Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-05-08

We hear that NJ DIS outside Of
our county are praising our hos
pital. We are glad that the state
department is requiring that a reg
| istered nurse be employed, which
will aid taxpayers, as folks who are
able to pay will not hesitate to go
there for hospital care.
Mrs. Rose Pearce, of Glouster
spent Tuesday of last week with
Mrs. Carrie Ray, while Mr.. Pearce
and friend spent the day fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Carpenter OF
Arkansas are expected to arrive
soon after the 14th to spend their
vacation with their home folks here
and at Chesterhlll.
Those in attendance at the funeral
of Mrs. Josie Campbell from dis
tance. were Mr.. and Mrs. c. T.. Row
land and three sons, Springfield ;
Willie Campbell, Chicago, H.; Mrs
Rebecca Clawson, Mrs. Belle Park
er. Miss Rosa Fox, Zanesville; Miss
Mary Clawson, Columbus; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Rowland, Roxbury;
| Cydnia Rowland, Pattin Mills We
feel we should tell you of the eff
cient kindly service of the undertall-
er. Mr.. Sprague, and his able assist
ant. Through a friend we learned
!! it was not a way he had for funeral
occasions. but a seven day week
practice of his Of being kind to
! those he met both old and young.
The article in last weeks Demo
crat written by Don Carlos James to
our mind was much worth while
Il IG fD
/ write. we feel we could listen to him
the first three or four hours at
least without even nodding. II you
| haven't read it hunt it up and read
! it.
, We have been trying to be two OF
4 three places at once lately but We
! could only be in one Thursday p. m
when our friend Silas Thorla called
/ Could we have been here we would
! have been wiser. after partaking OF
his store house of useful knowledge
Come again.
Hurry. Hurry. Hurry!
A prominent citizen of Penn re
Gently made the statement "All Of
Penn's citizens except three have
applied for the county home JOB and
! they died before they got their ap-
nlication in We haven't had any
! report of the other 13.
We coaxed man until he gave u'
! lob. which takes us out among
| Morgan county folks. and we hope
to see YOU all. We will carry oul
Dencil and pad. Don't forget to tel
us about what we will want to write
and our readers will want to read.
scribe Sees And Hears
We have had the pleasure of see
! ing some places and things that cost
money-but we have never seen
any place that was more pleasing tc
us than Morgan county. Many folks
F, miss the beautiful spots-travellne
bv auto they don't get back into the
places where the Almighty has cary
ed the gardens Of splendor. We trav,
81 on rubber (heels slow enough
THAT we can view the Landscape
over. when something out Of the or
dinaly appears on the scene, we car
stop and start with no extra cost u
gasoline. Recently We went by auto
TO The house at the end Of the
road" as it has been named by the
new owners. Mr. and Mrs Dale FL
lis. This is the former Frank Rob
erts farm down in Center. As We
come on the farm we noticed the
best field of wheat and timothy
meadow we have seen this season
| Going to the house which is delusiye
We found a beautiful home with q
| setting Of shade trees all about. En-
tering the house we at once began
10 note evidence Cf the wechanical
genius Of the IoImer owner Enter
ing through the kitchen We noted
the sink with pump to brin" ~" wa
tr.. f"o~7 the cisteFn. IN the nFln@
room sc az ua-1 .-o,-~. >Ae -, --.---
ioned fireplace with the andirons
and crane from which hung a rot, IN
antique Of former days. The spin
ming wheel was in the corner, with
the old oaken bucket at the wheel
which was on the porch. The barn
and other outbuildings were modern
| Our friend Chester Mindling, the
| kindly undertaken of Beverly, who
! owns the adjoining place and WAc
| has been looking after the farm on
account OF the illness of the former
/ owner had planted ten bushels OF
potatoes. Let us say that if he was
as careful in the selection of seed
as he is of the stock he uses and
sells in his business. Dale will have
a crop. We hope later to tell you
about Mr.. Mindling's farm.
Ira Porter Farm Sold
Ira Porter has sold his farm, the
| G.. |. Porter-Jacob Rex, on north 70
| to Ivan Morris OF Dungannon. This
! farm contains 267 acres 1t has, we
! believe the largest residence in the
! country district of this county Ii
has IA rooms. Dick Huffman, the
present tenant, will continue the
year out, at least.
We are informed the folks of Nc
! Kendree circuit are already asking
| for the return of the present pastor
Rev. Fair. We are also Informed
! that there is a move on to have Leb-
! anon put on the Reinersville circuit
| This will, if consummated, be the
| first result of the union of the M. p
and NJ E. churches in so far as we
! know in the county. The annual
conference united the churches as
! body-but it seems the membership
of the various churches are loathe
to give up their old church homes.
Pupils of both the Bristol and NJ
| & NJ. schools of this neiGhborhood
are out Of school with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Little, OF
! GAINESVILLE were Sunday guests of the
formers mother, Mrs. Margaret Lit
| tie.
c. S. Swallow has had a carpenter
/ looking over his tenant house with
the intention of repairing it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Nichols and
the formers mother, Mrs. Anna
Nichols. Caldwell, We're Sunday
guests of Fred Radcliff and family
| po5 C1id5o, and fa n1iIv of Rp11f