Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-08-11

SATURDAY, Aug. 20-''Wells
A son was born Wednesday to Mr..
| and Mrs Paul Richardson, of East
| Bloom.
| Mrs. John Ward who visited here
| with Clyde Moore and family and
| Walter Ferguson and family, left
| Monday evening for her home at
! Alameda. Calf
Edward Barkhurst has returned
to his home in Malta from Bethesda
hospital, where he was taken after
suffering a bad injury to his hand
about two weeks ago He is improv-
| ing satisfactorily.
Messrs. H. E. White and Ralph
BENJAMIN of Malta, have been in
Chicago this week, on business in
connection with the H. White & Co.
store of this place, and Whites flve
and ten store, Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Kraps and
daughter Miss Dorothy Kraps, left
N
Mr.. Kraps will purchase goods for
the Kraps & Betz store. They plan
to be gone about a week.
The missionary society of the
Main Street Church of Christ, enter
tanned the missionary societies of
the Crooksville and Stockport
Churches of Christ Tuesday night.
A profitable meeting was had.
Miss Josephine Henry, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Henry Of
Blue Rock, and Mr.. Frank Morris,
son of Mrs. Leora Morris, Cumber-
land, were united in marriage Sun
day afternoon at the parsonage Of
the Ark Spring Baptist church.
They are residing near Cumberland.
Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Hoy and
Rev. Raymond Robinson, and the II
young people of the Epworth League
OF the local M. E. church, and their
counselor, Mrs. H. ]. Leggett, re-
turned Sunday from Bethesda,
where they spent week at the Ep-
worth institute.
Mr.. and Mrs James A. Hamble-
ton and sons James and David of
Catlettsburg, Ky, who have been
On vacation in Minnesota, came
here Tuesday evening for a visit
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. A. Hambleton. Mr.. Ham
bleton holds a position with the
Larrowe Milling company.
The Deerfield township boys All
club met at the home of Robert
Campbell on Tuesday evening, Aug.
2. After business session the
evening was spent in playing games.
Refreshments Of ice cream and cake
were served Next meeting on Aug.
1G, at the home of Gaylord Ketch-
um.
Mrs. Mertie Porter, her son and
daughter Johnnie Porter and Miss
Jeanette Porter, near Joetown, left
Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Por-
ter's sisters, Mrs. Homer Clawson,
of Indianapolis. Ind, and Mrs. John
Barr of La Porte, Ind, and other
relatives. They plan to be gone
about 10 days.
Atty Fleming H. Crew of this !
place, had as his guest several days
last week, his old-time friend, Mr.. !
Frank Balm, of Chicago, who is
making an extended stay with his
sister, Mrs. Leo Bininger, and fam !
lily, of Lancaster. Mr.. Balm has not /
been in good health for more than ,
a year, and is unable to work. From |
here he went to Columbus to visit I
his brother, James P. Balm, pro- :
prietor of an antique store.
Mr.. ]. E. (EveretD Jewett and
son J. E., jr.. u, Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, were in the twin cities Wednes-
day calling On old time friends and
acquaintances He and his family
are on a vacation, which they are
spending in part with Mr.. Jewett's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Jew
ett, and his sister, Mrs. Marie Will
liams, of Athens, whose husband is
publicity director Of Ohio Univer-
sity. Mr.. Jewett is an outstanding
chemical engineer, and has charge
Of all engineering development and
research and construction work Of
the Bridgeville division of the Cyan
amid chemical corporation. He
graduated from Malta high school
in 1913, and from Ohio University
in 1918. His father, who was one
Of Morgan county's outstanding
school teachers for mnay years, has
retired from the teaching profess
sion.