The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-18
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siness at that time with any degree of
certainty. ] may be wrong as TO the
time of business with few of the names
given, but the most of them are correct.
There are but few of the business men
of that day now living. Among those
we know of, is the "Old Tobacconist,"
George Brnnner, ST., who used TO furnish
the luxuriant weed, best quality, at ''6
staff, bearing the weight of 80 or more
years. Rev. v. D. Young, who likely
has taken his rank with the nonaRenar-
ians, is still living. Frederick Mains is
one of the "tinners," who has reached
nearly four-score and ton years. Jacob
Drummer, then classed with the best of
"shoemakers," has outlived all his con-
temporaneous St. Crispins. and is still
lingering on the verge of life. Andrew
keenan,, one of the carpenters" still
clings to feeble life, and John Law, "the
saddler" has passed the mile-post Of use
fulness. Most all of those who were in
business 40 years ago have passed over
into the other land.
While some of the occupations above
given have entirely disappeared from
your midst, and others have decreased in
magnitude, your doggeries, the curse of
every land, and city and town and viii
lage, stand as firm as the everlasting
hills. But the reckoning will come by
and BY He that hath ears to hear, let
him hear.
Rome, and Athens, and Alexandria,
and Carthage. and Babylon, all had their
ancient glOries 10 crown their history;
so has Somerset. Her energies have
been crippled against her will, and the
heavy hand OF injustice has been laid
upon her growth and prosperity. She,
like Samson. has been bound with the
cords and withes of Philistia's s subtleties
and intrigues; but, like Samson, her only
revenge will be to pull down the pillars
Of the selfish fabric that has been the
means of robbing her of her own. al
though the lineage of succession may be
transferred to another family. But en-
ough of this for the present.
Forty yearsi What a change has oc-
Cured in the worlds history within
these long years! Kingdoms have risen
and fallen. The world has changed al
most its entire population; the arts and
sciences have progressed beyond all
former ages: education and intelligence
are covering our land as the waters cover
| the sea. Genius and wealth are chang
ing the face of the new world into such
features of attraction that the eyes of
nations rest upon us in wonderment at
our rapid advancement. The telegraph,
railroads, and the endless chain of ma
chinery to Tighten every kind Of labor,
mostly the result of American genius,
are placing us in the advance ground
over all the peoples of the world. Lib
erty and equal rights, from the Presi.
dent down 10 the lowest peasant-the
great sledge-hammers that strike the
fetters of blind servitude from the minds
of the serf, and make him a man in t.
deed, are working out successfully the
problem of furnishing free and happy
homes to millions of the poor and down
trodden of other lands. Yes, forty
years ago we could not have held q
worlds fair that wonld have attracted
the attention of even our own people.
Now, we are about to hold one that will
not only be an honor to our nation, alb
solutely considered, but will cause to
come to our shores many of the rulers
and princes Of other lands. The World
will, in a manner, come across the great
waters to see who we are, what we are,
and what we are doing; and like the
queen of She ba. thousands will return
TO their far-of lands and say that the
half of the magnitude and grandeur of
our great country was not told them.
SFNEX