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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
UniOnville

Lafayette Hall and family who re-
sided here the past year in the f. P.
Smith property, near the bridge,
moved last week to Muskingum
county. Mrs. Anna Reed and fam
lily moved Saturday to the property
vacated by the Halls. r.. HI. Ray
and C. r. Brown motored to Zanes-
Vile, Friday. They were accompa-
MED by Mrs. G.. B. Ritchey and
daughter Irene, who had visited the
past week at the c. r. Brown home.
R. H. Ray motored to Powhatan,
O., last Sunday and was accompa-
MED home by Miss Anna Ponchak,
who had been employed there. H.
w. Lindimore and Dale Singree mo-
tored to GAINESVILLE, Saturday, for a
few days visit with relatives. C. A.
Stegner shipped number of fat
sheep through the association, last
week, to the Pittsburgh market.
j. H. Wickersham sold 65 cases of
eggs last week to the Beckwith
Produce Co. R. w. Barnes and wife
of Millgrove were in GAINESVILLE, last
week, and rented their residence
property in that CITY,. Miss Beulah
Foster is slowly recovering from
scarlet fever.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Morgan County McConne Ohio Thursday 3

but 1t will have to be strong to beal
|the tax.
There will be no restaurant here
Bootleggers don't have to run a
restaurant in connection with their
business.
Flora Shields A Suicide
Thursday afternoon, April 6,
Flora, wife of Lawrence Shields,
went to the house where Mr.. Shields
was working, and told him, if she
should die suddenly, where to find
the clothes she wanted to be buried
in. But he paid little attention to
it. She soon returned, asking him
to help her to bed, saying she was
sick; but she hurried into the house
and got on the bed unaided. Then
she told Taylor girl that she had
taken stfychnine. One of the Tay-
lor boys had noticed her burying
something, which proved to be the
glass and spoon she had used in
dissolving the poison. She was
dead before anyone could hardly
realize what had happened. Mrs.
Shields was the daughter of John
and Sarah Scott Mousley. She was
born March Z, 1885. Besides the
husband, she leaves one. daughter,
Alberta, wife fof Herbert Shurtzer,
Columbus, and one sister, Mrs.
Ida McGrath, whose home is in
but who at present is
employed at the Reyerdy Arrick
home at Reinersville. The deceas-
ed had made preparations for the
rash act, leaving a note and will
of her property. The fu
neral was held Sunday at p. M,
at the Bristol Presbyterian church;
with Rev. R. G.. Osgood in charge.
was made in the church
cemetery. Mrs. Shields was the
third woman to commit suicide, in
the history of the township.
Marion Little, who has been i'll
with an infected nose, is better.
DR.. III. p. Michener of Chesterhill
was business visitor here, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Fouts who
have resided on the Fouts farm
here the past year, will move soon
% GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Bishopville
Stolen Car Found

All friends here of Rev. Louis
Warden, minister of the Mountville
circuit of the M. E. church, join in
saying we are glad he has found his
stolen car Considerable damage
was done to the car, and it had been
driven better than 1000 miles,
when found.
Mountville League of the M. e.
church will hold services at the
Bishopville Church of Christ, on
Sunday evening, April the 23d. We
hope for a large crowd. Come out
and swell the crowd. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Essex, daughter Marchie
Jean and son Larry Of Sulphur
Springs, visited their cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Hoon, and John Clark, on
Monday. Dean Watkins and his
friend Miss Porter of Sugar Creek,
motored to Columbus and spent the
week end with Deans sister, Mrs.
Edna Bryson, and little daughter
Anna Bee. Mr. and Mrs. w. III,
Hoon visited last Saturday and Sum
day with their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. 7. Conn and family of Hemlock,
and attended play "Miss Adven-
ture," which was put on by the jun
ior high school, Miss Ruth Conn
had the leading part 1t was very
good. Mary Joe Bryson has been
confined TO her home with measles.
The ladies of this vicinity quilted
q quilt for Marguerite McNally, IL
years of age, of Corning, gratis. The
quilt THE Sun Flower" is a very
difficult one for a child of her age
to quilt Mrs. j. NJ Watkins put the
quilt in at her home, and has had
cuttings, pot luck dinners-one
group from Glouster, AMI one from
this vicinity. Marguerite is well
pleased, and wants to thank all who
helped in any way.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Me1gs

VIM. Doyle of GAINESVILLE was {
business visitor here, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Steen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Samson, Sharon, ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Steen, Toledo
were recent visitors at the J.. w
Martin home.
While the tax payers of Bristol
feel that the school teachers and
bus drivers should be paid, they
feel the board of education should
be very careful in giving note
which they will likely have to pay
Mrs. Amy Wilson who has been
indisposed with heavy cold, is bet
ter.
We have met most of the CORES
pondents of the Democrat. Only
last week we met the queen of the
bunch, Mary A. Wallace. who writes
the Roxbury news section. Mrs.
Wallace who will be 93 next July,
has been pushing the pencil for
many years, taking up the pencil of
her sister. When we talked with
Mrs. Wallace, we couldn't help
thinking that by the time we reach
80 we may amount to something as
a correspondent Hats off to Mrs.
Wallace.
The beer may not be intoxicating.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Stockport

| The Stockport high school alumni
will hold business meeting Friday
! afternoon, April Ia, at 1850, at the
high school building. Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd Henery of Columbus, visited
Sunday with relatives here. Miss
Edna McAnulty returned Monday to
New Concord, after spending few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. McAnulty. ID. A. Van Fossen
and Clifford Wallace were business
callers in GAINESVILLE, Monday. Del
mar Medley, Marion, spent the week
end with his wife. at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs E. +.
Ross of Roxbury. He visited here
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. j. r..
Medley. p. T. A. program for April
IT: Devotionals; report of nominat-
ing committee; talk Mrs. Edna
Scott. duet, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Williams; reading Lauribel Hawk
ms; trio, Roy Patterson, Billy Ma
son and Bobbie Durbin; remarks,
by Supt. F. S. Davidson. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Drake and sons Gene
and Eldon of GAINESVILLE, were re-
cent guests of Mr.. end Mrs. c. M
Newberry Mrs D. A. Van Fossen
and mother, Mrs. c. NJ Newberry,
Mrs r. w. Dewitt and Mrs. Frank
Hammond, were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Patterson of Nc
Connelsville. Mrs. G. w. Mummey
who has been very ill, is somewhat
improved. !. Richard Choguill re-
turned Monday to Columbus, after
spending a few days AT his home
here He was accompanied to Co.
lumbus by his sister. Miss Kathryn
Choguill, who spent Monday and
Tuesday there. Mr. and Mrs. Will
Mason and son Billy spent the week
end with relatives at Warren.
High School Notes
Stockport came through with
lions share of the hoDors in the
scholarship test, as shown by the
results of the grading Saturday
morning. Windsor entered II of
the 13 tests given, taking five un-
disputed firsts, one tie for first, and
seven out of twelve seconds. Wind
sor placed a first on a second in ev-
cry test entered except English I
and World history Those from
Windsor placing in the tests were
Mary Fordham first, English TX;
Dorothy Blackmer, second, English
III; Verna Weber, first, English II;
Judith Blind, second, English II;
LauribeI Hawkins, second, chem
istry; Velma Newsom, second, al
zebra; Leah Margaret McWilliams,
first, general science; Evelyn Bail
ey second, American history; Valena
Rardin first, geometry; Doyle Love,
second, geometry: Nellie Mccoy,
first, Latin l; Elouise Brookover,
second, Latin I Lura Behout, Latin
II, tied for first place.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Westland
Embree-Smith

Harold Embree of this neighbor-
hood and Mrs. Edna Smith of East
Branch were married, last Satur-
day afternoon by Elder C. HI. NORM
of Malta. After a short trip they will
be at home to their friends at the
Embree home.
Rev. Warden will preach at
Pleasant Hill, Sunday forenoon at
1890. Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Miss Velma Butler spent last
Wednesday with Blanche Daugherty.
Miss Evelyn Wells has returned
to her school work at M. & NJ.
Charles Longfellow spent Satur-
day night with his brother George
at Stockport.
Estel Dawson and family were
Saturday evening callers at Ed
Raney's.
Miss Beatrice Fitch of o. U. spent
the week end at home.
The latest word from George Mill
er of Marietta is that he isn't so
we'll. He is still in the hospital.
Jimmie McInturf spent last We'd
nesday night with George Albert
and Richard Abel.
Sunday visitors were: Gus Abel
and family Of McConnelsville at
Orin Abel's, Miss Eola Hummel at
Frank Fitch's, Harold Harris and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13

We have been with E. X. Wilson
dog warden OF Morgan county, on a
few trips. After seeing the way he
performs his duty, we feel we<should
tell the tax payers. Since Jan. 20,
he has caught 58 dogs, sold 10, and
shot and buried AS. He has given
everyone chance to get a tag, and
now the other side. Most everyone
has appreciated the way he is con-
ducting the work. II you know of
any dogs not tagged, tell him, and
confer a favor on the sheep men and
taxpayers of the county.
Some time ago we spoke of a
friend who had been a member Of
the church long time, and now
comes our friend w. F. (Finley)
Reed who tells us he has been a
member of the church 66 years. He
is brother Of Mary Reed, the well
known missionary. The literary
Saturday night was attended by a
comfortable house, in spite of scar
let fever, death in the village. etc.
Watch for announcement later.
Mrs G.. L. Swallow was suddenly
and seriously i'll Sunday, but is bet
ter at this time. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Emmett of Columbus spent Sunday
with the latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Carnes. !. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
L. Ashcraft of Newark spent over
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Cecil Mummey, who remains quite
ILL.,. .As stated above the funeral of.
Mrs. Flora Shields was held Sunday
afternoon. Those in attendance
from out of the neighborhood, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shurtzer, Co.
lumbus; Mrs. Ida McGrath, Rein
ersville; Miss Mary Morrison and
friend William Mcdonald, Chester
and Dana Morrison, GAINESVILLE; Mr..
and Mrs. Johnny oliver, Hackney.
Mrs. Shields death was the first in
the township in 1888. Some of the
younger folks may have the idea
that our court house was here when
Columbus found us, and some folks
never gave it a thought, but the 9TH
er day we met "Uncle" Charley
Baker, Glouster route; in the con-
he informed us that the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Malta Route One

Ray Gibbs, wife and son Roy spent
Sunday at Crooksville with rela-
tives.. After spending a week at her
home at Stovertown, Mrs. Liza
Campbell returned to the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Henry Campbell, to
assist in the care of her mother,
who is ILL.,. Harry Maxwell is able
to be out, after siege of grip.
Lyle Martin and daughter Fern
were at Roseville, Friday, on busi-
ness. Edward Wagner, wife and
son of GAINESVILLE spent Sunday at
Lee MaXwell'5. Miss Evelyn Camp
bell was in GAINESVILLE, Saturday. :.
Everett Martin, wife and daughter
Hazel, spent Sunday at Otis Mar
tins. Mrs. Goldie Lipp returned to
her home at GAINESVILLE, Tuesday,
after spending several days with her
parents, w. E. Loughman and wife.
j. w. >Edgell and wife spent Sum
day with their son Lester, near Dea-
vertown. ". A. Appleman and wife
and son were callers at Lyle Car
penter's, Sunday. Mrs. Edith War
rem is improving, after a siege of
grip. Mrs. Laura Bankes entertain
ed the Sunshine sewing club, Thurs
day There were SO present. The
day was spent in quilting. At noon
a bounteous dinner was served.
Lawrence Sims and wife of Porters-
vile, spent Sunday at w. e. Lough-
mans. Inez Clawson was the Sun
day guest Of her friend, Edith Por-
ter. The teachers and pupils of
Deerfeld township school, will give
play at the Booster grange hall,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Cumberland 1t.

The Oak Grove w. F. M. S. will
meet with Mrs. Pluma Ogan of Cum
berland, next Thursday. Rev. Ray
Huff who has been in a hospital for
several weeks, is now at home and
doing nicely. Miss Mamie Mitchell
who has been quite i'll, is better,
and now able to resume her school
work. Her sister Mrs Myrtle Bar
rows took charge OF her school dur
ing her illness. Misses Elizabeth
Rowland and Helen Sealock were in
GAINESVILLE, Saturday. Mrs. Goldie
Dickinson is quite i'll at present..
Marshal Wheeler, Edward Rhodes
and Harry Sears attended the get
together meeting of ex-service men,
held at Cumberland, last Friday
evening. The Meigs high school
class will give their play Saturday
evening, April Is, at the high school
auditorium The class roll follows:
Joe w. Bailey, Dayle Bethel, Cleo
Brothers, Ralph M. Cook, Fred
Elliott, Lester Gill, Robert Jones,
Don Mitchell, Josephine Paisley,
Elizabeth Rowland, Leah Spillman,
Virgil Wilson Paul L. Kirke is
principal. The baccalaureate ser
mon will be preached at the Ark
Springs church on the following
Sunday evening, by Rev Cook.
Mrs. lone Rhodes, teacher at the
Wilson school, Morgan county,
spent several nights recently with
her pupils. Mrs. Pearl Hadley of
Columbus spent a part of last week
with her uncle A. B. Frame and
wife. She together with her father
Frank Pedicord and wife expects to
leave soon for California. +. M. A.
Osmer went to GAINESVILLE last week,
where he has been employed at the
Federal radiator plant. e. e. Row.
land and family are moving from
Flora Ogan's farm to Wanda Let's
farm. Alva Hills will move to the
Ogan farm. Rev. Peoples OF
Reinersville filled the pulpit at Oak
Grove last Sunday in the absence Of
Rev. Huff.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
Page Seven

/ the younger generation wouldn't be
somewhat puzzled as to how such
| a word would originate. Why
would a person peddling illicit IL
quor be called a bootlegger, or his
goods be called bootleg? Only year
or so ago two young men with an
automobile got stuck in the mud
near here. sometime in the night
and realizing that daylight would
oyertake them, they hid several five
gallon cans Of their wet goods in q,
fodder shock. They were respect
able, looking men,, well dressed, and
driving a good car. They were
scoff-laws trafficking in. snake
poison, the bootleggers of today.
Now let's take look at the boot
logger of yesterday. 1t was just
soon after the Civil war that
slouchy, tough looking, bewiskered
man with blooming red nose and
watering eyes, came shambling into
the room where our grandmother
lived The writer, just a boy, was
frightened at his uncouth appear
ance and persistent ''blather." He
was wearing coarse boots, such as
most men wore in those days, with
his pant legs stuffed in the tops. In
one leg Of his boots he had flask
of whiskey and plainly sticking out
of the other could be seen the grip
of a gun, commonly called a pistol.
anything of the kind. 1t was just
his place for carrying such things.
In answer to our childish questions,
after he had gone, our grandmother
said, "he was just an old fool boot
legger'
Sometimes two larking fellows
would start up an argument as to
the quality of the leather in their
boots One would say, s'just feel
the leather in my boots" 1t was
just one of the smart CD ways of
letting the other fellow know that
he had something in his bootleg,
rather than ION his hip" Shoes
took the place of boots and mems
trousers were made with handker-
chief pockets on the hip, but too
often the nose rag had TO be poked
in somewhere else. You can readily
see how this bootleg and hip pocket
business would soon expand into the
mighty traffic of today.
You might ask, ''Was there any
bootleg, or illicit whiskey in those
days?" Yes, plenty of it, but we do
not recall hearing the stuff called by
that name Back in those days our
father made pure rye whiskey,
and he like many others. insisted
that it had medicinal virtues, espec-
tally where there was added, extract
of wild cherry bark, Seneca snake
root and alecampane. Of course
many preferred it without these ad-
ditions. We can remember about
him advertising his goods away back
in the COS, and warning people to
not poison themselves with the rot
gut" That was common term for
the inferior stuff, and by the way, it
too is an ugly sounding word, but
we guess it is obsolete. Yes; dear
reader, if we were making up a list
of ten ugly words, we'd have to in
clude "bootlegger" in our list.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
A Real Bootlegger

We told you in our last letter
that the word "bootlegger,' was an
ugly sounding word to us, that we
had seen a real bootlegger and the
sight of him gave us the "wim-
vans" We pause to wonder II
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13

first time he came to town they were
excavating for the Foundation OF
the present building. Looking up
the record we found that was rs
years ago; and that the first build
ing was erected in 1920. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. O. Mcdonald, McConnels-
Vile, were called to the G. L. Swal-
low home, on account of Mrs. Swal-
lows illness. Mrs. Ora Jenkins was
quite i'll Sunday evening, with indi-
gestion.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
RenrOck

eve want beer.'' Well you've
got it now, and if you think the
liquid content of that stomach of
/ yours demands three point two beer,
/ just go to it. We are foolish enough
to believe that if the human body
I was benefited by certain percent
of alcohol, that all these springs
gushing from mother earth would
be supplying us with just that kind
of drink. Rev. Ray Huff is home
from the hospital, doing well, stor-
ing up pep and if any of you want
to take chances of getting married,
he'll be ready for the job. Mrs.
Owen Reed, another patient late
from the hospitab is gradually i'm
proving. The first of April has
come and gone and we didn't see
the old familiar sight of a string OF
wagons, piled high with furniture
and bedding, plodding along with
horses Eyes, and sometimes oxen)
with a man and boy and dog follow
ing, driving the cows. Do two
things for Mr.. Farmer, and we be-
lieve he will jump to his feet-pay
his debts, and save his farm. Light
en- the burden of his tax, and save
him by buying his implements, fenc-
ing, etc., at price in proportion to
what he receives for what he pro-
duces on the farm and you'll see
him dig out. Within eight years
two giant American made airships
have gone to pieces with an appall-
ing loss of life. And now one high
official virtually says, "We're done,
we'll build no more.'' That sounds
sensible but, My. won't it wound
this American spirit of oIrs2 The
bulldog tenacity of our people to
hang on and not give up, is hard to
down There is the Graf Zeppelin,
been almost all over the world and
still going We have the Los Angel
es, German made craft, and it is
still in the air. The two we built,
first the Shenandoah, fragments of
it are scattered in thousands of
homes around here, and the Akron,
now in the Atlantic ocean. We
Americans don't like to be beat out.
What another nation can do, we can
do a little better, that's our idea.
The success of the Graf Zeppelin
lured us on. 1t Is our guess that
this old ship has just happened to
be lucky enough not to encounter
one of those real "twisters." If
such violent disturbances occur up
in high altitude, as they do on the
ground, we don't see how any craft
hundreds of feet long, could be
made to stand the strain. When
ever we can successfully combat
the hurricane and cyclone on the
ground, and can make blimp as
flexible as snake, we will then
conclude that we have fighting
chance of conquering the elements
up in the air.
A Real Bootlegger
We told you in our last letter
that the word 'sbootlegger,' was an
ugly sounding word to us, that we
had seen real bootlegger and the
sight of him gave us the "wim-
vans" We pause to wonder IL
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13

family at Frank Miller's, r. w. Nc
Peak and daughters, Rose Mary and
Faye at J.. A. McPeak's, Dale Muse
and family of Stockport at Frank
Dawson's.
Harold Best and family were Sum
day afternoon callers at Henry
Abel's.
Mrs. Della Dawson attended a
quilting at George Kennard's, Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Estel Dawson and children
spent Thursday at Ewart Davis and
spent Thursday night with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. George Benjamin.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Mary E. Jones, deceas-
ed.
Notice is hereby given that Chas.
M. Whitaker, McConnelsville. o., has
been duly appointed and qualified
as executor Of the estate Of Mary
E. Jones, deceased, late OF Morgan
county, Ohio.
Dated this 5th day OF April, 1888.
ARTHUR TORBERT.
Probate Judge OF said County.
ems
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-04-13

Thursday night, April 49,. Everett
Edgell and Otis Martin are cutting
timber for f. r. Newman.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Reception Today
At University

The President of George
Washington University and Mrs.
Cloyd Neck Marvin will enter
tain at tea this afternoon at
four o'clock in the Presidents
garden at the University when
they will receive the mothers
of the freshman women stu
dents. The mothers will be
guests of the University
throughout the afternoon, par
ticipating in a special Mothers
Day. program which has been
arranged to acquaint them with
student life.
Those who will act as host
esses are: Mrs. Joshua Evans,
jr., and Mrs. Henry Alvah
Strong, members of the Board
of TRUSTEES of the University;
Mrs. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins,
widow Of the late Dean of the
University: Mrs. William Allen
Wilbur, wife of the Provost Of
the University; and the wives
of the Deans and Directors, in
Guiding Mrs. Robert Whitney
Bolwell, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, Mrs. Earl Baldwin Nc.
Kinley, Mrs. william Cabell
Van Week, Mrs. John R. Lap
ham, Mrs. William Paul Briggs.
Mrs. William Carl Ruediger.
Mrs. Warren Reed West, Mrs.
Alfred Francis William Schmidt,
Mrs. Elmer Louis Kayser and
Mrs. A. Curtis WilguS.