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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21
Newton Ridge

The singing class will meet next
Saturday night at Clyde Spencer's.
Clark Long and family of Ches-
terhill were Sunday guests at Jake
Grosskloss.
Those on the sick list are Charles
and Harry Teeters, Mae Louise Hen
cry and Mrs. Jake Grosskloss
Homer Henery Of GAINESVILLE was
week end guest at the John Spen-
Ger home.
Ralph Slasor was a Sunday guest
at the Eta Mellor home.
Willard Henery who passed away
Thursday evening was buried Sun
day afternoon at Stockport. He was
former resident of Newton Ridge
Several from this place attended the
funeral.
Mrs Ray McKibben spent last
Wednesday with Mrs Clarence Scott
of Lightner Ridge. The day was
spent quilting.
Mary Fordham and little nephew
Bobby Jones of Clarksburg, w. Va,
came home last Monday to spend a
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Fordham.
Bernice and Hazel Newsom spent
Sunday at Earl Newsom's.
Feb 28, the Coterie club will
meet at the home of Florence White
of East Windsor.
Clyde Spencer spent Sunday with
his father, John Spencer
Mr. and Mrs Pearl Slasor called
on Carlos Thompson and wife, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tucker are
i'll with flu.
There will be a cake walk and
box social at Newton Ridge school
house next Friday night. Every
body welcome.
Mrs. Mary Dolan is slowly i'm
proving. Miss Merle Slasor who has
been caring for Mrs. Dolan has now
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sorrell and
four children, of GAINESVILLE, were
Sunday guests of Will Young and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Griest and
children spent Sunday evening with
Albert Henery and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21
Stockport
Death of Willard ID. Henery


Willard D. Henery was born Jan.
II, 1872, in the Newton Ridge vi
cinity, short distance north of
Stockport On Feb. IA, 1885, he
passed away at his home, near NAL
ia, aged 63 years and 2S days. He
was the third of family of nine
sons born to Joseph j. and Mary j.
Lightner Henery. His death was the
first to occur among these sons, the
youngest of whom is now more
than 40 years of age. "Wid," as
he was commonly known, spent
practically all of his life at Stock
port and Malta, where he was en-
ployed in various kinds of public
work. About four years ago, while
in the employ of the gas company,
he suffered injury which caused the
less of one arm. Since that time
he had been unable to resume his
work. His friendly, jovial disposi-
sition was appreciated by all who
knew him, and his cheerful manner
of greeting his acquaintances will
be long remembered. Those who
have known him from boyhood will
recall that he was a great lover OF
music, and enjoyed playing several
instruments. He is survived by the
following brother: Elmer, Reverdy,
Sextus and Alva, all of Stockport vi
cinity; Alex of Roseyille; Jesse OF
C1avoIo1J. Howard Of GAINESVILLE
and Emmett of Barberton. Besides
these he leaves a number Of nieces
and nephews, numerous other rela-
tives and many who can truly say,
HE was my friend" The funeral
service was held Sunday afternoon
at the NJ. p. church here, with Rev.
Clarence Virgins OF the Church of
Christ officiating. The pail bearers
We're his brothers, Elmer, Alex,
Howard, Alva, Emmett and Sextus.
He was laid to rest in the Stockport
cemetery.
Howard Patterson, in company
with Harley Thomas, of Chesterhill,
spent Monday and Tuesday in CO.
lumbus, attending an insurance
meeting.
The Mary Reed auxiliary held a
very interesting meeting Wednes-
day afternoon, at the home of Mrs.
Florence Matthews. Mrs. l.. B..
Douglas presided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sherman
and son Arthur Ray of Garfield Wis
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21

woman, and told the daughter to al
ways listen to her mother, and "she
will never let you go wrong The
girl answered the letter, in which
she asked where he went from Co
lumbus, and in his reply stated he
had gone to Chicago, then to Water
loo, Ia, where he stated he got a
job of painting an asylum that was
run by two old ladies.
While Bartlett people who recall
Fish term him bit queer, none
would say that he was insane. 1t is
stated that Fish by former mar
riage has several children, residents
of Astoria, N. Y.
In the light of the alleged con-
fession, that he killed the Budd
child, Fish was murderer of the
worst type at the time he married
the Bartlett woman.
Mrs. Flowers in discussing the
case with Marietta Times reporter
stated she could not understand the
thing; said Fish was kindly man,
and especially good to the children.
In his alleged confession of the
Budd murder, Fish told the authori-
ties that it was his intention to lure
the girls older brother from his
home to become his victim, but af-
ter meeting the little girl in whom
he evinced 'fatherly" interest, he
changed his mind. On the Sunday
that he made his last visit to the
Budd home, he remarked that his
little niece about the same age as
the Budd child was celebrating her
birthday at her home in New York.
and said he was going to the party.
He offered to take the child as his
guest, and thus he was able to get
the girl away from her home, to
which she never returned.
The foregoing is a condensed re-
port of a lengthy article published
in the Marietta Times, written by
l.. N Harness.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21
Fifty Years Ago.
Not Forty Years Ago.

very interesting letter has been
received from Prof. John C. Evans,
OF Plainfield, N. j. Prof. Evans is
a teacher of so years experience,
aad received his first teachers
certificate in Morgan county, and at
that time he was the Democrats
correspondent from Bristol town
ship. Mr.. Evans has taught in
eight states, and has held teachers
licenses in five of them-Illinois,
New York, Delaware, New Jersey.
and Ohio. He states he hopes to
visit his Morgan county friends
soon, possibly within a month. His
letter. which the Democrat is pleas
ed to publish, follows:
Some of tie old-timers of Morgan
county, / am sure, will recall a
poem in the McGuffey fourth reader
entitled Forty Years Ago" 1t
his home village after having re-
sided elsewhere for 40 years and
the changes that had taken place in
the meantime. In thought / am
yisiting-rather revisiting Morgan
county scenes after SO years alb
sence, although l have not been
permanently absent quite that long.
My father, a physician, resided in
Kansas where he died when I was
seven years old. My uncle, Robert
L. Evans came to Kansas (Osage)
and brought me to Ohio to live with
his family. They then resided in
the Harmony Hill school district
two miles east of McConnelsville. In
this district then lived the Reeds,
Whipples, Harris, Guytons, Far
ris's, Roberts's, Maxwells and many
others. l we'll remember Joseph
Reed, his two sons and daughter
Mary; and Cora, Frank and Clayton
Whipple; Eta, Ella and Ellsworth
Harris. Harry and steve Guyton;
Clovis and Clara Roberts; John,
Jennie, Clara, and "Hick" Farris,
and the Maxwell boys. Clovis
Roberts was about my age. It was
then the custom for boys to go home
with one another to stay all night.
I remember the Roberts kept geese
and Mrs. Roberts cooked goose eggs
aud put two apiece in our lunch
basket to take to school. Well,
ate one and enjoyed it but the sec
end one made me sick and [ have
sot tasted a goose egg from that
day to this, a period of SO years.
recall also that Joseph Reed
had a mule named "Old Jake" and
one fine spring morning Joseph
(the father), Ben and Gleason all
came riding on old Jake up to our
house through field from their ad-
joining wood lot The sight looked
very odd to me as / had never seen
many mules and very little horse
back riding then.
When | was eleven years old my
uncle bought farm, known as the
Strong place (because he bought it
from John Strong-Louis Strong
lived there later) in Meigsville
township, in the Patterson school
district At first we children at
tended the Patterson school with
ali the several Patterson boys, VIII,
Frank, Grant, Fred and Louis.
There We're also the Rutledges and
many Smith children.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21

tied recently with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Mumlney.
Dean Henery, Columbus, spent
from Friday until Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Henery.
George Sherman of GAINESVILLE
visited Sunday with his grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Mummey.
Mrs. Frank Adrean, Mrs. Grover
|Stoneburner, Mrs. Cora Wymer,
Mrs. R. w. Dewitt, Mrs. III. L. Hen
cry, Mrs. Tilghman Kinney of this
place, and MIR. and Mrs. M. T. Gift
ford, and Mrs Hugh Ellis of Ches-
terhill, represented Webb chapter
at the district meeting at Pomeroy,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Henery, Co
lumbus, Mr. and Mrs. Denver Row
land and two children of Vincent,
and Harley Rowland of Barlow
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Cross. Harley Rowland re-
NAMED at the Cross home to be
with his wife, who at the present is
in very poor health.
A Founders Day program was
given Monday evening at the P. T..
A. meeting, in the high school aud
| itorium.
The following program was given
Sunday evening at the M P. church
for the February thank Offering.
Numbers by the choir, directed by
Ivan Ball; vocal duet, by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Williams; vocal solo,
by Supt F. S. Davidson; vocal duet,
Ray and Jay Patterson, and mix
ed quartet composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivan Ball, Miss Ruth Blind and
K. r. Dulaney; talks by Rev. and
| Mrs. Douglas and Miss Lillian
| Road of Fellowship was given by
| eight characters, Mrs. D. A Van
| Fossen, Misses Pauline Brookover,
Lillian Wallace, Winifred Newberry,
Alice Kean, Dorothy Hayes and
| Ruth Gray.
Operetta this Thursday evening,
| at the opera house
| The following committees were
| appointed by the president of the P.
t. A.: Miss Frances Bailey, COM
mittee en- program for March; Mrs.
A. d. Blind, Joe Blatt and Mrs.
| Ralph Barnes, committee on nomi-
nations; Mrs. Fred Rollison, Mrs
| George Loar and Mrs e. A. Scott.
| Prosecutor Carlos Riecker was the
! guest speaker of the evening.
/ Miss Winifred Newberry was hos
| tess Tuesday evening to members
| of her card club. Dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess
Mrs. r. w. Dewitt and niece, Mrs.
D. A. Van Fossen, Mrs. G. C. Stone
burner and daughter Ruth were
GAINESVILLE callers Tuesday. Mrs.
Dewitt and Mrs. Van Fossen called
on their aunt, Mrs. Aurelia Power,
at Bethesda hospital who last
week underwent an operation for
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21
LEGAL NOTICE

Mary Jane Hickerson residing in
Bonneville, Indiana will take notice
that on the 18th day of February,
1885, James ] Christie filed his petit
tion in the Common Pleas Court of
Morgan County. Ohio, in Case No.
170, against said Mary Jane Kicker
son and others praying for the fore
closure of two mortgages, one made
by James G. Hickerson and Rachel
J. Hickerson to the Malta Savings
and Loan Company to secure debt
on which a balance of 81 047 35 is
due, together with interest thereon at
percent from May 1, 1884; and the
1ther made by j. C. Hickerson, Rad
ord Hickerson. Harry Randall, Myr-
lie Randall and Elizabeth Hickerson
the Citizens National bank, of Nc
Connelsville, Ohio, to secure a debt
~ which a balance of $1323 90 is
due, together with interest at per-
cent from March %, 1884.
Both said mortgages given on Lot
As in the old part of the Village of
ta in said Morgan County, except
the southeast one-half thereof and 60
feet off the northeast end of the
northwest half thereof.
Said party is required to answer on
2r before April 6, 1895.
JAMES j. CHRISTIE.
BY NJ. e. Danford, His Attorney.
14fS
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21

night After supper they milked
the cows and fed the cats. They
had only 23 cats then-some had
died. They had long trough the
shape of a sheep trough into which
they poured the milk. When they
called kitty! Kitty! Kitty" it
seemed to me cats came running
from everywhere.
| have held a valid certificate in
Ohio for SO years and when my
present one expires / hope to be
among the angels but you never can
tell.
When I left Morgan county |
went to Muskingum, then to Lick
ing and to Franklin; next to Chica-
go and thence to New York. Since
coming to New Jersey I have had
the privilege of being faculty mem
Der of two excellent high schools
and serving as instructor in three OF
the oldest and largest universities
in the east. | may retire this year
and again I may not.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21
NOTICE TO OWNERS OF PER-
SONAL PROPERTY

The law provides that all owners
of personal property and those act
ing in the capacity of fiduciaries
auditor between February 18th and
March 31st as, of personal proper
| ties owned on January 1st, 1895,
unless otherwise provided.
Because of the somewhat compli-
Gated system regarding the listing
Of intangible property we shall en-
deavor to assist those who wish to
avail themselves Of the opportunity
in the filing of their return at the
county auditors office. However,
one who has authority to admin
lister oaths and make out your list
and mail it to the county auditor
with remittance.
At the time of filing there must
be at least 500 of the amount of
tax listed paid to the county treas
urer. We are placing blanks at con-
yenient places in the county, desig-
mated elsewhere in this paper, how
ever. failure to receive a blank does
not excuse anyone who owns per-
scnal property from listing. Blanks
will be mailed upon request.
Following is list presented with
the idea of giving those who have
general personal property to list an
average value as quoted in the
markets as of January 1st, 1895,
and from consultation with local
dealers. These values do not apply
to purebred stock:
Horses or Mules
Under ! year, $40 to $50.
Over ] year, under years, $40
to $50.
Over 2 years, under 3 years, $50
to 500.
Over 8 years, $50 to $500.
Stations, 500 to $500.
Plugs, $40 to $50.
Cattle
Calves, under ! year, $5 to $25.
Yearlings, / year to 2 years, SIS
to $30
1oho, PAU W POO
Fattening cattle, &c to sc per lb.
Bulls, l year and over, SIS to
SIS.
Sheep
Yearling lambs, per head, $3.50
to $500.
Ewes and lambs, SO to SIS.
2 years and over, 50 to 81.
Rams, l year and over, SIS to $40.
Culls, 81.
Hogs
Pigs, under months, 81 to SIS.
Brood sows, $40 to $40.
Fattening hogs, sc per lb.
Poultry
Chickens, 25c to zoe.
Turkeys, 81 to 81.
Farm Products
Wheat, per bu., soc.
Corn, per bu., zoe.
Hay. loose, per ton, $40.
Hay, baled, per ton, $12.
Oats, per bu., 40c.
Wool, per lb., zoe.
Clover seed, $40.
Ensilage, per ton, So to IS.
j. A. HAYES,
Morgan County Auditor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21
ROOSterVillc

The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Coleman is seriously ill with
pneumonia
Mrs. Alma Kinney and Mrs.
Tilghman Kinney attended the
ladies' aid society at the home Of
Mrs. Mira Thompson of Roxbury,
Thursday.
Mrs. Clara Kinney and Mrs. Cora
Wymer attended the district East
ern Star meeting at Pomeroy, Sat
urday.
Prof. G.. e. Carr of Logan visited
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs B. A. Carr.
Rev. and Mrs. H. e. Stinson and
daughter Donna Jean, Columbus,
were callers at Mr.. and Mrs. o. V.
Hanlin's one day last week.
Mrs O. V. Hanlin and daughter
Ida and son Harold were at Malta,
Thursday, and visited Willard
Gheen, who is seriously i'll at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Rosa Calen-
dine
Beeman Kinney who is employed
at Pleasant Valley, spent the week
end at home.
Mrs. A. W. Quinn and Mrs. Hazel
Burton and family of Sharpsburg
spent Sunday at Howard James
Miss Hazel Carpenter of Trimble
is at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard James.
Mrs. Jack James of Pennsville
spent last week at the James home,
here.
Carl Green and Lester Hartley
were at Columbus, Saturday.
Miss Maxine Lowrey spent Mon
day with Mr. and Mrs. John Clice
of Stockport. Mr.. Clice who has
been in very poor health for some
time, is not 50 well.
Miss Inez Montgomery is visiting
at Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hollett's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21

In the old school house about a
half a mile from the road the pupils
desks were arranged along two
sides facing the center in which
was huge old round all devouring
stove which burned wood mostly
IF ENOUGH WOOD COULD BE
PROCURED TO SATISFY IT'S
CAPACIOUS APPETITEl After
about three years my uncle got per-
mission for his children to attend
the No 8 school in Bristol township.
Perhaps it was because Alfred
Dunn was the most excellent teach
er and iine fatherly Christian
gentleman, of excellent judgment
and a wide reader. Among the
students there were the Ginns, Par
miters, (Robert, Annie, Nellie, and
Lizzie) and Glenns (Will, Fannie,
Mamie, Lawson, and Minnie), all
bright pupils, but the former could
not learn to spell Once while I was
attending normal school. Will wrote
me a letter and spelled secret,
"SEEKROOT.' And it took me
about week to cipher out what the
word was. Then, there were the
Bradley children many of them
for it was rather fashionable in
those days for large families to be
prevalent. Speaking of spelling,
Wilkes Bradley was always at the
foot of the class, but he and Will
Glenn were close rivals for that eX-
alted station. The pupils stood up
in line and turned each other down
when words were missed. But
Wilkes recovered from this tempor-
led law and became famous. l often
thought the fault was with the book
and not with Wilkes.
My uncle (known for his trading
procliyities) exchanged farms with
John Strong who now had farm
about three-fourths of a mile west
of Muttonburg on the road to Nc
Connelsville. This was in Bristol
township and the Evans children,
John (the writer). Ella, Joe (who
still lives on this place. and Mary,
Robert Miller's wife now living in
NcConnelsyille attended No. One
school and where / was invited to
attend reunion last fall. Here at
tended the MERGERS Worley and
Ola, the Bones, Ed, Hayes. Clyde
and Blanche; and many Lawrence
kids, and Ona Flanders.
However the inspiration for this
letter is remembering that just so
years ago this month-February
received my first teachers certifi-
cate from the Morgan county board
Of examiners, jeremiah Rusk, AL
fred A. Porter and J. L. Patterson.
I was then 16 years of age and l did
not try to teach but when | receiy-
ed d second certificate the year fol-
lowing, / did begin teaching and
have been at it nearly continuously
since. One year | was on the Pasa-
dena Daily News as utility man, and
another / did public accounting but
teaching was my forte-With school
administration.
MY nISt leacnlnS was III lne
Cabinville district in Bristol town
ship where / found three directors
foolish enough to employ me. While
teaching there | boarded with the
Snedeker's near the Lebanon
church. | paid ten cents meal
and counted meals, and had excel
lent board The Hooper children
were among my pupils and they in
vited me home with them to stay all
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Lemuel Fleming, de-
ceased
Notice is hereby given that Irene
Frances Hale of McConnelsviNe,
Ohio, has been duly appointed ex-
ecutor of the estate of Lemuel
Fleming, deceased, late of Morgan
county, Ohio.
Dated this 5th day of February,
1885.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
7f3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-21

the removal of cataract from one
eye. Mrs. Power is "a years of age,
and the operation is quite serious
for one of her age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-07
STRANGE DEATH
 OF YOUNG BRIDE

Los Angeles, Aug. : - (UP) - Bruises assertedly found on the head of Mrs. Mary James, 27-year- old bride of three months, today added new mystery to her strange death in fish pond.
 Mrs. James was found in the gar den of her La Crescenta home lying face down, with her head submerg- ed in a fish pond. Her husband, Robert S. James, beauty parlor op- orator, made the discovery.
 Police said she was the second wife James had lost by drowning. Mrs. Daisy Yarnell James was found dead in their home at Mani- tou, Colo, Oct. IA, 1892. her nude body sprawled over the edge of a bath tub, they said.
 Deputy Sheriff A. L. Hutcheson said the bruises were on top of the head, which appeared to indicate that they were probably not re- ceived in a fall, since in such case on the side of the head.
 The deputy said he had question: ed James only briefly. He said Mrs. James carried S5,000 in life insur- ance.
 Capt. Norris Stensland, chief in- vestigator for the sheriff's office, today awaited results of an autop- sy.
 Mrs. Mary James, said to have been an expectant mother, was James third wife. He was divorced from his first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-07
STARTS FARM ON PENTHOUSE TOP
 STORIES UP
Woman Says It's Grand to Be Close to Soil
 Once More

New York, Aug. 7-(UP)-Ah' But it's grand to be close to the soil, said Mrs. Regina Jais today She exulted in row on row of bur geoning corn, stretching to her garden wall, and sheer drop of 17 stories to a busy Manhattan street.
 Mrs. Jais, writer, moved into a pent house but couldn't bear to leave good mother earth behind. She took her alo--g by the elevator load. And now the harvest is at hand.
 In the harvest haze, which has a smoky effect as every penthouse farmer knows, an inviting scare crow, clad in jay pajamas, guards a bounteous crop. The beets have blushed, the parsley crinkled, the peppers pped, the corn has-oh. you know, and the spades and trowels and flower pots have clus- tered up a whole expensive room of the Jais country home high above West End avenue.
 ''Why, can step right outside my door and pluck a mess of Gold en Bantam for dinner" exclaimed Mrs. Jais. But of course that would leave us only 20 or so more cars"
 Involved Hard Labor The back to cultivation move ment of the Jais soil has involved hard if invigorating labor, Mrs. Jais granted. Often she has rolled out with the sun, and wearing pajama work clothes, put in three hours of toll. J. D. Jais, her busi- ness-man husband, plunged in and helped some, particularly in wag- ing war against insect scourges. He exterminated Japanese beetle that ascended upon the farm. and later, armed with gloves and dust pan, destroyed a ca rpillar.
 T lived on a stock farm once as a young man." he explained, mod estly. T don't think those pests will have the nerve to come back nr t year"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-07
WIFE, NEIGHBOR
 HELD FOR MURDER

Woodstown, N. J., Aug. 7-(UP) Mrs. Margaret Dolbow, 30, and her neighbor, Norman Driscoll, 39, were charged with murder today in the staying of her wealthy hus- band last Saturday at his farm near Salem.
 State troopers arrested the cou- ple early today. They were ordered held without bail by Mayor D. G. Humphries of Woodstown.
 Three material witnesses are also held, troopers revealed. One, they said, saw the blows that crushed Harry Dolbow's skull after and drove on to the garage early in he had let his wife from the car the morning on their return from a Delaware county fair.
 The three held are Wilfred Drummond, S4. farmland on the Dolbow farm, and two Salem ne- groes, Alfred Harris, 36, and John Dennis, 32.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-07
COMMUNISTS IN
 DETROIT STRIKE

Detroit, Aug. 7.-UP)-A de- tective squad aided by representa- tives of Chicago packers began an investigation today of reports that a housewives buying strike which has closed more than 300 meat markets is led by communists. Police Commissioner Heinrich Pick ert threatened quick police action if he finds the women are sup- porting a communist program.
 The investigation was inspired by the packers representatives who arrived in Detroit in a body yes- terday to aid retail meat dealers. Pickert said they informed him similar boycotts of meat dealers in New York, Chicago and Los An geles were broken by revelation that their leaders were members of the communist party.
 Mrs. Mary Zuk. Polish housewife who organized the Detroit strike and was elected Monday night to head a new ,''women's league against the high cost of living" re- piled indignantly that the investi- gation was malicious"
 The strike spread today to the suburban limits of Wayne county. Emil Schwartz. director of the Ma tional Association of Retail Meat Dealers, admitted that 'salmost every meat market in Detroit and its suburbs will be closed by to- morrow"