Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-06-04
PennSville

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Elder w. A. Burcher, Paul Burch-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Huffard,
Misses Helen Startling and Dorothy
Campbell left Friday by auto for An
napolis, Md. where they will attend
the graduation exercises of Ronald
Burcher, who has completed his
fourth year in the naval academy.
Mrs. Walter Hilaman, whose ILL
ness was mentioned last week, seems
to be improving as fast as can be eX-
pected.
j. M. Bachelor who was struck by
to be out, and is recovering nicely.
Neil Bachelor, wife and daughters
of GAINESVILLE spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Kennard
and children, of Lancaster, and Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Kennard and son, of
Cleveland, were Saturday visitors of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. c.. j.
kennard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Minor and
daughter Dolores of GAINESVILLE spent
over the week end with her mother,
Mrs. Chas. Robinson. Mrs. Minor
and daughter remained for week,
Mr.. Minor returning to GAINESVILLE,
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Geddes Wis
tied over the week end with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Thompson at Fredericktown. Mr..
Geddes left Monday morning for Co
shocton, where he has employment.
Ben Gates who is employed in
GAINESVILLE, spent Sunday with his
wife and family here.
The Pennsville sheep club will
meet Wednesday, June 10, with Jun
ior Benjamin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Anderson and
son Duane Of Tippecanoe, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs C. w. Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack James and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Dawson spent Sun
day with M. and Mrs. Floyd De-
weese.
Miss Merle Abel who has been
spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Anna Abel, returned
to GAINESVILLE, Sunday evening.
Miss Norma Monroe of Cincinnati
visited over Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Monroe.
Memorial Exercises
Memorial day services observed
at Pennsville Saturday, were the
best in many years. A beautiful
ceremony was held at the cemetery.
The band played soft music while
the children were strewing flowers
on the soldiers graves. This was
followed by short program, after
which the firing squad gave the sa-
lutte, and taps was sounded. All
then returned to the beautifully dec
GRATED church for the remainder OF
joyed the music, drills, readings, eX-
ercises and the pageant, which pre-
ceded the very impressive address
given most ably by Rev. Myron Nc
Donald Two Civil war veterans,
Hiram McCann of Stockport, and
George Patterson of Newark, for
merly of Chesterhill, were present,
and gave splendid talks. Those
from a distance who attended, were
Eli Thompson and family of Cleve-
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Farson
(Olive Hann), Dexter City; R. E.
Balm and wife, Utica; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Shaefer, Pataskala; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ham and sons, Canton;
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Dougan and son,
Zoar; Marion Bailey and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Dougan and daugh-
ters; Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Beckett
and daughter Helen, J. R. Dougan,
f. r. Dougan, Don Dougan, Mrs.
Louise Leslie and daughters of Pom
tiac, Mich, and Harlan Martin of
Stewart, O.
Leonard Sheets, wife and two
OF Huntington, w. Va,
Myers Van Fossen and family. 1t
will be remembered that the Sheets
family lived here in the J. F. Dou-
gan house few years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Hiatt enter
tanned with chicken dinner last Sun
day, Evangelist w. w. Adamson of
Sullivan, Ind; Mrs. Earl Forrest
and j. R. Dougan of Columbus; H.
R. Hilaman and children, Richard
Robinson, Misses Leora White and
Josephine Hooper, Jas. Dougan, Mr..
Dana.
There will be an all day meeting
lext Lords day at the Church OF
Christ, here. Dinner to be at the
park. Bring your baskets and spend
he day with us, that we may feast
,ogether on Gods eternal truths.
Lucky Escape
Friday as Dana Williams was de-
ivering truck load of cows to Mr.
Barnes at Westeryille, he dropped
o sleep and the truck left the road,
vent into ditch, and struck the
end of a culyert and turned over on
,op, killing one COW, and wrecking
'adiator, cab and rack. He was ac-
by his cousin, Carl Will
Jams, and both of them were lucky
o escape with minor injuries.
Several boys from here, accom-
panied by their advisor, D. G. Ken
ledy, will attend the annual Future
Farmers of America Judging con-
est and f.. F. A. conference to be
leld at Columbus, June and s.
Judging teams from here are: Dairy,
general live stock, sheep, wool and
poultry. Boys judging are Tull
Startling, Virgil Williams, Kenneth
md Roy McInturf, Ralph Newsom
md Marion Hickerson. Tull Star
ing and Virgil Williams will repre-
ent Penn township chapter, in state
:. F. A. congress. Tull will receive
tate farmers degree and golden en-
,lem on Friday night. They will
,isit business places of interest Sat-