Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-08

! School opened mere Monday with
265 scholars enrolled, with Mr.. B.
| e. workman, superintendent; J. Fl
Brooks, principal; Robert Kenny, 9.
A. Dehil, Kenneth Dulaney, Harley
Calendine, Lenore Gibbons, Gene
We've Patton, Ruth Berry, Josephine
Smith, Mr.. Thompson, ]. L. McKit-
rick and Miss Stella Mercer as
| teachers.
| James Campbell, wife and son OF
| Cleveland were week end guests OF
Mrs Hettie woodward.
Mrs. Pauline Harris and daug9l-
| ter Martha Jane were calling on
Mrs. "Dock" NORM of Newark, Sat-
| urday evening.
Chesterhill baseball team vs.
Hemmer Ice Cream played two very
| exciting games at the Bowman bal,
park Sunday and Monday, Chester
| hill winning both games. Sunday
the score was 6-3; Monday SO
Chesterhill has one of the best base
ball teams around here.
Miss Catherine Kaiser who is in
training at the University hospital
in Columbus, is having a two weeks
vacation.
Merrill Cain who is employed with
the Yeast Foam company as sales
man in Pennsylvania, spent the
week end with his wife and family.
Fred Richards of Granville spent
a few days with Ella McPeak Miss
Bernice McPeak of Crooksville was
also a guest of her mother for a few
days.
Edward Woodward who has been
spending the summer with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hy-
sell of GAINESVILLE, returned to his
home, Sunday.
DR.. A. H. Whitacre and family
were week end guests of F. e. Whit
acre of Cleveland, and attended the
air races.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lester of
| Crooksville spent Monday with Mrs
Ella McPeak.
Nellie Louise Grimes Of Mt. Her-
mon is spending a few days with
her brother, Floyd Grimes.
Harold Wood while working or
the road last week, got a severe case
of ivy poisoning, and has been suf-
fering quite lot of pain, not be-
ing able to work.
William Cowperthwaite and wife
of Pittsburgh, Pa, were Sunday
guests of Carl Patterson and wife.
Harold Marsh of West Newton
Pa, is visiting at the Abraham
Wagner home.
Miss Ella Huffman Dies
Miss Ella Huffman passed away
very suddenly at the hospital, Fri
day, at Columbus, of coronary throm-
bosis, following tonsil opera
ton. Miss Huffman was 81 years OF
age. She was former teacher UP
until the time of her mothers DEATH
since which time she had made her
home with her father, c. T. Huff
man of Plantsville. She is survived
! by her father and one brother Bruce
Huffman, of McConnelsville vicinity.
/ Orman Penrose of Tulsa, Okla,
son of Wilmer Penrose, was calling
on friends Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Joe Miller were
calling at Marietta, Monday.
The McElfresh reunion was held
at the home of j. K. McElfresh,
| Sunday. There were so present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Allinson of Co.
! lumbus were Monday guests of Miss
| Grace Piatt.
| Paul Zumbro of Columbus and
friend Miss Margaret Clark Of New
Jersey were Monday guests of S. 3
Zumbro and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Hiatt spent
Sunday with Charlie Orndoff of Wa
tertown.
Marjorie Kaiser spent THURSDAY
with Miss Marian Reed.
Mrs. Julia Murphey is visitins
vile.
| Edith Gibbons Passes Away
Miss Edith Gibbons, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. OFT Gibbons, passed
away very suddenly at her home in
GAINESVILLE, Thursday morning, OF
hemorrhage of the lungs. She was
| found unconscious on the floor
about O'Clock a. M, and died at II
a. m Miss Gibbons was born and
reared in Chesterhill, but for some
time had been at GAINESVILLE, where
| she was an employe of the Ohio
Bell Telephone Co. She is survived
| by her mother, Mrs Mary HI. Glib
bons, and one sister, Clara, Of
GAINESVILLE, besides a host of rela-
tives and friends. She was burie.l
| in Chesterhill cemetery.
Mrs. Nellie Grigsby, daughter Lu-
cille and Nadine Brawley were sup
per guests of Mr.. and Mrs. V. l..
Grigsby of Joy, Tuesday evening.
w. c. T. U. Meets
Mrs. Carrie Snyder entertained at
her home Friday evening the w. g.
T. U. The meeting opened with
devotionals, by Mrs. Carrie Snyder,
after which the business part of the
meeting was had. A special number
| was sung by the ladies' quartet, af-