Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-05-05

social hour was had. Those pres
ent were Marian Reed, Genevfeve
Kenny, Mary Pickering, Dora and
Ruth Bowman, Mabel Howard,
Sara Patterson, Thelma Parks, Col
die, Mary and Lucy Hoon, Louise
Startling, Pauline and Martha Jane
Harris, Bessie and Josephine Smith,
Mary Edith Harold, Vera Newburn,
cille Grigsby and Flossie Work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Chrisman and
son of Newark were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Nellie Grigsby and daughter
Lucille spent Saturday night and
Sunday with v. L. Grigsby and wife,
at Joy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Embree OF
GAINESVILLE visited Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. Ella McPeak.
Palmer, near Chesterhill, last week
an eight and half pound daugh-
ter. Mrs. Palmer was formerly
Miss Nellie Weaver, of Chesterhill.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Swalb,
Friday, April 20, baby girl.
A. Whitacre of Sycamore. Valley
is spending some time with his son,
DR.. A. H. Whitacre, and family.
Mrs. III. w. Seiss returned to her
home here, Sunday, after a weeks
stay at her home at Ravenna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miller were were
Sunday guests OF Mr. and Mrs
vile. Mr.. Vincent who was paint.
ing a building, fell from q scaffold
some feet, when it broke. His an
kle was sprained badly, and he also
sustained an injury to his back.
r. C. Kenny of Sidney and Miss
Ada Patton of GAINESVILLE spent the
week end with home folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Thomas, Mrs
Marcella Newburn, Genevieve Ken
ny, Dora Bowman, Faye Davis, Mar
ian Bode, attended o. e. S. inspec-
ton at McConnelsville, last We'd
nesday evening.
Little Garry Whitacre, son of DR.
and Mrs A. H. Whitacre, is very i'll
with tonsillitis.
Mrs. May Kessler and daughter OF
Columbus and Mrs Flo Hale of New
York, were visitors last week OF
Mrs. L. e. Baker.
Mrs. Jane Blackburn was very
pleasantly surprised Sunday, when q
birthday dinner was planned for hal
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Davis. Those present were Mr.
Wayne Blackburn of Gallipolis, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Blackburn and
children of Coshocton. and the guest
Alta and Marian Reed, Lucills
Hodgin, Faye Davis, and Dora Bow.
man attended O. E. S. inspection al
Bartlett, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knight of Ann
Arbor, Mich, were week end guests
of F. L. Bailey and wife.
X. M. Startling, wife and daughter
Betty Lou were Sunday dinner
guests of j. A. Pickering and wife
Mrs. Clark Talbot and son Terry
of Stockport were guests Sunday OF
Mrs Chas. Talbot.
Mrs Ella Funk, who has been
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Spurrier, al
Marysville, returned to her home
here, last week.
Mrs. Blanche Ridgley and Mrs
Ida King were dinner guests Mon
day of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Gilpen
Her pie was baked from plums
which she had canned 27 years ago
when she lived on what is now tht
Lewis Huffman farm. They Were
as nice as the day she put them up
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ebersold
Mrs May Putnam and Mr.. c. A
King of Columbus, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Ida King, and Mrs
Blanche Ridgley.
Il. III. Carpenter Succumbs
Loren H. Carpenter, son of the
late Edward and Elizabeth Jane
North Carpenter, was born neal
Chesterhill, Sept. 5, 1867, and de-
parted this life May 8, 1898, aged
II years. He was united in mar
riage June 6, 1887, to Miss Emily
Starting, and to this union We're
born three children, Mrs. 1cey
Daugherty of Columbus; Mrs. Iva
Evans and Mrs. lone CARPENTER OF
Chesterhill. Death was due to can.
Ger of the liver. Mr. Carpenter had
been in failing health for the past
year. All that loving hands could
do was done for him, but with Nc
avail His suffering the past si>
months had been almost unbearaDit
at times. Besides the wife and chill
dren, he leaves three brothers
Janus and Herschel of Chesterhili
and Bower Carpenter of Athens
and nine grandchildren. The de-
ceased was a member of the M. +
church, and of the Masonic lodge Of
Chesterhill Funeral services will
be held Friday afternoon at z
O'Clock, at the home, and will be
under the auspices of the Masonic
lodge. Interment will be in Ches-
terhill cemetery.
School News
Marion high school lost their first
soft ball game Friday, April 20
with a score of to 5. Marion will
go to Amesville Wednesday, May 4
The oratorical elimination con-
test was held Monday evening, May
2, at the high school gymnasium
The contestants were: Oratorical
Victor Whitacre, Max Woodward
Marjorie Fawcett, and Dorothy wy
mer; dramatic, Charlene Thomas
and Dorothea Williams; humorous
Wilda Newton, Mona Mae Ewart
and Donna Ewart. The winners
were Marjorie Fawcett, Dorothea
Williams, and Mona Mae Ewart
The judges were Miss Wood, speech
instructor of Pennsville high school
and Mrs. Newman of McConnels-
Vile. The county contest will be
held Friday evening, at Deavertown
The commencement exercises will
be held Friday evening, May 20
The valedictorian is Robert Hodgin
and salutatorian is Landon Long.
The county track meet will be
held May 13. The school fair will
be held Nav 12. School will be dis