Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-05-07
UniOnville

Elmer Kirkpatrick of Dyes Fork
rented his home farm this spring to
Charles Hall, and is remodeling the
house on his ridge farm near Cross
Roads church, the former Link Ma
son home. John Harper is the me-
chanic in charge. Elmer will move
as soon as the work is completed L.
John Parsons and family have NOV
ed from McKendree ridge to the
Harry Bozman farm on big Meigs
creek, the former Flora Wilds farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Wilson of En-
poultry house on their farm. Gra-
ham Clark is doing the work. R.
H. Ray who is employed on the
Carl Harris farm, west of Malta,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
at his home here. Bob" has swap
ped his old car for later model
Mr.. Schimmel, near Lowell, who re-
Gently purchased the Martin Schmidt
farm on Dyes Fork, has since TAX
en- unto himself a new wife. Mr..
and Mrs. Schimmel are now enjoy
ing the comforts of their new home,
and we welcome them to our COM
munity Several from here attend
ed the surprise party last Sunday
in honor of the birthday Of Mrs.
Winnie Moore Of Olivet ridge.-New
farm tractors on the L. Stegner G.
Sons farm and the Amelia Leland
farms are rapidly turning the fertile
Meigs creek soil, and preparing it
for the spring crops.--It will be re-
membered that Charles Dearth of
route II, near Neelyville, was tax
en- to Marietta hospital a few
weeks ago in serious condition
from kidney trouble. We called
there last week and were agreeably
surprised to find Charley out plant
ing potatoes, and much improved in
health Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stegner
were Marietta visitors one day last
week. extreme cold weather
of the past winter played havoc
with the peach trees, grape vines
and rambler rose bushes, large
percent of them being killed .--Hon.
and Mrs. X. C. Ray and son of Ath-
ems and Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Wells,
near here, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Walker of Dyes Fork
The Unionville school, taught by
Wayne Macklem, will close next
with a big basket dinner,
and a fine program.--Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Wickersham motored to Ath-
ems, Sunday, to visit their daughter,
Miss Mary Wickersham, a student
at O. U.--On recent trip in Center
township, near Hackney, we called
at the Maud (Pilkington) Moore
home and found her looking hearty,
even more so than common, and she
explained the cause with one word,
''mumps. IF you have a horse or
horses to sell you are lucky, as
they seem to be bringing fabulous
prices throughout this section Re-
Gently we called at the Dolph Hook
the moor hour. Although we had
our lunch with us, we were not per-
mitted to eat it, but were almost
to take dinner with Dolph
and Alice. We are glad we did, as
we have felt pretty good ever since.
Dolph, with the fine surroundings,
his daily paper, radio, and his pipe,
seems to be as full of contentment
as any man would care to be- Mr..
and Mrs. Hamer Ray and family of
were Sunday visitors at
the home of the writer. Miss Freda
Foster of this place returned home
Sunday from Athens, where she
took the state scholarship test on
She was the guest of
Miss Mary Wickersham, while in
the city, Miss Pauline Kidd who is |
employed at the John Clifford home,
near McKendree, spent over Sunday |
at her home here. ALBERT Kidd |
was a business visitor in GAINESVILLE, !
Monday. Mrs. Eva Sackett who died
at her home at New London, O., |
two weeks ago, was daughter of |
the late Rev. Frye, who formerly |
resided in Meigsville township, and
was pastor Of the Pleasant Grove |
church. She leaves |
manu ralativoc in MORGAN oOuntv