Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27

Robert Naylor, who is in the
army, and located at Columbus, In
diana, spent the week end with his
parents, DR.. ano MIS-. j. B. Naylor
of Malta.
Miss Flo Starkey, of Columbus
was the week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Harris, of Malta, and
attended the Harris
wedding, Sunday.
A son was born Saturday to Mr.
and Mrs. Marcus Shuster of near
knights store. Grandparents ara
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Sines and Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Shuster.
B. O. Spung, and family, who re-
side on the north river road, plan
to move the forepart of next month
to the apartment in the Christie
Mckay building, vacated by Robert
Naylor and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anse Harter and
daughter Susan, of Steubenville
came Tuesday for a few days visit
with Mrs. Harter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. V. Savage. Mr.. Harter is
decorator for a large department
store.
Stanley Mecham, of Nelsonville,
was here calling on friends We'd
nesday. Mr.. Mecham is the Repub-
lican nominee for state senator in
this district. The official count
shows that he won the nomination
over DR.. H. P. Michener of Chester
hill, by 500 votes.
Mrs. Everett Miller has received
word of the death of her cousin,
Charles Patterson, son of Mrs Hat
tie Patterson and the late Dal Pat
terson, which occurred July 1, at
Lisbon. Mrs. Hattie Patterson is
in very poor health and is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Iva
Packard, of Cleveland.
Mrs. j. o. Kirkwood, daughter
Irene and son Donald of Mt Pleas
ant, Mich, will return Saturday to
their home, following a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Ep-
pley of Dutch Hill, and other rela-
tives and friends. Mrs. Kirkwood
called at the Democrat office and
left her subscription for 1943.
A daughter named Judy Louise,
was born August "a at Memorial
hospital, Marietta, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Beebe, of Canton. The grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Beebe of Watertown, Mr.. and Mrs
j. H. WoOlman, of Chesterhill, and
great grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs
James Buchanan of WATERFOWL, and
Mrs. Hannah Woolman, Chesterhill
Mrs. H. c. Betz entertained a
group of 10 guests at the Kennebec
hotel Wednesday for dinner, in
honor of her sister, Mrs. Florence
Cameron, Culver City, Calf, and
Miss Mabel Barnes of Anaheim,
Calf, who leaves for her home to-
day, following a several weeks visit
here with her sister, Mrs. Elmer
Spence and husband. Miss Emma
Geiger of Newark, N. j., was an out
of town guest. Following dinner
Mrs. Dal Thomas was hostess to the
group, at the picture show.
Benjamin Matthews, II, of near
Crooked Tree, father of O. l..
Matthews of this place, died sud-
denly at his home Tuesday evening.
He suffered heart attack while eat
ing his evening meal and died i'm
Besides the son here,
he leaves four other sons. He was
twice married. His first wife was
the late Jennie Clark Matthews.
His second wife, who was Leora
survives, and there are
s
spent his lifetime in the Crooked
Tree vicinity. He taught school for
many years and also owned and
operated the general store at Crook
ed Tree. He was member of the
Crooked Tree Methodist church.
$50 AND COSTS FOR ASSAULT
When Leland Davis was arraign-
ed Monday before Mayor M. D. Mar
tin, of Malta, charged with assault,
he pleaded guilty and was fined $50'|
and costs. He was arrested by
Sheriff Ray Doak. The offense was
committed August on Charles
Huffman at the '"Tin House." NAL
ia, and since that time and up until
recently, Davis had been away.