Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-16
Unionville

One of the largest crowds in re.
cent years attended the Kincaid
sale last Saturday, on the former
Wilkins farm, northeast OF TINS
place. Everything brought good
price: proceeds amounting to nearly
.OOO.--Miss Dora Nelson of Dyes
Fork, and her sister in law, Mrs.
Lewis Parker and daughter, Joan,
of McConnelsville, spent the past
week with relatives in Zanesville.,,-
Russell Duvall and r. Fl. Ray, while
returning home late Saturday night
from McConnelsville in the Ray car.
when near the Dana Smith home on
route IT, below McCarty school
house, a tire burst, causing the drlv-
er to lose control of the car, which
ran off the road and turned over on
it's side, causing considerable dam
age to the car. 1t was taken back
to Mcconnelsviile ni lie by na osnecants wrecaing
were not injured to any extent
Everett Roberts of the east side is
employed by Walter Elliott in q
stone quarry near Neelyville.--Wa :
ter Stewart of Emery ridge who has
been i'll from flu. has improved, and
is again able to work Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Barnes and daughter Peg
gy, of the east side, and the writer,
attended the funeral Of Carl Betz,
at McConnelsville, Sunday after
of Deerfeld township rented the
large farm of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Groves on Onion run. They have
moved in part of the Groves dwell
ing, which is II room house. which
gives ample room for both fam
lilies, until spring, when Mr.. and
Mrs Groves may locate elsewhere.
The arrival of the Sherman family
has increased the enrolment of this
to Reinersville high school, Rod
ney Hooper Of Hooppole ridge spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Pichard Stegner.-- end Mrs. Gee
Hooper We're visitors Sunday after
noon with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Belle Kidd of this place The cold
weather of the past week froze
Meigs creeks over with good solid
ice, and the young folks of this and
enjoying skating from early to late
each day. Sunday about noon the
dwelling which was occupied by
Wildey Burkheimer and family, and
stood on the side of the road about
midway on the hill between the
Hugh Crisman and the Fred Ham
mond homes. was, with all contents,
completely destroyed by fire of un
known origin. The family was
away from home, and the entire
building was mass of flames when
discovered A garage which en-
Joined the house was also destroy
ed. The fire department was called
from McConnelsville, but it was too
late to save the structures.--M
and Mrs Miles Bryan who sold their
farm to G. e. Dewitt and son have
purchased the Lawrence Eveland
(Whitelock) 55 acre farm. on the
west side of the river, near Malta,
and expect to move soon to their
the west side is assisting at the
John r. Wells home. Several stu
dents throughout this section who
ride the bus to the Reinersville
high school. went on a strike last
Friday morning. and refused to
board the bus on account of the cold
condition of the conveyance, which
contained no heater The bus is
owned by Mr.. Nichols of Meigs and
driven by Freddie Radcliff How
ever, on Monday a different bus was
installed and driven, by Mr. Nichols.
containing a heater, passed through
this village on regular schedule,
with all aboard, the schedule being
more regular than what "Uncle
Josh" said about the b. &, o.: ''That
it never was on time but once. and
then il was 0 minute late nioH
and Bill Graham of Follansbee, w.
Va, were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Stegner Of this place.
Attending State Grange
Mr.. and Mrs Flovd Lindimore of
Four Mile creek. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Olney of Centerbend, and Mr.. and
Mrs Alex Spencer of Hooppola
ridge. are in Cincinnati this week |
attending a three days session of
the state grange Miss Wava Sing
rec of this place is assisting in the
care of the Lindimore home, dur
ing their ahSanca