Harrison Township News

Article taken from The Portsmouth Times, April 8, 1876


 EDITOR TIMES - Why is it that our little village has thus far been excluded from a place in tech columns of the Times?  Is it because there is no life about it, or no business being transacted in it?  Not so.  We claim to have some wide-awake business men in our village and surrounding neighborhood, also some very handsome and interesting young ladies, which you know is the finishing stroke.  We have been having some very cold and disagreeable weather for the time of year, which caused the farmers to look somewhat sad, but the last few days of pretty weather seems to revive their drooping spirits.

  The peaches are all said to be killed; apples are as yet unharmed.  Wm. H. McCurdy has just returned from Cincinnati, where he has bought his spring stock of goods.  His customers may still expect to get good bargains.  J. Violet has also a large supply of goods on hand, and is prepared to accommodate his customers in a mercantile line of business.  Mart. Downy is wide awake and always ready for a trade.  D. Pool is meting out law in from five to fifty dollar quantities, also has on hand some well built wagons for sale, or which he will exchange for cattle.

  Mr. Samuel Stockholm, living near this place, had a fine frame building burned today, supposed to have caught fire while the family were at church.

  Church meeting was held at Harrison church yesterday and today.  on last evening it was announced that the ordinance of baptism would be administered, which brought out a large congregation, and after listening to an interesting sermon, repaired to the water where the ordinance of baptism was administered to some six person, Rev. Crabtree officiating.  Mr. Gaskins, of this place, on starting home drove over a sideling piece of road which  over-turned his buggy and threw him out, the young lady retaining her seat.  He might have been seriously injured had it not been for the gentleness of the horse.  For once the public witnessed him on his knees before one of the fair sex.  Some one intimated that it was because this is the township where a fellow had to pay fifty dollars for a kiss, but we guess it was on account of the road.

  We are glad to hear from "Jessie," of Chaffin's Mills.  We feared that these "chilling blasts from the North Pole" had nipped the buds that promised to bring forth such an abundance of fruit.  We would like to hear from Sciotoville, as we have heard nothing since "Jumbo" bid adieu.  We expect to hear from "Tim. K. L. Jones" as soon as he gets that mule swallowed that "Springvillian" is making him swallow.  We think that will be shortly, as he had all but a very small portion of it swallowed, which protruded from his chin under the name of a goatee, the last time we saw him.  Lest we become tedious, we forbear.  More anon.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Jabez Hawk.