Morgan County Democrat, 1921-09-08

Executive Committee Meeting Regular meeting of Farm Bureau executive committee was held Sept. 2. The chief points discussed and voted upon were: 1—A plan of pur purchasing - chasing purchasing farm products cooperatively. The resolution passed instructs ev every - ery every township unit to work out its own plan. This means that some man in each township will be select selected - ed selected to act as purchasing agent, and will be the one to whom any mem member - ber member can go to,secure and order sup supplies. - plies. supplies. The services of th® county agent can be secured to assist any township in making these plans for the different townships. 2—The .boys' and girls' -club work was dis cussed, and while no definite plan has yet been formulated by vwhich every boy and girl can be reached, yet a resolution was passed which as sures the support of the Farm Bureau executive committee on this project for another year. 3—The annual farmers' picnic was discussed and referred to a committee of the president and the county agent, to cooperate with the county Grange in making and completing the plans. It was suggested that the picnic be held not later than Oct. 15.

AL'TO TAKES SF\S\TIO\ \L fJHOOT OVER STEEP BAXKx: Saturday night about 11 o'clock Mr. Frank Cramblett of Malta fig figured - ured figured in a most sensational auto ac cident, and the wonder is that he es escaped - caped escaped with his life. While driving." toward town, this side of the sana sanatorium, - torium, sanatorium, he in same manner lost con control - trol control of his machine, and it plunged over the steep bank, just beyond the sanatorium garage. The bank is high and almost perpendicular. Af After - ter After going over this bank, the car went on down through the orchard, which is also quite steep. It in some strange manner missed a number offer trees, went through a wire -fence,u then took a big plunge over another bank higher and steeper than theti first, and landed beyond in a gutter. In all, the distance from the si art arting - ing arting place to where it finallv stopped, was at least 300 f^et. There are differences of opinion as to whether It turned over.

Dike Golden Wedding Anniversary The Glenv/ood, la., Tribune of Au^r. 25, 1021, contained an account of the celebration of the 50th wed diug anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dike of G'erwood, and also con contained - tained contained their pictures. Mr?. Dike's maiden name was Sarah Phillips, and she was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Phillips, and was married in Morgan county, Ohio The groom find his employer, Mr Fell, were in Kansas and decided to return to Ohio and take back to their western hom^s the sweethearts they had -left here"., The came and Mr. Fell and Jane Phillips were married ten days later J. F. Dike and Sarah Phillips being married, and four days later the /marriage of Fielden Hammond and Mary Phillips taking place. Of the three marriages, but one continued unbroken until the golden year—that of Mr. and Mrs. Dike. Among those present at the golden,wedding celebration was Mrs. Win. Scott of Glen wood, an aunt of Mrs. Dike.

"The marriage of Miss Myrtle Henery and Mr. Stanley M. Ball oc occurred - curred occurred at the parsonage of the Mai ta M. E. church, Saturday evening at 8:30, the pastor, Rev. Frank Gil lilan, officiating. The bride, who is a daughter of Mr. Warren L. Henery of Cleveland, has made her home practically all her life with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mro. Frank Coulson, in Malta, She graduated in 1919 from the high school ofs this place, afterward taking a business course in the college at Wooster She was for a time employed in the office of the Hoffmann tannery in Malta. Mr. Ball, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Ball of this place, formerly attended school here, leaving to go into the army service. He is an auto mechanic, and is employed- with the Morgan County Motor company of this place They have not decided as yet upon their permanent location and are for the present residing at the Coul son home.

Return from Charlotte, Mich*' Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Huff man. *jDf Reinersvilla and their- .son, Mr. Lewis Huffman of this place, return ed Friday from Charlotte, Mich., where they took home the children of Mr. an a Mrs. Claude Redfield, who had been with their grand grandparents - parents grandparents for some weeks. They went by the way of Delaware, Fostoria, Bowling Green, and from Bryan, O., on over the Wayne highway. This highway, Mr. Huffman says, is the finest road he has traveled over. It is wide enough that three cars can easily pass at the same time. The Huffmans traveled about 1,200 miles, during which time they never had a puncture, blowout, or any trouble whatever^—not even did they have to stop for air. They were so rushed for time that thf car was kept running Steadily for practically 48 hours, without a stop.

Mr. Jos. T. Sheridan and family returned Monday evening from a de delightful - lightful delightful auto trip of more than a week. Mr. Sheridan and his family, and Frank Sheridan and family of Portsmouth, who were visiting here, Mrs. Edith Campbell of this place, and Mr. Ed Sheridan, motored to Marietta Sunday of last week, spend spending - ing spending the day at the home of W. T. Blake. Monday Jos. T. and Frank Sheridan and their families went to Lancaster to visit Mrs. I.eota Thompson, and from there all went to Canton and visited Mrs. Helen Sheridan Rogers. On their return home, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Matson motored to Zanesville with the other parties, to visit Mr. Matson's par parents, - ents, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Matson. In S* all Mr. Joseph Sheridan covered about 700 miles, during which no car trouble was experienced.

Descendants of the late John A. Newman and wife held their first reunion Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Oak Grove school house, Meigsville town township. - ship. township. In all 64 were present. A big basket dinner was served. There was also speaking and music. It was voted to make* the reunion an annual affair, ajad an organization was effected, w*ith W. "C. Newman, president James Newman, vice president Miss Amy fealph, sec'y. Of the eight members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Newman, seven are living, all of whom were present. Those from a distance were Mr. Charles Ralph and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Danner, and Mrs. Laura Danner of Canton Mr. and Mrs. James New man and children Florence and A1 len and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hender Henderson - son Henderson and children Paul and Freda, of Zanesville.

Celebrate Mrs. Smith's Birthday Sept. 4 was a very enjoyable day at the home of Mrs. Win. R. Smith, who is in her 93d year. A bountiful picnic dinner was served and the afternoon was spent in visiting and music, and at her request, "God be with you till we meet again" was sung. They hope to meet again in September next year. Those present were C. E., Florence and Freda Smith, A. H. Matson, Mary and Laura Thissell, Harrison and Sadie Parker, Rodney Davis, Eliza, S. A., Amanda, S. F., Esther, Clarenee E., and Mary Smith Ed and Nellie Mil Milligan, - ligan, Milligan, John, Albert, Bertha, Fred, Dale, Lee, Ota and Marjorie Helen Smith, Stella Walker, Clyde, Edith and Dana Wood, Howard Smith, Vana Dcugan, Walter Gifford and families, and Oscar.. Hooper.—XX.