Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-05-21

ing few days with his brother, G.
H. Carr, and other relatives
Mary Lou Burfield of Stockport
spent the week end with Clyde
| Bowman's.-- and Mrs. Clyde
| Wright of Toledo are visiting Mrs.
Ada Parkins and Miss Lou Wright.
John V. Bowman and wife visited
from Thursday until Monday with
Emmett Watson's of Jefferson, o.
| Sunday guests at the DR.. Whitacre
home were Ray Morrison and family
and A. Whitacre of Sycamore Val
ley, G. e. Martin and family of
Rinard Mills and Miss Schammie
Martin of Athens Mrs. Mary Kille
| of Jacksonville is spending a few
| days with her son, Earl Kille and
family.--P. T. Armstrong of New
ark visited at Harley Calendines,
| Sunday and Monday.--D McPeak
who has employment at Dresden.
| spent the week end with his moth
er, Mrs. Ella McPeak.- Mr.. and Mrs.
| Newell Swift of Bloomington, H.,
visited last week with the latter's
sister, Mrs. Hugh Ellis.-- Wayne
Blackburn of Gallipolis was week
end guest of Mrs. Jane Blackburn.
On Sunday they were visitors of
Dan Davis of Glouster. Mrs. Davis
who is an older sister of Mrs.
Blackburn, is critically ill.--Mr. and
Mrs. e. T. Hodgin were in Colum-
bus, last Thursday. Mrs. Margaret
! Johnston who suffered an attack of
! pleurisy last week, is improved, and
/ is able to he out again.--The an
nual w. H. NJ. S. mite box opening
was held at the church, Friday ev-
ening, May Is, with over SO men,
| bers and visitors present. The mite
box offering was SIT. A splendid
program was rendered: Song, by
Mothers Jewel Band; trumpet solo,
Wendell Whitacre; recitation, Betty
Lou Startling; musical reading, Dora
Bowman; monologue, Bessie Scho-
field; talks, Rev. Householder and
Beulah Fawcett After the program
social hour was spent and refresh
ments were served. Miss Lucille
Miller who has been ill Is weeks, is
now able to be out. She is spend
ing a few days in Zanesville.--Mr
and Mrs. N. H. Hawkins and daugh-
ter Lauribel, and Mrs. Laura Broom
hall of Stockport, and Mr.. and
H., were Sunday guests of Hugh Ell
| lis'.--Rey. d. H. Householder and
family visited in Murray City and
Bremen, last week Miss Velma
Mott of Stockport is working at the
| H. G.. Davis home.-- Barbara
Lee Davis is a victim of measles
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith and daugh-
! ter Betty Lou were week end Wis
| itors in Akron.
Howard Denny Dies
C. Howard Denny, aged 81 years.
of GAINESVILLE, was found dead at
$50 o'clock. Thursday evening in
the yard at his home at 7S3 Brigh-
| ton boulevard. Death was due to
heart attack. Mr.. Denny had just
completed moving his lawn a few
minutes before his death occurred.
| c. II. Denny was a son of the late
Otho B. and Elizabeth Gibbons
| Denny, and was a former resident
of Chesterhill, Morgan county, 0.
He went to GAINESVILLE in 1894, and
had since made his home there. In
the early part of his life he was a
! building contractor, but during the
past 25 years had been engaged in
real estate business. Mr.. Denny
was a member of Grace M. E.
church, and a director of Muskin-
gum Motor club; also president of
the Boosters association, organized
to support high school athletics.
| Those surviving him are his wife,
Mrs. Sadie Denny, and a daughter,
Miss Frances Denny, of the home;
nephew, Carol Zumbro, Of Raven
I n 10 NIrC
| Denny of Chesterhill. The funeral
was held Monday evening at Zanes-
Vile, with interment in Greenwood
! cemetery.
School News
The junior and senior banquet
was held Friday evening, May Is. A
/ two course dinner prepared by home
economics department, was served
| to 70 persons. Those present in
cluded the honor guests, senior
Glass; grade and school faculties;
members of school board; presi-
dents of eighth, ninth and tenth
grade classes, and Rev. Household
er and Mr.. Beckett. The theme,
"Blue HeaTen," was carried out by
star and moon songs played by Ge-
neva Elliott, piano, and Ruth (Ber-
ry) Bowman, violin, during the
meal. The decorations were artis-
tic, blue and gold colors predomi-
mating. The program given was:
/ Invocation, Rev. Householder; class
welcome, Marion McElfresh, presi-
dent of junior class; class response,
| Clayton John, president of seniors:
trombone solo, Anna Mae Schofield;
talks, Earl Bowman, Alvin Beck
EFT. Kenneth Dulaney; solo, Eileen
Walsh; star gaZer (senior class
prophecy Juanita Schofeld; senior
i class will, Dwight Wallace; re-
marks, by seniors and others; duet,
| Dorothy Calendine and Leonard
Wallace; benediction, Rev. Beckett
Baccalaureate was held at the M
E. church, Sunday evening, May II.
pypraiSQS will he