Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-01-06

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| Mr.. E. M. Frame has been ap-
| pointed clerk of the Muskingum
| county board of commissioners. Mr..
| Frame has served for several years
as clerk. He is resident of Rural
| Dale.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
| Missionary society of the Malta M.
E. church will meet at the church
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A
| covered dish party will be enjoyed
at the close of the program.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Lewis who
| have been located at Franklin, came
| Saturday for visit with their son,
| Eugene Lewis, and wife. Mr.. Lewis
| who has been doing carpenter work
| at Franklin, may not return to that
| place.
Saturday evening about s o'clock
| the firemen were called to the grade
school building here, when the boil
er became overheated, and for a
| time it was feared it might cause an
| explosion. However no damage was
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Palmer and
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Palmer and
| sons Donald and Landon, and
dinner recently at the home of Mr..
| and Mrs. Harold Barkhurst, Forest
avenue, GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. D. F. Greer and E. NJ. Bark
hurst will have a public sale at the
| Barkhurst place, East Bloom. Fri
day, Jan. IA, beginning at / O'Clock.
! See complete sale bill in this is
sue. 6j2
Mr. and Mrs Merrick SnearIy,
who have been residing temporarily
at Charleston, w. Va, have return
ed to their home here. Mr.. Snearly
who is employed with the Rudolph
Wurlitzer company, left this week
on a business trip to Greensboro,
N. C.
Miss Janis Smith, who has been
one of the operators of the River.
side Telephone exchange, has been
employed as bookkeeper with the
telephone company, to succeed Mrs.
Donald Buchanan (Frances Tor
bert), who resigned the position.
Miss Smith began her new duties
Saturday.
who have been living temporarily
with Mrs. Demster's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Swift, are moving
to the w +. Buchanan property
near the creamery, the former Mrs.
Belle Kidd home, which has been re
modelled Mr. Demster is the local
agent for the Prudential Insurance
company.
Mr.. Allan Beard and mother Mrs.
Emma Beard motored to Columbus
Saturday and visited until Sunday
Mrs. Florence Croy who has been
making her home with her daughter
Mrs. w. H. Calland and family, ac.
companied her sister, Mrs. Beard,
home, and will make an indefinite
stay at the Beard home. Mrs. Beard
slowly improving, and stood the trip
to Columbus we'll.
Mr. and Mrs. w. N. Byers and c..
N. Snow were in Columbus Thurs.
day, attending meeting of the
chairmen of the different counties.
to formulate plans for celebrating
the presidents ball, which comes
on January 20. Morgan county, un-
county chairman, will fittingly cele-
brate the occasion, but perhaps not
on Jan. 20.
j. Morton Harper, who retired the
| first of the year as mayor of Mariet'
ia, after having served for two
terms, has accepted position as
travelling auditor in the workmen's s
compensation department of the
state of Ohio, and he began his new
duties at once. Harper is a Demo
crat, and formerly resided at Rein
ersvile His headquarters are in
Columbus, however he will retain
his home for the present in Mariet-
ia.
Lieutenant Eric Dougan, enroute
from Loudonville to his home here
last week, was struck by a Cleve-
wrecked his car. Lieut.. Dougan es
capped injury. The wreck was caus'
ed by the truck colliding with a
Chevrolet coach which Dougan was
trailing up grade; the truck round
ed a curve, struck the Chevrolet,
ditching it, and was then thrown
against the Dougan car, which was
also completely wrecked Six occu~
pants of the three cars, miraculous
ly escaped injury. Mr.. Dougan's
car which was new Plymouth
Deluxe coupe, carried complete In.
surance coverage.
Additional information concern
ing the tragic death of Miss Naomi
Cartwright which occurred at De
troit, Monday of last week, is that
she was standing in safety zone
with Miss Gee, fiance of the deceas-
eds brother, Frank Cartwright, jr.,
of Delaware, when it is stated she
was struck by drunken driver
Miss Cartwright suffered fracture
of the skull. The accident occurred
wright and Miss Gee were on the
way to picture show. Miss Cart
son was to have taken place last
Tuesday at the home Of her par
ents in Englewood, N. ]. He is a
nurse with the Chrysler company.
At the funeral services held last
Thursday, at Delaware, Mr.. Jenson
placed the gold band wedding ring
upon the finger Of his deceased
fiance. Miss Cartwright, daughter
Of Rev. Frank and Mary Morris
Cartwright, who was about 25 years
of age, was born at Racine, Wis,
where her father was pastor Of
Methodist church. She graduated
from Simmons college, Boston,
Mass, and held the position of city
visiting nurse at Detroit. Mrs. Win.
Lunke and husband and son William
of Fairmont, w. Va, who attended
the funeral services stopped here,
both enroute to and from Delaware.
On their way their machine was run