Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-02
Morgan County Mcconesvile Ohio Thursday February

are glad we live in community
willing to assist in time of need.
It's true we have folks who think
they can't wait on he sick, but they
never tried. Many long night has
been made pleasanter by these nom
professionals No one knows the
need or appreciates neighbors until
sickness and death come to their
home. Bristol folk are always,
ready to help
Chas. H. Whitney who spent his
best days in Bristol township, in
the childhood of the writer, owned
and lived on the farm that is now
known as the Hooper place, and
owned by the Hardesty children.
For several years he was in the
mercantile business at I. Unionville,
Hackney and Rowland. His wife
who before marriage was Eva Girls
man is deceased. After retiring from
the store business, he bought the
Matson farm at Meigs. Here he
proved his ability as farmer, by
drainage and rotation of crops. He
built up the farm, then sold out to
Mrs. ]. w. Lyle, and purchased
property between Hebron and Buck
eye Lake, where he. conducted
chicken and truck farm. Their
three children, Emmett, Mildred
and Joliet, survive. During his
residence here he was valued
member of the grange, and took
great interest in farm Institutes.
Until infrmities overlook him, he
attended the Morgan county fair,
reunions, and other public gather
ings here, where he could meet for
mer neighbors and friends, but
lately he has been unable to make
these trips.
Shooting Matches
In the early days men used
rifles more than at the present time.
Tales are told of the wonderful
craftsmanship Of the pioneers.
There were still many of the old
long rifles here, in our memory
muzzle leaders which took some
time to load If they missed the
first shot, the game was gone before
thev could reload Many of these
guns were rebored or bored out, and
used as shot guns. They shot hard
forward and kicked harder back
ward. Many women learned to han
die guns, for protection from wild
animals. in the absence of the men
folks of their family. OF late years
the daily papers tell of women
shooting their husbands, in the
cities. We suppose this is on ac
count of the closed season on other
animals.
''Grog Shops"
AT this time, January, 1888, when
the congress of the L. S. is meeting,
and the legislatures of many OF the
states are i'll session, and the wet
and dry question is being argued,
we might do we'll to mention the
fact that in the early days they sold
liquor at a house that stood in Ben
Haines' potato patch, near the Bear
run bridge. This was before the
government levied a tax on the
spirits and before they began to
adulterate. 1t is said men got pow
erful drunk, but they got over 1t.
We have heard old men tell OF
women doing many things in those
days contrary to the rules of the
church, but never woman did we
baar of getting drunk The old
house is gone, but we notice men
leave the village and be gone only
short time, when they return with
a flow of language that betokens
that they have found something
that has loosened the brakes on
their vocal organs. 1t don't seem
to make any difference which way
they go-one never sees the smoke
stacks of the breweries, or the beer
wagons with the blue ribbon team
of six gray horses.