Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-02
Meigs

Mrs. C. l.. Swallow attended the
banquets and so on, put on by the
Athens college, honoring the moth
ers of the students, last week.
II Looked At john
We are informed that there is
money up that there won't be more
than ten votes difference in the to-
tails of the votes cast for representa-
tive. but they failed to say which
was to come under the wire first.
Last week we met our friend Lafe
Lindimore on the street. He didn't
think he was very we'll, but when
we reach his age if We can do, know
and do as he does now, we Will
think we are fine Thank you.
Mrs. Leona D. Crooks, who spent
several days at her property here,
painting and papering, returned to
the home of her uncle, Henry
Phelps, at Chesterhill, Saturday,
where she will make her home.
We can hardly think that it can
be true that some of our candidates
can be the kind of folks that some
other folks say they are.
Regiment the farmers" Wouldn t
it be something when even the
leaders of farm organizations don't
want them regimented? II they
were all in one body some of the
present leaders would be out of a
job.
The death of Mrs. Chas. Hall, at
her home at Cumberland, removes
another former Bristol resident; a
woman highly respected by neigh
bors and friends here, at her old
In hnr of
Dwight and wife.
Did you ever notice that the folks
who talk against WPA and the var
ious forms of relief, are folks who
have plenty, or good jobs?
We Guess
We are informed that no one who
has applied for the old age pension
in Morgan county since January l,
has had their pension granted,
which has saved the state lot of
money, but at the expense of the
poor and needy. Now here is our
guess-the pensions will be increas-
ed before the November election.
Blood money. thinks |. Perhaps 1t
will make votes, but not of folks
with hearts who think.
VIM Binion, mention OF whose
illness we noted, is back at work
with his truck.
Homer Gerlach and sons have
been buying and cutting ash timber.
While they did not get a large
amount on any farm, but by gather
ing up over the township, they
found several thousand feet.
John Woodward, route four, is Ill
with a heavy cold and sore throat.
Come to think of it We wonder
where the women candidates were
Saturday. We met the masculine
tribe coming and going nary
one Of the weaker sex. Perhaps
they don't feel weak as to politics.
Sometimes when a friend advises
us about something, it may seem
they are "nibbing in but later we
find they We're trying to help us, 1t
makes US feel-oh, you know. When
we advise. and it turns out the way
we suggested feel sorry.
Mrs. Cassie Whitehouse who suf-
fered an injury to her back in fall
as noted in last weeks Democrat,
while better, still suffers severe
pain at times.
Elmer Broedel has purchased a
tractor and plow.
Rural Church Sunday-Men's
Brotherhood
We were born dumb-and culti-
waited the habit We have been hear
ing and reading about the Men s
Brotherhood of church OF Morgan
county. Being dumb perhaps some
one has told about what they are
trying to do, and we on account OF
that inability, didn't catch it
So we decided we would attend the
meeting at Reinersville and see and
hear for ourself. And now at the