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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25

IL, 1885.
There has been so much printes
about this that / shall do no more
than mention it on this anniversary
However, should anyone desire
more information about it, shall
gladly let him read the numerou.
clippings I have concerning it, in
cluding those printed at the time
and the statements of the eye wit
nesses and those of the survivors.
The account written by Mr.. Pad
gift is of much interest, as he was
boy of 16 at the time, and had
gone aboard the boat at Beverly
and was standing near the front OF
the cabin talking to Thomas F..
hewitt when the explosion occurred,
and when he "came to- he was IT,
ing near the bow Of the boat.
At that time the business on the
Muskingum river was near or at its
height; boats loaded all along the
river with cargOes for points as far
distant as st. Paul, st. Louis, and
ANCW vi lCduo, dAu pOlutC OC-
tween. The history of the naviga-
tion on the Muskingum was made a
matter of research by our own Cap
tain Irven Travis, who wrote up his
studies for the old Scientific His
torical Society, and later had ad-.
ditional papers printed in the local
newspapers, and afterward printed
in the Ohio Archaeological and His
torical records. Perhaps no other
phase of local history has been SO
thoroughly studied and detailed as
was this one by Captain Travis.
Certainly the younger generation
should secure copies of the papers
and read these writings of Captain
Travis, as they tell of period IN
our history that reads like fiction,
at times, and the prosperity Of the
Muskingum valley reached it's height
during this period.
No part of these articles may be
reproduced without the written per-
of the publisher).
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25

set in charge, in the presence of a
large assembly of friends and neigh
bors. Rev. Goddard used as basis
of his sermon words found in Jon
14th chapter, 14th verse. Pail bear
ers were grandsons, Floyd and Jas
Smith, Dick Mcconnell, grandsons
in-law Herman Perry, Frank Kuhn
and Dale Roberts. Flower girls :
Virginia Roberts, Helen Berry,
Pansy Perry, Dorothy Smith and
Marjory Kuhn. A male quartet
composed of e. w. and o. F. FIand-
ers, H. H. Richey, e. r. Barkhurst,
sang the hymns Gathering Home, !"
Going Home,' and Beautiful Isle
OF Somewhere" Interment was
made in the church yard cemetery,
near the grave of his daughter,
Grace B.
Mrs. Amy Wilson, 81, and Mrs.
Cassie Whitehouse, 81, were able to
attend the funeral of S. B. McCon-
nell.
Mrs. Belle Embree, mention of
whose accident was noted last week,
is recuperating nicely.
The report is current that the Ell
lis family who have been residing
on the e. G. Swallow farm, have
purchased the Stanley Ray property,
known to former residents as the
Paxton property.
A. J. Lindimore, being duly
sworn before, and after, says he sold
three turkeys which weighed so "
pounds, two of the three weighed
391A pounds, at % cents. 1t seems
the price is not up with the cost of
feed
VIM. Stobert and family have
moved from the George Fox-Fouts
farm to part of Joe Jenkins
house. Their little daughter, Wv
ian, is reported i'll with a heavy
cold, bordering on pneumonia.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25
Page Seven

uel A. Porter, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Porter, of Malta township,
was second in the contest with 92.-
Sc bushels. Both were given free
trips to Washington, D. c., offered
by the banks of the county, and the
manufacturing concerns.
G. B. Smith elected Master Of
Valley, lodge, No. 145, F.. & A. M.
Miss Edna Jones, teacher in the
Malta grade schools, had narrow
escape from drowning, when she
lost her balance and fell into the
| river from a row boat when fishing
| near Rokeby Lock. She was res
cued by her uncle, Judge L. ]. We
ber, by means of an extended fish.
ing pole, which she grabbed
Prosecuting Attorney T. E. McEl-
Gaylord, celebrate their reelection
with banquet at the home of ths
former. The guests were members
of the Democratic executive COM
mittee.
Announcement is made that the
new Presbyterian church at Bris-
tol will be dedicated Sunday, Dec.
1. The church is termed the finest
country church in the county
Charles Simpson, former McCon-
nelsville resident, died in Zanes-
Vile.
Clyde McElfresh of the west side
leaves for Oklahoma to work in the
oil fields.
Dr. j. F. Richmond celebrates his
10th birthday.
B. F. Reed is Master of Corinth-
ian lodge, No. Ill, F. & A. NJ, and
John Sherman, secretary.
Ezra Mcdaniel is carrying an ad-
vertisement, in which he announces
that he is buying furs.
Dr. J. F. Richmond and Mrs.
Maude Black, members of the coun-
tvs visiting committee, report on
their quarterly visit and inspection
of the county home, of which Chas.
Taylor is superintendent They re-
port 26 inmates. The livestock on
the farm at that time consisted of
four horses, 10 cows, IS head Of
other cattle, 81 hogs and rigs, 400
fouls and 25 turkeys. The crops
harvested for the reason included
1900 bushels of corn, 344 bushels
of wheat, 800 bushels of oats and
$50 bushels Of potatoes.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25
Melgs

Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Roberts (vir"
ginia Haines) newIyweds, will go to
housekeeping on the groom's faith
er's farm in East Bloom.
In the death of Benny Mcconnell,
the community has lost citizen of
the type who has to die to be ap-
preciated. Some folks go to church,
talk loud and long, on Sunday, then
some, oh you know, that is those
of you whom we are writing to. But
some like Benny, while others were
praying for the sick, were, and are.
at the bedside with cup of cold
water. Last rites for Benny were
held Friday with short services at
the Earl Smith home, where he had
been SO kindly cared for in the last
days of his life. From there the
cortege moved to the Meigs church,
where the main service was held
with Rev. ]. A. Goddard of Somer-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25
Westland

Mrs. Ella (Harris) Odendahl o1
Newark is in City hospital Newark
for an abscess in her side. A drain
age tube was inserted. Her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Harris, spent
from Tuesday until Thursday with
her. Ray Harris spent Saturday
and Sunday with her.
Sunday visitors were Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Coleman and children at Lew
is Huffman's; Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Ball and sons Howard and Orville al
Kenneth Wells.
Clarence Berry and Georgia Dob
bins were married at Marietta Wed
nesday. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Milton Berry, entertained with q
dinner Sunday.
A doctor was called Sunday tc
see Miss Shirley Smith.
Elbert Rouanzoin of Pennsyl-
vania spent over Sunday with home
folks.
Sunday afternoon visitors We're
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Harris at
Frank Miller's; Mrs. Merle Wells
and children Robert and Hope at Il.
L. Pierpoint's.
Farmers institute was we'll at.
tended. The following officers were
elected for 1898: President, Frank
Miller; vice pres, Raymond James;
sec'y, Marjorie James; treas, Carrie
James; hostess, Mrs. Matte Hum
mel; committee, Claire Strobe, Grin
Abel, Mildred Johnson, Maud McIn-
turf and Clifford Dougan. There
were 21 posters exhibited.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Spurrier OF
Cuyahoga Falls are visiting at r.
w. McPeak's.
Mrs. Flora Carr and George,
Amanda and Helen Huffman were
Friday evening visitors at Harvey
Greenhouses.
Mrs. B. A. Carr returned to her
home at Roosterville, Sunday, after
spending the past week with her
brother, Lewis Huffman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Carr and
son of Athens, were Saturday visit
ors at Harvey Greenhouses.
Miss Velma Butler of Columbus
was a recent visitor of Mrs. Frank
Hooper and Mrs. Ray Black.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25
Pennsville

Mr.. and Mrs. C. 0. Graham and
Mrs. F. B. DeWeese were business
visitors at GAINESVILLE and Newark,
last Friday.
Several ladies from Crooksville
attended the inspection of Penn Re-
bekah lodge, last Thursday evening.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Nc
Inturf of Macksburg, last Thursday,
a daughter.
The Pennsville farmers institute
will be held Wednesday and Thurs.
day, Dec. 8 and 8. A home talent
play "Cover Time," will be given
the last night of institute. Pro-
gram will be printed next week.
Sam Plumer of Washington county
and Mrs. Zella Lawrence of Woos-
ter will be the speakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Van Fossen and
daughters were Sunday dinner
guests Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Van Fossen.
Mrs. Mabel Carnes returned TO
her work in Cleveland last Thurs
day, after several days visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd De
Weese.
Mrs. Ruth Kennard and SON went
to Lebanon Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving with her husband,
Harry Kennard.
Mrs. Nina Williams, Mrs. Eta
Scott, Mrs Inez Hilaman. Mrs. Jaun-
ita Giles and Mrs. Virgia Kennard
called at the home of Mrs. Grace
Van Fossen, one afternoon last
week, and helped her quilt.
Junior Dougan spent Tuesday
night of last week with his friend.
Gland Davis.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25

at the M. e. church, where the quar-
terly meeting was held.
Miss Grace Piatt was called t.
| Beverly last Thursday on account o.
the serious illness of her sister
Mrs. Will Corner, who sustained {
| stroke few weeks ago. Miss Plat,
returned to her home Saturday ev
ening.
Willis J. Binnis and wife of Flush.
ing and Clyde Bundy and wife Of
Harrisville were Sunday guests OF
John S. Patterson and family.
Mrs. Nellie Grigsby and daughte,
Lucille attended the surprise birth
day dinner at the r. H. Davis home
at Big Woods, Sunday. The dinner
was in honor of Hugh Davis birth
day. Others at the dinner were:
Mrs. George Young, Miss Juanita
Nickols of Todds, and Mrs Bertha
Farmer and sons Kenneth and Nile
of New Marshfield.
Misses Grace Orr of Logan and
Ruth of Ironton, visited with friends
here Sunday and attended church.
Grace and Ruth are the daughters Of
Rev. Orr, former pastor Of the M.
E. church here.
John Glass of Columbus was a
caller at the p. E. Berry home, Fri
day. He had been to see his father,
J. L. Glass, at JOY, who is quite ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parks and
J. B. Goddard were hostesses Sun
day to the following: r. C. Rardin
and wife, of Parkersburg, w. Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c.. Harris and son
Zane, Mr.. and Mrs Reve Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Goddard and
two children Ruth Ann and David
The dinner was in honor of Hazel
Harris, Bill Goddard's and J. B.
Goddard's and R. C. Rardin's birth
days, which occur in November.
F. L. Bailey and wife were hosts
Sunday to Mrs. Mary Jane and
Miss Eva Zumbro, and Mr.. and Mrs.
S. B. Zumbro and Mrs. Ella Edger.
ton.
Philip Smith, wife and two chill
dren of Laughlintown, Pa, were
callers Sunday evening of w. b.
Smith and daughter Josephine. Mr..
Smith is a nephew of w. B. Smith.
they were enroute to Mr.. Smiths
parents, Linley Smith, at Ozark,
Ill, where they will spend Thanks
giving.
Max Bowman, wife and son Don
aid were week end guests of Mrs.
Bowman's sister, Mrs. Carl Steven
son and family at Killbuck.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Wymer were
Sunday dinner guests of George Wy
mer and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25

Several of the Stockport young
jolks journeyed to the home Of Miss
Lucille Geddes last Friday evening.
to remind her of her 18th birthday.
The evening was spent with music,
playing games and pulling taffy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson Geddes en-
joyed supper Sunday evening, with
Harry Woodward and family.
Callers at the Geddes home Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. George Me-
Inturf of Pennsville, and Mr. and
Mrs. Lew Ungemach.
It's too wintry for news this
week-everybody has holed up.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25

TOdds

Earl Woodward and family spent
Thursday with his brother, Harry
Woodward, and family The men
spent the day plowing, and the
women cooking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Longstrefh
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Long
streth, newlyweds, of Roseville Wis.
tied last Wednesday with their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Lew I'm
gemach, the bride was the former
Katheryn Wilson.
Grip has been stalking through
this neighborhood, leaving several
victims strewn along it's pathway.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25

Mrs. George Davis and son-in-law
and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Parkinson Of GAINESVILLE, were guests
Of DR.. C. V. Davis and family, last
Wednesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Hartley of Malta township, Nov. II,
a son, named William Clayton.
Born to Noel Hufford and wife
(Fonda Burcher) last Wednesday,
Nov. II, son named Ronald
Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Graham of
Iowa came Sunday evening for a
visit with his brother, c. O. Gra-
ham and other relatives in Morgan
county.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Mary c. Fletcher, de-
ceased:
Notice is hereby given that Thorn
as Fletcher of Crooksville r. D.,
Ohio, has been duly appointed ex-
ecutor of the estate Of Mary C.
FLETCHER, deceased, late of Morgan
county, Ohio.
Dated this 18th day of November,
1887.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County
Geo. O. McGonagle, Attorney.
25n3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25
NOV. IL, 1852, WORST DISASTER
In MUSKINGUM VALLEY
(By Stanbery Alderman)

November the 18th was the an
niversary of the wors disaster ever
to happen in the Muskingum valley
Friday afternoon, November IL,
1852, the Steamer Buckeye Belle
exploded her boilers at Beverly.
Pages have been printed in the
local papers about this disaster
and I find, among numerous other
clippings in regard to this, one TAX
en- from the Democrat, and written
by the late Pious Padgitt, on Nov.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25

SEE THE NEW STYLES in per-
sonal stationery Stanbery
Pharmacy.
Evening star., 1937-09-10
INTRIGUE MARKS
PAR[EY AT NY0N
Events Leading to Session
Would Have Caused War
Few Brief Years Ago.

Editors note: Meeting in Nyon.
Switzerland, today are representa-
tiDes OF nine nations-Itdly and
Germany notably absent-to dis
cuss the piracy situation OF the
Mediterranean DeUitt Mackenzie,
former i0dr correspondent and for
many years a reporter for the As
soctdted Press. tells OF the drama
leading TO the present acute stu
alton.
Evening star., 1937-09-10
Geneva
Continued From First Page J

tCOntlnued from First Pa2e.)
haps by tonight-was forecast conf
IDENTIFY.
1t was learned authoritatively that
1t embraces an actual mutual assist
ance agreement among the nine pow
ers for the crushing of piracy.
Delbos, speaking of the suggestion
from Italy and Germany that the
piracy matters be referred in toto to
the London Nom Intervention Com
mittee of 81 nations, said this could
not be done, because We must act
quickly"
The conference at Nyon, he said,
must swiftly adopt by common ac-
cord, for the period in which danger
exists, special measures to assure the
free circulation of merchantmen in
the Mediterranean"
Experts Devise Plan.
British and French experts COM
pleted the formula, which embraces the
use OF dirigibles, airplanes and war
craft to safeguard merchant shipping
The preliminary plan would divide
the Mediterranean into territorial
waters and high seas
Riparian states would retain full
control Of their territorial waters and
do their own policing there.
But along the great Mediterranean
Sea route, all craft found under water
would be regarded automatically as
piratical, to be open to immediate at
tack by warships of 9-power inter-
national feet
British and French men Of war
would be the bulwarks of this anti
pirate armada Planes and dirigibles
would watch over merchant shipping
Submarines on the surface, flying
their own national colors, would not
be molested.
Included in the plan would be the
provisions for humanization Of sub
marine warfare decided upon by most
important powers in 1936-including
Italy and Germany.
There would be warship conveys
of the type employed in the World
War to protect neutral vessels. Brit
ish and French warships would form
these conveys at ports like South
ampton and Havre.
Once drawn up, the Nyon protocol
will be submitted to Italy and Ger
many, either directly or through the
London Non-Intervention Committee
OF ~ states.
The League Council itself met pri-
vately under the chairmanship of the
premier of government Spain, DR..
Juan Negrin. Negrin, however, an
nounced he would abandon the chair
when his nations charges against
Italy are heard
The members decided to appoint a
subcommittee to study the British
plan for partitioning Palestine between
the Jews and the Arabs, then ad-
lourned until Tuesday.
simultaneously, Chinese spokes-
man told the Associated Press that
his nation will press for definite
League action against japanese "ag-
gression"
RUSSIA is ACCUSED.
Evening star., 1937-09-10
J. {. SCR0GGINS RITES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW

Funeral services for Joseph E. Scrog-
gins, S6. retired watchman of the
Interior Department, who died Sunday
in Oklahoma City, Okla, will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Chambers
Southeast funeral home, SIT Eleventh
street southeast. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Scroggins, native Of this city.
had lived here until four years ago
when he went to Oklahoma City to
be with his daughter, Mrs. Julia S.
Holman. He had been a member of
Grace Baptist Church here for so years
and was a former member of the So
ciety of Natives of the District of Co.
lumbia
Besides his daughter he leave two
grandchildren, several nieces and
nephevs.
Evening star., 1937-09-10

in base hospitals. but almost ell re.
quire the special attention that Franco
plans for them after DR.. Sheehan and
DR.. Mcintosh make their reports.
Plans already are under way for
a facial hospital at Seville. in South
ern Spain, where the year-round mod
crate climate will aid convalescents
after delicate operations.
Both doctors already have worked
together on World War cases and
in Spain. where DR.. Sheehan was
decorated by former King Alfonso for
restoring the mutilated faces of Span
ish soldiers in the Riff campaigns.
Evening star., 1937-09-10
GEORGE H. PAINE
DIES HERE AT rs
Was Executive of Committee on
Unfair Trade Practices
in Production.

George H Paine. 76, an executive
for the Committee on Unfair Trade
Practices in Production and Distribu-
ton. a subcommittee of the Business
Advisory Council of the Department
Of Commerce. died yesterday in
Homeopathic Hospital after a short
Illness.
Mr.. Paine. who lived at 1900 Nine
teenth street. previously had a career
as railway safety engineer. A native
OF Chicago, he studied engineering at
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, N. Y. For several years he was
with the Erie Railroad and Panama
Railroad as engineer in the signal
divisions. From 1912 TO 1918 he was
associated with the firm of Paine.
Mcclellan a. Campion, consulting
engineers. with efices in New York.
He had been with the Trade Practices
Committee here the past four years.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Inpe-
born H. Paine: two sons, Edward H.
and Charles Paine, New York CITY:
two daughters, Miss Olivia Paine, New
York City, and Mrs. Carl Heldt, Chi
caRo; q brother, Charles Paine. Engle-
wood, N. j., and four grandchildren
Funeral services and burial will be
private.
Evening star., 1937-09-10

the Polytechnic Medical School, New
York, has distressing assignment.
Medical aides to insurgent Generals
simo Francisco Franco say there are
as many mutilated faces in the in
surgent army today as in the British
Army at the end of the World War
The doctors said thousands" suf-
fered such terrible face wounds that
their features are almost obliterated
and their constance agony could be re-
lieved only by narcotics.
DR.. Sheehan began a tour of in
surgent military hospitals here, in
Zaragoza and Salamanca. Associated
with DR.. Eastman is DIR. Robert Nc
Intosh, professor of anesthesia at Ok
ford University, England.
Many Of Frances soldiers in most
Evening star., 1937-09-10

all Mediterranean ports to armed
forces from the Black Sea, including
those of the Soviet" Gayda wrote.
He said Italy had not signed the
treaty, although she adhered" to it
last February 2 when Foreign Min
ister Count Galeazzo Ciano reached
a "gentleman's agreement" with the
Turkish Minister, DR.. Tevfik Rustu
Aras.
(The M6ntreux treaty was signed
in July, 1886, and later ratified by
eight nations. including Great Britain,
France, Germany and Russia. The
International Commission of the
Straits and the Lausanne treaty pro-
hibiting Turkey from rearming the
region OF the Dardanelles. Bosporus
and Sea of Marmora were ended. The
Straits now are shut off only to war
ships of 'belligerents.
Gayda did not mention Turkey. but
his assertion concerning piracy re-
newed the old Italian thought that
most piratical sources originate in un-
controlled areas of the Aegean. Ma
mora and Black Seas.
The II Popolo article also blamed
Russia" for Spanish government
aerial attacks on the Italian cruiser
Barletta and the German pocket bat
tleship Deutschland in May. These
incidents led up to Germany's shelline
OF Spanish Almeria.
After those attacks, said the news
paper, Italy sought to obtain interna-
tional solidarity to stop these
brigantine aggressions." but mo in
ltiative was taken by the French or
English"
Elaborating on its own theory about
the Havock attack, II Popolo said a
Hlspano-Russian submarine" which
turned up at French port in the
Bay OF Biscay, damaged. early this
month was the one which tried In
torpedo the Havock.
French officials earlier considered
tnls possibility and, apparently. dis
missed 1t-because of the great dis
lance between the scene of the Havock
attack and the Bordeaux area. where
tne spanish government submarine
ca appeared soon afterward and
asked for repairs for bomb DAMAGES
SUB BELIEVED SUNK
Evening star., 1937-09-10
urgent need of plastic surgery were
wounded in hand d-fo-hapd 6ohtio,

urgent need of plastic surgery were
wounded in hand-to-hand fighting.
There has been more personal COM
bat, with slashing knives and bayonets.
in the more than a year of Spanish
strife than in most modern wars, mill
tary experts say.
The severity or the worst cases is
due to the terrific tearing power of
modern rife bullets fired at point
blank.
Hundreds of men also suffered ter
rible head wounds and lost their
hands in blasts from detonators, sim
liar to dynamite caps, strung on cleo
triAed barbed wire entanglements and
parapets.
Thousands OF insurgent troops now
are being given skin-grating treatment
Evening star., 1937-09-10
RUSSIA is ACCUSED.
Mussolini's Newspaper Places Blame
for Mediterranean Piracy.

MILAN. Italy. September 20 (P).-
Premier Mussolini's newspaper &C.
cused Russia today of putting piracy
into the Mediterranean.
II Popolo d'Italia, in an apparently
inspired article, charged that His
pano-Russian" submarine fired a tor
pedo at the British destroyer Havock
September /, off Eastern Spain.
That was the incident which brought
repeated pirate attacks on neutral
Mediterranean shipping to crisis.
AT the time there we're broad hints In
Britain that an Italian submarine was
suspected as the Havock's attacker.
Takes Slap at Treaty.
In the Giornale dItalia. the often
omcial Fascist writer, Virginia Gayda.
took a back-handed slap at the Mon
treux treaty which permitted Turkey
to rearm the Dardsnelles.
Piracy perhaps would never have
appeared had the treaty not opened