Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-17
Me1gs

Donald Martin, Whlle at WORK Oh
the C. c. Wilson farm last week,
found a land turtle with c. c. W.,
Sent, 1915. carved thereon, which
was the work of Mr.. Wilson. 1t al
so bore some other initials which
we have been unable to indentify.
Have You a Chart?
One night someone stripped Har-
old Balls bean patch, not only TAX
ing the beans but destroying many
of the vines. Saturday while the
family was away someone entered
the Ball house and stole their alarm
clock. 1t is presumed that they
have canning chart.
Leroy Little and sister Miss Lii
lie Little of Orrville are at the
home of their brother, VIM. Little,
called by his critical illness. His
death occurred Sunday, Sept. 13.
i \ Forty-Niner
Relatives of Mrs. Pearl Radcllfi
gathered at the Radcliff home Sun
day, to help her celebrate her 49tA
birthday. Those present were Mrs
Anna Nichols, Donald Nichols, MI
and Mrs. Paul Lesco, Harry Nichols
and family, Caldwell; Chad Nichols
and family. Stanley Radcliff and
family. Edith Mcconnell and sons
! Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Radcliff
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Radcliff and sol
Guy, and Mrs Fanny Lyle. 1t was
also in honor of the birthday OF
Dicky Mcconnell, grandson of Mrs
Radcliff. When folks compliment
US on our writing. we always think
Of the story they used to tell about
the fellow who drove a. G. Pyle
hack. When someone told him thai
Mr. Pyle had said he was the bes
driver he ever had-that he turned
in more money than any of the 9th
ers. he replied. 81 wonder what he
would have said had / turned it al
in Some time we will turn our
self loose and give to our reader:
! the effect of years of gathering ma
terial for a history of our home
township While we may have tt
re-write this part of our copy, We
feel we want to write at this time
we were about to tell you why. We
don't know, only that we have a dit
ferent feeling when we write of oul
friends when they are living.
William Little
This forenoon as we looked OF
his wasted form on which disease
had piled its ruthless ravages the
past five years, as we noted the
damp on his brow, when his feet ano
hands were cold, there came
through oua mind picture which
no moving picture yet made would
be long enough to record. Starting
back in the old Little home. home
of u children. home where tC
want and get was to work and have
or not work and do without. SC
down through the years he labOred
TO keep himself and then to rear his
own family. Working through the
years when men worked on the
farms from early morn until late in
the evening for small Wase,-and
comes the son Kenneth with Woro
that the picture is finished. 'Pa
passed away a few minutes ago
Will you go over?" While we could
continue and show you the picture
Of the man many times walking sew
eral miles in the morning, dong a
days work, then walking home al
night, but why go on? Many ol
Won have gone ahead Of the printed
words and seen the picture as we
would have you see it. The follow
ing sketch was read at the funeral:
In memory Of William, son OF John
and Jane Rowe Little, who was born
in Bristol township, Morgan coun-
ty, Ohio, Aug. 81, 1862. and passed
from life Sept. 13, 1886, at the age
of IA vaarc and 12 dayS He was
OF a family of II children: Meletta
Garrett, S. NJ, Frank, j. O., Linnle
McGratb, Seth, James, Kate Dunlap,
deceased Surviving are one broth
er and two sisters, Leroy and Lille
Of Orrville, and Ora Dunlap of Gin
cinnati. Oct Is, 1885, he was
married TO Margaret Hempfield, to
which union were born six children,
Marion. Mrs. Lesta Belts, Mrs. Lii
lie Gerlach of Bristol township; Jes-
Sc and Kenneth of GAINESVILLE. and
Bernard Ray who died in infancy.
In young manhood he united with
the Bristol Presbyterian church.
Something over 40 years ago ne
transferred to the Meigs Christian
church. AS long as his health per-
mitted, he was regular in attend
anee, serving the church in official
positions. He was a charter member
of Meigs Valley grange, a deep stu
dent of the Bible. Having reten-
tive memory. he was ever an inter-