Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-10-07
Melgs

Lead us-but be careful with
which hand. Before we had read
the Reinersville section, promi-
nent member of the church-one
who pays little if any of the old age
pensions, informed us that Vic with
his right hand in his left pocket and
his left hand in his right receptacle,
paw and a hunk of "terbaccer,"
with the other, had been rudely as
saulted and maltreated; knocked
hither and yon by the onward march
of our new civilization. With some
of the lime dust and mayhap some
of the hay fever offering Of the rag
weeds, attained when we scribes
moved large mileage of route rs
some years ago, knocked off his
knees-and east and west 1--WE are
not posted on the bathing dates Of
but one scribe)-all of which brings
us to the conclusion read for your
self If you are not pencil push
er, it might be well to read twice
and think thrice before broadcast
ing.
Perhaps our Bristol township
school has settled down where only
minor changes will occur, SO will
give the figures: 12-3, Grace Camp
bell, teacher, 28 pupils; 456, Ha-
mer Wilson, teacher, SO pupils; rs,
Ethan Hall, teacher, 27 pupils. To-
tai, 81.
AS we scratch our head this Sat
urday morning, Oct. 2, 1887. trying
TO figure what to write, our mind
(What little we have) wanders to
the poem of our good friend and
nigh cousin, G. O. McGonagle's poem
October. Could we choose, select,
or arrange the composite parts that
compose day, month, we couldn't
improve Saturday, Oct. 2, 1887.
Benny Mcconnell seems to be
holding his own as we write this.
Not being an M. d., our opinion
may be correct-yet it carries but
little weight. Experience may give
folks the correct solution to the
problems of life-yet to get in the
front page exhibits one must have
sheep skin.
Abe Tolbert, whose condition we
have noted, does not get loose from
the rheumatics as we and he, would
wish.
Death Of David Pierce
Dave Pierce, aged so years, known
to many friends as Little Dave"
who for many years has been resi-
dent of our village-and bereabout,
who had been employed with saw
mill outfit, came to the home of his
brother, Jesse, about a week ago.
suffering with ulcers of the stomach
from which he had suffered num-
ber of years Peritonitis developed.
and at $50 of the evening of
Saturday, Oct. 2, he passed away.
after hours of intense suffering. He
was the son of David and Emma
Morris Pierce, and was of family
Of IA children, the others being Mrs.
Maude DOYLE, Mrs John Stemm,
Mrs. Rachel Andrews, Mrs. Iva Cal
las, Mrs. Lucille McGee, Tom, En-
NETT and William Of GAINESVILLE;
Mrs. Eta Fallen, Mrs. Gertrude
Eowles, Mrs Louise Norton Of Ak
ron, and Jesse Pierce of McCOnnelS-
Vile Star route; and one sister who
died at the age Of six weeks. Davey
Pierce was hard working, working
many days when not able. Honest
--no one ever questioned his hon
esty. Quiet, unassuming, he num-
bered his friends by his acquaint.
ances. He never married, lived with
his aged mother, when not at work
which kept him from home. The fu
neral was held at the Meigs Church
Monday at 2 p. M, Rev. Dunlap con-
Quoting the service. Interment was
made in the church cemetery, in
the presence of a large congregation
OF friends and neighbors. The de.
ceased was born east of McConnels-
Vile, on route 78, in the house later
the home of Vernon Crawford,
which was destroyed by fire a few
years ago.