Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-12

to learn what is required of cor
respondent for the past 81 years
While we have been under the tu-
forage of Editors Birch, Strong
Mercer and Durbin, we still find
there much we haven't learned, and
they are not to blame.
At the Dwight Graham home on
the Malta-Pennsville road last week
we saw cute pair of twins-Don
and Dana, aged four. We would
like to have time to play with them,
and watch them play whole day.
that would be real vacation for
us.
Edgar Little who was on the U.
S. grand jury, came home Thursday
evening
Mrs. Alice Tolbert suffered bad
ly mashed finger when she got it
caught in the wringer, last Thurs
day.
Herman Farmhouse of Blue Rock
who volunteered in the army avia-
eph and Winnie Anderson Barn
house, and was born in Bristol town
ship
Miss Bernice Bell, teacher in the
Cleveland schools, will finish her
years work June 20. after which
she will spend some time with her
mother. Mrs. Minnie Bell, in McCon-
nelsville, and with her sister, Mrs.
u. M. Crisman, and husband, at
Otho, and with other relatives and
friends here at her old home. The
school where she is employed keeps
ten and half months.
Lucky He Didn't Make 1t
In the storm Tuesday morning of
last week one Of Kay Barnes cows
was killed and Bernard Knox was
tree to which he was hurrying for
shelter from the rain.
We are in receipt Of a letter from
our friend Mrs. Belle Scott, Coshoc-
ton route three, which reads in part
as follows: "Well Friend Byron, as
Will always spoke, | thank you for
your nice sketch of Wills death.
Just little correction. At the
time he and Maggie Rowland were
married, June s, 1887, or 54 years
ago, you wrote 40 years. Will and
were married July 8, 1889. / got
my Democrat this morning, and
like Will always did, turned to the
Meigs items and saw where there
was dispute about where viii lost
his left hand You were right, it
was at Clark and Maggie Rowland S
serenade at Zack Pedicord's. viii
came past my home and my brother
Will Dingey had an old musket.
They loaded it before they left the
house. They went past Sammy
Rays and while waiting they set
the gun on the outside of the house
and went in While in the house
someone put gravel in the gun. OF
course Will did not know Of it, and
when the signal was given to start
the racket, Will held the gun above
his head and where the gravel was
Will held the gun. 1t exploded at
that point His hand was torn to
shreds His hat had % or more
holes in it. Ad Barclay tied his
around the arm above
the elbow That helped to stop the
blood, or he would have bled to
death Dr.. Jim Pedicord was a
young student at that time. He
took the hand and got lessons from
it, Then he brought the clean bones
to viii. He had kept them all these
years. They We're put in the casket
with him, as he had always wanted
them to be buried with him |
think this will settle all disputes as
| certainly know all the circum-
stances" Belle, we surely thank
you for this letter.
We travelled over quite bit of
Penn, Marion and Windsor town
ships Friday of last week notarizing
oil and gas leases. We got to meet
a lot of folks we hadn't seen for
some time. We guessed on the
weight of Nose IIilaman's jack. We
only missed it $50 pounds. We in
sist it was a good guess anyway.
We found that the heavy rains had
done much damage to the roads. In
many places stone and gravel was
washed out of reach. We found
they We're drilling for gas on the
DELPHI Olney (the former Curt Nc
[nturf farm and on the Ethel Stef-
fy (the former Gif Milner) farms.
We were also informed that Clin-
ton we'll is to be drilled on the Wes
Newton farm on Goshen. Much of
his territory has been drilled to
he shallow sand-and much oil
produced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hivnor of
Triadelphia were Sunday guests of
he latter's sister, Mrs. Earl Wilson,
and family.
Charley Wallace of Rokeby Lock
was guest at the Abe Torbert
nome, Sunday.
G.. E. '.Bub" Anderson, 50, (but
ioes not act that way) started for a
walk Sunday, but was persu uaded TO
looking over scenes
where he had spent many years as
/ good farm hand
Garnet Swallow who is employed
With the Curtis Airplane company,
Columbus, spent Saturday night
md Sunday with his parents, Mr..
md Mrs c. l.. Swallow. Their 9TH
r. son, Donald, leaves Tuesday OF
his week for Cedar Point, where he
will be employed with the G. A.
3oekling company in their restau-
ant. This is Donald's second year
With this company This company
ate their help according to years
service rendered. Don
Id will hold position of a four
vear man.
While much Of the land is already
eased where oil and gas leasers
want it in Morgan county, 1t may
lelp some of the readers to again
;ay: Read your lease before putting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Timson and 1T
lie son, Mrs. Evelyn Drake and lit
lie son of GAINESVILLE were callers at