Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-08-01

| the shell and has since done well.
! The Embree road is graded and
ready for the stone
I Hills Shaver who suffered a sun
stroke, and was quite poorly for a
| time, is improved.
| Mrs. Warren Nicodemas (Elzada
Henderson, of Akron is visiting rel
| atives and friends here at her girl
| hood home.
Mrs. ''Tade" Greer remains about
as she has been for some time.
To those of our readers who the
committee hasn't been able to see,
who have right 40 help with the
| Emery church project, let us tell
you the money is assured, but un-
| less you help, it may make it hard
| on some who have already contrib
| uted. Unless you help, they may
have to raise their offering. Any
money over and above what it takes
| to put the building in shape, will
be put in the fund for the upkeep
of the cemetery.
Albert Mcconnell suffered Sc
we're injury to his ankle, last week,
when his foot slipped off the run
ming board, as he was getting out
Of his automobile.
| The county road grader crew fin
ished the Embree road last week,
and this week headed for Center,
after a five weeks sojourn in Bris-
| tol
| 1t seems that some of the Repub-
| lican voters are not satisfied to take
the word of some of their candi-
! dates and are making an exhaustive
survey of their life from the cradle
to 1910.
| Mrs. Everett Greer (Ethel Nc
DowelD is on the sick list.
| Melvin Risberg, jr., and Carlos
Hancher left Monday with the F. F.
As Of M. & NJ, on a trip which we
understand will include Detroit,
Chicago, points in Canada, then
| through the dairy section of Wis
| consin.
Ellis Wilson and family, Ell Paso
| Texas, returned to their home re-
| and New Mexico. During the trip,
| they visited with Mr. Wilson's cou-
| sin, Jas. Grandstaff, and wife.
| More About Emery
The first Sunday school organiz-
| ed in 1854 with Arthur Crisman,
superintendent, with 20 scholars
In 1902, Lizzie Chambers was su-
| perintendent and there were 40
| scholars, By the way we find
Fletcher was organized in 1887.
We have been reading where they
are to erect a monument to the
memory Of VIM. McGuffey. Our idea
! OF the monument is put his readers
back in the schools-and not only
honor him, but enhance the educa-
| tional standard of state. (We heart
| lily agree.-Ed.)
In our travels last week we met
| some friends whom we have not
| mentioned lately. They were still
| the same in all respects-except
| their democracy, which is, if any
| difference, stronger. At the John
| ferguson home we found John and
Vim going strong. AS we passed the
| Cross Roads Presbyterian church
| we noticed tables in the yard. We
| forgot to ask whether they spelled
a past-or coming event We un-
derstand this church has been re-
| organized, and a preacher installed
AT the Delmar Ray place we found
them well. From there We veered
south leaving the highway at the
Minor Moore home. We followed
| the meanderings of the run toward
The Mrs. Alice Hook home. While
| we were lost part of the way, We
| were on the right line In passing
| through woods we came upon a
log cabin that from the growth of
| trees and so on close about, we
| judged that it has been many years
since it sheltered family. At the
Jas. Sherlock farm we found the
house closed. Had we not been up
| on the doings of Jim, we might have
been led to believe some lady had
embraced him, and he had gone 10
live with his wife's folks-but when
we arrived at the Hook home, we
found him there as we expected,
and what happy combination
While it is nothing like Dolph and
Alice and jim there part of the
time-it is the next best thing We
divided the night $3.50, talked half,
slept half. The time was much too
short. While we have been through
the old house filled with antiques,
we always find something new to us
on each visit. Jim has some docu-
ments which we are to see and write
about later.-letters mailed and re-
celved before U. S. postage stamps
came into use-ballots used when
Franklin Pierce, Jas. Buchanan,
Jno. c. Fremont and George B. Nc
Clelland were candidates. Other
pencil pushers don't need to get
this for when Jim said II want you
to see them" that's when he meant.
Then we wended our way up the hill
to the old Wilkins farm, now own
ed by Ed Gilpen, of Chesterhill, and
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Gessel,
whom when We as a member of the
state highway pick and shovel gang,
worked on S. H. rs, lived at Ludlow
We will miss them when we go back
down there in January. At the Will
Barnes home we chatted a while
We found that there is but two
hours difference in the ages of Will
and Jessie. Jessie has a nice
bunch of turkeys. Some folks try
to cross the bridge before they get
to it-but on the next span of our
journey We crossed two bridges,
close egether-wOoden over little
creek, iron over the big creek. The
next stop was at the Chris Stegner
home, the former Mr. and Mrs Geo.
Buchanan home, parents Of Mrs
Stegner (Carrie). After discussing
questions and events of the past,
present and future, and breaking
bread with them, Carrie expressed
herself in favor of the word miscel-