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

familiarity with the school were
such factors of recommendations,
that he was prevailed upon to aban-
don his plan to retire and instead
take up the mantel of Mr.. Demster,
as the one capable Of maintaining
without interruption the high stand
ard of the local teaching corps.
Rev. Glen People filled his regu-
lar pulpit engagement at the M. P.
church here, Sunday night. The
vocal part of the service was mucn
enriched by the voices of visitors
here at the invitation of the pastor
A sale of the personal property
of the late Everett Combs of Noble
county, will be held Dec. 4, and we
understand that Newman Kincaid
will have a farm implement and
stock sale, Dec. IL, at his home IN
Meigsville township.
Mrs. Emma Tannehill, who was
Columbus visitor, returned home
the 18th instant, riding as guest of
Miss Olive Tannehill of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wesley re-
turned to Pittsburgh, Monday, after
visiting with Mrs. Alice Walters
and others of the number of rela-
tives who are located about here.
Dwight Stephenson, Harold Zins-
meister and Scott Ferguson, while
on bird-hunting expedition
through Delaware county, last FRI
day, pulled up their car in front of
a pint-size gas-station, to get infor~
nation on the size and flying agility
of the pheasants in that neighbor-
hood. And quite unwarranted, as
all their acquaintance know, the
station attendant who seemed to be
afflicted with an hallucination about
getting robbed, wanted to scare up
a little game of his own, and he
takes Messrs. Stephenson, Zinsmeis-
ter and Ferguson for wild birds"
if not the Birds of bandit fame. The
attendant lived in a bungalow some
steps from the station and had to
be summoned. 1t seems that Mr..
Zinsmeister assumed the role Of
prevailing upon the gas man TO
take some little notice of their
presence and meanwhile Messrs.
Stephenson and Ferguson, seeking
to relax and benefit from any
warmth within station, opened the
unlocked door and entered. When
the attendant arrived he appeared
much agitated over their presence
and walking in the direction of his
money receptacle, said, with gruff
air of suspicion '"What's been goin'
on round here? Who took my bag?"
Messrs. Stephenson, Zinsmeister and
Ferguson were as much surprised to
learn of the loss of any money bag
from their present midst as the COM
plainant, and their discontinue was
inexpressibly more so, since they
were a long ways from home and
didn't know what habits money
bags might have Of stepping out on
occasions in Delaware county. It
began to look to them like when
they put their feet in the door they |
had got the web of the law wrap
ped around their heels and that |
their next hunting would be in
search of some attorneys office. The |
local men lounged around waiting |
for the gas man to summon the law.
After listening to a soliloquy con-
Quoted by the gas-man inside, in
which numbers were spoken they
saw him come out and take his de-
parture for the bungalow. The trio
Of hunters after giving the law am.
pie time to manifest itself, left un-
molested. They then returned home
but not until they had gone to the
sheriff Of Delaware county and ex-
planned the incident. The sheriff
telt grateful for their voluntary in
and assured them OF his
confidence in their explanation and