Flax and wool were both raised and processed at home for We .ring apparel. Weaver  of cloth, carpets and bed spreads was an almost dailey occupation. When trees became scarce: a coal mine was opened "down in the woods' which still is in operation, The story came by word of mouth that so dense was the forest and under growth when the first settlers arrived, that it took them three days (some five) to cat their way from Morristown to their destination, about six miles away, Corn had to be ground at Morristown, flour had to be hauled from St.., Clairsville, and the nearest neighbor was a mile away. The name of Robert Plummer Sr. is seen often in the Stillwater monthly meeting minutes, He was the first recorder of births and deaths being appointed in 1809. Robert Plummer Jr, used to go once a year to buy shoes in Barnesville for his brood., He guessed at sizes, brought home a big sack full of various kinds, dumped them on the floor end told the children to fit themselves. They were all straight shoes, no rights nor lefts, so that by changing each day from one foot to the other, they wore longer. When the early trait became a road, it passed immediately in front of the house, dividing the farm. Drovers and tramps were frequent guests and none were ever turned away. But the latter were granted but one room (which frequently had to be deloused) and to this day it is still called the "tramps room", where they were locked in. The droves of cattle were turned into the fields. "Aunt Martha Leek", a neighbor, and Rachel (Plummer) Eagle both spent their last years at he old house. As was pretty general in those days both smoked tobacco in pipes. It used to be the duty of the oldest grand daughter to fill and light these pipes. A mischievous tole is told of one of these old ladles, We do not know which. One night she had a "Boy friend" who was apparently staying over night. They sat one on each side of the big fireplace in the living room. It got later and later. Conversation languished and died, Finally she said "I wish thee would go to bed, I want to take my smoke" He replied " I have been waiting for thee to go to bed so I could take mine," So both !it their pipes, visited as they smoked and puffed the smoke up the chimney so the family would not know how long they sat up. Once in the earlier days when it was customary for Friends as well as otters to use a "home Brew" of some sort to regale the harvest hands. little Robert, Plummer Jr. was sent to the fields with the jug. His curiosity was aroused probably more than once on the way and he sampled the contents. They found him in a drunken stupor, Horrified at what had happened, his step father banned forever any intoxicant on the farm. About three months after Rachel Plummer became a widow, Caleb Engle who was recently a widower with several children, met her at meeting and expressed some sympathy for her, He also hinted that they might possibly become interested in each other. She was offended at such a suggestion but he added "Oh I know thee isn't thinking of such things yet, but thee's still young and goodlooking and somebody is going to get thee, and I wanted my name in first." He not only got it in first but last also and in two years they married. The families mingled till her youngest child said many years afterwards that there was such harmony they could never have told which parent claimed which children. Compiled by Laura Hoyle  Cambridge Ohio - 100 - A QUAKER CENTENNIAL Mount Pleasant, Ohio, May 5th, 1900. This year forms toe centenary of the first meeting for worship of the Society of Friends in Ohio, and the North west territory. This meeting was held, five miles from this place at Concord, and was held under the spreading branches of a tree., Those who formed the gathering sat on newly hewed logs, It was held near the tent of Jonathan Taylor, who afterward removed to Short Creek near this place, and then the meeting house was removed here. The first meeting house was built in 1804. Among the early settlers in this section, the Society of Friends formed a. considerable portion, in regards to numbers and influence., By their industry and thrift, they soon transformed the wilderness into a community of prosesous homes. Their intense religious fervor and fidelity to defend convictions of right made them a strong power in shaping the contour of thought about them, These Friends streamed to this section from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina,, Those coming from the south sought a more rigorous climate that their children might grow up free from slavery associations, In 1806, the Society was prosperous and they purchased ten acres of ground, and one year later the short creek meeting house 45' by 70' was built at a cost of $2000, In the beautiful burying ground at that place are to be found generation after generation of worshippers. In 1807, idea Short Creek quarterly meeting was organized, consisting of the five monthly meeting of Concord, Short creek, Salem and Miami, Ohio, and West branch. in Iowa. The Ohio yearly meeting was set off from the Baltimore yearly meeting in 1812 and the first yearly meeting was held at Short creek a year later, During the years 1815 -16 a large brick meeting house capable of seating 2500 people was erected here. The friends settled here in such large numbers and spread out to points for miles, that they still predominate these communities. This was an under ground railroad station, and as early as 1817 slaves would get across the river and strike out for this place, and be helped on to Canada. These fugitives increased year after year, and as none that ever got to Mt. Pleasant were ever recaptured, this station became famous, The first anti slavery convention in Ohio was held her in 1837, In 1821, Benjamin Lundy who lived here then, began the publication of the "Genius of Universal Emancipation", the first genuine abolition paper in the United States. The records of 1814J5 tell of the marriage of Lundy to Esther Lewis, The mother of Anna Dickinson lived here. Shortly after 1830, Benjamin Ladd, a Quaker, established two colonies of manumitted slaves at Hayti and Stillwater. Edwin N. Stanton's grandparents were early settlers here. The late Congressman Updegraff and the present Congressman J. J. Gill came from this stock. One of Mr. Gill's ancestors established the first silk mill - 101 - in the United States here in 1841 Abbie Flanners the Quaker maiden with whom Fits-Green Halleck had a romantic leap year correspondence in verse in 1836, lived and died here. This place has furnished eight members of the Legislature, two State Senators, Three Lieutenant Governors and Benjamin Stanton once a member of Congress from the Bellfontaine district The millionaire Senator William Sharon of Nevada was born near here. Copied from Barnesville Enterprise of May 10, 1900 Written by Elizabeth C. Hartley. - 102 - JONATHAN T. AND ABIGAIL STEER SCHOFIELD Jonathan and Abigail Schofield moved from the Aaron Frame home to the brick one half mile below the Boarding school before 1863. There is no history of when this house was built, It was two stories with six rooms and a lean to kitchen built over a good spring. It faced the east and had two doors on the front and was well lighted as all the early built homes were. It burned about the year 1894. The occupants, Perley Pickett and Rebecca Schofield Pickett barely escaping with their lives. Uncle Jonathan was the first agent here of the Provident Mutual Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Pa., when it was established in 1865. Our father failed to pass the physical examination alien examined for insurance and yet lived to be nearly ninety years of age. The first story of the barn was built in 1863 and was used for a place to crush cane for molasses. The mill was a large horizontal one getting the power from four horses attached to sweeps in the basement. This crushing was operated the entire twenty four hours. Our Aunt; Abigail did the work at the boiling shed. About 1865 or 1866 the other story was raised on the barn. Amasa and Thompson Frame doing the carpenter work. This required a large force or men to raise the cents when put together, forty feet long and sixteen or eighteen feet high. Strong poles with spikes in the end ware used to assist In the raising when the bents was beyond using the hands. It was found that while the work was in progress, that a mortice was not in place in the sill of the basement, so another hod to be made wish all possible speed so as not to keep the men waiting too long. When the boreing machine was brought Peter Sears. an Uncle of William H. Sears, offered to use it. Though not a vary strong man in appearance, he was not lacking in energy and quickness and rapidly completed the work. Though this occurred more than seventy five years ago it is as vivid to me as though it had been yesterday. Uncle Jonathan had one daughter, Rebecca dued in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1899. Written by Anna M. Hoge William G. Steer - 103 - ANECDOTE OF #1-2 SCHOOLS No. 1 and "No., 2 Schools were supported and taught mostly by Friends. My mother, Deborah H. B. Stanton, taught at No, 1 as early as 1862 and 1863. The effect of the Civil War was felt in the school. The younger children had more time to play besides recess and noon. These were about six or seven years of age and they would line up on each side one for the North and one for the South and fight with stones. They called the two parties Butternuts (the southern) and the Unionists. Mother could only stop the school battle while in the building for as soon as they were out they were at it again. While Mother taught at No, 1 they dismissed school one day because of Morgans raid. He was supposed to be headed for that section. it was interesting to note that those who sympathized with the south made as much haste as anyone to hide their horses too, One party hid his horses by cutting trees across a small hollow and putting the horses under it similar to a cave. During the time my mother, Deborah H. B. Stanton, taught at No. 1 and No 2, she had eight step-children and myself as pupils--not all at one term. When I taught at No., 1 the average attendance was 50 during the winter term. The winter term was for five months and the older pupils did not go daring the spring and summer. These schools had a teacher and an assistant. Old No. 1 building stood about 100. ft, southwest of the present brick building. Some of the teachers were: Sara Bailey, Lindley Bailey, Pearley Pickett, Joe Bundy, Mary C. (Bundy) Smith, Sarah (Stanton) Hall. Related by Mary C. (Bundy) Smith and Contributed by Dorothy L. Holloway Wheeling, W. Va. - 104 - COPY OF A LETTER T0 MARGARE BAILEY - FROM ANNA SEARS My dear Niece; We were at Isaac Stubbs on a visit a short time ago, and Elizabeth had these writings of by father read. She also said thee had said thee would like very much to have them., My grandaughter Anna Milhouse heard it and said she would copy them for me, which she has done and we are about to send them to thee by Tilman and R. E. Patterson, as they talk of starting to Barnesville, Ohio soon, or tomorrow evening. I suppose thee has heard of the peaceful state of day fathers mind during is last sickness. I am still here at Robert Millhouse; and they are all very kind to me which makes it a pleasant home. In much love to thee, Edmund, and the girls, I remain, Thy Aunt Anna Sears Aunt Anna Sears was a daughter of the kidnapped boy and a sister to Uncle Henry, who was Margaret Bailey's father and Sara M. Bailey's grandfather Extracts of the writings follow. These extracts are in his own words, except when it seemed better to leave out a word or words to bring out the meaning intended more perfectly or grammatically, and very few were changed at all in what we wrote for we wanted it as nearly as possible in his own words. TO AUNT MARGARET BAILEY. A short account of some particulaers of my past life, I thought it might be proper for me to relate for the encouragement of others in some such travail. I may say by the account of my parents, that I was born in the County of Pitt in the state of North Carolina, within eleven miles of Pamlico Sound, and was bred up in those parts where there was no preaching of the gospel, or scarcely a profession of any sort of persuasion, for at the buryings of the dead, some man that could read pretty well, use to take the Bible and read a chapter and then they covered up the corpse. I well remember that when my grandfather John Knowis was buried, a man by the name of Jorden Shepherd read the sermon. Although I was but eight or nine years old, I well remember a great many words of the sermon as it was called, and I noticed his eyes as he read along. How he raised them off from the reading and turned them to the grave, which I thought was some profit or good to the dead as I noticed him doing it many times, I have thought of these things many times since I have had more knowledge of these things, and have thought many times since that if he had lifted his eyes towards heavan, whether it would not have engrafted into me as perfect as it did to see him cast them to the grave. For I thought that he done that for some good to the dead. Now it appears as plain to my view as it did then, though nothing but a child, I have heard say, "train up a child in the way that we want it to go and it will scarcely over depart from it all," - 105 - If they should, it leases this behind, my parents taught me better things I have had to thank them many times for not allowing me to use any profane words, or go to frolics or dancing, Although they were not clear of them themselves, especially on my father's part. He was brought up a sailor and without any literal education. I have heard them say when he was married to my mother that he did not know his letters and never went to school a day in his life Yet, before he died, it appeared that he knew the Scriptures throughout by heart, James M. Round of Barnesville, Ohio told me that he would not begrudge a vast sum if he could know and remember the scriptures as well as my father. For, says he, he is the best scriptures that great reformation that took piace with both of my parents, which was well pleasing to me, I trust that I have cause to believe that my father departed his life in a happy station so now I may go on. I may say we lived there awhile until the Revolutionary War. My father was drafted., and by consent of both he chose to hire; paid away almost everything they possessed. At length the wars were ended. Then sprang up some persuasions of Met hodists and Baptist, which I did often frequent the meetings of. It did not appear to me that their mode and manner of worship and the ground work of their religion, did agree with the little manifestations that were revealed in me. For then I thought there appeared to be some bonds, that I was encompassed with, though they would tell me to join Society and get religion. There a appeared something within me that told me to get good well rounded religion before I joined. For fear I might join and never be in possession of a other than the name. So I went on without the wells of any society until I was twenty years old, By this time my parents heard of a settlement of Quakers, so called, about sixty miles distant. Although by this time, they had heard some accounts of such people and had read some accounts of them in some books, My father took a journey out to see them, and when he came among them, he was very much pleased with their comliness and order. He attended one of their meetings, which suited him so well that he come end made ready and moved within twelve miles of Contentny meeting house. My parents, brothers and sisters than became members. By request and. birthright, I have had cause to look over the different professors of Christ, How many would be willing to stand their ground in the world if there was to arise some invasions of a very high power, which was going through the country destroying all who professed the name of Christ? Those who stand undaunted and unshaken at the point of the sword and muzzles of guns are the true volunteers of those who profess Christ. I know for my own part, it was a great while before I could appear permanent enough to stand it, for I often brought it to the bedside as I could get it to try any punctuality by, when at the same time allowing myself but one night to try it in. Supposing that the sun had set to rise no more with - 106 - me. This has been the case many times and caused the floods of tears to flow from my eyes and bedew my pillow, before I could witness a submitting of this permanent standing which says "come life, come death, come whatever may come, and welcome, if I have my blessed Lord and dear Redeemer on my side, I care not who is against me. For blessed be his Holy name forever, for he made himself manifest to me in various ways, even when the devil was putting his bait and feeding me on Deism, with a Scrupulous opinion of a mediator, He was pieased in his great and ever blessed condescending mercy, to lead me away in the vision of the night and show himself to me and his standings that it might assert to me in reality. For he (Christ) was standing a little space below the great Creator of Heaven and earth, between him and the crowd I was in, standing of the outside with the dreadfulest feelings that every mortal had to be sure, my tongue is not able to express, nor my, pen to write though it appeared to be in profound silence. But they all appeared to he walking up to him and turning off, without one word spoken, and it appeared to me that it would be my turn next. Oh, my knees and all my joints appeared to shake and shudder as though they would come apart, but at last I heard the joyful mews that I might go away now, my time was not yet come. Blessed he His adorable name forever Mich I have cause to praise for unfolding those hidden mysteries to me in various ways, I believe there is a portion of grace sown in the hearts of all who come to mature age. If rightly attended to, but for the want of this early cultivation it has caused me so much hard work, so many sleepless nights as well s days, to regain the lost time, that it has caused me to pen down a little of my experience and knowledge by such neglect in order that it may be a caution end invitation to all young and tender mints, that it may meet with, not to neglect so great and important a work that procures an increase of riches s that will make a dying bed easy and judgement pleasant. There we small all appear sooner or later to receive the reword of cur works done in this life. Written by Henry Doudna and contributed by Mary J.. Doudna Barnesville, Ohio ANECDOTES OF ANNA DOUDNA SEARS AND HENRY DOUDNA When Aunt Anna Doudna Sears was a young woman, one day she saw a man whom she knew not, passing along through the field near their yard. She thought he would be her husband, The man proved to be Peter Sears Sr. from Virginia who afterwards married her. Uncle Henry Doudna did not came from North Carolina when the others came. He had not yet felt sure what to do about it, but being much concerned to know, everything seemed to point that way. "Even in the early morning He could hear the rooster crow And it seemed that he was saying You must go, to 0--hi-o." - 107 - Uncle Henry we have been told, walked back to North Carolina for the money ($800,) when the place was sold, and on his return trip a neighbor took him quite a piece where people would not know him. The money being wrapped up like a package, then in some old thing, so anyone where no stayed at night would not know it to be anything of value he would throw it down to him. - 108 - HOME OF BENJAMIN AND ESTHER SEARS Benjamin and Esther Sears bought and moved to their home, on the Sandy Ridge road, two and three quarter miles southeast of Barnesville, Ohio about the year 1854, In this house they spent the remainder of their lives, whichl was not very long, as Benjamin (my father) having contacted consumption in the fall of 1856 and died in the Eighth month of 1857. Esther my mother, lived until Second month. 1905, It is not known just what year their house was built but is one of the early houses in Warren Township. Henry Doudna, brother of Hosea Doudna and my grandmother, and son of the kidnapped John Doudna, built the original part twenty by twenty feet, one half stories high of large poplar logs hewed on two sides making them seven inches thick and set on edge matched together at the corners so perfectly that the joints would almost hold water when torn down in 1903. The plates were doubled morticed to receive the rafters which were halved. at the comb and fastened together with wooden pins. Later there was a board kitchen twelve by twelve feet built on the east side and a double bedroom on the southside which was twelve by twenty feet.. Henry Doudna built the house for his son Joseph, who lived in it several years. Joseph Bailey then occupied it a number of years from whom Benjamin bought it. The original farm contained 160 acres, The tax on the 160 acres and Henry Doudna's personal tax for the year 1828 was $3.28 and six mills. Since then it has been cut up in small tracts, but this part has remained in our family since 1854 and is still my home, where I was born, Henry Doudna built two wonderful buildings before be built this one. They were a house and a barn. The house was a Pram structure veneered with brick fit in between the studding„ A part of it was two stories high and one part one story high. The barn was a large frame building made entirely by hand, except hand saw, there was no mark of a saw about it, He had gone into the woods for the timber and made it. The frame was all hewed, rafters split or hewed and fastened with wooden pins, The floor was made of split logs and they were pinned down, The weatherboarding was split and nailed on with nails that he made, That is all the nails that there are in the building. The lath for the roof was split and the roof was made of chestnut shingles fastened on with wooden pins, these did not go through the lath but hooked over in such a way as to hold them firmly in their place. I well remember seeing a section of the original roof in place. These buildings were on a part of the original 160 acres that he kept for a home and was located about forty rods north of our house. A well had been dug at our house before father bought it. They had started to dig at the side of the porch., but after going down until it took forty loads of stone to fill up the hole, the diggers were discouraged and being a - 109 - "wager smeller' with bis forked stick, found water ninety feet from the kitchen door, after going down forty-three feet. This cost, by careful estimate, walking almost to California and back, but it is very good soft water and the well never goes dry. For a long time water was drawn by a windlass and rope. Later a pump took its place. In the "Horse and Buggy" days travellers made the old well a stopping place to get a good drink, as it was so close to the road. When the old house was torn down in 1903, we erected a new one over the same cellar. It was two stories with. eight rooms, pantry and a bath room. This was equipped with all modern conveniences, except gas. A very peculiar accident took place on the farm, in the seventh month 1927 I was quietly mowing, when suddenly I felt a sharp sting on my head. I stopped the team and looked all around but could see nothing that could have caused it. I then took off my straw hat and putting my hand to my head felt the blood, I examined my hat and found two bullet holes., One where the bullet hod entered and the other where it had come out. Evidently, it had been shot high in the air from the other side of the hill from where I was, and as it came down struck me, cutting a small furrow in my scalp. I went to the Doctor, and he put a bandage on it and gave me a "shot" to prevent lock—jaw. In a short time it was well again and gave me no more trouble. Written by William H. Sears Barnesville, Ohio - 110 - HOME OF PETER SEARS This house was built by Thomas and Prudence Williams in the year 1807, and is located at about three and a quarter miles southeast of Barnesvill, Ohio. near one half mile west of the Sandy Ridge road. The house is still standing erect, but not inhabited. The original house was twenty two by twenty two feet and two stories high made of logs hewed on the two sides (set on edge) seven inches thick, "chinked and dobbed", and plastered, Later a one story addition on the north side fifteen by twenty two feet and divided into two roams for the kitchen and bedrooms. There was also a "meal room" and porch on side which was nine by twenty two feet. The house is located on a hillside about five rods from a wonderful spring, where a log milk house was built, The property was occupied by the Williams' several years before it became the home of Peter and Phariba Sears. Here they raised four children, Benjamin S., Mary B., Sarah D. and Edwin W. Sears. Edwin passed away in sixth month 1920 the last of the family. Pariba died in 1878 and Peter in 1898. The children continued to live in the old home until 1903, when they sold it and moved on the public road near by. I remember seeing "Charley" Cole putting a tin roof on the house fifty five years ago, and it is apparently in good condition yet. Phariba wove many yards of Carpet and material for clothing, as they made their own clothing. Peter was a very kind man and did not believe in sacrificing convenience and comfort for outside appearance. On one occasion a man living a mile or two away, had the misfortune to break his leg Peter went to his assistance to render what help he could The man was taken to his home and laid on his bed. In getting him comfortable fixed stretching the broken leg, the footboard was in the way. Peter got a saw and and was about to saw off the board when the owner objected. Peter said, "It is in the way of making thee comfortable and I am going to saw it off, which he did. They built a frame barn thirty by thirty-six feet with basement and driveway overhead, which was an asset to the property in the long ago. They were lovers of fruit, and planted a large apple orchard and considerable space to other fruit of all kinds that are grown in this latitude. Years ago a pine tree that stood in the yard about ten feet from the house was struck by lightening, but no one in the house was hurt, Uncle Peter was a brother of my father. Written by William Sears Barnesville, Ohio - 111 - "A HOUSE BUILT ABOUT 1810" My grandmother, Mary C. Bundy Smith, has related to me some of the features of the house in which she was born: Her memories of it date from 1862 to 1865 and on various occasions afterwards when she visited there , It was built in Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio about 1810 by Isaac Patten (William Pattens son and a brother of John Patten). Her grandparents, Elijah and Elize Hanson moved to this place about 1839 The house faced Northeast. It's main part was a two story frame, with no attic, but a basement (called cellar then) under the whole of it. Here there was a fireplace in the southeast and, where the chimney that served to carry the smoke from all the heating and cooking units in the house was built. The foundation was of bean stone. In my grandmother's time, parts of it had been displaced due to erosion by water, and the cellar was practically unused. She recalls of occasions when water was ankle deep on the floor. The house was prevented from settling into the basement by props which had been added whenever the decadent state of the foundation necessitated it. The weather-boarding was plain boards about eight inches wide. It had no tongue and groove, On the house it overlapped as shingles do, The kitchen was one story, but had sufficient floor space for the women to cook and the whole family to eat their meals there which they did, It was as wide as the main house, and built unto its southeast end,. There was no cellar under it but there was a loft above it in which items could be stored or people could sleep. It was reached by a stairway from the kitchen and had no fireplace or any entrance to any other part of the house. My grandmother recollects the fireplace in the kitchen as being the biggest in the house. In it. most of the cooking wa s done and logs were burned. Those known as back logs, that as those placed to the rear, were often around six feet long and one and a half feet in diameter, while those toward the front (front logs) approximated one half this size. The beck logs often lasted four or five days but of course the front ones burned out sooner. The height of this fireplace was four or five feet, A short person could stand in it and look up the flue and see the sky, Two large flagstones formed the heart. In the other fireplaces in the house coal was used for fuel. The kitchen also contained a cupboard two tables and a stove, My great great Grandmother Eliza did not use the stove but her girls did. A large table was used to wash the dishes and another one moved to the center of the room at meal time, A table that served in this capacity at one time in this house was made of cherry wood and is being used now in the F. S. Webster home at East Canton, Ohio. The first floor of the main part of the house was divided into three rooms. One was the living room, it was located in the south east half and one of its dimensions was the width of the house. The fireplace ii this room was on the side adjacent to the kitchen. On the second floor was divided into two roams which were bedrooms, The second floor was divided into four rooms. - 112 - There were no presses in the house, except in the kitchen under the stairs to the loft, Clothes were hung on pegs on the well, The inside walls of the Douse instead of being plastered, were made of boards about four inches tide and nailed on horizontally, The space between these boards and the weather boarding was filled It pieces of wood. The same kind of boards were nailed vertically to fern tie partitions which were only one board thick. The ceiling use mate of tie same sort of boards while those in the floor were broader and from c different species of tree, It was covered with rag carpet wover by Eliza Henson, No paint or varnish was used in the house. Windows weve of glass with at least six panes in each sash. The house was torn down thirty or forty years ago. Written by Willis W. Webster Columbus, Ohio Feb. 1942 - 113 - THE SMITH HOMESTEAD Thomas and Phebe Smith (Phebe Sinclair) came from. Frederick County, Virginia and entered a tract of laud one mile east of Barnesville, Ohio, in 1813. They first lived in a cabin, while preparations were being made for the brick house, now owned by James Walton,. This was not finished until 1817, it is two stories, eight rooms, with large one story kitchen attached. Each room was provided with a fireplace for coal fire. Coal was found on the lower land on the place, and by removing five feet of dirt, the coal vein was found, yielding about fifty bushels to each square yard of surface. Stone foundation inclosed a cellar under the whole house. At Thomas Smith's death, the "Plantation" was bequeathed to his wife, and at her death falling to the youngest son, Robert. The three older sons, Sinclair, Jonah, and William, receiving tracts in Guernsey County. Perhaps the following from the will of Thomas Smith, might prove interesting. "Being desirious to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be better prepared to leave this world, when it shall please God to call me hence, do make this my last will End testament." "First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor, the document then goes on with distribution of effects." Robert H. Smith married Elizabeth Williams 12th. month, 4th, 1822 The brick house with 240 acres of land became their home Two of their children did in infancẙ The following lived three score or more except one. Jonah  l-1-1825 Rebecca 12-16-1826 Barclay 1-25-1829 Sinclair 5-19-1831. Ephraim 9-26-1833 Joel 4-11-1836 Robert 3-11-1838 William 4-5-1842 This was a self supporting home. Flax and wool were grown and prepared and woven into linen add cloth, An apple orchard was planted early and great copper kettles of apple butter were made. There were also great quantities of peach butter made,, An abundance of wheat was ground bread baked in large out-door ovens, Pork and beer were put away and some of the surplus pork was sold in Wheeling, W. Va. Some went over the mountains to Baltimore. Soft soap was made from. surplus fat and wood ashes, Maple sugar was made from the sugar camp, rag carpets were the rule in those days. - 114 - The farm was largely a grain farm, and one of tee first, but not the first mower and reaper outfits was a "Kirby " reaper, a one large wheel, four horse affair. One man drove and another sat on the stool with rake in hand to push off the grain, which was bound in bundles. A large barn was built sometime in the fprtoes. The top most floor was made of pieces of oak, 2 x 3, spaced one inch apart. The grain falling through to the next floor where it was gathered and but through a fanning Mill. Later came the tread power grubber. Then came the horse power thresher, made by the Hoyle Company, Martins Ferry, Ohio. Steel plows were hailed as a greet invention, so the wooden mold boards and paddle could be laid aside. Stories One day Robert H. Smith was out in a field by the road wjem a man came along with "Well Robert you are cutting a wide swath", "Yes, we cut 42 feet wide", he replied. The boys were in the field with their scythes, cutting grass. One field on the farm was largely timbered with chestnut. In the lower corner of the field was a cabin where lived a charcoal burner named Joab. Nearby was a wonderful spring, which went by the name of "Joab's spring" for three generations. The boys were sent to Mt. Pleasant school. One night in the chamber some of the boys noticed a tall Smith setting up in bed. " That's the trouble Joel?" The bed is too short for all of me to sleep at once, soI'm giving the lower part of me a chance", he said One hot day as some of the boys were out mowing, and as they came around to the starting point and stopped for a rest, one of them said "Fellows, I can't stand this, I'm not going to stand it, I am going to Westtown, then marry some girl over there and live in Philadelphia." Literally carried out. One time when the friends in the neighborhood were cleaning the meeting house; some of the younger ones threw a bucket of scrub water out the door which struck Robert Sr. in a way to bedraggle him very much. Some altercation issued, not very pleasant. Next morning, early Robert saddled his horse and was gone, being back at breakfast time. It afterwards appeared he had been to each one of the young people to apologize for being too hasty.. Stern but a fine sense of justice. Written by Robert I. Smith, Barnesville, 0hio Grandson of Robert E. and Elizabeth (Williams) Smith - 115 - THE OLD LOG HOUSE OF ELI STANTON The log house was built by Jesse Bailey Sr, about the year 1812. Eli Stanton bought the log house from him about the year 1856 or 1857 Eli Stanton. married Mary P, Bundy 12th, month 9th. 1857, a daughter of John and Ruth Patten Bundy, and went to housekeeping in this log house. Here their three children were born,, William Henry, 8th, month 2nd. 1860, Sarah B. 11th. month 23rd. 1861, Emma C. 10th. month 5th. 1864 When the house was nearly sixty years old, there was moss on the north side of the roof, the big chimney was cracked and ragged, and part of the cellar wall had fallen down. But it was a home for a happy family, father and mother Eli and Mary, and a boy and his two sisters full of life and joy. Such as the following recollections will show you. On October 5th. 1864, a little girl came to the home of Eli and Mary P. Stanton, in an old log house among the sun kissed hills of Belmont County, Ohio. There I lived and grew for four years, Learned to walk and talk and take a place in the happy family life. I had one brother and one sister. The house being old and cold did not bother us. We had a one story kitchen in one end was a large old fashioned open fireplace where the wood was laid on stone. But even if I do remember seeing the sun rise as I looked between the logs, where the chinking had fallen out, I only remember the big red sun, not the cold and frosty morning. That fireplace afforded other memories. It was there that I remember getting my hand burned. We had come inside to warm,. Aunt Lizzie (Bundy) Frame was with us. I was at one edge and thought it would be warmer if I moved to the other side, by the kitchen stove, and forgetting my manners, walked between the others and the fire. Some one stepped back and losing my balance, I fell with one hand in the ashes, mother or someone wrapped it up an I went into the room to cry it out. As I lay there on the floor in the Sunshine, I remember seeing the colors of the rainbow flesh as the tears dropped on the carpet. Later we wanted to climb the ladder to the loft, over the woodshed to get grapes, and me being a "cripple" had to be helped. Probably the same fall, we all had the itch, a real disgrace. One day when Mother had extra men for dinner, we children, who had received a thorough application of lard and sulphur, .:ere bustled to the loft over the kitchen by the back stairway, with instructions to remain until after dinner. One would think most of my life was spent in that old kitchen, but that is where my memories seem to center. The floor was in the cellar. The foundation stones out of place and probably the door open or off its hinges afforded the light. I have been told that we had an old door, one end laid up on the banister around the old porch with a stone at the bottom, Sister Sadie and I climbed - 116 - up to slide down, no care or thought of shoe soles. In some manner, we tipped back and fell on a large stone Jar placed ulcer the eaves to catch rain water. We each emerged some the worse for our experience badly bumped heads. The next spring mother was able to care for me she found some unusual bumps on my chest which they decided had come from cracked or broken ribs, and accounted for my having complained of my chest during the winter. It seems to me the house was torn down and removed in the spring of 1869, One bright warm spring morning we children went down to watch the men at work. Thus, at four and a half years of age, all had passed out of my sight and only vague memories remain. Written by Emma C. (Stanton) Webster Contributed by her granddaughter Yvonne Ardel Dearing (9 years old) - 117 - ELI STANTON'S SORGHUM MILL My Grandmother, Sarah Stanton Hall, says her earliest recollections are clustered around the cool shade of the beautifully formed maple tree, which stood near the spring a few rods for the beck door of the old log house on her father's farm. While still too small to carry a bucket, she derived much pleasure from the privilege of going to the Spring to bring back a dipperful of the cool, refreshing water, Her father's sorghum mill was located just above the spring and the gently sloping ground was suited exactly to his plan for efficient operation. The cane was hauled, from the fields by horse and wagon and neatly piled near the mill. With everything in readiness to keep the mill going a horse was hitched to the free end of a naturally curved pole or sweep; the other end of which was attached to the top of the mill. The horse was told to "Get up" and traveled in a circle with his hoof prints, and paying slight heed to the shouts of the men and the rattle of the mill which his efforts set in motion by turning gears which revolved two upright rollers Helpers carried cane to the feeder who fed it between the rollers, causing the light green juice contained in the cane to be crushed out and run out into a reservoir beneath the rollers. The crushed cane or "pummy" came out of the rollers opposite the feeder and was carried away to be stacked and later used for bedding stock, etc. From the reservior, beneath the rollers, a pipe or trough followed the sloping ground away from the mill, and the sweet cane juice ran through this to a flat, rectangular pan, fitted into the top of a stone furnace. The furnace was equipped with doors at one end, and built up at the other end to form a chimney. This furnace was built to a height convenient to the skimming operation, and a roof or shed was built over it to protect the came juice from rain and other exposures. From a nearby pile of wood fire was kept going under the pan of juice, and care was taken to regulate the heat so the juice would boil without scorching. The boiling process caused a thick scum to form on the surface of the juice, and constant attention was required to skim this off with a flat pan open at one end and equipped with a long handle at the other to prevent the skimmer from being scalded by the sugar laden steam After the juice was boiled to a certain consistency it was drawn off through a pipe or trough to a second pen where the boiling and skimming process continued until the juice was reduced to a light colored molasses that was sweet to tie taste and contained the vigor of the outdoors from whence it came. The finished molassess was drawn off through spigots into a cooling pan and then transferred to various containers for storing. Grandmother's father, Eli Stanton, used great care in the making of sorghum molasses, and his product was widely known to be of the highest quality. In the fall of 1871 Eli Stanton called in Sarah Briggs to assume his responsibilities in connection with watching and finishing the sorghum molasses since he felt it his duty to spend more time with his ailing wife Mary, in that proved to be her last sickness. The scarcity of sugar during the Civil War led to the growing of cane in - 118 - great demand as a substitute and became an important industry. For this reason and also because Friends refused to use slave products; sugar being one of them the making of sorghum developed into an important cash income for the farmers and pleased indeed were the children oh the thy when they were allowed a small portion of sorghum for the making of taffy or some other luxury. Great quantities of molasses were hauled, to Wheeling, W. Va. in large containers, and sold for $2.00 per gallon during the Civil War period. In connection with the sorghum mill, my Grandmother recalls some amusing incidents that are perhaps worth recording. One day Grandmother noticed several of her father's swine reeling around the barnyard and acting altogether very strangely. An immediate investigation led to the discovery that the swine had found and consumed a generous helping of discarded sorghum skimmings which had fermented in the sunlight, The conclusion was quickly reached that the swine were thoroughly intoxicated and so it proved to be since they soon recovered their equilibruim and nomad health. Grandmother also recalls that John Hartley was very fond of thick sorghum molasses and made it his business, to find work around the sorghum mills in that season. He consumed great quantities of molasses mixed with various other foods and if the molasses became thin or of poor quality he refused to stay on, and sought work where he was sure of thick molasses. Written by Harold L. Holloway Jr. and Harold L. Holloway Sr., Wheeling, W. Va. ANECDOTE Many were the happy memories in the Eli Stanton home where for twelve years the three families represented, worked, and played in closest harmony. My mother Sarah Stanton Hall recalls "going fishing" with her sister Mary E. Fawsett (Aunt Matie) down at the creek. Straining the water through their wide dress skirts and in this way catching the fish. Hunting the sweet apples and then hiding them for future use was quite a game. Hunting to find anothers hidden store was part of the fun. One time they tapped. some trees hoping to get Maple sap to boil down for a delicious treat and found. they had tapped some Beech trees, too. Written by Helen Hall Holloway Wheeling, W. Va., - 119 - JAMES STANTON James Stanton was the son of Henry and Clary Patterson Stanton. He was born 24th. day of 7th. month 1810 He went from the vicinity of Short creek Monthly Meeting to Stillwater Monthly Meeting on the 19th. day of 5th, month 1812. He did this with his father and mother and a brother Joseph. James Stanton appeared before Stillwater Monthly Meeting with Rachel Scholfield on 27th, day of 2nd. month 1830 James Stanton and Rachel. Scholfield were married in Meeting on the 31st. day of 3rd, month 1830. The children of James and Rachel Stanton were as follows,. David Stanton born 4th. day, 2nd. month 1831., Lindley Stanton born 5th, day, 11th. month 1830, Edith Stanton  born 25th. day, 5th. month 1834 Lydda Stanton born 7th. day, 2nd. month 1836 James Stanton's wife Rachel Scholfield died 1st. day 9th. month 1836. She was at death twenty—five years and twenty eight days of age She was buried at Stillwater burying grounds Between the years of 1840-1850, James Stanton was quite prominent, his name entering the minutes of Stillwater Monthly Meeting quite often during that time. He served on quite a few committees. He made a visit with Benjamin Hoyle to part of the Monthly Meetings of Ohio Yearly Meeting from12th, month 1849 to 5th. month 1850. In the 7th. month of 1843, James Stanton and Charity Bundy appeared before Stillwater Monthly Meeting declaring their intentions of marriage. They were married on the 28th, day of 6th, month 1843. Little is mentioned of James Stanton in Stillwater records until his death, which occured the 20th. day of 1st month 1851. He was forty years five months and twenty seven days of age, when he passed away. WEDDING CERTIFICATE OF JAMES STANTON AND RACHEL SCHOLFIED "Where as James Stanton of Goshen Township, in the County of Belmont, in the State of Ohio, so of Henry Stanton of the County afore saw and Clara his wife and Rachel Scholfield, daughter of Issachar Scholfield, of the County and State afore said, and Edith his wife, having their intention of marriage with each other before a monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends held at Stillwater, according to good order used among them, and having consent of parents, their said proposal of nmarriage was allowed by said. meeting. Now these are to certify whom it may concern that for the full accomplishments of their said intentions this 31st. day of 3rd month, in the year of our Lord, one thousand and eight hundred and thirty, they the said James - 120 - Stanton and Rachel Scholfield appeared in a public meeting of the said. James Stanton taking the said Rachel Scholfield to be his wife, promising with the divine assistance to be unto her a loving and faithful husband until death should seperate them and then the said Rachel Scholfield did in like manner declare that she took him, the said James Stanton to be her husband, promising with divine assistance to be unto a, loving and faithful wife until death should separate them. And moreover, they the said James Stanton and Racbel Scholfield (she according to the custom of marriage, adopting the name of her husband did as a further confirmation thereof, then and there to these present sit their hands. James Stanton Rachel Stanton And we whose names are also here unto subscribed being present at the soleminization of the said marriage and subscription, have as witnesses them to sit our herds the day and year above mentioned; Robert H. Smith Elizabeth W. Smith Sarah Williams Elizabeth Milhouse Robert Millhouse Martha Doudna Henry Doudna Joseph Stanton Edmund Stanton Mary Hoyle Benjamin Hoyle Andrew Scholfield Martha Scholfield William G Scholfield Henry Stanton Issachar Scholfield Edith Scholfield. Cory Stanton Jonataun Scrolfield Anna Stanton Cidney Scholfield Following the death of his wife Rachel Scholfield, James Stanton married Charity Bundy daughter of William and Sarah Bundy, on the 28th. day of the 6th. month 1843, in the Stillwater Meeting House. Those present were Iona T. Scholfield Phebe Sears Elizabeth Starbuck Anna Sears Hulda Sears Rachel Green Elizabeth W. Smith. Anna Crew Rebecca Smith Mary Stanton Thomas J. Romons Ephriam Williams Joseph P Doudna L. L. Haloway Thos. C. Parker Clishe Doudna Thomas Wilson Joseph Green John Sears Henry Stanton Clary Stanton Sarah Bundy Ezekiel Bundy Prudence Bundy Elizabeth Bundy Ann Bundy David Stanton Daniel Stanton Joseph Stanton These facts prepared for William G. Steer from Stillwater Monthly Meeting minutes by James J Winder- F. B. S 1942, - 121 - THE JAMES STANTON HOME The old and unique Brick house built by James Stanton about the year 1857 holds particular interest for the writer because my mother, Helen Hall Holloway, was born there in June13, 1899. James Stanton was born near Mt. Pleasant, Ohio in the year 1811; a son of Henry and Clary Patterson Stanton who come from North Carolina in 1800. James married Rachel Schofield at Virginia on March 31, 1830 in the Stillwater Meeting House, and to then were born two sons and two daughter; David, Lindley. Edith, and Lydia.. At the age of 25 years and 28 days. Rachel Stanton was laid to rest in the Stillwater burial grounds on September 3, 1836, On June 28, 1843 James again said his marriage vows, this time to Charity Bundy,, The meeting records show that he was held in high esteem by the meeting and served on many committees, also as a companion to Benjamin Hoyle during his religious visits to Ohio Yearly Meetings in 1849. While living in the home that he built, James passed away at the age of 40 years and was buried at Stillwater on January 20, 1851, After his death, three commissioners were appointed; William Green, Joel Doudna and John Starbuck, to decide how the land was to be divided. A decision was reached to sell the farm altogether. In 1853 Joseph Stanton bought the house. Some of the later owners were; Israel Wilson1858; George Tatum-1861, and Joseph and Anna Hoge who owned it for 25 years. From Stillwater Meeting House we travel south east on Sandy Ridge road to Pidgeon Point; now known as Mount Holly;; and continue on to the left and then turn right up a slight grade, at the top of which a road turns sharply off Sandy Ridge to the left, We follow this road down a steep grade and pass the well preserved and attractive former homestead of Eli Stanton; down. another steep grace and then up a slight rise, at the top of which we have spread before us the 151 acres on which the old home of James Stanton is located. Grandfather and Grandmother Hall recall that from this point on toward the house the road was lined with huge cherry trees now gone, that yielded wonderful crops of b large sweet cherries of perfect quality, that sold in town for 50 cents a bucket. The old brick house which stands on a gentle slope to southward, is screened by a closely set row of stately pine trees on the west and a lone pine stands in the front lawn to the north, The house itself, reflects the character of its builder by presenting a plain but very substantial type of architecture mingled with a suggestion of Southern influence. once originally there was a double decked porch running the full length of the frame part on the west side, This porch was provided with a closed stairway leading to the upper deck and success to the back bedrooms in the frame section; presumably for the use of hired help. The main foundation measures twenty feet by thirty feet; averages twelve feet high and is sixteen inches thick throughout. It is built of carefully dressed and perfectly squared sandstone of various sizes fit together so perfectly that no mortar joints were used; now were they necessary for today the walls stand straight and true, The largest stone measures 5 ft. 2 in. - 122 - long by 19 in. deep by 16 in. thick, and there are many more that approximate that size. On top of this foundation, walls 'built of hard baked bricks measuring 8 1/2 inches by 4 inches by 3 1/4 inches rise to a height of 18 ft., 5 in. to the eaves and are 14 inches thick. After more than a hundred years it is difficult to find imperfections V either the bricks or mortar joints, and the walls stand true with no indications of cracks or bulges. In the front or north wall of the house there are ten openings supported by sandstone lintels in perfect condition, The top row of openings consists of five evenly spaced windows and the bottom row of four windows with one door in the middle. The window openings measure 5 ft. 6 in. high and 3 ft. 2 in. wide and are equipped with double sash; each of which is divided into six lights measuring 10 in, by 14in. The front door measures 3 ft. by 7 ft„ and is without question the original since the paneling is strikingly unique in design. Entering by the front door we step into a small hall and face a stairway leading to three bedrooms on the second floor; on our right and left, doors open into large west and east living rooms. Each of the five rooms is equipped with a small fire place. In the south wall of the east living room we go through a door and down three steps into the dining room and continue on into the adjoining kitchen. Turning to the east wall of the kitchen we pass through a door into the well room. Directly above the dining room, kitchen and well room there were three rooms of corresponding sizes and this section of the house was of frame construction and formed an ell extending southward from the east end of the main brick building. The doors throughout the house are equipped with iron latches of unique design which are placed unusually low, From the well room a flight of steps leads downward to a lending; off of of ich opens two doors, one into the main basement and one to the outside. These doors are supported by wooden frames which are spiked to the stone wall with square, hand made nails. From this landing more steps continue downward into a room measuring approximately 10ft. by 10 ft. by 12 ft. high, the walls of which are constructed of stones identical to those used in the main foundation walls. A door in the east wall leads to the ground level and there is a window in the south wall to light the stairs and one window in the east wall about 6 ft. from the floor. The joists for the floor above the spring; room are hand hewed poplar and chestnut logs measuring 5 in. wide by 8 in, deep. This room is unquestionably the outstanding feature of the entire house, since it houses a wonderful spring of clear, cool water which rises from the earth and flows into a large sandstone bowl approximately 4 ft. in diameter and at least 2 ft. deep, While most of the early settlers of Belmont County selected a home siter near a good spring of water, lames Stanton evolved the quaint idea of building his home over a spring; thereby protecting it from outside risks of contamination and insuring its quick and comfortable use during all seasons and any sort of weather. We younger folks have listened many times to our elders reminiscing of The house built over the spring"; what an unusual idea it was and what an extraordinary spring it had proven to be. No wonder then., that gazing into the depths of this beautiful bowl of pure, clear water and beholding our reflected image therein, we should have impressed upon our consciousness the great and everlasting service that nature bestows upon mankind, for we surely know that before use this crystal pool has reflected the images of hundreds of good people while they tasted of its's cool freshness, Joseph and Anna Hoge, who owned the property for 25 years installed a food elevator that raised and lowered from the spring to the floor above; thus saving many steps up and down the stairs. Before them. Israel Wilson installed a - 123 - pump in the well room that pumped the water from the spring to the floor above. My Grandparents, who lived in the James Stanton home for 5 years used a long trough constructed to accommodate several milk cans that utilized the overflow from the spring for the purpose of cooling fresh milk. The present owner, a Mr. Wade, has built a modern cement spring house about 30 ft„ east of the old spring and is installing a gasoline engine to pump the spring water through the entire house. The old barn stands today on it original foundation of stones identical to those used in the house foundation and measures 40 ft., by 60 ft. The frame work of hand hewed timbers, held together by wooden pins and rand made nails appears to be rigid and straight. The hewn log joists that support the floor are placed close together and most of them are good solid timber. When we young people of today delve into the busy lives of our ancestors we wish it were possible to step into the past and sit with them before their log open fires; listening to the crackle of the burning logs mingled with ex-changes of that homespum wisdom which was born of simple living and good fellowship; then we might grasp more fully the true reasons for that pioneering spirit which built strong characters and contented lives. Written by Dorothy L. Holloway and Harold L. Holloway Wheeling, W. Va. James Stanton a great, great, great Uncle of Dorothy Holloway - 124 - ANECDOTES WRITTEN BY WILLIAM. G. STEER OXEN When my father, James Steer, bought the grandfather William Green' s farm, he also bought the stock which included three yoke of oxen and twenty--five head of three year old colts., He sold tie latter at public sale the same year and kept the oxen for a few years, He employed a colored man by the name of Sam Betts to drive them. One of the first jobs was to have the sills for the barn hauled. They were twelve by twelve and sixty feet long, and came from the "Billy" Doudna farm on Sandy Ridge, Another thing of importance was to deliver the stone for the first bank vault built in Barnesville in 1865. The oxen were so well trained that the driver could turn the team and wagon on Main street and not leave the side walk. At one time father hauled three loads of coal, one hundred bushels in each, to Barnesville in one day, The coal digger helped him to load it. In hauling coal to number two school house, he only used one yoke. After getting up the long steep hill and crossing the railroad with seventy bushel he stalled on the track, After going to the rear whell, with his lifting, helped the oxen to get across the track, The outcome of this incident caused a report to be circulated that father had lifted seventy bushels of coal over the crossing. In his prime, it was said that he was the strongest man in the township. The names of three yoke were To and Jerry, Buck and Berry, and Bill and Barney, TRAMPING OUT GRAIN There was plenty of floor space in he large barns built before and after 1864; so we often used this space to tramp out grain. The sheaves were unbound and placed in a circle, Then we brought in four or six horses and colts, tieing them two and two, With some one to ride the leaders and another person in the center to keep the horses in place, they soon learned tow to go. Of course it was necessary to keep a large shovel near by to remove the droppings. It was necessary to use a flail to thresh out that which was not tramped. FLAIL This was made by taking two sticks of wood about the size of a fork handle. One four of five feet and the other two or three feet, making a knob on the end of the longer one and boring a hole in the shorter one, the two were tied together with a flexible rope or raw hide. Thus the loop on the long piece will turn around when swinging the shorter stick., An inexperienced person,; ifnot careful in using the flail, if the short piece would sometimes strike him on the need, he need not be surprised. - 125 - SUGAR CAMP This was located about three eights of a mile from the home of James Steer and consisted of sixty tree, so close together that the sap could be carried to the boiling shed, a log building near the center of the group of trees. The boiling was done in a pan made of galvanized iron, nailed to a wooden side, it was ten by three by one foot deep. As soon as the frost was out of the ground, the treee were tapped by boring two holes three eighth inch in diameter and inserting spiles, or spouts about twelve inches long. These were made by using the elder from which the pith had been taken, The vessels for catching the sap were called sugar troughs, and were made by chopping out a place in a two foot length of log deep enough to hold two or more gallons. in after years, iron spouts on which a bucket could be hung took the place of the more primitive outfit. When the syrup was as thick as we wanted it, it was carried in buckets to the home and it was no easy job at nine or ten o'clock at night, as was often the case. The syrup was cleared by using a blend of milk and eggs and was never made into sugar except for home use, lust below the camp was a small tenant house not far from the home of Eli and Sara Hodgin before they moved to Otho French house, before 1864, The tenant who lived in this house died from an attack of Asiatic cholera, it was then thought. As that was long before antiseptics were in general use, father was authorized by the township trustees to burn the house, which he did. I remember what a sight it was to small boys like my brother Joseph and myself to see the fire. SORGHUM MOLASSES During the Civil War from 1860 to 1865 no sugar could be had from the Southern States. To have ai substitute, many farmers in the northern states grew sorghum cane and made molasses. I remember that it had been told that Lewis Naylor, a friend of Sandy Ridge had made as much a five thousand gallons in one season, The most cane father ever raised in any one season was six acres. A colored man and his girls stripping and cutting and getting it ready to be hauled to the mill located in the basement of the barn. The cane was crushed by a sweep mill containing three upright rollers two feet in length and one foot in diameter, The juice being conveyed by gravity in an open spout to the boiling shed. One hundred or more feet below. From the storage box, the juice was drawn into the first pan for boiling, made by nailing sheet iron to wooden sides. It was allowed to boil only a little in one end so that the green scum could be taken off. It was necessary to feed this to the hogs before it fermented or it would make them drunk. The juice was drawn from the first pan into a settling box and then on to the finishing pan, made of solid cast iron ten feet long, three feet wide with flaring sides one foot high and an opening in one end two by six inches to draw the molasses into the collecting box. - 126 - This was done with a board six inches in width to fit the pen, which shoved the molasses to the end, being careful to hove e vessel with juice to follow up the board. This to keep the span from burning. One year when we had a large surplus, it was sold in Wheeling, W. Va, for $1.25 a gallon. A days work was about seventy gallons of molasses. The management at the shed was generally by the women, Our cousin, Ruth Bailey, was a very good helper. On the return trip from Wheeling, we met some men on horseback who had just crossed Wheeling creek and reported the water so nigh that it would not be safe to cross. Father thought with his strong team, he would try it. So when we came to the stream. I tied the pony I had rode twenty five miles bareback, to the wagon, We got safely across, though the water wad deep enough to swim the pony, and cane into the wagon bed. This being the time of the Civil War when friends refused to pay the tax„ The sheriff told father he was going to take one of his horses the next morning when he started back. This was the plan taken at that time to take stock and sell it to get money for the tax. Father was very much worried as what to do as we were taking a flock of sheep to the new home. He decided to go another way and so did not lose the horse. THE PRIMARY BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE This was built in 1835 and was in use sixty three years, The brick used in building this school was made on the Benjamin Hoyle farm now the L. J. Taber farm. The plans were made by William Green, whose early life was spent in England. Thus, there was a similarity to the English buildings as there were three rows of seats on each side of the room. Each row being up on step from the one below, however, these were removed not long after we first went to school in 1866, and new desks were put in. James Steer and Sinclair Smith were the donors, After this change was made, it left the windows so high that we could only see out at one end. There seems to have been a time before 1866 that no school was kept. Peter Sears,, the grandfather of William H. Sears, having lived and died in the house, The early teachers we know were Isaac N. Vail, Thompson Frame, Lindley it, Steer and Lydia Millhouse, Mary Caleb Bundy, and Elizabeth Smith Livezey. The building was in good repair when taken down to give place to a more modern one in 1898, CORN HUSKING Sixty or seventy years ago, the manner of gathering the corn was very different from that of the present day. Many farmers, instead of putting it in shock, cut the top of the stalk just above the ear and used it for fodder, - 127 - They snapped the ears off and hauled them to the barn to tusk. When the crops were large and they had large barns, it was placed in long ricks across the floor and the neighbors invited in to help husk it at night, After husking, a good supper was served quite late at night. The Huskers rested on their kness as close together as they could work and there was always a rivalry to see who could first husk through the pile, It was the task for the older men to rake back the husks as they accumulated., Around 1860, J. T, Scholfield made a business of hauling the husks to his barn and they were shredded, to be used in making mattresses, baling and shipping to Wheeling, W. Va. The motive power for the shredder was a tred power large enough for two horses to walk on. A large wagon bed seven feet high and large enough to hold a ton of husker was drawn by a four horse team to deliver the husks, This having to be done in the winter when the roads were very muddy. My first ride on a wagon like this was in 1864, when I was eight years old, and we went from the Henry Doudna home on Sandy Ridge to the Aaron home, then the home of Jonathan T. Scholfield. In the winter of 1880, I was in partnership with Perley Pickett and we carried on the same business. It was the practice in those days for the neighbors to take the Boarding School scholars on a sled ride each winter. It fell to my lot to take twenty-four of the scholars in my load, This wagon bed was too high for them to see out and when the door was closed they were practically in prison. On our return trip, two miles west of Barnesville, Ohio, the scholars crowed too much to one side and the bed being on bob sleds upset and rolled the scholars into an adjoining field and pitched me into a fence corner in the snow, There was no one hurt Sarah Pickett Walton is, as far as I know., the only one living of those twenty four scholars, after a lapse of sixty one years, JAMES FRAME More than fifty years ago, my wifes father, William Pickett, related this incident, James Frame, a great uncle of his, during the Revolutionary War, was brought into the presence of George Washington by two soldiers. He addressed James as follows "James, what are you doing here"? The reply vas these two men. brought me here because I refused to bear arms. Where upon the Commander said to him "Many a time have we drank out of the same cup and many a time have we slept together under the same blanket. You are at liberty to return to your home and help produce food for those who are willing to fight.” James Frame told my father-in-law, William Pickett, that he had assisted George Washington when he was a surveyor. - 128 - THE STEER NAME While my wife, Louisa D. Steer and myself were living in Southern California, from 1866 to 1887, one day as I was driving in Los Angeles; I saw on a sign the name Vacy Steer. On making inquiry I found she was an English woman, who later on gave me the following information; In the 10th or 11th. Century, when the Normans first attempted to invade England, they found it difficult to make a landing on the stern and rockbound coast of Cornwall. After several unsuccessful attempts, a safe landing was made and the man who guided the boat was given the name of Steer. She also informed us that in a little town in Cornwall, the family history had been kept for five-hundred years. The first record of the name was found in the period from 1660 to 1665. From that time to the present, we have a complete line of records, If these records are desired, write to Warren E. Pickett, Washington, Pa. and he can furnish a copy. THREE ACCIDENTS When raising a barn on the farm of James Steer in 1865, there were one hundred and twenty five men working. Through the carelessness of one man, a beam four by four and eight feet long fell from the top story to the floor striking a large man who wore a silk hat, glancing lick, and then struck Chalkley Bundy on the head and serously injured him. He was carried in to the house and placed on the couch where he laid until taken to his home. I was but eight years old, but I remember seeing his brother John Bundy standing by him and I noticed how pale he was, He recovered, and later married Debora Bundy, He died two years after the accident, and it was this injury shortened his life, ANOTHER ACCIDENT In the Fifth Month 1879,, when moving a barn to what was known as the lower farm, while putting the heavy sections of the roof with pole rafters in place, owing to a defective worm eaten timber, the entire building thirty six feet long collapsed, carrying twenty men down with it. The only one of those who was on the platform ; who was injured was David Edgerton, who suffred a badly sprained ankle. I was near the eaves and was removing a pin that was in the way, so when the barn spread, I fell through. Though pinned to the ground, I was able to make known my whereabouts, The men soon removed the heavy sections of roof and carried me and laid me on the lawn. When the Doctor came he found my spine was injured and informed me that I would never be able to work again. After lying in bed for six weeks, I gradually recovered until I was able to manage my farm work. Although I suffered with my back for over thirty five years. I had it straightened by the first Chirpractor that came to Barnesville. - 129 - There were three conditions that saved my life. The toe that was on was the only one that had drawn out of the mortice, I fell in a hole end just missed a stake driven in the ground. I have not been insensible of the great mercy and good my dear Heavenly Father in prolonging mmy life to advanced age, being nearly eighty-six. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT I think it was early in the eighties, that my brother Charles Steer, when crossing at James Walton crossing with a covered spring wagon in which were my crippled sister Rachel Steer, Mary Kennard and Samuel Test, were struck by a freight train which failed to blow its whistle on approaching the crossing. All but Mary Kennard were thrown onto the what was then called the "Cow catcher" of the engine and none of them injured. Brother Charles seeing that Mary Kennard was not with them, jumped off and ran back to find her lying by the side of the track, seriously injured. The two that were on the engine were carried on to Barnesville before the train stopped. When the case came to trial, the evidence by William Stanton was so conclusive that the engineer failed to whistle, that the Railroad Company paid Mary Kennard one thousand dollars and fifty dollars for repairing the wagon. The remarkable thing about this occurrence was that none of those thrown on the engine were injured, THE BOARDING SCHOOL FIRE IN 1910. The day of the fire, Superintendent James Walton was asked if he thought the school could be continued, to which he replied he did not think it would be possible. The night of the fire, Mary Davis, who had been cared for by William Stanton's family, after the death of her husband Francis Davis, passed away, thus making it possible for the Stanton family to move to Pennsylvania as had been contemplated. A friend making inquiry, learned that the home would be vacated in ten days and also that what was known as the Hoge cottage now the home of the Fogels was vacant. The Superintend of the Belmont County Childrens Home, Thomas Branson, kindly offered to make sleeping quarters if needed after the fire. The twenty two girls were provided with homes among friends and the seventeen boys occupied the Hoge cottage for sleeping quarters. They were given their meals in the home of William G. and Louisa D. Steer. She having Anna McGrew and Anna Cope Hail to assist her with the work. To have the needed class rooms, the tables and dishes in the dining room had to be moved to one side twice each day, Sina Walton not being able for her duties as Matron., Louisa D. Steer was employed to take her place, being assisted by Stella Hall and Inez Campbell. - 130 - It required a great deal of work to repair the Stanton home to get It in readiness for the school having to lay a pipe line for several rods to connect with the Childrens Home water system, and to overhaul the system in the house.; At the expiration of ten days, everything was in readiness for the school. The twenty two girls and the teachers lodging in the building. The exercises at the end of the term were held on the lawn. A large barn door was used for a platform on which the six girls graduating were seated. With all the inconvenient ways of getting along, the teachers thought that the scholars made as good progress as they would have done in the old building. There were two terms held, before going to the new building, first of the year in 1911. This was a memorable experience and enjoyed by all who had a part in conducting the school. - 131 - CAMM AND ELIZABETH THOMAS Florence Frame' great-grandparents, Camm and Elizabeh Thomas, being dissatisfied with slave holding, moved from Georgia to Ohio, settling on Sandy Ridge, in Belmont County, on what was afterward known as the Thomas Hall Farm. It was then a new and unimproved country. Selecting a spot near a good spring, they built a rude pole pen to live in that summer while building a more substantial log cabin. Most of the cooking as done outside. The father swung a piece of curved bark across one end of the pen for a cradle for the baby. The mother said it was the handiest cradle she ever had as she could touch it while about her work and keep it swinging. There were several older children, too. When the cabin was almost finished, Elizabeth decided she did not want a puncheon floor, customary in those days. Hearing of two men on Captina. Creek who had a pit saw, she rode horse back to see them about sawing out some boards for their floor. The men brought their saw with them to a place near the cabin, It was necessary to dig a pit, as one men must go below and the other above, to work the saw up and down to cut the boards. They would be a little rough but not so rough as the hewn puncheon floor. Later, one of Caner and Elizabeth Thomas' son's, Hezekiah., married Increase Dennis, Florence Frame's grandmother. She was sent from Nan Jersey when a young girl, to relatives in Ohio, and did not return. She was very efficient with her needle and when left a widow with four small children, she supported her family by the tailor trade. One year, with the help of one of her daughters, she made 103 suits and parts of suits, all the work being done by hand. The children of Camm and Elizabeth Thomas were William, Abisha, Ashel (commonly called Asa), Hezekiah, Catherine, Henry Camm, Priscilla, Elizabeth, Camm, Rebecca, Ruth, and Cidney. Asa built the house still standing on the Thomas Hall farm. In explanation of the fact that two bore the name of Lamm, the first, Henry Camm, died in infancy and. they evidently wished to keep the name going so gave it to a child, born later. This was a. custom in the family. Possibly common to all in those days of large families and much infant mortality. As generations passes, however, it was noted that the second child so named usually died early also, and this gave rise to a sort of superstition, probably one reason for its discontinuance. The children of Hezekiah and Increase Dennis Thomas were Philip Meson, Eliza R., Phebe Dennis and Hezakiah. The last named died when a very small child. Written by Sara Cooper and Lura Frame - 132 - SAMUEL WALTON Dr. Samuel Walton, a native of Philadelphia, came to Barnsville, Ohio in 1857. He began learning Denistry when he was sixteen, doing only mechanical work for about ten years. He then attended Dental College, and graduated one of the first graduating classes of Philadelphia Dental College. While doing mechanical work, he purchases his supplies from the S. S. White Co., which began work in basement rooms in Philadelphia, but their business increased so rapidly that long before his death in 1899, their establishment was the largest of its kind in the United States, if not in the world. In 1864 he was married to Sarah J. Edgerton of Somerton, Ohio. The railroad then known as '"Central Ohio" was not sufficiently completed to maintain passenger service.. He came by Stage Coach to St . Clairsville, Ohio and there hired a team and carriage to use at the time of the Wedding. A day or two after that event while driving down a hill near the Barnesville Water Works., the carriage tongue broke, at the point at which the double tree was attached, and the short end ran into the ground, instantly stopping the carriage. The team being free, pulled the groom out on his heed. The stroke rendered him unconscious but did not permanently injure him. The bride received a nervous shock, which affected her memory all through a long life. They lived for a time in Philadelphia, and then moved to Barnesville with one son, in 1857. There was no Dentist in the little town at that time. They purchased a farm of 100 Acres, half of it was inside the Corporation, The house to which the Waltons moved was located on a site which is now the North East intersection of Walton Ave., and Park Street„ It was a frame structure 30 ft. by 26 ft., contained three rooms and a covered porch on the first floor and two attic roams above , reached by a stairway at the Northend. The porch was later enclosed and divided into two two rooms, on of which he used as a Dental Office. A lean to kitchen was also added with an adjoining shed, under which was located the well with a pump. Nearby was a barn with basement stable. At that time. what is now Walton Ave. , was a private lane, and the Hendrysburg Road, now North Chestnut Street was unimproved and often became very muddy. As there was no sidewalk„ Dr. Walton tried to maintain one so that his patients could reach his office. Sometimes the road would get so muddy that those horseback riders would use the sidewalk much to the annoyance of the Dentist. For some years after 1857, cattle and hogs were allowed to run at large, so it was necessary for the villages to protect their yards with fences. It was quite an undertaking for our Dentist to follow his Profession and manage his farm, as he had no experience in farming, He got his information from Farm Papers, especially "The Country Gentlemen." He thus got in touch with new methods, so that lie was frequently the first to have some new tool or - 133 - try some new method, During War time in the 1860's, the Waltons made hundreds of gallons of sorghum molasses. As much as four thousand. gallons in one season, The charge for making was one third of the syrup or thirty cents a gallon,, Soon after the close of the War, Samuel Walton joined with Jones Edgerton in sending to Long Island for thorough bred cattle. The former got a pair of Ayrshires and the latter a. pair of Jerseys. It is thought these animals were the first of these breeds to cross the Allegheny mountains. He built the first silo in this section in 1886, the first in this vicinity. With the exception of one or two public buildings hay ng steam heat, there were no furnaces of any kind, One of the writers earliest recollections of thrashing was spreading the sheaves out on the barn floor and tramping the grain out with horses and cleaning the chaff from it with a fanning mill. Other recollections are connected with the closing days of the Civil war. During the Campaign of 1864 when Lincoln was running for the second time I was out with our men in the field by the highway, when men were returning on horseback from a Democratic Meeting, As they rode along, their refrain was "Hurrah for Old Abe and a rope to hang him." Our men would answer "Hurrah for little Mack" (George B. McCelland) and a rope to hang him." Hang Jeff Davis on a sour apple tree" was often heard during Civil War days, This worthy couple were not pioneers in the strictest sense yet they commenced under primitive conditions and labored to support their family and be useful citizens in the community. They were especially interested in education, and did much for the Boarding School. They were life long members of the Society of Friends. Without many modern conveniences, they entertained freely, keeping what might be called open house through the years. Three of their five children, are still living, each over eighty years of age, now in 1942. We, who call them Father and Mother, owe them a debt of gratitude for consistent Christian example, which always speaks louder than words, Written by James Walton Barnesville, Ohio - 134 - THOMAS WEBSTER SR. Thomas Webster Sr. the oldest son of John and Hannah (Plummer] Webster was born at little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on the 6th. of the Third Month 1782, And Came to Ohio with his fathers family in the later part of year 1806„ He remained here for about two years, working with other members of the family; and during a part of this time making some improvement upon the land designed for his future home. Being the South East Quarter of section Number 26 in what is now Millwood township, Guernsey Co., and the farm now owned by Norval E. Day, He cleared a few acres on the site of the present residence and on the hill to the north of it. He planted a small orchard of apple trees on the upper part of this ground. These were probably small seedling trees, either procured from the older settlement in the vicinity of Barnesville or trees raided from the. seed. The family having brought seed of apple and other fruit at the time of t ieir removal here from Pennsylvania. Thomas after remaining here for about two years, returned with his brother William to Lancaster county Pennsylvania and resumed their labors at the carpenter trade; after remaining here probable about two years, they both returned to Ohio and ever after resided in this vicinity. When Thomas Webster returned to Ohio, he found his fruit trees so near destroyed by rabbits and the ground so overrun with bushes, he abandoned the situation as an orchard and commenced elsewhere. During Thomas Webster's first residence her, either just before, or after his return from Pennsylvania, he had an encounter with a bear. My father (Cyrus Hall) left upon record the facts in the case, which I shall reproduce here. Thomas Webster was out one morning prospecting over his intended future home, with his axe in hand; the ground being slightly covered with snow. There was a large bear came along being pursued by a dog, which manifested the most unceasing vigilance and daring courage, and was still rendered more so as Thomas fell in with the line of pursuit. Giving constant encouragement to the dog from the shrill sound of his voice, and the threatening attitude of his axe as he tale chase; though he had some misgiveings in regard. to close combat, Thus encouraged the dog would lay hold on the bear, and hold on checking his speed, by bracing back; the bear being compelled in his onward march to drag the dog by his superior force and massive strength; and perhapse rather fearing an encounter with the approaching woodsmans axe. Whenever an opportunity offered the bear would wheel around and smite the dog with his fore paw, the dog to evade the blow would instantly loose his hold and retreat. Thus this noble specimen of the canine race proved true and equal to the present emergency resuming his hold on the bear on every opportunity. Thus the chase was continued until they were near the cabin of Michael King, he owning the land east of Thomas Webster's and adjoining Quaker City on the west; as they came with in calling distance, Thomas requested Michael to shoot the bear, At which time Michael's two dogs ran up to the bear holding him at bay for the time being, At this juncture Michael attempted to shoot the bear, but by some means he unfortunately missed the bear and killed - 135 - one of his own dogs, Thomas got the gun and loaded it with the only remaining bullet Michael had and shot the bear in the flank, with out much seeming effect, Thomas happening to have two rifle balls, of smaller size, in his pocket, reloaded the gun. and shot the bear in the head without killing him,, Such was his tenacity of life; when they finally approached him with an axe, as he was reared up boxing off he clogs, thus ending the combat. Written by Edward Hall Quaker City, Ohio By Frederick Stuckey Webster, b. 2-28-1928 Gr. Gr. Grandfather, Thomas Webster Sr„ b. 3-6-1782 d. 4-21-185 8 m. Anne Gore, m. 12-13-1813 Gr. Grandfather, Thomas Webster Jr, b, 10- 26-1832 d. 12-1-1913 m. Lydia Richardson m. 4-21-1860 Grandfather, Willis V. Webster b. 3-1-1861 m. Emma Stanton m. 8-23-1888 Father Thomas Webster b. 6-25-1897 m. Helen Louise Stuckey m. 6-17-1922 - 136 - JOHN WEBSTER JR. From Cyrus Hall's History of Leatherwood Valley, John Webster, son of John and Hannah Webster, was born the 19th. of Second Month 1791, He came to Ohio with his father's family in 1806. After the building of his father̊s mill on Leatherwood Creek, his time and attention was mostly devoted to tending and having the care of the mill., John Webster was three times married, first to Albina Gregg of Belmont County. They had three children, namely Charles P. Abner, and a daughter named Albina that died in early youth. They first lived in a cabin that stood. near the mill and about thirty rods south of the railroad bridge, above Quaker City. During this period and for some years following the war of 1812, the Friends of Jefferson, Belmont. and Guernsey Counties, Ohio, were almost constantly harassed by military officers and those in their employ for non-performance of "Military Duty'" as they termed it that is, for refusing to join the army, and non-compliance in attending the company; and General Muster, for the purpose of learning the arts of war. This service included all the able bodied men, and for the non-performance of such service they mere all subjected to fines and penalties. The Friends were willing to abide and suffer the legal penalties of the law under the powers that then existed, with the hope that the people at large might become more enlightened in regard to the magnitude of the evils of war. Thus with tine opportunity here offered, a class of petty military officers were created or made up of reckless and. unprincipled men of the country; by whom the collection of muster-fines became a professional business and thus, inaugurated an organized. persecution against the Society of Friends Under this misguided rule men were to be found in every Friends'' neighborhood ready to collect fines, seizing an every species of property known to a farming community without showing any written or legal authority of warrant of law. Assuming arbitrary and discretionary authority in what kind of property they would choose or best suit their purpose, even bedding clothes and wearing apparel, in numerous instances, were seozed upon and carried away; and in some instances it led to the opening of locks; chests and drawers in search of money and seizing upon it and carrying it away when found. The property thus taken was frequently disposed of at a sham sale in a distant part of the county which was contrary to law. These pretended sales were generally conducted by men who only subserved their own party and selfish interest. With sales thus conducted the property mould seldom fetch more than would pay the officers for collection, the fines still remaining unpaid. It is believed and has been confidently asserted that all of the fines thus collected and property thus filched from the peaceable citizens of the community, not one dollar was returned to the treasury, or turned into the proper channel by which it was to reach the State Department. Of this state of misrule John Webster was probably one of tie moat severe sufferers. After having been harassed at different times by having his personal property seized and carried away, they finally proceeded to sell his land and mill, - 137 - Elijah Dyson, the first sheriff of Guernsey County, was a man possessed of a good deal of suavity of manner, and always made a liberal display of friendliness among the people, he had filled his first term of office creditably as far as was publicly known, but during his second term which he was now serving, he had become perfectly reckless, both in his private affairs, and in what related to the duties of his office and apparently void of all honest or morel principles he had now become a party to the military swindle end from superior knowledge, conbined with treachery and low cunning he became one of their most active and able instruments in devising their plans and in aiding their cause. The dignity of his office was prostituted to partisan purposes, as far as the office of sheriff could be applied to musrule, until his course was finally run. Sheriff Dyson with some others that had become professional fine collectors now colluded, They filed a bill in chancery under the plea that there were muster fines standing againist John Webster as a member of the 5th. Battalion 3rd, Brigade and 3rd, Division of the Ohio Militia and upon this plea thus filed they procured an order of Court to sell Webster's land and mill. The tract of land containing eighty acres being the west halt of the north east Quarter of Section nineteen, of Range No. 7, Township No. 9, on which tract the mill and residence of John Webster was situated, end the proceeds of such sale was to be applied to satisfy this fine, Under this order of Court they made sale of the land and mill which was bid of by one of their own partisans, and they proceeded to take forcible possession appertaining to the order of sale. There upon they sent twelve chosen men to tee forcible possion, some of whom had been practical fine collectors in seizing on property and carrying it away to satisfy muster fines from the neighboring inhabitants. During this procedure John Webster was measurably ignorent of whet was going on, his wife Albina being dangerously ill when a posse of men came to dispossess them. Three of the most prominent of these were Samuel Scroggins, Samuel Wilson and L. T. Henderson. I name them as I shall have occasion to refer to them hereafter. The held a parley in and about the house where the sick woman lay, in regard to the ways and means by which they were to be governed and what was to be their immediate action. All, except one men, were in favor of showing no leniency or mercy, but planned to carry the sick woman out of doors, as she lay in bed with her infant child, and the household goods, so as to take full and complete possession by locking up the house and forcing the family to leave. One of the company who had been pressed into the service against his will, by the name of James Garrett, said that he came there much against his will, but that he would not act any further in this case contrary to his better judgement., in violation of his better feelings, and that he would not dare to see a woman thus misused, nor be instrumental on so flagrant an outrage. From the bold and determinated stand he took on behalf of the then terribly distressed woman, they desisted at the present from this undertaking. They left the house and retired to the mill of which they took immediate possession. They took the fastenings off the doors that were on here-to-fore, put on other fastenings and another lock with bolts. John Webster at this time had become much disheartened from the great pressure that seemed to bear upon him. The idea of leaving his sick wife liable to be turned out of house and home at any time, and of losing all his estate prompted him to request his brother-in-law John Hall, to go to St. Clairsville to consult Charles Hammond in regard to the twelve men taking possession of his mill. When his informant proceeded to make his statement - 138 - in regard to the matter and what means they had employed to get possession of the land and appurtenances thereto, Hammond said in reply, "Tell Webster to take twelve other men and throw them out neck and heels " that in taking the number of the Township and that which they had made a sale of, according to the number, lies in another Township six miles north, was then vacant land, belonging to the government. When Hammond heard the whole statement he wrote out a Writ of Ejectment, a species of mixed action which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and cost for the unlawful detention of it. He gave John Hall instructions in regard to the writ and to serve it himself without any delay, on whom-so-ever had the mill in possession when he should arrive there. On his return home he took one or two neighbors with him, and when they arrived at the mill it was in possession of Samuel Wilson who ground for such customers as came. When Wilson was told the object of their coming he took up a large butcher knife that lay near as if to assume a threatening posture in holding his possession, But as the paper was being read to him not-with-standing all his former assumed bravery, he trembled and it seemed with difficulty could hold his weapon, and left the mill as soon as he could make ready. After they first took possession of Websters' mill, they left it under the care of Samuel Wilson and one or two others that attended to it. L. T. Henderson in his exultations over the success they had in John Websters' case, said to this import, "that he would glory in seeing the Quakers despoiled of their goods and their real property confiscated so as they would be forced to leave the country," as there was but few of them in Guernsey county. He promised that when he returned from Duck Creek, he could give them no rest or peace until that end was accomplished. These threats were made in an out spoken manner, in the presence of some of those he had, or intended to persecute. But this was a boast that was not realized, He and Samuel Scroggins set out for the Duck Creek Saltworks, to procure some salt, and upon their arrival at the works, Henderson was taken suddenly ill and died within four days, and thus rested from his further labord. In course of time the trial came on at Cambridge Court. Charles Hammond of St. Clairsville and Alexander Harper of Zanesville managed and plead the suit on behalf of John Webster, and Samuel Herrick of Zanesville, on the part of the Military officers,, The trial lasted several days and was warmly contested,, Lawyer Herrick made a plea in Chancery which he supported at great length and endeavored to maintain the legality of the sale of Websters land by way of Parole evidence to prove that Webster's was the land they meant to sell, that is, the tract of land in Section Nineteen instead of a tract similarly situated. in Section Twenty-four. It was shown and made manifest throughout the trial that the Military had acted illegal in numerous instances on their part, with an intentional - 139 - fraud and swindle throughout. And Webster 's property was remanded and legally restored Lo his possession, ser he established in his inherent rights. John Webster was married the second time to Elizabeth Marshall. They and two children, Susan and Warner Webster. They both lived to mature age but died young Susan, the oldest married Dr. T. J. Romans then of Londonderry Township, and died soon after. Warner died in the spring of 1848, unmarried. John Webster was married the third time to Deborts Chambers; They had three children; - Mary Webster, b. d,8-16-1835, m. 12-27-1855, Henry Hartley Samuel Webster, d m. Jane Homes John Webster, b. 12 31-1838 d 5-6-1906 m. Eliza J. Perry This was obtained from the writings of Cyrus Hall and his son Edward Hall. John Webster Jr. was a brother of; my great grandfatherI Thomas Webster Written by Mary L. Webster 838 Wilson Ave. Columbus, Ohio - 140 - HOMES OF THOMAS WEBSTER SR. Thomas Webster Sr. Born 3- 6-1782, Died 4-21-1858, Married 12-12-1813 to Anna Gore born 7-23-1795, died 7-8-1854, son of John Webster (the pioneer) born 12-16-1751, died 3- -1808, married 6-27-1778 to Hannah Plummer born 4-13-1761, died 1834. John, Hannah and their ten children cane to what is now Millwood Township, Guernsey Coo, Ohio from Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania in October of the year 1806. Thomas entered the S. E. quarter Section No. 26 Tp. 9R. 7 of the Seven. Ranges of Congress Land sold at Steubenville, Ohio. (As, we know it today, 1942,) it is the tract of land on which Jeptha S. Webster's house stands, now occupied by Norval E. Day, located seven eights of a mile west of the present Methodist Church in Quaker City. where the road is closest to the railroad. He made some improvements on his own land and helped his father with his home and mill. At the end of two years he went back to Pennsylvania and worked at the carpenter business for about two years to get some money to complete the title to his land here. He came beck to Ohio and found the land he had cleared and planted in orchard was grown up in brush. The rabbits had barked the young trees so badly that he gave up the orchard site and cleared more ground in the bottom south of the present home site and planted another orchard. Some of these trees grew very large and bore as much as forty bushel of apples per tree, (W. V , Webster a grandson saw some of these trees standing when he was a boy some ten years old.) The first house of Thomas Webster Sr. was a two story hewn log structure about twenty by twenty feet built by him probably in 1813, located three hundred feet west of the present house on the Jeptha Webster farm. It was down in the hollow by good spring of water. Another hewn log house was built over the spring. It was about eight by ten feet and the logs were well on to twenty inches wide. These large logs were obtained from trees cleared on his ground. The second house of Thomas Webster Sr. was an oak frame dwelling built about 1825. The sills were hewn out and sized to six by eight inches. The Studding were split and trimmed to two by four inches. The plastering lath were split from oak about one half by one and one half inches by four feet long. The house must have been one and one half story high. A part of this second house was dismantled and the remainder was moved, and used for a chicken house. The third and present house was located on the site of the second house. It was built in 1839 and 1840 and was a substantial structure framed together in modern style. The weatherboarding was of black walnut one and one half inches thick and six inches wide, split out of logs and dressed by drawer knife and planes. All of this work was done by hand. The house facing the south, was about thirty by forty-five feet, two stories high with an added room and porch extending to the west. There was a large cellar under all of the main building walled with large dressed sandstone quarried on the place. A door on the first floor near the middle of the south side of the two story part had six stone steps leading to it, On the north side of a door opposite the one of the south side had one stone step. - 141 - Two bedrooms were in the east end of the house each about fifteen feet square. A hall about seven feet wide extended along the north side between one of the bedrooms and the west room with a similar hall above. The stairway to connect these halls was along the north wall. The parlor was the large room downstairs south of the hall with a fireplace in the west hall. The room to the west which could be entered from the hall, was two steps lower than the rest of the house with a large fireplace on the east side backing against the parlor fireplace The porch south of this room was ten feet wide. From it large stone steps led to the cellar. There were four bedrooms on the second floor. The windows each had twos ash and each contained six panes of glass about ten by twelve inches. One of the interesting pieces of furniture was a combination table and bench which was in the west room, This table top was hinged near one side and when not needed as a dining room table could be tilted back. A board seat-height and width, ran the length between the table legs and was used to sit on, the table top making the back of the bench. This was home made and there was a similar table in the John Bundy home east of Barnesville. Thomas Webster Sr. and his boys built a large stock barn which is still standing on the Jeptha Webster place. In the top of that barn when Willis V. Webster was a boy, there was about two ton of flax that was never use. He got some of it (about a handful) cleaned it up and used it for smoothbore gun wads. It worked alright. About seventy-five feet north of the barn a double corn crib was built  The cribs were on each side with a driveway between. There was a wooden scoop for shoveling corn, made by the Websters'. The Websters' had tools of all kinds, Jack planes, joiners, smoothing planes, panel planes and several kinds of beading planes, A heavy broadax, adx, square, beveling square, ax, bend saws, keyhole saws, crosscut saws, brace and bits, augers of all sizes up to two inches, about three sizes of frows, tools for splitting stone and dressing them. Thomas Webster Sr. in the year 1844 in company with his two oldest sons Joseph G. and Jeptha S. Webster, started a general store in a two story hewn log house near the west end of their new home. The store house must have been the first dwelling house, taken down and rebuilt for the store, They continued in the mercantile business here about four years, when they removed the sore to town. They continued in partnership until 1852 when they removed the sore assuming the entire business. Farther east (about one fourth mile) on the north side of the clay pike was a hewn two story log house. It may have been built for a dwelling, but was used for a subscription school for several winters. (A subscription school is one in which the parents paid for their children's education there being no public system of education). The Webster and Linn children went to school. there. Some of the Websters taught there. They had greased paper instead of glass for the windows and had wooden pins fitted in holes bored in the wall, on which boards lay for desks and slabs with holes, in which legs fitted by them seats. The little children sat on slab benches and kept their books by them on the bench. The older scholars used the desks along the wall. Goose quill pens, kept in order by the teacher were used for writing. - 142 - About one eighth of a mile farther east at the north side of the clay pike, just over the line on Michael King s entry, was another two story hewn log house built with a cellar under it and used as a dwelling. Several different families had lived in it, The school house and this one were about twenty feet square. Willis V. Webster (a grandson of Thomas Webster Sr) helped to take these houses down and Thomas Webster Jr. had a hog pen made from the timbers, It is standing today at Walter A. Webster's home. (1942) This information secured from Willis V. Webster by his son, Thomas Webster, Great Grandson of Thomas Webster Sr. Written by Thomas Webster 839 Wilson Ave, Columbus, Ohio - 143 - DR EPHRAIM WILLIAMS Soon after Dr. Ephraim. Williams began to practice as a Physician in Barnesville, Ohio, one of the older Doctors had a bad case of typhoid fever. In due time the disease yielded but left her tweak in mind as well as body but the Doctors was unable to get her up and some of the of others Doctors were called, but the result was the same. At length it came to Dr. Williams turn and as he had knowledge of conditions he studied, as he rode along, how he would proceed. After examining her carefully, he told, her she was in a bad way, he did not say bad sick but he did not have the medicine with him that he wanted her to have and suggested her husband go to the office for it the next day. In the meantime, he made some bread pills with enough innocent bitter to disquise them. The Doctor had already gained, her confidence so she could try anything be suggested and each visit he would mention some different thing to try, such as sitting up a short time than the next time longer, then take a. few steps and more the next time and so forth. When he thought the proper time bed come, be suggested she ride out some, and set a certain 'day to go to his office, Thus he succeeded in getting her nearly or quite back to normal and there by made himself a valuable reputation that gave him a wide practice. The secret of his success was not made known at that time but it was said he laughed over it when telling his relatives when an old men. Written by Robert H. Smith - 144 - RICHARD WILLIAMS Robert W. Hampton of Whittier, Iowa gave the following sketch of Uncle Richard Williams, only son of Robert and Elizabeth Dearman Williams (she Robert Williams' first wife, after her death, he married Anna. Shoebridge.) Richard was a half brother to Uncle John S. Williams in which he says "I remember well great uncle Richard Williams, then 80 years old, visiting at my father's house about the year 1850. I also remember an incident he told me which happened when he was a young boy, He was at a gathering of young folks, and in the afternoon they were going to take a walk (as that was about the only was to go is those days) , and as there was not enough. young men present for the young women, Uncle Richard made the remark that he would take the three Sarah's and it so happened in after life that he did take the three Sarah's, and married each after the preceeding ones died." He first married Sara Dew by whom he had one son, Robert who died very young. On 11th. month 6th. 1796 he married in Friends meeting house in Core Sound, North Carolina his second wife Sara Stanton (daughter of Benjamin and Abigail Macy Stanton), by whom he had ten children. He was a sea captain for many years and at the age of 32, he abandoned his seafaring life. His step mother, Anna Shoebrigde Williams and her three children, Elizabeth, age 22, who afterwards became our great-grandmother Garretson, and Uncle Samuel who was 21, and Uncle John S. Williams 10 years old, who came from North Carolina with the families of Joseph Dew, Lavina Hall, Jonas Small and nine other families and settled at Concord, Belmont County, Ohio, and moved into their cabin on Christmas day 1800. Two years later on seventy day 7th., month 31st,. 1802, Richard came to their cabin and with the help of his neighbors, soon set up a cabin of his own near the meeting house, for himself and family and opened a school. He had left his family at or near Wheeling, until his cabin was built. His half brother John says "I had never been sent to school„" he put me in three syllables in Dilworth's Spelling book, I think the first lesson commenced with the word abandon. I abandoned that lesson and that book, for I swallowed the whole of it very soon. The teachers could keep me back in recitations, but not in knowing." The children of Richard and Sara Stanton Williams. Elizabeth, born 9th, mo. 9th. 1799 in North Carolina, Married 5th. month 30th. 1822, Micajah Dillingham of Delaware County, Ohio at Friends meeting at Kendal Stark Co, Ohio. She was past 80 years of age at the time of her death, which took place near Damascus, Ohio, Abagail; born 9th. month 19th. 1802. Married 12th. month 26th, 1825 to John Fawcett, Salem, Ohio. Died 11th. month 10th, 1835 at Salem, Ohio at the age of 33. Dearman; born 11th„ month 12th, 1804, Married 11th. month 27th. 1830 to Mary Farmer of bandy Spring, Ohio. Died 11th. month 27th. 1867 in Humboldt Co. Iowa. - 145 - Deborah; born 11th. month 30th, 1806. Married 5th. month 27th. 1829 to Daniel Osborn, of Delaware Co, Ohio. Died 5th, month 2nd. 1834. Asa; born 12th., month 27th. 1808, Married 5th. month 21st. 1834 to Elizabeth Cadwalder of Salem, Ohio. Died 1st, month 23rd . 1881. Mary; born 4th, month 7th. 1837 to Joseph Emmons of Agusta meeting of friends Ohio (no children) Died 3rd, month 15th. 1838, Benjamin; born 4th. month. 3rd, 1814, Died 10th. month 10th, 1835 near East Rochester, (Unmarried) Lydia; born 5h, month 2nd, 1816., Married 5th., month 1st. 1851 to Joseph Stanley of Samacus, Ohio, Died about 1897 or 1898 at the house of her daughter in Brookhaven, Miss. David; born 9th. month 25th. 1818, Married 8th. month 9th. 1853 to Hannah S. Mickle of Washington, Pa. (No children) Died 7th, month 1st.1877 near Marshalltown, Iowa, Edward; born 2nd. month 5th. 1821. Married Hannah Bruff of Damascus, Ohio ( born 8th, month 27th, 1823) Died 10th, month 11th. 1882 Edward died 9th, month 2nd, 1894 at Damascus, Ohio. Richard Williams, their father, born 11th, month 28th. 1770 in Cartaret County, North Carolina. Died 3rd, month 10th 1852 in Damascus, Ohio at the home of his son Edward at the age of 81 years, three months and 11 days. Written by Elma Doudna Bailey Daughter of Joseph N. Doudna, and fourth generation of the Kidnapped boy. - 146 - WOLF DEN STORY One of John Doudna's neighbors having had some trouble with wolves killing his sheep, set some guns for them. He and Zadock Boswell, who lived adjoining, placed the guns star fashion, their muzzles pointing inward to a trap as a common center. From the trap, strings extended to the triggers of the guns, so that when the bait was disturbed, the trigers were pulled and the guns were discharged. It was harvest time and he was up lade putting up hay. When he had gone to the house and was about to go to bed, he heard the guns go off. He immediately went to Boswells and the both of them went to see the results. It was entirely satisfactory, as a large wolf lay dead at the trap At another time, he and his son were hunting a hog and found a den of wolves. He left his son to watch while he went for help. When they returned, he determined "Putman" like to enter the den. So he tied a rope to his leg tha.t those on the outside could pull him out if necessary. He took his gun and crawled several feet under the rack, thinking he might "shine the old ones eyes as they called it and shoot her. But he could not see her and the litter of whelps could get so far back into the crevices of the rooks that he could not reach them. He was not to be undone in that way, so he went to work and rode a large stick trap which he set on the side toward the den end then wailed up the mouth of the den at the side of the trap, so that the old ones could not get in and the young ones out. in the morning four or five of the young ones were in the trap, but the old ones were no where to he found., He then posted his friends about the den at different places and made one of the whelps howl. This brought the old ones in sight of the men in ambush and a well directed shot by boy one of the men, who was posted in a hollow log, broutht new to the ground. The next night another young one was caught in the trap, thus the den was broken up. Written by Kenneth. Lloyd Loudna A great great Grandson of John Doudna. - 147 - WILLIAM HENRY STANTON William Henry Stanton, son of Eli and Mary P. (Bundy) Stanton was born August 2, 1860, nine months before the outbreak of the war between the States. The sixty year old log house in which he was born was located about two miles east of Barnesville, Ohio city limits. As one goes down "Sandy Ridge" toward Captine creek they may arrive at the site of this be house by turning down the first road to the left after passing Pigeon Point" The present road passes over the exact location of the log house at a point about two hundred. feet west of Eli Stanton's second house (built in 1867 and now 1942) by Ross Bailey. The olden folks now know him as "Cousin Will". To the younger folks he is either "Uncle Will" or Uncle Billy His business associates respectfully address him, Mr. Stanton. Many others know him as the author of "Our Ancestors the Stantons" -. that treasure chest of family history. Now to his eighty first year his ambition has been to record the early history of some of the notable old homes In the Barnesville vicinity. Up until the writing of this little book, earLy history of these home has existed only in the minds of men who either heard it from their fathers and grandfathers or who are old enough to remember some of the from their childhood. It had been Uncle Billy's desire that this information should be recorded before it is lost to the coming generations. He has had another, and perhaps even more important purpose in mind; that of arousing the interest of the younger generation in the history of their families and their community. It has been subject close to the heart since he was a young man. It is natural that he should want to keep alive this interest. His boyhood included attendance at the Friends Primary School located on the Stillwater Meeting House grounds. In January 1876 the Barneaville Friends Boarding school opened its doors to students and he had the distinction of attending the first term, This term lasted from January until spring and the attended the succeeding summer and winter terms. The summer of 1887 he spent on his fathers farm. In November of the same year, after the corn had been husked, he went to work in Joseph Kennerds blacksmith shop, located at "Pigeon Point" beside the school house (now torn away). He spent fourteen weeks there learning general blacksmithing (except shoeing.) By previous arrangement he left Joseph Kennard's employ to work as an apprentice to Charles Kugler, proprietor of the Belmont Machine Works situated on south Chestnut street in Barnesville, His letter of recommendation from Joseph Kennard reads in part as follows "I considered him a natural mechanic not requiring the attention and instruction in my iine of business that the average apprentice demands ." He began in March 1878 and worked in the "Iron and Wood Departments" for about two and one half years. His first job was shaping the wooden prongs for a revolving horse hayrake. His day's work included getting up at five o'clock in the morning, starting the fire under the boiler, oiling line shafting and loose pulleys, returning to his boarding house for breakfaat, and back to the shop by seven o'clock. The day closed at six p. m. with an hour out for lunch, except on Saturdays when the day closed at five o'clock. Every Saturday after quitting time he walked the three miles from the ship to his home to be with his family over Sunday. While working at Charles Kuglers he boarded first with Amasa Frame, then with his employer, Charles - 148 - Kugler, and finally with Tabitha (Stanton) Davis. To this day he recalls pleasantly, the excellent lunches that Amasa Frames wife put up for him in a half gallon pail. In the summer of 1880 while making a pattern, he cut his hand seriously. Doctor Ely sat him in the shade of a tree outside his drugstore and sawed up his hand with a needle and. string. While recovering from this injury he made arrangements to work for James W. Queen and Company, "Makers of Mathematical Optical, and Philosophical Instruments" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made the journey from Barnsville, on the B & O Railroad arrived in Philadelphia the sixth of September 1880. Here, as an instrument maker found precision work to fully test his ability. He made the first Toepler Holtz machine (static electicity induction machine) in the United. States for the electrical industry then in its infancy. He also made for Professor George F. Barker, of the University of Pennsylvania the first secondary battery made in this country. He worked late several nights at the shop in order to complete the batteries in time for Professor Barker to use then to illustrate a lecture, He rose quickly to assistant foreman and took the place of Schubert, the foreman, when he made a trip to his homeland, Germany. While working at Queen he attended night school at the Franklin Institute here he studied mechanical drawing. He realized his need for more schooling and the opportunity presented itself then Professor John B. DeMotte of the De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, who was passing through the shop at Queens, asked him if he would like to improve his education. The arrangements acre made and he left Philadelphia for Indiana in the fall of 1884, the same day that he voted for McKinley, his first opportunity to use his right to vote. To pay his expenses at the Unlversity, he taught Physics, worked in the Laboratory, made scientific equipment, and travelled with Professor DeMotte to operate the apparatus he used to illustrate his lectures. After spending five years at DePauw University, his Mathematics Professor suggested that he study at a techinal school, Accordingly; he entered Rose Polytechinal Institute at Terre Haute, Indiana, in the fall of 1889. He had hardly become accustomer to his new environment when the Philadelphia Quartz Company offered him a position as manager of their Anderson. Indiana plant which was just being built. He accepted, and, after a big Thanksgiving dinner left Terre Haute for Philadelphia. He began working for the Philadelphia Quartz Company on December 1, 1889 and spent a short period learning the business in Phila, before he lift for Indiana to assume active management of the Anderson plant. He met Louise Smith in Anderson and married her in 1898 after a courtship in the best "bicycle - built-for-two" fashion ion of the day. Under his capable management the plant prospered and the company's business expanded until they were induced to build a plant at Chester Pa. in 1904, he had an active hand in the planning and building of this plant and became a member of the Executive Board in the same year. In 1907 he was appointed. President of the Brenan Sand Mining Company, a subsidiary of the Phila. Quartz Do. He and Aunt Louise lived in Maryland in 1907 and 1908 while he supervised - 149 - the mining of the quartz send which was shipped by bost to the Chester plant located on the Delaware river in Pennsylvania. In 1909 he returned to Anderson to reassume the management of the Anderson Plant. The company's a now rapidly expanding buslness warranted the building of another plant. They selected Buffalo, New York, as a site and he went there with his wife in 1910 to supervise the construction of this plant. In 1913 he was made General Manager of all the Companys plants; a position which made it necessary for his to live near the executive offices located in Phila., Pa. Accordingly, he moved to Ridley Park and in 1913 built the attractive stone souse in which he now lives. He was made a Vice-President of the company in 1919 and retired the same year after thirty years of active service. At the present time he has served the company for twenty three years in an advisory capacity. When he retired from the company they presented him with a barometer. In 1939 a company dinner was given in his honor to celebrate his completion of fifty years of service with the company at which time he was presented with a watch with his name engraved on the case. His record of service with the Phila. Quartz Co. is an inspiration to any young man with ambition. His attitude toward the company is shown by the manner in which referred to it; he never said he was working "for" the Quartz Co. but rather that he was working "with" them. When Uncle Will was leaving Rose Polytechnical Institute to go with the Quartz Co:., his Mathematics Professor, C. A. Waldo, said to him, "Now Stanton when you get out, don't just read a little here and there. Have a hobby. Take up one line of reading or study and follow the subject until you feel yes are through with it; then take up another." He not only remembered this excellent advice, he followed it. He had been interested in, and has made a study of nearly twenty different subjets A few or the more important are Landscape, Gardening, Weather, Astronomy, Family History, and Wood Turning. His interest in Landscape gardening is evident to anyone who has visited the Stanton's in Ridley Park, and has seen its pleasant appearance of the grounds. While in Anderson, Indiana, he was made President of the Maplewood Cemetery Association and he supervised the landscaping of the Maplewood Cemetery. He wrote a series of articles in 1905 for the "Anderson Daily Bulletin" on the planting and caring of trees. A park in Anderson. Stanton Park, bears his name. He had the United States weather forcasting station in Anderson and the weather forcasts were signaled to the farmers in the vicinity by means of a large steam whistle, This steam whistle was located at the plant and was blown every day at noon. It is reported that this thistle was once heard for a distance of twenty--nine miles. The barometer given him by the Philadelphia Quartz Company when he retired was In recognition of his interest in weather forcasting. In 1901 he made a five inch telescope with which he was the snow on the mountain peaks of the planet Mars, at a time when Mars was nearest the earth, - 150 - He made all the parts for this telescope except the lenses. He, himself says it is the finest piece or work he ever tit. One of the most difficult jobs an instrument maker meets is that of making a rack and Pinion. The rack and pinion on his telescope is an example of his ability as an instrument maker and he has reason to pride h1mself in this piece of work. A letter of recommendetion written by Professor John B. DeMotte and dated August 28, 1899, bears testimony to his ability thus..." As a maker of fine instruments I doubt if he has a superior in America.." The articles he has made while working at his wood turning hobby number more than three thousand and are made from fifty different kinds kinds of wood. He has made lamps, candlesticks, salad bowls, fruit bowles napkin rings, bracelets, beads, buttons, and man other articles, nearly all of which he has given away to friends and relatives His work has been exhibited in schools of Philadelphia and New Jersey, and attracted so much attention that in 1939 "The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin" carried a write up on his turning hobby. While visiting Barnesville, Ohio in 1940 he recognized, in the shop of William R. Sears, the movable slide rest on which he had served his apprenticeship in the shop of Charles Kugler. He had previously found in Philadelphia the instrument makers prescisian lathe on which he worked while with Queen and Company, from 1882 to 1664. This is the one he bought and has used for his wppd turning. In addition to his extensive travels throughout the United States, he had traveled through South America and has made a trip to Hawaii. Wherever his business has called him, Aunt Louise has bone with him to m ho a home for him. She is an active church worker, being particularly interested in missionary work, and she has made many friends were ever she has lived. Anyone who has engaged in a conversation with Uncle Will is impressed by his seemingly limitless knowledge, yet on several occasions he has been heard. to remark "How little we know." Also one cannot help but be impressed by his extraordinarily keen memory and his capacity for detail, to give an example. Many years after he had left the Barnesville community he remembered that as a small bay of five or six he sat in the Stillwater Meeting house beside an octagon shaped column on which was cut the outline of the hull of a boat. He knew that when the present meeting house was built the wooden columns from the inside of the old Meeting House were used for the south edge of the womens porch and out of curiosity he determined to look for the boat shaped cut on the next trip to Barnesville. At first he did not find it and was disappointed to think he had been wrong, but after careful searching he found it. Anyone wishing to see this boat souped cut may find it on the first column from the west end about two feet up from the floor, and on the site of the octagon wheel faces northwest. He has known the struggle to gain a foothold at the bottom of the ladder of success and he has helped many through this struggle. If you happen to be discouraged and were telling him your troubles in a "Oh whets the use mood" he would probably cheer you up on these words, "A dead fish floats down stream—it takes a live one to swim up.” A review of Uncle Will's life to date, his kindness, his thoughtfulness, his ambitions, and his accomplishments is an inspiration to those of us who are young and rho have only started down the long path of usefulness to mankind. Written by Paul and Anna Marie Holloway Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. - 151 - A FEW FACTS CONCERNING THE EDMUND FOWLER FAMILY AND HOME Edmund Fowler, who was born in Columbiana County, Ohio in 1834, was the son of Caleb and Sarah Smith Fowler. The Caleb Fowler family came to Washington County and lived some two miles northwest of Bartlett. As a lad, Edmund walked with his father through the woods After Edmund had grown to manhood and was in Iowa, he met Mary Pearson Miles, whom he married there December 16th., 1858. She too, was a native of Ohio as she was born in Miami County in 1830. Sometime, probably in the early 1860's they came to Washington County, Ohio. bought a few acres of unimproved land and established their home three fourths of a mile north of Bartlett and within easy reach of Plymouth Meeting. Both to the east and the west of the land runs a public road. The portion of land chosen for a building site was a plum thicket severer rods back from the west road. Only a few steps south of the house site was a little stream of water that furnished water for chickens, cows and horses. As Edmund was a carpenter by trade he built the house and outbuildings, of which there were several., The house was a story and a half frame structure with sleeping quarters upstairs and at the west end of the down stairs. In the center was a spacious living room, extending the width of the house at the east end was a kitchen, and possibly a pantry. Beyond was the well-kept garden. Among the out-buildings were a barn, cellar house, and an evaporator house. These were all plainly, but neatly built. Here, with Edmund and Mary Fowler, lived their three children, Irene, who married Joshua Smith. Orland, who married Hannah Dean, and Sarah, who married Albert Warrington and after his death, Albert Bedell. When failing health compelled Edmund to relinquish his trade as carpenter, he returned to other occupations, keeping a small apiary farming in a small way, running a fruit evaporator, some legal business and so on. The Fowlers made this their home until after the Meeting to which Edmund as a lad walked with his father through the woods, became the property of others was laid down and meetings were held their home. As a child, the writer visited in this home where Edmund, Mary, and their daughter Sarah lived in their orderly way in this quiet, peaceful place, where kindly human nature had produced an atmosphere of blending harmony, The Fowlers moved to Columbiana County and the home became the property of others. Recently, the present owner has moved to another property and at times, Sabbath School and worship services have been held by a religious group without regular meeting house of their own. Written by Elizabeth Burgess Some of the facts have been given by Sarah Fowler Bedell and Alden Hobsen - 152 - INDEX