Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-08-09

friend Gilbert Carnes, Toledo, O.
Gilbert always writes us when poll
tics get exciting. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Carnes are in poor health. Mrs.
Harry Campbell was at Columbus
Friday night and Saturday to see
a specialist. We are glad to tell
you Mrs. Campbell is much improved
in health. x Ladies grab your ap-
rons Gents your bandanas College
men and newspaper men to the
weeds. For 80 years this scribe has
been wearing out pencils writing
words Just words then when it got
into the office the proof readers
have wore out more pencils putting
in! :? C") and $50 of our
friends who have followed us
through the years never noticed the
marks never looked for them. We
have written sketches of friends
gone on and preachers butchered
them No not all four preachers in
all these years read what we said
We have said musk when we want
ed to say mush melon we have said
bow vows when You knew we rant
ed and should have said hell We
have been called Mr. when we want
ed to be called Byron We have
worn cheap white shirts when we
wanted to wear every day blue ones
We have had to be careful what we
said or the Ed had to cut it or for
of crso
you know we have had more prive-
ledge than any other Cor who has
ever pushed a pencil on the Demo-
crat. When we tried something out
OF the ordinary for us the lines
were transposed we have outlived
the generation we started with. We
should have died and let them live
1t we don't quit this some body will
shoot us. We want to quit and Ray
wants us to continue and now you
may see glimpse of Cors life who
goes after news while our hours
have been below the code maximum
the wage while more than we were
worth were uncoded and now we
want to ask a favor We want the
above from where we made an x
without any marks. Herman Reed,
Everett Greer, Everett Thorla, Oran
Miller and S. W. Scott, members
and clerks of the board of educa-
ton, were at Columbus Saturday in
conference with state men regard
| ing centralized school building.
Ii the local board can figure to suit
the big boys, the building will be
erected this fall. We don't know
who will pay for it. School will con-
tinue in the old buildings until the
new one is completed in the old
buildings. We are sorry Uncle Josh
won't be here to make his motion
regarding the building. There
seems to be quite an epidemic of
summer complaint here A tea made
of dog fennel blossoms is said to be
an effective cure. The following
letter received too late for last
weeks issue will likely be of inter
est to the McGrath family, and old
timers of Bristol:
Cement, Oklahoma,
July 26, 1894
Mr.. Byron Ray, McConnelsville
Ohio: Sir:-I am writing you te
ask favor, as I am informed thai
you can tell me the address Of Mrs
Frances Gray, formerly of Morgan
county, Ohio. She is my mothers
only living sister, and as mother is
very near death, I would like fol
| you to forward the enclosed letter
direct to Mrs. Gray, so as to save
time. l will appreciate the kind
ness very much Thanking you in
/ advance, | am very respectfully
/ Mrs. Jessie Barrel
p. s.: Please finish the address
4 and mail.
AS we get it, Mrs. Barrel is a
daughter of Wesley Mousley, for
merly of Bear Run. We forwarded
the letter by next mail, also one te