Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-05-07

presented with a Past Worthy Ma
tron jewel, a gift from the chapter,
at the close of her year.
Our present officers are: Worthy
Matron, Mamie Cheadle; Worthy
Patron, Carl Fell; Associate Ma
tron, Elaine Kinney; Associate Pa
tron, James Kennard; Secretary,
Bessie Mercer; Treasurer, Laura
Broomhalf; Conductress. Elizabeth
Erwin; Associate Conductress, Cath
arine Evans; Chaplain. Mabel
Hayes; Adah, Helen Faires; Ruth,
Dorothy Wallace; Esther, Lauribel
Mccoy; Martha, Verle Stoneburner;
Electa, Mildred Hayes; Warder.
Myrtle Henery; Sentinel, Jesse
Hayes; Marshal, Ruby Brookover;s
Organist, frankie Hawkins; Trus-
tees, Ernestine Ball, Margaret Dur.
bin and Nelson Hawkins.
Each year our chapter holds
memorial service for our departed
members; after the services we
march in a body to the cemetery to
put flowers on the graves of those
who are sleeping here.
We have been in consultation
with Henry Hook who was born at
Hooksburg, and first came to Stock
port when seven years of age. We
did not ask his age, but we find he
is posted on facts of the village and
township through experience and
from hearing his elders relate. He
informed us that the stone for the
school house was Quarried at the
Samuel Patterson and not the Clan
cy farm. He also informed us that
the brick was made on the space re-
ferred to as the Flat Iron" We
quote "The clay was ground and
the brick made, dried and put in
the kiln When he spoke of Flat
Iron,' he remembered in the early
days the road which now goes quite
a distance from the river went
along the river bank. When we
asked about where the salt works
from which Salt Works hill got it's
name, we learned it was at the foot
of the hill, and that before the rail
road was built, you could see the
well. But salt making was discon-
tinued before he could remember,
but says much salt was still made
up the river about Hooksburg in
the 7O's. All we have left is "Salt
Works hill, and our salt comes
from the Ohio Salt Works COM
pany. near Pomeroy. In spite of
the fact so far as we know the salt
sand is still down here.
We find the following agreement
made and entered into between the
Christian Church of Stockport and
lodge, No. 439, /. o. o.
F., which reads as follows:
"This agreement between the
Disciples or Church of Christ Of
Ohio, and the Stockport
Lodge, No. 439, l. o. o. f., of same
place; that said church in consid-
GRAFTON of the covenants of Stock
port Lodge, No. 439, l. O. o. F.,
aforementioned doth hereby, de-
mise, grant and let unto Stockport
lodge and it's assigns from the first
day of April, A. d., 1878, for the pc
liod of SO years, renewable forever,
the following premises upon the
following conditions towit: Where
as, said church owns the lot SO in
Sanborn's third addition to the
town of Stockport, Morgan county,
Ohio, and the church building sit
uated thereon. Whereas, said
church hereby agrees with said
Stockport lodge as follows: Said
lodge is to erect second story up
on said church building situated as
aforesaid, to be used by said lodge
as a lodge room for said Stockport
lodge, l. o. o. F. Said lodge here
by agrees to erect said second story, |
at it's expense, to roof said building
and keep the roof in good repair,
and said lodge further agrees that
no immoral or improper conduct
shall be carried on in said second !
story, and further agrees with said
church that if by the erection of
said second story on said building
for the purpose of aforesaid there
should be any taxes assessed
against the premises then and in
that case said taxes to be paid by |
said lodge, and said church hereby |
agrees to permit said lodge to |
erect said second story upon the
said building upon the terms and
heretofore mentioned, |
and said church hereby agrees to
build a sufficient and suitable foun- |
1ation for the said building, and
TO keep the same in good repair, |
and said church further agrees to |
give said lodge right of way in |
The northwest corner of said build |
ing. Said stairway, not to exceed
four feet in width. Said church |
further agrees that no immoral or
improper conduct shall be carried
On in said first story and said
church further agrees to erect a |
belfry on the said building and |
place therein a bell and also agrees
10 keep up all repairs of said bel
try and bell, and it is further un-