Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-09-07

your IdulO repair pl lopiSAAA' o~~s
call.-Miller's Furniture Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Mckay and
grandson Bobbie Mckay, OF Co.
Iumbus, Mrs. Pearl Howell, Zanes-
vile, Miss Edna Jones and DR.. and
Mrs Clyde Jones of Rokeby LOCK-
composed a dinner party at the
Kennebec hotel, Sunday.
In the face of the claim of the
Bricker administrations economy
program, it has been revealed that
the expenses of operating the state
government in 1899 will be $2,OOO,-
600 more than they were the prev
ious year.
A son named Fred Michael, was
born Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs. Clln-
ton Savage. The mother, Mary
Grace Shevlin, formerly resided IN
Columbus. Mr. Savage is proprietor
of the Nu-Way shoe repair shop OF
this place.
Dwight McInturf, of Pennsville,
received his masters degree last
week, from Ohio State University.
He has been re-employed to teach
at Macksburg, and will begin next
Monday.
While at conference last week at
Sabina, Rev. l.. S. Wees of this
place, and two other pastors, were
assigned to go to Weston, w. va,
to conduct the funeral of Rev. A. j.
Allmas, who was a superannuate OF
the M. P. church.
Common Pleas Judge j. L. Floyd
and wife of Canton were here Mon-
day night and Tuesday forenoon
calling on friends. Judge Floyd is
a son of the late Morris Floyd, at
one time pastor of the local M. Z.
church. Judge Floyd at one time
was principal of the local high
school, He and his wife have just
returned from a western trip which
took them to the San Francisco
fair and other points of interest.
John c.. Puregoy and wife of
GAINESVILLE entertained with dinner
party here at the Kennebec hotel,
Sunday. Covers were laid for the
host and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
w. Biddle and Mrs. Flora Coburr
of Grant Pass, Ore; Mr.. and Mrs. l..
]. Smith, Priscilla Smith and Mary
lin Lowe, Massillon; Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Coburn, Columbus; Allen Co
burn, Ostin McKibben and wife OF
Utica.
Rufus E. Merry, sr., "a, proml-
Nnh1o f0h2ccO grower
and live stock dealer, died suddenly
Wednesday night of last week, fol-
lowing a heart attack. He was one
of the founders and former dlrec-
tors of the Caldwell Merchjnts
and farmers bank. Surviving arc
his wife and one son, Rufus E. Mer-
ry, jr. Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon, with interment
in Olive cemetery.
Luther Gaskins, As, was killed
last Wednesday afternoon by fall
of slate at the Powhatan mine. Flu
neral services were held Sunday at
Chauncey, where he formerly resid-
ed. Burial was in Greenlawn ceme-
terry. Besides his wife, he leaves
his father, James Gaskins, OF Pow
hatan; two brothers, Frank, of this
county, and Fred of POwhatan; and
three sisters-Mrs. Alta Ossman,
Mrs Hester Campbell and Mrs. LOU
ella Cooksey, all of Kimberly.
Mrs. Lorene Winegardner and
daughters the Misses Evelyn and
Muriel Winegardner, left Monday
for Westerville, where they will
make their home. Mrs. Winegard-
ner will be house mother at the
girls dormatory, of Otterbe1n col
lege. Miss Muriel Winegardner Will
enter college there as a freshman
Her sister will attend O. W. u, Del
aware in her sophomore year. Mrs
Winegardner and daughters have
many close friends here who regret
to have them leave.
DR.. E. P. Grove and Misses Fran
ces and Ruth Grove, of Cleveland,
spent the week end here with Rev.
and Mrs. A. N. Grove. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Grove of Cuyahoga Falls,
have been spending a ten days va
cation in the south, visiting the cav
ems of Luray and at Richmond,
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On their return trip north they stop.
ped with their parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Grove. Also Kenneth Grove
of Detroit, recently spent several
days here with home folks.
John w. Ethel, so, we'll known
retired farmer, died Saturday morn
ing at his home three miles south
of Cumberland. Most of his lite
was spent in the Cumberland vicin-
ity. He was a member of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church. Sur
viving are three sons, Thomas, Will
liam and Roy Ethel, all of Cumber-
land locality; two daughters, Mrs.
Nettie Sergent of West Lafayette.
and Mrs. May Fogle, of McCon-
nelsville route. He also leaves a
brother, five sisters and 15 grand
children. Funeral services were
heldheld Monday afternoon at 1890
O'Clock at the Cumberland Presby-
terian church, and burial was made
in the Cumberland cemetery.