Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-01-23
MEIGS

MEIGS
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Sines went to
GAINESVILLE, Friday, to visit relatives
and sick folks. They found Mrs.
Alice Haines, Cal Waxler and Mrs.
John Culver all improving. In our
work last week we had the pleas
ure of dealing with Bristol township
fglks-folks we have been selling
to for many years, and we want to
tell you that we sold the largest or
der we have ever sold since we
have been in the business. we
found Everett Greer at the end OF
the road. At the Orland Flanders
home we listened to Station WAIU..
Allow us to say that il you have
your cards or blanks iIfss any forgi
to help keep this station on fuff
time, tell US when we call and we
will swear you free. At the c. s.
Lawrence home we entered the af-
fected area (whooping cough and
measles). We spent the night with
our friends Jimmie and jamie. If
we are ever adopted, we want these
folks to do it. We called at the r..
r.. McGregor home in the morning
AIDA always puts up enough fruit.
and SO on. to feed US when we har-
vest on that side of the farm. Since
we were there "Old Luce" the old
family mare, passed away. She
had been here about 80 years, and
for the past several years had been
retired on full feed. We found As
bury Mahon feeding lot of cattle,
sheep and hogs Asbury will not
have to worry about his children
having contagious diseases for
awhile at least We found the Will
son girls we'll. Wood Smith and
son Ray were grubbing with horse
power. We couldn't help thinking
of how our old friend John Mousley
used to dig them out--dlg and
sweat. At the Marion Mahon homo
we found more measles and whoop-
ing cough. At the Ode Tilden home
we staid over night. Ode kept us
up so late we began to fear some
thing had happened to our bed
snce. we had last occupied 1t, but
along toward morning he showed US
TO it--better late than never. We
found John Wilson and family we'll.
as also Herman Reed and family.
At the George and Sadie Garrett
home we had dinner and genial
hat. While we like George and
Sadie, we can't help telling you
here we miss the father, John Gar
rett, as we do lot of other folks
we have known over the township
and county in our travels. We
found Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Garrett,
feeble. At the Observation-Disclosures
home we found them all well. On
account Of inclement weather We
headed homeward to find Mary and
Jean, our two Youngest who were
not members of our family when the
whooping cough was around before.
in the first stages. We don't know
whether you know or not, but if
Won Will get your nelehbGrs 10
club with you and let us order your
nursery stock we can save you mon
ey. G.. O. Warner. general manager
of Central New York Nurseries, tells
us they will deliver finest stock the
coming spring they have y ever
grown. In he ping Asbury Mahon
with his feeding. we went to a
sheep house, which IN former years
was a dwelling house, and no doubt
in it's day was pretentious dwell
ing but is now used to house sheep.
This house was the home Of our
good friend, Mrs. Georee Ashton, OIL
New Cambria, Kan, and it was at
this place the Ashton5 had Their
sale before leaving for Their western
home. The officials of the Br's
tol-Meigs Telephone Company, fall
ed to hire an operator at the meet
ing, Saturday. The meeting ad-
iourned to meet next Saturday, hop
ing more directors will come, or
someone change his mind. Our
bus driver is doing a good business.
Many are leaving their mach nes in
the garage and riding the bus, then
those on unimproved roads can't
reach the pike except to walk. Th"
trustees will meet this Saturday a.
M. Last week we mentioned the
fact that our village was to have
new family This week we tell you
the rest. On Saturday Harry Camp
bell and Miss Alta Finley Of Deer
field, after getting Judge Torbert's
consent, in writing, motored to
GAINESVILLE and were married in the
parlor OF the Arlington hotel, by
Rev. w. J. Mills, former pastor of
the Deerfield church. We have
known Harry Campbell all his life,
and we know him to be honest, en-
ergetic and young man the com
munity is justly proud Of. We
know Mrs. Campbell must be right.
While we have not met her, know
ing her father and sister Mrs. Down
ing as we do. we know she is q
good mate for Harry. AS yet Meigs
folks haven't got a chance to show
them what we think OF them. but
will later, as they are to 90 TO house
keeping in the c. l.. Swallow house,
in the early spring. Wilson Hen
derson, whom we mentioned last
week, as being laid up with lame