Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-11
Morgan County McConnsvne Thursday

lONI ols MIAOlllIOION II1C,
Mrs. Lille McGrath Palmer re-
turned Saturday from weeks visit
with relatives at Cambridge
Mrs Maude Black who has been
confined to her home the past
month with trouble caused by fal
len arches, is able to walk up
street.
Miss Alice Heidenreich and Ralph
Moore of Columbus, spent the
Fourth here, guests of Miss Mar
garet Durbin, who had been spend
ing the week in McConnelsville.
Miss Ruby Anderson of Cleveland
came Saturday, and is spending a
weeks vacation in Malta with her
mother, Mrs. Lillian Anderson, and
brother Robert Anderson.
Major and Mrs. d. J. Gothold of
Detroit, Mich, visited here from
Thursday until Sunday with the lat
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. G.
Ball
Miss Martha Sherman and Mr..
and Mrs. Hal Cihlar of Cleveland,
came last Wednesday evening and
remained for a week end visit with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sherman.
At the regular weekly meeting of
the local Rotary club, held at the
Malta hotel, Attorney C. A. Young
gave an interesting talk on the re-
cent Republican convention, held at
Philadelphia, which he attended.
Mrs. Harry O. Thompson, son
Wilbur and Clarence and wife,
members of Rev. Callers former
church, in Tarentum, Pa, spent the
Fourth of July with Rev. and Mrs.
Chas. J. Caller, and son Robert
Mrs. Edna Balding and family
had as guests over Fourth of July,
her granddaughter Mrs. Edna Luz
ader and son David Lee of Colum-
bus; her daughter Miss Ruby Bald
ing of GAINESVILLE, and Verne Gano
of Marietta.
Mrs. George B. Archer and
daughter Marian Archer of Zanes-
Vile, have issued rs invitations fo:'
a tea to be given Thursday after
noon, July IS, for friends and for
mer classmates of Miss Archer. The
hours will be from 3 to o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Grouse and
daughter Verlie Ellen of Summer
Vile, visited last week with Mrs.
Crouse's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
GAYLORD. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grif-
fin of GAINESVILLE, were also guests at
the Gaylord home, last Thursday.
The population of Guernsey has
decreased 2,841, over that of 1880.
Present census figures just com
pleted gave the county's population
as 38.645. The city of Cam bridge
fell short of the 1890 count by l.
1928 The population for 1910 is
given at 1901.
Mrs. Hattie Bell, 73, died last
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs Loren Ford
Cambridge route four. She was the
mother of Mrs. Roy Fordyce of NAL
ta Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
with burial in Irish Ridge cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lynch and
son Arthur. jr, of Clarksburg, w
Va, visited here Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. Lynch's mother, Mrs
Ella Cosgrave, and aunt Miss Cor
intha Whipple, enroute home from
Cleveland, where they had visited
Mr.. Lynch's parents.
Mrs j. w. Partesius left a week
ago for Marietta to visit her sister,
Mrs Della Skipton. Their brother.
B G. Smith, Of Philadelphia, Pa,
who has been visiting the Skiptons,
left Friday for his home, and Mrs
Partesius and Mrs. Skipton accom-
panied him home for visit They
will also visit their sister, Mrs.
Clarence Clark of Philadelphia.
Miss Katherine Wood, of Sayr4,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Wood and Roy Sprankle of Crooks
vile, son of Nj. and Mrs. O. j.
SprankIe of Crooksyille, were united
in marriage June 90. They will re-
side in Crooksville, where Mr.
Sprankle is employed with the Mel
on-McCoy pottery.