The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-06-09
Gazette Correspondence. j : lnd
RIoHLAND TOWNSHIP.


RICHLAND TOWNSHIP.
Editors Gdzettes sss 49,
/ seldom 60 from
home and know very little from
observations, what is going on in
our County. Ny information is,
principally. derived from reports
and reading the Lancaster Gazetts.
Consequently the local correspond
ence isvery satisfactory only some
times 1-e-e-tle" too much about
fishing excursions. i have had
considerable experience IN such
adventures and have often been
favored with fisherman's luck and
as often had the fsherman's bap-
tism repeated which fully satisfied
me in thatlbranch Of ofsbnsiness.-
But why should column be filed
with such everyday occurrenceslto
the exclusion Of weightier matteri
l think my friend, Penny Wrinkle,
is wrong in saying that Richland
was made in part out Of the refuse
of Pleasant. l imagine when old
father Adams vicegerent was pass
ing through Fairfield county nam
ing townships he came to small
valley and sat down by a spring to
slake his thirst and while resting
undera a cool shade soft breeze
famed his fervid brow and he ex-
claimed to his comrades, Oh, how
pleasant! From that expression
the township was named Pleasant.
Then advancing eastward counting
a certain number ofpaces to con-
stitute q boundary line he took a
view with his spy-glass over the
new township before him and saw
the vast resources of its rich soil
remarked, oh, what rich laad!-
So it was named Richland. If this
be the refuse of Pleasant we are
willing to accept it and not wish
for better.
Our township is minus two rows
Of sections which were taken off on
the east side and added to Perry
county-but We don't care q snap
as it was the poorest part at any
rate. We can get along well with
out 1t and brag on the return oul
Assessor made this spring Of be
tween two and three hundred thous
and dollars taxable chattels. JUS
think! Two-thirds of township
returns 1925, 900 of personal prop
erty. Rt ~
We have four citizens between
eighty and one hundred years old
Jesse Stevenson, in his, 94th year
VIM. Coulson, in his seth; ;..Morde
cal Stevenson, so or 83; and Henry
Woolard in his S1st year. Thel
we have thirteen between 10 and 81
years, among whom is mothe
Sherick, who has been lying abe'
with rheumatism, between sever
and eight years and not able t.
raise hand to her mouth. TIL
pestiferous flies can swarm an,
run riot on her face and she ha
not the power to chase one away
But she has all the attention pal
| her within the command of an affet
tionate daughter.
/ must say something abou
Rushville before / close. 1t is q,
old village set on a hill which can
not be hid; through which tn
GAINESVILLE and Maysville pike pas:
es. 1t formerly was called Clinton
las Cincinnati was once calle
Losantiville), but when a Post-o
flee was established here there bC
ing another Clinton in Ohio til
name was changed to Rushville.-
The first mail was carried throug
by Gen. George Sanderson of you
city. Imagine seeing the Genera
mounted on a spirited steed, ridin
Jehu-like, all bespattcred wit
lnud;Iwith a little horn dangling q
his side to give Postmasters warn
! ing Of his approach, and whel
within one-fourth mile would too
his horn most furiously. l vii
leave this narrative for the Genera
to finish and would like much t
hear from him. sqaie "a lgl
We have two very fine dry good
stores conducted by gentlemen o
business tact and noted integrit'
and goods are sold as low as cal
be without detriment; three sinal
| groceries snd notion stores and on
small drug store, all large enougl
for the place; four boot and sho
shops, two tailors two milliners AM
dress makers, two tailoresses, six
teen sewing machines, three melo
fdeons and one organ. We hav
one large Methodist church ediflc
valued at $4,000; a Masonic Lodg
offlfty members, and a Good TEN
plar Lodge of about seventy mem
bers, and three practising physi
clans. A erysingular occurrenc
took place herethe other day. w
T. Reese had a hen that hatche'
thirteen chicks which he took an,