Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-09
The Election

Notwithstanding a bad, cold, day
with drizzling rain, a record
breaking vote for an off year cleo
ton was at the polls Tuesday in
Morgan county. Quite little in
terest was manifest in several local
and countrywide issues.
School Bond Issue Carries
The $42,5OO bond issue, for the
addition to M. & M. high school
building, which attracted most at
tention locally, carried by a ma
jority of 121. The total was: For
the bond issue, 813. against, 692.
Vote by precincts: McConnelsville
precinct A--yes, 143; no. 125; Nc
Con. B-yes, 1873; no, 130; McCon.
C-yes, 1873; no, 167; Morgan I. S.
Dyes, 3S; no, 27; Malta, N
yes, 143; no, 112; Malta S.-yes,
104; no, 90; Malta Tp., /. S. D
yes, 10; no, 38.
Mayor Shafer Defeated
In the local mayoralty contest, A..
B. Mercer defeated the present in
cumbent who was seeking fifth
term, by majority of 249. The
vote by precincts was: Shafer. pre-
cinct A, 104; B, 1877; c, 1T. Mer-
Ger, A, 173; B, 1872; c, 252.
Alice Moody for corporation
clerk was reelected, defeating
Charles Lindsay by vote of 646
to 3O5.
Jason Drury was reelected mar
shall, without opposition as was
also Dale K. Perkins, treasurer.
For members of council, the pres
ent six members were reelected.
Vote: L. E. Abel, 562;A r. Adrean,
$50; j. E. Cowan, 1927; Leonard
Drury, 4O7; C. S. Dye, 655; c. S.
Havener, 704; M. E. Snearly, 1872;
v. A. Van Horn, 555.
George Archer, DR.. d. G. Ralston
and John Dover were reelected
members of board of public affairs,
and l.. N. Seaman was reelected
Justice of the peace.
NJ. & M. Board of Education
Five candidates were running for
members of the M. & M. board OF
education, with three to be elected.
Howard Cowan, Mrs. Mary Ham
Rond and Frank He'll were elected.
Mrs. Hammond and Mr.. Cowan are
new members, succeeding c. B.
Smith and Mrs. Jennie Donahue.
The other two candidates were Fan
nie Richardson and Emmett Abel.
The vote by precincts was: Emmett
Abel, Malta Tp., 20; Malta N, 115;
Malta S., 95; Morgan, 27; McCon.
A, 40; McCon. B, 1862; McCon. G,
178; total, 1877. Howard Cowan.
Malta Tp., 43; Malta NJ, 200; Malta
s., I72; Morgan, 43; McCon. A,
189; McCon. B, PIT; McCon. c,
232; total, 1895. Mary Hammond,
Malta Tp., 21; Malta N, 90; Malta
s., SO; Morgan, 35; McCon. A. 149;
McCon. B, 1874. McCon. C, 207; to-
tai, 779. Frank He'll Malta Tp.,
%; Malta NJ, 161; Malta s., 1876;
Morgan, "a; McCon. A, 157; McCon.
B, 1870; McCon. G, 174; total, S69.
Fannie Richardson Malta Tp. 26;
Malta N, 81; Malta S., 62: Morgan,
27; McCon. A, 10; McCon. B, 116;
McCon. C, 1856; total, 58S.
Morgan Township Trustees
The vote on local township trus-
tees was: Harry Miller, 6S5; Chas.
Reed, 682: Clyde Parmiter, $50;
Everett Ethel, 544, and Forest Fos-
ter's name was written in, he re-
eeiving 1O1 votes. Harold Savage,
without opposition, was reelected
township clerk.
Malta Village Officers
Ezra Mcdaniel was reelected
mayor of Malta, his. name being
written in. He received 222 votes,
and S. NJ Jeffers, 180 Harvey wal
ters, marshal, Ernest Price, clerk.
and F. A. He'll, treasurer, were re-
elected to their respective positions.
Members of council Jas. Calendine,
Geo. Davis, G. N. Gray, Jesse Nice
swanger, w. B. Porter and S. B.
Sheridan. Trustees, c. e. Newburn.
N. C. Whitelock and Fred Davis, all
reelected, as was also Florence