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

The Morgan County Demo
Mrs. Mary Brown Of Athens, has
been visiting here with her sister,
Mrs. G.. w. Partesius.
Ralf Benjamin of Malta has ac-
cepted the appointment of scoutmas-
ter of the McConnelsville troupe,
Kenneth Fields will act as assistant
scoutmaster.
Miss Jessie Spencer, teacher at
Albuquerque, N. NJ, arrived last
week and will spend the summer at
her home here with her sister, Mrs
Maude Spencer, and other relatives.
Magic Chefs are making more
friends every day and finding new
homes. There is a model and price
to suit everyone.-Morris Hard
ware Co.
Miss Harriet Sherwood who has
been employed at the local telephone
office, has resigned and is now en-
ployed at the A. A. Coulson store in
Malta, in place of Lucille Lynn, re-
signed.
Hubert T. Taylor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowell Dougan, of Malta, who
graduated Monday in pre-medics
from Marietta college, will enter
medical college at Richmond, Vir-
ginia and will specialize in surgery.
Miss Louise Grew, primary teach
er in the Reinersville schools, will
leave the middle of the month to en-
ter O. S. u, to attend summer
school, where she will receive de-
gree as Bachelor of Science.
Mrs. Maude McLees returned to
her home in GAINESVILLE, Saturday,
following visit here with her
friend, Mrs. Blanche Rex. The lat
ter who has been i'll for several
weeks, is some better.
Kenneth c. Ray, superintendent
of the GAINESVILLE schools, is among
candidates for state school super
intendent, to succeed E. N. DIETRICH,
whose term of office expires August
Is The appointment is for four
years at salary of $4,000 per year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Smith and
daughter Miss Mary Smith, of this
place, attended the Marietta high
school commencement exercises last
week in Marietta. Their nephew,
William Toller, was member Of
the graduating class.
Mrs. w. A. Reeves, Of Medicine
Bow, Wyo., and Mrs. George McCue
and daughter Mary Ann Of Laramie,
Wyo., came last Thursday for Wis
it with the formers sisters, Mrs.
Charles Bell, and Mrs. Margaret
Gillespie, both of Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Best of this
place have been visiting at Utica
with relatives. They were accompa-
MED there by the formers son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mortley Sherwood of this place, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cornell, of Por-
tersville, who returned the same ev-
ening.
Mrs. Ada Harper, of Columbus,
left Saturday for Hanford, Calf,
for visit with her son, Herman
Harper and family. Mr.. Harper is
teacher of vocational agriculture in
the Hanford high school. Members
of Mr. Harper's classes have won
state and national recognition. Mrs.
Harper is making the trip by train.
DR.. C.. S. Nickerson of near Center
Bend, is recovering from bad in
jury to his face he sustained several
weeks ago when he fell. Recently
he was visited by deer. He was
seated on the porch at his home,
when the animal came to the edge
of the yard, but quickly sped away
when discovered by the dog.
Miss Virginia Sands, daughter of
Otto Sands of Troy, was one of the
high school graduates last week
from the school of that place. Her
grandfather, John Benjamin, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Anderson, and
daughter, Miss Mary Grace, all of
near Pennsville, attended the grad
uation exercises.
Mrs. Nettie Coler, who has been
making her home in Malta, and Mr..
Enoch Rowland, farmer, near Wa
terford, were united in marriage
last Wednesday here at the parson-
age of Grace church, with Rev. L. S.
Wees, officiating. The bride was
dressed in navy blue with white ac-
cessories. They were unattended.
Following the ceremony they went
to the Rowland home.
Melvin M. Bethel, 43, of Zanes-
Vile, who had been i'll for year,
died late Wednesday evening at
Bethesda hospital, where he had
been for several days. He was an
employe of the Mosaic Tile COM
pany for 10 years and was mem
Der OF the Fraternal Order of
Eagles. He is survived by his wife;
his mother, Mrs. Mary Bethel, Of
High Hill; four brothers and two
sisters. He was a second cousin of
Mrs. Blanche Rex of this place. Fu-
neral services were held Sunday aft
ernoon at O'Clock, at Ark Spring
Baptist church, with interment in
the church cemetery.
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