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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-08
FAYRTrE COUNTY.

The Democratic and Conservative
Convention Of Fayette county, which
met at Someryille last Monday, nomi-
mated Mr.. NJ. A. Gober to represent the
county in the Lower House OF the next
General Assembly. The principal con-
testants we're Messrs. Steinback and
Perry. They had an exciting time Of
it, but all we're in a good humor. The
nomination vas made only after nne-
teen fruitless ballots had been taken,
and the shades Of evening admonished
the rural delegate that he must soon 90
home or put up at hotel for the night.
Mr.. Gober, we believe, lives at or near
Moscow. BE is native Of the county:
was educated for the legal profession
and graduated at Lebanon, but has been
for several years a farmer. His nomi.
nation gives general satisfaction, and he
will doubtless be elected. The Con-
servatiyes of Fayette county are a unit.
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THE CODNTY FAIR.
The Exhibition Yesterday as Seen
ny Our Special Commissioner.

The Exhibition Yesterday as seen
ny Our speciai Commissioner.
Yesterday our Grangerian commits
sioner wendell his way out to the Charles
ton depot in order to connect with the
two o'clock train, according to schedule.
OF course everybody in Memphis goes
by city time, but by some idiotic arrange
ment the Fair Ground trains run by
the regular Charleston railroad schedule,
which is New York time, or fifteen min
utes in advance of Memphis time. 1t
would be about as sensible to keep Lon
don time. This time is good enough for
the railroad, but when tackled on
to county fair four miles from
the city it becomes nuisance,
and all because the Charleston
railroad clocks and watches go by
Eastern time, when the watches and
clocks of all the inhabitants of Memphis
are set to the regular time Of this me-
ridiaH. In the forenoon trains leave
every hour, but after 1890 no train
leaves for the Fair Grounds until 2
o'clock p m. or l:45, according to rail-
road time. This is the last train leaving
the depot, although but little takes place
at the Fair Grounds until between and
3 o'clock in the afternoon. The only
train leaving the Fair Grounds is adver-
tised for $50 o'clock pm, yet yes
terday it was held back for half an
hour, to the great disgust of those
who wished to return to the city.
All this only shows the folly of having
the Fair Grounds located out of reach
of the street.cars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-08
BANK STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Or THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK

At Memphis, in the State of Tennessee.
At Close of Business, Oct. 2, 1874.
RESOURCES.
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THE GROUNDS.

the Fair Grounds located out OF reach
of the street.cars.
THE GROUNDS.
In the Mechanical Hall but little APP.
pears on exhibition so far. In the Agri-
cultural Hall there is fair display Of the
fruits of the earth-apples, potatoes,
flowers, plants, etc. The Art Gallery is
quite deficient in attractions, as indeed
are many other departments The dis
play of home made preserves, domestic
work and country products of the loom
and needle is quite attractive and reflects
honor and credit upon the thrifty and
Industrious housewives of Shelby county
The display of fowls is quite credit
able, presenting almost every variety of
turkey, chicken and duck
In the way of cattle and horses, the
display is not large but tolerably good.
ADJUSTMENTS YESTERDAY.
Observation-Disclosures was fek in slow
horse trot for horses that had never
beaten three minutes, but could do it
whenever their drivers saw fit to give the
horses a chance, as was clearly shown in
the time made-the wianer, Brignoli,
winning the mile heats in 3:O29 and
2:554, shutting out Helen, Bedford and
Muggins, which horses did not seem to
desire beating three minutes time.
The second race, mile heats, best two
in three, was won by Sugar beating
Katie, Tom Best and Kittie Burgess.
Time-2:50, 1854. But little money was
picked up from outsiders by the fancy"
on these trots.
The dog show settled the following
premiums: Best setter dog j. II. Ack-
Inns Major; setter bitch, R. R. Flippo's
Zulu; certificate, DR.. Thorntons Mabb;
setter puppy, P. 81. Bryson's Maud;
certificate, R. W. Lightburne's Doc;
Pointer dog, A. j. Harris Bruno; Ger.
ti6cate, R. W. Lightburne's Sandy;
pointer bitch, james Davis May; certifi-
cate, A. Miller's Fanny; pointer puppy,
C. Miller's Bruno; certificate, S. A.
Cockrell's Sport. Sweepstakes, best
pointer or setter, R. Il. Bryson's Law
crack puppy Maud.
The shooting match for $500 at ten
single birds, Il yards rise, so yards
boundary, resulted as follows First
prize, $3.50, Il. N. Sherman, of Beloit.
Wisconsin, who killed his ten birds over
the trap. Second prize, 500, 7. F. Per
kins, of Franklin, Tennessee, who killed
eight birds. The third prize Of SIS,
fourth of $50 and fifth of $25, were not
decided on the tie shooting owing to the
lateness Of the hour, but will be settled
to morrow friday morning. Several
well-kuown Memphians entered and shot
uHder fictitious names, not desiring that
the public should discover why they en-
gagged in the exciting sport of shooting
pigeons from a trap. This was a very
amusing ruse to those who saw them toe
the mark and blaze away at birds that
went off as strong and healthy as when
they we're put into the trap.
To-day there will be trotting match,
riding match, display Of stock and
cooking match for young ladies, who are
expected to be either Memphis or Shelby
county bellies and graduates Of sore
fashionable school.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-08
State National Bank
AT MEMPHIS.

In the State of Tennessee. at close of business,
October 2. 1874.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30
ADVERTIsING TERMs.

- ID -
which exists a large deposit Of
black band, doubtless equal to
Gartsherrle or "Glasgy.''
Brother Raper, in his para.
graph on newspapers, politics,
and mineralogy, may over
state the relative standing OF
the sclOto Gazette, under our
control, compared with sven
contemporaries, but "he was
young at that time" However,
the good old Wing gospel," we
must confess, was nearly az
sterling as that OF the new dis.
pensationi and, under like cir.
cumStanees, il would be- hard
to beat. But thenwar, forced
upon the country by the South
ern slave holders--wbeni all
parties at the North were dis
posed to accommodate them in
all reasonable demands, under
the Constitutlon-has changed
the status as 1t existed ansd
6ellum. 1t has rid us Of the un.
Ipalatable' task Of apologising
for'the helping along a servile
system which degraded tbs
Americans as d nation, and
abounded in economic mon.
strosities and moral abemina.
tions. Terribly scourged was
the country, but It is forever
rid of an incubus, which was
steauily estranging our people,
and perverting their views of
just government. .n. a''.''
Nothing could SO we'll shit
US as to cooperate with the
Record in the endeaVor to con.
struct a railway from the tenn
ing mineral district around Nc.
Arthur to our pleasant littls
city. let as comfort one an.
other with good words on this
subject-and it is indiffefene
to the writer, my friend, wheth.
er you blow or strike. Either
horn will do for us.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30
A Gardeners Barometer.

The common camphor bottle
makes a very cloudy index of
atmospheric weight and wealth
er changes on which the fol.
lowing is an improvement
Dissolve 2i drachms of cam.
phor in IL fluid drachms of al.
cohol. Put 3S grains of nitrate
of potash (saltpetre), and 3S
grains of fnuraite, OF ammonia
(sal ammoniac( into 8 fluid
drachms Of water; whom all are
perfectly dissolved, mix the
two solutions. Shake them
we'll in a two ounce or four
ounce white glass vial, cork
very loosely, or, better, tie over
the mouth a piece of linen or
cotton cloth, and place the in.
strument in a good light out of
the sunshine, where it can be-
observed without handling
When the weather is fine and
clear, the fluid is also; but Oh
the least change, the chemicals
which lie as a sediment, raie'
In beautiful frond like crystals
proportioDately, aud again
duly subside. '-'''
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a calico dress. a little hand.
kerchief which had brought
with me and wore around my
neck was especially offensive;
and a mark Of too much pride
and worldlinessl Methodist
customs have somewhat chang.
ed since that day. 1 don't
know what some Of the old
Methodist sisters would think
II they could drop in on a lat
ter day Methodist congrega.
ton. But times have chsnged
since then. and modern ma
chinery has made calico the
cheapest dress fabric, and home
made linsey woolsey and flax
linnen are articles almost un-
known. - '''''
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AN interesting little boy
timid when left alone in d dark
room, was overheard recently
by his mother to say in his
loneliness, "Oh, Lord, don't lss
any one hurt me. aua IN ,goto
church nezt sunday, and give
you some money!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30

DETROIT Free Press: A Vir-
ginia sheriff asked a murderer
il he wanted to make = spsech
on the gallows, and the man
replied. "Guess not; it looks
like rain, and | don't want to.
get wet; 60 on with the haBg<
ing.n 5Fsi
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30

A eREENHoRS sat a long time
very attentive musihg upon a
cane-bottom chair. At length
he said, 81 wonder what fellow
took the trouble to find ali
them ar holes and put straws
around 'em9"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30

Our in Montana, when they
start a man down hill in q bar
rel, they speak of his aappsarl
ance in a new role" 45s .!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30

The police In Reading, liz,
keep a list OF the ladies who
firt in public r.t,.Il. 5ss1
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at till we got to Mr.. Paine's. II
was more than an hour after
dark when we got there, vet,
cold, and still raining. We
found Mrs. Payne one of the
best and kindest of women. II
we had got to Mothers or Sis.
ter's we could not have been
more kindly treated. Alter
breakfast, on the next morning,
We started and go, to my broth.
er-in.law's the evening of the
9th OF August, where, four days
afterwards our child died.
We were just thirty two days
on the way. The trip was
pleasant enough until we got to
Gallipolis. From there here
lhey weather. aud the roads
were very bad the bad roads
of to-day bearing no cpmpari
son to them. In point OF fact.
there we're no roads, but mere
paths, and we were compelled
to cut outroads with axes, and
drive along side-hills, where it
was all the men could do 10
keep the WACO from upsetting.
My husband had been here
here the spring previous, en-
tered 100 acres of land-belng
the farm now owned by David
Bay-and reared The walls of a
cabin upon it. When we got
here 1t had neither floor, door,
window, chimney or roof. My
husband hired two men to
make clapboards to cover it,
and puncheons fol a floor, we
remaining with my brolher-in-
law until this was done. We
then moved into our new house,
to finish 1t up at our leisure.
Isaac Pierson then "sculched"
down the logs, my hus band
chIhked it, and | daubed up the
cracks with clay. There was
no plank to be had, the near
est saw-mill being Dixpn's,
on Salt Greek, twenty miles
away, and | hung up table
cloth to close the hole left for
The window, and "a bed quilt fer
u door The back wall OF fire.
place occupied nearly one
whole side of the house, but the
chimney was not built on it,
and when the wind blew, the
smoke in the house would al
most drive me out. We lived
in this way five months. | was
NOT used TO back woods lie. and
the bowling of the Olives, with
nothing but a suspended bed
quilt Tor door, coupled with
the other discomlorIs of border
lie made me wish many a time
that | was back at my good old
home.
On the 14th day of January
the chimney was built, my hus
band had got some plank and
sash, and made the door and
the window. The hinges and
latch were of wood. Our cab
in was the only one in the
whole country around that had
a glass window. On the same
day, while the men were work
ing at the house, | finished
suit OF wedding clothes for Da.
vid Johnson, iather Of George
and Benjamin johnson, who
still live here. l had the suit
all done bul a black satin vest
when he came. l didn't know
it was a wedding suit, and tried
to put him of, but he would not
be put off. The next day my
third child Catharile, who is
the widow Of Joseph Foster and
lives near Sharonvilie, Ohio, o,was
born.
My husband was a cabinet
maker and a painter, but bed
steads aud chairs and painting
were not in use here at that
day, and his business was con-
fined 10 making spinning
wheels and reels. He did rot
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4 N--~~- y @eA1No
cratic--thought we put on toc
much style for this country
| had learned the tailoring bus
mess, and tound plenty of worh
at it There was not muct
money in the settlement, ant
was more frequently paid il
work than cash; but we want
ed our tarm cleared up, and
therefore needed work. II cosi
u5 about ten dollars an acre to
clear the land, besides the fenc.
ing. Lands all belonged to the
government and could be en-
tered In quarter sections, OF
160 acres, at 80 per acre, to be
paid In four annual payments
of $50. n, Is
When we. first & came here
there were perhaps liItySsami-
lies in and around this settle
ment, most OF them quarry ing
and making millstones. There
was no person making abusl.
ness of farming. All hadstheir
patches of garden, but making
mill stone was the principal
business. Isaac PIerson, the
father OF Sarah Pierson, ofChil
licothe, had the most extensive
quarry. Afterwards Aaron
Lantz and Richard McDougal
had large quarrles. A man
named Musselman first discov
cred the stone in 1906, and EN-
ployed Isaac Plerson TO work
for him. There were no white
people here at that time, and
the two camped out, and work
ed that year. Musselman quit,
but the next year, Pierson hav.
ing found the business to be
very profitable, moved out,
built the first cabin, and made
the first permanent settlement.
He employed hands to help
him, and soon the settlement
began to grow. The business
was very prof table and all
gagged IN it would have become
independently rich but for one
whisky Must OF ttesD
drank, and nearly every mill
stone that Was sold must brln g
back a barrel Of whisky whelh-
er it brought flour or not. II
the flour was out they could
grind corn on their hand mills,
but they made it a point never
to get out of whisky.
Trading was done principal
ly at Chillicolhe. There was
no store closer Than Chillicolhe
or Athens. Everything we
bought that was not produced
in the country was very dear.
The commonest calico-such
as now sells at SIX TO ten cent 3
was 30 cents per yard; we
made our own sugar; coffee,
40 cents; tea, 81 25. Wemade
it a point, however to buy as
little as possible. Our salt we
got at Jackson gave $2 Tor 80
pounds OF such mean, wet,
dirty salt ss could not find a
market now at any price. All
kinds of stock ran loose in the
woods. Each person had his
stock marked. My husbands
mark was TO point one ear and
cut a V shaped piece out Of
The other. | marked my geese
by splitting the left web OF the
left foot. These marks were
generally respected There
was good wild rasturage for The
cattle, and hogs grew fat upon
the mast. When one was want
ed for use it was shot with the
rifle. .
In building the roads to haul
millstones to market-Lancas.
ter, Logan, Portsmouth, Chilli
cothe, and Aihens-they Cross
ed each other here, ana In
1915, Isaac Pearson, George
Will and Mr.. Beaeh-the two
latter from Adelphl-bought
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i
smith. In 1915 Mr. Poffinberg
er started a lanyard just east
of the graveyard. This year
or the next, Joel Sage, father
Of Squire Sage, built the first
tavern. His wife died In a year
or so, and he rented the tavern
to Thomas Wren, who kept It
for several years. 1t stood on
the corner of Main and Mar
ket streets, where the RECORD
office now stands. In 1915 DR..
Windsor started the first store.
He was smart man, but un-
prihciPled. He bought his
goods on dit, sold them TOR
cash, bought a drove of horses
on credit, took them East, and
that was The last ever heard
of him in these parts. The peo
pie all lost their horses, and
John Phillips, who was part
ner with BIN, had his farm ia
ken to pay for the goods. 1t
was several years after this
that j. X. Will started another
store in this place. .,.
The first Justice of the, Peace I
remember of was Squire WAL
lace, who lived where Pratts.
vile now is. Court was held
at Athens, but most all diff.
culties were settled by fisti.
cuff.
DIR. Wolf was the first ply
siclan who settled here-about
1885. There had been several
here before, but they did not
stay long; DR.. Windsor, in 1916;
but he would not practice. Drs.
Hib bard, Stearn and McGoni-
gle had each tried it a few
months, but did so little they
soon left. | attended in most
cases of sickness myself, and
was present at over 2,2O0 births
without one accident. But
one woman Of all these died,
ana That was frnm her own in.
discreet behavior the day be-
fore the child was born. pol
There was a Methodist socie-
ty organized VIII en- we
came here Joel Havens, a
circuit rider and an excellent
preacher preached at Isaac
Persons once every four
weeks. Jacob Delay, grandfath-
er of Capt. Delay, lived down
near the salt works and preach,
ed here frequently. He was a
good preacher. He had a son
who was rather wild, and used
to say he could "beat the old
man preaching and carry a
rail-" l have heard that he
did actually become a preach
er afterwards, but whether a
better one than his father l do
not know.
After the town was laid out
the place Of holding meetings
was changed from Issac Pier
sons to Benz Klger's, who had
bought out Poflinberger's tan
merry. The first meeting house
stood where the graveyard is
now and was built about the
year 1S25.T yard was used for
burial purposes. Amos Sry
dug the first grave-for an in.
fant child of Rolla Dawson.
Money was very scarce at that
time, and contributions to pay
for the building were made in
grain, labor, lumber, etc. The
church belonged to the Metho-
dists, but all sects, and persons
who belonged to no church as.
sisted in building it. TIE bur-
ial place before the church
was built was what was known
as the Colvin burial ground, on
the hill just west OF town.
The Disciples or New Lights,
as they we're then called, had
meetings occasionally in early
times, but no regular preacher.
The peOple were very plain
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PERSONAL RECOLLEC
IONS OF .VINT
COUNTY SIXTY YEARS
AGO. -
BY: CHARLOTTE E. boutwell,.

/ SNS
with two children started TO
move 10 Ohio. We had been
married four years and were
living at Shreveport, Maryland
where we had moved from Fa
yette county, Pa, where l was
born January %, 1888. l was
twenty-six years OF age; nv
husband was twenty nine. We
hired a man with a wagon to
move us1o Geneva, a town ION
the Monongahala river, about
thirty miles, where we intend
ed to go on a fiat boat. This
was before the discovery of
steam power. When We got
there the river was so low the
boats could notrun. We wait
ed ten days, but the water was
still getting lower, and my hus
band bought a large perogue
and put our movables in it and
hired a. man for a pilot at two
dollars per day. My husband 8
brother came with US. We
started on Thursday. We were
not two hours on the water till
both the children were very
sick with vomiting. We staid
The irst night in Brownsville;
Saturday we got to Pittsburg
about an hour before sundown.
AS he children were very sick
we intended to stop with a fam
lily of old friends by the name
of Brison. My husband and the
other men went up into town,
and left me alone with the chll
dren. OFF at a distance there
were about dozen boys swim.
ming IN the river. As soon as
the men were gone the boy s
swan straight up to where |
was, and several o them jump
ed in the boat naked. AS l
knew they were bent on mis-
chief it would do no good 10
quarrel with them. l had
about half peck of very good
apples that a woman had given
me. | threw my apples TO the
boys, and told them to take
them and GO off. One of the
boys said, Nov she has been
so clever as to give us her ap
pies, let US 60 off and moi
plague her." So they all swan
off and lei, me with my chll
dren. We slaid in Plltsburg
till Wednesday, when, the chill
dren being much better, we
started again. As soon as We
were or the water The children
got worse. We got to Marietta
on Saturday. The youngest
child was very sick. My hus
band had a sister with her fam.
lily that lived there. This sis
ter was the grandmother OF
Pres't Scott OF the Ohio Uni
yersity, at Athens. We slaid
there ill Wednesday, when we
started again. On Monday
morning We arrived at Gallipo-
lis. There came up a very
great storm and took my chill
dren and hurried up in town.
The first house came to was q
bakery. | wen. In, sat down,
with my children, called TOR a
pint OF beer and six cakes. !
did not want them, but | want
ed an excuse TO stay. In the
afternoon 1t cleared of, and my
sisters husband, Isaac Plerson,
came with his wagon to move
us to our journeys end. They
put our movables In the wag
on and we siald that night at
the tavern. Tuesday morning
we started; Thursday morning
we took breakfast where the
town of Jackson now stands.
Ii was lhensa salt works, a num-
ber of rough, scattering cabins
and long rows Of boiling kettles
oil salt waller 1t was nine
miles to Mr.. Paine's, that was
the first house after we lett the
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PRACTICAL cremationist6-
Mexican witch burners.