Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-22
Morgan County Thursday

not be seen. The church and school
house were in plain sight but the
village was around the hill, bit
too far to be in sight. In our young
er days we went on errands, such as
to the village store and blacksmith
shop. Later we needed no errand
| to get us there.
! By referring to the plat we find
| that Main street is south of the
state road, and since our recollec-
ton the street has been closed Be-
fore we forget it, let us tell you that
all the houses in the village at the
present time, are not i'll the plat of
the village. The county atlas pub
lished somewhere about 1875, gives
the land or home owners at that
time-Jas. K. Paxton, E. Kirk, Isa-
bella Jenkins, John Snedaker, L.
Camp, E. and d. Adams, and L. Da-
Wis. At one time, and perhaps we
should say for some time, this was a
very busy village. Threshing ma
chimes, wind mills and wagons were
made here as we'll as other imple-
ments, and tools used on the farms.
A tannery on the present site of the
residence of the G. d. Nichols fam
lily. where Mr. Stevens tanned hides.
We have been told that the old watts
are still in the basement, or under
the house This was for many years
the A J Scott home-the Stevens
house in early days.
Some of our readers will remem
ber Andy. who took great pleasure
In debating The Kinks who lived
where Raymond Belts and family
now reside, were. 50 far as we can
remember of hearing, the only
Quakers ever resident Of the village,
or perhaps the township. They kept
a small store and during the life of
the husband of Granny" we think
he was a doctor and sold drugs. ALL
ter his death Granny kept theI
store which perhaps at this time
would be called "Shoppe," where
she sold candy, cookies, and we re-
member of the late j. b. Farra tell
ing of concoction which the boys
called s'finger beer ~ was made
by mixing ginger and water and
perhaps some other ingredients
which J. b. did not remember. I'll
got its name from the fact that
Granny stirred it with her finger.
Lafe Lindimore related to us that
the old lady had almanacs of each
year for many years back. and that
she gave him one Of the year int
which he was born.
The Kinks were buried in the To-
cal cemetery, but for some reason
they had an aversion to being bur
led with folks Of other denomina
tions, and their graves are on thet
very edge of the grounds along
what is known as the Bear Run
road No monument or marker was
ever placed at the graves. Those
who have taken care OF the ceme-
terry have kept rough stone at the
head of each grave.
There has been some discussion
among the present generation as toI
which is the oldest house il the vii
lage. 1t seems the house now own
ed by Hazel Best, and occupied by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.. E.
Best, has the majority or superfuity
of evidence. This was for many
years the home of w. B. (Boone)
Smith, and family. The house wasl
repaired before Mr.. and Mrs. Best
moved in. The residence in the op-I
posite end of the village, owned and
occupied by A. J. Lindimore, is in
the race for first place. We might
say that these houses by their looks
and condition would seem to have
been built much later than some OF
more recent years. The Lindimore
house, we understand, was where
the late Hiram and Frank McGrath
first saw the light of day.
Likely no citizen has been recall
ed more than Jas. X. Paxton. Wei
account for this from the fact that
he not only run the store, but was
the Squire and if we mistake not
was one of the old time school teach
ers.
(To be continued)