These are few and far between although
this one is still standing, but not used.

The house to the left is no longer standing.  It was on N.Smith St. or
SR 542 and was the vacant lot beside the Dairy Queen.  Another
large house stood on the lot on the corner but it was razed and a
Lumber Yard was there before the Creamy.

A man by the name of Bob Edwards, who was also a teacher, built
the Lumber Yard.  He was electrocuted and Bill Dayhuff bought it.  
He then built the Creamy on the corner.

This filling station stood where the
bank now is.  It was owned by
Simon J. Hoffee and operated by
him for a time.

The gentleman standing between
the pumps is Simon and the man
beside the truck is Olen Hoffee.

This picture should have been with the mine pictures as it was part of that mine.  I have been told that
they regularly had ballgames at the base of the tipple, which would have been on SR542 going toward
Magnolia, near the first bridge.  The area would now be under water.

This sweet lady was Lena Elder.  
She was the telephone operator
until General Telephone bought
the business and installed our
present system.

I never had a telephone at home
but when we married, of course,
we had to have one.  The cost
was around $3.00 a month.

She dialed and connected each
call and we were on a party line.  
Our call was one long ring and
three shorts.  There were not
many private lines, only party lines.

She had the office in her home on
N.Smith Street, 2nd house from
the corner or intersection.  

The building on the left was built as a Catholic Church, but it is
said that it was never used.  It is hard to read what is written
on the roof but I was told by the Secretary at St. Mary's in
Morges that according to the Catholic Record Society in
Columbus it was called Sacred Thirst, which might be a
mistake, because Sherrodsville Catholic Church is also listed
as Sacred Thirst.  Sherrodsville later became St. Francis of
Assisi, according to her.  There is still a cemetery at Sherrods-
ville that is inactive, but taken care of by Our Lady of Mercy in
Carrollton.
Father Lane from Morges started both these churches as
missions of Morges.  Dellroy was begun in 1884.  She
assumes it was dedicated since it was recorded.  

H. R. Davy opened this station.  It was an old school
building in early days then used as a dwelling until Mr.
Davy bought it.  The first gas station in town was about
1924.  William Roof helped Jim Burnell operate it.  Later
it was purchased by Irvin Little.  The upper photo shows
the removal of the Texaco sign.  An earlier photo is on
page 20 and one on page 17.