Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-30
UniOnvllle

J. H. Wickersham, local merchant
in this village, added to the spirit
of the yuletide season by presenting
each child in the village a generous
supply of candy, nuts and oranges,
on Christmas day.
We sincerely hope that the old
/ time adage that a green Christmas
makes a fat graveyard, will not
| prove true this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Duvall and
son Russell and Miss Wava Singree.
near here, were guests Christmas
Harry McFerren, and family, of Gen.
ter township, and enjoyed turkey
dinner
Miss Dora Parker of Dyes Fork
returned home Christmas day from
three weeks visit with relatives IN
GAINESVILLE. Her sister-in-law, Mrs:
| Hope Parker, and daughter Joan OF
McConnelsville, who accompanied
her on the visit, are still detained in
| GAINESVILLE, on account of the girl
having scarlet fever, and cannot
come home until the quarantine is
| lifted.
Mrs. Gertrude Lawrence and FAM
mas day with Mrs: e. A. Barnes and
family of the south creek road.
j. H. Wickersham and Allen
Barnes attended Masonic lodge at
Reinersville, Christmas night.
Graham Clark and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Kidd spent Christ
mas at the home of Mrs Mollie
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sandel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Murray of Co.
shocton, and Mrs. Alice Murray of
McConnelsville spent Christmas with
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Murray Of
Dyes Fork.
w. W. simcox and family of
Dyes Fork spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Murray OF McCon-
nelsville.
Dean Walters, son of Rudy and
Minnie (Wickersham) Walters, was
united in marriage last week at
GAINESVILLE to lady of that city. Mr..
and Mrs. Walters arrived Tuesday
Cross Roads church. On Christmas
night large crowd gathered at the
Walters home and gave them rous-
ing serenade and received a fine
treat of candy and cigars. Their
many friends wish them a happy
voyage on the matrimonial sea.
Mr. and Mrs G.. A. Stegner Of this
with an elaborate dinner, the follow
ing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Steg
ner and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Ed
Stegner and family, all of this vi
cinity, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fow-
Ter of Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Barnes and
daughter of this place spent Christ
mas day and night at the home Of
the formers father, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Barnes, of Millgrove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barnett
lFausta Gordon) of Columbus were
Sunday visitors at the Frank p.
Smith home in this village
Mr.. and Mrs. Kay Barnes of Bris-
tol were callers Sunday here at the
home of his father, 1. r. Barnes,
while enroute to East Windsor, TO
see Mrs Winnie Moore, who is i'll
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Barnes and
daughter Peggy of the east side, Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Roberts and Mr..
Clair Ferguson, enjoyed turkey
dinner at the Barnes home, Christ
mas day.
This community was saddened
last week by the death of Mrs. VIM.
H. Dewitt, of McConnelsville, who
for many years was a resident of
Meigsville township, while residing
on the present Carl Dewitt farm,
near Emery church. In her passing
the family has lost one of the best of
mothers. and the entire community
a cherished friend. While the great
est burden falls on the children, as
cne of the sad days of life is part
ing with mother; her kind and gen.
erous disposition will dwell in the
memory of her countless friends, un-
til death shall cloud their memories.