Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-05-02
PENNINGTON.


MAY =, 1866.
EDITOR CHRoNICLE-We concluded, last week.
With Cad S getti z a help-meet, ard returning TO
Pennington: An Mr.. Editor. l was right glad TO
bear ON Eye " itnes>" and [ thank him kidd
" lor ms corrections. Indeed / had rather been
looking for something frcm him. But the fact is
ne Is so tall, and hs understanding is so large,
that It takes about three mon his for his C IeulatiOn
70 get around But older settlers than he 'r | say
that the siateme { sbOlt provisions AMI dsh's are
correct. The first framed house erected in Farm
ingtOn was built by DaL iel r. Wolcott (now ii, ing
in Orwell-O d,kt son OF Josiah WoIcOtt-foity-
six years ago this summer, or IL 1922. on the south
sioe of The commons or southeast corner at the
Center. and Is yet standing aId in good rt palr. Ii
WIS long the IesideIee OF H W. Ctilar. Esq--
now living in MesoI Oiamia il was skO owned
. M UeGIIIeo Ii z = ~ Ra y b I $500 ;s nnT
the residence of S. J. Buttl s. During the same
season or soon aft 7, a framed house was built at
West FaImiagtOn-on the northeast corner where
The Palmer br OK now stsnds-by Theodore VOL
colt, and aiterward owned and occupied a long
rirle BY Lewis w oIcott. son of theodore Wolcott
who built a house about half a mile s~ouih-Where
Mr.. 5. 5 Spencer low lives and there resided
until he died About the ye-r 1923 or 1924 a frsme
Center, where I Hall house now stands. which
was most a wonder, The frame was Tut up and
inclosed. the roof put on and the chimney built
all IN one daN ! Ine mateTia's were alltaken from
the stump. except siding. studding aud brick. And
l tel you'll they had a jolly time building il. for
they hat lenty Of that same KIND OF good old rye |
EhIsky which was subscribed for tn minister al
- cents per gallon and they were building the
house for minister. to, and q doctor, hkewise
-0NNN6A ~ eohHC VI dAu Il w baAAN III 4
chimney. The Ca tain SAID. when he got through.
that he did not see but whIt it WI, just as STRAIGHT
ana as well lald up as any chimney he ever built.
But II was SAID when they came t. lnuk at il the
next day IL was a little crooked Tire fact was. rs
the W. TX Progressed and Tie day wore on. they
kept feeling rood, gooder, go .de>t The fret
Meeting house or chuorh erected in Farmin- ton
built in the year lS7 or 1873, at te C-nter,
and was gui'e a building for thOs times. When
they were raising II and had commenced 70 raise
The 8 eepie, indIviduals,f from another part of the
town. VINO were ~assiStl6g. sal the sIeeple made IT
look too much ike a IN citing house; and they left
befDTe the raising was finished.
Bat al this time we have forgotten Lewis. He
rane home one night. weari'd by tn boz of the
lay. and retired early to bed. HIS vito. Polly,
preparing to go ouI TO the pa-tu-e t. mix the
-ingle CIV. wnsn her s~ister-in- Law, Fanny came
in. So. after a few minutes, they both went out
having to pa : through n patch vi ,rn,
j ing between The house AID pasture. On they |
Y Mt chatting, as women wall. y'u know! milket
he COW. anu sttrted back thr"u b the corn. still
alking. In the meantime Lewis love of fun had
lveieUme his WEAKNESS. End he had got up aud
lippet out into the corn, without his LntneulJ" -
ibis. / suspect. About this time thewomen heard
coming. erashi e and growing through
he cum. Fanny says-"POllv, a bear; a bearll
your mug, pail and all, and run for the
lOusell' AMI they did run for dear lite. aud
'4me into the house a l Out of breath and frighten-
d almCs, T. pieces. AMI there lay Lewis IN bed.
nureing lISe a hog. After they had recovered,
omewhat. from their fright, anu thought the ma .
er over a little, Polly says-' rhersl LII venture.
hat was Lewis. after ALI can te III" And. GU
ng to the bed, she raised up the clothes at his feet
There, says she, " the bottoms OF his feet are all
yet aud mudF Then she sIys-" That was you. {
.ewis. thattrightened US sOl!" AMI Lewis burst !
Truly, Yours. EARLY SETTLER.