Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-01-12
Morgan Thursday


will laugh at our using the word
art, in connection with grubbing,
chopping and so on, but we feel
that the man who changed thicket
into beautiful field of grain or
grass, is as much an artist as the
man who with prusn and paints
spreads on canvas a beautiful pic
ture. We have in our township
such a man, William Yauger. AS
he Summarized, perhaps we should
not tell when he was born: at any
! rate his age is not bothering him
much. If you want proof of this,
help him cut wood few days.
Born in West Virginia, coming to
Bristol with his brother Phillip in
! 1915, they bought and moved to
! the D. w. Lawrence farm on Bear
Run. This farm had been allowed
| to grow up with brush. and some OF
! it had outgrown the brush size.
/ Someone said to one of the boys
that they would need lot of stock,
when he replied: cit looks like we
/ would need an ak apiece worse than
stock" They not only had axes
and saws and used them, but when
they got through with field they
could NOW over it with moving
machine, and not have to slide
around stumps. They sold $685.
worth of walnut timber, and If wal
nut was the same price now as at
that time, Will could do it again
For several years the Yauger broth
ers and T. E. Sines were in part
nership, keeping nice herd of
dairy cows. After the death of
Phillip, Will and Tom, they con-
tinued the partnership. After the
Sines' bought and moved to Bloom,
Will kept and continues to keep
herd of cows, but lets the calves do
the milking, selling the past two
seasons for baby beef.
Mrs. Baker who keeps house for
her brother is also an artist in
1cooking, but most especially III
"soda biscuit baking.
! Reading from the old record that
we have been quoting from in for
mer issues, we find something of in
terest each time we open the book.
Here is some more: Bargained with
David W.Lyons for two months at
SIS per month, and boarding, Oct.
2, 1889. Oct. 8, 1889, commenced
teaching. = Alexander Chambers,
clerk. Bargained with Phebe Ridg-
ley for one dollar per week, the
one-half to be paid out of the funds
and the balance by subscription,
April Is, 184O-Alexander Cham
bers, clerk
At a meeting of voters of the dis
trict held this day pursuant to pub
lie notice, at the old school house
on VIM Chambers farm, Samuel
Paxton was called to the chair. The
report of the school directors of the
last year having been read, the
voters present proceeded to the
election of school directors for the
ensuing year, whereupon it appear
ed that Levi Robinson, Ephraim
Johnston and Benjamin Workman
were duly elected. Sept. IS. 1910.
Samuel Paxton, clerk: Alexander
Chambers, clerk. Sept. "a, 1910.
The school directors having met at
the old school house, and each hav-
ing in the presence of the other two
sworn to faithfully discharge the
duties of their office, they proceed
ed to choose a chairman and dis
trict clerk and treasurer, whereupon
Levi Robinson was appointed chair
man; Ephraim Johnston, district
clerk and treasurer. = Ephraim
Johnston, clerk. Nov. 2, 1910.
Bargained with Jas. K Paxton to
teach an English school District No
8, Bristol township, for the sum of
SIS per month, and board himself.
To commence the 23rd of November
1S40.-Ephraim Johnson, clerk.
You will note that in the last case
the clerk spelled his name Johnson,