OCTOBER...
DESKTALK: Welcome to October everyone. I designed the desktop pic this week to celebrate the season. It’s pleasant. And that’s exactly what I intended. The base photo is a neon sculpture in our living room window. I have neon sculptures for the window that I change each month – or when there is some special day during a month. It’s framed using “OnOne” Photo Frame Pro software. Additional effects were made using Adobe PS6 software. Again – welcome to October.
POEM A WEEK I’ve decided to write one poem a week for the rest of my life. (Hopefully they’ll be more than one.) I think it a novel enterprise.
Here is the first poem:
68
I hear the music of my years Faintly sounding out the days Some call golden – but only jokingly.
It’s the same song (no doubt) Heard by my Father And my Grandfathers
When their days grew short And the amber sun moved south As time’s metronome counted out
The distance Between two eternities
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Here’s an interesting perspective on the years leading up to the passing of the Volstead Act (i.e. the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution) historically know as the “Prohibition” era in the U.S. in 1920. What follows is an editorial that appeared in The Vermilion News on November 15, 1917 after Ohio voters apparently rejected the issue in 1917:
”Prohibition seems to have lost in Ohio but by so small a margin that defeat seems almost victory. The fact that the prohibition cause has gained more than fifty-three thousand and [sic] adherents in two years show that there has been a distinct change of sentiment throughout the state. A news item from a nearby city says:
The election had a quieting effect on the activities of criminal court, the docket being a complete blank this morning. With the saloons closed all day police were not even bothered with the usual drunks..”
Another items tells of a meeting of the liquor interest since election in which a resolution was passed to refuse drink to those already under the influence of liquor, or to that effect. Both are testimonials for the cause and if one says the industrial difficulties growing out of the war have had much to do with the changed outlook he cannot be far wrong. The new demand for intensified production in the iron and steel and coal mining industries which are important in the state, has made employers and corporations much more favorable to the proposal to close up the saloons, for many workmen lose considerable working time because of drunkenness.
But, of course, for other reasons prohibition sentiment has been stronger among all kinds of people, and the same influence that forced Congress to prohibit whiskey distilling in wartime has been felt potentially north of the Ohio river. The state of New Mexico voted for prohibition last week, and at least half the states of the Union, as well as the District of Columbia are now on that side. That the net results of this great social movement will be most salutary for the country cannot be doubted, even if errors are committed here and there in its progress.”
I’ve never seriously looked into the cause(s) of Prohibition, but from this it would appear that the war (i.e. WWI) was at least a partial arbiter in the movement to pass the Amendment. I can understand the argument that alcohol may have been thwarting positive production for the war effort. At least the potential for lost time as the result of excessive boozing existed. Consequently, Prohibition may, ironically, have been caused by a “hangover” from “the Great War”.
Historically,
VHS CLASS OF 1955 - PART 3.
VHS 1955: With the exception Janice Jones and Bill Lehky, who is a very familiar face about Vermilion, I had forgotten almost all of these folks. I suppose it's because most of these folks left town a long time ago. And, gee, wasn't Harriet a pretty girl? This pix bring back a lot of memories from the 1950s.
Boy - how fast time goes...
DECORATION DAY IN VERMILION 1942: A bit of historical trivia: Once upon a time folks commonly called the day we know as Memorial Day Decoration Day. It is, of course, a day of national remembrance for those who have died in the service of our nation. And though the name "Memorial Day" was first used in 1882 it did not - for some rather obtuse socio-political reasons - become more common until after WW2, and was not declared the official name by Federal law until 1967.
When the photograph accompanying this piece was taken on May 30, 1942 the day was still called “Decoration Day”. Our nation had been actively involved in WW2 for approximately six months. Certainly no one - not the Girl Scouts, the Women’s Business Association women riding on the truck, nor the parade onlookers - could have had any idea of the horrors that were then unfolding in Europe, or the Pacific war theatres at that very time. It was a period of guarded innocence and cautious optimism in America.
It may interest some to note that the movie playing at the Liberty Theatre (in the background) was a thing called “Song of the Islands”. It is a romantic musical comedy starring Victor Mature and Betty Grable. The production had finished shortly after the war started in December of 1941. In retrospect there is some remote irony surrounding a screen play featuring people frolicking about a tropical paradise in the south seas whilst preparations for the historic Battle of Midway (June 4-7) were then underway. But, as indicated, no one could have had any idea of what was to come.
Neither of the buildings seen to the right of the theatre in this photo-sketch still exist. The structure with the dark facade abutting the picture-show building was split down the middle and contained two shops. One side housed the local Western Union offices. The “n” from the word Western which appeared on the sign over the sidewalk in front of the office is just visible between the bottom of the American flag and the head of one of the ladies seated in the bed of the truck. The other side housed The News Gift Shop.
The gift shop was operated by Bessie Roscoe wife of the local weekly newspaper editor / publisher Pearl Roscoe. She and her husband co-owned both enterprises. Aside from selling sundry small gift items in the store it also served as a stationary shop as well as a place where some of her husbands many (now very collectable) penny postcards, featuring various scenes about Vermilion, O. were sold.
The building with the light facade next door housed Wallace’s Restaurant. Few detailed accounts and / or photographs of this eatery (to the knowledge of this writer) survive. Those that do appear to show that the building was nearly equal in length to the Liberty Theatre. So it was of substantial size. There are also some written accounts which indicate that it was once owned and used for church dinners and other activities by the congregation of the old M&E Church.
Barely visible over the heads of the Scouts in the far right of the photograph are the old gasoline pumps at Glenn Fulper’s Standard Oil service station. The station was built on the site of the aforementioned church. In 1927, when the Vermilion Congregational and Methodist Churches voted to unite, the building was essentially abandoned. A few years later, while occupied by a local plumbing firm, the landmark church building was destroyed by fire and the Standard Oil Company purchased the property.
Today (2009) very few remember a time when Memorial Day was called Decoration Day. Most persons have also come to terms with the abject horrors committed by humanity against humanity during WW2. Only a spinkling of persons have some memory of a film called “Song of the Islands”, the Liberty Theatre or the shops that once stood next to it. And but for a photograph or two such as the once accompanying this essay the passions of those yesteryears are very nearly forgot. Perhaps that’s not the way it should be. But as Roman Statesman / philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca so aptly put it, “Time heals what reason cannot.”
SHOPTALK: I like the desktop pic this week – but I’ve not a clue as to where the Stevenson market was located in Vermilion. I have spent an inordinate amount of time looking closely at the photo; and I know for sure is that a small sign toward the back of the market (on the right) advertised excursions on the lake and river aboard the Edna D. I believe that the boat was moored in the lake at Crystal Beach Amusement Park. But where the market was – I ain’t got a clue.
VISITORIUM: I was not overwhelmed with visitors to the museum this week. But I had some GREAT people drop in.
Marlene Feldkamp came in again, and we talked and laughed some. And then Leslie Smith and his wife came by. They toured the museum and he gave us 5 Vermilion High School Log books (’55, ’57, ’58, and ’59). It’s too bad Marlene wasn’t here because she’d been looking for the 1955 book. (I’m sure she’ll return.)
And the museum’s archive collection grows…
BASIL HENRY If you go through the micro-files of The News you will find the name Basil Henry listed as “Associate Editor” of The Vermilion News during c.1916. So who was this guy?
His whole name was Basil Newton Henry, and he was born in Winchester, Virginia, 16 July 1888. I don’t yet know how he came to be in little Vermilion, but I know he didn’t stay very long. He went back to Williamsburg, Virginia, and then to Morgantown W. Virginia where he worked as a printer for a daily newspaper. He died January 1, 1966.
I’m guessing, of course, but it may be that he was just learning the newspaper trade with Roscoe when he worked for The News. He wasn’t with here for any length of time. Most guys his age were in the service during those years. It may be that he had some health problem that kept him from serving.
Cool name though.
SEARCHING I’m searching for 16mm carrier for our Canon Micro (film) Printer 60. I have the fiche carrier and it’s motorized. But lacking the 16mm carrier printing is a bear. It’s possible – but not wonderful. I’ve been looking for such a carriers for several months without any luck.
FIVE-OH-ONE-CEE-THREE:It’s now official. The museum is officially a 501(c)(3) organization. Consequently, all donations to the museum are tax deductible. This is retroactive to November of 2011. (Thank heaven. Now I can fret about something else for months on end.)
VISITING HOURS: Starting Monday June 25th the museum will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays from 1 to 4 PM. On Saturday the museum will be open from 11 AM to 2 PM. A small admission donation of $3 (for adults) is requested. Children under the age of 11 will be admitted for free.
POST OFFICE BOX: Please note that the MUSEUM has a post office box now. Now we won’t have to use our home address, nor the one at the shop for mail.
MEMBERSHIPS: Memberships to the VERMILION NEWS PRINT SHOP MUSEUM are now available. Funds generated will go toward the aforementioned renovations and maintenance of the shop.
If you would like to become a member the VNPSM you can send a check or money order to:
Vermilion Print Shop Museum P.O. Box 792 Vermilion, Ohio 44089
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AGAIN - ANOTHER NEW (NOW OLD) THING: Initially I said that "This will not take the place of the "Macabre" stuff all the time - but will supplement whilst I search for more macabre stories to tell." But methinks that it's carved out a niche for itself and the "Macabre stuff" with have to find another.
So stay tuned...
Vol. VIII,NO.22. – NOVEMBER 3, 1904.
Monday evening was Ghost night in Vermilion and the young people spent an evening of fun. Many articles left out doors on that evening were spirited away but nothing so far as we have heard, wqs damaged as often is the case on such occasions.
On last Thursday afternoon, Mr. Simon Lenz said good-bye to the earth and all that is earthly and took his flight to his eternal home.Mr. Lenz has been ailing for some time. Since last New Years he has not been well and has not been able to do any work. But only the last few weeks was he confined to his bed. Thursday a sudden change for the worse occurred, ending in his death about 4 o’clock. In him, Vermilion has lost an old honored and exemplary citizen, having lived here for about fifty-two years, and so deported himself that he earned the respect and esteem of all who knew him.
The funeral services were held from the reformed Church Monday morning. A large number assembled in the church to pay their last respects to the departed. Rev. Klein used as the basis of his funeral address the words found in Luke 2:29 and 30: “Lord, now lettest thou they servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For my eyes have seen thy salvation.”
The pastor dwelt on the departed’s being a good neighbor, a true friend, a much beloved father, and, best of all, a consistent, earnest Christian. A quartet furnished beautiful and comforting music.
After the service at the church we proceeded to Maple Grove cemetery, where we laid to rest all that was mortal of our departed friend awaiting the grand reunion, on that better shore.
The following short sketch of his life:
Simon Lenz was born on the 1st day of December, 1827,in Fruehlinger, Kreis Hirschfeld, Kur Hessen. He came to America in 1852.In 1853 he married Miss Katrina Elisa Berg. This union was blessed with six children, four sons and two daughters. Three sons preceded him in their youth. He died Oct. 27, 1904, at four o’clock in the afternoon – almost 77.
May he rest in peace.
The Vermilion Telephone co. has arranged with its long distance connections to receive and announce the election bulletins next Tuesday night as soon as they are received and posted in Cleveland. It is expected that the assembly room at the Town Hall will be used for the purpose and that there will be room for all who wish to hear the returns.
W. Sweeney of Vermilion pleaded guilty to assault and battery upon George Buhrmeister before Judge Curran yesterday. Sentence was not passed.
Monday evening while the young people were enjoying Halloween pranks the fire bell sounded. Every body turned out and the firemen had an opportunity of testing our new water supply at a real fire.
However the supply proved sufficient and an old eyesore removed from the face of the earth.
The building burned was that east of the Fischer Mill, formerly occupied by Lafayette Counter and family and was unfit for habitation. How the fire originated will probably not be investigated.
Lawson Rumsey a former Vermilion man was killed at Milwaukee, Wednesday morning by an engine.
He was shipping commissioner at that port and had just left his office and was walking down the track apparently in deep thought and did not see an engine which was coming toward him.
His legs were crushed and he was otherwise injured so that he died a few hours after he was picked up. He had been at this post of duty about three months.
Mr. Rumsey’s brothers and sisters and mother are residents of Vermilion. A.R. Rumsey who was at Cleveland left immediately for Milwaukee and will bring the body to Vermilion where the funeral will be held Saturday.
Don’t’ forget to vote next Tuesday.
About 16,000,000 are enrolled in the Public Schools of the United States, 20 per cent of our population.
Milo M. Harris of North Amherst died at his home in that place Saturday. He was one of the oldest residents of Lorain County. He was sheriff of the county during the war.
Many of our citizens will be pleased to learn that the L.S. & M.S. Ry. Co. will take water from the Vermilion water-works plant. It will aid materially in paying the expenses of running the plant.
The band instruments have arrived and the boys are going through all sorts of contortions trying to learn to bring music from the twisted pieces of brass. Never mind, boys perseverance wins in music as will as everything else. A room in the town hall has been put to use as a band room.
The tug Boulton of Lorain was in the harbor this week with a barge to load logs for that port.
Water Works extension has already commenced. Pipe has already been laid south of the N.P. Ry. to furnish water for the Duplex Stamping co.
The Duplex Stamping co’s building is nearly ready for the machinery. The building is practically fireproof and will be very convenient.
One of the heaviest damage suits every brought in Huron co. has been filed in the common pleas court at Norwalk. It is brought by Murdock McDonald of Cleveland against the Lake Shore Electric Ry. for injuries received at Well’s Corners June 2. The damages asked for is %50,000. He was severely injured at that time.
What promises to be a first class telephone war will soon be on between the Black river Telephone Col and the Bell Company at Lorain. The latter was recently granted a franchise in that city.
Wm. Ashbolt, a well-known Lorain Contractor was found in an unconscious condition Monday morning. It is supposed he had a difficulty with an employee who took revenge by striking him down. Later when he became conscious he recollected nothing of the occurence [sic].
We have just received the first issue of the Labor Record. It is a bright, newsy paper and has a large field in the great union Labor town of Lorain. It is printed in the office of the Cramer Ptg. Co. W.H. Cramer, Editor.
Geo. Codding left today for buffalo where he has received an appointment as light keeper. Light Keeper Burns of that place is expected here to take his placer.
A barn and contents on the farm of Mr. Adaline Smith on barter ridge, was destroyed last evening by fire. The property was formerly owned by Horace Ball.
Don’t fail to be at the Opera House Monday evening Nov. 7th. The Empire Dramatic Co will present the play, Only a Country Girl.
Randall L. Bailey a well-known businessman of Berlin Hts. died early Sunday morning of heart failure. He conducted a carriage works for several years and was identified with the Berlin Ht. Banking co.
Friday one of he most remarkable feats of navigation was attempted and successfully carried out. The “Yellow Monster” made the trip from the mouth of the harbor at Lorain to the steel plant docks without the aid of a tug. The rip watched with interest by vessel men and its success was a great surprised to all. The water in the river was fully 18 in. lower than normal and the vessel drew 18ft. of water. Capt. Frank Rae of Vermilion is master and may be heartily congratulated upon this remarkable trip.
Hmmmmmm....
"Hallelujah indeed."
LINWOOD: On November 20, 1883 the following telegram appeared in “Der Christliche Botshafter” (translated: The Christian Ambassador) newspaper. It was the first religious newspaper (est 1836) written in the German language in the United States of America:
“Oak Harbor, Ohio November 20, 1883. Rev Wm. Horn! Linwood Grove has been purchased for $11,000. Hallelujah. Thanks be unto the Lord! C. Gahn.”
Hallelujah indeed. By March 31, 1884 the mortgage was signed, the deed transferred, and the place known as Linwood Park in Vermilion, Ohio was “officially” born.
It might interest some to know that the committee, elected by the Ohio Conference of the Evangelical Church to locate a new site to replace their “Haley’s Farm” Campground near Huron, Ohio, had also been offered a property owned by William Kolbe of Lorain, Ohio. It was just four miles west of that city. It is currently known as Beaver Park.
The origin of the name - “Linwood” - is somewhat elusive. Karen Boas in her book “Through These Gates” (1984) suggests that the name may have been derived from an abundance of Linden trees once found in the area. But whatever the case, the name apparently existed years before the Evangelical Church purchased the property.
The tree that came to be known as the “Linwood Tree” was estimated to be five centuries old by the time park officials found it necessary to have it removed. By that time it towered at least 85 feet over the park, and had a circumference of eight feet. The great tree had to be felled because many of its upper branches had weakened, and a substantial area at its base had become hollow. In the accompanying photograph Linwood denizens Louise and Otto Goetz peer out from inside the tree whilst baby Esther Goetz (Shanks) patiently poses for this, often copied and published, Linwood family portrait.
Early in the 19th century when Almon Ruggles, the Connecticut man who surveyed the “Fire Sufferers Lands”, (this includes Erie and parts of Huron and Ottawa County) determined the position of the northeast corner of the region it is said that he carved his initials in the bark of a nearby tree to mark that location. Later, after discovering his original calculations to be in error, he repeated the survey pushing the line 2 miles further to the east of the original locale. That line would later be used to separate Erie and Lorain Counties in Vermilion. In addition it also means that the tree in which he carved his initials probably stood near the Lake Erie shore in the place known as Linwood. Legend has it that those initials were carved in the bark of the great “Linwood Tree”.
Whilst the veracity of that legend is impossible to know - it is equally impossible to refute. But fact or fiction - it is an extremely charming story. And as the “whole story” of Linwood Park unfolded the great tree quietly watched.
On Sunday August 31, 1884 when the tabernacle (pictured upper left) was dedicated 2,000 people had to stand outside because it was filled to capacity. In 1886 a three-story hotel was built with 20 furnished rooms on the first and second floors. In 1895 an addition was added after moving the original a short distance to the north and west possibly to avoid a premature felling of the nearby “Linwood Tree”. The hotel was, as is obvious by the lower left inset photo, a very remarkable structure. And although the entrance to the park has changed a number of times during the last 125 years (inset upper right) it is still recognizable to passers-by familiar to the area.
To be sure, much has changed during the years. People have come, and people have passed along. The tabernacle is no more an open air facility. The hotel fell out of favor and eventually yielded to the wrecking ball. The front gate, as already mentioned, has been razed and rebuilt several times. And, of course, the “Linwood Tree” no longer watches over the ebb and flo of life in the park as time passes. But when one walks along its well worn paths - in the verdant shadows of the tall trees - time has a way of being set aside. That is perhaps the real magic of Linwood Park.
There are very few persons who have grown-up in our pretty city who are without at least one fond remembrance of Linwood in a yesteryear. It is, has always been, and will forever be, an essential part of coming of age in Vermilion, Ohio.
Hallelujah? Hallelujah indeed.
Stephanie Kwolek, the famous woman inventor and scientist, wanted to study medicine while growing up in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and that desire persisted as she worked toward her B.A. in chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. After finishing her degree, however, Kwolek took a temporary research position with DuPont, where her work turned out to be so interesting that she decided to stay on.
One of the first women research chemists, she first gained national recognition in 1960 for her work with long molecule chains at low temperatures. In 1971, Kwolek's further analysis culminated in an important discovery of a liquid crystalline polymer solution. Its exceptional strength and stiffness led to the invention of Kevlar®, a synthetic material that is five times as strong as steel.
Kevlar® is resistant to wear, corrosion and flames, and it is the main ingredient in the production of bulletproof vests, which have become invaluable to legions of soldiers and law enforcement officers. Furthermore, Kevlar® is used in dozens of other products, including skis, safety helmets, hiking and camping gear, and suspension bridge cables.
Kwolek's research efforts have resulted in her being the recipient or co-recipient of 17 U.S. patents. This noted woman inventor also has received such prestigious accolades as the Kilby Award, the National Medal of Technology and the 1999 Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award.
THE FIRE-LANDS: I found the following information re: the early inhabitants of our area to be extremely informative. Methinks you will also.
I am getting better at transcribing these passages so there are fewer mistakes. But I like to read as I go - and sometimes I fill in the blanks. So tread carefully this trail through yesteryear.
The following series will take thee to the townships south of Vermilion. Methinks you'll find this history quite fascinating.
381…a part of lot number seven in the second section of Lyme, erecting his house a short distance west of Lemuel Moses, where he resided until his death in 1860.
In 1832 he was married, the second time, to Jerusha Jackson, of Bucyrus, Crawford county. She still survives, enjoying a hale and cheerful old age, being one of those active spirits who prefer to "wear out rather than rust out." She bore to Mr. Sheffield seven children, —Iris, John, Cornelia, William, Albert, Edwin and Jennie, of whom the second and the last two mentioned reside in Bellevue. Jennie is the wife of James Miller, attorney-at-law, and Edwin is the cashier of the Bellevue Bank, the duties of which of which he has discharged with great credit to himself and with marked success for the bank, since the date of its organization; John is in the real estate business.
That part of the fourth section known as the Saltonstall tract, comprised four lots of ninety acres each, numbers seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty. The first lot at the west end of the tract lying on the county line, was first settled by Eli Smith; the next by Oliver C. Polly and John Clemmons; the third by George Gamble, and the fourth by L. Young.
Gurdon Williams came into the township, and purchased as early as 1817, nearly a thousand acres across the south side of the fourth section. He subsequently brought in a stock of goods, and opened a store in a log house near the south line, which he continued for several years, when he removed to Syracuse, New York. This Williams tract was sold out in parcels to German settlers, among whom were Jacob and Adam Weikle, Peter Arth, Christian Lepley, Charles, Henry and Philip Bllenbacher, Henry Studt and Peter Heimbach.
Jacob Goodrich and family, in 1817, settled on lot number twenty-two in the third section, on the place now owned by Spencer W. Boise, where he lived for many years, and then moved to the west. John Seelye, a young man, came in with Mr. Goodrich, remained a few years, and then went to some State farther west.
John F. Adams and family came in the spring of 1818, from Pultney, Vermont, and had as fellow travelers from Granville, New York, Asaph Cooke and family, who settled at what has since been called Cooke's corners. Mr. Adams located on the northeast corner lot of this township. His wife, Betsey, died in the fall of 1819, and he subsequently married Chloe Cooke, daughter of Asaph Cooke. She died in April 1847, and Mr. Adams married for his third wife, Caroline Selover, in 1819. In 1866 he removed to Milan where he died.
In the fall of 1818, James Hamilton, from Granville, New York, settled on the south line of Groton township near Mr. Adams. His wife died in the fall of 1819, and a few years afterward he removed to Monroeville. He was the father of seven children — six sons and a daughter. They were an intelligent and enterprising family. One son was a merchant in Buffalo, another in Milan, another in Monroeville, and two in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Two were farmers.
The first settlement at Hunt's Corners was made in the southeast part by several families named Sutton, and the locality has since been known as the "Sutton Settlement," or Hunt's Corners. Levi Sutton, a native of Virginia, bargained for the Moses Warren tract, consisting of eleven hundred and ten acres, for one thousand dollars, and came on and took possession in the fall of 1811. He made a small improvement and then returned to his family, then living in Thorn, Perry county, Ohio. At the commencement of the war of 1812, he, with his brother, Moses, went into the army where, for two years, he was engaged in hauling supplies. In 1814, he moved to his purchase in Lyme, erected his house on lot number five, where he resided until his death, October 5, 1852. Mrs. Sutton died in August, 1875. At the close of the war, Moses Sutton, with his four sons: Philip, Isaac, Levi and Moses, returned to Lyme, where they made a settlement, with the exception of Philip, who settled in Muscash.[VV Ed. Note: I’ve searched, and no one seems to know exactly where “Muscash” was – except that it was “somewhere in Erie County, Ohio.”] The Suttons failed to pay for all of the land which they first bargained for, and from an old map it appears that A. Latham, Joel Clark, Simon Raymond and Joel Barton succeeded to the ownership of the eastern part of the tract, while Betsey Latham, Elon Phay, J. and W. G. Sargent, John Barton, Romeo Bassett and John Crull, took the western and the north part of the central portion of the tract, leaving the Suttons about three hundred acres in the southern and central portions of the original purchase.
The children of Levi Sutton are as follows: William, who married Catherine Phoenix, and now lives in Texas; Daniel, who died young; Elisha D., who married Effie Lane. She died, and he has re married. He is still living. Philip married Caroline Clark, and lives in New Haven, this county. Alfred married Sally A. Clark, and now lives on the old homestead. Clarissa married Ebenezer Inscho, and lives in Wood county, Ohio. Sarah Ann married Thomas Clark, and lives in Groton township, Erie county. Jackson died young. Ira married Sylvia Campbell, and lives in Groton. Levi married Caroline Barnes, and lives in Venice, Seneca county. Cynthia Ann died young. Mr. Sutton built a sawmill on Frink run soon after his settlement. This was the first sawmill in the township, or for some miles around. He passed his life in farming.
Hiel Hunt first came to Ohio in 1816, remained at Venice about two years, and assisted in building the first mills there. He then located at Monroeville, but two years afterward went to Knox county, where he followed the trade of millwright for a few years, when he came to the first section of Lyme, and settled at the corners which still bears his name. He is still living on his original location, ninety-eight years of age, an intelligent and respected old man.
West of the corners, there lived at an early day, the following named settlers and their families, to wit:...…
Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 - Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
SHOE ADVERTISEMENT: I don't know folks. Would this advertisement which appeared in The Vermilion News back in 1904 entice you to purchase a new pair of up-to-date kicks?
It's a terrible photo. I turned off the flash on my camera to take the pic of the image on my microfilm reader. But I think that it would've been a bad image if I'd been able to copy it any other way. I may also have worsened it up by allowing it too much detail. It appears as if the ink is smeared. (Some things are not intended to be enhanced.)
"Dear Milkman, I've just had a baby, please leave another one."
"Please leave an extra pint of paralyzed milk."
"Please don't leave any more milk. All they do is drink it"
"Milkman please close the gate behind you because the birds keep pecking the tops off the milk."
"Sorry not to have paid your bill before, but my wife had a baby and I've been carrying it around in my pocket for weeks."
"Sorry about yesterdays note. I didn't mean one egg and a dozen pints, but the other way round."
"When you leave my milk knock on my bedroom window and wake me because I want you to give me a hand to turn the mattress."
"Please knock. My television's broken down and I missed last nights 'Sopranos.' If you saw it, will you tell me what happened."
"My daughter says she wants a milkshake. Do you do it before you deliver or do I have to shake the bottle."
"Please send me a form for cheap milk, for I have a baby two months old and did not know about it until a neighbor told me."
"Milk is needed for the baby. Father is unable to supply it."
"From now on please leave two pints every other day and one pint on the days in between, except Wednesdays and Saturdays when I don't want any milk."
"My back door is open. Please put milk in 'fridge, get money out of cup in drawer and leave change on kitchen table, because we want to play bingo tonight."
"Please leave no milk today. When I say today, I mean tomorrow, for I wrote this note yesterday...or is it today ?"
"When you come with the milk please put the coal on the boiler, let dog out and put newspaper inside the screen door. PS. Don't leave any milk."
"No milk. Please do not leave milk at No. 14 either as he is dead until further notice."
NADA AGAIN THIS WEEK: This week no podcast again. God is still talking and I continue to think about this section of Views - looking for a better way to present these videos.
Persons interested in the history of the Lake Shore Electric Railway (which was the subject of a recent past podcast series) - "the greatest electaric railway system on the planet" may want to go to Amazon.com and purchase a book called "Images of Rail - Lake Shore Electric Railway". It was put together by Thomas J. Patton with the help of my friends Dennis Lamont and Albert Doane. It'd make a nice gift.
Another great book with Vermilion Roots is, "Grandmas’ Favorites: A Compilation of Recipes from Margaret Sanders Buell" by Amy O’Neal, Elizabeth Thompson and Meg Walter (May 2, 2012). This book very literally will provide one with the flavor of old Vermilion. And ye can also find it at Amazon.com. Take a look.
Also, please note that all the video (MP4 and MOV) podcasts (when used) are done in the "Quicktime MP4 / MOV" formats. If you don't have a "Quicktime" it's easy to find and free to download.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: After giving it much thought this link has been "put-down". During the last year most of the folks who used to use this page as a bulletin board have acquired their own and, consequently, no longer need this forum from "Views". I have, however, kept links (in the links section) to Larry Hohler's "Hope Homes" in Kenya - and to Bette Lou Higgins' Eden Valley Enterprises sites. They are historically and socially relevant projects. I suggest that you visit these sites on a regular basis to see "what's shakin'".
THE BEAT GOES ON: This page is generated by a dreaded Macintosh Computer and is written and designed by (me) Rich Tarrant. It will change weekly ~ usually on Saturday. Bookmark the URL (Universal Resource Locater) and come back at your own leisure. Send the page to your friends (and enemies if you wish). If you have something to share with those who visit this page, pass it on. And if you see something that is in need of correction do the same. My sister, Nancy, is a great help in that respect. It only takes me a week to get things right. And follow the links. You might find something you like. If you experience a problem with them let me know. Also, if you want to see past editions of this eZine check the new archives links below.
If you're looking for my old links section (pictured) I've replaced it with a pull-down menu (visible in the small box next to the word "Go"). If you're looking for links to more Vermilion history check that menu.
How the old links menu looked
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Vol.10, Issue 30 - October 6, 2012
© 2012 Rich Tarrant