Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-06-28

and children who spent month
among relatives here, have returned
to their home in Lima.
Wolf Creek: Frank Bells, for
merly of Oakland, now of Beverly,
have very sick child. with little
hope of it's recovery. Nick Norris,
a colored man living near Water
led in the Guard cemetery Sunday.
He leaves wife and a large fam
lily of children.
Millgrove: W. L. Craig sold
some fine cattle to IT. w Leland.
Freeman Hooper and Asbury Tay-
lor sold lot of sheep to Mr.. Le-
land.
Hooksburg: About 25 friends of
Mrs. Chalkley Harmer surprised
her with a birthday party on her
10th anniversary. The affair was
arranged by her daughter, Mrs. A.
r. Adrean.
East Windsor: Mrs. Stella Tay-
lor, while opening a glass fruit jar
received Il cut OH ueI uHStI dililCoI
the entire length, to the bone.
Renrock: Miss Flo Dye who has
been attending Muskingum college,
is home for the summer.
Reinersville: Jane Hastings fell
while picking cherries and fractur-
ed one of her legs. We understand
Miss Ada Drummond contemplates
visiting her father at Garden City,
Neb. Mrs. Louisa Fish and Mrs.
Sarah Posten, each between IS and
90 years of age, made a visit at
the home of DR.. Radcliff.
Meigsville township: Robert
Chambers has moved from this
township, to the Koons farm above
McConneIsville.. Geo Duvall serv-
ed ice cream and strawberries to
quite a crowd here Saturday even
ing. 1t was cold enough to snow
at that time, but the ice cream dis
appeared just the same. We learn
that Ross Ball, near Reinersville, is
critically i'll.
Rural Dale: The relatives and
friends in Morgan county, OF Er-
nest J. Hardness, who will remem-
Der him as the little boy orator,
will read with pleasure of his ad-
vancement in the educational line.
He graduates at the university at
Ann Arbor, Mich, this week. :.
Nearly everybody in this vicinity
contemplates attending the Chau-
tauqua at McConnelsville, especial
ly the day that the Hon. W. j.
Bryan speaks.
Harmony Hill: Finley Elliott of
Bloom has sold his land to c. B.
Richardson and John Stewart, and
has purchased what is known as
the Dr. Clark farm in Manchester
township, and will move onto it
soon. Your scribe called at the
Aber home north of town a lew
days ago. We found Mrs. Aber en-
joying life fairly well for one who
is nearing 85 years of age. She
fell nearly a year ago and hurt her
hip. so she is unable to walk with
out the aid of erutches. Her daugh-
ter Kate attends to her every need.
Stockport: Miss Genevieye Rus
sell who has completed course in
music at the college in West Lafay-
cite, was here last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Peck of McConnels-
willie visited Mr. and Mrs. L. Brill,
Sunday.
Alice Janet Whitaker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. NJ Whitaker,
climbed up on the gate of the porch
at the Whitaker home and fell
over, breaking both bones of her
right arm, half way between the
wrist and elbow.
David +. Green, a successful law
yer, of Cleveland, son Of d. J.
Green Of Renrock, sailed June u,
on the steamship Canopic, from
Boston. for Naples, Italy. He will
visit places of note in Italy, Eng
land, and elsewhere.
While working in ditch several
feet deep, laying the sewer on
Lock street, James Humphrey was
completely buried in cave-in OF
dirt After being rescued he seem
ed to be no worse for the exper-
ience.
Mrs. James w. Harper and
daughters Margaret and Grace oil
Pennsville, went to Crooksville to
visit relatives and friends.
Dr. c. A Harris, son Of Stacy
Harris of the west side, has dispos-
ed of his business at Lowell, and
will locate at New Paris, o.
The McConnelsville Church OF
Christ has called Rev. G. E. Groves
of Illinois. to become pastor.
E. A. Taylor and daughter Miss
Nora went to Columbus to attend
commencement at o. S. u, Earl
Taylor being a graduate from the
mechanical engineering course.
Mrs. Nancy Rutledge of Duncan
Falls will celebrate her 9th birth
day anniversary June 27. She is &
daughter of the late Samuel Nc,
Cune.
The W. C. IT. U. met with Mrs
Jessie King. The meeting was lee
by Mrs. Rebecca Birch, the subject
for discussion being "Perils of the
Nation" Piano and violin music
was rendered by Edith Black and
Myron King.
Mrs. James Stuard and daugh
ters Daisy and Nellie left for Ken
osha, Wis, to visit the former;
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