Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-08
Chesterhill

Ia. spent Wednesday with Blanche
Schofield. She is a senior at Friends
| Boarding School at Barnesville, and
has been spending the holiday va
cation with her uncle, w. c. Hob
SON of Marietta. The Chesterhill
alumni scheduled a basketball game
with the Wagon Company of McCon-
nelsville Jan. 2. and ais they failed
to appear, the alumni considers this
game forfeit.
Mrs. Mary Gilchrist, an aged lady
of our village, is quite i'll with pneu-
| monia. Mrs. Jennie McInturf has
| been assisting in the care of her.
Mrs. Newton of Bartlett is now
nurse in charge. John Patterson of
Columbus spent the week end with
his parents, Carl and Edith Patter-
SON. Blanche Schofield, teacher at
Friends Boarding School at Barnes
Vile, returned to her work Monday,
after spending a two weeks vaca
tion at Chesterhill. Friday being
Gerald Balls birthday, his friends
to the number Of 20, had a surprise
for him, and as he was recently
married, they made it a shower
party. They received many useful
gifts. Delicious refreshments were
served by his mother, Mrs. Joe Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Fawcett and
daughter Marjorie spent a few days
last week with A T. Smith and FAM
lily at Fredericktown.. Schools
commenced Monday, after a seven
days vacation. Harvey Thomas
and Emma Shook are on the sick
list. Neither Is very much improv-
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Hallowell,
Mrs. H. P. Hoon and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. K McElfresh motored to Zanes-
vile, Monday evening, to visit their
niece and cousin, Elizabeth Demp-
ster, who is seriously ill in Bethes-
da hospital. She is suffering from
stroke. Mrs. Hannah Woolman
and son were Also there. Miss Lulu
Emmons has rented a part of her
house. Miss Delva Lochary of
Stockport was the week end guest
of relatives at this place. Mrs.
Frank Calendine is recovering from
an attack OF tonsilitis. Russell
Glass and family of Columbus were
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Hart. Wilbur Wilson re-
turned Sunday from visit at
GAINESVILLE. Mrs. Sadie Barnes has
gone to Wooster to spend the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Annie
Doudna, and granddaughter, Mrs.
Alice Glassford. Miss Hazel Can
der spent Sunday with friends at
Athens. i Ray Goddard and family
of Cutler were callers Sunday. at
j. B. Goddard's. Mrs. Lee Wood
ward OF GAINESVILLE. visited friends
in Chesterhill, Tuesday. Elijah
Funk and family spent Sunday at,
A e. Carr's. Clyde Caleniine who
is sick with rheumatic fever. is
showing some improvement. Mrs
NJ D. Cain and two children are
visiting at Mr.. Gains fathers. The
baby is ill with pneumonia. 1t is re-
ported as showing some improve
ment.
ChcsterhilI School Notes
At the next monthly meeting in
February of the local p. T. A., the
program will be in charge of the
Pennsville p T. A. The Pennsville
association will be returning visit
made by the Chesterhill ass >iation
in December. On Jan. 16 .he af-
firmative debating team Of ]. H. S..
will meet the Marietta high school
negative team at Chesterhill, and
the negative team will meet Penns-
vile at Pennsville. The question for
debate is: Resolved, "That the
chain store system is detrimental to
the best interests of the American
public. The C. HI. s. boys and
girls basketball teams will meet the
Reinersville teams at Reinersville,
Friday night. We have already be-
gun to plan for the county basket
ball tournament which will be held
here on Feb. 27 and %. More seat
ing accommodations and re-align-
ment of the floor have been plan
ned.