Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-23
1911, as it appeared.

we found Mrs. Nettie Robinson, sol
Wilfred and wife. Nettie informs
us that while some folks are reduc
ing, she is increasing. She is aim
ing at the $50 mark. She still has
few pounds to go yet.
In company with Wade Henery
and Tom Mccoy. we looked quite q
bit of Center and Manchester town
ships over, Sunday. Tom had us
all keyed up thinking we had a
front page item. He thought he
had found cow with three calves
at the Deist place, but before we
could get notes on it, another COW
came and claimed one of them
Anyway 1t was nice pair of twins
The woods and fields seemed to be
full of black Angus cattle.
We note by the Columbus papers
that the Morgan county folks are
holding their annual reunion this
Thursday. 1t was noticeable to US
on account Of the fact that Howard
LindimOre, Muttonburg boy, is
president Of the organization. How
ard is postmaster at Worthington.
We will be looking for an account
of the meeting.
We want to tell you that if you
want to see some of the world
worth seeing at little cost, take the
drive down rs to Center town
! house, turn east to near Center
vile, then north to Reinersville
Tom Mccoy moved his drilling
! outfit this week where they will
! drill we'll. This is not one to get
an oil we'll, but to get away from
one. 1t seems that some years ago
an oil tank bursted or leaked and
the oil seeped into their water
we'll, since which time the water
! has been unfit for human need.
Thus the need of another we'll.
1.-THE World Do Move''
After we have told of our friend
Dale Ellis, World war veteran, for
mer superintendent Of our ex-coun-
ty home, was employed with the
state highway department, we
learned he has stepped up and is
now on the police force at Point
| Pleasant, W. Va. His four years of
| army service comes in handy. He
has been given the job of training
the force with two hours military
training each morning. Go to it
Dale, when we can't see you with
our specs, we will get field glass.
In our travels last week we made
flying trip by way of McConnels-
vile, Meigs, Bristol, Renrock,
Woodgrove, Reinersville. back to
Stockport, then through Rooster
vile and Todds. Our chauffeur was
in hurry, so we had to confine
ourself to business We were wor-
ried when we noticed monument
! on the lawn at the home of our
friends. Will and Mary Nelson, over
above Woodgrove. We hope it
wasn't in memory of either of them.
At the H. E. Blackburn home we
found them well and hearty.
We were sorry to hear of the
death of John Needles, a Bristol
resident of several years. Mr.. Need
les had been a stone and brick ma
son. Some years ago he fell from
a bridge and suffered a broken hip,
from which he never fully recover
ed
Last week we spoke Of our Bible.
When We told Wade Henery. he in
formed us that he has a Scotch
Bible. printed in 1869. SO far as
we have been able to determine,
the Bible is the Bible, be it old, or
new.
We find the residents of our viii
lage are making garden and plant
ing potatoes when the sun shines.
Wednesday of last week we ac-
companied Tom Mccoy to Marietta.
While we failed to locate some of
the folks, we had hoped to see, we
enjoyed the trip. At Beverly We
had short talk with Chester
Mindling. While he was very busy
he had time to answer our ques-
tions. We found the Dale Ellis
family all absent. Perhaps we
should tell some of our readers that
Dale and family are now residents
of Beverly. Dale is employed with
state highway department at Ma
rietta. When we called, Helen and
Donna had gone after Dale. On the
way back we stopped to watch a
6vil II
water we'll, it was interesting
more so to Tom, because he knew
about it,
We recently visited the largest
antique shop we have even seen. If
any of our readers around Stock
port have any antiques you want to
sell, tell us, and we will tell you
how to trade them for cash.
We learn that >-Chester Menden-
hall, who was seriously injured in
the explosion at Newark nitro
glycerine factory. is improving.
In the passing of Brooks Paxton
Matson, another of our school
teachers has gone on. The few
that are left are not so much older
than we, only smarter.
Homer Gerlach and son Gerald
of Meigs left Wednesday of last
week for Lylesburg, N. c., where
they will be employed with the Ma
rietta Concrete Silo company.
By a letter received by his par
ents, we learn Elmer Gerlach is
still at Pearl Harbor. His address,
R.M.3C, u. S. Dixie G, of Fleet, p
M, Pearl Harbor, T. I'll.
Mrs. Bert Wright, Malta, who