Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-22
Renrock

After lapse Of several years
ice is again being put up here a
Renrock This time by J. C. Reet
e Sons.
Dickinson Men Ill
Both of the Dickinson men, Har
ry and Garner are confined to theil
homes on account of rather seriou!
illness; the former, ulcers of tht
stomach, the latter a severe case o.
flu.
Miss Beulah Caldwell has beer
taken to a GAINESVILLE hospital, fol
| treatment
1t was with profound sorrow
particularly among the older set
| that the news was received here oi
the death of Mrs. Georgia (Dye)
McClelland Of Norval Park, Zanes-
vile. She was born here in the
house on the high point, just over
in Manchester township, once the
home of her parents, Furman and
Lucy Dye. She lived there until
her marriage to James McClelland
For many years they owned that
notable stone mansion house that
overlooks Norval Park.
Rev. Ray Huff is in the midst of
a revival at Oakland.
Remove not the ancient land
marks which thy fathers have set
That injunction was very important
in the days of Solomon. and in 4
land where there were no fences. In
latter days the word seems to have
taken on little extra meaning,
viz, most any old thing that has
stood for a long time and is identi-
fled with early history The last
building of the old Bush Wooden
Mill on Crooked Run, has been torn
down and removed. While it has
been used as tenant house for
perhaps so years, it formerly be-
longed to the factory equipment
and stood on the opposite side of
the run, next to the main building,
with room for drive way between.
1t was shelved and had a long coun-
ter and looked much like a store.
1t was in this room that the var
louS patterns and colors of the
woolen goods were kept on display
and for sale. Bright red was
very popular color in those days.
Some time we hope to write about
the departed glory of Crooked Run.
No, brother Byron, while some of
the means you mention might avail
in the sugar camp, it is Mother Ma
ture that is kind and considerate of
us. When our thermometer gets
to monkeying around GAINESVILLE,
and starts down toward Philo,
Dame Nature, in her way, stops the
work
"a Dirt Farmer!' Isn't that a
sweet smelling title to give a man?
Our forefather never "hearn of
sich an animal" It is too bad that
true, "sOns of the soil - have tC
call themselves by such a beautiful
CD name. Dirty politicians who
wanted to get the vote of the rural
people, would shout from their
soap-box platforms that they too
were farmers, when they didn't
know a cows tail from a pump
handle. Then it was that the hon
est to goodness farmer, when he
took a notion to seek an office, had
to qualify and defend his title by
calling himself "dirt farmer" I'll
we had prize to hand to a "dirt"
farmer, we believe we would hand
it to our neighbor, D. L. Vandyne:
while he owns a farm home, he has
been renting ground for more than
SO years, and he has plowed fields
on all the farms from the VIM. Mel
son line in Manchester township,
following the GAINESVILLE road to the
county line. 1t is our
guess that "Dite' has spoiled the
habitation of more grub-worms
than any other man in this part Of
the country.
We are unable to give report of
the last grange meeting, but pre-
sumo it "was the best yet" Haven't
you heard of meetings getting bet
ter and better all the time, yet nev-
er reaching a climax? Reminds US
Of a half dozen farmer boys who
always went around with their
pockets full of trinkets, and on
Sunday they would get out in the
barn and trade, all among them
selves, and when they quit they all
declared they were a quarter ahead.