The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
The Soul OF Song AZ kiilbuck Creek

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A musophile reviews and rcprehends
THE Suns long list. collected In many
laborious years, of Famous Sons OF
Song; defies CooGIER Of South Caro-
BYRON GILMORE, OF the Hoosier Alamo.
Incompatible among the living; sup
ports a candidate for the American
laui eateship and the Nobel prize for
literature:
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE SuS--Sir: The
seat OF literary grandeur is now about
zoo miles east OF Indiana.
Back In civil war days Holmes county
Democrats erected a fort to effect re-
sistance TO the draft. and the manner In
which their resistance melted away be-
fore the advance of "A detachment Of
Federal troops gave their undertaking the
name OF Fort Fizzle. But Holmes county
poetry. along with its blind loyalty to the
Democratic party. never fszles.
"OHios HEIicoN
AKRON Ohio. February g."
Holmes county was named after the
Autocrat of the breakfast Table. 1t
was born to poetry. The verses So
much lauded by the Akronite have II
Crahbeish. Rileyite LONELINESS and
realism. but follow no model. They
are absolutely natural. They run lik,
rivers; they grow like clover; they
have the voice Of the churns and the
scythes. They may remind the scholar
OF HEsIoD's Work and Days" TUs-
sER's Five Hundred Points of Good
Husbandry":
ION the 25th day OF December, In '73
JACOB ErTER married MARY MCKEE
At the home of her father, JOHN l. Nc
KEE,
on the Southern shores OF Holmes county.
Their hearts were light as they tripped TO
the altar
Where the Rev. NEuNEMAKER declared
them to be
Husband and wife In holy matrlmony.
Some friends and relatives attended the
wedding.
Although quite a few came to the belling
Ice cream. cake and candy was their treat.
And rest assured they certainly did eat.
They coon left Mechanic Township for a
point further north,
The town Of Miilersburg being their choice
Their honeymoon trip was indeed very
brief
Covering only a distance OF fifteen thou
sand feet
They landed at JACKSON BELLS house on
the hill
har hot III luot Nod Ist
for quite a spell.
JACOB done carpenter work.
MARY done sewing"
The last two lines are inimitable.
They will become classic. But follow
the fortunes Of this excellent couple:
Their bank account was growing.
! In few years they purchased a lot
On which father moved tho dining room
part
Here they lived until time and money
Permitted them to put up the present
home dwelling
Forty years have they lived IN this self
Same place.
With the exception OF one year
| They rented the place
Ana moved 10 the rrench farm on the
Killbuck road,
But soon tired OF this farm burden and
load,
| SO hack to Millcrsburg they came the
next year,
Better contented with life and their kin
folk there.
, Time went on and farm was bought
| 1t was cleared of and the crops put out
| Stock was pastured and the crops grew.
! All the money going to pay of the mort
gage due,
| Later on the Corburn piece
| Increased the then small acreage
! A dandy fruit farm was this possession.
| And much time was spent there during
our summer vacations.
] Father and mother always worked hard
to pay of their debts,
Rut never regretted the money 80 spent.
Six children adorn the family tree;
Three big boys and daughters three.
| The Oldest. JOHN. a machinist is he
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