Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-02
Unionvine

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Suegner took
their IL years old daughter Norma
to GAINESVILLE Saturday where she
was examined and treated by spe-
cialist for an ear involvement from
which she had been ailing for some
time They were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Stegnen:.
Death of Leo Platt
Leo Platt, go, a prominent build
ing contractor, and husband of the
former Miss Winifred Kidd, OF
Meigsville township, died at the
family home in Cleveland, Friday,
from pneumonia. He was we'll and
favorabIy known here, where he
had visited with his wife at the
home Of her mother. Mrs: Belle
Kidd, who now resides in McCon-
nelsville The sympathy of this
community is offered to Mrs: Platt
in her bereavement.
Miss Ruth Stegner who is en-
pIoyed at Follansbee, w. Va, visit
ed here over the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stegner,
and family.
The congregation of the Pleasant
Grove Presbyterian church have in
stalled a piano.
Lew Reed and Miss Dora Nelson
visited relatives in Newark, Sun
day
The humming of tractors and
the "gee and haw' of men working
teams can be heard in all directions
now as the ground is rapidly being
prepared for the spring crops, to
feed Americans and their Allies.
Lost Calf Recovered
Frank Foster one day last week
released a last fall calf that had
been kept in the barn since birth.
When the calf was let out in the
sunshine and at liberty from the
long confinement it started with a
rush to explore the country, which
was new world to it, breaking
across the fields to Meigs creek,
plunged in, swan the creek, out on
the opposite side, kept on going
until it reached the James Beatty
farm on Big Four-mile creek,
where it rested for the night, but
was gone by morning. Motorists
reported to Mr.. Foster on different
occasions that the calf had been
seen at night, but when Mr.. Foster
appeared the calf could not be To-
Gated. Foster tiring from the COM
tinued hunt, decided by tracks lead
ing into Meigs creek, and none
found coming out that the calf had
been drowned, but on Saturday
night it came into the barn with
other cattle on the C. A. Stegner
farm. and then and there the calf
was captured. \
This community mourns the pass
ing of one of their best friends, the
late Rev. C. S. Nickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dewitt of EN-
cry ridge were Sunday afternoon
callers at the C. A. Stegner home.
Spring is surely here, as the
horseshoe pitching has already
started here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson and
family of GAINESVILLE visited here
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Groves.
Paul Cannon Badly Injured
Paul Cannon of Adamsville, a
former resident of Bristol town
ship, near Cross Roads church, is
in Bethesda hospital, suffering from
a fractured skull, the result of
fall Saturday afternoon from the
top of stack of crates IL feet high,
in the shipping room Of the Hazel
Atlas glass plant in GAINESVILLE,
where he is employed. His wife
was the former Miss Nellie Searight
of Bristol township. j. H. Wicker
sham, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foster
and Mrs. Minnie Cannon, uncles
and aunts of Mrs. Cannon, motored
| to GAINESVILLE Sunday and called at
the hospital, but owing to the SER
ious condition of Mr.. Cannon, they
were not permitted to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bozman of
McConnelsville were Sunday callers
at the ]. H. Wickersham home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Ponchak en-.
| tertained with dinner Sunday,
three Of their daughters, husbands,
and families of Youngstown and
| McConnelsville.
Miss Geneva Sells of Toledo is
spending her Easter vacation with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
| Miles Bryan, of Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Bryan, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Strong and children
| of McConnelsville and Mr. and Mrs.
| Claude Murray and children of
| Dyes Fork spent Sunday with Mr..
| and Mrs. Miles Bryan of Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Murray and
son of Coshocton spent Friday at
the Claude Murray home and Mrs.
| Alice Murray returned home with
| them.
Mrs. Ralph Sherwood, daughter
| Betty and son Jimmie spent Sunday
| evening at the Claude Murray
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Scott of Nc
| Connelsville spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Sim
| cox and son.