Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-09-05
M.eigs

We are in receipt of a letter from
| Mrs. E. M. Donmyer, New Cambria,
KAN, in which she insists that some
OF the descendants of stephen and
| Timothy Gates are living in Morgan
county. These men were soldiers of
the Revolutionary war She also
wants to hear from the Whitneys.
Meigs creeks were out of banks
again Tuesday night.
At the last count Bristol town
ship had eight candidates for trus-
tees. If any of the townships are
short of timber, We might let you
have two of ours. We want to keep
enough to make it interesting.
In the death of John l. Bozman,
Meigsville township, the last man
who was the head of house in our
boyhood, on the road up the creek
from Unionville to Rowland, has an
swered the call.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Shook and son
Richard, South GAINESVILLE, spent
Sunday and Monday with your
scribe, and family.
Silver Wedding Anniversary
AS announced in our section last
ebrated their 25th wedding ami
yersary last Sunday. Our education
Or experience as society writer
has been much curtailed, or some
thing, from the fact that here at
Muttonburg at least 9S percent of
the folks act like Americans, and
the remaining 100" fall fiat try
ing to do something like somebody
they think in ''G''-perhaps e.
minor, would be the more appro-
pirate word. But they were all true,
red blooded folks who met to cele-
brate the occasion. In 'sure-to-
goodness" first degree weddings
the writer is supposed to tell about
how the bride was bedecked-
whether in floor length, knee high,
or drag along. On this occasion
the bride had gained her composure.
If she blushed we failed to notice
The dinner was gathered together
from West Virginia, GAINESVILLE Nc
Connelsville, Meigsville and Bristol
township. The following were pres
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. James Sines,
Millwood, w. Va. Gather and moth
er of Ves) Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt
and son Rutherford, Cottageville,
w. Va; Mrs Nina burst and John
Sines, Leon, w. Va; T.. C. Robb and
family, GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Barnes and daughter Ruby,
Beckett; Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Sines
and daughter Dolores, and Earl
Roberts and family, East Bloom
Hills Shaver and family, Melvin
North and family, Webster Ander-
son and family, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Sheridan, Dale Goddard, NJ o. Ris-
berg and family, Earl Van Horn and
family, G. c. Fox and family, Rob-
ert Embree, VIM. Andrews, C. B.
Ray, Bristol; C.. w. Haynes and
family, McConnelsville; Jesse Pierce
and family, and Dave Pierce, East
Bloom, and the bride and groom
and family, Mr. and Mrs. V. B.
Crawford and son, Mrs. Blanche
Greer, McConnelsville, and nj. r.
Gilbert, Bristol-S2 in ALL If it is
any more fun to attend a wedding
in the first degree, call us. 52B. R.
Miss Dorothy Wilson who is i'll
with scarlet fever, seems to be get
ting along nicely.
Mrs. Freida Fox and little daugh-
ter Betty Lou returned to their
home at Barberton, Sunday. The
formers mother, Mrs A. j. Lindi-
more, accompanied them home for a
visit.
Harold Ball leaves soon for a
government hospital for observa-
ton.
J. M. Ray is critically i'll at this
time (Monday).
S. A. Mcconnell and family who
are located in Newark, spent over
Sunday here.
! Yes Sines and Robert Embree
who have purchased the coal mine
on the e. r. Oglevee farm, are do
ing a good business and will install
scales and try in every way to COM
ply with the law.
Prof. e. E.. Roberts and daughter
Marlyn who spent their vacation
here, left Monday for Bethany, w.
Va, to resume their college and
school work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lautzenheizer
(Zella Brothers) and two sons visit
ed relatives here Saturday and sun
day.
G. S. Wilson is recovering nicely
following tonsil operation.
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