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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
EagIeDOrt
Play at Grange Hall

The Triadelphia school patrons
will give a play at the Eagleport
grange hall, Friday evening, Feb.
IT. Come and see the "Hoodooed
Coon" from Slabtown. Missouri.
Lots of fun and plenty of music.
Admission 10c. Time, o'clock
Adv.
The correspondent having seen
this play knows it is well worth
your time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel Taylor and
family and Mrs. Opal Mankey and
daughter of McConnelsville, were
Sunday guests of E. H. Clifton's.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Eye and
daughter Eloise spent last Wednes-
day with E. H. Eyes of Eagleport
route.
Mrs. Donald Monroe who has been
i'll, is improving.
Alfred Henry and family of Tri-
adelphia visited Sunday with rela-
tives at this place.
Otto Stoneburner of GAINESVILLE
visited the latter part of last week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. r.
Stoneburner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Henry and
son Kenneth visited Sunday after
noon with S. j. Moore's of Union
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Robb and
daughter Norma of Philo visited
Monday oVoninp with tho fOrmor'c c
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Robb.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
The Sycamore
A Story of Bristol Township Folk
By c. B. RAY
By c. B. RAY

slop some more, but we are sure
that long before this you have seen
that all the big folks of our town
ship were farmers. Neither would
we have you think that we think
Or have any right to think that the
big folks went into other lines of
work
John Frederick, son of Robert NJ.
and Lottfe Cunningham Henderson,
was born at the old homestead be-
tween Cloud and Rowland He at
tended the schools of the township,
taught school, attended college at
Marietta and Athens; was superin-
tendent of the schools at Glouster,
Wayerly and Macarthur In addi-
law. His wife, May F. Ray Hen
derson, daughter of George V and
Elizabeth Wilson Ray, was born on
the farm now owned by John Broe-
del, near the cid Valley house. Al
ter John was admitted to the bar,
they went to Ashland, Ashland
county, where they have ever since
resided. Their son and only child
Robert, also an attorney is in part
nership with his father, under the
firm name of Henderson & Hender-
son. We wouldn't mind being a
juror in the Ashland court if the
judge would allow John to tell
stories. John is a famous story
teller. Somewhere in our writing
we have said that we We're not
weighing Bristol folk in the bal
ances. Neither are we classifying
them At the same time we are
aware of the fact that there are blue
ribbon and red ribboners in the hui
man race, as well as in live stock.
The man or woman who does not
know this hasn't sense enough to
sharpen pencil. much less to use
one. Leaving out all names and
initials, we wish to say that the hu-
man family has some big folks-big
by pounds, by or on account of
wealth; big hearted, on account of
education and ability 1t is pos
sible that all these accomplish
may be pleased to call them, might
be found in one individual but this
would be the exception rather than
the rule. The loss of q few hun
dred pounds of flesh would have
made Baby Bliss look ordinary The
many man or woman in the base
ment, but the man with education
and ability is always leading the
procession. The man or woman who
has commanded attention on ac-
cout of their cash, is worse flop
lot of cash to make breast works
to keep the neighbors from seeing
how ordinary some rich folks are.
In telling of the Henderson law
firm we meant to tell you that the
junior member Robert married
Irene Lamb, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. U. E. Lamb of near the Locust
Grove church. After reading about
the good folk who have their an
cestral tree rooted in Bristol, she
will feel her parents made mis-
take in not locating here.
Somewhere in our writing we told
you that the old Cotton bridge was
moved to the crossing at the Ode
Tilden farm near Rowland. Recent
ly when crossing the bridge we no
ticed the workmen had not put the
hub boards back in their original
positions, which had badly mixed up
the advertisement. Some of the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09

Thursday evening at r. W. Griest's.
Mrs. Clancy Newburn entertained
recently with quilting, the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Dougan of Chesterhill, Mrs. Fred
Williams, Mrs. Glare Hiatt, Mrs.
Riley Dougan and daughter and
Mrs. vana Dougan OF Pennsville,
Mrs. Annie Newsom and Mr.. and
Mrs c.. III. Bingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Erwin were
guests Sunday evening at Rose
Tracy's.
Marie Harris of Ohio University
was a week. end guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Harris.
Friends and neighbors were
shocked to hear of the sudden
death of Mrs. E. P. Younkin, Mon
day morning. She had been resi-
dent of this vicinity for a number
of years.
Mrs. C. III. Newman was a guest
Friday Of Mrs. Carl Hosom.
Bryan Ball is Improving, but
still has his knee in a cast.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
A Man Little Known

Jas. T. Wilson, born at Rowland
and living there during his young
manhood, has been away so long
that very few folks here would
know him if they met him He left
his home in the fail of 1888, goin g
TO Pennsylvania, where he worked
on a race horse farm and has been
in the business ever since. He was
sent to Austria with string of II 4
horses, where he spent one and a
half V ears. He was in Florida when
last card from, and stated that
they we're soon leaving for North
Carol ma. When on his last visit
he left pair of shoes he had never
worn. so we are suprosing hard
times have not pinched his feet at
least. Some day when he makes
his next visit home, we hope to
spend some timo with him and tell
YOU more Of his life and experiences.
Patrick Garrett and Tacey his
wife came from Loudoun county,
Virginia, to Harrison county, Ohio.
then to Bristol township in 1882
They were the parents of IL chill
dren-Alfred, Eli, Robert, Silas,
George, Emma Fulton, Mariah
Wheeler, Sally Keever, Jane Green
elch. Their home was on the east
side oil the township where Willis
Garrett now lives. Through this
lineage the Garrett family spreads
+o,.
takes in the CARROTS of Bristol. but
of Vinton county of Virginia, and
Iowa, and no doubt by this time
they are scattered to the four parts
of our country.
Benajah King and his wife Lucy
Calista Dilley King owned the farm
and built the residence now owned
and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wilson. at Rowland. They were
the parents of the following chill
dren-Ed, Nathan, William, Cora
Forest, John, Roy and Ernest. Ed
Roy and Ernest are deceased. They
left Bristol, going to the state of
Washington, and lived and died at
East Sound, where Mr.. King had
another line nome Dullt.
The LOgans
John A. and Rachel Camp Logan
lived on the farm now owned by G.,
VI. Garrett, southeast Of the Row
land store. Their children, Matte
Dowiing, Margaret Merwin, Samuel
of GAINESVILLE, James and Julia. The
father was either killed or died of
disease, in the Civil war, and is
buried in the south.
Another family, Henry Jordon
and Elizabeth Mercer Jordon, lived
on the Garrett farm. They were
the parents of two sons, Orthello
and Calvin, and one daughter, Ella
Richmond, whose home was at
Portsmouth. Calvin lives in Ten
nessee, and Orthello in Idaho. Ell
las husband is deceased. Robert
and Delilah Carlin owned and lived
on the farm now owned by H. d.
Lawrence, which is still known as
the Carlin place. They never had
any children, but raised Charley
and Emaline Pearson. The north
side of this farm makes part of the
Muskingum Morgan county line.
We suspect that our readers who
were not acquainted with Bristol
folk, thought in the beginning of
ing and grazing section, the inhabi-
tants did nothing but feed and slcp,
cultivate and harvest. then feed and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR
PAROLE

Russell Lynn, No. 28727, pris-
oner now confined in the Ohio state
reformatory, Mansfield, admitted
from Morgan county, convicted
Anril 10, 1882, of the crime of bur-
glary and larceny, and serving a
sentence of one to Is years, is eli
gible for a hearing before the Board
of Parole, on or after March 1,
1933.-The Board of Parole. By
j. J. Feeney, Parole and Record
Clerk. 9f2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Malta Route Two

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hosom
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Erwin.
Anna Geddes of Roostervills
is spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Geddes
James Roberts of Columbus spent
last Tuesday night and Wednesday
with his mother Mrs. Ancil Ridgley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ellis spent
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Hattie L. Henery, de-
ceased.
H. H. Choguill has been appoint
ed and qualified as administrator,
with the will annexed, of the estate
of Hattie l.. Henery, late of Nor
gan county, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this gath day of January,
A. D., 1888.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge Of said County.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Thelma Ball, deceased.
L. J. Weber, whose address is Nc
ConneIsville, Ohio, has been ap-
pointed and qualified as administra-
tor Of the estate Of Thelma Ball,
late of Morgan county, Ohio, de-
ceased.
Dated this 3Oth day of January,
A. D., 1888.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
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LIQUID TABLETS SALVE
Checks Colds first day, Headaches or
Neuralgia in 80 minutes, Malaria in
3 days.
@ SALVE for HEAD COLDS
Most Speedy Remedies Known
The Washington times., 1933-10-11

"Over the Hill" was a very
popular story a long time ago. It
told of a sons desperate efforts to
take his mother out OF the poor
house.
There's another side to the story
of the poorhouse-the story Of the
desperate efforts of children to
keep their old mother or dad from
ever entering the poorhouse.
Home for AgeI ThrOnged
That story is revealed at the
District poorhouse, the Blue Plains
Home for the Aged and Infirm,
where in the past few lean years,
the number of inmates has in
creased almost so per cent.
The old folks home is the pulse
of the economic illness of a city,
says one Blue Plains official, be-
cause no son or daughter will per-
init a father or mother to go there
unless conditions are such as
absolutely to demand it.
In the white women's division
of the home, the number of in
mates has increased from so to IA
in the past few years.
Building Renovated
And all these old ladies are
now in quite a state of excite
ment over the latest change in
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
HOME OWNERS
F|LEPLEASFOR
S2,000,000
HyattSviIIe Office Is Flooded
With Requests for Aid;
$597,172 Approved

Loan applications totaling more
than 100000 have been filed
with the Hyattsville office of the
Home Owners Loan Corporation
by residents of nearby Maryland.
With receipt of the six hundred
and sixtieth application yesterday
by Thomas L. Peyton, manager
of the office, the total of the
applications mounted to $2,074,-
259.35.
Working as rapidly as possible,
the office, which takes in seven
counties, has obtained mortgage
agreements for $597,17298.
Titles Examined
Since the opening of the Of
flee, IA loans have been closed
and the staff is now operating
on a schedule which includes the
closing of a loan a day.
Mr.. Peyton has placed on order
with his attorneys 81 titles for
examination. AS soon as the
titles are approved that many
more applications will be passed
on.
Bond Value Stressed
Mr.. Peyton has been able to
obtain the agreements Of all i'm
portaut financial officials in his
district regarding acceptance of
the home bonds. He has. sold
the bonds on the following merits:
Their salable value, because
they are a constant liquid collat-
eral, because they are acceptable
at 80 per cent of par by the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
and acceptable by Federal Re-
serve Banks as loans to member
banks.
He describes mortgages as be-
ing frozen assets" in comparison
to the bonds which he thinks will
have an easy turnover.
The Hyattsville office has pre-
vented foreclosures in 158 cases.
Mr.. Peyton said.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
HIT THAT
COLD
1T LIVES
in the System!

Don't fool yourself about a
cold! It's nothing to be taken
lightly nor treated lightly. A
cold is an internal infection that
will quickly spread within the
system unless promptly checked.
The wise thing to take for a cold
is Groves Laxative Bromo Quinine.
First of all, it is distinctly a
cold remedy and not "cure-all."
Secondly, it is an internal treat
ment: Thirdly, it does the four
things necessary. It opens the
bowels, combats the cold germs
and fever in the system, relieves
the headache and grippy feeling
and tones and fortifies the en-
tire system. That's the treat
ment a cold requires and any,
thing less is taking chances. All
druggists sell Groves Laxative
Bromo Quinine, soc and soc.
Ask for it by the full name and
reject a substitute.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
WORK To START
WITHIN NEXT
80 DAYS
Special Election Coming for
Approval of Bond Issue
As Security for Loan

Public Works Administration
officials today approved a loan of
$2,500,0 900 to Arlington county for
construction of new sewage
system.
The $2,5O0,O00 will permit con.
6truction of a complete system of
trunk lines, sanitary sewers, GER.
tain lateral sewers and two pri.
mary treatment plants.
Part Loan, Part Grant
Arlington county's allotment is
part loan, part grant. Of the total
80 per cent of the cost of labor
and material, approximately $685.
600, is an outright grant. The
balance Is loan secured by 4 per
cent general obligation bonds.
A special election will be held
In the county November 81 to ap-
prove a bond issue to be posted
as security for the loan, Harry A.
Fellows, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, announced.
Application for the loan was
made six weeks ago to the PWA,
and now that it has been granted
work on the project is expected
to start within the next 80 days.
Survey Near Completion
Allen B, Mcdaniel, county sani-
tary engineer, said that nine field
crews are now completing the
survey for the system, and work
will begin as soon as this is fin
ished.
The project will give employ
ment to about 1900 men, it was
estimated. Some contracts will be
let before the survey is COM
pleted, County Manager Ray S.
Braden said.
Danville, Va, received $3,000,-
600 for construction of a 10000
kilowatt hydroelectric plant with
dam and tunnel, and Westminis-
ter, Md, $289,oOO for a new sewer
system.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Slump Increases Population
Of Poorhouse By Half

the old home. Every wall in the
place is being cleaned and
painted. Some of the ladies,
though excited about the renova-
ton, are a little annoyed by the
constant noise and presence Of
men in quarters. Said one little
old lady, SO years old to be exact,
when she was approached by this
reporter:
"Now you're not going to boss
me, too, are you? These men
that are overhauling our place
are always bOssing me around.
"See that chair there? They
told me to sit there and get out
of their way. Men are all like
that, though. They always want
to boss. You won't boss me,
will yOu?"
Another was reading a. novel
while munching at her favorite
delicacy-cheeSe. Still another
was reading a newspaper and
commenting to her neighbor on
the Geneva situation.
The institution has it's "baby,"
woman of 40, and its grand
ma" who was born 81 years ago.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
D. {. WILL FETE
s. CAROLINA
GRID TEAM
Parade, Drills, Dance, and
Fireworks to Honor Clemson
College Eleven

Some 1000 South CarolinianS,
1000 of whom are coming from
South Carolina especially for the
occasion, tomorrow start three
day celebration which will mark
the first appearance in Washing
ton of the Clemson Collge Tigers,
noted football team of the Game
cock State.
The celebration is under the
joint auspices of the South Caro-
lima Society of Washington and
the National Clemson College
Alumni Association.
A football game between Clen-
son and George Washington Uni
versity, a number of class and
college reunions, a parade, a
dance and other social events will
be included in the three-day pro-
gram.
Game To Be Friday
The climax of the celebration
will be reached Friday night
when the Tigers and Colonials
clash on the football gridiron of
Griffith Stadium, starting at 8:15
o'clock.
The gala event starts tomorrow
morning at 7:35 when special
trains carrying about 1000 people
from back home" arrive in
Washington. The Clemson cadet
corps will detrain in southwest
Washington and will march to
the Washington tourist camp.
At 11:55 a. M, Coach Jess
Nicely and his band of 35 Clem-
son Tiger football players will be
greeted at Union Station by the
group from South Carolina
augmented by about 1000 local
South Carolinians and their
friends.
Parade Tomorrow
The parade, with the cham
pionship Clemson R. o. T. C.
drill platoon occupying prom
inent place, will be tomorrow
afternoon. Arrangements have
not yet been completed.
At $50 tomorrow afternoon,
Clemson alumni, South Caroi-
mans, and their friends will
gather at the Hamilton Hotel,
where the Clemson alumni head
quarters has been established. A
dinner will follow social meet
ing.
At $3.50 p. m. tomorrow the
dance, under the auspices of the
South Carolina Society. will start
at the Shoreham Hotel, continu-
ing to 1 a. m. Friday morning.
The Carolina group will march
to Griffith Stadium in a body for
Friday nights game.
G. w. U. students will welcome
Clemson with special drill. Fire
works are included in the Friday
night celebration in Griffith Sta
dium.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
DOUBLE KILLING
JA|LS MAN

LYNCHBURG, Va, Oct. IL
Charged with the murder of his
brother-in-law and a policeman,
H. D. Shepherd, 35, a radio me-
chanic, was held in the city
prison here today.
The dead are Percy Mawyer,
Shepherds brother-in-law. and
Patrolman George M. Ware,
member of the Lynchburg force
for the past IS years.
According to police, Ware and
Mawyer went to Shepherds home
in response to a telephone call
that a woman had been stabbed
there. At the house they found
that Shepherd had just left
They started in pursuit.
Several blocks away they found
him. According to eye witnesses,
before they could get out Of their
car Shepherd opened fire.
Ware was instantly killed and
Mawyer died few minutes after
being taken to the Lynchburg
Hospital. Shepherd denied the
killing.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
KIN
GIVEN POST

Recent appointment of Rignald
Grady, a relative of John F..
Costello, Democratic National COM
mitteeman, as second deputy re-
corder of deeds is causing much
concern in colored Democratic
political circles.
Grady is said to be the third
member of the Costello family
being placed in the recorders Of
flee. Some time ago, Mrs. Kill
leen, sister r-in-law of the COM
mitteeman, was named first dep
uty recorder while another sister,
in-law is chief comparer at the
same office.
Grady takes a post which has
been held by a colored appointee
for nearly a half century. JET
ferson Coage, the present recorder,
was appointed during the Hoover
administration. Only one white
recorder has held the post, and
that was Costello during the Will
son administration.
The appointment of a new re-
corder is expected to be an
nounced following the meeting
of Congress early in January.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
First of | 200 Cases on File Goes Through
Newly Established Routine; Quick Action
Seen Now for Distressed Purchasers

Machinery of the local branch
of the Home owners Loan Cor
poration started in full swing yes
terday when the first of the more
than 1900 cases on file were
completed.
Paul J. Frizzell, manager of the
District branch, handed to Charles
E. Marsh, secretary-treasurer of
the Real Estate and Columbia
Title Insurance Company, bonds
representing $12,307.14 secured by
a trust on premises at 1912
Thirty-SiXth Pl. N. w., the home
of Mrs. Mamie G.. Loomis, which
was redeemed through the Govern
ment agency after a foreclosure
last June.
Not The First Case
In completing the transaction,
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
'ENOCX ARDEN
CASE LANDS
IN COURT
Non-Support Charge Fought
On Ground Woman'S First
Mate Returned From Grave

BALTIMORE, Oct. 11.-Movie
scenario writer's missed a choice
opportunity for an idea" yester-
day, when drama was portrayed
in case presented in Judge Rob
ert F. Stanton's court here.
Mrs. Ida Crosby was suing her
husband, Charles Crosby, for non.
support, but Crosby contended he
could not be sued because Mrs.
CroSby's first husband, from
whom she never had been di-
vorced, is alive.
The drama" began, according
to testimony, with the marriage
of Mrs. Crosby to Robert Johnson
in 1901. In 1916 johnson disap-
peared and was not heard from
for 10 years.
Buried Wrong Man
In 1925, Mrs. johnson read in .
newspaper that Robert johnson
was i'll in hospital and she went
to see him. The patient said his
wife's name was Ida and spoke
intimately of the family but when
she asked him if he recognized
her he only turned away The
next day the patient died, but not
before Mrs. Johnson's daughter,
Ruth, had seen him and ldenti-
fled him as her father.
So Mrs. johnson collected $500
life insurance for his death and
buried the man in a cemetery
here. A priest also said he, too,
believed the dead man was her
husband.
Real Johnson Returned
In 1880 Mrs. johnson married
Crosby, and four months later,
the real Robert Johnson returned,
but said he would not contest
her marriage to Crosby since the
latter was better able to support
her than he. Crosby, informed
Of Johnson's return, said his wife
must choose between the two
men, and Mrs. Crosby chose him.
Johnson left for Florida, and
Ruth Johnson, his daughter, has
been corresponding with him
there since.
A month ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Crosby separated.
Judge Stanton dismissed the
non-support charge, advising the
couple to live apart until they
could obtain counsel to determine
their marital status.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11

Frizzell explained that the in
cident was an important one. He
said:
"This does not mean that this
is the first instance where the
Home Loan Corporation has
aided a family. There have
been many instances of that
kind. In fact, we began inter-
vening on behalf of home own
ers before the District branch
had actually opened its office.
"ThiS is the first case to be
carried through the strict rOu-
tine of obtaining agreement of
mortgage holders, title search,
appraisal and the many other
details necessary to place the
trust. In other words, the en-
tire routine to be followed in
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Social Agency Club
Hears COULSOn Talk

Miss Edith Coulson, of the
Washington Council of Social
Agencies addressed the Tuesday
Evening Club of Social Workers
at the Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A.
last night. The speaker outlined
briefly the various problems of
social conditions confronting the
workers in this city. DR.. Clara
Talliaferro, president of the club,
presided.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
County Police Court
Handles 474 Cases

Hyattsville contributed m or e
than so per cent OF the cases tried
in the Prince Georges county po-
lice court during the month Of
September, according to the re-
port of Thomas Henault, court
clerk, to the Board of County
Commissioners.
A total of $2,716.55 was COL
lected in fines and costs in auto
mobile cases, while $1,048.50 was
levied in criminal cases. A total
of 474 cases were heard, 242 which
were settled in the Hyattsville
branch of the court, 161 in Upper
Marlboro, 81 at Laurel and 20 at
Capitol Heights.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Hill Again to Head
Ki1Uanis Publicity

Edwin F.. Hill, governor of the
Capital District, KiWanis Inter
national, embracing Maryland,
Virginia, the District of Columbia,
and Delaware, has been reappoint-
ed International Publicity Chair
man, according to announcement
by International President Joshua
L. Johns yesterday. The Inter
national Kiwanis comprises nearly
1000 clubs in all parts of the
country.