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.