Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-08-11

We notice a receipted bill for
goods purchased by Mr.. VanFossen
from VIM H. Cool & Co.. date Of
Dec. 2S. 1861. which contained to-
bacco. sc, two files at 10, zoe:
boots, So. We wonder why he
would buy boots. Hat, 81; gloves,
31c; undershirt, 81. 1t seems that
undershirts have held their own
through all the years.
We feel at this time we should
digress and give you some facts and
faneies as they come to us. We do
this fer two easons-because we
fael these things should be said,
and because we can write SO much
easier without referring to copy.
For little while We want to call
your attention to the churches in
Bristol. past and present. Few
townships have been more church
sd than Bristol. While the church
buildings have been many for a like
territory, yet many services. have
been held III private homes ana
records of these churches has been
destroyed. aud perhaps in many
eases things that now seem import
ant at the time did not seem so to
these who kept the records, and
they were never recorded.
Speaking of services being held in
school houses. calls our attention to
the Eight Square school house. This
building is unique in that it is the
only building Of the kind in the
township We have often wondered
why it was so constructed, and now
we are venturing guess that IN
the boyhood days Of the carpenter
who drew the plans and built the
house, the teacher made him stand
in the corner and on that occasion
or occasions, he vowed a VOW THAI
when he grew to mans estate he
would build school room that
would prevent such cruelty to boys.
This guess doesn't cost our readers
anything. and you may have the
aext guess. This building is still
standing, and with new steel roof
1t bids fair to last for many years
TO come. 1t stands on the Ferguson,
former Samuel Gilliland farm, on
little Mejgs creek, below Otho on
route rs. 1t was here the Baptists
held church services for many years.
Sunday school and church services
were also held at the Robinson and
No. 9 schools. We remember very
well of hearing our friend Judge
James C. Ogleyee preach at No Q.
This was of course more for the ac-
comm0datiOn Of the folks over
there, as they held church at the
Meics church in the forenoon. and
1T the school house in the after
noon. While we think Of it, a. B.
Wilson who is full of old time his
tory, says that William Mcfarland,
brother OF James OF whom we told,
went west and acquired a large
acreage of land; later they built a
railroad TO the nearest town. A
tie story goes, Mr.. Mcfarland By
this time had become of so much
Importance that Jay Gould visited
him and they rode together, and Nh
Gould had the road built out
through Mr.. McFarIand's estate.
We feel that we should tell you
here tina Ethan Hall, the present
owner Of the Mcfarland home at
Bristol, has the old house torn
down ready to build new one. AT
ter the death of Mrs. Mcfarland,
Howard Ogleyee. c. B. Murray, Dr..
j. NJ. Pedicord, and /. c. Anderson
and families resided in this house,
and perhaps some one we fail to re-
call at this time
We will get back to the churches,
but at this time our thoughts wan
der to the time Of z. Pedicord who
had at least one barrel of cider ia
his barn at a time when an Indian
ventriloquist was sojQurning in the
neighborhoOd His host accOmpa-
MED the Indian to the Pedicord
home and went in to talk with Mr..
Pedicord, while the Indian got the
cider. and then they intended to
presto change, but Jackie smelled a
mouse and went to the barn: so the
host got no cider. How did they
find out? Easy. When they emptied
the barrel a stomach pump came
out. You can have three guesses
Tor quarter. as to the name of the
host.
We told of the Pedicord family
In Bristol Tombstone story, but feel
we should say here that Mr.. Pedi-
cord was a good farmer as well as a