The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
Kathryn Osterman
The Girl Who Looks Like Me
ST Visits Goodhope.

81 VlSltS Go0unOpe.
"Od 81 Hubbard" of Good
hope township, one of the spruce
pine farmers, a natural gas orator
and an old line Democrat, having
sold all his winter crops and stock,
found time hanging heavily on his
hands and concluded he would
take trip through the country in
the interest of the DEMOCRAT
SENTINEL, not to dun or collect but
simply to get better acquainted
with his neighbors and friends.
Consequently, on January IA, he
left Rockbridge over Il. F. ID. No.
|, it was raining to beat the band
and the mud was almost knee
deep, but Silas was fixed, he had
a circus tent umbrella, pair of
high water boots and an unlimited
amount of gall and enthusiasm
and backed UP by an, abundance
of natural gas persuasion he was
able to defy the elements and was
prepared for any circumstance.
Leaving Rock bridge and Albert
Weir he started toward Lancaster,
the direction the mail agent took
on starting on his round.
The first person he met was
COmrade j. X. Marshall, of the
Goth o. V. l., a retired farmer,
now resident of Sugar Grove,
who was down looking after his
farm. While he was not Demo-
crat nor dyed in the wool Re-
publican, he subscribed, because
he wanted to read both sides of
the question. This gave Old 81 a
starter and the way he scattered
mud from that on till night was
a caution. He gathered in Chris.
Fauble, John Fauble, w. F. Wes-
tenbarger, Abraham Matthias, John
Bailey, J. H. Conrad, Mrs. A NJ.
Carnickle, Bud Morris, D. +,
Flowers and o. W. Ogg, where he
stopped for the night.
Mr.. L. L. Ogg, the father Of The
last subscriber, was a school mate
of sold 81" in 1928, and you can
just bet they put in good part of
the evening telling of old time
school day tricks. Mr.. Ogg tells
a good one on John Trimmer, son
of DR.. Joseph Trimmer, and neph-
ew of EX-Commissioner, Mr..
Henry Trimmer. DR.. Trimmer
lived on Snow Fork, where all
good Democrats are raised, Just
about a mile above Murray Civ,
and after the war was over had
purchased an old army musket
whose kicking propensities were
the limit. Mr.. Ogg had been over
to Trlmmers one day shooting
rats, he had loaded with corn, lots
cheaper and just as effective as
shot. On this occasion he had
left the gun we'll charged with
powder and almost half full of
corn. A few days afterwards
John, who was about 10 years old
ut that time, concluded he would
sneak the gun out behind the barn
and do little killing himself, so
ne took the old hound and got
back of the barn and waited for
'he rats, which soon came out IN
iroyes. John took careful aim
ma fired. John said when he
came too the chickens were eating
,he corn and the gun was kicking
he hound around the side hill. |
Mr., Ogg's daughter, aged IL. is,
ind has been for some time, afilict-
ID with rheumatism, is unable to
ifl finger and is necessarily con-
iderable of a charge. The child
S patient little sufferer and has
he sympathy of the entire neigh,
'orhood.
The next morning it didn't stop
aiming until 1t showed, but Old
II was just as well fixed for snow
s rain, so was not distressed.
le gathered in during the day j