Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-19
rgan County McConnev Thursday 1925

mother and three children, John,
Joseph and Rebecca. The study Of
the caItechism was regular duty on
Sunday.
Do you remember that on the
piece of land owned by Joseph Reed,
where Clyde Gibeaut now lives,
there was saw mill? A man by the
name of John Shawl lived there and
operated the mill. The mill was
run by water power. There was a
dam across the stream that backed
the water nearly to the Barnesville
road. At one time there was hol
low where the dam was, but the hol-
| low naturally filled up until the
ground was level.
Do you remember that the two
quarter sections of land owned by
Joseph Reed, where he now makes
| his home, at one time belonged to
Charles Hedge? The township lines
of Morgan and Bristol practically
went through the house. Charles
Hedge came from Old Virginia and
settled on this farm. He brought
with him the first small Merino
sheep to this community. The fam
! lily consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Hedge
and three boys and four girls
James Joseph. William, Elizabeth,
Caroline, Mary and Jennie. James
was killed ait the. time of the Civil
war. William was doctor and
studied with DR.. Little of McCon-
nelsville. Elizabeth married j. G.
Lindimore who lived near Meigs.
Caroline and Mary never married,
Alfred Adams. One night a little
episode occurred at the Hedge home.
Three of the boys of the surrounding
community were calling on the girls
mot mentioning any names). Some
time in the night gentle knock was
"Pompo (that was the name of their
dog) has fallen into the WELL Of
course the boys were excited and
loosened their grip and sprang to
the dogs rescue. The well was
about 30 feet deep. A rope was Sc
cured, and one of the boys put one
foot in the bucket (of the windlass)
and went down into the we'll. He
then tied the rope around the dogs
collar, and then the boys at the top
Of the well drew them up by means
of the rope and windlass After
saving the life of the dog, the boys
returned to their knitting.
In conversation with Mrs. Adrian |
who is we'll up in the SOS. remember t
of family by the name of Huffman |
living east of E. z. Harris in a cabin |
on the right of the road, near
spring. Later, Elisha Bowling lived !,
there when the GAINESVILLE road |
went down past the old Mercer |
house that has been torn down; the |
road went in a northeastern direc- |
ton. passing large barn on the |
hill, then going down the hollow |
near Ingram's, intersecting the road |
little west of the Cotton bridge. |
Mrs. Adrian, (maiden name Fisher) |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Abram
Fisher, makes her home with Mrs.
Lew Adrian who lives near the |
school building in McConnelsville.
She is blessed with remarkable
memory, considering her age. At I
one time on the farm where Everett |
lives, family of Glasses lived in a
double log cabin near spring.
Three girls and two boys-David |
and George. David was soldier in
the Civil war, and was drowned in |
the Shenandoah river while in bath I
ing. Your scribe was in bathing at
the same time. Saw him drown. He :,
said: II can swim to the other side" /
We said to him Don't try IT." He |
tried it. Saw him go down when
nearly across. Did not recover the |
body. He was an uncle of Mrs. /
Richard Huffman and Miss Isabel /
Bozman of McConnelsville. After
the death of Mr. Glass, Mrs. Glass !