Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-01-13
Relnersville

Inc preaching services neld IO1
two weeks at the M. P. church and
closed Sunday night with several
accessions TO the church. With
about two and half inches of snow
blanketing the earth, Tuesday morn
ing, with temperatures here varying
from 40 on the 9Th to just six above
zero last Sunday and with record
here of IL of rain and .28 inch of
snow, the first half of January s
weather was hodge podge. or
course, on December 31st and Jan
uary 1st there was a half inch of
fore midnight of December 31st.--
The physical condition of John 7.
Murphy 65, who has been partially
helpless from stroke of paralysis
sustained in April, 1897, is reported
as in a serious decline at this time.
Mr.. Murphy served as a Manchester
township trustee, his term expiring
January 1st.--The GAINESVILLE Cen
trail College basketball athletes
overwhelmed local Independent tai.
ent here, Saturday night. Slaugh,
attempt last Friday night to humble
the Chesterhill basketball squad and
returned home in the "red. We
had heard people pronouncing that
Ohio town GallipOlis and that and
this, and wondered how it got tha,
way when along comes Harry Hurn
in the Athens Messenger, and eased
things with the statement that It
remains as grandad pronounced it..
"Gallipolice, though it is not spelled
either of those ways s.--Living 100
years is the accomplishment OF a
small percent of our population and
hn ic Cn q.
orded that when it is, the death of
such a person attracts wide public
interest and brings his or her com
munity into distinction. Such a
death, was that of January 6, 1888.
when Mrs. Ellen Parrish, whose
home was at Sharon, nine miles
away, passed from this mortal
sphere at an age Of over l01 yeras.
While her long career was outstand-
ing in many ways, she did not ac-
cumulate as many years OF life.
Harris, who died about 10 years
ago, at High Hill, Muskingum coun-
ty, at Eve believe) 103. Mrs. Har-
ris was born at Batesville, Noble
county, March 8, 1924, and lived
her last days in Muskingum county,
and Mrs. Parrish was born in Mus
kingum county, July 6, 1886, and
lived her last days near Sharon, No
BILE county. Many people here had
seen and knew Mrs. Parrish, while
Mrs. Harris at one time lived where
this village. We never saw bas-
ketball game in our life, SO when
we heard they had taken out the
center-tap, we thought that just
such a simple thing as removing
the center~tap might cause the
coach to break down and come
apart.--A man living not far was
passed by car; in the road at his
side was puddle. A wheel hit the
sink and as quick as wink he was
splashed before he could scuddle.
with a splash! had splattered n
first-rate suit; shirt-bosom stud
ded was also mudded and his hat
was spattered to boot. The driver
with mirrOr-lOOk saw finger that
shook with the anger of man fear.
fully sore; so he stopped not to sass,
tramped again on the gas and kept
his speed at SO or more. And as
you may bet-the matter ended not
yet, and, the man with the suit got
his say: "Gaze at this suit, you
the squire for my pay" Replied
the man of the wheel, II will very
grateful feel when you have taken
your suit to the squire, be sure and
have it pressed and when you have
dressed, wear it out for me to
(add~ ~mire.)
Illness Of ClOyd Harper
Our information at this writing,
indicates, unfortunately no improve
ment in the physical condition Of
Cloyd Harper, whose illness of in
testinal flu was noted in the edi-
torial locals Of last week His latest
difficulty takes on the form of kid
ney trouble.