Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-24

student at O. S. u. Columbus, ar
rived at the home Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Garris, Friday
evening. He will return to school
the first of the coming year.
Father and Son In Army
The. Leonard family, who live in
the former Frank Teters property
just above Olive Green church, are
really in the army now-father and
son. Master Sgt. James Leonard,
sr, is overseas, and Pfc. James
Leonard, jr., is at Ft Benning, Ga.
Mrs. Frank Radcliff dorothy
Reed) resigned her position in the
A. & P. store ON West street, in
Caldwell, and arrived last week at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Lynn Reed, of northern
Manchester township. Mrs. Cleo
Mallet succeeded her.
The county dog warden bounced
into the village last Friday night
and very capably reduced the pop
"'ation by three dogs which had
s A44t themselves into bad repute
by having an inordinate love for
mutton That love was yet confin-
ed to their owners flock and an au-
thority states that mad prompt COM
oliance been made to the law in the
case that circumstances would have
acted as no bar to recovery of dam
age by owner.
Mrs. Willis Welch (Vonda Gar
VIM during the past week has been
severely i'll of a cold and influenza,
her condition necessitating the care
and attention of her mother, Mrs.
Bryson (MabeD Garvin.
Miss Muriel daughter of Paul
Brownrigg, who has been doing do
nestle work in Mrs. Jessie (Mc-
Donald--- home, in Zanes-
vile, arrives today to spend Christ
mas with parents.
Mrs. Nellie Goodman, wife of Ho-
mer Goodman, a tenant of the Chas.
Elliott farm since Nov. 10th, Slip
ped on an icy path at this home
last Thursday morning and damaged
ligaments of her right ankle. The
accident rendered her unable to
walk. On the preceding Monday
her husband fell while butchering
hogs at the home and badly injured
his right arm. His farm chores
have largely been performed by
neighbors, Bryson Garvin and Chas.
Lambert.
A week ago Wednesday, Will l..
Cannon, aged 65, of Otho commun-
ity, became suddenly Frustrated
while in the office here of DR.. III. l..
Fiscus. The Mindling ambulance
removed him to the Memorial hos
pital, at Marietta. 1t was recog-
nized as a recurrence of the all
ment which sent him to GAINESVILLE
hospital some months ago. He
was able to return home Tuesday
of this week.
Uncle Sam was beckoning and
Junior Ashton who has been assist
ing in the George Hall store, re-
signed his position for the dura-
ton, Saturday night.
Funeral of Mary Matilda Wiley
One week ago Wednesday, the
burial of Mrs. Mary (Bigley> Wiley,
79, widow of Clark Wiley, took
place at Sharon. She died Dec. 14th
in Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE,
where she had been patient since
Thanksgiving day and following a
fracture of right hip. With her
husband she resided for many
years just east of Manchester
church and was then we'll known
and frequently seen in this COM
munity. She is survived by broth
er, Vance Bigley, a sister, Mrs. Will
lis Boyd and two grandsons, Willis
Beckett, music instructor in Gin
cinnati high school, and Pvt Don E.
Wiley of FIT. Knox, KY. Her daugh-
ter, Mabel Wiley Beckett, died five
years ago and her son, Hoadley
Wiley, died several years ago.
It's All In The Cards
The conversation glibly drifted
into that age-old unsolvable problem
as to why some parents have no
children or possibly one or two,
while others (mostly poor) have as
many as ten children in their fam
lily, as one father has in Manches-
ter township. WELL" says Orville
Elliott, "you see how it it. was CIV
en- an A card and l have two, while
my neighbor over there, he was CIV
en- c card and he has ten. That's
easy when you known your cards."
Pvt. COnger Called Home
In response to a message that his
aged mother was bedfast of an ILL
ness at her home in Woodgrove,
Pvt. Elmer Conger of Ft McClel-
Ian, Alabama, arrived about 1880
a. m, Friday. The courtesy of Red
Cross aided him in promptly reach
ing destination. His original leave
was only for five days, but due to
conditions at home subsequent ex-
tension of time made possible
stay until Christmas. Pvt. Conger's
troubles unconsciously mounted as
he neared home, as on the morning
of the day he arrived, his wife, who
was caring for his mother, slipped
on the ice and fell, badly spraining
her right wrist. Due to swelling it
was thought at first, to be broken,
but the attending physician pro-
nounced it bad sprain.