The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-26
UNLIKE STORY BOOKS.
oARFInLD'S OLD TEACHER TxLRS
hNrERrAfNINGLY 0FHIS PUPIL.
Wasn't very Bright and Nobody Expected
Much OF HIM lie stuck Everiasfingly
HtIt." However aud Won.

BRISTOL. VA. sept 25.-spccial.-
George w. Mclean. q sray-halrcd man,
who lives with MS son az so J0O ken
tucky avenue. Bristol. was a schooi-Inato
Of the late President Garfield, when the
latter was beginning his education IN the
public schools Of ohio.
Sir Mclean came here from Michigan,
but bis early days wcro spent ia OHIO,
near Garnclos childhood home.
NOT BRILLIANT.
Without knowing nat he might be
taking for publication. Sir. Mclean re-
spondcd TO few questions relative 20
oarhcids early school days. and what he
had 20 say would hoe especially interest
Ing 10 "A student OF character, II not equal
ly 20 10 the general reader.
Garfield. be said was then about seven
teen years OF age. Ills schoolmates did
not consider him brilliant. nor were they
fond OF him socially. lie had "a rather
distant turn. and spent but little time
with the boys Boo The pleasures common 10
school lfc Gardclds intellectual merit
Mt. Mclean attributes 20 bis mother
But for AN ho turned out 20 be, be did
not make any special manifestation on
such merit when he was associated with
Mclean in a school taught by Miss Ma
filla Gates.
To an appearance. there were a number
o. BOYS in school who were Garhelds SUI
periOrs intellectually. "lots smarter than
he" as Mr. Mclean expressed II. but
Garfield had turn which was not found
ga any OF his associates. he applied NM
SELF closely stuck 90 his work" as Mr.
Mclean puts it. did not seem 20 care
for the light pleasure INDUCED in by
most Of tho boys. but by constant work
pulled through many difficult places,
which Quck-witted boys would evade
with an the appearance OF wise under
standing
with this impression Of Garfield as a
boy. Mr.. Mclean thinks 10 remarkable
that be should have attained TO such
prominence as a man.
WOULD HAVE LAUGHED.
"Thcn you hadn't any Idea that Garfield
would Doe President. Mr. Mclean was
asked.
Never dreamed OF such a thing: never
thought be would De much Of anything
in fact There wasn't o. boy I'm the
school but what would have laughed at
tho idea. There was Jim Gates, a rela-
tive ~ our teacher, lots smarter than
Garfield. There were Knott Cartlett.
Jack Raver Abram Farr and myself. all
imagined ourselves superior TO that strip
~ boy. and don't know but what some
of us wcrc.'
"Bat how about the career OF those
hright hoys2'
'HhANo~l n0U remember what became
or that boy; but one died a drunkard.
ono was killed in battle. one fell heir 20
farm and turned out 70 be a farmer,
and well ] went of with q circus"
Mr.. Mclean subsequently related that
he returned from the circus chase 10 en-
Ter the war for the Union lie fought &c
through was seriously wounded in bait
tie and OF late years has not been able
10 work. bat is dependent upon a son.
VINO is employed in a lumber plant here,
for his support
MISS BROWNLOW TO WE'D.
Miss Annie Brownlow. youngest daugh-
Ter Of Congressman Brownlow. Of the
First District Of Tennessee will be mar
Tied October 9Th 20 Mr.. Arthur ~ Hacker
n son of Judge Newton Hacker. Of Jones
horo. The nupt'als will be celebrated I'm
The Second Presbyterian church al Jones'
horo
VIII Mays. tho young man who mur-
dcred @. j. Masoneul. mt Bluff Citv
Tenn. IN August. viii be hanged at
biountviilo. November IT, This is tho de-
claon Of Tho supreme Court. and IS final |
unless tho Governor intorfores. II will |
Pc the first legal hanging that has ever |
taken place I'm Sullivan county. although |
many homicidcs have occurred i'm the |
county.