Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-17

reduced prices and circular. II pos
sible, call at the hatchery-you will
be welcome.
we had better join the band-we
would not have to have fife, we
could whistle. After Captain Paul
went into the service he died in the
south. and his body was never
brought back for interment. His
widow afterwards married James
Harper, merchant at Reinersyille.
Later. when Mrs. Harper died, her
daughter Lizzie had the body in
TERED in the old Rehoboth ceme-
tery, and he'd mock grave beside
hers in honor Of father Captair
Paul, and had q fine monument
erected to their memory. Mr.. Ray,
if you ere ever over there at any
time, if you would call at the Gem
etery perhaps the inscription viii
give you some information as to
where he died. Next you referred
to the Robson family. Your pio-
neer informant noted one of fam
ily. Sarah Jane She was a school
teacher, and later married Silas
HpTd, brother Of the late Dr.
Furd Of Lytlesburg alr. Robson
1t one time was a member of the
legislature. We remember hearing
our father, the late Mark Elliott.
tell one time of little incident
chat Mr.. Robson told him of when
he was a member The body were
served q special oyster supper on
one occasion Mr. Robson did not
like oysters, but thou ght he would
try to eat them on this occasion, SO
when the members were seated at
he table, and Mr. Robson served,
he tried to eat some, but they made
him sick and he had to leave the
table. SO that is one time when he
lost his popularity with the body,
we mean by not eating oysters We
surely enjoy reading your history of
Bristol township"
Mrs. E. A. CASTOR entertained the
Thimble club with George Wash
ing4on party last Thursday. They
made comfort for Mrs. Garner
butcher Marguerite Sheridan).
Mrs. Wilmot Carnes and son
Bobbie spent Wednesday of last
week with Mrs. Carnes' parents Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd DeWeese, Penns-
Vile
We are in receipt of a lot of in
teresting letters which are becom-
ing part of our story We are
keeping ahead Of the limo man. II
any Bristol folks are ashamed Of
their forefathers, won't you please
send us your picture? A snap shot
will do, as we will destroy it as
soon as we see it. Those of you
who are proud Of your folks will
send on the information.
Somewhere in our reading of his
tory we read $40 or fight" In
Morgan county it looks like 54 and
fight. Bristol has four candidates
champing the bits to make the race.
One nice thing about this race is the
fact that it is just as far to the
court house from the county seat as
from the farthest point in the coun-
ty.
Paul Farus who has been at Be
thesda hospital for treatment for
pneumonia, has not been so well
the past several days, and on Fri
day a draining tube was put in his
lung
We are in receipt of letter from
Mrs John d. Parmiter (Mollie
Ginn), McKeesport, Pa, which we
think we will have framed as soon
as the depression is over. Mrs. Par
miter knew Muttonburg in the days
agone, and she enclosed some val
liable leads for our story. Letters
like hers make us feel glad we are
the Meigs scribe. Tell us more,
please.
We could write the report
of the Meigs literary without
being present, and folks present
would have agreed. One word cov-
ers them all-successful But we
can't understand why preachers are
afraid of US. No one has ever been
hurt. Next session, March 26, at
1880.
Wilson Henderson has returned
to his home at Cleveland, after
visit with relatives and friends.
William Embree, the Bristol poet,
is gaining notoriety. Newspapers
and magazines are publishing his
poems.
Did you know that Meigs has the
biggest Sunday school in Bristol
township?
Some time ago little bird told
us about a marriage, but fearing all
the customers would want to kiss
the bride, we withheld the news,
fearing they would have to call out
the o. N. G.. Anyway we wish their
boat will always float among the
lilies.
Eta Merwin, Winifred jenkins
and Minnie Anderson have all been
housed up with colds.