Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-03-27

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the evening. is something our fore
fathers never even dreamed of. But
that is what Mr.. and Mrs. Geminden
Ethel Dve) did the other day, and
they didn't come in an airplanc !,
either.
Some ''s,naSy" Gossip
J. IL. knight writes about snakes, |
particularly copperheads. in a re-
cent issue of the Democrat III
snakes belong to the serpent family. |
and we surely think they do, they
are very subtle animal. more SO
than any beast of the field, SO we
are told right in the beginning Of
he Good Book. While we have
never seen a snake make the jump.
as Mr.. Knight describes, yet we don't
doubt for an instant that they are
capable of doing that very thing.
We were told once that to catch
blacksnake by the tail and hold it
up with its head downward, it was
helpless, that we were in the safety
| zone" Not much! We tried it. In
stantly it turned it's head and start
ed doubling up its own body quick
er than cat would climb bell post.
We have all heard about black
snakes being able to "charm' birds,
etc Men who claim to know, scien-
tific men, say it is all a myth. How
ever we believe it to be true. If it
wasn't for the danger of having TO
stay down at Athens for an indefinite
period, we'd give our reasons. Yes,
we have known John Henery for a
long time, he's our neighbor, and
what he says, we believe to be so,
whether it is so or not
The Banner Sunday school class
gave social at the grange hall.
Friday night. but at this writing We
have not been informed about it:
but, a slight tremor OF the earth in
the vicinity of the hall indicates that
it was, as usual, rip-rOariously high
cd time.
Scribe \ Lash" Graduate
Reference is frequently made to
the Lash" high school at Zanes
Vile, and always in commenda bic
graduated from, when we We're
young, up at No. 8. There was
scarcely a day passed that the lash
wasn't used, and used vigorously.
Fifty years ago, when nearly eV-
cry farm had an occupied tenant
house. April 1st witnessed more or
less changes, so that it was also
designated as. moving day" We
hear OF no changes except one or
two in the Woodgroye neighbor-
hood.
,int 1t The Truth?
Pif WobhlesoX sex: "Ther IL wun
nice thing bout peple d slippin' off
trom home tew git married on tn
ly: nobody giv's a dGrn."
..CRtL D.LE
Tho re.al.vus and friends OF Clar
nnce H. Rich rdson here at Rural
Date were greatly shocked on re-
ceiving the word of his death.
Jonathan Sevall, an aged resident
Of East Bloom, who has been sick
with complication Of ailments for
several months, is new very low.
Rev. Beard, rastor of the Baptist
church here, preached a very COOS
e~mon last Sunday to a lair aud
/ ierca
Cccil I'r" me started out last
week with his sheep shearing outfit.
/ Fred Shilling and George Drake are
helping in the work. They shore
over 200 head for Harry Hunter OF
! Gaygpart vicinity, and will likely
! be busy for several weeks.
Il. j. Stall is doing farm work for
! his brother-in-law, E. NJ. Frame.
J. l.. Harlan has been chopping
down locust trees for J. V. Riggs,
on the McCune farm.
Ray w. Roberts, merchant here,
moved Monday the medicine show
which gave entertainments here at
the community house all last week,
to Meigs
Charles Rhineharger Of Eagleporc
was a Sunday afternoon visitor at
the Ross home, and then motOred
down to the McCune farm to see
relatives there.
Perley Wallace went to near the
Blue Rock church TO see his grand
daughter Gladys Wallace, who has
been seriously sick with whooping
cough.
Many people around here are
having severe colds, followed by
hard coughs
Edwin Ellis, our genial mail car
rier, has bought fine new car.
The Finney family who were
quite i'll, are all much better; also
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Bird who were
not well, are now improving.