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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
Spurrier Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs Earl Wood and
children David and Judy of Zanes-
vile were Sunday afternoon callers
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Wood. Otto
Hines and wife were Sunday dinner
guests of the Woods
Mrs. Harrison Woolman, who has
been visiting relatives in Canton,
weeks, returned home Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Charley Newton
spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs
Cash Barkhurst of Pennsville Earl
Newton of Point Pleasant, w. Va,
visited with home folks one day
last week
Edith Shook was Sunday call
er of Lizzie Adrian.
Now, as there is no law against
the clocks remaining the same if
the owners prefer it that way we
will not change our time. If SOM
one can arrange to have the sun
shine of summer and fall canned to
be opened during the cloudy days
of winter this would be greatly APP
preciated by everyone. Winter sun
shine is lovely, but there is not
enough of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Nice and
son Carlos of Pattin Mills We're
Sunday guests of Mrs. Warmer and
daughter Dora. Mrs. Wagner is
slightly improved.
Ardith Able is staying with Mrs.
Earl Ahle while Earl is working at
Newcomerstown.
The ladies aid of Joy will meet
Thursday evening.
Mrs Verne Grigsby and Lillian
Morris visited in Chesterhill one
day, last week.
Charley Duncan has not been SO
well.
Speaking of editorials we greatly
enjoyed reading an editorial writ
ten by the editor of the Columbus
Dispatch. Someone made the re-
mark that the editor was an Amer
lean 1t was a very interesting and
instructive editorial, telling facts
that seemed to be ignored by 9TH
ers. We are rather sorry that we
are not subscriber to the Dis
patch, but we get so little informa-
ton that is true from the daily
that we do take that is useless 10
take more than one daily. What has
became of one of our ablest cor
respondents, Silas Thorla? His ar
ticles are always so interesting.
Mrs. Ernest McElfresh was very
ill on Friday, having the flu and
threatened with pneumonia. She is
slightly better now.
Charley Newton and family of
Malta were Saturday evening call
ers of Mrs. Wesley Newton.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
lere Sunday p. m. for the return
A Good Catch

here Sunday p. m. for the return
trip.
A Good Catch
Although he had made no special
| effort to hunt down the pests that
iurked about his farm, he has been
| very successful in the past three
| weeks in trapping them, he recent
ly discovered a chicken that had
been killed. He took it and secure
| ly fastened it to the top of a stump
near the home, he then set three
stump and since he has caught
| crow, three opossums which he lib
| Grated, three large hawks, and his
latest catch was a grey fox. Now
this never happened before, ana
! probably never will again, but it
| must have been so, or Fred Singree
would not have sent it in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foster re-
ceived a letter last week from their
daughter, (Beulah), Mrs. James
Tedrow, of Medicine Lodge, Kan,
stating that she was in very poor
health from gall stones and com
piications and that she had been in
a hospital for observation and may
so back to the hospital for further
observation and possible opera |
ton.
Just when we had got ourselves
adjusted to write it 1912, the new |
daylight saving time comes along to
get us mixed up again, SO we just
consult the almanac to get our
selves properly adjusted. Wonder
full world!
Dale Singree, an employe of the
Malta Plow factory, who has been
making the trips daily to and from
his home, is now staying at the
Fred Noyes home, SO as to be nearI
his work.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
Mcuntville

The children and grandchildren
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. F. Wogan to remind Mr..
Wogan of his birthday which was
Sunday. Feb. 8. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Waym1I
and children Elizabeth and John
ME, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion McCune
and children Beatrice and Harry,
of Deavertown; their daughter
Margaret and the host and hostess,
Mr.. and Mrs. P F. Wogan. A boun-
teous dinner was served at the noon
hour and the day was spent in Wis
iting
Mrs. Bessie Able, Miss Oca Ahle
and Mrs. Mae Able spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. ARA Ball. Mrs,
weeks, is improving.
L. G.. Able was calling Wednes-
day at his sons, Earl Able, and
family.
Mrs. Floyd Jones and son David
were visiting with her aunt, Miss
Oca Able one day last week.
Revival services will commence
at Wrightstown church, Sunday
Feb. Is. Rev Maple, pastor. Ev-
eryone is invited to come to these
services.
Mrs. Howard Murphy is on the
sick list.
Miss Margaret Hambel, Crooks
vile, spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. G.. A. Ball.
Miss Oca Ahle spent Sunday aft
ernoon with Mrs. A. T. Archer.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12

STATE OF OHIO
Joseph Il. Ferguson, Auditor of State
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
of Public Offices
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
inquiry of real estate.

inquiry of real estate.
Miss Jewel Kuntz who has made
her home with her sister, Ka,
Barnes, and family, since the dealt
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIA
Kuntz, who has been quite i'll, ii
about back to normal.
With this issue it seems we arc
to close our work as Meigs CORES.
| pondent. Where we will go and
! what we will do we know not-only
we notice we still have a three inch
| pencil.
The daughter born to Mr.. and
| Mrs. Dale Roberts (Virginia
| Haines), of Bloom township, Feb
2, at the home Of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Toll
| bert, dead at birth, was inferred in
the Meigs cemetery, the following
day. 1t was named Virginia Kay.
The rain and snow the past few
days has replenished the cisterns
and wells. In spite of the fact that
some folks had predicted drought
it seems the Almighty knows more
about what we need ana when,
than even our most learned folks.
Recently a friend after relating
their trouble, remarked, II know
you won't tell it," which led us to
wonder if everyone told everything
they heard-even doctors, who
would be left-or have time TO
fight the Japs.
A birthday party was held at the
Earl Wilson home, Sunday, honor
ing the birthday of their daughter,
Mrs. Dorothy Hivnor, and Marjory
Gerlach
After reading Mr.. Durbin's edi-
torial, we counted and found that
if we had been in each issue since
we started, this would be the L.
690th. Of course editors have to
think to write editorials. We write
and let the readers do the think
ing
w. F. Davis has been poorly with
heavy cold.
David Henderson is reported IN
the sick list.
George Fox sold a three year old
horse to Jesse Bailey, Monday of
this week.
Kay Barnes and family will move
April /. They have resided on the |
John Whitney home farm the past
13 years. Kay is one of the few
tenant farmers who try to take as |
good care of the farm and build |
ings as though he owned it. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Whitney expect to spend |
at least part time here, while they |
have the buildings repaired.
Mrs. Jesse Haines has been quite |
i'll with a heavy cold. Her daugh- |
ter. Mrs Nellie Moore, was with |
her last week
Did you know that everything |
you do or have is listed as public |
documents in the court house rec
ords except your personal tax
blanks? 1t seems our law makers
think it wrong for the public to
know whether we gave our chattels |
in as low as we could, and held upl
our right hand or whether in all at
it's true value Law makers seem |
to be funny creatures.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12

not read about it, In those day
men like John Sammons would buy
cut and hew boat gunnels, whicl
| timbers the length of the boa
| they wanted to build Perhaps a
first they found what they wantet
close to the river, later they ha(
to come up the creeks and foa
them down to the river where tn,
| boats were built, after which i
was loaded with produce. Then they
started toward New Orleans. Some
times they sold out before reachins
that city. Regardless of where they
| sold their provisions, they sold the
boat and returned, and as in the
case of Mr.. Sammons, prepared for
another trip.
While we have written much
since we started to tell about the
Mendels, we want to continue until
we can tell of Russell, the only
one we really knew. He was a real
Bristol specimen. Perhaps Vince
had some drops of blood like the
ones that kept Rus going in boy
hood and up to where he turned
the switch and became a citizen of
McConnelsville, that any mother
could point to as an example for
her son to pattern after.
The Currys at one time lived at
or near Cabinville. We remember
there was an old lady by that name
whom we believe lived in the old
house which Amos Curry later
owned, now owned by F. w. Walls
on north rs. We remember T. V.
Ray telling that Mrs. Curry had
told him that one day when she
was alone, Satan-or what she
thought was him, came into the
house. She saw him coming and
got into the closet. Not being able
to get the door shut tight, she look
ed through the open space and not
ed that his hands and feet were
red hot. 1t seems he did not think
to look in the closet-if he was
looking for her. 1t always seemed
funny to us that the red hot feet
did not set the board floor on fire
So far as we can remember, that
was his only appearance in Bristol
Amos Curry, as we have stated,
owned the house and some 80 or 40
acres. He lived there for some
time, keeping bachelor. Later he
went to Oberlin where he married |
No in fn, cd haf
residing in GAINESVILLE, and the
name is out.
Back in 1907 as editor of the
Chesterhill Leader, we suggested |
hat apples wrapped in newspaper
would keep better-and much bet |
.er if there was no due on the |
paper. Now in 1912, we read the |
same thing in leading magazine.
We are in receipt of letter |
rom our cousin, Mrs. Zella Broth
ers Lautzenheiser, Bolivar, o., in |
which she says she has been a life
ime reader of the "Cood Old Nor
gan County Democrat" She also |
old of finding that their nearest |
leighbors were relatives on the
Gordon side of the house.
Meigs creeks were bank full |
Thursday of last week, the first
ime in many weeks
Maybe Sight Unseen
When we put reported wedding |
,ver the screen we were Informed |
he supposed bride had never seen |
he supposed grOom-and her eye
light is good.
It seems there is to be quite a
lit of moving this spring. There
Gems to be more than the usual
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12

The ladies' aid will hold their
monthly meeting at the grange hall
Thursday. After the business hour
the time will be spent quilting.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fisher of
GAINESVILLE are spending few days
with the latter's sister, Mrs. G. A
Richey, and husband Mrs. R. F.
McGregor also visited recently at
the Richey home.
Mrs. Mary Henderson and Miss
frankie Little who recently return
ed from the Bethesda hospital are
rapidly improving.
Raymond Hosom and family of
near Pennsville. visited Sunday
with Mrs. Hosom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. Vorhies.
A son was born Friday to Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Macklem, Penns-
Vile.
Mrs. Alfred Wolfe of Troy and
Donald Sims of Cleveland are
spending some time with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs John Sims.
L IL
the H. c. Henderson home assist
ing with the house work
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Smith and
daughter Linda, near McConnels.
Vile, We're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. H. Little, Sunday
Mr.. ond Mrs. Carlton Henderson
of Cambridge have christened their
new daughter, Sandra Jean. Mrs.
Henderson who has been quite i'll
with pneumonia, since the birth Of
the daughter, is improving.
f. Scott lost a horse, last week.
Bristol grange will meet on Fri
day evening, Feb. 20. Each fam
lily please bring half dozen sand,
wiches and one cherry pie.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
Meigs

We can't tell much about these
folks. We remember of hearing
folks tell that Mr.. Brown bought
the Charles Knox farm when Mr
Knox wanted, or thought he want
ed to go west. Then when Mr.
Knox came back he sold it back to
him at $500 profit. Somehow we
can't help thinking Mr.. Browns
name was John. You will remem-
Der we are writing without help ex-
cept where we give credit. In talk
ing with Mrs. Wava Smith, daugh-
ter of our deceased friend, Russell
Mendel, we asked about her faith
er's family. She promised to give
me the record. When l called for
it l. found that she had found things
about her folks unknown before
to her. We wish we could write of
all families as we are able to of
this one; and all honor is due Mrs.
Smith. Valentine Mendel must have
been born on Valentines day, quite
a bit more than century ago. AS
we find he had married and had 10
children before Russell, and Rus
sell would be 80 were he living.
Mrs Smith offered to tell me when
her grandparents were born. Being
queer we felt it would be like us ii
we didn't know. So here we go:
Valentine came from West Virginia
to the farm now owned by 4. G.
Tilden and wife (Sadie Wilson,. 1t
seems several children had been
born, and died, before they came to
Bristol. He was twice married.
His first wife, Caroline Hickey, bor
him IL children, as follows: Matil-
da, died, aged one month; Irene
married John Parker and went TO
Kansas; John married Riley
Carnes, went to Kansas; Joseph NJ,
died at the age of four; George B.
died at age of two years; Jas. Val
entine died when 13 years old; An
ma A. married Tope Lawrence. They
had three boys Perhaps we should
tell you P. G., Vince and Russell, !;
while not so much heard of as
some 40 years ago, are still here.
William E. married May Jones, an
Indiana girl; Chas. Henery, mar
ried Josie Maugas; Elroy married
Kate Roberts-they had three girls
and a boy-Russell L., married Ell
la ely, mother of Mrs. Wava Men
del Smith; Alva A. married Sally /
Hall; Lewis B. married Eta Alex
ander-they had four girls and {
hnu al g
death he married Miss--
Richey, who bore him one daugh-
ter, now Mary Elizabeth Gibeaut.
II we count right, Valentine was
the father of 13. Mr.. Mendel and
his first wife sleep in the Lytles-
burg church cemetery. The second
who was the mother of our fellow
townsman, George Richey, in the
Bristol cemetery. Mrs. Smith in
formed us that her father had told
that his father ran store boat
down the river. We are saying
fact that the time comedies with
the time John Sammons of whom
We have told much, was in the busi-
ness.
Perhaps it may be we'll for us to
tell Democrat readers about flat
boats. When we come to think
about it number of our read
ers have been born since we stare
ed to wear out pencils. So if you
have read this before, shut your
eyes until we tell those who have
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
FIGHT ON
By Ruth TAYLOR J

tBy Rutn IaylOr)
From his room at the White
House, Lincoln looked out of the
window at the Pickering camp fires
of the enemy across the Potomac
SO near had defeat come to the cap
ital of the nation. Then he rose
and went to meet his rebellious cab
inet, to stand firm against those
who cautioned compromise He
was resolved to fight to the end for
a united nation.
Washington walked alone in the
snow at Valley Forge-snow stain
ed scarlet by the bleeding feet of
his humble followers. His army
was starving. His forces grew
steadily smaller as the toll of those
who could not face defeat grew
larger. Congress argued, blamed,
and did nothing. He was without
money and almost without friends.
Defeat was imminent--but he pray
ed for guidance, frightened his belt,
increased the discipline of both
himself and his men and went
ahead to win.
Down upon Cherry Valley swoop-
ed the Indians in frightful mas
sacre which devastated that peace
full community and destroyed in a
night the laborious work of years
in carving homes out of the wilder
ness. But scarcely had the maraud-
ers left, and while the ashes of
their homes were still red, those
settlers who survived, crept out of
their hiding places and went back
to rebuild their homes and till their
fields again.
Earlier still, in that dread win
ter three hundred and twenty years
ago, pestilence broke out in the lit
tie colony of Plymouth. Two-thirds
of the colonists perished-but when
the spring came, over the leveled
graves of their dead the remaining
men and women sowed maize, that
none might know how great was
their loss. Then they went on
about their business of living, de-
termined to remain free to wor-
ship God according to the dictates
of their conscience
To the man of faith, defeat is
but challenge to carry on. 1t is
a hurdle in his path to be taken in
stride 1t is not the end of the
road.
We must face the fact that all
news cannot be good news. That
all men cannot be perfect We must
have brave and enduring hearts in
our hours of trouble We must
know that only the last battle de-
termines the victory, and we must
battle through to the end, without
stopping to allocate blame. Only
as we put defeat behind us, can we
go forward to victory.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
Unionville
Keep The Home Fires Burning

Keep The Home Fires Burning
We should do everything possible
for defense, to assist our boys who
are giving their all without a MUIR
mur to protect our peace and Sc
curity in this country.
Jimmie, small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Smith, has been very
i'll from a heavy cold and compli-
cations.
H. Ray Barnes returned home
Saturday p. m, from GAINESVILLE,
where he took his civil service ex-
animation at the Lash high school.
Miss Mary Wickersham of Mar
seilles arrived here Friday night
for a brief visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Wickersham.
She was a caller in GAINESVILLE and
McConnelsville, Saturday. She left
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
Arlington

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service will meet Wednesday,
February 1S, with Rev. and Mrs.
Ho]yoak. A pot luck dinner will
be served at noon. Come prepared
to quilt
Mrs. r. F.. McGregor spent Wed.
nesday night with Mr.. and Mrs. G.,
A. Richey.
Miss Bernice Thorla is employed
schel Henderson.
Rev. and Mrs. Holyoak took din.
ner Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. R.
F. McGregor and Miss jamie Nc
GregOr.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12

Mrs. Howard Goddard, daugh.
ter Betty, returned home Tuesday,
after spending week with Mr.
and Mrs. John Goddard, at Somer-
set.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. Flanders Wis.
tied Sunday afternoon with Mrs
Lucy Roberts.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
A Story Of Sweetness

At the Chamber of Commerce.
New Iberia, Ia, | met the presi-
dent, Leon j. Landry. He had an
extensive sugar plantation and a
practical as we'll as scientific
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12
North Bristol

The Woman's Missionary society
will hold their meeting at the
home Of Mrs. J. R. Dunkle, Wed.
nesday, Feb. 18. Leader, Mrs. Lu.
cille Richey.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12

No more aluminium, but "Pyrex"
glass cooking ware is very satisfac-
tory and inexpensive, at Morris
Hardware.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-12

Only advance purchasing has
made it possible to offer a complete
line of Magic Chef ranges at the
present time at Morris Hardware
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Erie Board Orders
PAYMENTS on Bonds
And Preferred
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Directors
Of the Erie Railroad Co. today voted
a payment on April l of s45 per
$1,000 general mortgage income bond
and four quarterly payments total
ing IS a share on the SIS preferred
stock. Preferred dividends will be
distributed on March /. June /, Sep
tember and December l.
The recapitalization of the road
was completed on December 29 and
the payments will be out of 1941
earnings, the company said.
Net income after fixed charges in
1e41 jumped to s7,930.527 from s14.-
263 in 1910. This was the largest
since 1929.
Gross revenues for last year
totaled s106 ,845 ,42O, up 23.4 per cent
from $50, ,606 ,612 in 1910.
Net operating revenue for the year
amounted to s34,696,312, a gain Of
391 per cent from S24 1914 ,566 in the
preceding year. Income available
for fixed charges increased 55.8 per
cent to $21, ,778,543 from $13977. 1886.
Fixed charges amounted to s13,-
848,016, including rent for leased
roads and equipment and interest
on debt, compared with s13,963,572
in 1910. Calculations were made on
the old basis up to December 81 and
on the reorganized basis from De-
cember %.
Operating expenses last year were
S72, ,149, ,108, or II per cent more than
s61 662 ,045 in the previous year.
January carloadings, the company
said, were running about 10 per cent
ahead of January, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Stock Prices Follow
Irregular Course
In Dull Session
Most Coins, Losses
Limited to Fractions
At Doy's Close
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The stock
market operated today without the
assistance of much outstanding
news stimulation and leading issues
shifted over a slightly irregular trail.
There we're a few specialties that
got up a point or so, but gains
and losses fer the most part were
in. negligible fractions, The list
steadied a bit in the final hour and
closed with a fair amount of plus
signs in evidence.
Apathy was pronounced through
out the day and, with the ticker
tape frequently at a standstill,
transfers were around 100000
shares.
Potential buyers inclined to keep
commitments light because Of pos
sible international eventualities
over the week end. Scant comfort
was derived from bulletins telling
of the critical position of Malaga
and Singapore and indications the
Japanese might be preparing
thrust at Australia. The blasting Of
enemy warships in the South Pa
ciflc by Dutch bombers was mod
erately cheering marketwise.
The business picture was more
hopeful than otherwise, although
the tax question still was a draw
back here. The ruling by the Treas
ury Department that stock divi-
dendS received by share owners
would be considered as taxable in
come was in line with forecasts and
did not prove an important stum-
bling block.
Erie preferred "a" came to life on
the upside when directors declared
SIS payment on this issue. to be
disbursed in four quarterly INSTALL
ments this year. The road. which
was recapitalized last month, also
reported a brisk improvement in
traffic revenues.
Wabash preferred went into new
high ground for 1941-42. Attracting
support were Santa Fe, Northern
Pacific. United States Steel. General
Steel Castings preferred, Montgom-
cry Ward, Sears-Roebuck, Douglas
Aircraft. Eastman Kodak, J. c.
Penney, United States Gypsum,
Westinghouse, Dupont and Union
Carbide.
Proctor & Gamble touched a new
bottom for the past year. Among
laggards most of the time were
United States Rubber preferred,
United Aircraft, Sperry, Dow Chem
ical, Kennecott, American Tele-
phone and Caterpillar Tractor.
Motors, steels, rubbers and oils were
extremely narrow.
Some Rail Bonds Up.
Selected railway loans joined Latin
American issues in a robust rise in
the bond market.
Toward the close gains of frac-
tions to 2 or more points spotted
the carrier and Southern Hemi-
! sphere sectors of the list.
United States Governments, in
light dealings, showed only negligible
price changes.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Cotton Ginnings Remain
Well Below Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported to-
day that cotton of 1941 growth
ginned to January 16 totaled 10,240,-
OPT running bales, counting round
as half bales and excluding Inter
cotton.
Ginnings to that date a year ago
totaled IL ,930.932 running bales, and
two years ago, 11,412,432 running
bales.
Round bales included in the gin
nings and counted as half bales to-
tailed 871, compared with 3.457
year ago and 173, 1923 two years ago.
American-Egyptian cotton in
cluded totaled 1888 bales, compared
with 25,960 year ago, and 25,063
two years ago.
Sea Island cotton included totaled
2,807 bales, compared with 4,714
year ago and 2,l42 two years ago.