Bush was 65
years VI age, anu He udu Deeu III
good health until he suffered the
stroke He died without regaining
consciousness. Members of his fam
lily were at his bedside when death
wrote the finis to his successful ca
reer. He was graduated from Ohio
university here, and at the time of
, his death was member of the
board of trustees at the educational
institution. AS publisher of the
Messenger for 35 years, he became
we'll known in Ohio journalistic cir
cles. He was at one time president
Of the Select List of Ohio Dailies
and also of the Associated Ohio
Dailes. At the time of his death,
he was active in both organizations,
and he had also served on the board
of directors of the American News
paper association. Before entering
the newspaper field, Bush taught
school. He was prominent in civic
affairs here, and Was former presi-
dent of the local chamber of COM
merce.'
For some years he was active in
Masonry in Athens, having served in
executive posts in all bodies. Also
in recent years he was interested in
the Salvation Army, having served
on the board which built the new
home of this organization in Athens
recently. He had held positions in
both city and county governments,
was Kiwanian, and was active in
the affairs of the Athens country
club. His support of worthy civic
and district enterprises was always
toi nd IIc, int
ance over the district was large, be-
cause of the many civic responsible
ties which he accepted and carried
through"
Concerning Mr. Bush's newspaper
career, the Athens Messenger under
his direction grew from weekly
newspaper to daily newspaper of
general circulation in southeastern
Ohio. The daily was established in
1905, and outgrowing the office
quarters it had continued to occupy,
the Messenger building on West I'm
ion street, Athens, was erected in
1925, and this is one of the most
complete and modern newspaper
plants in the United States.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at his late home, and
were very largely attended, there
being among those present many
newspaper men of prominence from
different sections of the country.
The room in which the body repos-
ed was lined with handsome floral
tributes. The services were IN
charge of Rev. G. M Coulter of the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
Athens. The captain of the Athens
Salvation Army offered prayer;
Charles Harris of the Athens Mes
senger read a number of kilograms
from men of prominence through
out the country, and a quartet sang
a couple of selections. Sunday eve
ming the body, accompanied by Cor
don and Joseph Bush and Dr. Bid
die. was taken to Cincinnati, to be
cremated.
Mrs. Ann Shafer, Mrs Frances |
Sprague and Miss Hattie Eberlein |
of this place, and Mr.. and Mrs |
Chas. E. Harper of Marietta were |
among those in attendance at the |
funeral.
1t is stated that Lawrence Pen !
rose, a junior at Marietta college, |
and star on last years basketball |
team there, sustained an injury in a
fall Saturday that may mean the end |
of his athletic activity. He was
working at the Sugden book store |
and fell through a rear window into ,
a brick-paved court, sustaining a
painful bruise on his head and an in
jury to his left elbow. An X-ray ex-
animation, it is said, showed that the
bone at the elbow joint was badly