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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
NJ. & NJ. BUSINESS MEMS CLUB
CHOOSE OFFICERS FOR 1910

At the meeting of the M. e M
Business Mems club Monday night,
the same officers were reelected for
the coming year as follows: Earle
Eveland, president; v. l.. Jaynes,
vice pres; H. G. White, secretary,
and Ralph Dye, treasurer.
The various Christmas commit
tees reported. Work of the decora-
ton committee speaks for itself.
The Christmas activities committee
reported that everything is progress
ing nicely for the big street parade
Saturday, Dec. 8. 1t will start at
the Malta school building and pro-
back to the square. It will be sew
eral blocks long and the same con-
Germ has charge of it as is putting
on Christmas parades in many OF
the large cities, and we will have
the same floats. Report of Santa's
first visit here last Saturday was
given and he was more than pleas
ed with his reception, by several
hundred children, many of whom
left letters with him.
Postmaster H. w. Gordon called
attention to the drive soon to be
put on, nationwide, for funds for
infantile paralysis. 1t is no longer
termed presidents Ball. but is
now known as the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc. =
1t is hardly likely that ball will
be given here this year, since there
are other ways suggested to raise
money with much less expense H.
J. Kuhn was named county chair
man.
Mrs. Shelton Root, chairman of
the sale of Red Cross Christmas
Seals committee, spoke briefly call
ing attention to the urgent need of
money in this county. It is hoped
to raise $400 this year. From the
proceeds will be paid $3.50 toward
the salary Of the county health
nurse.
Superintendent J. NJ Turner pre-
sented the matter of the tax reduc-
tion for our schools (Mr Turner
fully explains this matter elsewhere
in this issue.)
The membership committee re-
ported that in Malta 13 have signed
up for membership the coming
year and in McConnelsville, SO.
making a total of 1O6 and the cam
vass is not yet completed. 1t is ex-
pected that the new year will begin
with at least 125 members.
Social Meeting Dec. II
Next Monday evening, Dec. IL,
will be held social meeting at
the Legion hall for members and
their wives There will be enter
tainment and refreshments.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
MRS. ENOCH ROWLAND DIES

Mrs. Ella Rowland, 81, wife of
Enoch Rowland, died at her home
in the Maple Grove community,
near Waterford, on Tuesday at 5:45
p. m. She had been in failing
health for the past nine years, but
immediate cause of death was pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Rowland was born near
Stockport on Aug. 5, 1872, daugh-
ter of the late James and Rebecca
Taylor Brewer She was married
twice. She was married to Enoch
Rowland on Oct. Is, 1904 and for
the past 10 years was a member OF
the Oak Hill U. B. church
Surviving are her husband one
daughter by the second marriage,
Mrs. Gladys Rowland Forrest of
Waterford; one son and one daugh-
ter by the first marriage, Finley
thompson of Stockport route two,
and Mrs. Edna Thompson Beatty, of
Orient; one step-son, Belmon Row
land of Waterford township; one
step-daughter, Mrs Letha EppIey
Of Zanesville; seven grandchildren:
two brothers, Shelton Brewer Of To-
ledo, and Algie Brewer of Stock
port, ana one sister, Mrs. Rose Col
er of Stockport
Two children by the first mar
riage are deceased, Olive Thompson,
who was burned to death at the age
Of IA, and Albert Thompson, who
died at Camp Sherman from in
fuenza in 1918. A step-son, Lyle
Rowland. died at Camp Sherman
from influenza on the same day rs
Albert Double funeral services
We're held for them at Dale. One
sister and two brothers are deceas-
ed.
Short funeral services will be
held for Mrs. Rowland at the Mind
ling funeral home in Beverly this
afternoon at l o'clock, and services
will follow at the Dale United
Brethren church at 2:30 Rev.
Frank Donaldson will officiate. Bur-
al will be in the Dale cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
VALLEY CHAPTER, o. E. S., -
INSTALLATION

Officers for Valley Chapter, No
10, O. E. S., were installed Tuesday
evening, as follows: w. M. Lucille
Wagner; w. P, c. M. Bankes; A
NJ, Mary R. Smith; A. p, John S.
Mcbride; Con, Mary Louise Dye;
A. Con-. Mary Archer; Sec'y, Fannie
Richardson; Treas, Ota Smith;
Chap. Clara d. Miller; Organist
Lois McBride Adah, Lucille Bark
hurst; Ruth, Louise Masterson; Es-
ther, Reba Booth; Martha, Nellie D.
Baker; Electa, Lizzie Harris; War
der, Bernice Hum Sen, B. ID. Rich
ardson Howard Cowan was the in
stalling officer and Clara Adams
stalling organist; Emma Hughes
installing chaplain.
After the impressive ceremonies
Past Matron Florence Reed, pre-
sented the outgoing matron, Mrs
Clara Miller, with a past matron
pin. A social hour followed, and a
very efficient committee served re-
freshments. The new officers and
protempore officers seated at a long
table, beautifully decorated with d
lighted Christmas tree in the CEN
sleighs and reindeers prancing mer-
rily on fields of whitest snow Re-
freshments carried out the Christ
mas motif, with a green tree mould
ed in the ice cream Delicious hot
sandwiches, pickles, doughnuts and
coffee completed the menu.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
OHIO UNIVERSITY REVUE

"Glorifying the American Coed
its slogan, the 0. U. Revue, campus
musical extravaganza featuring a
cast of 120 Ohio University stu
dents, will entertain southeastern
Ohians at Athens Friday and Sat
urday nights. Sixteen elaborate
acts of collegiate variety, starring
Ohio Universitys most glamorous
co-eds will be lavishly staged with
eye-opening sets, novel costuming.
Individual acts range from tin can
xylophOne specialties to bolero
team, from vaudeville hocum to
suave hocus-pocus.
In gown of fur-trimmed cello
phane, mystery coed chosen by
Artist George Petty will step from
the turning pages of mammoth
Esquire magazine. Her identity a
secret until night of the Revue. The
girl was selected by Petty as closest
approach to the figure made famous
by him in Esquire.
Biggest construction job for stu
dent set-builders is large power
driven revolving stage. A backstop
of actual water vapor mist with a
genuine rainbow has also been ere
ated. All 5000 seats of the uni
versity auditorium will be avail
able at 25 cents per person admis-
sion. Curtain time: s p m.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
Hackney

Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley Silvus and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tullius were
guests Sunday of Farley Silvus' u.
O. Meadows and son Howard and
Carl Motz of Huntington, w. Va,
were week end guests of Truman
Motz and family. Miss Kate Molly
neux entertained the following
guests last Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Molyneux, Denny Molyneux
Molyneux, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Molyneux and little SON. Robert
Morris of the CCC camp near Co
shocton, spent the week end with
home folks DR.. and Mrs. c. G.
Bozman of Newark were callers
Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. Val
Combs and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Nc
Ferren.-Mi Kate Molyneux and
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Molyneux of
Ashland, Kan, visited Tuesday with
their cousin. Mrs. Maude Moore
Mrs. Anna Pennock who spent sew
eral days with her son Harry and
Tuesday. Twelve guests were pres
ent Mrs. Pennock returned to her
home at Marietta. Thursday. Miss
Cora Mincks of Lowell is visiting
with her sister Mrs. Henry Baesel.
- Richard. little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Siley of Marietta, took
sick last Wednesday with infantile
paralysis. Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Welch
and daughter Shirley spent the
week end at the H. III. Welch home.
were callers Sunday on Mr.. and
Mrs. Miner Morris Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Baesel spent Wednesday ev-
ening with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Roberts. Mr.. Roberts remains quite
poorly. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clark
have both been ill with rabbit
fever, but are now better. #
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
T.. G.. JENKINS TO FIGHT
CUSTER CHARGE

When Thomas G.. Jenkins prepar-
ed to return to his job as superin-
tendent of the London prison farm,
Tuesday, after a three months leave
of absence because of illness, he
was suspended for 80 day period
for disciplinary reasons" by Di-
rector of Welfare Charles L. Sher-
wood who announced that formal
removal charges will be filed with
the civil service commission against
expiration of the suspension period.
In suspending Mr. Jenkins, Sher-
wood did not list any reasons other
than that the action was being TAX
en- for disciplinary reasons. Mr..
Jenkins has been in the state SER
vice for 35 years. He became SUI
perintendent of London prison farm
March 1, 1885 prior to which he
had been uperintendent of the
Mansfield reformatory since 1913.
AS stated the specific charges
against Mr. Jenkins must be filed
within 80 days, following which MI.
Jenkins has 10 days in which to pre-
pare his defense, and then the mat
ter will be before the state civil
service commission. Mr.. Jenkins
states that he intends to fight the
custer with all the battle he has,
and wants the opportunity to square
up matters complained of.
Letters have been sent the well
fare director protesting the removal
of Mr.. Jenkins, not only from this,
his home locality, but from Mans
field, where he was located for
many years, and also from many
other places throughout the state.
During the mnay years Mr.. Jenkins
has been head of Mansfield reforma
tory and the London prison farm,
his work has been outstanding, not
only in this state, but the country
at large, and there is not better,
more honorable, or efficient officer
in the country, than Mr. Jenkins.
According to last evenings city
papers, petitions asking for a
square deal" for Mr.. Jenkins have
been circulated through the Mans
field reformatory, where he was for
merly superintendent, to be sent to
Director Sherwood.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
M. q NJ. BID. OF ED. REDUCES
SCHOOL LEVY FOR 1910

The M e NJ board of education
in special session Monday afternoon,
NOV. 20, passed a resolution asking
the county auditor to reduce the
outside levy by one mill for the
year 1910. This action was taken
after very careful consideration Of
funds on hand and funds available
from all sources for 1910 The
board of education has been couserv-
atlve in it's operation of the schools
and has been careful not to over
burden the tax payers who have
been so loyal in their support.
1t must, however, be understood
that the reduced levy is for one year
only. The new rate for 1910 will be
6.S mills instead of 7.8 mills. as
previously announced which we
know will please the tax paying
public.
A second very important factor
winch influenced the board to re-
duce the outside levy, is the new
tuition bill which affects the oper-
atlng funds of all township boards
or education, sending pupils to our
schools
The operating levy of the M. G.
M. schools has always been higher
than that of the adjacent districts.
In the past this difference in rates
bas not affected the rates of these
districts because the state has paid
the additional cost of the tuition pu-
plls from these outside districts.
Under the new tuition bill the state
VIII continue to aid these districts
IN paying their tuition costs. How
ever. instead of paying all of the
dlHerence in operating rates the
state will pay half the difference
and the township boards of educa-
t1on having tuition pupils will pay
haif The tax rate of these tuition
paying districts will not be chang
ed by this new law but the differ
ence in rates will be deducted by
the state from their school founda-
tion programs funds thus leaving a
smaller amount each quarter to be
received by these districts.
Our board of education fully re-
allies the burden that the full two
mills would infiict upon these out
lying districts. The reduced rate
will be appreciated by all these dis
tricts and will give them a full year
to see how the new law will affect
their operating funds. 1t will also
give those districts that find it diff
ficult to finance their schools a
chance to vote an outside levy il
this is found to be necessary to
their present standards.-
James M. Turner, Superintendent of
M. & M. Schools.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
East Windsor

Birdie Harvey entertained y
friends Sunday with an oyster din
ner, in honor of her father, Earl
Phillips S1st birthday, which was
Saturday. Dec. 2.-Carl Rippey. wife
and three children &C GAINESVILLE
spent the week with heir parents,
Emmett Boles and wife and Lew
Rippey and family. --Vernard Hind
man and family and Del Daugherty
ard Pettibone and family of Philo.
&C. Fl. Phillips is putting a Delco
light plant i for Wayne Calendine.
Dennis Emory and wife, Andrew
McMullen, wife and daughter of
Norwich, spent last week end with
John Porter and wife and on sun
day Lloyd Emory. wife and daugh-
ter Marilyn and Ted Emory spent
the day with them. Sanford Sheets,
Lawrence. Margaret and Martha
Ash, Earl Bender and wife of Bre-
Sunday with Chas. Ash and family
and went to Rocky Glen sanatorium
to see their mother, Mrs. Flava Ash,
of Marietta. who is a patient there.
Blanche Baker expects to come to
her parents Thursday. Delbert
Doak's from Marietta hospital
The following spent Sunday evening
with Eliza Hanson and family, in
honor of Mrs. Hanson's birthday:
Arthur Hanson. wife and baby,
Ralph Sells. Willis Hanson and fam
ily. Pearl Hambel and family, Chas.
Rhinebarger, Ray Doak and family,
Sam Ellis, Paul Ash. and Philip
Ash, wife and baby-Mrs. Heft Of
Belpre. sister Of Mrs. Antill. is
growing weaker from the effects of
= stroke Lpav noak's spent Satrr-
day in Marietta and called on for
mer's sister, Blanche Baker, at the
hospital.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
Nj. w. G. NJ. AT MALTA
LODGE DEC. IA

The annual convocation of Pas
Masters of the 18th Masonic distric
will be held at Malta lodge, No. 145
F. & A. NJ. next Thursday after
noon, Dec. IA, at o'clock, at which
time the Past Masters degree will
be conferred upon Masters elect
who have not received the degree
VIM. O. Porter of Malta, Distric
Deputy Grand Master, will confer
the degree.
In the evening the district off
GERS association will meet at 1886
O'Clock. Most Worshipful Grand
Master Dillon Crist will be present
both afternoon and evening. AL
Master Masons are invited to attend
the evening meeting and the ban
Quet.
Dinner will be served at O'Clock
at the Malta Methodist church
Make dinner reservations by Dec
II.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
N. L. ERWIN PASSES AWAY
NEAR STOCKPORT

NJ l.. Erwin, prominent and high.
1y regarded resident of this com
munity, passed away at 5 o'clocl,
Tuesday afternoon at the family
home, one mile north of Stockport
following brief illness from heart
trouble.
The deceased was born Feb. %
1867, at Sutton, w. Va, and spent
his boyhood there. On Feb 20
1897, he was united in marriage to
Miss Elizabeth Douglas, the cere-
mOny being performed at the Doug
las homestead at Cairo, W. Va
After spending six years in Mis-
souri,, where he engaged in the rails
ing of fancy stock, Mr.. and Mrs. En-
win returned to West Virginia; they
later purchased farm on the Mus
kingum river, now known as the
Boy Scout farm, and made their
home there until they came to this
locality, purchasing the Newberry
farm, where they have since lived.
Mr. Erwin was a loyal, faithful
ranked with the best. He was well
will be greatly missed. He is sur
three aughters-Douglas of the
home; Daisy Lee, wife of William
Donaldson of Columbus; Edna Ruth
of Fort Collins Colorado; George
Edward of Malta; and Ella Mae,
wife of w. j. FOgarty of Estes Park,
Colorado.
Funeral services will be held at
the family home Friday afternoon,
in charge of Rev. Walter Clark,
and Morgan I. o. o. F.. lodge, Of
which he was a member. Burial
will be in Stockport cemetery
Stockport Correspondent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
WHAT SORT OF ANIMAL?

Wednesday morning when George
Mcintyre of Douda went to look af-
ter his traps, he found in one Of
them an animal which has not been
fully identified. For fear it might
bite him, he killed it, also took
it's hide. The first report was that
he had caught wildcat, but that
has since been found 10 be an error.
It was of the cat family, weighed
about Is pounds; was of a grayish
color with stripe running down its
back. In some respects it resem-
bled a very large Angora cat. aud
also looked somewhat like a Per-
sian cat Some think that il was a
cross between the two. At any rate
hunters are not agreed on what sort
of animal it was.
Mr.. Mcintyre also caught a gray
fox the same night
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
WITH THE COUNCIL

At the regular meeting of the vii
lage council last evening the coun-
Gil voted to pay the cost of the
Christmas colored lights about the
public square. Last year the lights
cost about S45.
Attorney A B. Mercer who was
named about six months ago by the
council as solicitor for term of
two years, rendered his resignation
to be effective Jan. /, 1910. While
Atty Mercer insisted that his resig-
nation be accepted, council mem
bers refused to accept it and eX-
pressed their feelings that the SER
vices he has rendered, has been
valuable to them, and to the best
interests of the town in general
A building permit was issued to
the Muskingum Valley Grocery COM
pany, for the construction of one
story warehouse, BOXES, to be con-
structed of concrete blocks.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
Rural Dale

w. A. Bitcher who su1ered a
light stroke last week, is reported
as improving. Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Fouts and Mrs. Harry Frame of
GAINESVILLE were calling on Rural
Dale friends, last Wednesday, The
little daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Hall has been named Flora Es-
ther. Miss Ruth Drake, freshman
in Philo high school, is confined to
her home suffering with a heavy
cold Rev. N. w. zimmerman OF
New Concord, local Methodist pas
tor, attended the chicken supper
Saturday evening and was enter
tanned Saturday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Barclay. He
conducted public worship at the
Methodist church, Sunday morning.
Charles Hall, who has been sick
for several months, does not inn
prove Mr.. and Mrs. John Carpen-
ter have moved from Gaysport to
the Charles w. Peairs farm, south
of the village.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
BIG FOX HUNT TODAY

Through Game Protector Alvin
Parmiter, a line fox hunt has been
arranged, which will start today at
II O'Clock, from the James Pollock
farm this side of Pennsville, and
hUnt north up Wolf Greek past the
places where VIM Griest and En-
NETT Scott were bitten by foxes,
and will end the hunt at the Ring
gold road, No. rs, near the Adrean
place. 1t is expected that more than
100 good hunters will join in the
hunt and each will be stationed
about 100 feet apart. Besides those
from this county, others are COM
ing from the vicinities of Water
ford, Beverly, Marietta. Sharon and
New Lexington Mr.. Parmiter and
e. B. Cooke, superintendent of this
district will be in the hunt.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
INFANT DAUGHTER OF
ROY McGRATH DIES

Carol Sue. aged six weeks, daugh-
ter of Roy and Martha Lynn Nc
Grath, died at the family home in
Malta Monday morning about $50
o'clock, following a brief illness
However she had never been strong
since birth. Death resulted from
malnutrition. Surviving besides the
parents are one sister, Martha Lou,
of the home; two half-sisters, Mary
Margaret and Mildred May Nc
Grath, at the home of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Reed,
of East Bloom, and the maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Letitia Green.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at the Miller flu
neral home at 1:30 o'clock Burial
was in Chesterhill cemetery
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
MRS. MATTE WILLIAMS DIES

Funeral services for Mrs. Matte
Williams, 70, who passed away Fri
day afternoon at 1890 O'Clock at
the home of her brother-in-law,
Daniel Fogle, of Lemon Hill, were
held Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
here at the Fisher funeral home,
with Rev. c. B. Frisbie, officiating.
He read two hymns beautiful
Isle" and Face to Face Inter
ment was made in the Wiseman
cemetery, Malta township. The pail
bearers were nephews.
The deceased was a daughter of
the late Silas and Lucy Allen Por-
ter Davis, of the Happy Hollow
road. Her husband, Lee Davis, is
deceased, and she was the last of a
family of five. They were Harry,
Frank and Robert Davis, and Mrs.
I,ulu FOglp
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
CIVIC CLUB SPONSORS HOME
DECORATING CONTEST

The Civic club cooperating with
the Business Mems organization
is sponsoring a contest and will
award prizes for the most original
home lighting effects displayed from
Dec. 20 to Jan. /. The towns will
be divided into three districts, and
three impartial judges will make
the final selections. Prizes will be
awarded in each district for the
most beautiful doorway or window,
and for the most original and in
teresting general effect
The purpose of the contest is to
promote interest in exterior home
lighting during the holiday season.
The displays need not be expensive
or elaborate, and will be judged on
their attractiveness and for their
unique effects.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07

J. Fl. HONLNAN DIES


James II. ("Shorty") Homman,
73, died Tuesday morning at his
home in Philo, following a brief i'll
ness with blood poisoning in his
right arm, and pneumonia. Surviv-
ing are his wife, Mrs. Cora Trout
Homman; a daughter, Mrs. Felma
Reed, of this place; a son, Kenneth;
foster son, Emmett Hughes, both
of Philo; two sisters, Elizabeth
Reed, of Roseville and Mary HON.
man, GAINESVILLE, and a brother,
Samuel H. Homman, GAINESVILLE.
Four sons died in infancy. The
body was removed here to Miller's
undertaking parlors, and Tuesday
evening it was taken to the resi-
dence in Philo.
Funeral services will be held at
the Grace Methodist church, Philo
this Thursday afternoon, at 2
O'Clock. Interment will be in Dun
can Falls cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
BREAKS HER ARM ON THIRD
CONSECUTIVE THANKSGIVING

While Thanksgiving day may be
a day of thankfulness for most per-
sons, but for Mrs. Clark Green of
Chesterhill route one, the holiday
has come to mean any more than
just another broken bone in her
arm. On this Thanksgiving day,
Nov. 23, when Mrs. Green broke her
arm just above the wrist, it was the
third consecutive year that she has
suffered such an injury on Thanks
giving day. Even the act of Presi-
dine Roosevelt changing the date
this year did not prevent the an
nual accident
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
ANOTHER FOX FOUND
TO BE RABID

Last Wednesday evening c. D.
Lott, near Triadelphia, who resides
on the farm of the late George Tay-
lor, was bitten by fox, which was
rabid Mr.. Lott is being given the
rabies treatment. He was returning
from hunting and stopped at the
Oscar Glass place, and while talk
ing with Mr.. Glass, all of a sudden
a gray fox bounded on him and bit
him on the leg. He shot the fox,
and its head was sent to Columbus
for examination. This makes the
third fox killed on the west side
which had rabies.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-07
WATCH DOGS CAREFULLY

j. d. Farver, state game protec-
tor, Don Walters, commissioner OF
the division of conservation, and
two assistants and Game Protec-
tor Alvin Parmiter of this place,
went over the situation in this
county, in the interest of protect
ing citizens from animals. They
are not asking that all dogs be kept
under quarantine, but they request
that owners of dogs keep them un-
der close observation and tied UP
and restricted as much of the time
as possible. as precautionary mea-
sure