Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

club held last thursday evening at
the Kennebec hotel, HI. L. Borst of
the soil conservation service, Zanes-
vile was the speaker.
You may not have gotten along
we'll with the electric razor you
used. Try a Shavemaster from Nor
ris Hardware and be your own
Judge. A genuine Shavemaster now
as low as $3.50.
The Thursday Evening bridge
club had a dinner last Thursday ev-
ening at the Zane Hotel, GAINESVILLE.
Bridge was played following din
ner. Those present were: Mrs.
Maurice Archer, Mrs. Evelyn T
Button, Mrs Donald Danford, Mrs.
Ruth Rex, Mrs Lucy Bell, Mrs.
Twyla Edwards, Mrs Mae Christie
and Miss Kate Stanton.
Last Friday night fire destroyed
the Cohagen grocery building al
Cannelville, which was one of the
land marks at that place A defec-
cause of the blaze. The loss is es-
two-story building will be erected
on the same site.
1t is stated that Russell Hull OF
Crooksville has what is known mu-
sically as absolute Pitch He is a
travelling salesman for a pottery
firm of Crooksville, and it is said he
can distinguish and name every
note of any chord Cor dischord) Of
four to six keys struck at random
on the piano.
Cambridge has been designated
as one of the seven district offices
of the state conservation division in
a program of decentralization. That
city will be headquarters for con-
servation work in the following
counties: Morgan, Washington, No
BILE, Tuscarawas, Belmont, Guern-
sey, Muskingum, Coshocton, Harri-
son, Jefferson, Holmes and Carroll.
At a meeting of the Mems Broth
erhood of the Trinity Methodist
church, held last Thursday evening,
Atty Emmett Abel was the guest
speaker taking as his subject
"Crime Does Not Pay The dinner
was served by Mrs. Mary Price, as
sisted by some of the young ladies
of the high school. Several songs
were sung with Mr.. Frank Gray,
leader.
Postmaster and Mrs. H. w Cor
don visited last Thursday in Cam
bridge with their SON, Ronald Cor
don, and family 1t was the birth
day of Ronald Gordon and a birth
day dinner was served in his honor.
Marilyn Sue and Madeline Lou,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald
Gordon, accompanied their grand
parents home for a few days visit
here.
Charles Wagner of Waterford
route one has just received word
through the Percheron News that
the yearling Percheron show filly,
Carbell Laet, which he sold through
Dave Haxton to Fairholme Farms,
Lewisvile, Ind, last spring, has
her show tour and her
state fair. 1st; Chicago Internation-
state fair, 3rd.
The following from the GAINESVILLE
Signal. Jan. 18, is of interest here.
Mrs. H. T. Sutton, GAINESVILLE, enter
tanned with tea this afternoon at
the home Of her daughter Mrs. Will
liam l.. Weber, Culbertson avenue
This delightful social affair was in
honor of Mrs. Frank J. harrington,
Atlantic City, N. j., another daugh-
ter of Mrs. Sutton, who is visiting
her parents here The rooms of the
Weber home were attractively dec
GRATED for the occasion and during
the hours, many guests called. They
were greeted by Dorothy Claire
Roach and Ursula Joyce and Mar
garet Ann Weber, granddaughters
if Mrs. Sutton. Mrs Weber is the
of Mrs. Matte We
Der, Jefferson street
Work will begin within a few
weeks on the new Crooked Tree
church building to re-
place the one destroyed by fire on
Dec. "a. When completed the new
edifice will be dedicated as the Mary
Reed Memorial church, honoring its
most famous member Miss Mary
Reed. S5, the oldest living mission
airy to the leper colony in India. IN
surance money, contributions and
proceeds from benefits will be used
for the new building. which will be
Of frame construction, built on the
order of the old edifice and at the
same location. When the building
burned it was given wide publicity
and already many contributions
have bnpn received from strangers