Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-05

crat, McConnelsville, Ohio, [
| ters and son Leroy, visited Mr.. ant
!, Mrs. Arnold Sparks, of Malta route
| Sunday afternoon.
John, son Of Cloyd Harper, ha
received his service questionnair,
from California.
Saw truck drive up in this vii
lage last week and deliver one sacl
Of coal at home. How long will
it be until they begin wrapping
Jumps Of it in cellophane and shov.
ing them across the counter.
Walter Martin OF Lemon Hill
visited with his con-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Hutch.
ins, the first Of the week. His son
Robert, is soldering at Fort Bar.
rancas, Florida.
Saw three dogs viciousiy attack
man in this village one day last
week, but faction on the front
was light" as war bulletin would
say.
Lieutenant John r. Hill, M. D.,
of Walter Reed hospital, Washing
ton, D. c., arrived last Thursday
night, accompanied by wife and
baby, Nancy Louise. Being of the
reserves. his military rank is lieu
tenant. His wife and child had
been residing here and at Colum-
huc s;u.o bic r,i1ifory occ;on,,,o,,+ :
mad taken him from Rochester,
Minn., to Washington, D. c. Due
to housing conditions in the cap
itol, removal Of his family was de-
layed until last Saturday, when
they left with him for Washington,
D. c. Actually, the family became
residents of Takoma, Maryland, as
their home is one mile outside of
the d. c. limits. He will commute
between hospital and home, dis
tance of two miles.
The Brown-Sheppard Wedding
Virgil Eugene Brown, 20, of this
place and Daisy Melissa Sheppard,
1S. of near Hackney, were united
in marriage, last Saturday evening
5v Rev. L. S. Wees, of McConnels-
vile. The groom is the son of
Earl and Bessie Sealock Brown, Of
this village, and the bride is the
daughter of Delmar and Flossie
Wooley Sheppard, of Beverly route
one. Their honeymoon here will
necessarily be cut short by Uncle
Sam, as the groom has been pro-
nounced eligible for military serv-
ice and his induction will be COM
pleted a week from today (Thurs-
day. They were accorded the US
ual chivarie demonstrations Mon
day night, accompanied by the well
wishes of their innumerable ac-
quaintanceS.
The sudden death of AIDA Drum
mond Carpenter in Malta last Sat-
urday morning brought to close a
life that had largely been spent in
owned a home since her
mothers death here August 5, 1907.
At a much later period she met
and married William H. Carpenter,
who died about January 25, 1923,
at the age of 72. Since that time
she has lived here at both long and
short intervals. The writer recalls
having attended, briefly, her writ
ing school but some older persons
recall that she once taught grade
school. Her parents were William
and Nancy Drummond, and her age
approximately "a. Funeral was
held at Lebanon, Tuesday at 10:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Caldwell
Blair, of Tuppers Plains, Meigs
county, were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Dorset Kincaid.
AS guests of Dow Haines and his
(Hazel Harris) OF Hack
ney; Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Haines
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Haines of
Early ridge. Vernon Haines eX-
poets to leave this week to be en-
gagged on defense ppject at Dill
ley's Bottom, near Wheeling.
TVI. clarence PnllllS Oh lIlS
place, according to letter received
by Dow Haines, is located at Camp
Lee, Virginia.
Harold North of Bristol town.
ship, is substituting this week as
driver on the school bus route, on
which Edgar Chambers operates.
Rev. George Peoples preached at
the M. P. church, Sunday night.
Curtis Cannon visited in West
Virginia over Sunday. He is max
ing all preliminary preparations to
entering the armed service next
Mrs. Herschel Mcconnell Viva
Hall employed in typist and
clerical capacity in McConnelsville,
visited over Sunday night at the
home of parents here. Sunday,
Postmaster and Merchant George
Hall and family visited his broth
er-in-law, Brown Hall, near Rem
rock.
1t is reported here that Mrs.
wife of George Garris, for
mer residents of this village, died
recently of pneumonia at Ibex, Ky.
Her husband is in the army.
A mine inspector visited mines