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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
Stockport Route Two

Protracted meeting began at Mt.
Quoted by Rev. L. B. Douglas.
Regular meeting of East Windsor
grange, Friday evening, Sept. %, at
s O'Clock, with program at the lee
ture hour.
Aged Woman Kills Deadly Snake
Mrs. Emily Fullmer who resides
with her son-in-law and daughter
recently killed with her cane, a
Kissing adder snake, which meas
ured 23 inches. Mrs. Fullmer is
in her S5th year.
Z. S. Sells has returned home
from visit at the home of his SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Richey.
Miss Marie Darnell is visiting at
the home of her uncle, James Dar-
nell and wife, at Alliance
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Pettibone and
MIR. and Mrs. Cecil Davis and son
Dean spent Sunday at GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Parsons
anu CDllQrou OIL near GeuuSFlllS,
spent Sunday at the home of Elmer
Mcdaniel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mummey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith and
children were Sunday guests at the
home of Edgar Mummey and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pettibone
and children and Miss Mary Hecker
of Philo, spent Sunday On the ridge
here
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Mummey of
Stockport were guests at the home
of Mrs. Dora Sheets.
w. C.. Gatewood and wife of Nc
Connelsville were calling on friends
here Sunday afternoon.
The date of the farmers insti-
tute to be held at the East Windsor
grange hall, will be Nov. ! and 2,
with five sessions.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
cry poorly, suffering with heart

very poorly, suffering with heart
trouble.
Dr. Ellis w. Hall and son Robert
of Attica, were here last week to
see the formers brother, N. d. Hall,
who is very seriously ill, with COM
plications. There is not much hope
of him ever being any better. DR..
Hall, too, is in poor health, and we
understand is expecting to undergo
an operation for removal of cataract
from one of his eyes, soon.
Claude Peyton of Hollywood, CAL,
who was visiting his cousin, B. S.
Peyton and Mrs. Ella Roberts, last
week, left last Friday for Wash
ington, d. c., and other points east,
before returning to his western
home.
J. H. Ellis was brought from
Bethesda hospital to his home near
here last Thursday. where he is re-
covering nicely from a very serious
operation performed about three
weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester SWingle and
little son Melvin, of Philo, were Wis
iting friends here, Sunday.
Mrs. Lou Frame and son Corwin
were visitors at the home of their
son and brother Denzil Frame and
wife of Philo, Sunday
Dies In Chicago
Mrs. Eula Trimble received word
of the death of her sister, which
occurred in Chicago, last week. 1t
was not learned where burial was
made, but Rev. w. L. Cook and
wife and Mrs. Trimble and little
daughter Kathryn, attended the fu-
neral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Moore and
children of Frazeysburg route, WIS.,
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Curt White, Sat-
urday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
Newton Ridge

Howard White attended the
homecoming at Unionville, Sunday.
Rev. Obee preached his first SER
mon at Bailey church, Sunday.
Otto Adds had the misfortune to
lose his best work horse. when 1t
fell over a rock and was killed
Reverdy Henery returned last
Monday from Cleveland, where he
had been several days at hospital
for observation, and visit with his
brother Jesse Henery.
Mr.. and Mrs. vern Miner OF
Todds and Mrs. Newburn of Ches-
terhilI. spent Sunday with Geo.
Bishops.
Mrs NJ w. Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. R. Bishop and Alice Newsom
spent Sunday in Fairfield county,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Long
brake.
Kitty Waite of Grimes, spent q
few days last week with Evelyn
White
Weltha Henery and Clarence
Foulk spent Wednesday afternoon
in GAINESVILLE with Mrs. Francis
Bowles. Mrs Bowles is slightly i'm
proved from her recent illness.
Goth Wedding Anniversary
Sunday, Oct. 1, 1888, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bailey will celebrate
their 60th wedding anniversary, at
the Bailey church. On the same
day and place the Bailey church
will hold its annual homecoming.
Come with well filed baskets, and
enjoy these two events together.
Everyone welcome.
Letha and Lillian Bowles OF
GAINESVILLE have returned home, af-
ter a two weeks visit at the home
of their grandfather, Sextus Hen
cry.
Sextus Henery and NJ. w. Bishop
attended the basket dinner Sunday
at Lafe Rays, near Dale.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that the tnee
Board of County commissioners
Morgan county. Ohio, will receive
sealed proposals up until two CLOCK
o. M, September 25 1888, for sur,
facing resurfacing, quaffvlhg anu
hauling stone and gravel In accord
ance with the proposals and also as
to specifications laid down by the
Board of County Commissioners or
Morgan county, Ohio, and now on ME
in the office of the County surveyor.
Contracts will be made with Morgan
county bidders using equipment own
ed in Morgan county whose bldS ar
accepted and give good and sufllclehe
bond for the faithful performance or
their duty Bids must be accompa-
MED by certified check or cash
innate.
Proposals are described as follows:
Proposal No. 2 with stone: crush-
ing, hauling and spreading,
Proposal No. 2 with gravel: LOADING,
hauling and spreading.
Proposal No. 3 with stone; Iurnish-
ing, quarrying, hauling and spreading.
Union Nos. 71-2; 15-4 and 5S-3@
Gu yds. of IA stone Proposal No 2
Union No. 16-4-surfacing with ap-
proximately ESQ Gu yds. of IA stone.
Proposal No. 2.
proximately $50 Gu. yds. Of "a stone.
'fBpDaai Bpisto1 No No. 27-1-surfacing with app
proximately $50 Gu. yds. of IA stone.
Proposal No. 2.
Homer No. S5-3-surfacing with ap-
proximately $50 Gu. yds. of IA stone.
Proposal No. 8.
Hyde Road-surfacing with approx
imately $50 Gu. yds. of IA stone.
chappelear Road-surfacing with
approximately 975 Gu. yds. of IA
stone Proposal No. g..
Bristol No. 11-5-surfacing with
approximately 600 Gu. yds. IA stone.
Proposal No. 8.
Stegner Road-surfacing with ap-
proximately 700 Gu. yds. IA stone.
Proposal No. 8.
Heron Road-surfacing with ap-
proximately 500 Gu. yds. "a stone.
Proposal No. 8.
Center No. 33-S-surfacing with ap-
proximately s75 Gu. yds. IA stone.
Proposal No. 3.
Marion No, 52-1 and 3-resurfacing
with approximately 600 Gu. yds. ga
stone. Proposal No. 2.
Manchester No. 27-1 and 2-resur-
facing with approximately $50 Gu.
yds. 3-A stone. Proposal No. 3
York No. S41-resurfaeing with ap-
proximately 450 Gu. yds. ga stone.
Proposal No. 8.
H. w. GORDON,
14s2 Clerk of Board
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
Meiigs

We understand No. school will
be reinstated if teacher suitable
can be found Whether this is law
or ruling, we have not learned. We
understand if the wishes of the state
department of education be carried
out by the legislature, several high
school buildings will stand as empty
monuments to the higher education.
We presume the unpaid bond issue
to build these houses will stand un-
til the tax payers liquidate them.
A. H. Eppley, contractor on Sec.
2 of Bear Run road, is expected to
complete surfacing this week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. To,bert, for
mer residents, now of GAINESVILLE,
visited the cemetery and called at
S. w. Sheridan's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Henderson and
little daughter Patty, Columbus,
were callers at Wilmot Carnes'
Sunday. Mr.. Henderson has en-
ployment with company making
fur coats.
Howard Lindimore and two chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Rich
ardson, Columbus, and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Lindimore, McConnelsville,
were recent callers in the village.
Stanley Radcliff is in a serious
condition, with rheumatism and
tonsilitis.
Some folks seem to have the idea
that the 18th amendment has been
repealed.
L. t. Jenkins and family, Mrs
Mary Hamilton, daughter Maydelle,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
THE OHIO RAMRLERS RETURN
FROM ALASKA

On board S. S. Alaska. Tuesday,
Aug. Is, 1893. We again visit
Juneau and Haines, and many new
island scenes greet us as we swing
westward toward Sitka.
Wednesday. Aug. is. We arrive
at Sitka, once the capital of Alaska,
when this entire territory was under
Russian rule. Sitka, rich in his
toric and scenic appeal, famous for
its early day trading with the peo-
pies of the entire Pacific coast, has
a romantic and turbulent back
ground difficult to imagine or de-
scribe
Sitka is conceded to be the Oldest
settlement on the entire Pacific
coast; it was the Russian capital
for many years. it is situated on the
west side of Baranoff island, nest
ling on the picturesque shores Of
Sitka sound. Today Sitka is a
beautiful, peaceful little town, still
intriguing and even romantic. It's
thrilling history of days of Russian
America makes it a spot of rare in
terest to every visitor. Located on
an island the town is screened from
the open Pacific by myriad OF
other isles, one of which is sur
mounted by majestic Mount Edge
cumbe, Americas replica of Japan's
famed Mount Fujiama. We view
the old Russian blockhouse, the old
Russian cathedral famous for its
priceless relics and paintings. Long
before our California coast towns,
when the territory now occupied by
Seattle was wilderness, Sitka was
the most important city on the Pa
cific. We view beautiful, totem
lined, Lovers lane, Indian River
park; these and many other places
of interest will make our stay in
Sitka linger in our memory for
ever Perhaps the most historically
interest gripping feature in all
Alaska is Sitka's st. Michael cathed-
raj, built in 1917, in the form OF
Gloss; it is today the oldest shrine
of worship on the Pacific coast.
Originally equipped in the lavish
gplendor of early Russia, this ca
thedral still retains some of these
now priceless treasures; paintings,
vestments, affairs and JeWeled
crowns are there now to be seen
and be admired.
Possibly you will be interested by
the fact that we have daily news
paper printed on board ship, the
title being "The Morning Alaskan
The news is gathered by radio, but
in each issue we find many facts
relative to Alaska. Few people III
the states realize the magnitude
and possibilities of Alaska. In an
article by A. Malcolm Smith of the
wilkins Arctic Expedition, he
states: "There is no part Of Uncle
Sans domain so misunderstood
and misquoted as the Arctic. Even
the present day school books LEAD
the younger generation astray we
have 143 varieties of wild MOWERS
which bloom in the Arctic, In the
short season from the first OF May
to the end of August. The plant
life in the Arctic never lacks mols-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
TOdds

Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Calendine,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. D. Calendine and
daughter spent Sunday at Moxa-
hala park.
Todds grange will meet this Fri
day evening. Each lady bring her
favorite cookie recipe, and a sam
pie.
Successful Operation
The many friends of Mrs. M. L.
Johnson are glad to hear of her
successful operation last Wednes :
day at Bethesda hospital, for gall
stones and adhesions. She is do
ing nicely
Miss Martha Lynn who is en-
ployed at the Chapman home in
East Windsor, spent few days re
Gently at home.
Miss Alice Cheadle is helping her
sister Mrs. Lincoln Taylor, of Nal
ia, to move.
Mrs. Agnes Van Antwerp, Lenore
Cheadle and Irene Green were Sun
day guests of Mrs. Ida Greathouse.
Mrs. Mary Ellis and Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Ellis attended the Odd Eel
lows picnic at the Lafe Ray home,
at Dale
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21

stitches. The other occupants es-
capped without injury. They were
brought to the office of our ply
sician, where the wounds were CIV
en- proper treatment.
Mrs. Sadie Rabberman who has
been spending the past two weeks
at the Leslie Rabberman home at
Pittsburgh, Pa, returned home, Fri
day.
G.. E. Fawcett, wife and daughter
Marjorie and Miss Blanche Schofield
visited Saturday with Miss Ardis
Fawcett of Barberton.
Wilbur Kennard of New Lex
ington spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Kennard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Denny of
GAINESVILLE were Sunday guests of l..
J. Denny and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Vercoe and
daughter of Marietta were Sunday
visitors at the Mrs. John Price
home.
Mrs. Addie Ewart who has been
quite i'll the past few days, is some
improved. Mrs Grubb from Stock
port is assisting with the house
work
Miss Lillian Todd spent Friday
afternoon with the Doudna family
at Marietta.
Misses Marian Reed and Blanche
Schofield were business callers IN
Zanesville,' Friday.
Attending o. T., Athens
Ray Williams, Lewis and Charles
Gibbons and Miss Helen Worrall
are attending Ohio University, Ath-
ems.
Mrs. Harry Cook and Mrs. Oph1e
Smith and baby of Malta were call
ing on Mrs. l.. J. Denny, Monday
afternoon.
Homecoming at Tabor
The Homecoming will be held at
Tabor, Sunday, Sept. "a. Rev. Suit
ton of Newark will preach both
in the morning and afternoon.
Everyone invited. Come, bring your
baskets and stay all day.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Dav-
is, Tuesday, Sept. 10, nine pound
daughter, named Barbara Lee.
Plans for Farmers Institute
The first meeting to plan for
farmers institute, to be held at
Chesterhill, Nov. Is and 16, was
at McConnelsville, Sept. Is. Plans
are being made to make this the
best institute ever held at this place.
Miss Catherine Kaiser, student at
Ohio State University, Columbus,
spent the week end with her par
ents. II. H. Kaiser's, near JOY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stevenson and
daughter, Mr.. Howard Berry or
Killbuck; Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Dyer
and children of New Straitsvllle;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Green, Mr..
Syphers, Ray Gross, Burt, Howard
and Homer Gheen of Columbus,
were Saturday and Sunday guests of
P. E. Berry and family.
Mrs. M. D. Cain and children are
spending a few days with Sllas
Gains of Mountville.
Pastor Leaves
Rev. l.. r. Wilkin who has been
pastor of the M. E. church here the
past year, has been transferred TO
Corning. where he will be pastor Tor
this conference year. Rev. Howard
Householder, former pastor here,
and who has been at Canal VIM
chester the last year, will be pas
tor here for the coming year.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
Page Sever

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Miller and
daughter Betty Lou spent fshndaG
with Leland jenkins and family sxet.
Belpre.
Miss Lura McGregor came Satur-
day evening to the home of her
uncle and aunt, returning to her
home Sunday, accompanied by her
mother Mrs. Fanny McGregor who
spent several weeks here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
Reinersville

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Walters
and small daughter of Columbus.
were visitors last week at the S. L.
Hill home in Reinersville
Harley Long and daughter Gladys
of Youngstown, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner MARY Long, of Lisbon,
were callers in Reinersville, last
Thursday evening.
Leslie McGrath has moved his
family from the M. P. parsonage in
Reinersville, to the Pau! McNabb
property.
from Reinersville high school last
spring, expects to attend o. S. U,
the coming school year.
Miss Mary Morrison, a former
resident of Reinersville. was reliev--
ed of $4 by a daring robber at her
home, 1920 Westbourne avenue,
GAINESVILLE, last Friday evening. She
reported to police officers that she
had drawn her pay from the Mosaic
Tile company, where she is employ
GU, Ill tut dlLcIuO anu FlSiIeu tut
down town section in the evening.
After returning home, she was in a
front room counting her money,
when she heard knock at the door,
and when she opened it, man
grabbed her money and ran off the
porch. Police officers were called,
but it was after dark and it is not
likely the robber could be captured.
Mr.. and Mrs. HilIas Collins and
daughter of GAINESVILLE were visitors
at the home Of her father, Charles
Hutchins, in Reinersville, the latter
part of last week. and over Sunday.
J. L. Maier, daughter Eunice and
a lady friend of Eagleport, were
visitors at the Maier home in Rein
ersville, Sunday.
Quite a bit of the corn crop has
been put in shock in this vicinity.
The crop will likely be under the
average.
Lloyd Baker Of Crooksville was a
visitor at the Fl. G. Combs home,
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards were
visitors in and near Reinersville,
Sunday afternoon
Miss Frances Gross of Columbus,
music teacher in several of the
schools in Morgan county, outside of
McConnelsville, gave her first les
son to the schools of Reinersville,
Monday If the Gunsett bill which
is now before the Ohio legislature
should pass, we suppose Reinersville
high school would be eliminated,
since it is under the 90 pupil re-
quirement. There are a number of
persons who have had the advantage
would not have had such education
if there had not been a high school
in Reinersville Some members of
the school board seem to think that
music classes should be eliminated
from the schools, but we feel that
the music instruction is of immense
ly more value to the majority of the
younger generation, than some 9TH
er subjects that are found in the
high school curriculum-in fact we
feel that some would be glad if the
entire high school system were elm
mated, but we are very glad that
this class is very far in the minority
Appendicitis Operation
Denzil Elliott was taken to a
Marietta hospital last Friday morn
ing, where he underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis. The appendix
was found to be ruptured and in
bad condition. The report from the
hospital Monday evening was that
his condition was only fairly good.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21

very interesting meeting last Thurs
day afternoon, at the home of Mrs.
r. w. Dewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henery and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cross enter
tanned over the week end the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Norman and Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Henery of Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs Kennard O. Cross
and Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Reed of
GAINESVILLE visited Sunday with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Cross.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

Salisbury, Rehoboth, Pocomoke
City, Snow Hill and Salisbury.
With the General Assemblies of
both the National and Southern
Churches cooperating officially,
Presbyterians from all parts of
the United States gathered at
Princess Anne Wednesday morn
ing for services in the Manokin
Presbyterian Church Following
services at noon at Rehoboth, the
pilgrimage journeyed to Mackenzie
Park, near the Maryland line, in
Accomac county, Virginia, to visit
the grave of the pioneer minister.
Services also We're held in the af-
ternoon at Pitts Creek Church,
Pocomoke City and at Snow Hill
before the pilgrimage reached the
Wicomico church near Salisbury
for the evening service. Speak
ers at the services included: Rev
DR.. William P. F'inney, Of Phila-
delphia; Rev. j. Ross Stevenson,
head of the Princeton Theological
Seminary; Rev. Harris E. Kirk, of
Baltimore; DR.. Thompson, of
Charlestown, w. ", and DR. Rob
ert E. Speer, of New York
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11
HERO FINDS
WIFE is WE'D
Shell Shocked War Veteran
Regains His Memory and
Shocked Again
WARS SAD AFTERMATH

Vienna.-It took Joseph Meirer,
sergeant in the Austrian Eighty
fourth infantry, fifteen years to get
home after the war.
He walked into the Vienna police
headquarters, snapped to salute and
reported his return, the last Wen
nese prisoner of war.
A week before the armistice was
signed, Sergeant Meirer, while on
outpost duty, was buried by a sud-
den explosion. He was dug out
senseless by French sappers and
carried to one of their dressing sta
tions, where it was found that he
had lost power of speech and men,
Ory.
After eighteen months in French
hospitals he finally found himself
in a Moroccan military cantonment.
There he began slowly to recover
the power of speech. He was dis
missed half cured after several
months.
He worked for a time as a help
er in a French munitions plant.
Later, he says. he was back in
Tunis working as a master mechan-
ic. In the meantime he had learned
French perfectly and was quite sat
isfied with his job.
In Meirer's twisted account there
appears to have been an interim
when he was a fireman in the Gre
matory at Sidi Bel Abes. Then he
got a job as fireman on a freighter
bound for Singapore.
1t was there in February, 1882,
that his memory came back to him
naturally and without the usual
attendant strain.
Stranded and without a cent, he
finally reached Constantinople. From
there he walked to Vienna.
Meirer's wife is now married to
another man. His children refused
to recognize him-shabby. stutter-
ing. old-their war-hero father. His
friends have moved away His job
is gone.
He is no longer a man without a
country, but he finds little happi-
ness in 1t.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11
Mrs. Coolidge Also
Known for Silence

Wasnington.-Wh Mrs. Cal
win Coolidge was noted as one Of
the most brilliant conversational
lists who ever graced the position
of First Lady of the Land, she
was also as silent as President
Coolidge from a public point of
view.
During the years she was in
the White House and as wife Of
the Vice President of the United
States, Mrs. Coolidge never made
a public speech or allowed her
self to be interviewed on a pub
lie question.
Her theory was that the first
commandment of politicians
wife should be: Thou Shalt Not
Talk Politics" Mrs. Coolidge did,
OCCASIONALLY, see writer's for news
papers or magazines and was
most gracious in helping them
with their stories but never as
coming from her.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

II your heating plants.
average shape and you Il
the proper size Of fusl. Il
no reason why the drain |
furnace should be chang
from one fueling till Z
unless of course there hl
den change in the weaas
Don't worry about tts
ing out. If there is a I'D
in the furnace and the t1
for a normal running s1
it can't go out.
The movement Of tAesE
the furnace is regulstaf /
justing the opening Of I
slide in the ash pit dOa.
The twist damper in Ia
pipe controls the suppl 1
through the fire. Wheltis
the full draft Of the chin
applied to the furnace.
ting the damper it is u
membered that coke
much less air than coal
Since the draft is l'
same in any two hestit
lations, you will have %
experiment the proper
for various weather c0i'
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11
SNAKE t41 cRI1|
IN THEp'Iu''||
Ney' e, Lee Elliott d |
church. Laurel, Ia, !
per fence While prs1
7-FT. SNAKE W.,

The Rev T.oa ~.
Shiloh Churc5 Hl'lo'' d
his sci mon S,I,a. al's \
a seve foot bIaol. non
at his feet in tbe -,-aAs nr1I.
Chipman. one of ), p1INt |
saw the reDtiIA ~ IS V'Ds|
" into the pI,In;t 9t'4' sun
launched irto s.; q l
Mr.. CHipman III aao''s
snake apparent,
tors preaching soots .a
curled I'D ouietlv
sleep NIr. Cbinr,.s
the selIvice wae al, VI
revelat ion. "Ara = %
snakes pastor ~
Rev. AIr FlIio,. !. "
hensive1y .ves
piled Wen vo,,,,-
en- feet long in ro, g.
Mr.. Chtpmar's cb.a !, s4s
ter the pastor and GILT. 4
congregation had oa..
startllng g discovery tie !!
taken outside and killed /