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

While we have known e. e. Pric
and known about him for lon
time, it was only last week we ask
ed him, Didn't you serve on tn
county board of education with on
brother, j. MI" He replied. "yes
but never knew he was your broth
err We may not have quartz
when they buy flowers, SO we wan
to say John thought he was top
back there.
Recently we heard man tell tina
he knew man who had 1,OO(
pounds of sugar which he had pur
chased before rationing began. W.
will ask Darl about it. II he don''
know, perhaps the said man will
give his name. We remember q
man who bought 100 pounds OF
sugar during the first World war
when truly Americans were only
getting two pounds. ALL enemies
are not overseas.
We took a ride last week. Most
, of the time we rode in the front
seat. When not there we were on
the back bumper, which led us to
the belief Morgan county has more
roads than maintenance funds.
It is with sadness we pass
through the villages of Morgan
county, places where only few
years ago folks came to do their
trading. The blackmith's anvil was
ringing from early morn until many
times, by lamp light. The shoe
maker was at his-what did they
call the thing shoemaker's sit on?
But now all is as still as country
graveyard at midnight.
We are in receipt of card from
our former neighbor, MrsA David
Coler, with the following: Games
Vile, O., Dec. 28, 1942-Hello
folks:-If you care to roll as far
as GAINESVILLE, you might say that
Leonard Riley fell down the steps
at his home Christmas eve, and
cut large cash in his head, and is
not able to work yet, so you know
we did not have Merry Christ
mas" Mrs. Coler, whose home is
in Stockport, is spending the winter
with her son. Mrs. Coler's and
sons address is 81 " North Seventh
street
Engineer Barrett where we had
we were about to say noticed some
bad county road. After an instant
we feel experienced" is
the better word. We rode the back
bumper for some distance which
brought to our mind the story the
late R. D. Cotton told: One day he
was driving to town in a one-horse
buggy, when he caught up with a
deaf man. Mr.. CottOn's horse had
come unreined, SO he motioned the
deaf man to rein him up. The lat
ter thought he wanted him to
mount the horse, which he did and
into town they came in that wise.
We will have the boss attach a
strap like those in street cars be-
tore we ride again as ballast. Z
, 1t. Oliver Ball, who visited his
Did home folks in Morgan county, I
asst week, after visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ball, Detroit,
Mich, reported his father improv- [
I'd.
We noticed Atty Shell Phillis {
Ind wife on the street of our coun- !
" seat one day last week. He has
got to be big lawyer, not only at ,
he bar, but on the scales.
Orville Elliott, trustee of Man.
chester township, was in the county t
,eat Thursday of last week. Mr.. {
elliott, who has been suffering with
paralysis for several months, is i'm
proving slowly. Recently he was !
privileged through the courtesy Of
Carl Eveland, to see the show |
Wake Island" He was carried
rom the car to his seat in the op- |
IRA house. While he no doubt !
hanked Earl, he wants our read
,rs to know of the kindness shown s
him. We were glad to learn that I
lis father who was seriously ill, is
again back to normal-way above
formal for one of his years. /
The funeral of Fred Brothers was
held as announced in last weeks &
Democrat. The hymns were ''Abide /
With Me-" and docs Jesus Care" +,
Rev. D. G. Holman used as sermon
,heme, death" The daughters, I