Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-02-04


to see how they were getting along.
He found them at breakfast, and
noticed they had neither coffee, tea,
or sugar, in fact the meal was
very scant. At the noon hour Mr.
Roberts went over to the Burg"
and purchased a supply of gro
ceries which he left at the. Ellis
home as he returned home
On reaching home he told his folks
of their need, and on the morrow
a canvass was made of the neigh
bors with D. w. (Web) Lawrence
taking the lead Mr. Roberts stop
ped here to tell us that Web was
one of the best men he ever knew
to help a neighbor in need; and he
went on to say that enough pro-
visions were contributed to keep
the family for some time We tell
you this that those OF you who
read these lines who are not ac-
quainted with Bristol township
stock, may know that this trait has
gone all the way through the his
tory of her people. But back to Mr..
Ellis. lie was basket maker, as
we'll as farmer. He was the father
Of Luther Ellis. whose death occur
red at Rural Dale. We are unable
to give the names Of the daughters.
The Last Bears On Bear Run
The late Thomas Weeden claim
ed that he was with his father
when the former killed two cubs,
the last ever seen in the neighbor-
hood
We are informed that the Zanes-
villeMarietta stage route was
through Young Hickory to the Stew
ems Stand, then east to Otho, then
down the creek to Gilliland bridge
crossing. Stopping as we have told
you, at the Stevens house, where
they changed horses from this farm
they went east to Hackney, and on
to the river
The building of houses in the
early days must have been taken
light heartedly. A any rate it did
net take long to transform the trees
OF the forest into a dwelling. and
even though the work was quickly
done. it must have been well done.
as many Of these buildings are still
tending Many OF these houses
were later weather boarded and
ia nttd. and have the appearance Of
eiag a moro modern structure
These houses are much warmer
than a frame house The old time
fireplace where large logs were
burned, in many cases, furnished
not only heat, but light as we'll.
While we are getting ready to
tell you Of the pioneers. we wan-
you to get in your mind that in only
few years from the coming Of the
first settler, the folks had kept com
Inc until the township was thickly
set led.
1t may be OF interest to our read
ers to know that David Stevens
built o. had built, the first frame
house in Bristol township This was
in the year 1912, and it Will be in
teres- ing to know that this house
is still standing, and is in good re
pair, and is the home of VIM.
Crisman, and son Vernon NJ. and
wife Vernon informs us that we
were mistaken in regard to the
route by the stage coach. They
crossed the creek, due east from the
Crisman home, and went up the
hollow and onto the ridge coming
out at near the present home Of
John Ferguson and family, near the
Cross Roads Presbyterian church.
If we had all the world to pick
from for readers, we would pick the
present readers Of the Morgan
County Democrat, with the addition
Of the large number who join the
family each year We tell you this
so you may know again that we
know that we are not a writer as
the big ones use the term, and that
we are so glad you know our cyl
anything wonderful If it were pos
sible to start with Mr.. Stevens and
give the list of settlers just as they
came, we wouldn't do it-that
would be wonderful and we would
have to leave Muttonburg, and then
soon we would be Topping on our
| back after trying to compete in a
new field. So we will give you the
story as it comes to us, and then if
you want to rearrange it so to it.
"Jeffy" Lincoln
Very little is known of his early
history, but where is the man who
ever knew Muttonburg in 1885 to
1900, who hasn't hollered boo!
Jeffy?" Editor Durbin has shown
us a diary kept by his father, the
late VIM. n Durbin, in which we
/ read July A, 1855 celebration in
i town. About the first thing we
heard when we got to town was
jeff Lincoln got his arm blown of
by the explosion Of cannon" A
/ subscription was started and about
/ $500 was raised for him. "Jeffy'
was a Mexican soldier. While il
was years afterward that we knew
him, and he was then an old man
he did much work-hard work with
one hand, such as digging wells and
so on. In a writing we have, call
ed "a History of Bristol Township
we have given a more extended ac
count of Jeffy, as well as some 9th
er red lights in American history
as it has to do with Bristol town
ship. On account of the great mum
Der of worth while sections and il
fact the great value Mr.. Durbin i;
giving his readers 4 Aeach week, W.
feel that we are Justified in with