Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-07-05


agent here, has returned from {
business trip to West Virginia.
East Bloom: John Daily has gone
to Athens to attend school this sum
mer.
Woodgrove: Austin Mills of o.
i've Green was hurt on railroad a;
Hutchinson, Kan, some days ago
and at last report was in critical
condition. Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin
of Springfield are visiting Reiners
vile friends. Mrs. Baldwin was
Millie Bell, formerly of Reiners-
vile.
Centerville: E. A. Morris has re-
turned home, after making an eX-
tended visit with his son Clay OF
Cleveland.
Chesterhill: John Huffman who
died Saturday was veteran of the
Civil war, serving in the 36th Reg
iment O. V. I. He was in Libby
prison nine months. Shem Crew of
Texas, formerly of Chesterhill, has
arrived here and will spend the
summer with his daughter Mrs
Will Smith.
Eagleport: During the electrical
storm Sunday evening the church
here was struck by lightning. The
steeple was damaged, about a
square of slate torn off, part of a
f1ue torn down, and the plastering
badly damaged. Word was receiv-
ed that Frank Mautz is sick with
typhoid fever, in a hospital at Ma
rietta.
East Windsor: T. D. Clancy has
not been well the past week. Rol-
lie Godfrey of Marietta is spending
his summer vacation at home.
Don Patterson has remodeled his
house, which adds much to it's ap-
pearance.
Poplar Ridge: Mr.. and Mrs G..
w. Warren whose birthdays occur
a few days apart, received about
130 cards from friends. Miss
Katherine Sullivan of McConnels-
Vile has been employed to teach the
Poplar ridge school,. Branson Wal
pole who was a student at Ohio
University last year, is at home for
the summer vacation.
Westland: Harper Dougan and
wife who were visiting relatives
and friends in Morgan county, have
returned to their home in Kansas
The home of James Dougan was
the scene of a family reunion June
20, there being 45 present-chil-
dren. grandchildren and great
grandchildren. All but three of the
eleven living children were present.
Mrs. James Dougan has been dead
for some time, and Riley Dougan
and family live in the James Dou-
gan home and take care of Mr.. Dou-
gan's father.
Bristol: Mrs. Jesse Muse and
daughter Miss Nan of GAINESVILLE
visited Leonard Muse and family
the past week Also Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hammond of Iowa were re-
cent visitors of the Muse family.
Sad were the waves when he
wooed her. sad was her first batch
of bread sad were his thoughts on
the morning sad irons she threw at
his head.
Prof. C. L. Martzolff made IS
commencement addresses in May.
"Union Depot" directed by Alice
Drake Saturday evening, July 8, at
City hall, Chesterhill.
Miss Mol1ie Curran is visiting
relatives and friends in Columbus
and Cleveland.
A.. L. Swayne of Asheville, N. c.,
has been elected a director of the
Hackney & Moale Printing company
of that city.
John Lent returned recently
from Columbus where he under
went an operation for goitre with
which he had been afflicted some
years.
Mrs. Emma Lansley who makes
her home at Mrs. A. j. Sands was
90 years old Monday.
P. 3. Thomas of Beaumont,
Kan, has been spending three
weeks in the county visiting rela-
tives and friends. He is a native Of
Morgan county. and left here in
1877, and this is his second visit
back.
Prof. f. II. Brown was elected SUI
perintendent of the Ada, o., schools.
He was formerly superintendent at
Stockport.
About $50 persons attended the
semi-centennial celebration and
banquet Of the McConnelsville high
school Alumni, held in the X. Of X.
hall Much praise is due Mrs. Liz
zie McLain, the president, and the
committees, who successfully man
aged the affair. Officers elected
for the coming year are: President
Mrs. A. p. Pinkerton; vice presi-
dent, Wilbur Matson; secretary,
Hattie Eberlein; treasurer, Joseph
Sheridan; executive committee, Mrs.
G. M. Scott, Hannah Koons and
Clarence Dearth.
Carl Chandler left for Canton
where he will probably be employ
ed
Misses Helen Bethel and Alta
Fisher of Flushing and j. A. Brown
of Ozark have been guests at the M.
Z. parsonage. The latter was ac-
companied home by Miss Jean Hav-
erfeld.
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