Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-27
Meigs

tHe HatlOHdl QeDt-ln spite or the
fact they have never paid any of it,
unless they have more than their
share of Uncle Sans cash. or buy
something that they don't tell
about, in experience meetings.
Seems Funny
Ii one takes pure whisky, it's
drinking; if they put in a little wa
ter and sugar, it's medicine.
Last week we were afraid to tell
you that we, and many friends were
worried about the condition of Mrs.
S. w. Sheridan. Now that she is
improved, we can tell you-and
why. AS rule folks who are worth
while in the neighborhood as is
Mag, they die. Here's hoping she
may be spared many years to nurse
the sick, feed the hungry, and so
on, as she has in the past.
When we hear a preacher con-
verSing with those he meets during
the week, we wonder what would
happen should he plead the cause
of Jesus Christ as earnestly as he
does politics-as he sees it.
While at work on the Bird road
last week, Marion Mahon found a
poplar rail which we suspect was
split and put into the fence when
the late Alfred Cunningham owned
the farm. We also noticed the old
metal sign board on the beech tree
at the junction of the Cloud and
Rowland roads, which reads "Row-
land, 2 u miles How long it has
been there. we know not Perhaps
Judge ]. c. Oglevee can tell.
We Rush To Correct
In our item about foxes and
Fox's, we meant to say pretty gray.
Somewhere the gray got lost.
1t has been quite warm here, but
not nearly as hot as in Europe.
Do we understand that the spe-
cial session of the legislature is
having Ohio secede.
More About J. w. Dunaway
Some time ago the editor called
our attention to the death of ]. w.
DuanWay At first we got the Dun
aways and Donavans mixed up, but
after reading the sketch in the Ov-
erton News, We decided that we did
not know the history of the Duna-
ways. Last week our friend Wal
ter Barnes came forth with the in
formation we had asked for. Mr.
Dunaway was brother of his moth
er, Sarah Ellen Barnes. At one
time he owned the farm now owned
by Fred Barnes, on the south river
road. He also owned and operated
a salt works at Salt Run, before
leaving Ohio. He was owner and
editor of the Overton News, and al
so owned a farm near Overton.
When we had to borrow a pencil
the other day, Ben Wells remem-
bered we had said we had more
pencils. Sometimes it is hard to
keep pencils up with the news.
We saw soft ball game Friday
evening. While it was one-sided,
we couldn't get any kick out of it.
A committee at the national con-
yention read some of their folks
out-some more will X them.
We don't like war on account of
our size and the size of the other
fellow. We have had to agree to
his terms-or pretend we did sew
eral times since rs. But we are
glad We come under the 65. We can
shovel dirt and chop, saw and so
on. Anything to keep the European
war in Europe
Wife of Former Resident Dies
We notice by Saturdays Zanes-
vile News, the death of Mrs. Alma
Hern, which occurred at a. m.
Friday, in Good Samaritan hospital,
where she had been medical pa
tient since Tuesday. The funeral
was Monday, with interment in Me-
mortal park. She was the wife of
Levert Hern, former resident of
Meigs. Mrs. Hern was a former
resident of Attica
Mrs. S. w. Sheridan, mention of
whose illness has been noted, is bet
ter, and is spending some time at
the Garner butcher home, while
she recuperates. Her daughter,
Mrs. J. A. Goddard, Of Somerset,
who was with her for some time, re-
turned to her home, last week.
Everett Swallow and son Bobbie
Of Alliance, visited with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs e. G.
Swallow, and other relatives, and
fshed and hunted ground hogs.
Prof. Leland Jenkins, wife and
son Jack, of Willoughby, are visit
ing the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. T. Jenkins. He will teach
there again this year.
Samuel Ray came nigh cutting
MS finger off recently, while cutting
AS to the convention, we are bet
ing the nominee will not be a poor
nan, or even one in moderate cir
Elmer Gerlach, first sergeant in a
CCC camp at Pritchard, Idaho, will |
'eturn to camp the last of this week, |
after visit with home folks, the
irst visit since Apri, 1887.
The coon pen of C. L. Swallow is
lot Of visitors. He has |
20 old and 40 young ones. He sells |
most of them to the conservation |
department..
Our mind wanders back to the |
asst registry for the World war.
1uy Smith and your scribe were |
he registrars for Bristol township. |
n filing out the cards we had to |
ell of any visible disability, and |
lsk them about any invisible. Many |
# them had heart trouble. While |
t has been a good while, but we
,elieve we are correct in saying |
hat none of them have succumbed |
o the disease as yet.
Prof. Millard Chambers and wife /
f Retts, Iowa, spent Saturday |