The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-18
THE OLDEN TIMES.
The Continuation OF the "Mills" and
"Anti-Mills" War.
Number ii.

thing OF the extreme viTuience oi The
strife which existed between the Somer-
set politicians in 1921, l propose to
give two articles copied from the 1ics-
Ter" Of August %, and September 10,
1921, which will indicate the mode OF
warfare employed, and the unfriendly
feeling that necessarily sprang from it.
The Mills party got after John b. Orton
in this wise:
"FoR THE TICKER.
"I am 4 ROYAL Lncyer, a Brare Man,
lore Butter and Egg, and fond Of Fun.
"To John b. o., Esq.,-
"SIR: ! am solicitoua to know whether
you are the same Lawyer that was es-
corted out Of the town of Lancaster,
with rotten egga, by the boys. am de
sirous Of being informed whether you
are the same J. B. o. who the gentlemen
Of this town raised donation for, to
buy YOU n shirt would like to know
IL you acted as prosecuting attorney Tor
the county OF Perry, for some time past,
and IL you are the man who required
fee from ID. s. Waters TO discharge him
from a debt due Perry county. would
also be solieitous Of being informed
whether you are the prosecutor who dis
missed the grand jury at the last term OF
court here to prevent being indicted for
committing an assault and battery on a
negro ION Sunday. If you have bene-
fitted this county in any shape, do let
somebody know. | would be pleased
10 know IL you are not the same indi-
vidual I have heard spoken Of, to satis-
~ your own private refenge. have large
ly involved the county of Perry by in
ptituting groundless, foolish and mali
cious prosecutions. IL you are the same
worthy gentleman, speak the truth bold.
ly. know you to be man Of brdrey
from seeing you lately attempt to fight
battle with an axe,S and without eth
er the sword or uniform Of GAINESVILLE
gentleman. Yours,
"RAsP."
Next il missile hurled against Judge
C.. G. H., who was prominently mixed
up in this conflict, and reads as follows:
"THE DEPOSITION BUSINESS.
"AIessrs. Lidey & Alfred:
at is an old maxim which
daily experience proves to be correct,
That they who live in glass houses
should not esmmence throwing stones
As the business of throwing stones has
been recently commenced by few ma
licious characters about this place, it is
no more than common justice that those
who commence throwing stones should
be told n few Of their evil deeds.
"As Judge II. has taken a very active
part in this business, trust you will
permit me to address few questions 10
this honorable gentleman through the
medium your paper:
TO c. CiH., Esq.-
SIR: Asyou have vol
unteered your services to prove Roswell
Mills, Esq, to be like yourself, hope
you will have the goodness to answer me
the following simple and civil ques.
tions:
1st. Do you recollect selling Mr.
Hartsock tract of land, and instead OF
showing your own land took him upon
that of your neighbor?
ID. Do you recollect that in survey
ing the land you sold, Mr.. Hartsock told
you that was not the land you sold him
and that you made him a large discount
as hush money?
"3d. Are you the same patriotic gentle.
man who, in 1920, solicited and obtained
from the commissioners of Perry county
the expenditure Of the 8 per cent. fund
on the bottoms Of Turkey Run Tor Du.
senbery's bottoml, and that you so man
aged as to swindle the public out Of
about 500 and leave the road in worse
state than you found il?
"4th. Had you not the impudence tc
ask the commissioners entra pay for the
time you spent in swindling the public
out of their money?
"5th. Are you the same liberal maj
who attempted to starre the honest la
borers in your employ last summer, and
10 show your enmity to a very respecta
BILE and numerous denomination o.
Christians, viz. the Catholics, who are
principled against animal food on Fri
day and Saturday, obliged Henry s., q
Catholic to make his meals on those
days Of dry bread alone?
'6th. Are you the very honest man
who, during last summer, cut off the
tail Of Daniel Helser's ram, which acci
dentally got with your sheep, and ther
denied having any stray sheep with
yours, but eventually gave up the sheer
rather than have your character exposed
in law suit?
"Speak frankly, now, my dear friend
The writer is prepared TO prove thu
facts IL you should deny them?"
[Signed1 COMMON SENSE" =. 2
OF course, the reader will make al
allowance for the lack Of truth in thes,
communications, but they give an idea
and but faint one, Of the extremes Il
which this apparently uncalled-for war
fare extended. All the prominent citi
zens Of the then village took sides will
one or the other party, and the meane
the charges that could be raked up, tn,
more patriotic the individual was con
sidered. AS the anti-Mills party carried
on their warfare by pamphlets and hand
bills. and none of them have been pre-
served, We shall never know just exactl,
how they offended themselves and as
saulted the other party; but this w
know by tradition, that the feud wa
about TO culminate in a general law suit
to avoid which some of the anti Mill
party (being unable to sustain thei
charges) subsequently signed lie-bills o
revocations. 1t was in regard to thi
Transaction that John B. Orton chase,
Bob Henderson with an axe-he statin
that he would see his adversaries all il
HI before he would recall anythin
that he had written.
During this entire year uS2n from
March till the election in October, tn
paper was filled week after week will
ruch articles, affidavits and counter al
hdavits, and such communications a
we have given above, and il is said til
community ed upon them.
In this same Year Yale & Kooken cal
ried on = carding machine in Somerse
and also did weaving.
VIM. Snashall, Qate form England
carried on silver smithing and whatc
making.
John Beckwith was Colonel Of the 8
Regiment Of the First Brigade 7th Div
sion Ohio Militia, and called the officer