Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
Meigs
Smart Dogs

Some weeks ago dogs maze a
raid on J. L. Glenn's sheep, killing
|35. Recently they staged return
and got 23 Lossie and Lulu as a
rule don't have to have two weeks
to see into things, but with the aid
of the dog warden, and all the
neighbors-unless it might be the
owners of the dogs, they have been
unable to catch the dogs.
Recently a friend described a
Morgan county woman thus: 'She
is a good woman. She helps lot
of poor folks and don't blow about
it,
While no united effort was made
to have the Meigs cemetery moved
more than the usual number of
folks moved" or had their lots
moved
News Like Our Fathers Read
"Hillis Shaver traded horses with
Mcdaniel and Scott last week. We
used to hear the term "horse mea-
sles'
We have often wondered why it
nearly always rains on Memorial
day. Perhaps nature is shedding
tears because man who is said to
be the masterpiece Of Gods crea-
ton can find no other way to settle
world disputes, but by war
We Were Disappointed
On account of the rain we didn't
get to meet your folks at the ceme-
terry, when you would otherwise
come to strew flowers on the graves
of loved ones.
1t seems folks here got mixed up
on the time when Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Embree were to arrive. 1t
is this Tuesday instead of last At
ter visit with her parents, M.
and Mrs Frank McCarty, Mrs. En-
bree will take the six weeks course
at Athens college, which will COM
plete her college course, and en-
title her to her degree Mrs. Embree
is a teacher.
Mrs. Leona Crooks and her uncle
Henry Phelps, of Chesterhill, were
business visitors here, Wednesday
of last week.
We hear quite a bit of land is un-
der lease in the Renrock neighbor-
hood for oil and gas.
We Are Seven
1t seems that all the soup dishes
except seven have been borrowed
stolen or something from the grange
We were glad to find that the
death of former Bristol lady as
Mark Twain said "was greatly eX-
aggerated.'
Mr.. and Mrs. Ken Welch, Wayne,
Mich, visited with the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Best here,
and with other relatives and friends
Of the county, over the holiday
We are glad that while We may
disagree on politics that all true
are one, regardless of
politics, or religion. What we want
to say: When we are called to help
in a worthy cause-those who give
and help are not noticed and talked
about as much as those who refuse.
is funny stuff. 1t
sn't bought and sold-but un-Amer- !
canism in Morgan county is more
noticeable than a black sheep in a |
lock of white ones.
With SO much of the Meigs cem-
,tery nicely moved it makes the
est look bad. If you have loved |
mes buried (, here, and can't look
lfter their graves, We would be
lad to do it for you at your price. !,
Cue Barnes spent last week with 1
Ter grandparents and aunt, Mr.. and
drs. VIM. Kuntz and daughter
ewel of Rowland.
Chas. Cotton, former Bristol res
dent, now Of Huntington, w. Va,
listed with relatives and friends
lere last week. He is employed as
with a railroad company.
Mrs Carrie Ray accompanied
Iiss Gladys Brothers to Strasburg
ast week, taking Mrs. Zella Laut-
enheizer home. She had been WIS.,
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ohm Brothers of Rural Dale, and
ther relatives here at her old home.
No Place Like Home
One of the Republican candidates
Tho fell in the first round, gets con-
olation from the fact that where
g was known the best (around
ome) he topped the list.
Mrs. Mollie Duvall, former resi-
ent Of this township, and few
lonths ago moved from Normal,