Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

District No. 2. On the morning Of
our story he, as was his habit stop
ped to see how they were. They
were at breakfast. After entering
the room he was seated where he
could see what was on the table
which was as reported very scant.
He went on to his school. At the
noon hour he went to, the store in
the village where he purchased the
groceries he felt they needed the
most-sugar, coffee and SO on, leav-
ing them as he returned home.
After supper he went to. the home
of neighbor, Web Lawrence, and
reported conditions. On the NOR
row Mr.. Lawrence hitched to his
wagon and went out among the
neighbors and gathered up their
offerings-"enough to help them
through the winter"
Allow us to stop here to tell you
they had trustees then-but it was
considered a disgrace to be or, the
township. He, never stopped study
ing, and thinking, even after he had
passed the four score, he was read
ing and posted on the events of the
day, and was interviewed by folks
! carrying on in schools, colleges, poll
tics and so on Not only interview
ed, but advice and suggestions were
needed and utilized with profit. He
| was twice married, first to Flora
Paxton, who died following child
birth, as did also the child. Later
he married Lucy Sevall, who with
one son, Prof. E. E. Roberts, of the
| Bethany college, West Virginia
and two grandchildren, Marilyn ant
Richard Roberts, survive him. AL
low us to tell you Mrs. Roberts il
custodian of much record of no
only the early life of the township
as related by him, but Of mucl
which she has compiled during TIL
past more than half century. HI
served the township ably as clerl
: and accessor.
Il George P. Roberts was mai
who was not appreciated to the full
n extent, while he lived. Now, AM
through the coming years, hi
n teaching and expressions will liv'
7 in hearts and memories of lovet
ones-neighbors and their children
: No Bears Now
: If you are thinking of going bea
hunting don't come to Bristol town
ship, as the last bears were killet
i hNy nv
, great grandfather of the Hardestys
, How fitting the last ones were kill
: ed on Bear run, at the Coppera
: rocks-or "Bear den." If you hav
any clothes suitable to having ;
good time in, include Bristol town
ship in your itinerary. See Bea
run. We would be glad to act a
guide. We feel we are competent
having climbed nearly every fenc
: in the township. The bigger tn
: crowd, the less we charge.
i And now comes Jas. e. Lindi
more whom we at Muttonburg hav
always know as Jim Ed" and tell
, the following bear story as related
E perhaps we should say relayed from
his Grandmother Jenkins, to hi
mother, and then to him, as we ge
the story: Some men found NEST
of bears in a hollow log; one man
Perce Miller, stood on the log wit
an ak, and the others showed ther
out AS they came out Miller hi
them in the head with the ak. FrOr
that day on it has been Bear rur
: where much history has been made
where many good men and wome,
have lived, labored and won, no
only a sustenance-but won homo
greater than many who have file
: high official offices es-honorablt
= hcnes men and women whose great
est ambition was to raise a brOo
who would carry on, as did thei
| forefathers-God's aristocracy-
yet we have never been sure the
did it. Somehow we have alway
looked on that generation as just
little higher than the one of whic
we have been a part.
Daniel M. Sprague
While we had much to do wit
him, we can't remember where h
! was bOrn-but we are sure he cam