Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-03-13

not dumb, went on to tell us that
Johnny Little of whom we have
written learned to read and write
! without teacher. They wanted to
take him to a school for mutes, but
| his mother would not let them. We
would appreciate it if some of our
friends who have attended such a
school would write us telling lis
what they think of Johnny's case.
| Perhaps Howard Barnes and wife
| will see this and write. The more
that tell us their opinion the bet
ter we will like it,
Ralph Broedel was home from
Athens college from Friday evening
until Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Jessie Parmiter has pieced a
quilt for her nephew, Donald
Hancher, that is out of the ordi-
nary. We never acquired the abil-
ity to describe quilts-or tell how
the bride was dressed; you will
have to see it to appreciate. 1t is
called Liberty quilt" In exchange
for this Donald is making his aunt
radio stand and cabinet combined.
We can't help thinking as we
wade through the snow this Satur-
day, March 8, what ex-school bus
driver G.. S. Wilson is missing.
1t seems the Farm Bureau is not
pleased with Governor Bricker's
budget. They seem to think they
smell politics in it, at the expense
of the taxpayers.
We have for long time had the
idea that deaths were the most i'm
portant news that any newspaper
prints. You perhaps are not much
interested in an account of some
one whom you did not know-but
when it is someone you did know
or some of your folks, it is differ
ent. We can't remember of ever
writing about anyone who did not
leave some relatives-but even with
the fact substantiated we find that
even those who have been the most
mportant-whose death has caused
the most words of regret to be spok-
en-, the most tears to be shed are /;
soon forgotten by the majority,
which recalls the words found in !
the Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam, /
"Some little talk while of me and !
thee, there was-and then no more .
of thee and me-
We called on our cousins Hugh |
and Mary Ellis, near Chesterhill, |
Sunday afternoon. While Hugh IS
badly crippled up he keeps posted
on the events of the day, and ad
vises and instructs his hands as to
feed and care of his stock and SO
on. He told us that Babe" the
family mare, the one that was al
ways the saddle mare, and the extra
horse when one was needed has at
tanned the age of "a years. She
seems hale and hearty, ready to
work, runs and plays like a colt
Lyle Stobart, Miss Mary Helen
Copeland and Mrs. Mary North of
Lathrop were Sunday visitors at the
nome of the latter's parents, C. B.
and Ruby c. Ray.
1t seems from the number of cars
hat have gone in the ditch at what
he Rays called the Corner of the
ield," that the elevation of the
curve was made for sleds drawn by
oxen, rather than automobiles push
I'd by gas. 1t seems the road should
De fixed-or a sign rea ding "Creep"
)r some other word of the lam
,uage known to motorists should be
planted there. In fact we are con-
'inced such a sign-or fixing would
Eliminate the use of words that no
christian mother would want her
on (big or little) to use With so
lany places to fix, it might be
ood idea for motorists to drive at
ines as though there was danger
head, in fact it wouldn't be bad
lea even when you are sure the Y
Dad is all right.