Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-05-28
Relnersville

Due to lack of moisture, and in
some cases inferior seed-corn, farm
prospects with respect to this cereal
are just now tinged with indigo
blue. Woodrow Martin, formerly
north of Woodgrove, and later near
Sharon, has located on the w. M.
Mcdonald farm.--Charles w. Wick
ersham Of Pittsburgh, Pa, visited
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Walters, and Sat
urday evening was meeting old ac-
tquaintanceS in the village .--Rev.
Paul Wachs of Malta delivered an
exceptionally fine baccalaureate SER
mon to the high school graduating
class, in the auditorium here Sun
day night The invocation and
lbenediction were pronounced by the
pastor of the local NJ. P. church,
Rev L. E. Weaver. The services
were largely attended. Music was
furnished by mixed chorus, under
the direction of the teacher, Rob-
ert Smith Writing prior to the
| high school commencement here
Tuesday night, the presumption is
made upon the capability of the
speaker, Atty Clarence Graham,
| that the audience was moved to
more than the usual degree OF ap-
probation upon such OCCASIONS
While made on authority, the an
nouncement of the opening OF pro-
tracted meetings at the Woodgrove
church was subjected afterWard TO
revision, which carried the date
of beginning forward for the pas
tor, Rev. L. E. Weaver. The SER
vices, featured by musicians and
choirs from a distance, will open
next Sunday night.--Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cannon of Crooksville were
Sunday visitors at the u. Z. Ma
honey home. His school there clos
es this week.--The general health
of C. Oak Burkheimer of Otho has
not been up to it's standard this
spring, and there have been recent
flashes of the danger signal along
| the physical route Through the
courtesy and kindness of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Haines, members or
the local grange, At, were Welcom-
ed at their hall last Thursday even
ing with a generous donation or
ice cream.-A son was born, May
lis, to Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman For
aker of Rich Valley, Noble county.
The mother, the former Bernlce
Kuntz, is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Kuntz, former residents or
Manchester township. dean Parks,
son of Cleveland Parks, who at
tended the local high school during
the term 1898, was graduated
from the Caldwell high school, May
l22, and his picture appears among
those of graduates, in the Journal.
This year, 1886, is the centenary
Of the coming of w. M. Smlth's
grandfather, Adam Smith, to this
country from Pennsylvania. 1t was
| 100 years ago last March that this
now deceased parental ancestor
with his wife of year, Isabel Pat
terson, rode in here upon wagon.
This was still wilderness. They
came by way of Cumberland, and
went to housekeeping on the John
Swickard farm. 1t is interesting to
| try to reconstruct upon the mental
screen the uncleared, animal-infest-
ed condition of this section at the
time and reflect upon the accom-
| plishments Of mankind in ways or
Iloccmotion and the devious other
instrumentalities of progress within
a seemingly brief 100 years. Pity
for the next 100 years. 1t will have
a hard one to emulate THE county
highway department began the con-
struction, May 20, of what is best
known, locally, as the Rodeback
lroad, an improvement having it's
northern terminus at it's intersec-
tion with state highway rs, in Rein
ersville and it's southern terminus
at it's contact with Center township,
land having a length of approximate
ly 1.S miles. The work is under