Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-19
PENNSVTT,T.E

Meeting Of the ladies' aid So
ciety was held at Mrs. A. q. Pen
roses, Dec II, with .25 members
present. This was our Christmas
meeting and much merriment was
Icreated by manner of drawing our
IeXchaneed gifts Next meeting will
be held at Mrs. Jesse. Williams,
Jan. $, all day meeting, pot luck
dinner and quilting. Mrs. Adell
Williams entertained Sunday with a
| chicken dinner, Mr.. and Mrs Fred
VIII ans and sons Clydal and Dana,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hilaman and
| two children, MIR. and Mrs. G. ;.
| Hiatt, "Shafe" Hilaman and Miss
Mary Eva Williams. Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Starting Of Chesterhill
were sunday visitors Of his parents
! Mr.. and Mrs Mart Starting. James
/ Davis who underwent an operation
/ at Memorial hospital, Marietta. two
weeks AGO, was able to be brought
TO his home here. Tuesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Geo 3. Dougan left for
Columbus, sunday, to spend two
days with their daughter Mrs. Ellen
Humphrey and family, then will join
Elder Jas. Stecd and motor to Win
ter Haven Fla, to spend the win
ter. Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Click
who have been occupying part OF
''Tute" Coulson's house moved into
The Dougan house. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Sherman of New Concord
We're Sunday visitors of his aunt,
Mrs Belle Bowman. Gus Van Fos
sen Of Green River, Ia. left Tues
5day for his home. after being here
to attend the funerals of Draper
Van Fos@en and Miss Hattie Van
| Fossen.. CLYDE and Walter Ander-
son and their mother Mrs. Gran
vile Anderson motored to Cadiz Sat
urday to attend the funeral Of Clay
Anderson, aged 40, which was held
Monday He was a cousin Of Han
nah Anderson whose funeral was
held here Friday. They returned
home Monday night. Mrs. Edith
Harkins and daughter Ilah, Mrs.
Emma Tompkins and Mrs. Ollie Van
Fossen were Wednesday dinner Wis
itors Of Mrs Rachel Holcomb. G.
Il. Benigher is taking Mr.. Picker
ing's place as vocat onal agriculture
teacher Mr. Pickering is getting
along as we'll as can be expected his
foot being badly fractured. Mr.
and Mrs r. Z. Balm Of Utica and
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Van Fossen of
Mt. Vernon, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Niceswanger and
Mrs T. s. WAGNER returned Friday
evening from Portsmouth, where
they attended the annual meeting
OF Ohio state grange
Death Of Hattie Van Fosscn
Hattie. daUghter Of Aquilla b.
and Layina Thompson Van Fossen,
.}y. .,
san county, Ch a. Jan. T, 1850.
and died Dee. l3, 1929, aged 40
years, ] months and six days She
leaves to mourn. her mother, five
brothers W. Of Peunsyille. John
and Lee Of Penn township; Fred and
Charles Of the home; one sister
Lucy, wife Of r. S. Dougan of Penn
township, and five neces, three
other relatives who feel the loss
deeply. Her father and one broth:
or Jesse preceded her in death She
pennsyille in June, 1908. She
was also a member Of Webb chapter,
No. 337, O. +. S.. Stockport Her
life was one devoted to her parents,
brothers, sister and their famil es.
Regardless Of what her ambitions OF
life in her grlhood days may have
beon, she forsook all, for the care
and comfort Of the rest of the FAM
lily. 1t is with sad and heavy hearts
we give her up. But over such
things we have no control. So we
leave her in the care of true and
loving Savior to whom she gave
her heart many years ago. Those
from distance attending the fu-
neral We're Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Van
Fossen of Mt. Vernon; Mr.. and Mrs.
r. e. Balm, of Utica; Mr.. and Mrs.
10. s.. I.angworthy, Columbus; Mrs.
Farnsworth and family. Dale, and
Howard Dougan, Columbus.