Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-31
Meigs

Mrs. Esther ]. Calvert, Stockpor
| route, spent Monday of last week
| with her sister, Mrs. Ruby C. Ray
and family.
Chas. Crooks, who recently pur
| chased the Gilbert Carnes property
| here, has workmen on the job i'm
| proving the house, fixing windows
roof, chimneys, painting, and dig
ging cistern. In fact we can't stay
away long fearing we won't know
the place.
Violet Haines spent last week al
| the Frank Huffman home, Penns-
vile.
Pity The Dog Warden
Recently we rode some rs miles
with Earl Wilson. on two cases,
which had been reported After in
vestigation it was found the dog
warden had no cause to catch a
pup. Let us suggest that folks be
careful in making complaints.
Some place in our writings we
mentioned the Old Hickory ball
team, and the silver ball. We had
heard men like Lafe Lindimore
tell the story, but \ had never seen
the ball until last week We found
it at the Ralph Baker jewelry store.
Mr.. Baker informed us it had been
kept by H. B. Vincent & Bro, for
many years, then was taken to the
high school, then returned to Mr..
Baker On the ball is inscribed the
following: Base Ball Tournament,
Union Grounds, Cincinnati, Ohio.
First prize won by Hickory BASEBALL
club, McConnelsville, o., Sept. "a,
1867" The names of the players
and their positions were as follows:
w. w. Pyle, 3b; A. A. Adair, 2b;
J. E. Brown, r.f. G. w. Murray, IS;
w. A. Mcconnell, lib; S. F. William
son, c; A. G.. Emerson, If; F. M.
Kahler, CT; E. Dye, pitcher; H.
Siglar (extra).
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Torreyson
and two daughters of Geneseo, ILL.,,
were recent visitors with their cou-
sins, Mrs. Fred Downing and Mrs.
Harry Campbell. They were accom-
panied by niece of Mr.. Torreyson,
of Illinois. This is their first visit
in several years Mrs Amanda Tor
reyson, who expected to make the
trip, was prevented on account of a
broken arm Lyman Nixon of Deer
Our friend Herbert Oglevee of
Malta whom we recognized as a
barometer as to our writings, in
forms us he is pleased with our
present effort.
A car was parked at the head OF
Main street, Muttonburg, with the
lights on for several hours Thurs
day night. On account of war scare
and the citizens not being properly
armed to combat an invasion, every
body stayed under cover.
1t seems some of our readers mis-
read what we said about our NOV
ing-and notices. In fact we were
mistaken We had five instead of
four-one froms41rs. Crooks, by be-
hest of Mr. Crooks by telephone,
saying not to worry and so on; one
by Mr.. Crooks by word Of mouth,
saying they expected to spend the
winter in Florida, and wanted us to
stay. We find Mr.. Crooks has been
much broken up--having seven ribs,
arm, both shoulders, shoulder blade,
collar bone and hip broken, striffin
torn loose, run over by train and
operated on four times About all
we could see that wasn't, or had
not been broken is his heart and
am bition. Let us gain say, neither
Mr.. nor Mrs Crooks have notified US
to vacate.
We attended a reunion Saturday
which had any family reunion We
have ever attended beat four ways.
Those present were, Mrs. Amanda
Smith, Lafe and Jas. E. Lindimore,
at the home of the former. While
we think Of it, if any of you folks
had your start in Bristol and you
don't know the family history, get
these folks together and they will
tell you who they married, about
their children, and so on. For fur
ther particulars Of our listening in,
see "Facts and FancieS' in coming
issues of the Democrat.
Mrs. Ora Jenkins, daughter Mrs.