Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-18


land Morgan, county can't: tThe Ohio
legislature passed law ]. last VIM
ter which only allows these folks to
he kept in county homes 30 days,
unless they become iii in private
homes, then they must be taken
back to the hospital until they re
cover Then they must snoo them
out again The county home must
be kept in sanitary condition
and is inspected by state officials,
but no inspection is made of pri-
vate homes, 1t seems queer that
private parties are glad to board
these pensioners at $40 Der month,
and that the county with buildings
and equipment can't do it when
they get all their allowance.
In our travels last week we spent
a few minutes with our sister, Mrs.
Esther j. Calvert, Stockport route.
Had we had more time we wonld
have learned more--as she is the
historian of that section---not only
knows the early history. but on
down through the years, We stop
ped at the county home. We look
ed around quite a Bit but failed to
see any For Sale" sign. We spent
a few minutes with Mrs. Ross. moth
er of Mrs. Ellis, who suffered a
broken hip some two months ago.
She is recovering very nicely. Ev-
erything seemed tovbe in good shape
down there-exceLt the finances.
We often wondered as We looked
at the expense accounts filed in, the
office of the county board Of elec-
tions, how some candidates got
through with so small an outlay
then after our term was out We
learned that one politician had
secured the hills and dales of the
county-furnished his own automo-
bile. paid all expenses-and receiv-
ed SIS recompense. The party of
the second part wasn't pleased with
the said sum. Come to think of 1t,
clowns don't put on all the funny
stuff a
Before this is in print the Bird
far as the grading is concerned.
Former residents of Bristol-when
you return to visit the scenes of for
mer days. you should drive over
! this road and note the change. We
want to say we enjoyed working
with the county road employees
They know how to grade roads
but it seems their judgment was
very poor in picking the winner in
the primary.
| Mrs. E. &. Swallow and grandson
Garnet Swallow, visited with rela-
tives at New Matamoras, Friday and
Saturday of last week
| Several children of the neighbor-
hood have been quite i'll with some
/ thing of the nature of intestinal
grip.
Pursuant to the advertisemen
published in our county papers, the
superintendent of the Methodist
church, Cambridge district, with an
other preacher, to perform the
function of auctioneer, was on the
scene ready to offer the Emery
church, Meigsville township, at pub
/! lie sale to the highest bidder; also
the contents including pulpit, chan
eel rail, seats and so on AS per the
notice Of sale the high bidder with
! the cash was to be the buyer. What
seemed funny to us, we have been
taught from infancy that men and
women of God had erected this
house. and dedicated it to Him. and
now en- this 18th day of July, 1910
men purporting to be servants of
Cod come and offer to sell it to they
knew not who, and for what pur-
nose. whether it be for home a
sheen house beer jci1t, C~r"e
hall-they at least did not stipulate
Wae that dedicatory service what
those servants of God thought it
was. and what we believe it was
or was it z farce? But there were
other felix's there, some who had
heen members of that church, some
whose PARENTS had been, some who
were not, and are not members of
any birch. some who are members
of other churches in the county
We're there and were opposed to the
removal of the building, and were
ready to contribute toward the re-
pair fund necessary to put it in con-
dition to be used. After the super
intendent sensed the feeling of
those present he decided it would
be wise move to postpone the sale
and give those interested time 10
see what they could do. Two prop
ositiOns are proposed: First, a
church and Sunday school to be or
ganiZed and maintained in which
case a 5000 fund now in the bank
to the credit of the Emery church
could and would be used to help
defray the cost of repairs; second.
the building and contents would be