The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-09

| SOON B iooo VI OiO'Ot1 > @hO LuOu hSdNy
crops of wheat. 1t would not cost very
much to scrape back the dirt and Level
the ore banks sufficiently to make cult,
walton practicable. He said he had
been informed that these ore diggings
produced the best of fruit trees, the sol
being free from injurious insects.
After enjoying the hospitality of Mr.
Warren and his kind family, we went,
on Sunday morning, to the meeting al
Moriah Church. There must have been
from 5000 to 1000 persons there.
saw nearly all my old friends and
ne eighbors, both Welsh and American,
whom | had known from twenty to
thirty years ago. I taught school at
this place, commencing in November,
1843. The old log school house is
gone. 1t stood just below the present
frame school house. Among my pupils
then was Vinton Powers, since then
Sheriff, and now Commissioners of Jack
son county. A powerful man physical
ly, and an excellent fellow socially, he
has been one of the most popular men
in our county. He always, when a
candidate for office, was successful, run
ming away ahead of his ticket, no matter
who was his opponent. saw him at
the meeting on Sunday. l asked him
how be would like to take game of
ball on top of the hill, as we did twenty
six years ago. He said he was broken
down in health, and could scarcely get
about.
think ] never saw more active,
vigorous young man than Mr.. Powers
was when he wentto my school. / have
had many foot race with him on that
old play ground. He was hard to beat.
But he is oulya wreck ofwhat he then
was, both in body and mind.
AT the old log school house at Mo-
riah, at the Presidential election in 1844,
saw the fearful fight, in which Peter
Hutchison stabbed Hickman Powers in
the stomach with large butcher knife.
After shaking hands with scores of
my old neighbors, and former pupils, |
listened TO sermon in Welsh by John
z. Morgan, now of Van Vert county,
Ohio. He was raised on Hewitt's Fork,
in Jefferson township, and formerly
taught school in this county. had
him appointed my assistant when l was
making my annual assessments in 1869
3, under the Internal Revenue laws.
He was competent and faithful officer.
The whole congregation sang Old
Hundred, as only the Welsh can sing
it, when Mr.. Morgan announced the
following as his text:
"Ac or dlwedd Ii ochaln, wodl I'th gnawd
| Rth gorph guTio,
"a dywedyd Pa fodd caseais addysgi ma
! Jodd = dirmygOdd fy nghalon gerydd
! "Ac na wrandewais ar lais iy athrawon, &c na
| bioH, PennOd 5-ll. l2, l3.
| "And thou mourn at the last when thy flesh
| and thy body are consumed,
"And say, How have hated instruction, and
! my heart despised TeproOf!
"And have not Obeyed the voice of my teach
eis, nor inclined mine Car to them that instruct
cd Inc meP'-IhorerbS, Chapter oil, u, 49,
Mr. Morgan is said to be one of the
foremost preachers in this country. He
preached in English in the afternoon.
Mr.. Davis, OF Cincinnati, also preached
in Welsh IA the forenoon. lie is a son
of DR.. Davis, formerly of Vega, in this
county. Heis gentleman of fine tai
ent and education, and l believe he was
for time Professor in Marietta Col
legc.
After the forenoon services there was
a bourtiful dinner for all, which was
provided by persons in the vicinity.
We came to Portland and had our
horses fed, and took tea at Faulkner's,
aud had pleasant talk with Mr.. and
Mrs. Faulkner, about old times, and old
acquaintances. Faulkner and his wife
are always willing and anxious to rem
der their guests comfortable.
We came home in the cool of the
evening, having had very agreeable
time, with the exception of the intense
heat.
| Noticed in passing through Oak Hill
that the ore business is still progressing
The spring at the old Reed farm was
once one Of the best springs in this
country. The water was carried in
wooden trough down to the road, into
a large trough, where horses could al
ways get good drink, At the Bap-
list Associations in 1924 and 1880, |
hundreds of horses got water there.
And ever since that time there has been
tho great old trough, sometimes re-
placed by new one-but always full
of pure cold water But now it is dry.
l inquired the cause, and was informed
that the diggings in the ore bank around