Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-01-19
Stockport

Gene Drake OF GAINESVILLE spent
Saturday and Sunday with his un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M
Newberry.
Supt. +. s. Davidson and Fred
Wilcox spent Saturday in Columbus.
They were accompanied as far as
GAINESVILLE by Mrs. Ellen Powelson
and niece, Leah Margaret McWil-
liams, Mrs Celia Bacon, and Ray
Patterson, who spent the day. there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McDermott of
Columbus, who spent several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. McHugh at
Good Samaritan hospital, spent the
week end with friends here.
Mrs. T. J. McHugh who has been
seriously i'll the past few days, is
showing marked Improvement. Miss
Atha Parsons, r. NJ, is the nurse in
charge. "A
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ T.. Clifford ana
son Evart were visitors Sunday OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Link Gif-
ford, near Bailey's ridge.
Miss Winifred Newberry enter
tanned Thursday night number Of
friends at bridge. Those present
were Misses Ruth Blind, Pauline
Brookover, Judith Blind, Lillian
Wallace, Kathryn Choguill, Lauribel
Hawkins and Elouise Brookover.
Dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Visiting In Florida
w. E. Wootton, H. w. White and
morning for Limona, Fla, and 9TH
.er places of interest. They expect
to be gone a month or six weeks.
At Limona they will visit Mr. Woot-
toms and Mrs. McDonald's sister,
Miss Ethel Wootton, and Mrs. En-
ma Lyme During Mr.. Whites alb
sence, their daughter, Mrs. Dan
Work, and B. C. Metcalf, Columbus,
will stay at the White home.
Mrs. Martha Wallace and grand
son Zene spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Dolan, and son
William, at Hooksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Broomhall
visited Sunday with NJ HI. Hawkins
at City hospital, Newark, and re-
port him very much improved. Mr..
Hawkins expects to be able to re-
turn to his home here, this week.
Church of Christ
Rev. Clarence Virgins of Quaker
City will preach at the Church OF
Christ here, Jan. "a. Mr. Virgins
is a son-in-law Of Mrs. Almeda
Rogers of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cross were
guests Saturday and Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. John Reed, GAINESVILLE.
George Crawford of Tarentum,
Pa, is the guest of Miss Kathryn
Choguill
Revival Begins Jan. %
Revival services will begin Jan.
90, at the Methodist church. Cot
tage prayer meetings are being held
this week at the following bones:
J. R. Medley's, Cyrus Cheadle's,
Emmett Barnhouse's, C. w. Devitt's
and Dan Mock's.
The Ever Faithful class met
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. c. w.
Dewitt, for their business meeting.
Ray Patterson, because of illness,
is not able to be at school this week.
Report of the Rat Hunt
The Stockport men turned out
for a 10 day rat hunt, choosing
sides. j. Medley was captain of one
side, winning with 178 rats. F. E.
Wallace, captain of the other side,
lost with 1873 rats. Fred James
was referee The hunt closed Sat
urday morning, and the business
men of the town gave an oyster sup
per for both sides Saturday night.
After supper a program was enjoy
ed by all. Old time music was fur
nished by John Coleman, violin;
Perley Mccoy and Charley Eddie
blute, banjo; Kent Bachelor, Gale
Wilson and Harry Mccoy, guitar,
and Homer Lane, saxophone; and
an hour of tap dancing by 0. G.
Wallace and Dave Teeters. "Al"
Bailey explained why he took the
rat away from John Coleman; a
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