Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-18
Morgan

e Morgan county Demo
All school activities in Belle VAL
lev have been cancelled for two
weeks, on account of scarlet fever. i
Mrs. Charles (Chod) Moore,
whose health has been poor for
some time, has not been SO well of
late. and is again confined to her
bed. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have
rooms in the Stanbery building.
Mrs. Haven Hammond of Ken
'nebec hill left the first of the week
for Van Vert county, where she is
lecturing at farmers Institutes.
Next week she plans to be in Knox
county in the same sort of work.
The Dresden Taverns defeated
the Twin City Orphans Monday
night 1854. Rich was high scorer
with II points. Other local players
were White, 6; Wallace, S; Perkins,
8; Price, 2; Simms, 2; Whitaker,
IA.
Are you waiting for the electric
service to come your way? 1t is a
good time to think about the things
you will most need and enjoy. Nor
ris Hardware will be glad to talk
things over with you. You have
known them a long time.
Frank ]. Peavey, prominent oil
man of Marietta, has announced his
candidacy on the Democratic ticket
for state senator in this district,
which is composed of Morgan, Ath-
ems, Washington, Fairfield and
Hooking counties, and parts Of No
BILE and Monroe.
Why wait Indefinitely to enjoy all
the labor saving advantages a Voss
washer offers, or until electric SER
vice comes your way? Buy your
Voss engine drive now and it can
be changed over to electric motor
by Morris Hardware at little ex-
pense.
Miss Jane White, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. T. White, expects to
leave today for Cincinnati, where
she will enter Christ's hospital TO
take nurses training. Monday ev-
ening a meeting of the Unreliable
club was held in her honor at the
home of Miss Mildred Maths, and
handkerchief shower was given
Miss White.
In renewing her subscription to
the Democrat, Mrs. w. T. Carr
writes: l am sending my check for
another years subscription for the
friendly visit every Friday of the
old home Democrat, which was
weekly visitor in my fathers home
as long as / can remember; also in
my own home. | like Columbus
and have a very pleasant home here
with my daughter Mabel
Harold E. Skipton, As, brother
this place, died Sunday night at
1O:45 O'Clock, at his home in Ma
rietta, following an illness of two
weeks. Death was due to heart
trouble. For the past 20 years he
had been an employe of the Mariet-
ia postoffice. At the time of his
death he was secretary of the Ma
rietta branch of the National Fed
Grafton of Post Office clerks His
wife, who was Miss Della M Smith,
survives. and five daughters, the
Misses Marjorie, Norma, Patricia
and Janet Skipton, all of the fam
lily home, and Mrs. Roy Kenneth
Britton of Marietta. He also leaves
two brothers and a sister. Funeral
services were held Wednesday af !
ternoon at 3 o'clock, with burial in
Oak Grove cemetery Marietta.
Brother A. M. Morris. formerly
of Indianapolis, but more recently
of Long Beach, Calf, an eminent
preacher, Bible teacher and author, /
died suddenly few days ago IN
Kansas City where he was conduct |
ing a prolonged study of the whole
Bible with an attendance of 125
or more, including Albert Burcher,
of Morgan county. Mr. Morris used
to conduct ten weeks courses in
which the whole Bible was read and
considered and the writer enjoyed
one of these studies about II years
ago at New Castle, Ind. He thought
the teacher then knew more of the
Bible than any one else he had
ever met. Some in Morgan will re-
member Brother Morris, who held a
gospel meeting at Antioch more
than four decades ago. Brother e.
A. Klingman, scholarly and humble
preacher and author died recently
in Texas. Daniel Sommers, aged
90. is in very poor health. How
shall miss DR.. Humphrey. Don
Carlos James.