Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-12-07
BishOpville

The church community club me
last Wednesday evening, and elect
ed the following officers: President
Mrs. p. NJ. Smith; Sec'y, Mrs. E1
ton Pedicord; Treas, J. w. Palm
err; Press Correspondent, II. E
Jones This club is not so active as
in other years, on account of the
condition of the country. They
will give a New Years party on the
evening Of Jan. /, 1884, at the town
hall. Refreshments will be served
Come and enjoy the evening". Mr.
and Mrs. Don Withem will go to
housekeeping in Glouster, this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Withem have
been married for quite while, but
/ kept it secret. Carl Dennison
and Miss Minnie Mae Stanley were
married Aug. 5, at ST. Marys, w.
| Va, and have kept it secret until
this week. They were given an old
fashioned serenade, and nice
ride in trailer, Saturday night.
Mr. Dennison is a graduate of the
1892 class at Mountville, and Mrs.
Dennison is of the 1894 class at
Glouster. Mrs Clara McMullen
spent Sunday with her son Ralph
McMullen. The membership league
of Bishopville held its third meet
ing last Tuesday evening. They
now have SIS members. They Will
strive hard for work in Homer
township. Many from here register
ed at the county seat. There will
be a meeting next Tuesday evening.
Those who are wanting work, come
and help plan. .Chas. Roberts of
Corning is visiting his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Palmer. :.
Mrs. j. NJ Watkins has as her guest
Ter mother, Mrs. Rebecca J. Daugh-
erty, of Mountville. Frank Hambel
who has been employed by l.. S. Up
dixie, has gone to work for I. F.
Davis Rev. Miles E. Hoon of New
Marshfeld was called here to con-
duct the funeral of Jesse Withem.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Smith Wis
tied Sunday with Mr.. Smiths par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Smith. :.
Mrs Anna Wilson of Trimble visit
ed on Thanksgiving day with her
a,pt cpd oa,,cip Mrc Marxy Wilson
and daughter Miss jessie. Mrs
John Stanley gave wedding dinner
Thanksgiving day for her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs
Carl Dennison. Miss Rae Able OF
Malta spent a few days with Miss
Thelma Stanley. Her many friends
here were glad to see her.. The
Get-Together club gave free enter
tainment at the town hall, anC
gave away quilt on Thanksgiving
night. Mrs. McCance of Palos helt
the lucky number. Mrs. Reed anG
daughter, Mrs. r. Kittle of Jack
sonville, visited the Reeds, here
Friday. Rev. Miles e. Hoon who
was called to perform marriage
ceremony for a friend at Beech
Grove, on Thanksgiving, spent
Wednesday night with the Hoons,
at Bishopville. Mrs. Mae Stump
and daughters, Betty Jean and
Charline, visited Mrs. Hattie R.
Hoon, Saturday night, and attend
; ed the Dennison serenade.
Death of Jesse Withem
Jesse, son of William and Mary
Hartley Withem, was born at Car
bon Hill, Hooking county, Ohio,
Oct. %, 1885, and died at Bishop
Vile, Morgan county, Nov. 26, aged
As years, one month and four days.
re carly years of his boyhood
were spent at Carbon Hill; later he
moved to Derthick, Athens county,
with his parents, where he lived
until a few years prior to his death,
when he moved with his family to
IlC dhlt~o Will t1iO
Church of Christ at Taylor ridge,
July 10, 1907. He was united in
marriage to Miss Lena Wemmer
of Jacksonville, Sept. 8, 1908. To
this union were born six children.
A sister, Daisy, died in infancy. He
leaves to mourn his loss his wife,
Mrs. Lena Withem, two daughters,
Mrs. Roy Harrison, Fairview, and
Mrs. Don Murphey, Mountville;
four sons, William of East Branch;
Don, Ray and Warren at home:
three grandsons, Bobby Withem,
Donald and Ronald Harrison; his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Withem; one brother, Darrell; five
sisters, Mrs. Chas. Northrup, Mrs
Dan Cox, Mrs. Jud Skinner, Mrs.
bud" Trace, and Mrs. William
Barrowman, all of Derthick; and a
host of other relatives and friends.
He was kind and indulgent faith