Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-14

! ! Company NJ boys here, and
! it was largely through Bob
Naylor that he is coming.
| You people who cannot be
/ here for the celebration don't !
IL forget to tune An.
handsome, large family Bible and
numerous other things loaned by
Mrs. Alonzo Hanson. Mrs. A. W.
Sninn baby dress and slip, hose,
petticoat, etc., all over the century
mark This is only a partial list
of the many interesting things here.
At the Dover hat shop is a baby
dress, lis years old, worn by Kate
Finley's father, ssDock'' Cotton. The
wedding dress of Mrs. Mollie Huff
man, IS years old; a lovely blue
small pattern coverlid, belonging to
Kate Finley, which took fifth place
when displayed at a statewide show
in Columbus, some years ago. An
old sewing machine bought in
in 1912, one of the first in the coun-
Ity.
At Dougan's, a fan back chair,
$50 years cld, made in Virginia.
and brought to Ohio in 1888, by
DR.. w. E. Gatewood Also a spin
ming wheel made for Esther Gate
wood in 1886. A little paper lined
trunk, brought by Rev. Paul I.
Wachs' grandfather from Pennsyl-
vania more than 100 years ago. 1t
held all his earthly possessions: A
watch, 100 years old and land
grant signed by James Monroe to
the Meloy family, owned by Mrs.
Daisy Christman Devol.
In the window at the Mrs Eliza
beth Dover home is a dulcimer,
from the Murray family. some old
books, dishes, pictures and baby
bonnet, 100 years old, and worn by
several small Murrays and Dovers.
In the Dover produce, spinning
wheel and ladder back chair, 120
years old. A lovely big soup tureen
and ladle, (Mrs. Georgia Murray's)
A collection of Indian relics, a
squirrel rifle, 100 years old, candle
molds, $50 years old, Harry Done
| hOO's.
At the Red and White store (Ev-
eland's), spinning wheel, $50
years old, used in the Heintzelman n
! family. The tassels from the fu-
neral hearse of Abraham Lincoln,
Currier and Ives prints and other
Lillian and Grace woodward.
The big window at Miller's- fur
niture is filled with most interesting
objects. A big spinning wheel,
yarn winder, e.. F. Drake); split
bottom chair, that made two trips
in a covered wagon west; Bible,
1857, brought to Ohio by Anthony
Ethel, from Virginia in 1867; a
camel's hair trunk tWalter EtheD
A tip top table called candle ta-
BILE, an olive wood candle stick
made from wood from the Mt
of Olives, and camphor glass can
die stick, very rare, loaned by Mrs.
Mary Hughes. Mrs Maud Black. a
hand woven coverlid and some very
old books, dated 1898; one from
Scotland called Confession of
Faith" 1893.
| At the Central Market copper
tea kettle, 'cute" little iron pot or
candle dip, bellows for blowing up
the fire and an immense big pewter
platter, most of these belong to
Dolph Hook.
In the window at the Stanbery
pharmacy is a model fashioned to
represent the Muskingum river
near Council Rock" You see the
river, with it's RATS and canoes,
then across the grassy bank is the
log cabin of the settlers This was
made by Karl Godfrey; at the end
of the cabin is the chimney
stone shaped just as the old stone
chimneys in one corner, Council
rock, small, but very similar to
the one down the river, the Indian
tepees, Indians on foot and on
ponies, the yoke of oxen hitched to
the covered wagon, present very
realistic picture of early times.
| The other window here contains
among other things, collection OF
arrow heads, fiints, ETC., w. N. By
ers. A grandfather's clock from
the Deaver family at Deavertown,
greatly priced by Mr.. Stanbery, and
turn key for pulling teeth, loaned
by DR.. King, and warranted to send
shivers up your spine on the hot
test day.
In the window of the Archer
plumbing shop see the old tin cir
cular bath tub. This tub was found
by Mr.. Archer many years ago in
the building now occupied by the
Archer grocery where once was 10
Gated a tin shop, perhaps the first
| tinsmith here. 1t is about three
and a half feet in diameter, and
looks about like an upturned chick
en- brooder and not as deep.
In Sears pharmacy is sword
cane and small pocket pistol, own
ed by Foster Edwards. Mr.. Ed
wards came to the Ohio country in
1916, and settled in Deerfield town
ship. He was man of considerable
means for the times. When coming
here he brought all his money in
gold coin and carried it in belt
around his waist. When crossing
| the mountains he was attacked by a
highwayman but was successful in
fighting him of and arrived In Nor
gan county with all his money,
about $1,000. A very fine brocad-
ed vest and seal skin cap, owned by
James A. Mcconnell, the only son
OF Robert Mcconnell, the founder
OF our town. A few autographs
from the collection OF Stanbery Al
derman, who has more than 1000
OF persons identified with the history
Of Morgan county. Among these
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