Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-03-27
Mccnne Thursday

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e seven cows sick last week. 1t seem
2 ed they were not able to determine
l what was wrong.
Y How Much?
l Or how many secrets can Ordi
nary men, say like your scribe, keeI
; under his hat without busting
' his hat, or head? We have had a
t funny experience through many
, years not being able to discuss
neighborhood news until after the
paper is printed. Anything every
one knows is not news. On top OF
this we have learned to keep a clos
ed mouth regarding unprintable
events of any community in which
we may travel, which has made Us
an unloading wharf. We are not
complaining, only wondering.
Dogs made raid on the flocks of
w. F. Fox and Harry Parmiter,
Monday night of last week, killing
19 and wounding one for Fox, and
killing nine for Parmiter.
VIM. Yauger returned from the
hospital, coming to the Sines home
in town Wednesday, then to his own
home Thursday. On Friday he went
back to the Sines home, where a
chicken dinner was held in honor of
his 9th CD birthday.
We noticed some ladies working
on birth certificates. Being a bit
timid where there are ladies-so we
did not have the nerve to ask uues-
tions, but now here, by the fireside
with our pencil, we want to ask
! n hn ~ !,
your cards after you have them
completed? When you find mis-
take in the records??? Speaking of
mistakes-in our searching records
we found where Bristol couple
were credited with birth on Nov.
9-then on May End, another birth
was credited to the same couple
What did you-or will you do IN
that case? About all the folks con-
| cerned are dead and the living don't
know, but that she was the daughter
of her father and mother
1t seems that not only folks who
need relief are getting it, but some
who are well to do. AT least they
are holding much land, livestock and
so on in their name Perhaps it
would be good idea to post list
of recipients on the front Of the
court house, where folks can see
read and discuss. 1t is no disgrace
to receive relief if you need it-but
it is a crime if you don't. After
thinking it over we guess they don't
need to post the names, as folks
have been watching and reporting
the ones thought unworthy.
The dog warden got two dogs
last week on suspicion. He COM
plimented the owners on their sur
rendering them. Here's hoping they
were the guilty dogs.
We have a card from c. S. Wilson
who took our cousin for better-or
worse. BY the reading of the card
we at first thought it must be tre-
mons, after reading of the various
critters they have in Arizona, TO
make folks appreciate Bristol town
ship. The title of the poem is "Hell
in Arizona" On the other side he
said: "This certainly is a big coun-
try; lots of sunshine-grand place
to live. They have had more rain
than usual this winter We are all
we'll, and read your items when we
can get the Democrat. Tucson,
Ariz., March 49, Keep us posted,
Clyde
Grove Gilbert is reported some
better.
When we heard a radio announcer
speak of the lonely farm homes, we
wondered where he had been To us
the loneliest place we have ever
been was in crowded city-the
more people the lonelier we felt.
Earl Wilson is employed with a
feed company as travelling salesman.
Luther Allen, former Bristol
resident, is critically i'll at the home
on his son, up Harry Hollow
We believe we are correct when |
We say there has been more dust |
flying as the cars whiz by than in !
any March in our memory.
1t seems that when Uncle Sam |
wants to give mattresses to folks |
with incomes under $500, he has
some folks worried. When they |
count what it costs for food, cloth
ing, rent of their house-or farm,
what they spend for automobiles and |
their upkeep and for pleasure, and |
SO on, they wonder if it wasn't in
come-what kind of come it was
w. D. Matson has purchased the
Mrs. Ruth Kennard farm, the for
mer w. F. Lighthizer farm, which
adjoins Mr.. Matson's other farm,
the former A. HI. Humphries place.
Mrs. Kennard had the dwelling raz-
ed and rebuilt at Pennsville. With
this addition Mr.. Matson now owns
100 acres of Meigsville land.
Mrs. Martha Wilson returned to
her home at Stafford, after a three
weeks visit at the John Broedel |
home.
Miss Loisine Ray is off duty at |
the Dougan store, suffering with |
mumps. Miss Ruth Lindimore act
ed as special nurse over Sunday at |
the home of the formers mother,
Mrs. Carrie Ray.
The tragic death Of Corporal John !
Hale, came as shock to Bristol I
folks. John numbered his friends |
by his acquaintances. Many will |
miss the kindly, jolly greeting al
ways in evidence when they met
John. Our sympathy goes out to |
those to whom the shock comes |
hardest.
Mrs. Frank McCarty and Mrs. S. I