The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-06-17
Isborough Highland County, Ohio, Thursday june H. 1875

went DacK after them, and Tor several days
and nights during their absence, she and
her children had to remain in the wilder
ness all alone, with no companion or pro-
tector except faithful dog, and with pIen-
ty of wolves bowling around them.
He was born in Newmarket, the old
county-seat of Highland, and the Oldest
town in the county. remembered when |
court was held under the trees, and well
was used for Jail. Salt was then So. so /
per bushel, calico IS cents yard, and but |
two young men in the whole neighborhood I
wore ''store-clothes. They went to all the |
parties and frolics, and were the objects OF
general envy and admiration.
In those days if a man had 80 tax to paw.
it was considered very heavy burden. He
had known a man to kill the last COW he
had and sell her hide to pay his tax. Mon
ey was very scarce, but hides would always
command the cash.
Mr.. Barrere told an amusing anecdote
about going to party when he was young
man. In those days the boys used to
mount their horses bareback, and take the
girls up behind them. On this occasion he
was disappointed about getting the girl he
wanted, and had to take another So he
determined to play trick upon her. His
horse had been taught to lie down when
any one scratched him on the back: So
when they came to the creek, he scratched
his horses back and down he laid, and re-
fused to go step further, much to the dis
appointment of his fair rider. But in w.
ing down, the horse caught Mr.. Barrere's
leg under him, and bruised it SO that he
could not walk for month, thus making
him pay pretty dearly for his ungallant and
mischievous prank.
Mr.. Barrere said he believed that with
all our boasted progress and civilization,
the men of the present generation were in
ferior to the old pioneers, in sterling char
acter and integrity. He thought the old
schoolmasters of early times were better
scholars than those of the present day.
And considering all the superior advantages
we now enjoy, he thought there was really
l Il
danger that we were retrograding instead
of advancing.
After Mr.. Barrere concluded his remarks.
Gen. Putnam was again called on and fsy
ored the. audience with another amusing
song, written by himself, entitled Board
ing Round" which was greeted with ap-
plause. ........,
The President then introduced the Oldest
Pioneer present,
Mr.. THOMAS ADAMS,
of Clinton county, who made few interest
ing remarks. He was born in SUSSEX
county, Delaware, Sept. 10, 1772, and will
therefore be 103 years old, should he live
till next September. Though his hair and
beard are like snow, he looks as vigorous
and active as most men of IS; retains his
sight and hearing, and walks and talks
without difficulty. He gave short ac-
count of his early life, and said his father
came to Ohio in 1906, and settled in Ross
county
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took the stand and made few appropriate
and eloquent remarks. Others followed in
brief speeches until about o'clock, when
the exercises closed and the people began to
disperse, with general expressions of pleas
ure at their enjoyment of the day.
Next to the venerable pioneers them
selves, of whom there were 152 present,
over 20 years of age, the greatest attraction
was the collection of relics of old times,
some of which were very interesting. The
old bark cradle, belonging to the Miner
family, in which several generations of
babies have been rocked, was an object of
special wonder to the younger ladies, who
could hardly believe that the babies of their
grandmothers and great grandmothers had
to put up with such rude sleeping accom-
modations. s
The old hominy mill, the specimens of
ancient table ware, dresses, jewelry and
ornaments, the weapons of war, the vener-
able books and manuscripts, brown and
dilapidated with age, the cooking and
farming utensils, and many other articles
exhibited, were examined with great inter-
est, as mementoes of the days long past,
whom many of our modern luxuries and
conyeniences were entirely unknown, and
people had to do without things which are
now regarded as absolutely indispensable.
The following is complete list of the
articles exhibited, with the names of the
persons by whom they were kindly furnish
ed for the occasion:
Pair wool cards, rs years old; cane, rs yrs; TIN
scale, 40 yrs; chairs, os yrs pocket book 100 yrs
hickory broom, IS yrs; record, 50 yrs; lot coins
Exhibited by Jacob Hiliard.
Bark cradle, 66 yrs-Mrs. NJ. Miner.
| Smoothing iron, 40 yrs-Amos Nordyke.
Bible, lOs yrs; letter, s5 yrs-S. NJ. Mathews.
Manuscripts, 6s yrs-Elias johnson.
Spinning wheel and reel, rs yrs dishes, 80 to 100
yrs;-Jacob billiard.
Roman History, ia yrs;-wm. Sloane.
Gourd powderhorn, 145 yrs-R. W. P. Barnes.
Ditto, IT'S yrs-D. K. johnson.
Teapot, 90 yrs-Same.
Flax hackle, 81 yrs-Mrs. Guthrie.
Scotch sugar bowl, l6O yrs-Mrs. Emma Boyd.
Homlny block, "a yrs; fiax wheel, 56 yrs.
Grubbing hoe from Switzerland, 23O yrs-R. Bee
| son.
Gourd powderhorn, 100 yrs-Jas. A. johnson
| Focket-boOk, IT'S yrs-E. p johnson.
Pair baby shoes, 81 yrs; iron pot, Sc yrs-Same.
Bead work of 18th century, once owned by coun- |
tess of Harrington; Venetian necklace, 100 yrs;
painting ivory by Sir Peter Lilly, 1910: pair brac-
lets shell and garnet; shoe buckle, time of Charles
I'd; pair bracelets, time of George Sd; gold ring,
200 yrs; pair bracelets, gold and blue-soapberry
necklace; coral hand-An from R. G. Realf, New
Vienna.
Pewter teapot from Virginia, 99yrs old-N. Chal-
font.
Two sugar-bowls, so yrs; snuff box so yrs; ditto,
100 yrs; pepper box, 100 yrs; bread-pan, 100 yrs;
cream cup-Mrs. d. K. johnson.
Bunch of fax; glass tumbler, So yrs-Mrs. E.
johnson.
Handsaw; manuscript, ls3 yrs; marriage certif- |
cate 212 yrs lancet 40 yrs silver button, 200 yrs
sugar-tongs, 100 yrs; butter knife, 100 yrs; set
silver spoons, rs yrs; compass, 90 yrs; History of
Friends Society, printed by Benjamin franklin;
manuscript date of 1888; mathematical work in man.
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