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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-23

THE second route needs help. And
that means moneys
A coast trader, sailing his .tapouille'
down the m.eridians to Brazil, may pick
up the occupants Of fragile canoe toss-
ing on the Atlantic billows beyond the
mouth Of the Maroni. He viii sail the
wanderers down 10 Para or farther.
Then it is a case of looking sharp. II a
convict has trade, he is welcome.
The third and classic route is to Ven
ezuela via Trinidad This is the normal
sea route for small craft because the
currents go that way.
By the law of the "bagne," a rris-
oner's time is his own from 5 o'clock in
the afternoon until 5 In the morning
The tropic sundoWn comes sharp at 8.
A group of cenvicts lounges down the
village path at nightfall n guard on
duty gazes the other way Probably he
has been fixed.
Presently tiny craft forges out into
the great river from an obscure clump
OF bankside brush and begins to drift
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downstream. Only a helmsman is vis-
ible from shore, the innocent figure of
a Chinaman. a native black, or some
other lawful individual The bulwarks
hide whatever cargo the boat contains.
crouching men, a meager store Of food.
Fugitives, reaching the mouth Of the
Maroni. may lie hidden for a few days
TO n1ystify or exhaust pursuit Sooner
or later. however, they must broach the
sea TO make for Trinidad. At sea the
he'll begins Thirst. fever, hunger, shat
tering heat beating on cramped space,
and always looming the terrible might
of the sea in storm
Innocent citizens of Trinidad, going
their peaceful ways under a slumbrouS
moon, sometimes come upon broken
ribbed boat stranded on their beaches,
filled with skeletons. Sometimes the
skeletons are alive. barely alive. II so,
they are lucky and will, for a few days
or weeks, be lucllier still. for Trinidad
is more or less like q temporary garden
of Eden for fugitives from Cayenne.
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Why France Wants to Abolish It's
IAND Of dHs LIVING DEADT

TRINIDAD is a British island. It has
= no use for convicts, but at the same
time it has no particular desire to ae-
commodate the governor of Frances
penal colony by sending them back.
A technical charge of vagraney is
entered against them. Then charity and
a benevolent spirit step in. Representa-
tives of the Howard Society. a species
Of Salvation Army dealing principally
with convicts, welcome the strays.
new boat is fitted out. if necessary, and
stores are contributed. Within a certain
tirne-the limit of Trinidad's hospitality
the fugitives embark again, better off
than before Their first objective has
been won Their next is Venezuela.
Why Venezuela? The reasons go back
to the time when the late unlamented
Juan Vicente Gomez was dictator there,
and Venezuela lacked manual labor to
handle its oil boom. Candidates for
work were welcome.
Today conditions are different. Ven-
ezuela does not receive the runaways
from French Guiana any more. The
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" convictS in Frances penal COL
ony ponder something which
they fantastically call La Belle"-the
Beautiful.
la Belle" is not pretty girl. La
Belle is not wealth or position La
Belle is, simply and solely escape
Escape from jail, but, most OF all, escape
from hopelessness. Escape from the
deadening limbo of the penal colony.
There is little or no prevention OF
escape. The administration Of the
81; gne'' blinks. The guards or keepers
LET it 90 on. Secret fxers continue 10
collect the funds-for LA Belle" is moi
cheap. And convicts by the hundred
yearly take the road to liberty, more
likely to surrender or recapture. most
likely of all to death.
There are three general routes toward
freedom from the big convict center at
ST. Laurent One is across the Maroni
river, and thence by land into the heart
of the Jungle The Maroni is the boun-
dary between French and Dutch Gui-
ana. Maybe a stout-hearted convict can
win through to the Dutch ports, even to
British Guiana to the northwest, even
10 Venezuela, beyond the Orinoco.
The trouble with this route is the
fundamental hazard Of the Jungle.
Beasts are in wait for the traveller.
Snakes. even small snakes. can kill him
with one thrust at his bare feet. Food
is lacking Fever is always present
Native tribes may be feared.
The overland route is the eruelesf of
all the cruel ways to freedom. Naked
men can thrash about the lungles for a
fortnight and suddenly find themselves
back where they started. They move
counter-ciockwise such is the law. So.
often. they move in circles.
BY the end of 10 days the memory Of
the .nagnea is like heaven to ex-
hausted. fever ridden, forest logged
wanderers They deliver themselves up
with Joy. The menace of the glooming
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police fire them back again
Maybe the news hasn't reached the
Maroni yet that Venezuela doesn't give
a man the chance to become rich, re-
spected, gaudy resident Ike the fab
ulous DR.. Bougras.
This Marseilles physician had been
sentenced 10 the "bagne," for the MUIR
der OF longtime friend. lie escaped
to Venezuela.
Soon people in France learned OF DR..
Bepgras' escape and, what was more
astonishing, of his appointment as
physician ID the late Dictator Gomez.
He was lolling in influence, they heard,
and the medical profession IL Caracas
was his debtor. his worshiper.
The fact of the matter is that Ven-
ezuela has an excellent medical school
III Caracas, that nobody in the country
practices medicine without its pernliS-
sion, and that Dr.. Bougras was rele-
gated to tiny village on small pearl
island, where he earns a modest living.
But for years TO come, despite the
facts. DR.. Bougras VIII live in the an
nails of the French penal colony Is the
man who has most brilliantly Wooed
and won LA Belle'-that illasive, coy,
and fatal demoiselle called Liberty
NEXT WEEK: The tragic story Of
MandrG" and OF the euil RoRssenq.
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trees and the enemies that they con-
ceal is too much. Hardly anybody finds
.La Belle" at the end of jungle trail
Not that the other routes are easy.
1t is calculated that only one man In
10 makes his getaway. The rest perish.
They perish hard, by thirst, by sharks.
by tempest, by starvation. or they re-
turn TO try again
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EDITORS NOTE: This is the
fourth of d series of sic articles
dealing Nth the history of, and
conditions in, the famous French
penal colony in Guiana.
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EEP in their fevered hearts and
u grievance-ridden brains, 5000
b conyicts in Frances penal col
nrn r,nnder something which
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NEXT WEEK. The tragic story Of
sMandrG" and OF the euil RoNssea aq.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
TOdds

Mrs. Ruba Pierpoint called or
Mrs. Lillian Geddes, one day last
week
Charles Henery visited with ole
friends and relatives in this com
munity, Saturday afternoon. Hi.
mother, Mrs. Emma Henery, whc
has been making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Brown, return
ed with him to his home in Mt Yer
non, for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Milton Wallace and children
spent the week end with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Garnet Calendine, and
family, in South GAINESVILLE.
Several from this vicinity attend
ed the funeral of Harley Coulson AT
Pennsville, Monday. Our sympathy
goes out to the bereaved family
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ellis of Dun
can Falls visited with home folks
over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunn and sor
Charles spent Saturday at. their
farm here. They have rented their
farm to Ed Hartley, who will take
possession Immediately. Mr.. and
Mrs Dunn returned to their home
in Freeport, Monday.
A very enjoyable time was had
at TOdds church, Sunday p. m. Mrs
Pearl Williams of Stockport led the
singing, and sang several beautiful
numbers. The prayer service was
led by Goldie Lane of Stockport,
and Leslie Hallowell and Win
Thompson of Pennsville sang three
beautiful numbers, after which
Mrs. Minnie Deweese gave a very in
teresting reading. Sunday schoCs
next Sunday at p. m. Please come
James Cox and family and Miss
Dorothy Daugherty of Marietta
spent Sunday with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Daugherty.
Last Wednesday group 81
friends and neighbors journeyed tc
the home of Mrs. Ida Greathouse tc
give her surprise birthday dinner
but imagine their surprise when
eaten her dinner. however we think
Dan Calendine enjoyed Sunday
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. wiz
DELPHI Olney and family and Clark
Green and wife ate Sunday dinner
with Mrs. Ida Greathouse, and son
Clyde.
Mrs. Bessie Savage is enjoying
a visit with her mother, who lives
near Malta
w. S. Thompson of Pennsville is
spending the week with his daugh
ter, Mrs. L. III. Geddes, while husk.
ing corn on the former Billy Geddes
farm. Mr.. Thompson who is past
rs years of age, can still yield o
husking peg with some of the
younger men.
Watch your subscription date.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
Pennsville

The Pennsville farmers institute
will be held in the high school aud
itorium, Wednesday and Thursday
Dec 50 The speakers will be
Mrs. Charles Lawrence of Wooster
and Sam H. Plumer, of Marietta.
F. B. DeWeese who has been
working near Charleston, w. Va
spent few days at home the first
of the week
Miss Mildred Reed of Columbus
was called home Saturday, on ac-
count Of the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Jennie Reed.
The ladies' aid of the M. p
church will hold sample party
at the 1. O.. o. F. hall, Saturday af.
ternoon and evening, Nov 20. be
ginning at 2 O'Clock. Eats will be
your pocket books. No admission
will be charged at the door.
Mrs. Mabel Carnes of Cleveland
came Sunday for a few days visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
B. DeWeese.
Harley Coulson whose illness has
been mentioned before. passed away
Sunday morning at Memorial hos
pital, Marietta. Funeral services
at the Church of Christ, conducted
by Evangelist Albert Burcher, and
interment in Pennsville cemetery.
Election of officers of Pennsville
grange was held last Friday night
and resulted as follows: NJ, Vana
Dougan; o.. Clyde Wood; Lee. Amy
Dougan; Chap, Edith Wood; Treas
Lee Van Fossen; Sec'v. Clement Par.
sons; Stew, Ted Hilaman; G.. X,
Van Fossen; Ceres, Grace Van Fos.
sen; Flora, Inez, Hilaman; Pomona.
Gertie Hooper; l.. A. S.. Elsie An.
derson; Musician. Myla Van Fossen
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
Stockport Route Two

Sunday school at Mt. Olivet, Nov
Fl, at $3.50 a. m.
The public sale held wednesday
at the Clarence Calendine home was
largely attended. Mr.. Calendine
and family moved Saturday &c
Death OF Mrs. StilIions
Word was received here of the
death of Mrs. Leatha Young Still
lions, of Newark. She resided here
for a number of years, this being
her girlhood home. later residing
here with her family. She was al
ways kind, good friend and neigh
bor, and had many friends who were
sorry to learn Of her passing.
Donald, son of Lewis Hanson and
wife. is confined to his home, being
is a freshman in high school at
Stockport. 1t is hoped he may soon
be able to return to school,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Calendine
and family were guests Sunday at
the home Of Frank Calendine and
family.
Mrs. Walter Rollison is visiting
at the home of Charles Harlan, ut.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Leonard had
as guests recently, Mrs. Cora Leon
ard, and Mr.. and Mrs. Waterman
Teeters, of Belle Valley
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bamfield and
children were guests Sunday at the
home of Print Bamfeld and family.
Stanton Darnell of Alliance is
spending a few weeks with relatives
here.
Sunday guests at the home of Ray
and wife, were Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Shuster Of Zanesville Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Shuster of Pennsville,
and Mrs. Sadie Lyme and daughters
George Tenant who has been in
i'll health and at the hospital for
is much improved, and
able to return to his home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parsons and
children were Sunday guests of rel
atives here
Orr Garrett attended the funeral
Of his aunt, Mrs. J. M. Stillions, al
Newark, Friday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Mills were
Sunday guests Of their son and fam
lily, near Elliott.
Verl Phillips and family and Mr..
Raymond Kincaid were visiting at
ARA Balls, near Chesterhill, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ball spent
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Dolan, near
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Archer of
Glouster and Mr.. and Mrs A. T..
Archer were visiting Sunday at
Athens the guests of their cousin,
Mrs. Chattie Dutton, and Miss Mary
Curry.
Dogs made another raid on G. c..
Mills sheep again last week, this
time killing two and injuring sew
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Ahle visited
her parents, George Vincent, and
wife, of Bartlett, Sunday
Mr.. A. T. Archer met with a pain
full injury to his eye last week.
While engaged in setting up fodder,
he struck his eye with the sharp
end of a stalk of corn, making a
small cut on his eyeball.
Mrs. Blanche Pope South, of Co.
lumbus, and son, were calling on
the ridge, Sunday. Mrs. South spent
her girlhood days near here
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ball and
son Glenn, and Aaron Ball were
visiting relatives on Green's run,
Sunday.
Miss Belva Ball spent over the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Ball and family, near Elliott.
Pearl Balls had for Sunday call.
ers, Mr.. George Law and Glen CLARK
of Bartlett. and Mr.. George Hold
croft and family of Amesville, and
Miss Marie Hanson.
Our little old one room school
house at Wrightstown will soon be
just a memory, as it is being torn
down and moved to the Emmett
Leeper farm, near Mountville, to be
used in building large hog barn.
Miss Laura Ball was the Friday
night guest of Misses Martha and
Naomi Carpenter, near Federal, and
attended the basketball game at
Amesville, Friday night.
There will be lady missionary
from China, speak at the Wrights
town church, next Saturday night,
Nov. 20.
Rev. Pinnell of Mountville filled
his regular appointment hare Sum
day evening.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
Newton Ridge

The Coterie club met with Lu-
ellie Patterson, Thursday, for their
November meeting. 1t was an all
day meeting and eight members and
three guests were present. The day
was spent in knotting comfort.
At noon a pot luck dinner was serv-
ed and in the afternoon program,
carried out The December meeting
will be with Iva Clifford.
Miss Laura Mae Newsom who
has employment in Columbus, spent
the week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earle Newsom.
Howard White and family attend
ed the East Windsor grange, Friday
evening.
Mrs. Emma Tompkins and Iva
Clifford attended ladies' aid at
Pennsville, Wednesday.
Mr.. l. c. Kiernes is working on
the new school building, near Neely-
Vile
Relatives received the announce
ment of the birth of a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Mervin Clifford of Chester.
hill, last Wednesday, named David
Verle. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Clifford
are grandparents.
There will be a community
Thanksgiving at the grange hall.
The plans are for sermon at IL
O'Clock; basket dinner at noon, and
visiting in the afternoon. Every
one welcome.
Laura Adrian of Stockport spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Loren Spencer and family.
Mrs. Frank Daugherty attended
the farmers institute at Westland
Monday and Tuesday.
Betty Spencer spent the week
end at the Williams home in Stock
port
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
CrOOksvilIe Rt.

The Jerusalem ladies' aid and
missionary society will have a
Sunday evening, Nov. 21, at 1890
O'Clock. The pageant entitled ITO
Tighten the Worlds Darkness"
will be given. Lutheran League at
$50 p. m. Edna Stoneburner.
leader.
Raymond Maier's had as their
guests Sunday, Edward Middleton
and wife OF Blue Rock, and Arthur,
Mary and Nell Souders
John Risher and family spent
Sunday at New Lexington. Mrs.
Risher is visiting friends there, and
also attended the funeral of q
friend, Monday.
Dewey Bell and family, near Ma
rietta, have moved onto the Joseph
LOngstreth farm
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18

Eugene Ham of GAINESVILLE cam,
Sunday to visit his daughter Ros,
Bailey and family, and to visit will
Robert Kirby of Nebraska, and Mr.
and Mrs. Lou Murduck of Kansas
who are visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. "Jud" McIntur1
were Sunday evening supper guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Roush anC
son of Bremen came Saturday ev
ening for a visit with his sister
| Mrs. Ted Hilaman and family. Sun.
day, Mr. and Mrs. Roush and M"
| and Mrs. Hilaman visited their
| mother, Mrs. Allie Roush, near Oak
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Geddes and
sons visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawson Geddes.
Mrs. Rose Bailey and Mrs. Ber~
nice Martin went to GAINESVILLE Tues
| day to visit Mrs. Bailey's mother,
Mrs Ham. Mr.. Ham who has been
visiting here returned to GAINESVILLE
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Stratton and
children of Flushing were Sunday
dinner guests of John Giles and
family, and afternoon callers of Jas.
Heskett and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cooper of Sand
Hill were week end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Mcknight.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Murduck Of
Kansas and Robert Kirby of Nebras
ka and Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Van Fos
sen were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Cash Barkhurst, Tuesday.
Mrs. Mabel Maynard attended the
annual open house at the home Of
Atty and Mrs. A. NJ Calland, in Co
lumbus, Saturday. for former resi-
dents of Summerfield
Jesse Williams, wife and daugh-
ter were guests of Bernard Click
and family of Killbuck, from Fri
day until Sunday.
Russell Dougan and wife were
Sunday guests of Charles Dearth
and family of Neelyville.
Born to Donald James and wife
(Evalyn Best), Sunday, Nov. IA,
son.
Born to Leonard Benjamin and
wife, Sunday, Nov; IA, daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Hiatt and Keith
Hilaman attended church at the
Seventh Street Church of Christ in
Columbus. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. f. Dougan and
son Robert visited Donald. and Le-
land Dougan and wife, at Columbus
Sunday
Repair your roofs ready for the
winter storms. Roof paints, coat.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18

and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Patterson an
son Clifford were business visitor
in Columbus, Wednesday.
We have been requested to an
nounce an all day meeting Of tn
ladies' aid society of this place
Thursday, Nov. 1S. All are invited
to clean off the church grounds.
Not much hunting is reported
here. Evidently the hunters arr
aware Of the scarcity of game.
Dale Newton and mother, Mrs
Alice Newton were Sunday visitor!
at Guy Nixon's, at Crooksville.
E: E. Barrett and family ant
mother, Mrs. Mae Sands, were re
cent visitors at the Delford Hambe
home in Rosseau.
Eldores Snyder of McConnelsvilie
spent Monday night with Rober,
Sherman
P. w. Patterson is Installing a
Delco lighting plant in his residence
w. H. Campbell has been VISITING
the past several days with friends
near Gallon.
L. E. Patterson and family Of
GAINESVILLE visited over Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. q
Patterson
Mrs. Donald Finley and two chill
dren spent Tuesday with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. I. Price al
Portersville.
Mr.. and Mrs O. C. Glass and Mr.
and Mrs. A. c.. Warren were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Torbert of Triadelphia.
We understand George Sherman
and family are moving soon from
the DOugan farm, to near Hackney.
MaXWell-Tidd
Johnny Maxwell, one of our
prominent young men, and Miss
Treena Tidd, near Dexter City. were
married in Kentucky, last Satur-
day. We wish for them a very hap-
py journey together through life.
Mrs. Lizzie Campbell of McCon
nelsville visited Saturday night and
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Elma
Campbell.
Clyde Nixon and family of Co.
lumbus and Roy Nixon and family
of GAINESVILLE We're recent visitors
with home folks at L. H. Nixon's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Carr and Mrs.
Harlan Carr of Crooksville were re-
cent visitors at p w. Patterson's.
Jas. Fitch and family of Morgan
ganville and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Bankes were Sunday visitors at Z.
e. .Barrett's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
Deerfeld

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lamb of Ash
tabula visited over Sunday with
relatives here. On Saturday, Mr..
Lamb, accompanied by his father,
u. e. Lamb, visited the wife and
mother, Mrs. Luella Lamb, at the
Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE. Mrs.
Lamb, who is suffering with a brok-
en- hip, is thought to be getting
Quite few from here attended
the farmers institute at Triadel-
phia, Friday and Saturday, and re-
port it very good. Also the play at
the school house Saturday night
was we'll given and much enjoyed.
A serenade and shower was Civ
en- Tuesday evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell McKibben (Ethel Spen-
cer) at the home of Guy Spencer,
where the bride had made her home
for several years.
Rev. Mr.. Caller of McConnels-
vile will preach here next Sunday
evening.
The little son born Nov. 5, to Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Brown, of Center.
burg, has been named Harold Keith.
The little one is a grandson Of Mr.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
and Mrs. e. E. Price.
A. NJ Bankes was in Columbus on

and Mrs. E. E. Price.
A. M. Bankes was in Columbus or
business, Wednesday.
Lloyd Patterson is visiting this
week with relatives in GAINESVILLE
and enjoying a two days pheasant
hunt near Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Price of Wolf
Creek visited recently with their
sister, Mrs. Cornelia Jacobs and
family.
Mrs. Wilford Deaver and little
daughter Julia, spent last week with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Burchett, and other relatives at
Beverly
C. r. Finley and family were re-
cent visitors at Reverdy Best's al
Pennsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Warren at
tended a birthday dinner for their
cousin, Frank VanfOssen, at his
home at Pennsville, Friday.
Beryl Cameron and family of
GAINESVILLE visited over Sunday at
the George Sherman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Deedrick of
McConnelsville visited Monday at
Donald Finley's.
Mrs. Ida Eppley of Sayre was a
dinner guest Sunday with her
Mrs. Mary Nixon,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
Triade1phia

There will be services at the
Church of Christ here next Sunday
morning and evening, by Elder w
H. Gallagher. Come.
Services at the M. e. church next
Sunday afternoon.
Ivan Nelson has been suffering
for two weeks from a very sore
hand, which started from a small
scratch on the finger However, 1t
is beginning to show improvement.
Lyman Risen, who has lately
been indispOsed, is able to be out
again, although still suffering from
rheumatism.
Clyde Nixon and family of Colum.
bus spent the week end with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. EdgeH were
Sunday visitors at the Lester Edgell
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Carpenter are
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Elliott at their new
home near Rokeby. Mr. Carpenter
is doing some repair on the build
ings for Mr.. Elliott
Mrs. Grey of Waterford and Nj.
Max Waterman of Pembine, Wis,
visited Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
p. E. Carpenter
Miss Mary Massey received some
very painful bruises from a fall,
one day last week
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
ening with his grandmother. Annie

ening with his grandmother, Annie
Phillips.
Gregg Sealock of Steubenville
spent the week end with his wife
and baby at Delbert Doak's.
Mrs. Keithler spent last week
with her son and family of Colum-
bus.
Rilla McVeigh spent Wednesday
afternoon with Cora Phillis.
Mrs. Ray Doak, Mrs. Gregg Sea-
lock and son spent one day last
week in Marietta.
Rilla McVeigh spent Tuesday
with Annie Phillips.