Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-20


Ella McPeak.
The annual mite box opening will
be held at the M. E. church, Thurs
day, May 27.
G. /. and Bessie Schofield were
Sunday dinner guests of Frank Cal
endine's.
C. r. Newburn and wife were Sun
day guests of Everett Newburn's.
Wayne Blackburn of Gallipolis
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Jane Blackburn.
| Mrs. Frank Evans returned home
Saturday, after a ten days visit with
F. T.. Armstrong; at Newark.
G.. w. Goddard and family are
moving from the ]. B. Goddard
house into the Hiram Thomas prop
erty.
Mrs. E. N. Williams and son Rus
sell and Mrs. Emma Shields visited
Sunday with Mrs. Dell Williams at
IPennsville.
Willard Blackburn and wife of
Delaware, o., were Sunday guests
OF John Patterson's.
Misses Jean and Airline Wagner
Of Aliquippa, Pa, spent few days
last week with j. v. Shocks and A.
If. Wagoner'S.
Girl Scout Troop
| A girls scout troop has been or
ganized with Bessie Schofield, Mar
Igaret Shook and Margaret Calendine
as lieutenants. Troop committee:
| Florence Workman, Delphine Shook,
Dorothy Schofield, Alice Carpenter
and Grace Fawcett. Up to this time
Is girls have joined. These meet
ings are held every Monday night in
the church basement.
VIM. Carr spent over the week end
with friends at Oxford.
G.. E. Fawcett and wife spent
Sunday afternoon with Lena May at
New Matamoras.
j. w. E. Dunbar and wife and son
David went Tuesday to Columbus,
where they had the cast removed
from David's leg. which has been in
the cast the past three months, due
to an Infection in the hip joint.
Vern Faires who has not been SO
well the past week, remains about
| the same
Marriage Announced
Mrs. Kenneth Startling attended a
dinner party at Crest Farm, near
GAINESVILLE, Saturday, given by Mrs.
Harry Kennard, announcing the
marriage of Miss Helen Startling to
Paul Burcher of Pennsville, which
| took place at the home Of the
groom's sister at New Castle, Ind,
Dec "a, 1896 Mrs. Burcher is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Star
ling at Delaware, and has been mu-
sic teacher in the Deavertown high
school for the past two years Mr.
Burcher is the son of Albert Burch-
er, but makes his home with his
grandparents, John Pidgeon's at
Pennsville. He is a coach in the
Pennsville schools. The many friends
Of this fine young couple are extend
ing congratulations.
Mrs. Matte Edgerton returned
home Sunday, after a weeks visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harmer.
Lucille Hodgin and Marian Reed
spent Sunday in Columbus.
J. H. Brooks and wife OF Deaver-
town spent the week end with G. J.
Bowman's.
The Fortnightly literary club met
at the home of Mrs. Lena Whitacre,
Monday evening.
H. S. Hopkins and wife, Guy Van
Dyke of Chesterhill and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Joy of Joy were Sunday guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Barnes, at
Athens.
Alumni Program
The 46th annual alumni banquet
will be held Saturday evening, May
|22. Various committees have been
at work to make this one of the out
standing events of the year. Fol
lowing is an outline of the program:
Buffet supper, beginning at o'clock.
Menu: Pork and veal, sweet pota-
toes, gravy, green beans, pineapple
jello salad, hot rolls and butter, ice
cream and cake, with strawberries
and coffee. Program: Short business
meeting; introduction of class of
1887, Supt B. E. Workman; wei
come addresF j. c. Ferguson, presi-
dent of alumni; response. Marian
McElfresh, class president; Is min
utes of xylophone music, Clara Belle
Baker of Marietta; musical program,
high school students; round and
square dancing, with music by the
Night Hawks orchestra of Beverly,
from 9 to 11:30 O'Clock. Reserva-
tions for the banquet may be made
with alumni secretary, Mrs. Max
Bowman.
Don Brill of Stewart, employe of
the Ohio Fuel Gas company, has
rented room in the H. j. Thomas
house. Mr.. Brill has succeeded w.
P. Tryon who was transferred to
Athens a few weeks ago.
The school fair and P. T. A. held
at high school gymnasium Wednes-
day evening last week, was we'll at
tended. The exhibits from every
room were interesting. A short pro-
gram was rendered, and social
hour was spent. Officers for the
coming year, elected are: President,
C. 1. Schofield; vice pres, B. E.
Workman; sec'y, Bessie Smith.
C. I. and Bessie Schofield motor
ed to Barnesville Thursday and at
tended the senior class party at
Friends boarding school, returning
home Friday.
Besse Patterson and Mary Pick
ering were in GAINESVILLE last Thurs
day
Mrs. Abbey Denny spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Captola Nc
Keown in Malta.
Marion Township Teachers
The following named teachers
have been employed for the Marion
township schools. At Chesterhil].
b. E. Workman, superintendent; j.
|W. Dunbar, agriculture; Miss Ge-
neva Humphrey, home economics
teacher for both Chesterhill and
Pennsville. Other high school teach
ers are: Harley Seiss, C. o. Diehl