Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01

her home here, after a several
weeks visit with her sisters the
Misses Agnes and Frances McHugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold De Witt Of
Westerville were recent guests of
Mrs. Pearl Williams.
Miss Ruth Stoneburner entertain
ed Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Davis of Macarthur, Miss Flea
nor Wright of Sardis and Leroy
Henery of GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs Newburn Yarneil
and daughter Lois of Urbana, Ind,
are guests of his mother, Mrs. Lin
da Yarnell.
Alumni Banquet
The annual banquet of the Stock
port alumni association was held
Saturday night at the high school
auditorium, with President John
Mcpherson, presiding. After few
fitting remarks the president intro
duced Supt. F. S. Davidson of Allen
Center, who acted as postmaster
for evening. Following a two course
dinner, short program which
consisted of short talks, an original
poem by Mrs. Lucia White, and a
xylophone solo by Bob Durbin, jr
Mrs. j. B. Lane of Massillon assist
ed Mr.. Davidson during the even
ing by leading in pep songs and 9TH
er forms of entertainment. A dance
followed this, with Mckinley Bran
mons orchestra from GAINESVILLE
playing. The officers for the COM
ing year are: President Lauribel
IIo1 y1,.x ut Do1p
secy, Mary Rollison; treas, Robert
Barnes
Walter Fillippone of New York
and a student of Marietta college,
spent last week end with his friend
Bob Durbin, jr.
Those from a distance to attend
the alumni banquet, were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Lane, Massillon; Miss Le-
ona Sells and Lionel Sells, Colum-
bus; Scott Morgan, Mrs. Ada Nc
MILAN, GAINESVILLE; Supt. and Mrs.
Davidson of Allen Center; Mrs. Fl.
D. Henery, Athens, ard Walter Fill
lippone, New York.
Mrs, j. O. Dewitt of Cleveland
spent from Sunday until Tuesday
with Mr. and Mrs r. w. Dewitt and
LuSlI ldIuST, u. w. OCVlIC.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen and Dalton
Van Fleet of Fairmont, w. Va, were
recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. c..
M. Newberry.
Mrs. w. T. Choguill. while en-
route Saturday to the home of her
niece, Mrs. Harold LeFavor, of
Glouster, suffered heart attack,
and was quite ill for a time. She
will later be removed to the home of
her son, H. H. Choguill, in Colum-
bus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Work and two
children, Lawrence and Lucia Ann,
and their aunt, Mrs. Curran, of Co.
lumbus, were recent visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. White.
Student browns
Last Friday evening near eight
o'clock, John Sterbach, Of Califor-
mia, Pa, and a student at Ohio Uni
versity, was drowned in the river
here, close to the west side of the
dam. He, in company with two
other college friends, had come here
to fish, and after securing boat,
had rowed up near the dam, when
they were caught in the current
which is very swift at this point.
They became alarmed, and two
jumped, thinking the boat would be
carried under the dam. One of the
boys could swim, but the Sterbacl
boy, unable to swim, was carried tG
his death in swift water. An ALARM
was sounded and fire department,
from McConnelsville was called, anG
with local help, search was made
until quite late that evening, and
the next day, but were not success
full in finding the body. Sunday,
Tom McGuffin, a diver from Point
Pleasant, w. Va, was called here to
assist in the search, but it was not
located until early Monday morn
ing, when Locktender Reed Brook
over discovered it not far from
the locks A brother, John Ster-
bach, and their father, and neigh
Dor of the Sterbachs arrived here
some time Saturday to aid in the
search. The body was removed to
where it was prepared for burial,
and Monday was taken to his home
at California, Pa, in the Van Fos-
sen ambulance. 1t is stated that the
drowning occurred at the same
point where Floyd West, of Athens,
was drowned several years ago.
Seniors On Trip
Supt. J. E. Blatt and 16 seniors
left here early Sunday morning on
a trip to Washington, D. c., and ex-
pect to be gone about four days
Other drivers were Miss Latiribel
Hawkins and Virgil Mcpherson.
Mrs. Walter Sherman and family
of Garfield were week end visitors
of her father, G.. w. MummW.
John McDermott, of Columbus,
spent Decoration day with his sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
J. McHugh.
Rev. and Mrs. c. L. Virgins of
Columbus spent the first part of the
week with their mother, Mrs. AL
media Rogers.