Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
Meigs

Did you know tnat WIN. NEW Aio II
organized the first Sunday school
at Deerfield Presbyterian church, IN
1894?
In the death of DR.. E. w. Hall at
his home at Attica, the ranks OF the
M. DIS who went horseback, In
carts and buggies, is thinned. IT we
remember correctly DR.. Hall came
to Meigs either in the year 1883 Or
'S9. living in the village for per-
hans one year. He purchased the
lot and had the house built where
Earl Wilson'S now reside. Mrs.
Nav Shilling Greer, sister OF Mrs
Hall informs us that the doctor
would have been rs November 20.
Mrs. Greer also informs us that
Mrs. Hall is in poor health.
Marilyn and Dick Roberts, stu
dents of Bethany college, West Vir-
ginia. arrived last Wednesday ev-
ening to spend the holiday with
their grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Rob
erts-to be exact LOU" as we
know and call her. has been both
mother and grandmother to them,
as their mother died when they
We're small.
our section last week-cause OF
death, shock.
1t seems our friend of Penn has
a standing with not only the coun-
ty election board, but the fair
board. and we believe if the Re-
publicans of Morgan county reallz-
ed his worth on the election board
they will appreciate the fact that
they can discard some other folks III
their official family, better than
they can him.
Our star route mail man delivers
mail to 10 widows.
Do You Remember?
Our mind goes back as we read
of the war in the east, to the days
of the World war, when our boys
were being called, and how orators
went forth preaching-do this and
that to keep up the morale" of the
bows. We wonder if we are doing
what we should to keep up their
morale now, when they are agelng.
and their ranks are being thinned!
AS we read the new ruling on non
war folks, and noted that those who
were opposed to war would be CIV
en- the job of currying mules and
SO on, we decided we would rather
take our chance with a gun, than a
curry comb.
Friends keep asking how come
the change in TIE vote for mayor OF
McConnelsville. Look the fgures
over and figure it out for yourself.
Be sure you are right, before you
speak.
An automobile accident in which
three cars took part occurred In the
village Thursday afternoon. In the
first act a car turning into an alley
was struck by one going west on
state highway 78. While the inter
ested were discussing the matter,
the second car was left standing on
the pavement and was hit by the
third car, which was travelling east.
Luckily the only damage was to the
cars.
THANKSGIVING marked new era,
or something, for us. We helped
Fred Radcliff butcher and ate our
first COON Perhaps it may be on
account of our dark complexion
but we like coon.
We are sorry to learn of the bad
luck of our friend and co-workerI
of the pencil pusher's organization.
We are opposed to these kind of
matinees. Don't do it any more
Junia.
Did You Know?
That Republicans are asking
about blanks to file for central COM
mitteemen? Only 25 to elect. File
early and avoid the rush.
Did anybody think to tell Hitler
that he is to nice fellow to act that
way?
Dale Ray of Barberton spent the
holiday here. Mrs. Ray and little
son Dale Gordon who had spent sew
eral days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Embree, accompanied
him home.
1t is hard to be a good neighbor
in a neighborhood, where when you
help some just for the fun of help
ing, and then they do more for
you than You did for them-but it
is a good place to live.
We note by Saturdays Times Re-
corder the death of William Davis,
95, retired farmer, of the Hirams-
burg vicinity, which occurred Nov
%. at the home of daughter in
Caldwell. Mr.. Davis was the faith
er of Mrs. Anna Mae Harmon, wife
of Sherman Harmon. former resi-
dents Of our village, now of Colum-