Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-28

nocrat, McConnelsville,
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad White and
son Kennard spent Christmas inI
Newark with Mrs. Whites parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Kennard.
The Misses Winnie Dover and
Lena Fowler, teachers at Canton,
have been visiting here during the
holidays with the formers mother,
Mrs. j. w. Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Kincaid of the
east end of town have as holiday
guests their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. James Tully of
New York City.
DR.. Minnie Johnson, who is al
member of the faculty of stephens
college, Columbia, Mo-, is spending
the holiday vacation with her, moth
err, Mrs. Fanny Johnson, and other
relatives. near McKendree.
r. A. McElhiney and family of
Columbus spent Christmas at his
parents home at Rokeby Lock, and
with Mrs McElhiney's mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Dover, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hyser and
Miss Martha Miller, of Canton, Wis
tied here over Christmas with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Miller,
and other relatives.
Everett Whipple of Aurora, near
Cleveland, has been visiting here
with his sisters, Miss Corintha
Whipple and Mrs. Ella Cosgrave,
and brother, J. C. Whipple, and
wife.
Mrs. Grace Dye who has a posi-
tion with the bureau of motor We
hicles, Columbus, came the latter
part of last week to spend few
days with her daughter, Miss Mary
Louise Dye.
L. D. Leggett and son Richard of
Lucasville visited here Friday night
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. J. Leggett, who accompa-
MED their son and grandson home
Saturday and spent Christmas there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Best of this
place had as dinner guests Christ
mas day, Mr.. and Mrs. Mortley
Sherwood and son Orville of this
place, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cor
nell and four children of Porters-
VILE
At the regular weekly meeting of
the Rotarians held last Friday night
at the Malta hotel, Rev. Glenn l..
Tennell gave Christmas address
and Miss Joan Phillips, daughter of
Superintendent Harry A. Phillips,
of Rocky Glen sanatOrium, played
two accordion selections.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patterson of
! this place entertained with family
dinner at their home, Monday. Pres
| ent were Bernard Patterson and
family of Marietta; Mrs. Bernice
White and family, New Concord;
Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Patterson, Miss
Janis Smith and Forrest Patterson
of this place.
A. T. Smith, former we'll known
school teacher of this county, who
is now in the insurance business at
Adena and his son Oscar Smith of
Frederickstown who has position
with the International Harvester
company, spent Tuesday III Malta
and Chesterhill with relatives and
friends. and also called on relatives
in Marietta
The state utilities commission of
Columbus last week authorized the
Ohio Central Telephone corporation
of Wooster to purchase the property
of the Eastern Telephone service
with exchanges at Adamsville and
F'razeysburg, Muskingum county and
Palmyra and Windham, of Portage
county The sale price was 149, ,306.
1t is stated that the Eastern Tele-
phone service is a subsidiary of the
Riverside Telephone company of
this place.
Guests at the F. H. Carroll home
over the week end We're their son
Donald Carroll and wife of Bay Viii
lage, their son-in-law and daughter
MT. ana MID. II. a. iNSiIS, iooi S1.
Mrs. Carrolls brother-in-law and
sister Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. North,
Rockford, H.. her sister Mrs. c. G.
Bozman, son John and daughter
Betty of Newark, and Mr.. Carroll's
brother, Monroe Carroll, and sister
Marie of Cleveland, who had been
guests of their sister, Ida Carroll,
at Millgrove
County Engineer Fred Smith and
wife and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Err
vim held open house at their home
in lower Malta, Saturday evening.
Guests included county officials.
county highway employees, their
families, neighbors and relatives. In
all more than 100 called during the
evening and extended holiday greet
ings to the Smith and Erwin fam
lilies. Cards were played and re-
freshments served The Smith-Er
vim home was one of the most at
tractively decorated homes in the
twin cities, for the holiday season.
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