The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-16

plowed so often. I fingered at my fathers
barn, built by him in the summer of the
year ls32-more than 40 years ago. Two
buildings, Is by 20 feet were built. and
a space 20 feet wide left between
them for threshing floor The roof
extended across both buildings and this
open space. The north end of the build
ing has sunk considerably, from the rot
ting of the sills; but the old barn is still
used. In passing the place where the
house stood prior to the year 1886, no
ticed that the great apple-tree had split.
and four of the forks lay upon the ground,
but still alive. being attached to the main
stem. Only one branch remained sound
and upright. / passed the place where
my father built his first log cabin, more
than fifty years ago. There was the
place where l heard the wolves howl so
dismally at night, and where they came
within ten rods of the cabin and killed
my fathers young cattle
| crossed the Black Fork bottom to
Jefferson Furnace. Several men were
engaged near the pot-house slaughtering
hogs for the Furnace Co. 1t was ex-
ceedingly cold, and the wind blowing
steadily. l went into the pot-house and
warmed mysyelf by the glowing einder
This is cold blast charcoal Furnace, and
is not closed in front like the stone coal
Furnaces. The blast forces out a sheet
of flame at'white heat. Two men were
working the Furnace They took a great
iron crow bar. dipped the end of it in a
kind of batter made of clay and water.
and then ran the bar deep into the fam
ing roaring Furnace. They had a cross
bar to serve as a fulcrum, and they pried
up the white cinders and coal, until the
sweat ran in great drops from their chins.
Jefferson Furnace was built just as the
railroad was built, and went into blast in
the year 1854. The company was COM
posed of Welshmen, some thirty in num-
Der, mostly small farmers. They are now
all wealthy 1 inquired for William
Jones, the old store-keeper They in
formed me that he had but recently died.
He taught school in Oak Hill before l
left there-had 81 500 which he invested
,
fleaving $4,000 to his nephews in Van
/ Vert county.
Daniel j. Davis is teaching the school
at the Furnace. He has a comfortable
school-house, and about fifty pupils. l
called in a few minutes. Took dinner
with "Jack" Lewis, saw Mrs. Yeager, his
mother-in-law there, an old acquaintance.
talked railroad some, found all in favor
of it, and then set off west, past Horeb
Church, and to Corners School House.
Charles Gilliland, son of Hugh Gilliland,
is the teacher, a live, active young man.
He had about 80 pupils. A class in the
Fifth Reader read a piece, and did it
very we'll Mr.. Gilliland stood at the
other end of the room, and the pupils
read audibly, distinctly and we'll; but
when it came to the class in the Third
Reader, the teacher went to them to aid
them, and then l saw where the great
error is committed which is making
verybody,-teachers, speakers, witnesses
in Court, &C., so ridiculous. The teacher
being right with the pupils, could heal
them, and it was not necessary for tn en-
to speak out so that others could heal
them, and thus this pernicious habit il
formed. 1 intended to say good dea
about this evil, and the use of the black
board, and other matters, but 1 mus
defer it until next week, as my space i
filed.
We went up Hewitts Fork, turned t.
the left over the hills, and to Monro
Furnace We found the railroad feelini
in a healthy condition. Jefferson town
ship will give her two-thirds and more
She knows what railroads can do for
: community. Within my recollection
) that township was bowling wilderness
twenty-five years ago it was very poor
The building of railroad through tn
east side of it has made it the riches
township in the county, leaving out tn
) town of Jackson.