Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-08


came into the room and he was in
/, troduced to us as "Hughs'' Gar
rett. Why this plural form of the
name Hugh was used, we never
knew, but for many years we never
heard him called by any other
name. At that time he was just a
school boy, but we had never met
! with anyone who at that age show
ed more talent for music. He was a
beautiful singer and a deft TOUGHER
of the organ keys. 1t was two or
/ three years later that we met him
at the old Dickinson home. The
advancement he had made in music
was very marked. He had entered
in on that very successful career as
a school teacher Some few years
/ afterward we were employed to put
considerable repairs and paint on
! the Fairview school house. and we
obtained boarding at the Robert
Garrett home. 1t was during TINS
time that acquaintance with Hugh
Garrett ripened into close in
timacy and warm friendship. While
here we discovered the secret OF
Hugh CARROTS remarkable success
as a teacher and a musician. 1t was
born in him. His father and moth
er were both gifted, and this young
man was making wise improve
ment of those God-given gifts we
call talent. Never before, or since
have we been in home where as
much study and work went hand in
hand. Hugh CARROTS success as a
teacher went far beyond the limits
of his immediate neighborhood In
| the course of time, perhaps In the
early 9O's, he quit teaching school
! and started in the general store
business right here (Knight) where
we are today. This church coax
Grove) had been built only two or
three years, and here within these
four walls he was the moving spirit
/ of the church. His GROWING
achievement was the training of one
of the best choirs in the country.
No man had brighter future, a
more promising outlook than our
dear deceased brother here, Hugh
| Garrett. From this place he moved
to McConnelsville, and later to Co
lumbus. where he entered the med-
zeal college. For several succeeding
years we lost sight of him, but you
all know how he graduated with
honors and rapidly forged to the
! front and became one of our most
successful physicians A little more
than a score of years ago he came
into our life again, he moved 10
Renrock and lived in our house.
While here he gave our church tne
benefit of that remarkable muslcal
talent. He purchased some Easter
selections and drilled our choir on
the best music for such OCCASIONS
we had ever heard. From Renrock
he moved to Cumberland, from
there to Zanesville,-you all know
his history. This tenement OF clay
before us that housed one OF the
richest minds. possible for human
beings to possess, is back now TO the
community where it started from,
hut the house is empty. A few
more minutes now, and we Will give
hack to the earth all that is mortal
of DR.. Hugh Garrett. Earth 10
earth and dust to dust" And las we
think of him, let us emulate the
virtues he possessed, ever keeping
before us the fact that none OF US
are perfect, and whatever faults
NAV have crept into his 1fe'
let them also be consigned to the
grave, remembering the words OF
the poet who said, In other men we
faults can spy, and blame the mote
that dims their eye,-each little
speck and blemish find, to our
stronger errors blind"