The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-05-14

only way to describe 1t is to sa.
everything" and prepared In th'
right way. had pleasant, socia
evening and the old fashioned hospi
tality. was in unusually fine feath
er the next morning, could crow loud
er and step higher than Shangha
rooster. the kind that grow so tall.
left with MIR. and Mrs. Bowers bes
wishes for success. ] cut along the
route with good success, notwith
standing the very disagreeable wealth
err, until / reached j. T.. Whistler's
Just over Moccasin in Fairfield coun
ty, where | was fortunate enough tC
get good dinner. After dinner
struck out, up Moccasin on the Hook
ing county side, until / came tc
Charles Julian's, where | turned w
over the ridge and canvassed that
part that lay in Hooking county.
had good success all along the line
and had the weather been good would
have had most delightful trip. As
it was, / knocked along until
reached the beautiful country home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Fox, where
was invited to spend the night, and
of course accepted.
Mrs. Fox guyed me considerably
about my Easter bonnet, thought 1t
was rushing the season. i told her |
never wore my straw hat until after
the farmers had begun to plant corn,
and as had seen several planting |
thought was justified and safe in
venturing. Mrs. Fox gave me unus-
ually pleasant entertainment, not
only was more than abundantly
supplied with necessary physical
wants, but was brilliantly entertained
in social way. She was very pro-
fuse i'm her comments on the DEMO
CRAT-SENTINEL as an official organ,
and paid very pleasant compliments
to the Office staff. Mrs. Fox is a
pleasant, accommodating and accom-
plished woman, and has very pleas
ant way of making you at home and
at ease.
In the morning there was about
six inches of snow on the ground and
was blowing and showing to beat the
band. My Easter bonnet was out of
season. Maybe Mr.. and Mrs. Fox
didn't give me beautiful guying,
They offered to loan me winter bon
net and overcoat which was forced to
decline, Their jolly good bye and
wishes gave me encouragement,
which / very much needed, and light
ing my pipe and hoisting my para
chute | hit the famous Hooking soft
clay-pipe pike. One feature about
our Hooking county ridge pixies, and
q very pleasant one, is that if you
fall you have good soft place to
light, you may get little wet but
you are assured of no broken bones.
/ cut it just as rapidly as / could. 1t
was windy, it was slushy, it was wet.
The snow was melting about as fast
as it fell, and when / got as far as
Chambers hollow | struck run that
led to Moccasin. There was just
enough valley to all the run and road
and the run was the prankiest and
most active i have ever seen. must
have crossed it twenty times at
least before reached Moccasin. Just
before got to Moccasin | stopped in
with L. G. Hampshire, for rest, and
had very pleasant talk. Brother
Hampshire is an old Benton township
man, and we had very pleasant but
short conversation about ''old times. :"
He showed me an old stone pitcher,
handmade and brush glazed, made by
Jonathan Ellington in 1900, and is
lOS years old. The pitcher is in as
good condition as the day it was
turned, not q crack or nick discern
able. 1t is, if anything, little
heavier than the wares OF today.
After / left Mr.. .Hampshire's | soon
reached Moccasin, which was rapidly
raising. l had to wade the creek
twice before l reached Laurelville,
and it was considerably over my high
water shoes. l was cold and wet
when | reached Hotel DeFloyd but a
good hot water bath. Strengthened me
up and made me feel like fight
ing cock. In my stay in Laureville
secured, including routes and 2, the
following new ones: II. E. Stump,
j. r. Armstrong, II. N. Armstrong
l.. w. Heron, Mrs. Nancy DeHaven,
Lon Pennell, VIM. Hale, G, N. DUNN,
Samuel Steel, Joseph Fetherolf,
Simeon Hoy, Liberty Jinks, Lew Nc
Clelland, j. ID. Shaw, Clifford Dorsey,
Emery Stevenson George Strous,
Zelda r. Ebert, Alex Martin, Andy
Metler, w. r. Dawson, Ben Crider
Henry Drum, Geo, w. Drum, j. w.
Inboden, S. NJ. Robinson. Orla Reid
Stachie Frasure, George Burgoon,
Guy u. Wright, S. Courtney, r. A.
Skinner, Mary Il. Oldaker Judsor
Armstrong, f. Il. Metler, Lewis Daw
son, David Anderson, w. II. Stable
ton, Charles Culp, j. X, Steel, w. p
DelIayen, Thad Hall, Charles l.
Warner, Simeon Heron, JohI
Stevens, Ocea Steel, Shannon Van
L..