Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-01-28
FROM MALTA REGISTER

i From a copy of the Malta Register
left at this office by Mrs Lizzie
Ham of this place, we take a few
items. The paper bears date of
Thursday, Nov. 10, 1892. w. r.
buttons name is carried at the mast
head as proprietor The paper
ANNOUNCES the election of Grover
ICleveland over Benjamin Harrison
1t states that Cleveland carried New
York by "large" majority-30,-
1000. Van Voorhis was elected to
congress in this district by 500 ma
| jority. Harrison carried Morgan
county by 425. w. A. Taylor was
elected sheriff
Miss Annie Baker has returned
to Columbus to resume her duties in
the Record office.
Miss Lucy Porter has been assist
ing in the Malta postoffice during
the absence of Mrs. Street, who has
been visiting her son in Cincinnati.
| A. H. Mercer who has been in the
Register office for several weeks
| will begin a winter term of school in
Big Bottom district, Windsor town
! ship. "Mr. Mercer is an excellent
| teacher and will give the district a
good school this winter" Another
local reads: Miss Cora Bernhard of
Chesterhill was a guest at the Val
| ley House. (The parties referred
to are the parents of Mayor A. 3.
Mercer, of McConnelsville)
A steamboat called the Sonoma
will soon ply the waters Of the Mus
r L.
The hotel in McConnelsville, for
merly known as the Hayward, is
now the Angerona.
Preparations are under way for
union revival meeting to be held
here. Revs. Starrett, Luccock and
Shepard were named to draft plans
to be presented at future meeting
of committee, and j. f. Davis, DR..
Alexander and James Barnes were
Iappoined to confer with the man
ayers of the opera house, relative to
obtaining it for the meeting.
Someone who signs his name
"Dut," has three column article,
the subject of which is "Ten Days In
Chicago" The various store build
ings of Chicago are described also
the hotels After naming a number
of hotels and the rates, the article
continues ''good furnished rooms can
be had at soc per day and upwards
for each person. Poorer rooms can be
found at 35c, 25c, zoe and sc per
day"
Mr.. A. H. Mercer of Chesterhill
has been appointed agent for the
Malta Register. He is authorized to
collect subscriptions, contract for
advertising and job work, ETC.. and
subscribers at Chesterhill, Plants
Vile, Amesville, Utley, Bartlett and
Joy will find it convenient to settle
with him, or when he calls on
them.
In the report of the Hickory Ridge
school for the fall term, those pres
ent every day were Oliver Lindsay,
Florence Gooding, and Laura Nc
Daniel. Those not tardy were Lee
Best, Enie Flanders and Oliver Lind
say.
From the Chesterhill items it is
noted that Miss Cora Bernhard
commenced a winter term of school
near Bishopville. At Pennsville
school began in the high school, with
Clyde Brown at the desk. William
Harmer is teaching at Newsom
school, and Blanche King at White
Pigeon.
In the state news it is reported
that citizens of Cleveland met and
organized for reform in the govern
ment and for suppression of vice.
The Cleveland board of trade has
imported a promoter of industry,
and will look out for new industries.
The Ohio river is so low that only
four boats are running at Ports
mouth, there being but two feet of
water on Greenup bar.