Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05

terry.
Mrs. bessie Martin who has beer
quite ill with congestion of the
| lungs from after effects of measles
is improving.
In conversing with Mrs. Eva Tay.
lor Saturday we learned she has IL
of her third set of teeth. She doesn't
wonder that children cry while
teething. She tells us we were
wrong as to where the late Will
Scott got his hand blown off. She
said "My brother Ed Martin loaded
] the old musket and with some other
young men went to the Remy Law
renee home to serenade he who had
taken Mary Mousley as his wife
| When they got ready to start the
march around the house, Will said
to Ed, give me that gun, you are not
big enough to shoot it, We believe
| this is the third place we have been
told it was. While we are satisfied
that all three of the couples men
ried-we are also sure Will only
| lost one hand Don't be afraid to
tell us your best recollections. If
they are wrong someone will put us
straight, and that reminds us if you
have any news call the correspond
ent in your section. Correspondents
are not mind readers.
At Reinersville
Mrs. Riley Bolinger who being of
sound mind and memory, informed
us that she is nigh II and had the
mumps. Mr.. Bolinger also had
them. Mrs. Bolinger is caring for
Mrs. Mary Stevenson, former Bris-
tol township resident. Mrs. Steven
son, while on account of her ad-
vanced age, 80, her condition is
thought to be serious, remains about
the same. Mrs. Bolinger informed
us that some folks seemed to think
her wage was low-but she thought
it was all it is worth Seems to us
folks like her are scarce. Mrs. AL
ice Ashton who for several years re-
sided at Meigs said Don't waste
time knocking" She is slowly re-
covering from an attack of flu First
Vic Walters of whom Joe Tannehill
said "He has the making of won
derful newspaper man, if he could
get weaned away from Reiners-
Vile" He goes to the bottom of
whatever he writes, and it is cream
all the way through.
On Furlough
Erwin J. North of Company L,
166th Infantry, who has been in
training at Camp Shelby, since Jan
nary 20, was granted a ten days
furlough on receipt of a telegram
telling of the death of his infant
son. He is spending the time with
his wife at the Ray home, and with
his mother, Mrs. Olive North, and
other relatives at Lathrop.
Little Trees Bear Big Apples
We read the editorial about ''Big
papers" and men wanting to climb
up there, with much interest. AS
We see it the big paper is not meas
ured by the number of pages but by
the influence they have on the read
ers. No movement for the benefit
of the masses-the common folk,
ever started in the big city dailies-I
but out in the little town papers
where the editor and writer's see and
know folks as friends and neigh
bors, and know what need is, and
where the readers are always well
come to express themselves with
pen, pencil or spoken word.
In spite of the fact that wise men
had predicted drought, we had a !
rain Saturday night, ,
which made even a pessimist Won
der what he could find to worry |
about next.
Jack Miller, Portersville, who is |
in the army air corps, at Aberdeen,
Nd, was calling on his friend Miss
Violet Haines here last week.
Mrs Clara Ellis remains seriously .
ILL., Her son Superintendent Dale
Ellis and wife were with her Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ken Welch, Wayne,
Mich, Mr. and Mrs Royal Reese and
two daughters of Cincinnati, were
guests at the C. e. Best home here,
and with relatives at Hackney, over
the holiday.
Guy Radcliff, while at work at
the Finley Packing plant last week
let the knife slip, which entered his
abdomen. Luckily it did not cut
through. While sore, he returned
TO work Monday
Adlc WOIu IIoIu wi .. AlId CdIhp-
bell is that she is doing nicely and
expected to leave the hospital this
Monday.
We learned in our travels last
week that Alb Mcconnell, Morgan
dog warden, is making a
name for himself by doing good
lob for sheep men. If they get
Who is Who" of dog wardens, he !
will stand at the top.