Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-11-10

ran cnurcn, on funeraI occasions, IL
was not unusual to see from 20 to
SO men so adorned. At this time,
we can think Of but one man in the
township who now wears more than
a weeks crop except in corn cut
ting time. 1t is true many wear an
upper lip adornment, but not near
| ly SO many as in those by-gone
days. Yes, the styles Of women
| have changed, but not being con-
| versant with women's wear we for
bear. Only we can say there are
more women now than when WE
| were young-or at least we can see
| more of them. In the former days
the dresses dragged the floor or
ground. Today they don't touch
anywhere much.
In the early days folks would
hitch up and drive to some neigh
boris in the winter and spend the
evenings Without telephone SER
vice we have often wondered how
news travelled SO rapidly.
From another of our writings We
find the following: G. L. (Lafe)
Lindimore is authority for the
statement that the Granny Jenkins
house now owned by VIM. Doyle, is
! the oldest house in the village. The
house where Stanley (Dock) Ray
and family reside is the house
where Mrs. Paxton was killed by
lightning. The bolt knocked off
some of the weather boarding which
was replaced with new ones, which
were unpainted for several years.
After Gus Carnes purchased the
property, he painted the house AMI
covered up the marks of where the
bolt damaged the house.
1t seems by the record that the
old time teachers and parents had
their troubles, as per the follow
ing: May Is, 1854. The directors
received a note from Mrs Robinson
which read as follows: "Sir:-I am
under the necessity of informing
you of the conduct of the teacher
you have placed, in our school, to-
ward my children"
Mr. Stephenson, sirNI am under
necessity of Informing you of the
conduct of the teacher toward our
children-last. week she beat little
William on the head with her knife
and raised bumps on his head he
cause he could not spell word, and
he came home at noon. She then
abused Sarah Jane and ordered her
| of
would leave it to her ignorance and
look over it, but yesterday / sent
| Sarah Jane to the school house for
their books, but she took part of
the books from her and ordered her
out Of the school again and said If
school again she would whip them.
| sent her after the books because
l am not able to do my work at
! present. II any teacher can take
the children's books and turn them
out of the school l think it is a.
strange law. understand she was
told when she commenced to be Sc
we're to the children I never will
send them to her another day, [
want nothing but justice done 20
each one.-Nancy Robinson.
The directors examined this note
of Mrs Robinson, and agreed to let
it slide-James Stephenson, clerk.
In this record we find where
John Ray was elected director Of
sub-district No. 6, and refused to
serve, and that under date of April
! 18, 1859, the following entry ap
pears: Whereas John Ray, one of
/ the directors in sub-district No. 6,
Bristol township, Morgan county,
Ohio, has refused to serve, there
fore appoint VIM. H. Cool to hold
his office until the time of the next
annual election.-David Jenkins,
township clerk. In this record We
find lot of teachers names that
have not as yet been written in our
story. At meeing to elect di-
rector for sub-district No. 6, which
was held APRIL r., 1869, of which
VIM H. Cool was chairman and T.
V. Chambers, clerk, the following
were present and voted: VIM. G.
Smiley, John Mcdowell. H. w.
Gray, Geo. V. Ray, Medil Knox,
VIM. H. Cool, VIM. Mcdowell, John
Little, Thos. Knox, Samuel Ray,
Thos. Ray, Alex Chambers, Chas.
Knox, Levi Robinson, Thos. V.
Chambers, Frank Paxton, John
Stephenson, Benz. Knox. Tally
sheet-John Mcdowell IA, Frank
Paxton 1, H. w. Gray 1, B. w.
Knox /, Thos. V. Chambers /.
Ebert Brown informs us that he
taught the first term of school in
the Sand Hollow, commonly knowe
as the "Hog Hollow district. Since
this school has been closed, some of
the pupils are transported to Cloud.
and the rest to Reinersville.
Again we want to ask you to help
with anything you feel should be-
come part of the story. In all
probability Mrs. Donmyer has gone
to Europe on the profits of the
bumper wheat crop-anyway it is
time she was telling us more of the
history as related by her good
mother and aunt.