Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-10-05

a chore to gather it up and add it to
the great amount that has never
been written. While we have al
ways contended the man who does a
good job as a farmer, the woman
who works beside him to make his
efforts successful, are just as i'm
portant as those who have gone
high in cducation-the law, min
istry, medicine or what not. There
has been SO many who have, and
are good farmers that space would
not permit us mentioning them all
so we feel we must leave them out
but we feel we should mention
some Of the men who have gone
high in other vocations such as the
law. We find that our township
has been the birthplace of We be-
lieve, more lawyers than of any 9TH
er profession.
While our township has been
churched to the limit, if our men,
ory serves us right, there has been
but few men who chose the ministry
for their life's work. OF these men
we believe, Rev. Henry Muchmore
lived in his boyhood days at least
on the farm now owned by B. +.
Reed, at the top of Cotton hill, on
route rs. We wish we could give an
extended account of this mans life
and works, but we do know that he
rose from farm boy to moderator OF
the Presbyterian church of the
United States. Only a few years ago
we asked a minister of the Presby-
terian church as to when he was
moderator, and the said minister
had never heard of him. / am still
wondering if any of our readers
have a history of this man. If you
have, please let us have it for pub
lication.
Rev. Thomas Martin was the
son of Thomas and Jerusha Gallon
Martin 1t was told of him that
he would not go to school and when
married had a limited knowledge of
what most folks think is educa-
ton. He was married to Ruth
Smith and lived here several years
thereafter, during which time he
worked on the farms as day Ia
borer You will note we are writ
ing without dates. Sometimes we
think dates immaterial. You don't
remember them long any way.
Tommy as he was known to folks
here, lost has mother when a small
child and was taken into the home
of his grandparents, which may
have accounted for his not offend
ing school. During the years he
worked as a farm hand the family
saw lean years. He had been prom
inent in affairs of the Meigs church
for some time before his ordination
into the ministry. The ordination
service was held in the Meigs
church. By help of his wife and dill
igent study, he gained quite a rep
utation as minister Of the Chris
tian church, filling pastorates in
some of the larger churches. He
learned dentistry and worked at
that as side line. His death oc-
Cured several years ago at Hunt
ington, W. Va, where his widow
and some of his children still reside.
Allow us to again say that the
biggest man, or woman, is the one
who never feels so big they can't
see and appreciate the old home
folks, who stayed at homeland in
many cases helped the others climb.
We often hear someone speak or
someone else who feels big, proud
and SO on. Don't try any of that on
us-unless you have someone with
you to tell US what you are doing
as we are not acquainted with that
kind of acting.
Mechanics
While Bristol has had many who
have been proficient in their line Of
work, we believe if left to a vote
Hiram and Frank McGrath who
were born at, or in Meigs, would
lead the list, as the work Of their
hands which is scattered over the
county-and perhaps country will
show. 1t seems that it must have
been a family trait-which leads us
to wonder if we have told you of the
old saw mill which was on the creek
at the Lindimore bridge, which the
McGraths run. Anyway it is told
that Mrs. McGrath hauled logs and
worked on mill the same as her hus-
band. In fact at one time Mr.. Nc
Grath was sick-or crippled and his
wife took full charge, which leads
to the fact that in those days there
were few crimes committed, which
a friend accounts for by saying "Ev-
erybOdy was busy and had no time
to think of Or do crime-an idle
brain is the DEVILS work shop
ITO be contfnued)