Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Morgan County McCnnee

suming, we couldn't help noting :
seeming high blood pressure as hi
related the fact that he coaxed Will
Sealock into that school, and al
we talked of his tragic death, we
noted the shadow that came owe,
his face. Then he went on to re-
late that Nancy Whitney Sealock
who later became the wife Of Prof
! w. E. Sealock, was a pupil of his al
| the Robinson school, On account
| Of the fact that Ebert started
teaching young, and we feel young
we can't count as many years as
] the records show. Allow us at this
| time to tell you during that first
| term at Salem, we went in the par
| lor at grandpaps and found a blue
backed book in which we read
! "There Is a remedy, or there is
none, if there is one try and find it,
| if there is none, never mind it,
which we memoriZed and recited on
Friday afternoon. In spite of the
fact our aunts objected, but after
the first presentation Elbert re-
uuested a return engagement. AS
this may be our last appearance as
During that term just as school was
dismissed for noon, one of the pu-
pills fell over in fit. At the very
onset we felt we should seek the
shelter of the John and Eliza Wal
ler Gordon home. While our legs
were shorter, with few minutes
start of Ebert, we had nigh reach
ed the Harlan Hammond, now the
J. D. Lighthizer home, before the
aforesaid Ebert overlook u.s. He
assured us that the aforesaid pupil
would be all right when he got US
back-(we still hesitated). When
we arrived on the scene, they had
her laid out ON the recitation bench,
and she was frothing at the mouth
Allow us to stop here to say often
on that and other recitation bench
es we have felt like frothing at
mouth, nose, and ears-especially
when it was grammar. While our
cousin Francis Hempfield, who
tries to appear minus-but who
could have been governor, had he
taken a few bottles of nervine, as
sures us we sling English better,
and hit more home runs than some
who scored SO out Of a possible 100,
in the chase for grades. AS this isl
the last page in this Fast Mail tab
let, we feel the company owes us
several tablets in exchange for the|
we have given them in
the past 80 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Knox and Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Knox visited
with Miss Marguerite Knox, r. NJ,
last week, at Warren. Miss Knox isl
employed in the hospital at that
city.
We are in receipt of sketch of
the life of Judge Adam Barclay, |
former Bristol boy, furnished byl
his son, Atty Wayne A. Barclay,
Jerome, Idaho. Also a letter from
Judge J. C. Oglevee, Carrollton,
o. AS we remember Morgan county
papers had very little regarding the
life and death Of our friend and
teacher, Adam Barclay, at the time
of the passing The sketch and clip
ping which we have is not only very
complete of the life and work oil
this man, but also gives US the data
regarding his parents. In the easel
of Jim (were we not the Meigs
feel his offering is a masterpiece.
Why shouldn't it be? With thel
ability of our friend Jim tapped
when we touched up the memoriesl
of what to all true Bristol town |
ship products-the scenes and hap-I
penings of his boyhood is a treasure
carried in the heart and memory,
and cherished until when
it comes as an Outburst, Why
shouldn't it be gem? The more
we think of it the more we are con-
vinced the diamonds are in thel
both front and back yards of Bris-
tol.
Walter Long, former Noble coun-
ty man, now of Rushville, Okla,
nephew of Mrs Fanny Lyle, called
On her Saturday Of last week. His
wife. the former Minnie Bell Long.
is former Manchester township
girl. They read the Democrat.
Some Think-Others Write
Yesterday, we heard man on
he street lamenting the great num-
Der of old folks in evidemce-today
We read fewer children, more aged
what it means. While the man
sure he has never been to con-
he may know more than
some who have.
Mrs. Freda Fox, and daughterl
Betty Lou, of Barberton, arrived
Sunday for q visit with the for
ner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j..
Lindimore.
We are sorry to hear of the ILL
ness of our good friend Chester
Alexander, of near Young Hickory.
A Correction
We find we were mistaken re-
yardfng precinct election officials.
The central committee will make
heir Recommendation on or before
Sept. /, as formerly. The county,
board will appoint on or before
Sept. Is, the officials holding for
one year.
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