Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-01-18
WITH VILLAGE COUNCIL

The village council held its frs
meeting for the year 1884, Frida,
evening, with Mayor Bernhard Mer
Ger presiding, and all members o
the council present as follows: A
r. Adrean, C. S. Dye, v. A. Val
Horn, J. e. Cowan, C. S. Havener
and L. E. Abel. The council organ
lied, with c. s. Dye president
Mayor Mercer appointed the various
committees, as follows, the frs
named of each being chairman.
Finance, Law and Order-Cowan
Havener and Adrean.
Building and Public Grounds
Van Horn, Abel and Cowan
Fire and Light-Dye, Abel ant
Adrean.
Public Service e-Havener, Dye
and Van Horn.
Police and Sewer-Abel, Hav.
ener and Cowan.
| Street and Alley--Adrean, Dye
and Abel.
The position of street commits
sioner being vacant. Mayor Mercer
named George Walpole. The coun-
ell voted unanimously to reject the
| nomination, and for the time being
Jason Drury will continue to serve.
Two resolutions were presented
to council by Mayor Mercer, one OF
! which was rejected by unanimous
vote of all members of council. The
resolution rejected was as follows:
WHEREAS: George Walpole has
been nominated by the Mayor of
the Village Of McConnelsville, to
serve as street commissioner for the
term of one year;
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the
council of said villege confirm the
appointment subject to the follow
ing terms: First, that all labor on
the village projects be distributed
as widely as possible, SO that all
persons desiring employment under
the village shall get their proper
tionate share of the work during
the year. Second, that the purchase
of all supplies for the village shall
among the business men of McCon-
nelsville so long as the price to be
paid shall be the lowest and best
price obtainable.
The other proposed ordinance
reads "To license all persons who,
on the streets or by travelling from
place to place about the municipal
ity, sell, bargain to sell, or solicit
orders for goods, wares, merchan-
disc or services. Be it enacted by
council of the village Of McCon-
nelsville, Ohio, that anyone who
shall sell, bargain to sell. or who
solicits orders for goods, wares,
merchandise or services, by retail,
either on the streets or by travel
ing from place to place about the
municipality, shall pay to the viii
lage treasury sum of fifty dollars
($5O) per year for license to car
ry on such business. Violation of
this ordinance shall be punished by
a fine of not less than fifty dollars
($50) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($1O0).
Mayor Mercer states that this or
dinance would not affect farmers,
SO long as they sell their own stuff
produced. Since it was not a reg
ular meeting, this ordinance was
ordered laid on the table till the
next regular meeting.
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G. p. Deshler May Be Heir
To Millions
George P. Deshler may be an heir
to the Wendell millions left by a
prominent New York City family,
the last member of the family hav-
ing died within recent years. Over
500 claimants as heirs to the estate
have been turned down" and
George will now have opportunity
to show his family connection that
he thinks is close enough or in line !
according to the laws of New York |
state to entitle him to heirship.
George P. 'Deshler was reminded |
Of his "kinship' to the Wendell
family by a cousin in Wheeling |
whose grandmother was a Mrs.
Rapp, and according to her story,
.hree Wendell sisters married, one
/ Rapp; one Deshler (grand-
mother to George P. Deshler); and
,ne a Weidle. Mr.. Deshler explains
hat his father took the letter &C"
rom the old German name, Desch-
er; and that his grandmother nam
ID his younger brother Arthur Wen
lell.
Pipe dream or no pipe dream,
Ieorge thinks the whole thing is
worth investigating and would ap-
'reciate slice of the great Wen
lell estate that has received no.
oriety in the press and magazines
# the country. Marietta Times.