Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-01-07
Re1nersville

nG Olu yIGI lIdo SOHC. DuE ICIt
tale.
The years to a man on the thither
side of so are like the system of
manufacturing cars, the new one
goes a little faster than the old one.
Leaving here the day preceding
Christmas, the yuletide season was
spent by Prof w. P. Haskins and
family and his brother James Has
kins, down at Gallipolis, once famed
as an Ohio river traffic town. With
only a mental contact with it, this
town with ''gallop" to its name
lopes through our mind as the place
where the New York writer, McIn-
tyre, expects to live in retirement
when his pen stops dipping ink. And
furthermore, the older set here may
be put in a reminiscent mood upon
mention Of the fact that there is
an association of this place with the
strange evangelistic career of one
"Syndicate'' Wilson, whose tent
meetings here in 1899 have never
been approached in interest by any
thing like them during these sue
ceeding 81 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Walter and
little daughter returned to Colum-
bus, Sunday Mrs. Walter and daugh-
ter had been guests Of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. s. l.. Hill, for more
than week, but Mr.. Walter busy
with his duties as a chemistry in
structor at the university was here
only at two brief periods during the
holiday season. The probability of
near Lafayette, Indiana, at an in.
creased salary, causes them to antic-
ipate removal from Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bishoff, who
reside on the f. F. Drummond farm,
returned Sunday from Parkersburg,
w Va, where they spent the holi-
days as guests of relatives.
Andrew Cannon recently received
letter from his son, Marshall, A 4,
stating that he is now tubercular
patient in Des Moines, Iowa, hos
pital. Friends here regret to learn
of his unfortunate affliction.
Eldon Drummond, now furnace
salesman, and at present located at
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. F.
Drummond.
Rev L. e. Weaver, local M. p.
church pastor, left with his family
for West Virginia, Sunday in re-
sponse to a Tunnelton, West Vir-
ginia. message. notifying the family
of the death of Mrs Ruggles, mother
of the minister's wife.
Death Claims Infant Daughter
Death claimed Barbara Ellen, the
six weeks old infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Orville Elliott, Sunday
around 12 O'Clock. Stricken and
near death week ago
of pneumonia, the crisis in the
baby's illness had seemingly passed
and hopefulness had displaced
feeling of despair. Saturday, late,
a seizure with Group brought about
q fatal relapse in her condition and
the infant passed from life into the
arms of death. The death occurred
at the home of grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Finley Elliott, near
where funeral services
were held Tuesday at 1890, con-
ducted by Rev. Leonard, following
which burial was made in Bristol
church cemetery, near Cloud
DR.. John r. Hill of Columbus, af-
ter brief visit with parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Hill, returned capital
ward Sunday in company with J. r.
Davis, who was returning also to his
duties as a foreman in a CCC camp,
after spending brief period with
his mother, Mrs. Maggie Davis, near
this place.
Mrs. Mary r. Haines and Miss AL
ice Gorrell went to Convoy, Van
Vert county, out near the Indiana
state border, last Thursday, by mo-
tor. There they were guests of the
formers brother and the latter's un-
Gorrell, now approach
ing the age of 80 years. They re-
turned home here Saturday evening.
passing through Columbus enroute
back. The Gorrell family group of
which Mrs. Haines is a sister are
for their almost half-cen-
.ury of unbroken family circle and
or their present strength of resist
lnce against the physical ills so
common to mankind. An "a year
I'D sister in this group now lives in
Springfield.
In the cage scrimmage at the gym
lasinm here last Friday night the
Manchester team turned back the
little Reds, 1914. In the second
Engagement in which the teams
abeled 1shigh school" and s'inde-
tangled. the independents