The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-10-17

wandering they told him that Ole
Bob Scott (about as big, black
and ugly as negro could be-
would get him. / don't blame the
child one bit but do have sym
pathies, for reasons of my own,
for Old Bob Scott.
In passing over the route / had
occasion to stop at the school
house in District No. i, Starr
township. A knock at the front
door brought the teacher, Miss
Flossie Goodwin, one of the most
pleasant, and think the
handsomest, teacher in Hooking
county, and by-the-way, for some
years writer for the DEMOCRAT.
She very kindly gave me the in
formation ] was seeking and re-
oeived many thanks. Later, l
came by just as she was dismiss
ing school and had an opportunity
of forming an opinion. Miss
Flossie is kind, pleasant and
firm teacher and has the good will
of every one of her pupils. Their
very pleasant Good bye, Teacher"
and their general expressions con-
vinced me that No. had been
very fortunate in securing the
services of Miss Flossie. The at
tendance is unusually large for
the beginning
At the noon hour / was fortunate
enough to be at Lewis Sniff g.
Mrs Sniff made me welcome and
sit me down to table that fairly
{ no groaning here) with
good things. didn't go way hun
cry, but happy. 1t was great
pleasure to meet Mrs. Margaret
Brown, venerable mother of Mrs.
Sniff, and also, Mrs. VIM. Naile of
your city, and her many friends In
Logan will be just as we'll pleased as
l to learn that she is enjoying the
very best of health, is jolly and
satisfied.
Just the other side of Plymouth
is the McGee farm, one of the best
in Vinton county. The farm is
under the supervision of VIM.
L. Rosser, one of the most active,
careful and aggressive farmers in
Vinton county, and the farm shows
it, too. The neighbors have
name for him that / must COD fess
sounds proper to ME. Windy
Rosser." How he can talk. |
can go few myself, and did get
in word or two, but it was in
the same way the bedbug got into
the watch, "betweeD ticks" If
you would listen to some of his
neighbors you would almost be
that Windy blowed the
seed in the soil, blowed it up,
blowed into the grapary and blow
ed it into money. VIM. Rosser is
a worker and manager. That's
the secret. | stayed over night
with him and was grandly enter
tanned, his pleasant wife and an
only son, about three years old,
assisted materially. It's a pleas
ant place to stay, because you're
always welcome.
l met j. II. Sudlow, the eff cient
teacher of No. 2, Starr Township,
at his home, just as he was pre-
pairing to go to his school in the
1t took very short
time to convince Mr.. Sudlow of
the merits of the maps and papers
They were self-convincing. Mr..
began an eight-month's
term September 9th, with large
attendance. This implies a well
attended winter school, and if
personal appearance is criterian,
a very successful one. At any
rate he has our best wishes.
1 hiked along very rapidly from
Sudlows to the end of the route,
that Is to where / started in. l
arrived at S. f. Ceggs at the
right time, and of course did the
right thing-eat hearty dinner.
Mrs. Geo. Lowry, of Jacksonville,
who has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Lash, in New Ply
mouth, for the past two weeks,
was also guest at the table. l
had my fayorite bread, the old
fashioned soda biscuit, prepared
by a woman that knows how to
prepare soda biscuit, Mrs. Cegg.
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