Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16
Morgan County McConne Ohio May

formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E
Best.
| To Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Miller
Pauline Shaver) Monday, May 13
1910, a daughter Mr.. and Mrs
Hills Shaver (Annie Scott) are ma
live in the r. F. McGregor house.
The baby has been named Eleanor
Fay.
Former Resident of Bristol Dies
Miss Hattie Waller, 88, died Fri
day morning at Good Samaritan
hospital, GAINESVILLE, following an
illness which resulted from a frac-
eral weeks ago The deceased was
a native OF Bristol township, and
resided on the farm now owned
by W. ID. Brock While still in
her childhood the family moved
to Duncan Falls. She attended the
schools here and at Duncan Falls,
and when II years of age began
for several years in the Chambers
vile and Duncan Falls schools, she
accepted a position in the schools
at Lincoln, ILL.,, remaining in that
city until she retired in 1916, when
she returned to GAINESVILLE where
she since resided. For many years
| she was the teacher of the Hattie
w dllcI SCilOOI Grass OIL f1TSC
Baptist church. She continued with
her Sunday school teaching until
her injury She was member of
the Rebekah lodge and of the w. c..
t. U. She is survived by a niece,
Mrs. Howard Lutz, of GAINESVILLE.
and a cousin, Mrs. J. D. Brothers
of Rural Dale, and several more dis
tant relatives here in Morgan coun-
t; Her brother, George Waller, died
Feb %
Funeral rites were held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. at. First
Baptist church, GAINESVILLE. Burial
was made in Duncan Falls ceme-
terry.
A small tribe of Indians passed
through the township recently. So
far as we have been able to learn
top.
Recently a friend who is we'll and
hearty while at the cemetery, show
ed us where she wants to be buried,
which led us to wonder how many
folks have burial right here-that
is has relatives buried here and ex-
pect to sleep beside them. We could
count "A in that class
Very Close Friend
Last week a candidate came to
see us regarding a statement of a |
member of his party that we were
saying something about the said |
candidate in our section in the issue
of that week. Whether his in |
formant had used one of those glass |
know nOt-but we are inclined to |
think it was a can of butter milk. |
We are glad it happened, as we had
pleasant visit with the candidate |
All We could see wrong with him
was his politics. We are guessing
he will cause some headaches in the |
next four years that aspirin won't |
Mrs. Blaine Eddleblute and baby
daughter Ellen Joyce, Stockport
route, visited with her home folks
here last week
The sympathy of former neigh |
bore and friends of r. D. White
house and family here at their for
mer home. goes out to them in their
bereavement.
Farmers who plowed their ground
when it was wet are having trouble
to get it in planting condition, and
are wishing for rain
The ladies of Meigs VALLEY grange
fed those in death row Thursday
night with chicken. On account of
the fact that there seemed a differ
Were. doomed, no tears were shed
by those who shared the supper
with them.
Maybe 1t Was
A school boy of the neighborhood
after reading that part of the lifes
history of candidate as the said
candidate felt would look good in
print asked his mother "Why they
got--obituary in the paper?"
Frost was in evidence here May
TO- which verified the old saying IF
it thunders in February, it will
frost the same day of the month Of
May 1t Numbered Feb. 10.
While there is some corn planted
here it is only small percent Of
the acreage to be planted for the
seasons crop.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Embree
Mary HowdeshelD. Columbus, May
TO- a daughter named Mary Evelyn.