The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-04

Benjamin HuH, John H. Shearer, John
Slevin, Hiram FurrN Jacob Furry,
Adam Miller, Thomas Keenan,, Edgar
Manning, Jacob Backenstos, Jonathan
W. Ream, George II. Hood, r. ]. J. |
Harkins, John Elder, Henry Miser,
John W. Davis, David Foy, Ovid SPen-
Ger, John Sargeant, John Talbot, George
VI. Houser, Jacob Brunner, George .
Brunner, sr., George Brunner, jr., samu-
el Swineheari, Wm. VI. Brown, Rev. c. .
Henkel, Rev. y. D. Young, John Rey-
Dolds, WIN. Wright, George Scheffier,
Jacob Costigan, p COoney, John Tay lor,
Edmund G. Cusick, John Ritchey, John /
Arndi, John Orwig, Daniel Kelley, VI.
Atkinson, DIR. Pardee, John Carroll,
Hugh Sharkley, Daniel Stickel, sr., Jo
siah Lowell, Henry Lowell, James Slew
in lmerchant), VIM. Wiseman, Matthew
Scott, L. Hesse, John Sheridan, David
Hewitt, David Perrung, VIM. Sears,
Samuel Saunders. George Rousculp,
Thomas Caywood, Jacob Overmyer, ia
cob Grimm, Adam Grimm, t. J. Ma
ginnis, Jacob Guisinger, VIM. Musael-
man, George Kullman (butcher), Sanu-
el Lutz, Thomas Ingmire, Robert Page,
William Grain, Joseph Grain, Philip
Herbiq, c. Poppe, Thomas Keyes, Jas.
Irwin, VIM. Freeman, Hugh Cummisky,
Jesse NJ. Morris, Joseph Elder, James
Mclaughlin, Patrick Gull, John Rose,
Joseph Sherman, Philip Gallagher,
Meriday Parkinson, William Brown,
r. F. Crowell, Samuel Caterow, Louis
]. Meller, VIM. Buckley, Samuel Par.
kinson, Joseph Hearholzer, jesse Huff,
John Taylor, Thomas n. Reid, Samuel
Kife, Thomas J. Davis, George Cool
man (blacksmith), Samuel Hutton.
John Bertier, Isaac Pepper, David
Whitehead, Jacob Mains, James Cul-
bertson. w. w. Winter, Stephen Barnes,
James McKeever, James Brown, Eli A.
Spencer, John Higgins, Philip MInaugh,
Joseph Keyes, Henry NJ. Davis, J. w.
Armstrong, Henry Trout, Jep. Terrell,
Hiram Shaw, Thomas A. Whittier, John
Mason.
From this list, which has not been Sc
lected with design Of making a point,
but chosen in order, we draw the follow
ing facts: Out Of 260 persons, 163 moved
away to other parts; forty eight of these
are known to be dead. 1t is likely full
half of the others might be marked on
the dead-roll. Sixty seven died in the
village, and but thirty are remaining OF
all that once active, social brotherhood
The same relative comparison may be
made with reference to the ladies. But
few of the old stock remain. The actual
mortality of those who constituted the
citizens of Somerset forty years ago, il
even greater than the above list repre-
sents. For while / am unable to call to
mind many who have died and passed
out Of my recollection, ] am still able tc
recall quite a number of the living be.
cause of occasional contact. Outyof the
1900 or more who constituted the popu'
lation Of the town in 1910, it will be
safe to say that not over ten per cent. O.
them are still residents. Such is the
work Of Time.
Thus we see how wonderfully time
changes our relations even in 20 short &
period as two score years. TIME ii
swinging his huge scythe here and there
and it Is wonderful with what accuracy
he cuts. Not even the hidden stalk il
some secluded nook escapes his blade
, He holds in his bony hands the scroll
containing the name of every living be
. ing. AS he calls the roll to summon u
hence, we must respond. Death is un
r alterably stamped in the very nature o
: man, and Change is written upon ever.
r physical object Time will soon call tn
| death-roll Of the remaining few of u
D that are left. It's sepulchral voice ha
n been sounding through our little circl
r since we were boys. We have hear,
D the call for wv. D. Harper" "Pete
\ Dittoe," "George Morris" and "JacoI
r Noles," and they have responded to tn
e irrevocable fat, "Herel" We have hear,
4 the imperious summons for "John Beck
4 with" "James Johnson" "Benjami
3 HUFF" and "Jacob Fink" and the
e have responsively answered "Hsre!
+ Soon "old Time" will again unfold hi
scroll and call for George Drummer, Co
Spencer, Martin Scott, Samuel Case
;, and all Of us in turn, and we will an
: swer, as the millions before us hav
- done, "Here."
r Let us think of this, brother-not long may "
stay;
1t In this world OF mortality some drop while Il
Ia day;
e Others fade in their noon--few linger till eve,
i. Yet there breaks not heart but it leaves son
!, to grieve.
. The Jev who have stood till the evening of lif
C. Like the strong forest oak have weathered Il
a. strife;
But the many have fallen all along the da
Survivors! the summons we all must obey.
y SENEx.