Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-05-19
Reinersville


"It will all come out in the wash"
was applicable to much of the hill
side corn, during the deluge of last
Saturday.
Benjamin Brown of Pasadena,
Calf, arrived Sunday at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Emma Tannehill.
The temperatures had been in the
90's there some time before his de-
parture, but was cooler then.
James Scott of northern Man
chester township was disabled from
rheumatism, last week.
Indirect word from Willis @.
Ford, approaching the age Of 70,
and almost lifetime resident of
this village, is discouraging as re-
CARDS his general health. After 60
ing to Youngstown where his wife
and two daughters reside, he was
afflicted with carbuncle on his
neck. Subsequently this disappear
ed, but was superseded by a growth
on his head and this accompanied
has contributed to general under
mining of his bodily strength and
he is now able to take only short
walks. We also understand that
his sister, Mrs. Georgiana Patter-
son, of Muskingum county, who is
approaching 50, is in a very feeble
state of health from paralysis.
e. F. Drummond and H. e.
Chamblin were at GAINESVILLE Satur-
day, on business.
Ralph Woodward and family,
but former local residents, were
guests Sunday, of his sister, Mrs.
Dr.. H. L. Fiscus.
Robert Martin of Morganville,
was a guest Sunday of his sister,
Mrs. Edwin P. Hutchins. Robert is
16, weighs 1874 pounds, and is an
inch over six feet in stature. Grow
ing "up' on the west side of the
river seems to be easier than it is
had a pretty hard time when grow
ing up. However there is notice
able increase in stature throughout
this section and there are a number
of "6-footers," which brings up the
question: us the human race be-
coming taller?'
The pictures of the supreme
Queen and King of the Better Baby
program held recently at GAINESVILLE
created local interest here when
they appeared in the Times Record
robe and holding the loving cup
award for health is David Arthur,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coulson
of that city and his mother is the
former Miss Jessie Mcdonald,
daughter of Mrs Lettie Mcdonald
of Centerville-Re road.
The daughter born to Mr. AMI
Mrs. Orville Elliott of Woodgrove,
May 5, has been named Sara Lee.
The father Roy, and the son Cur
tbs Mclaughlin and family recently
II Inir
(Milner) farm to the Frank Cox
(Gilliland) farm.
It's DOuble-Irees To Shade-Trees
For ''OId Jim"
On a farm, a mile south of the
village, "Old JIM" is spending his
last days in coltish idleness and in
the magnificence of the grass blades
The most of his 80 years he has liv-
ed by his pull with his master
er as strong but just as "skittish''
as in his colthood, he has been re-
tired by his owner, William NJ
Smith. On the substance which his
years at the double-tree has earned
for him, "Old Jim" is living hap
PLY, fat as butter-roll, with kicks
left in his heels. He will just loll
around with his 80 years this sum-
mer and tell the younger horses
how he used to work when he was a
colt and they had no tractors. Yes,
trees for "Old Jim"
What A May!
May contracted bad springhait
about the 9th, on which date there
was cold wind but the tempera-
ture reached 62 twice. The next
day was disagreeabIe but a high OF
IS was reached. Then the best the
18th day could do for the shivvers
was 56, with an average tempera-
ture for 70 readings of little bet
ter than 81 Then came Thursday
(the 12th), one week ago, with
freezing of ice, killing frost, and
a minimum temperature of %. Gar
ner butchers strawberries at Otho,
almost ready for the cream and
spoon. were about completely ruin
ed while Curtis Cannon was in po-
sitiOn to hold malicious Jack Frost
at bay with smoke screen and
save his crop though curling smoke
at night inspires rumors in the hills
break. A blanket of straw foiled
Jack Frost as he attempted to sock
his icy molars into the big as two
thumbs Strawberries cultivated and
cared for by Russell and Clyde AL
len. Garden stuff, here as else
where suffered and succumbed to
the blighting frost, tomato plants
getting first place in the mortality
report. Unsatisfied yet, Jack re-
turned the morning of the 18th
(Friday), escorted by a minimum
of 81, which raised to
68 during the day. Then on the
4th, the mercury had just reached
a high of 58, when terrific wind,
rain and hail storm struck at 1920
p. m. and down it went IL degrees
in period of 80 minutes. (In the
summer of 1886 the dry bulb tenn
perature at Hugo, Okla, dropped |
40 degrees within one hour). The
average temperature for last Satur-
day, the 14th, was slightly higher
than 49,. The average for Sunday
was the same as Saturday, but diff
tered from it in the fact that there
was never a variation of more than |
tour degrees from the lowest to the
highest throughout the rs observa-
ions. This manifestation of cold |
vas accompanied by a heavy precip- |
tation Of rain. Beginning around |
$3.50 a. M, and ending at mid |
night Saturday was credited with |
l.28 inches Of rainfall, while Sun
lay was credited with .27, making !
! total of over one and One-half
inches in two days.
TIE Kangaroo Court