Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-05

was conducting the business by
himself Next week they will offer
to the public a. goodly supply or
strawberries, which make an es
pecially delicate favored ice cream.
Corinthian lodge, No. Ill, will
celebrate st. Johns day on the Path
Of June, the full program will be
published next week.
The city marshal, Sheets, has been
having the streets cleaned and
great Improvement is noticed.
Frank Marquet, son of Jacob
Marquet, was thrown off mule
last Monday, breaking an arm.
~ Court was in session with Judge
m trial II that haagar pne most osa' attention
was one in which Bartholomew Fl:
Moody. of Deavertown, was charged
with the crime of abortion. Il
seems the crime had been commit
ted in 1862, and he was bound over
to the court Of common pleas by the
Justice Of the peace. For time he
was in jail, but, securing bail, was
released on an agreement that he
would enter the army ii the matter
were set aside Soon after enter
ing the army he deserted, and the
local officers thought he voided
his contract and SO secured an in"
dictment against him. In 1866 our
iOSSAi OulSCIS lCuH0 OuI AC was
wanted in another county, and after
a hunt for him he was located at
Parkersburg. A local officer went
there and arrested him without
warrant or show of authority ex.
cept the presentation of the hand
cuffs He was brought here and
again put in jail, then it was found
the other county but they would
not have him at all, SO nothing was
charged against him At the trial,
which was in the fall of 1866, he
was convicted and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary. The
case case was carried to the he, supreme n a1ae
him a new trial At this trial in
1857, the court assigned Judge Han
na and F. w. Wood to defend him
as he could procure no lawyers.
The report says that they cannot
print the evidence, "but it was suf-
fcient to convince anyone that he
was not fit to dwell among his fell
his degraded inclinations and fall
len nature" The jury also thought
the same as they gave him two years
i'll the pen this time.
The Bristol Wool Growers assO-
citation had sheep shearing contest
OlI June ISL. ln6 WIuu6TS were.
1st, Lewis Lindimore; End, VIM.
Rex, and Hugh Oglevee and Hunter
Hough tied for third place Rob
ert Cunningham was awarded the
prize for the best tied fleece. G. W.
Herryman was president of the assO-
citation and VIM. Hall, secretary.
Premiums were awarded for the
best sheep shown; Jacob Rex won
first on bucks over two years, With
e. Devol second; w. d. Mercer won
first on bucks one year old. S.
Wilson was first with ewes over two
years, with Hugh Oglevee second
and w. d. Mercer won on ewes OF
Cne year.
An obituary of the late Joseph
Mcconnell is given. He was born
March IA, 1893, in Franklin coun.
ty, Pennsylvania, and came to Mus
kineum county in 1910.
The commissioners are to locate
new road to GAINESVILLE to follow the
east bank of the river.
Mary ID. Parmiter brings suit
for breach of promise in the sum of
$4,000 against Elisha Mosher, a
non resident
A. j. Ray opens q new meat mar
kot, which he hopes will meet with
the appreciation and patronage OF
every one.
The usual local advertisements
9rDear-Stankarv Alderman