Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15
RenrOck
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When death closed the eyes of
Mrs. NJ D. Tilden, of McConnelsville.
we realized that we had lost real
friend, one whom we had known for
more than three score years, since
all but the last four years of her
married life was spent in this COM
munity. On the 18th OF April, wife
and | attended the celebration of
Northwest Territory at McConnels-
Vile. We were entertained in the
Tilden home Mrs. Tilden and my
wife attended the pageant that ev-
ening, but before it was over both
were on the verge of collapse due
to the heat and press Of the multi
tude, and had to be led away to the
automobile. editor Durbin will
bear witness to that fact.) Little
did the writer realize that in lit
tie more than As hours one of them
would be a corpse. Two weeks from
that time Mrs. Tilden took her bed
never to rise again. She taught
school in early life, was talented
musician,-a "deft TOUGHER of the
ivory keys, that gift being handed
down even to her children. The
thought of this excellent woman will
never fade out Of our memory
The passing of Mrs. Eglantine
Fulton, whose death has been noted
in the press, removes from the
neighborhood a most highly esteem
ed woman During the few years of
her pilgrimage here she gathered
around her quite circle of warm
friends. She was the mother of
Mrs. John Blackburn Of this place,
and her maiden name was Burlin-
game. one of the old influential
families of the Hiramsburg COM
munity. where she lived the greater
part of her life.
Miss Esther Mowery, second
daughter of Rev and Mrs ". S.
Mowery, has been accorded the hon
or of being the healthiest girl in No
BILE county, SO far as the test has
been given. This is something to
be really proud of, something worth
while. as it beats a beauty contest
to frazzle, even when the beauty
is bestowed by Dame Nature. No
beauty, to one way of thinking, was
ever painted on. That destructive,
disgraceful veneer.-the lip stick
and fnger-nail paint.-which is in
evidence everywhere. is a great joke
on our creator. Even when beauty
is put on in natures own superb
way, it is only skin deep, while
health gives you a tingle from the
crown of the head to the sole Of the
foot and makes life worth while.
To those of us who had what
meager education beat into us with
in the four walls of the little old
20x30 (some even smaller) school
houses, there is feeling of regret
to see them go under the auction
eer's hammer But the memory of
them will live on in the minds Of US
older set. 1t was at those little old,
knowledge boxes" that lasting
friendships as we'll as animosities,
were formed for life. And it was
where McGuffey's readers were used.
which contained lessons that made
lasting impressions for good on the
pupils mind, if the pupil vas at all
susceptible to such impressions.
Oh woe oh woeful, woeful day.
Most lamentable day. Most woeful
day that / ever did behold Oh day!
Oh day. Oh hateful day; Never was
seen so black a day as this,-tne
day when 'kids" have to start to
school.
For years the job Of making the
name for the Renrock grange for
fair exhibit has been assigned to }.
H Knight, whose skill along that
line takes no second place. He has
made so many that it seems that
all available material in the three
Kingdoms has been used up and
there remains no more material but
the recent state investigation in re-
gard to some crooked highway con-
struction gave John Henry a hunch
and nothing daunted, he robbed
Crooked Run of some OF it's much
needed material, such as crushed
stone, and by using liberal supply
of Davey's hot mix he produced
his masterpiece But what will he
resort to next? Corn-c0bs ana
feathers? We wonder
The annual reunion or the Reed
Sherlock families was held Sunday
Sept. 4. at the home Of J. Lynn Reed
and was largely attended, AT basket
dinner that would satisfy any
epicure, or even the most fas-
tidious. was served at the noon
hour, followed by an appropriate
program.