Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-01

The Minerva literary club met at
the home of Bea Williams, Wednes-
day night, Jan. "a, with Is mem
bers present. 4 Marian Reed gave a.
book reviews Disputed Passages
by Floyd Douglas. los Hs4 4l.s4aiag j
The, Sunshine Sunday school class
met at the home of Bessie Smith
Friday evening. The losing side of
the attendance contest furnished
the supper, which was served first.
Then after the business meeting
contests were enjoyed. Those pres
ent were Marian Reed, Mildred
Bowman, Mabel Howard, Dora Bow
man, Ruth Bowman, Vera Newburn,
Donna Carr, Helen Talbot, Hazel
King, Mary Pickering, Louise Star
ling, Pauline Harris, Lena Faye
land, Edna Ellis, Zola Eckard, Flos-
sic Work, Gertrude King, Lucy
Hoon, Josephine Smith and the hos
| tess.
Saturday Mrs. Mabel Howard en-
| tertained with turkey dinner in
honor of two of her children, Patty
and Carl Edwards birthdays. The
| guests included Mr.. and Mrs. J. v
Bowman, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Bow
man and two children, and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Carl Bowman and daughter
| Barbara Jean, and Barbara Lee Da.
| Wis.
Clark Talbot of Chesapeake
/ spent the week end with his wife
and son Terry.
| Landon Long spent Sunday will
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. C
Long.
Mrs. Mary Fawcett who has beer
very i'll for the past week, remains
about the same.
Mrs. Nellie Grigsby was a dinner
guest of Mrs. Ruth Miller, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Dulaney Were
guests Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Black.
i Mr. and Mrs. Will Shook and Mr.
and Mrs. Walker Robertson and tive
} relatives here last week and at
i tended the funeral of Mrs. Shook
mother Mrs. Lydia Carpenter.
i Mrs. Jane Blackburn and sol
Wayne of Gallipolis were Sunda,
G uests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Davis
i Miss Dorothy Reed and Carl Nut
ter, students at Ohio University
spent the week end at the Rev. G.
G. Nutter home Roy Nutter o
Mansfield was home also.
Charles and Lewis Gibbons o
Columbus spent the week end will
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
Gibbons.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Totman o
Athens, were Sunday guests of Ro.
Totman's.
Il Mrs. Lucy Hoon was busines
: visitor in Marietta. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayland Starlin:
/ spent from Sunday until Tuesda.
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. job,
( Whitacre, at Rinards Mills.
Z Mrs. Edith Murray and son Jim
j.. my of GAINESVILLE spent few day
last week with Miss Grace Mute
5 and Mr. .Grandstaff
, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wymer an
= sons Dow, Dana, Vernon and Dor
ris, and Mrs Gertrude King wer
: Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. an
: Mrs. Everett NeWburn, honorin:
Mrs. Newburn's birthday, whicl
t was Saturday
Obituary
i Lydia Ann Carpenter. daughter o
: Ellis and Mary Dennis Vore, wa
born near Trimble, o., July Il
1854, and passed away at the hom
J of her son, A. S. Carpenter, on TIL
evening of January 25. 1910, at tn
!, age of 85 years, six months and /
' days On Aug. 10, 1875, she wa
| united in marriage to Charles Car
; penter who died June IS, 1913
: They were the parents of six chill
, dren. five are living, Della Carr
Zanesville; Dalton Carpenter, Pres
tonsburg, Ky; Nellie Ogg, Athens
, Bessie Shook, Prairie Greek, Ind
, and A S. Carpenter, Chesterhill. J
daughter, Alta, died at the age o
= three years. There are also 2
grandchildren, and 10 great grand
of her fathers family. When
4 very young girl she Joined and wa
converted into the Methodist churc
at Joy, and in all these years he
, faith has never faltered, thus Ion
, life is ended. She was laid to res
at Mt Zion cemetery, beside he
y husband.
Mems Forum
The regular monthly meeting .
the Mems Forum will be held thi
Thursday evening in the base
ment of the Methodist church at
| The subject for discussion is tn
] tariff trade treaties, and their ef
+, feet on international relations. a
: men are invited.