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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16

consisted of various kinds of sand
wiches, pickles. pies and hot coffee,
Quite an amount of quilting and
other sewing was accomplished
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the home OF
Mrs. Eta Martin.
P. w. Masterson is suffering with
a carbuncle on his neck.
Mrs. Nancy Best and Miss Mary
Glass of Malta spent last week with
their sister, Mrs. VIM. Forsyth
Miss Joee James Of Nebraska City
Neb., was also recent visitor al
the Forsyth home.
Mrs. Fannie Bankes is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Campbell
at Stovertown.
Miss Winnifred Warren is at the
Rev. Argenbright home in Deaver-
town, nursing Mrs. Argenbright and
her new daughter.
Miss Eta Bennett of CrooksviIle
spent last week with her aunt, Mrs
Allie Newton.
Mrs. Rena Thomas entertained
the Ever Ready sewing club, Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs Russell Demster Wis
tied over Sunday with relatives il
GAINESVILLE.
Roy Nixon and family and L. e
Patterson and family of GAINESVILLE
were recent visitors with home
folks, here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Sharp Ridge

Pauline FOutS who is attending
Bliss college, spent the week end
with home folks.
Mrs. Chas. Snyder and daughter
Ethel spent several days in Zanes-
vile, last week.
M skingum county Pomona
grange was in session at Union Hill
grange hall, last Saturday A large
crowd was present, with representa-
tiyes from most of the % oranges
in the county. Herbert Marshall
was elected master, succeeding Mr.
John Prior.
Harvey Snyder and family at
tended church at Oakland, Sunday.
and spent the remainder of the day
with Mrs. Ida Mcclure.
Annie Nutter and son Robert Wis
tied Saturday with Ernest Nutter of
Athens.
Jas. Eppley and family, Jack
Kirkwood and family and Benjamin
Divers and family spent Saturday
evening with Ed Eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Sidwell were
given an old fashioned serenade
Monday evening at her home, Frank
Matheney's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Zinsmeister
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Zinsmeister
of GAINESVILLE were visiting at Harry
Fouts', Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Deerfeld

Mrs. Elma Campbell is enjoying
a two weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Thelma Manly and family,
in Alliance
Miss Helen Swift Of Swift, spent
last week at the Russell Demster
home.
John Martin and family of Ma
rietta visited last week with the
formers father, e. S. Martin, and
other relatives.
Miss Mildred Reed is working at
the Jas. Harris home, near An
tioch.
Frank Hale and family Of Lam
caster visited Saturday at Perley
Patterson's.
Recent visitors with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Thomas, included Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Mills and Miss Evelyn Rhine
of Utica. and Chester Ball and fam
lily of Wrightstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bland OF
GAINESVILLE were over Sunday guests
at H. E. Maxwell's.
Mrs. A. G.. Bankes and daughter
Miss Bessie recently entertained the
Portersville sewing club.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kokensparger OF
Thornvilfe, and Orville Bankes OF
Cadiz, spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Miller were
Sunday visitors at the Roy James
home, near Antioch.
Several from here are attending
the Lancaster fair, this week.
Mrs Anna Price visited last week
with her niece, Mrs. Faye Dawson
and family, at Utica.
The Sunshine Circle sewing club
met Oct 8, with Mrs. Mabel Camp
bell, and spent very profitable and
enjoyable day. There were 38 pres
ent to enjoy the fine dinner which
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Page Three

and daughter Prof. and Mrs. Ray
mond Cooper of Fremont; also THAT
while they were there Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooper took them on number or
sightseeing trips. Among the prin-
cipal places were: Sandusky Bay,
Castalia-here they visited the
Blue Hole" which it is stated is
the most extraordinary spring to he
found anywhere. 1t is fed by an
underground river of unknown
depth. The visible depth is IS feet.
1t is rs feet in diameter and its
temperature is As degrees in win
ter and summer 1t is stated that it
never freezes; neither is it affected
by floods or drought Because of
the lack of oxygen fish cannot live
in it. This mammoth spring dis
charges 5000 gallons of water per
minute The outlet from the spring
flows three miles around. The first
white people to settle near Blue
Hole were killed by the Indians on
June 2, 1913.
Other places visited were the
Green springs at Greenspring-the
| largest natural sulphur springs in
| the world. A sanatorium is located
there Port Clinton was visited:
Lakeside, Marblehead Island, Put
in-Bay, where Perry's victory on
Lake Erie took place in 1918; Per-
ry's monument--365 feet high.
| from which may be seen Pelee Is
land, IL miles from Put-inABay, the
! largest island in the Great Lakes.
1t is owned by Canada. other is
! lands they saw included Snake Is
| land, and Middle and Lower Bass
Islands. A visit to places of inter-
est in Toledo was included in the
| trip.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
UniOnville
Creeks Almost DIR,

AS the weather becomes dryer
and dryer what little water there
remained in ponds, where Meigs
creek and Four-m mile creeks former
ly were flowing with a good stage of
water, is now nearly all disappear
ed, and the creek beds resemble a
gravel road, and some strangers
travelling this section, I ask where
does that gravel road lead us, If we
take that route, thinking they are
new gravel roads recently con-
structed We don't blame them
for the inquiry, because they look
so much better and wider than
many of the roads in this section.
r. III, Ray, r. III. Duvall and
Ralph Wells left Monday on busi-
ness trip to Marysville.
James Hupp and two daughters
of Vincent were Sunday visitors at
the Emmett Duvall home, near here.
Quite a number from this place
attended the Byrd moving picture
show at McConnelsville, last week.
We were sorry to note the pass
ing of D. w. Eveland of Eagleport,
one of Morgan county's most highly
respected citizens. whose honesty
and integrity was beyond reproach.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Wells spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Carl Walker and family.
VIM. O. Barnes sold some fine
cattle last week to Frank Finley of
McConnelsville
Howard Lindimore is moving a
building to his lot here, that he re-
Gently purchased from Frank Smith
This beautiful October weather
makes us feel like we would like to
live a while longer, and if we do
we will try to do better in the fu-
ture.
c. r. Brown and T. C. Wilson
were Sunday visitors at Coal Run.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
They Follow Their Fathers

When Philip LaFollette won the
Republican nomination. for Cover
nor of Wisconsin, he added one
more name to the list of sons and
daughters who are following the
trails blazed by their famous faith
ers. The Wisconsin gubernatorial
nominee has brother, Robert La
Toilette, Junior, who has held the
senior senatorship from his state
for the past five years. Their father
served as governor and as senator
from Wisconsin during his life time.
Senator Frederick Hale of Maine,
who fills the same place his father,
Eugene Hale, filled years ago, is
also the grandson Of the late Zach
ariah Chandler of Michigan a mem
Der of the senate for almost gem
Grafton Ruth Bryan Owen, daugh-
ter of the Great Commoner," has
served one term in House of Rep
resentatives and will undoubtedly
be reelected by her Florida constit-
uents this fall. The late Senator
John Bankhead of Alabama has one
son in the House and another run
ming for the senate. Mark Hanna's
daughter, Ruth Mccormick, after
one term in the House, is now as
piring in Illinois to a senatorial toga
as worn by her father.
But one of the most remarkable
lines of succession is that of the
Bayard family of Delaware. Former
Senator Thomas Bayard, who is now
trying to come back to the senate.
once stated in the Congressional
Directory that his father, Thomas
Francis Bayard; his grandfather,
James Asheton Bayard his great
uncle, Richard Henry Bayard; his
great-grandfather James Asheton
Bayard; and his great, great grand
father Richard Bassett, had each
served as United States Senator
from Delaware. That is almost as
extraordinary as the Adams family
of Massachusetts whose members
handed down from one generation to
the next a record of craftsmanship
unique in our history.-All States
News Bureau.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Reinersville
Death or Child

The five months old daughter OF
Clinton Slater died of cholera in
'fantum in Marietta, where she had
been cared for since the death of
her mother. Interment was made
in Cross Roads cemetery. Monday.
Hurd Parish went to Wisconsin the
first of the week, where he expects
to locate, if he finds conditions to
his liking. He formerly resided
with his parents, near Reinersville.
Mrs. Emma Bell goes to Cincin-
natl as a delegate to the 41st an
nua1 session of the Grand Chapter,
O. e. s., which meets in Music Hall,
on Oct 28, 20 and 80. Mrs. Maggie
Davis will also go from Reiners-
Vile lodge.
Close Ball Game
/ In the baseball game played on
the Wilson diamond last Friday,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
A Thought for Sunday
BY
AMOS r.. WELLS
INCREASING NOISES
MEAN MORE
NERVOUS DISORDERS!

The city of San Juan, Porto
Rico, has started a crusade against
the multitudinous noises which have
made that city terror to the ner-
vous, though how it could be worse
than cities in the United States, or
even as bad, is hard to comprehend.
Carelessness in regard to noise
has been growing among us of re-
cent years, and contrivances for
making noise have been multiplying
with equal pace. AS a result, ner-
vous diseases have alarmingly in
creased, and peace of mind has al
most been forgotten.
We need to curb these thought
less and selfish noises, and curb
them with the severe hand of the
law. At the same time we need to
remember that peace of the spirit is
even more important than peace of
the atmosphere. A quiet soul, that
moves unruffled through the many
distractions of life, is priceless
possession, and we can have it from
God and from Him only. He is our
peace He came to earth to bring
peace He is the Prince of Peace,
of quietness, and as we enter His
realm we leave all discordances be-
hind
"He maketh peace in thy bor-
ders.''
Read Psalm 147:6-14
(Cnnuriobtod hv Chricfiou Horo1IA
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Big Woods

Leslie Mingus of Kentucky spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Young
Miss Mabel Embree has returned
home from Ernest Elliott's, Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Teeters and
Mr.. Gerald Teeters spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wright
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Smith and
family spent Sunday at Cutler
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fritz of
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tall
Tippie.
business callers in GAINESVILLE, Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
friends are glad to know

friends are glad to know.
Mrs. Cora INLAY is helping Mrs
Pauline Riggs with her house work
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Revenaugh
and little daughter Helen of Fred
ericksburg visited their parents
here. last Sunday, returning in the
evening. Mr.. Scott accompanied
them home for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Delong OF
near New Lexington, Perry county
were Sunday visitors at o. w. Ross
home Mrs. Nora Moore was call
er in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Ross OF
Meadow Farm motored to our home
last week, and picked our tree OF
winter apples. There were about 20
bushels on the tree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ellis and
children visited at the home of Mrs
Ellis sister and brother-in-law, late
ly, Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Dingey.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Wesley Chanel i. A. S.

The Wesley Chapel ladies' aid
held their October meeting at the
home of Mrs. G.. r. Henderson, with
10 members and several visitors
present. An interesting program
was carried out The November
meeting will be at the home OF Mrs.
Frank Oxford. The topic for gen.
eral discussion will be "The hand
lest thing in my kitchen" The roll
call will be answered by relating a.
joke. Dues will be payable at this
meeting.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16

between teams from the Reiners-
Vile and Pennsville high schools,
the score stood at the close, to 6,
in favor of Reinersville. Penns-
vile seemed to have the edge on
Reinersville until the last inning.
The next game will be between
Reinersville and Chesterhill, and
will be played at Chesterhill, next
Friday.
Word brought from Russell
Boggs by those who visited him
Sunday, is that he is making a good
recovery, but the improvement is
very slow This is the sixth week
that he has been in the GAINESVILLE
hospital, and he has not been per-
mitted to sit up any yet. He would
be pleased to receive cards from his
friends around Reinersville.
Some apples are being sold at the
commercial orchards, below Hack
ney, but the production this fall is
very small indeed.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Birch At Casper. wyoming

Over 1,700 persons who crowded
the high school auditorium to ca
pacity, saw Mcdonald Birch, fa-
nous magician, present new tricks
last night and the entire throng
went on their way home still won
dering how he did it all. The un-
derstudy of the late Houdini enter
tanned one of the largest throngs in
the history of the local high school
auditorium, everyone who saw him
being delighted and amused to the
fullest. In all, the magician played
before 1900 persons, including the
900 grade school children, who mar
veled at his sleight-of-hand work at
a matinee performance. More than
1.700 attended the evening show
Some performers have a deserved
reputation of repeating their tricks
of previous appearances, but Birch
displayed originality in practically
every stunt When he did repeat
tricks of his appearance here two
years ago, they were presented with
such skill, cleverness and ease that
he proved himself real entertain
er. With the exception of periods
during which close attention was
necessary or the throng was held
spellbound or was amazed, Birch
kept his audience roaring with
mirth, giving them an entertain
ment differing from the usual run
of magicians. The continuous ap-
plause was evidence of his success-in
Casper
While some of. the stunts were
for the special amusement of chill
dren, the older members of the aud
fence reacted with applause and
laughter. His manner Of presenta-
tion of the entire show was such
that it pleased all, from the tiny
tot to the elderly spectator. The
magician, who showed himself to be
a close rival to his former teacher,
the late Houdini, was ably support
ed by his assistants, who added to
the program. Musical numbers dur
ing the evening by one of his as
sistants and the high school orches-
ira, under the direction of s. Kelly
Walsh, proved popular with the
hundreds. Birch escaped from the
box. Tt required about 65 seconds
from the time the lid was nailed on
| until he reappeared on the stage.
The box was built by the Nicolaysen
Lumber company in a challenge to
test Birch's ability in removing him.
self from the container. Outstand-
| ing in some of his many feats were
the vanishing pony which disappear
ed from before the eyes of LOO
who failed to determine the how OF
/ it all, and the old Chinese box trick
In the box stunt one of his assist
ants, chained to the bottom, avoid.
| ed being cut by huge Chinese
knife and number of swords
| Aside from the fact that the hun
dreds went away completely salts
| fed - and completely mystified-
the affair was a financial success as
more than $500 was made for use
in the publication of Natrona Coun-
ty high schools annual-Casper,
Wyoming, Herald
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Rural Dale

Quite bit of visiting and many
tourists were in our midst, Sunday
Communion services were held at
the M. E. church here. Sunday, af-
ter an interesting sermon preach
ed by the pastor, Rev. Keller.
Meetings are being held at the
community house, of evenings, all
this week, conducted by two lady
preachers.
Mrs. Rosa Young who has been
quite poorly from stomach trouble,
is getting better, which her many
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16

proved to be a fascinating story OF
the writer's early years in school,
interspersed with bits of approprI-
ate verse and prose given from
memory. Nineteen members and
three visitors, Mrs. Andrew Tim
herman of Columbus, Mrs. Blanche
Smith of Barnesville and Miss May
dele Alderman, attended this en-
joyable meeting.
Mrs. Rusk, assisted by Mrs. Dur
bin. served light refreshments, and
the club adjourned to meet Oct. 20
with Mrs. J. e. McKeown.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards had
a new piano which they had pur-
chased, delivered at their home
here, last Saturday The one they
had been using. was moved to the
gymnasium here, where it will be
kept. A play is being prepared
which will be given in the gym here,
in the near future.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Mummey Reunion

The descendants of Charles and
Ephraim Mummey will hold their
reunion at the Marietta fair grounds
on Sunday, Oct. 26, 1880. All rel
atives and friends are invited.
1902
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16

Places OF Great Interest Visited
Last week mention was made
that Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cunning
ham of this place had returned
from visit with their son-in-law
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Mercer ReuniOn

The Mercer reunion was held at
the Muskingum county fair grounds.
GAINESVILLE, Sunday, Oct. IL, with IS
present. Cordial greetings and hand
shakes between many who had not
met for a number of years took
place. A fine dinner was served in
the restaurant at noon. A short
program was given in the after
noon: Singing, "All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name" by the audience;
prayer and talk by Rev. Floyd
Gale, which he, closed with a solo,
Row Us Over the Tide::'' duet. .Tn
the Land Where We Never Grow
Old" Eta Merwin and Ollie Haines;
short talk by Mrs. Carrie Mercer,
after which officers were elected for
coming year: President, Frank Mer-
Ger; vice pres, Harry Lewman;
sec'y-treas., Lewis Harkness, all OF
GAINESVILLE. The occasion was a
pleasant one for all.
The reunion will be at the same
place next year.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
New Era Club


The first meeting of the New Era
club proved to be unusual and most
delightful, when the club began the
years work on Monday evening
with Mrs. Anna Rusk as hostess
Mrs. Viola Fouts, retiring presi.
dent, conducted the business meet.
ing and introduced Mrs. F. W.
Cochran as new president
Mrs. Cochran announced the pro-
gram to be "McGuffey night
and the members present answered
to roll call by giving some selection
from the McGuffey readers. These
brought to memory old school days
with some lessons so we'll learned
as to never be forgotten. Interest
ing old McGuffey readers were ex-
amined, Mrs. C. l.. Alderman having
one bearing the date 1874, while
Mrs. B. D. Richardson showed one,
fourth reader, printed in 1888.
Upon request, Mrs Rusk repeated a
paper given before the club a num-
ber of years ago, which she called
Debtor to McGuffey,' and which
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Purpose OF Drought Relief Funds

A lengthy communication to the
Morgan county drought committee
from p. l.. Green, secretary of the
state drought committee, explains
the purpose of the funds that are to
be used in furnishing employment
to farmers suffering as result OF
the drought. In answer to questions
which have been asked from some
of the counties, Secretary Green ex-
iains that the funds available are
for maintenance Of state and fed
eral highways, and cannot be used
upon county and township roads
Of course if work could be provided
upon the latter, it would be more
accessible to those who may need
employment, but the secretary goes
on to state, many men in various
places would welcome the oppor-
tunity to travel 25 miles a day for
employment, even though the travel
might be difficult.
The county drought committee,
we are informed by the county
agent, is endeavoring to carry out
the spirit of the communication
. and has already offered employment
to II men
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16
Attend National Dairy Show

Mrs. Ada Harper and daughter
grace of Columbus made brief Wis
it here this week with Mrs Harper's
daughter Mrs Warner Willis, and
looked after matters at their farm
on the west side. Mrs. Harper and
daughter returned to Columbus last
Sunday from st. Louis, NO., where
they spent a week making their
headquarters at the Marquette ho-
tel, and attending the National
Dairy show, and meeting there Mrs.
Harper's son Prof. Herman Harper,
teacher of agriculture at the Han
ford high school in California. Mr..
Harper had four of his boys-stu-
dents at Hanford. with him-they
representing California at the Ma
tional Dairy show.
A telegram to Mrs. Harper later
informed her that the California
delegation won in the dairy cattle
Judging contest at st. Louis, and
carried off a lot of~honors as well as
valuable prizes, included being a
S400 scholarship to the boy who
rated highest in the contest. The
sum of $1,000 had been contributed
in California, for the expenses OF
bringing the delegation representing
that state, to the National show.
Thirty-six states were represented
in the National show at st. Louis.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-16

Read Psalm 147:6-14.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
Uses of Sugar Of Lead.

NEW YORK Op.-Sugar of lead is so
called because 1t resembles granular
sugar. It Is a medicinal agent It also
is used as q paint drier and mixed in
making other substances such as chrome
yellow and lead arsenate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
HYDE WILL WARN
WHEAT GROWERS
Dangers of 0verproduction
to Be Pointed Out to
Western Farmers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, July Subscribing
his mission as being in the nature of
a Paul Revere ride to warn South
western wheat farmers Of the dangers
Of overproduction and lack of organi-
cation, Secretary of Agriculture Hyde
arrived here today.
With Chairman Alexander Legge Of
the Federal Farm Board and Depart
ment of Agriculture oflcials, he will
make swing through Nebraska, Colo
RADIO, Kansas, West Texas and Okla
homa next week to address gatherings
Of wheat growers.
I'VE are not going to tell the farmer
how to run his business" Secretary Hyde
said. by an accident of fate we are
posted as sentries on the lookout
towers to see what is coming. We
would be derelict in our duty If we
didn't warn the farmer. We are simply
going to leave with the farmer the
facts Of the situation and let him use
his own judgment"
Discussing Farm Board operations in
the market, he said the board can and
will protect the farmer against agencies
outside his control, but that lit will
not and can not protect the farmer
against situations for which he himself
is responsible