The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-16
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My canvass over Route No. /
Rockbridge, was another of thos'
unusually delightful trips, mad
especially so by the very hearty
and genuine welcome ] received
every place stopped. The wealth
er was pleasant, tie roads good
my health excellent and my appe
tlte sharp. There was hardly any
thing else to be desired, except
new subscribers, and they respond
ed literally.
| tripped along our two-hun
dred dollar pike just as guy as 1
little dickybird, warbllng praises
to our county commissioners an6
the road supervisors for their very
efficient work. Well, | kept going
and looking but could see but very
few changes on this route, in fact,
/ got as far as j. II. Conrad's be-
fore | saw anything that appealed
to me as new or unusual | saw a
man on the hilltop gazing and
meditating. | did my best to at
tract his attention, hoping that
he'd climb down the hill and give
me some kind Of welcome, but it
was no go, and | had to climb up
1t was John Conrad looking after
bis orchards. Mr.. Conrad, | pre-
sumo, has Just about the best pros
poets in the fruit line that has any
one in Goodhope. He has some
800 peach trees-70 grades; 400
apple trees-25 grades; some 80
pear trees, and numero us plums
and ounces. His apples are all
winter apples. He claims there IS
nothing in the early or summer
apples, takes too rapid handling
and the rot md waste eat up all
profit. Mr.. Conrad is very
pleasant gentleman and took spe-
cial pains to enIighten me and give
me reliable information on fruit
ology. We hope to taste his fruit
in season.
l got as far as Mrs, II. M.
Karmikles by evening. | asked
for place to stay all night, and
she took me in. Mr.. O. w. Ogg,
her nephew, is staying with her.
We enjoyed old-times to our hearts
content. Forty-four years is con-
siderable space to run back and
over, but we undertook it.. AS
strange as it may seem to the read
ers, it is q fact, that the deaths
we called to mind of old neighbors
and friends down Snow Fork, out
our acquaintances there
at the present time. My enter
tainment was all the more pleas
ant for sold times"
Mr.. b. C. Azbell recently closed
a very successful seven-month'
term of school in District No. Z,
Goodhope township. The first
days attendance was 13, (unlucky
The total term enroll
ment was "a, with an average
daily attendance of Is. This is
Mr.. Azbell's fourth term, having
given perfect satisfaction in all.
He is n genial gentleman, pleasant
and accommodating, and is care
full, efficient teacher. He has our
best wishes.
After leaving Mrs. Karmickles /
hiked along the ridge until got
to the road leading down to Chas-
Kosts. This | took, reaching Mr..
Kosts at high noon, where ! got a
very enjoyable dinner and had
half hour pleasant talk about Lo-
gan folks, with grandma Rosara
Kost. We had lots of news to tell
each other, enjoyable to both alike.
Kost has purchased the
just back of VIM. Flowers
store, where, by this time she is
located. Her many friends in
about Logan will be pleased to
learn that she is enjoying the very
best of health.
BY night ! had succeeded in
reaching Squire Mike McBride's,
where |, of course, was made wei
come. After very hearty supper
we lighted our pipes, crossed our
legs and began. We starte / in at
about '6l and never stopped until
'0s. We looked in and out every
lock ON the Ohio canal, we llshed
in every sunflsh hole in the Hook
ing river, We built the Hooking