Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-10
Reinersville

AT the Fisher coal mine a pony
now meanders with his load alons
the subterranean trails.
Noble Wiley purchased 80 acres
OF the Vernon Foster farm, near
Manchester church, Saturday This
farm is now occupied by Harlan
Foster and was offered for sale by
the occupant and other heirs in set
tlement of the estate of the late
Vernon Foster and wife. The re-
ported sale price of the so was close
to SLIGO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Anderson o1
GAINESVILLE, but formerly of what is
now the Cant farm, near here, were
Sunday guests of their brother-in
law and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
HutchinS.
Mrs. Harry B. Compston, former
ly of this place, but now of Water.
town, accompanied her son Floyd to
Delaware, Sunday evening, where
she will visit her ailing mother
Mrs. B. Zimmerman of that city
and stopped in the village enroute.
A news item says that mems hats
this spring are to be made out OF
wood. We suppose that when ouI
halter fits block-head out with Q
hat he will furnish screws or nails
Byron said last week: "If the tale
you (meaning u.s. tell be true, al
low us to say we feel that Amy has
good taste and poor judgment. Now
we are more interested than dis.
turbed to know what kind of candy
it was.
Glen Grandstaff of McConnels-
vile, but formerly of this place, is
planning to locate at Sycamore,
Wyandot county, where his brother
Lon now holds position in the
village bank.
Herbert Craig, Cincinnati, was a
sunday guest of Mrs. Margaret
Combs of the village.
Dana Foster, lately of the Earl
Smith home, has been spending a
brother-ln-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. d. Garvin.
A little graupel-snow fell here 4
week ago today Thursday and the
temperature got as low as %. Last
FRIDAY, minimum of 16 was reach
ed. Saturday then came along with
balmy 81, and Sunday added it's
mite to the topsy turvy weather
schedule by turning on blast Of
west wind that shook the mercury
back down to %, and seasoned the
snow, that vanished Immediately.
The heat of Saturday, the 5th, was
followed by .38 inch rain, the big
splash coming between $3.50 and
5:45 p: M, when 10 of an inch of
rain fell here. Monday, while the
temperature never got below 80
and topped at 43, was distinguished
by an necessarily blowing bitter
cold wind. With March acting like
this we had just about reached the
conclusion of Bill Nye that maybe
winter would yet just linger around
in the lap of spring until it would
a low of 80, and the sun smiling
shortly after a. M, was signal
for the feathered warblers to start
spring concert. The roar of the
wind later in the day caused too
much static for bird. music.
The condition of Cyril (Sid) Will
son who was removed from his
home on the Frank Cox farm, near
here to the Thompson hospital at
Caldwell, Feb. 5th, became increas-
iingly critical with pneumonia, and
GRAFTON be made at the Good Sa-
maritan hospital, GAINESVILLE. He
was removed there March 1st, and
operated upon Sunday. His condi
tiOn at this time is very critical and
doubts are expressed about his re-
cOvery. There was report of his
death, but we have been unable tC
verify it.
Judge Maxwell, Native of Manches.
ter Township, Dies at His
Home In Chicago
We are informed by Mrs. Emma
Tannehill of the death of her cOu.
sin-by-marriage, Judge William w
of Chicago. From our
file and other sources we
are able to state that William w
Maxwell was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezekiel Dye Maxwell. and wae
born near WOodgrOve, Manchester
township, Sept. 3, 1865, and there
fore at death was approaching the
age of 73. He was a lawyer by pro-
being, a prominent member
Of the Chicago bar, and had served
as one Of the municipal judges CT
that city to which position he wae
elected in 1905. and to which posi-
ton was attached q salary of &c..
900 year. After getting his pri
mary education in Oak Grove school
district of Manchester township, he
attended school at Muskingum col
lege, New Concord, from which he
in 1886. In 1887 he went
to Illinois and studied law in the
office of Joselyn & Casey at Wood
stock and was admitted to the bar
In Chicago in 1889. Mr.. Maxwell
practiced law in partnership with f..