Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
Morgan County Ohio January

Morgan County demo
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Plat of Cleve-
land visited here the week end with
her mother, Mrs. Belle Kidd and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pennell and
son Lawrence of Malta and Miss
Beulah Hardin, spent Christmas at
Youngstown with Elmer Pennell
and family.
Mrs. Blanche Gill Of this place, is
in receipt of a souvenir minia-
ture bale of Dixie cotton, which
her granddaughter, Mrs. Luella Mil
ner, wife Of Lieut.. Clifford Miner,
sent her from Camp Shelby, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doris sGeddes en-
tertained Christmas day at dinner at
the Malta hotel, the following: Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Mercer Of Penns-
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mercer and
two children of Crooksville, and
Clifford Mercer, of Columbus.
George w. Riley and Mrs. Lena
Shanks, both of Malta township,
were united in marriage here at the
Presbyterian manse Christmas morn
| ing with Rev. Chas. j. Caller, Off
| ciating. witnessing the ceremony
| were the groom's son and daughter
| in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Riley,
| of Malta township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dewitt of
Meigsville township, entertained
| with family dinner at their home,
| Christmas day. In all % were pres
! ent. Those from away included Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Love and two
| children of billiards; Mr.. and Mrs.
| Delmar Dewitt of Martins Ferry,
and Miss Christine Dewitt, of Co.
lumbus.
Mr.. Robert Parker Miles, "A, died
Saturday at Cleveland. He was a
noted lecturer and appeared here
on the Muskingum Valley Chau-
| tauqua program many years ago,
and was also here as one of the at
| fractions on a lecture course. His
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standing, and he gave it more than
1000 times.
Mrs. Kenneth McLane and son
| Kenneth, jr., of Malta, attended the
| at New Cumberland, w. Va, of the
formers cousin, Mrs. Ella Scott.
Mrs. Scott was SO years of age, and
recently fell and fractured her hip.
She was taken to a hospital in Steu-
benville, where she passed away
Friday.
The Novelty store of Miss Mary
Burke, North Seventh street, was
entered Wednesday night of last
week and small case near the
window was taken out, and was
found abandoned at the back door
of the Central Market. The case
contained some change, letters and
ether articles. Miss Burke was at
Columbus, spending her Christmas
vacation with her brother at the
time of the robbery, which was COM
mitted by Juvenile.
| Mrs. Fred d. Coulson entertained
at bridge at her home in Malta
| Thursday evening, in honor of Mrs
Samuel Porter, of Alexandria, KY,
who is the guest of her husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Porter,
and brother-in-law, w. o. Porter,
and wife, of Malta, and sister-in-
law, Mrs. ]. E. Cowan, of McCon-
lnelsville, end other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dal E. Thomas en-
ltertained Christmas day with a fam.
lily dinner Covers were laid for
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Copeland and
daughter Shirley, of Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Roberts and
daughter Patty, McConnelsville
Mrs. Pearl Ralston, daughters Bar
bara and Virginia, son Buddy" of
Caldwell; V. A. Van Horn, and the
hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas.
| Mrs. Alice Sims, II, near High
Hill, died at Bethesda hospital last
| Thursday. afternoon. She had been
in the hospital for about a week
| Her husband is deceased. Surviving
are a son, Elton Sims, and four
| grandchildren, of the home; half
sister, Mrs. Jennie Hall, of Cumber-
land, and a half-brother, d. M
Brown, of Zeno. Funeral services
| were conducted from the Ark Spring
Baptist church, Saturday afternoon
with interment in the churchyart
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C. Betz enter
tanned at dinner Friday evening a
the Kennebec hotel, in honor Of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Copeland and daugh
ter Shirley, of Detroit, Mich, whs
have been visiting here with their
daughter, Mrs. Raymond Roberts
and family, and other relatives. Gov
ers were laid for r.. Later in the
evening the party went to the home
of Mrs. Copeland's brother-in-lav
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Dal Thorn
as, Kennebec hill, where auction
bridge was played.
agent for the Clearwater Phi. d
medicine, wants to remind the peo
pie that now is the time to take
rheumatic treatment and clean III
all your old troubles and be your
ownself once more. you have T
B., blind eyes or diabetes or rheu
matism in any form, it will clear vi
your blood and take away all 81
your old troubles. Don't think be-
cause it is sold as patent medicine
that it is like them, for it is all to-
| gether different. His agents are
those that have taken his medicines
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