Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-13

G.. E. Fawcett returned home
Wednesday, after spending a week
in New York
Martha Jane Harris is spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Shook, at Athens.
Mrs. Gertrude Spurrier of Chilli
cothe is visiting Lillian and Ella
Hiatt.
John Harris, Herbert Davis and
Clarence Bode attended Masonic in
spection at Guysville, Thursday ev-
ening.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bailey visited
over the week end with Clara Glib
bons of GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Talbot and
son of Lancaster spent Saturday
and Sunday with Ross Talbott's.
Herbert Davis and Joe Burcher
of Pennsville attended the mail car
riers' meeting at New Concord, Sat
urday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Embree and
son Teddy of GAINESVILLE, and Ber-
nice McPeak of Crooksville, visited
Sunday at Ella McPeak's. Mrs. Nc
Peak returned home with the En-
| brees, to spend the week.
Faye Davis was business visitor
in Columbus, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Embree and
family of GAINESVILLE, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Carroll of Cleveland
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Snyder.
M. D. Cain has returned to
Princeton, Ind, after being called
here by the sudden death of his
brother-in-law, George Woodward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Startling
and daughter Betty Lou moved
Monday to Marietta, where Mr.. Star
ling has employment.
Mrs. Gladys Davis returned to
her home Wednesday at Sharon,
Pa, after spending 10 days with
her mother, Mrs. w. B. Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Barnes of Ath-
ems and Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowman
visited over the week end at Jeffer-
son.
Sudden Death Of George Woodward
Funeral services for George
afternoon at his home on Quaker
street, with Rev. G. C. Nutter in
charge Burial was at Chesterhi11.
Mr. Woodward, the janitor of Ches-
terhill school building for IA years,
was found dead in the school house
Thursday morning at seven o'cock.
Death was apparently due to heart
attack. He was the son of William
and Mary Woodward, and was born
at Sioux City, Ia. He was of fam
lily of six. He was left an orphan
at the age of 16. He came to Ches-
terhill in 1914, when the first new
road was being built through here.
He married Edith Ridgley Sept. Is,
1916. Surviving besides the wife,
are two children, Wayne, 16, and
Betty Lou, IA, of the home. Two
children are deceased
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Price of Ath-
ems visited Monday at the Sara
Price home.
Landon and Leighton Long and
Doris Wymer of Columbus spent
Sunday evening with relatives here.
Mrs. Ida Holston of Charleston,
is visiting at the I. B. Nutter home.
The Home Guards met with their
leader, Mrs. G.. c. Nutter, Friday af-
ternoon. They had their mite box
opening at this time Games were
Extension To Mail Route
Postmaster Hettie Woodward re-
Gently received notice from the de-
partment at Washington that a pro-
posed extension of g of mile to
route two had been granted. effec
tive June 16 This change will ben
eft seven families, by restoring SER
vice to a part of the first route
emanating from this office, which
was discontinued on account of i'm
passable roads. The present amend
ed route leaves state road 555 at
the Walter Newton corner and en-
ters the present road near the
Charles Endicott residence.
Methodist Church
Subject: "The Gospel In World
of Law" Preaching: Amesville,
$50; Chesterhill, IL a. M; Pleas
ant Hill, 2:30 p. m. Sunday school
at the regular hours. Children's
day sponsored by the Sunday
schools, Amesville, following the
preaching service; Pleasant Hill in
connection with the preaching SER
vice; Chesterhill, 1880 p. m. There
will be a formal baptismal service
for children and others who desire
be christened. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening, at sc. c. Nut