Farmers of Lawrence County, Ohio Series

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On Federal creek met Robert Neely. He is a sociable man, was sorry couldn't enjoy his company longer. Wm. McKinley is closing in on his Fall work, and enjoys the world as it comes. J. H. Trusdell has a good comfortable home, and is no doubt doing well. His daughter Ada is teaching school near C. H. Turley's and is well liked; has about 40 pupils. Chas. Miller says apple crop failing makes it hard with the farmers. Nehemiah Daniel's house burned October 29. Mr. D. lost all his goods and effects; he has the sympathy of the community; he barely escaped with life and his two grand children.

           J. W. Blake has a flourishing trade, if last Tuesday was an average day. G. C. Varnum was in dry goods to his elbows, and there is no reason it shouldn't be so for Girard is a clever gentleman, and has a good store. The Center house is the only hotel, and it is a good place to shop at. C. W. Swain is the boss blacksmith. M. Darling accommodates the citizens with coal as fast as he can bring it in. G. P. Trumbo has quit the railroad and is teaming. G. W. Swisher is clearing a piece of new ground. J. D. Clark (better known as Pete) reports his crop; 1200 bushels of corn; 405 bush. Wheat, 35 tons hay; 425 bushels oats; has 25 hogs, 15 cattle; sowed 65 bushels wheat; raised 175 bushels potatoes on 1 ¼ acres, under straw; says it is less work and no trouble with bugs; planted the last year 1700 apple trees; is replanting what died. Mr. C. is a good farmer, and just as clever as when he was in the grocery biz.

           C. C. Bowen is not farming very extensively; had 10 acres corn, 250 bushels; 6 tons hay. Mr. B. is not enjoying the health required to do much farm work. He is, also, slightly prohibition. R. W. Wylie runs his cooper shop right along, although he can't ship a keg. Everything seems well with him. Dr. Thomas attends to the wants of the sick in his part of the county. The Dr. is a jolly fellow, and asked about a great many of his fellow teachers while he was in that profession. J. F. Drummond teaches the Athalia school, and is well pleased with his situation which is a strong indication he is doing good work. James Miller is probably the oldest man in the village. A Paxton lives back in the country and from his appearances lives well. J. B. Pine has moved from Slate creek to his new home. I sampled his honey and pronounce it fine. Samuel Swain has sold his farm and will try his fortune in the west next Spring.

           E. Harriger, his son-in-law, went to the Hot Springs sometime ago, and his wife will probably join him the latter part of this month. H. C. Brown has built him a fine commodious dwelling above high water mark. Mr. Brown raised a fine crop of red peach blow potatoes, under straw, the largest I ever saw; planted 15th June; wheat crop fair, 300 bushels from 18 acres and has sown 15 acres. Tells of Capt. Gillett raising 250 kinds of potatoes from peach blow potato balls. Mr. B. attended the Foraker meeting and returned the same night. J. O. Gillett had an average crop. His pear crop very good; had about forty bushels. John Guthrie is suffering considerably from rheumatism; has had it more or less for 10 years; has improved his house by repainting and a tin roof. Albert Guthrie attends the farm and looks after things generally.

           Israel P. Cross has a comfortable farm and ranks among the good fellows of Rome township. Mrs. Watson, a daughter of Ex-Commissioner Andy Miller, has given her house a coat of buff paint, trimmed with red, which adds beauty to the premises. She has also built a small house for a tenant in her orchard. M. Varnum, one of the best carpenters of that part of the county, is doing the carpenter work, and T. R. Baker, the boss painter, is giving it a shine. R. Gardner has the finest two-year-old colt in the county, if I am a judge; weight, 1046 lbs.; its of the Norman stock. "Mr. G., your colt is fine, what about your crop?" "My wheat rather light-- 241 bushels from 26 acres; sowed 10 acres this year; corn, common crop, 24 acres of it; had 3 acres of potatoes, about 150 bushels; had a good crop of peaches and a good pear crop; 25 bushels at least. I have 6 horses, 36 cattle and 29 hogs." "Mr. G. you have a beautiful grove." "Yes, only it is getting too thick." Miss Carrie Gardner is teaching the Beulah school, and has a good school.

           L. D. Morrison, formerly one of Lawrence county's best Commissioners, is in a fair state of health; says his crop of oats, corn and potatoes only fair; hay crop very good. A. Gillett and his wife will start in a few days to Kismut, Tenn., to visit D. H. Waddell, will be gone till late Spring. R. W. Bell attends to the farm, and knows how, too. C. H. Hall, one of the best farmers in the county, reports 7 acres of potatoes, from which he took 800 bushels; has fine Holstein calf. Has fine poultry, among which are 30 Bronze turkeys. Mr. H., like Mr. B. talks prohibition if you give him a chance. Joe Turley, (Treasurer elect) has some old hay baled and ready to ship when the Ohio becomes navigable. Mr. T. has a pleasant little family, and he seems to enjoy himself and not a jar to mar his happiness. J. R. B. Turley has one of the best garden farms in Quaker Bottom; he had 1 acre in cabbage, but can't boast any of its size; 1 ½ acres sweet potatoes rather slim crop; 12 acres of melon this year, thinks as good as any in the state; has melons to market yet. Thinks all kinds of marketing brought better prices this year.

           L. D. and J. P. Eaton report their crop as follows: 500 bushels wheat, 175 of oats, 35 tons hay, 55 acres corn; think it will average 45 bushels to the acre. Eaton & Bro. are clever boys. A. Waddle has a good orchard, but a total failure this year; other crops about as his neighbors. Theodore Gillett had a corn crop; raised 60 bushels beans, good hay; has 50 fine looking Southdown sheep; had 1200 bbls. Apples last year, but can't have an apple dumpling this year. Ex-Sheriff Rose has built a new house and thrown the old one out the window. He claims a reasonable crop; has sown 40 acres of wheat and seeding to grass; the Captain is getting quite corpulent. His son Will is teaching at Rockwood and Bent on Wolfe creek, 3 miles from home. Will rides eight miles every morning to his school. J. Q. Holderby is working on the pike above Quaker Bottom.

           C. H. Turley picked 23 barrels of apples; sold $350 worth peaches; had 150 bushels wheat; sown 20 acres; corn crop not good, 15 stands bees doing well this Fall. Mrs. Turley thinks the white aster honey turns to sugar. Mr. T. has a fine home, and everything was in good trim. P. L. Turley has the prettiest young orchard and the neatest trimmed orchard I have seen in all my (this years') wandering. I have reference to the one on the hill. J. Q. Miller reports corn short, wheat and oats fair. Wm. Lee hauls coal to Proctorville; that is a cold name, but W. has a warm heart. Aaron Hoover went to Huntington, last Thursday, to visit relatives. Mr. H. is receiving a good pension on account of the loss of his hearing. J. W. Cox, one of the oldest and among the most popular of Lawrence county's pedagogues, is teaching on Paddy creek.

           Rev. T. Hornton arrived at Proctorville, last Wednesday evening, from Wichita, Kansas, on a short visit with Rev. De Selm; brought Clara May De Selm, the daughter of the Rev. De S. with him and will return with her this week. Chas. W. Eckhart and Emma W. Kaneff were united as one, at the bride's residence, Nov. 3. Rev. De Selm performed the marriage ceremony. Mayor Ollum is still on deck and the same jolly fellow, of the rare old style. P. M. Parker is a clever gentleman, but his politics are not good. Dr. Ricketts is on the go all the time, yet it don't reduce his weight. The Doctor still remembers of assisting Dr. Branson in picking the burned powder out of ye editorial countenance. R. W. Magee raised a large crop of hay--has 200 tons baled. "Rufe" is the same wherever you meet him. Dr. Reynolds has gone west. Dr. Atkinson, of Scott Town, has taken his office and will soon move to Proctorville. Dr. Feurt is having his share of the sick folks to attend to.

           G. D. Bush runs the mill and is having all he can do and is making good goods. Young Bush, like his father, is an upright miller. Asa Thomas is clerking in Reynold's store. I enjoyed a few minutes quite hugely with him. C. E. Watters had just returned from Cincinnati from visiting some friends that were sick. E. F. Gillen looks as hearty as ever. Mr. G. made a host of friends by refusing to be a candidate for Treasurer. Chas. Wilgus laughed about Squire Walters, Judge Green and the cider story. Mr. Martin has the telephone in his store. I tried it and could hear F. E. Hayward laugh a distance of 22 miles as plainly as if in his store. The stores all have a good stock on hands, and are seemingly busy. Now last but by no means the least, in Proctorville, come our own former Ironton boy, John Lucas. John has a fine drug store, a good trade, and must be doing well. Says he couldn't live without the REGISTER, so be sure to send him one a week.

           Met A. T. Null, of Platform, taking home a load of apple trees from P. L. Turley's nursery. They were fine looking trees. Mr. N. is one of the good fellows of Platform, and I noticed his place, a few days ago as I passed, was in fine order. J. R. Frampton, of Rockwood, is buying in all the corn as the farmers bring it to him. Mr. F. doesn't look at it, but he feels of it. Several of the citizens of Rockwood work in Huntington, among whom are Messrs. Newman, Rodgers, Ullum and Hagerman. J. L. Darling moved from near Proctorville, below Rockwood on the Kouns farm, where Geo. Winn has been living. Has sown 48 bushels of wheat and has just got the git-up in him to make a farmer. He is a daisy, good fellow.

           S. S. V. Davidson thinks he understands fence repairing to perfection; thinks better break colts before hauling rails with them. Squire Remy has a fine, large hog; had just finished sowing wheat, last Saturday. Peter Leighty has opened a coal bank on his farm. Mr. L. has a fine orchard, and is not neglecting it because it is barren this year. Mrs. Geo. H. Willis wants to buy about two acres of ground, with a good house on it. E. T. Edwards farms well, and takes care of what his farm produces: John Ricketts' well gave out and he hauls water with horse and sled. Mr. R. quoted scripture too fast for me.

           The schools not heretofore noted are: G. W. O'Neil at Millersport, enrollment 30; J. Guthrie, assistant, with an enrollment of 45; both doing well. Mr. O'Neil has the reputation of being an excellent teacher. Miss Remy is teaching below Bradrick, and not at Chesapeake, as stated last week. Misses Lettie Allison and Sadie H. Boothe have charge of the schools at Chesapeake. The schools of Lawrence county, as far as I could learn, are all in a flourishing condition. Omitted to state in the proper place that C. T. Adams has moved back from the west and bought the widow Locy farm on Paddy creek. Wm. Locy is still in the huckstering trade; does his trading in Huntington. Warren Hall has a fine pulling team of matched sorrels. Mr. H. reports a good crop of melons and sweet potatoes. W. T. Smith, of Burlington, is teaching at Louisa, Ky. He came down to deposit his ballot for Gov. Foraker and the straight ticket.

           G. M. Noble, of the firm of Noble & McCown, Huntington, says they have made 800,000 brick this year, and will continue to make brick all Winter in their dry house. They have furnished brick for several large buildings in Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. Noble are both from Lawrence county, and therefore can't do without the REGISTER. R. C. Shoup has a jewelry store here and is doing first ra.....