Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-07-26
Items From Morgan County
Democrat Of Twenty-Five Years Ago

Chesterhill: Carl Mains and fam
lily of Mississippi are here.
Newton Ridge: T. C. Bishop of
Cleveland is here for a two weeks
visit. Jesse Henery of Cleveland
arrived in Stockport to spend a
weeks vacation with his parents.
Mrs. Arthur Cooley of Newark was
the guest of her father John Bishop
and her sister Mrs. J. E. Patterson,
last week.
Locust Grove: Elmer Lambs have
improved the appearance of their
residence by repainting, papering
and laying cement walks Frank
Breese and wife have moved into
the Albert Finley house near the
church.
Malta route: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kincaid entertained their cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Brooks and
their daughter and Miss Amanda
Brooks, of McConnelsville, on the
Fourth Mrs. George Risen of To-
peka, Kan, is visiting her parents
Beverly route: Orval Roberts who
is employed in a factory at Cam
bridge, had his left hand caught in
the machinery, cutting off two fin
gers.
Pennsville: Jerome Wagner lost
fine COW by her falling through a
floor and breaking her neck. John
Balm is home from Kenosha, Wis,
visiting relatives and friends.
Lemon Hill: Miss Ethel Boal has
returned from Tennessee. While
picking cherries, VIM. Jenkins fell
and suffered severe injuries Clyde
Mccain who has been attending
college at Lexington, Ky is visit
ing his aunt Mrs. James Boal
East Windsor: Scott Davis, the
Hooksburg merchant, has field of
corn he measured week before last
In the one week it grew 13 inches
high, and last week s01a inches in
the one week.
Harmony Hill: Ben Reed got
quite a shake up. His horse fell
with him while he was driving cat
tie, and he was laid up for few
days. Danny, son of w. A. Greer,
employed by j. C. Whipple of
Geauga county, is spending a few
days at home. Mrs. Walter Bark
hurst is the champion raiser of
sweet peas. We were shown bunch
nearly as large as peck measure.
She was taking them to Mrs. JOS
eph Reed.
Stockport: NJ Walker is having a
portico erected to the front of the
building that Ed Humphrey occu-
pies for meat market. A. P. Ong
and daughter Mary are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Wilson in Newark
Neelyville: The Hopewell ceme-
terry has been cleared of grass. |
weeds and small sprouts, by G. W.
Oliver
Wolf Creek John Bachelor, near
Dale, was shocked by lightning re-
Gently. He was unconscious for |
some time. Mr. Bachelors house, |
about two years ago, was struck by |
lightning and was damaged consid-
erably.. A fine horse, near Patterns
Mill, was badly bitten by a copper
head snake, a few days ago. We !
also hear of some cows being bit
ten.
The 77th o. V. V. l. will hold I
their reunion at Stockport.
Valentine Smith, aged 20, near
Warner. Washington county, was
found dead in his barn Friday
morning, death being due to heart
trouble.
Carl Mains and Walter Fisher,
formerly of Chesterhill, are prepar-
ing to open a wholesale grocery at
West Point, Miss. The company is
canitalHed at $4,000.
Chas. r. Richardson, the Narlet-
ia man who ran bucket shop here
some time ago and caused several
of our prominent citizens to empty
their weasel skins, was sentenced
TO the penitentiary for Is months,
at Pittsburgh last week.
Frank Rambo of Akron is visit
ing friends in this locality.
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