Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-03-28
Meigs

Mrs. Byanthia Baker visited last
week with her daughter, Mrs. I. Il.
Sines, and family, of East Bloom.
Word from the S. w. Scott fam
lily is to the effect that they like
their new home, and for the Meigs
scribe to get all the news, which
only proves you may move from
Bristol. but Bristol will always be
back home.
Win Roberts and family moved
last week from the Allie Moore
farm to the w. O. Workman (Bar-
clay) farm. Reinersville route, but
still in Bristol; Abe Torbert and
family from the E. G. Swallow to
the Moore farm. Melvin North and
family move this week from the viii
lage to part Of the NJ. E. Gilbert
house
Work horses seem to be in great
demand, with fancy prices being
paid for the good ones.
Mrs. VIM Lindimore, McConnels-
Vile, visited with her daughter,
Mrs Earl Van Horn and family,
last week.
II looks as though there won't
be two pigs in every pen this spring.
On going to his barn recently, NJ.
f., Gilbert noticed a commotion
among his ewes and lambs. When
he investigated he found a skunk
had attacked a five day old lamb.
Later: We learn the lamb died from
injuries sustained Mr. Gilbert fin
ished the career of the skunk. This
is new one on us, and we are
wondering if the dog warden will
be called TO look after the skunks.
We. the undersigned, Meigs cor
respondent. Aunt Sarah Ann, and
Willie. wish to join with the Demo-
crat family in extending best wish
es to Mr. and Mrs. p. G. Lawrence
(Sadie Carrett Rowland cores
pondent. May the sun ever shine
At Cloud
Leona Sines. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Yes Sines, is i'll with pneu-
monia.
Mrs Alta Campbell will undergo
an operation at Columbus hos
pital, Tuesday of this week. Mr..
Campbell left Monday to be with her
al that time.
j. J. Evans is confined to his bed
with a heavy cold.
Lyle Carnes was home from CCC
camp, Saturday night.
t. A. CASTOR remains about the
same.
What Is Ii To Live?
Only today We called on an old
friend Old in years a long time
friend While we found her sick
with a heavy cold and when in
formed she was i'll, we thought we
should not go in, but when she
learned we We're at the door, she re-
IL
Us she wouldn't let us leave without
seeing us. After CLOVIS the folks
and everybody at the Burg" she
talked about the events of the day.
tho condition Of our state and ma
tion While her education in the
public schools was limited to what
she could get in the old school at
the Burg. with Squire Paxton and
men OF that type as instructors,
which she has added to through
long and vigorous life. until now
there is stored away in that brain
store of knowledge which no col
lege or academy could understand,
much less teach. While we listen
ed and worried, fearing she might
be Verging on pneumonia, she led
out and on to depths of thought
t-4di lohtS HOI OilIy IIiutIl VI am, Dut
trained stocked, brain. Led on
with more energy, more impelling
influence than many educated"
persons with half century or more
Of years clipped from their life's
span AS we left, she bade us
come again when she felt better,
could think clearer and we have
been thinking ever since. Not clear,
Oh no. If it was clear we wouldn't
think. There would be nothing to
think about, and this would not
have been written While it was
our old friend Mandy Smith whom
we met, it might have been another
friend, Mandy Spencer, or someone
else who caused us to pcncil these