Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-23

| looked them over-eliminated some
Iof them from coming into our
Cat Didn't Like The Town
Carlton Martin who is employed
at the Elk Eye Mill, took the old
family cat in, thinking she would
clean out the mice. The trip in was
made by auto. Two weeks later
when the family arose they found
her at the kitchen door. From her
actions that day she had bad luck
thumbing.
Joyce, six year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Zinsmeistec
of Shadyside, o., was badly burned
over the chest Thursday evening of
last week, when she upset a bowl
| of soup at the supper table While
the burn is very severe, she seems
to be we'll Mrs. Zinsm eister is a
sisteraof MRS. Cecil Mummey, where
the family was visiting when the ac-
cidenti occurred. !
Mrs. Lucy Roberts has been quite
poorly the past several days
Mrs "A. j. Lindimore is reported
improved.
Mrs. Ona Warne who has been
quite ill with a heavy cold. is bet
ter
While we realize that we have
passed the three score, we still look
on men-and women, who have
passed four score as old, and look
up to them with honory yea more
than that When word came that
our friend, Worley Greer, had an
swered the call and gone ON, feel
1iy,Sy uyc q pn hi fN
express-sOrrow, regret. While we
knew he was critically i'll, we kept
hoping he would withstand the i'll
ness and be spared--and we would
be permitted to spend some time
with him. We regret that we did
not drop everything and spend a day
with him. Sorrow for those who
feel the blow most keenly, but most
especially to Mother, Greer. May
ed through so many years, envelope
her with His love and affection
The GAINESVILLE News of May IS
carried the announcement of the
approaching marriage of John Ken
meth Little, son of Mrs VIM. Little,
near our village, and Miss Pauline
Carter daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.. !!
A. Carter, GAINESVILLE The wedding
will be an event of the early sum-
mer /
Howard Lindimore of Worthing-
ton and his father, William, of |
were here Sunday look
ing over scenes of their old home I
land, and fishing Howard is post
master at his home town.
H. M. Humphrey of Marietta was ,
a caller here, Sunday.
RaincOat Sheds Tears
Someone gives us the informa
tion that in some precincts Republi-
cans gave their politics and weight.
'.Have you been over to
weep with Myers If Myers ever
wept it was when some of his chill
dren-or the good wife were i'll and
suffering. Any of our Republican
friends are welcome to weep on our
houlder-when we have our rain
coat on, which we purchased of Geo.
Lowell, who guaranteed it not to
leak.
By a letter from Richard T. Erick-
now in the U. S. Navy training
school at Great Lakes, ILL.,, to his
cousin, Miss Martha Louise Risberg,
we find he is an interesting letter
writer. We quote: "The navy life is
quite change from civilian life.
There are so many new things to
get used to, it is almost impossible
10 keep up with them all. The mil
tary training we are receiving now
IS very concentrated and rushed
The training period used to be IL
weeks and now it is only eight, so
YOU can see the difference that it
would make. The reason for this is
he emergency program the govern
nent is carrying on. They are try
ng to train as many men as possi-
ole in as short time as possible |
There are two companies Of over
200 men graduating from this sta
ion every week. The graduates
ire kept here until transferred TO
he Pacific fleet. A sailor gets the
privilege of going on the outside
very week end if his record is
lear. l have been lucky so far" He
'oes on to tell of the entertainment,
informs and so on.
And now we are facing the
roblem of selecting officials,
ut of what was washed ashore
n the primary. Times must
e better, any way we are informed
ONE of the voters refused money
n exchange for making one X. The
oter seems proud to tell who made
he offer-and that he told him to