Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-08-31

chel Holcomb. Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
men Wetherell and daughter June
of GAINESVILLE spent Saturday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hallowell.
Those mentioned and Dale Carty of
Todds, attended the homecoming at
Spurrier school house, Sunday. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lantz and chill
dren attended the Lantz reunion at
the Wheeling park, Saturday. Fred
Lantz returned home with them.
, They all went to Marietta Sunday
and spent the day, and Miss Wlida
remained for the week with her
grandparents. Clifford Mercer who
has been at the home of his parents,
suffering from arthritis for the past
three weeks, was taken to Columbus
to Mt. Carmel hospital, for treat
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Will
liams entertained at dinner, Satur-
day, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Dougan OF
Kansas; J. r. Dougan, Columbus;
J. C. Dougan and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Marshall, Hemlock: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. S. Hiatt. and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Hilaman and two children. :.
M. L. Newman, the Democrats
Hopewell correspondent, is critical
ly i'll with gall bladder trouble. and
omplications. Mrs. Aseneth Muir
phey visited last week with her
niece, Mrs. Pearl Patterson, and
family. of near Cheneyville.. Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd DeWeese who are
living at Washington, w. Va, spent
over the week end at their home
here. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Dougan
J. R. Dougan and ]. G. Dougan mo-
tored to Hemlock, Sunday evening
to visit few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Marshall, and also al
New Lexington, for visit with
relatives. The Ham reunion will
be at Embree park, Sept. g.. Word
has been received here that the F
F. A. exhibit at the Ohio state fail
, took fourth place. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred E. Williams and Mr.. and Mrs
H. R. Hilaman and children drove
to Akron Sunday evening and spent
the night at the c. B. Robinson
home. and on to Cleveland Monday
morning and spent the day with the
Oakley family, and to see after q
load of cattle Mr.. Williams had
shipped Saturday morning. Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Kennard who
are living in Lancaster, O., spent
last week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Kennard.
Death of Former Teacher
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bachelor
Mrs. George Kennard, Mrs. Mary
Niceswanger, and Miss Clara McIn-
turf attended the funeral OF Mr.
Harvey R. Martin, which was held
at the Peoples funeral home in Co
shocton. Monday at 2 O'Clock. Mr.
Martin who was the first vocational
agriculture teacher in Penn town
ship had been in very poor health
for the past three years, suffering
from tuberculosis of the bowels. He
had been treated in the United
States veterans hospital in Dayton,
and Tucson, Ariz., and five weeks
ago together with his mother, went
to San Diego, Cal, but all help
failed and he passed away Thurs
dav evening, and was brought back
to his home. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Jennie Martin, his
wife and son Robert, and one broth
er. Palmer. all of Coshocton. In
terment was made in Roscoe Gene
terry.
State Fair Winners
Quite a number of young folks,
agriculture boys from here and
Stockport, All girls and other girls
are attending the fair this week
Penn townships vocational exhibit
at the state fair took 4th place
Howard Bingham, 9Th place, B eve
lamb; Sth place c eve lamb; 5th
place, C eve lamb, and 9Th place
G. yearling lamb. Paul Thompson
1st B ram lamb; 5th, c ram lamb;
1st G. eve lamb, and champions I
eve lamb. Jas. Dougan, Sth place
B eve lamb; 9th place, B ram lamb;
9Th place. C eve lamb; 1st place {
ram lamb; End place, B yearline
eve; 9th place, c yearling eve;
championship, B lamb. Frank NO
Ian, 7th place B eve lamb; 5th
place. B ram lamb. Conrad Pier
point. All club, 3rd place B year
ling eve, 8th place B eve lamb
and 9Th in open class B ram lamb.
School Notes
The Penn township schools will
start Monday, Sept. 4. Only one
half dav of school will be held
Monday, for organization. Supt
Roberts would appreciate it very
much if as many as possible would
secure books before school opens
and will be at the school house Fri
day and Saturday of this week fo1
that purpose.
The local board of education me,
in special session last Saturday ey-
ening, and granted the following q
one month contract for the trans
portation of school children: Clyde
Wood. Todds and Westland routes
1924 per month; Dana Williams
White Pigeon and Roosterville
routes. 1924 per month: Ted Hila-
man, the Hickory Ridge route, S12e
per month. The contracts were
granted for only one month, be-
cause of the possibility of a new
schedule being issued by the state
by that time.
Chesterhill