Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-02-04
From the Hartford COarant, 1st.
THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
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1621-Keeps Thanksgiving in no
danger of over-eating.
1622-Builds Meeting House.
1623-Proclaims Fast Day.
162S-Cuts. down a May Pole at
Merry Mount, as a rebuke to vain re-
creations.
1635-Is crowded for accommoda-
tions, and stakes out new farm at
Connecticut
1637-Makes war on the Antinomi-
ans, and the Pequot Indians, and
whips both.
I638-Starts College, and
1640-Sets up Printing Press.
1643-Goes into Confederacy-T The
| first Colonial Congress
1648-Lays down the Cambridge
Platform-Hangs a witch.
1649-Sets his face against the un-
christian custom of wearing long hair
ga thing uncivil and uncomely."
1651-Is rebuked for s'intolerable
excess and bravery of apparel" and is
forbidden to wear gold and silver lace
or any such geW- gaWs.
| I652-Coins Pine Tree Shillings,
and makes the business profitable.
1663-Prints a Bible for the Indi-
ans.
168o-Buys a 'thang, up'' clock, and
occasionally carries a silver Swatch
that helps him to guess the time of
day. About this period learns to use
forks at table, new fashion.
1692--Is scared by Witches again
at Salem, but gets the better of them.
1702--Founds another College, which
at last settles down at New Haven.
1704-Prints his first Newspaper in
Boston.
1705-Takes Coffee, as a luxury,
and at his own table.
1708-Constructs another Platform ;
this time at Saybrook
l710-Begins to sip Tea; very spar
ingly. It does not come into family
use till FIVE and twenty years later
1711-Puts letter in his first Post
Office.
172O-Eatsa Potato, and takes one
home to plant in his garden as curl.
osity,
1921. Is Inoculated for the Smallpox
mot without grave remOnstrances
from his conservative neighbors.
Begins to Sing by note on Sundays
thereby encountering much opposi-
ton and opening ten years quar-
rel.
Manufactures timed ware
and starts the first Tin Peddler on his
travels.
1742-sees Faneuil Hall built. The
cradle of Liberty is ready to be
| rocked
1745-Builds an;organ, but does no
permit it to be played IN the Meeting
House.
1750--Buys bushel Of Potatoes for
winters use-all his friends wonder
ing what he will do with SO many
I754-Puts up Fashion Stove il
| the best room, and tries one of the
newly invented Lightning Rods.
| 1760. About this time begins to
wear collar to his shirt When he
can afford it takes his wife to meeting
in Chaise, instead of on pilIion, al
heretofore,
1865. Shows his dislike to stamped
Paper, and joins the "Sons of Lib
ertv'
1853. Tries his hand at Type Found
ing-not yet successfully-in Con
necticut.
1770--Buys home made WoodeI
Clock.
1773-Waters his Tea, in Bostol
Harbor. Plants Liberty Trees wherev
er he finds good soil.
1774. Lights Boston streets will
Oil Lamps; novelty Though New
Lights have been plenty for SOM
years).
1776, Brother Jonathan--as he be
gins to be called in the family--de
clares himself Free and Independent
1880. Buys an 'Umbrillo, for Sun
days; and whenever he shows it il
laughed at for his effeminacy
1871. Starts Cotton Spinning fac
tory.
1892. Has been raising Silk Worm
{ in Connecticut: and now gives hi
s minister (not his wife) a home mad
T silk gown. Buys a Carpet for tn
e middle of the parlor floor.
1898. 1nvents the Cotton Gin an
= thereby trebles the value of Souther
plantations.
1795-1SOO. Wears Pantaloons oc
casionally, but not when in full dress
q Regins to use Plates on the breakfas
: and tea table.
1902. Tries to burn q piece of har
e Coal from Philadelphia. A failure.
I 1907 Sees boat GO by Steam o
D the Hudson.
,, 1915. Holds a little Convention 6
q Hartford, but doesn't propose to dis
solve the Union. Buys one of Terry
d patent Shelf Clocks" for $50, an
; regulates his watch by it.
1917 Sets up Stove in the Meetin
y House, and builds fire in it for Sur
day; an innovation which is stout
resisted by many.
4 1918. Begins to run a steamboat c
= IS Long Island Sound, and, after maxim
u his will, takes passage on it to Ne
York.
E 1919. Grown bolder, he crosses Il
Atlantic in steamship.
:. 1872. Lights Gas in Boston. /
- last learns how to make Hard Co
20 burn, and sets CRATE in his parlo
lg Buys Steel Pen Zone of elliott
~ sold at S33 dollars per gross). H
his every day shirts made without ru
a fes.
n 1925, About this time puts Pc
es cushion Lock on his old musket.
n. 1926. Buys his wife pair of queG
nd shaped India Rubber over shoes. Pu
ng on his first False Collar.
he 1928. Tastes the first Tomato
of doubtingly, Is told that it is unfas
of ionable to feed himself with his knit
" and buys silver forks, for great oc(
or sions.
81 1882. Builds a Railroad, and rio
RS, on it.
of 1888. Ruhs the first Friction Mate
lin then called 'Lucifer and afterwa
to Loco Foco.' Throws away the o
le Tinder- Box, with its flint and steel,