Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1943-01-07
Reinersville

After tempestuous night OF
strong wind and rain the fury OF
snow was added to the other ele-
ments, between and s o'clock,
Monday morning, combining into
one of worst mornings Of the winter
and that's going some. The school
here which it had been planned to
resume Jan. 4th, was deferred in
time until Tuesday. Old-timers who
recalled way back thar" Decem-
bers like the one just past and upon
that basis decreed that the subse-
quent months would be mild were
hiding their faces in upturned over
coal collars Monday morning. You
never can tell.
Slight Mail Schedule Change
Patrons of Reinersville postoffice
will note this change of mail sched-
ule, effective as Of Dec. "a: Leave
McConnelsville daily except Sunday
on receipt of mail from Athens and
Marietta Star routes. Train due at
500 a. M, but not later than 10 a
I'm. Arrive at Reinersville in one
hour. Leave Reinersville daily ex-
cept Sunday on receipt of mail from
rural carrier but not earlier than
2 p. M, or later than 4:30 p. m.
Arrive in McConnelsville in one
hour" The effect has been to cause
the arrival Of mail at the local office
to be only one-half hour later with
the light corresponding effect On
the rural delivery.
Sixty-three years ago last Decem-
ness. On the 21st of December
find it was flying over a Russian
peasant home, dropping Joseph
Stain, and on the 10Th, it was back
here dropping a package down a
Missouri farmers chimney, known
as "me." Both got pretty chilly
V. b. Parks Is able to be out
again, after being confined to his
home with rheumatism.
Miss Janot Hutchins, nurse in
training at White Cross hospital
Columbus, arrived Dec. 30th for q
visit with parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J
C. Hutchins, of the village. and left
New Years day.
Miss Marian Nelson of Malta was
guest over the night Of Dec. 30th
with the Misses Vivian and Carma-
letta Rossiter at the DR.. and Mrs
H. L. Fiscus home.
Mrs Reverdy (Cleo) Bethel, who
was serving as janitoress of the
Zeno school building in Muskingum
county, following her husbands re-
tirement to accept a job at Colum-
bus, resigned her position and NOV
cd her household goods on Dec 20
and 80 to the home of Mrs. Etna
Alexander here in the village. She
accompanied by Miss Pauline Mar
shall, of Zeno, remained at the Mrs
Alexander home until last Friday
when Miss Marshall returned home
ana Mrs. Bethel went to Columbus
| to join her husband.
Harold Hill, state sanitary en-.
gineer, of Columbus, visited his
father, S. l.. Hill, here, Saturday
night, and left for Marietta, Sun.
day.
Mrs Estella NJ Foster, "a, with
whom Mrs. Grace Dean is residing
until arrangements can be complet.
ed for her care, became i'll and de,
lirious last week She is under care
of the local physician.
Mrs Catherine Powers, rs, who
is visiting at the home of her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Ivers Murphy, was requiring medi-
cal service the first of the week. be-
ing i'll of heart ailment and high
blood pressure.
The Trustees Act
The trustees of Manchester town
ship-James Shriver, Roy Swank
and Orville Elliott have acquired OF
George Davis & company, a crush
er, motor and steel bin, with which
they hope to cOunteract an ap-
preaching crisis in labor and ma
terlal in the upkeep of our locally
Improved highways. Confident that