Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-14


Township
So far as we have noticed, no one
has tried to tell the Democrat read
ers about the state highway which
starts from route rs, at the south
ern end of Cabinville and traverses
the ridge, leaving Bristol township
at the county line, near the Jesse
Gibbs home. Some weeks ago we
spoke of the grading on this road
being completed, which was true In
regard to the Morgan county part.
Nuskingum county is still grading.
On the road some noticeable chang
es have been made; widening, cut
ting and filling would have been
noticed, but many curves were elm
mated. The road goes on the east
side of where the John Huffman
house stood, going nearly straight
to the T. V. Ray (Z. Pedicord) resi-
dence. In fact the old log building
was torn down, then they yeered
east after passing the H. G.. Hender-
son residence, coming back into the
old road at the w. C. Macklem Cd.
+. Coulter) residence, keeping the
old road until they got to Margaret
Moore (AleX Roy) cross roads; then
instead of veering to the left they
cut through the hill straight for the
Pleasant Hill school house, in fact,
on past the A. B. Wilson residence,
starting with a cut at the cross
roads through the ridge, then cut
ting along side the hill. Here the
dirt out of the cut was taken both
ways to help make the fill along the
| hillside south of the School mouse
and down into the church road, ana
the one leading to the Moore nome
The next fill is between the school
house and the Wilson residence. Al
| ter leaving the Wilson residence a
curve was eliminated between there
and the N. w Miller old home, now
owned by the Wilson's. Quite i'll
was made in front of the Miller
/ house and old store building
/ Through Miller and Richey land
1 the cuts were made through harc
sand stone lodges. From the ole
home of the Richeys the road fol-
] lows old right of way. In max
/ ing the cuts, in fact all along the
route. the lime rock was saved anC
| hauled to cross roads at the Mar
garet Moore farm, and piled. The
/ big end of the rock was got out o.
/ the cut on the Moore farm and was
much chepaer than going to quar-
nv off the road and getting then
out and hauling them to the road
! Road men estimate the pile at 50t
yards, which at the present is belns
/ crushed and spread. For the ben
i eft of former travellers here w
want to tell you that many of th'
workmen on this job got on by, ol
/ through, the relief committee. In
majority of cases these men Were
/ glad to exchange good days labor
! for a days wage-but in spite 81
! this, we have felt sorry for Tho
/ foreman, as we'll as admired him
! About the time majority OF tho
men got to the place where they
knew what and how to do the work
their time was up. In spite OF ali
Charles Hughes, the veteran road
man, is still fat and smiling. When
you have occasion to go north OF
| south, travel over a real roao
down the Marietta ridge.
Through a deal with the Morgan
county commissioners the safe has
/ the road from the ridge road to ths
! Bristol Presbyterian church has
! been graded, and before this is il
! the hands of the readers, the ston'
will have been spread. Why
wouldn't it be nice to have picnic
in the Bristol grove, following th'
completion of the road? We know
the state highway men would b,
glad to come and talk to us.-NX.