Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-04-10
RENROCK

gasoline and oil, we dropped in on
our old friend, Alex Wilson who re-
sides on what was once known as the
cleanest, best kept farm in Brook
field township, the Thomas Moore
farm. We were in quest of some IN
formation concerning family who
had once lived in that community
so as to impart it to a western friend
who was Interested Mr.. Wilson be-
ing lifelong resident in the COM
.munity, and his experience going
over the country with a saw mill,
and threshing machine, particularly
over in Manchester and Bristol town
ships. has endowed him with
knowledge of people and things IN
general, which can only be acquired
in a life time. Suffice to say we got
the information. By climbing some
steep hills we located the spot whert
once stood the giant poplar tree OF
this part of the country. 1t was in a
very much out of the way place, Tar
from any public road, and on ac-
count of its isolation only COM
paratively few people ever saw T..
We first saw it when only boy, as
father, at that time, owned shingle
mill, and bought up poplar trees, anc
he may have contemplated buying
this one, but concluded it was too
big to tackle. AS high up as man
could reach, it was q feet in cir
cumference Later years it was fell
ed, mill with a double, or top saw
was located convenient and this mon
ster was logged and rolled to the
mill without any hauling. 1t was
found to be hollow for quite dis,
tance, and the first log taken Off was
only eight feet long. This log cut
900 feet of the finest of lumber. We
located the site of log cabin that
once housed a family who formed a
large quota in a Sunday school, the
Abraham Shields family. Mrs.
Shields, was of that large, prolific and
influential family of Fosters. We
also passed the site of the old Sam
my Dye house, gaunt, lonely and de-
serted, now in unsightly ruins, only a
reminder of bygone days, and of a
good family that helped to swell the
enrolment at old No. 8 school.
(Johny Bell of Bristol, please take
notice.. This Dye family emigrated
to the, tat that time) "Wilds of the
West" The air was cold and few
minutes of brisk walking out tn 3
ridge, and we were in sight OF
Meigs creek valley,-and home.
Wednesday, March &c. mo sky
above, no earth below; a universe OF
cloud and snow
Mrs. Thomas Nelson (Clara Reed
of Wheeling, who was called home by
death OF her nephew, little Dan,
Reed, made brief visit here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. l..
Reed
Easter will be observed here as
usual, with an appropriate program
At this writing the Rev. Huil
family have started to Michigan.
They received word OF the serious
illness of Mrs. Huff's sister. Grove
and Renrock appointments were not
filled Sunday.
John kuntz has moved from the
DR.. Rex farm near WOodgrove, in
with his father-in-law, Fernando
Connell.
Farmers want live horses, city re
duction companies take them dead
They removed one from the G. l.
Reed farm the other day.
There was fairly good turnout al
the grange meeting Saturday nigh
but some who We're assigned a place
on the program We're not preseng
We didn't learn anything about Man
chester township as the historian II
W. Dickinson was not present. Cali
ing he roll and telling, THE mos
foolish thing | ever did" perhap.
didn't reveal all, but brought out ;
lot Of ridiculous things, showing
What fools we mortals be- The
public speaking contest in which TIL,
master, Herbert Black burn and RAJ
Tilden were the contestants, botl
speaking at the same time OF dif
ferent subjects, was mirth provok
ing stunt from start to finish. Hap
py is the man who goes TO grange
he is not far from the source of rea
pleasure
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