02/26/11 VIEWS DESKTOP - "WATER ON THE GROUNDS IN SPRING"
FROM THE DESKTOP: Next Thursday (May 5th) marks the 46th anniversary of my entering the U.S. Army. Back then they still had the draft. So if you weren’t married, in college, or suffering from some mental or physical ailment Uncle Sam needed you. I actually volunteered for the draft. My reasoning was simple - as are most of my reasons for doing things. “Why put off the inevitable?” I won’t say it was a mistake. But it was truly an eye opener for me. If you’ve ever seriously wondered what it might be like to live under either facist or communist rule - become a member of the military. I know, I know. Discipline is important when people are trying to kill you. It just weren’t my cup of tea. Nor will it ever be. But I endured. At the time it felt like it would never end. I used to sit, looking at the nighttime sky, and wonder where I’d be years from that time. Well, here I am - looking back. And I am happy. Gone are the spit-shined boots, shiny belt-buckles, and the “in-your-face” insanity of drill sergeants. And the war (at least that war) is history. I should be able to forget about all of that. But the problem is that I really can’t. It was only two years out of my whole life, and I remember the experience like it was yesterday. I believe the thing that forever embedded this experience into my memory is this: pure, unadulterated fear. So when I think about all the poor folks whose lives have been forever touched by those terrible storms throughout our nation last week - I know that their experiences will never ever be forgotten. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I just know that that's the way it is.
Also, readers will note that this edition of "VV" is rather brief. Sorry about that. But I find myself a bit rushed this week with "things". Sometimes that happens...
Historically,
"...the truly engaging thing about Hudson was that at the age of sixteen persons in his community had come to recognize him as a medium."
HUDSON AND EMMA ROOD TUTTLE: I keep one of their books - “Stories From Beyond The Borderland” - at my desk. It was printed in 1910 by the Tuttle Printing Company in Berlin Heights, Ohio. The tome was both written and published by its authors; Hudson and Emma Rood Tuttle. I was led to the book when I came across mention of it in some notes late Vermilion historian Betty Trinter gave me sometime back in 2002. In it is a story called “The Legend of Minehonto”. It is the inescapably charming story of the naming of the nearby creek we call “Old Woman”. That story served as the basis of two articles published in the January 6th and 16th editions of this newspaper in 2003. At the time I didn’t know too much about the Tuttles - Hudson and Emma - but since then I’ve stumbled (as I often do) across some information regarding the couple that is equally as captivating as the story behind the creek. Hudson was born in Berlin, Ohio in 1836. His parents came, like numerous early settlers in the area, west in 1830 and built the log cabin where he was born on the rich farmland in the heights above Lake Erie. As the author later wrote his “opportunities for acquiring an education were exceedingly meagre” in that environment. Consequently the sum total of his formal education “did not quite reach fourteen months”. Nonetheless, before he was out of his teen years he had written and published a work called “Life in the Spheres”. As impressive as that might seem - and is - the truly engaging thing about Hudson was that at the age of sixteen persons in his community had come to recognize him as a medium. It is said that his “mediumship” (if you will) began with an ability to move objects with his thoughts. And apparently this psychic gift also enabled the young man to both speak and write with exceptional insight and perspicuity. At the age of 26 he wrote the first volume of the “Arcana of Nature”. There were eventually two volumes in the series; the “History of Laws of Creation” and the “Philosophy of Spiritual Existence and of the Spirit World”. They were best sellers that were eventually translated into German and sold well in Europe. His concepts predated those of Charles Darwin. In fact, Darwin, in his book “Descent of Man” (1871), he quotes passages from Tuttle's book “Origin and Antiquity of Physical Man” (1866). And all that from a poor uneducated country boy from the Ohio heartland. While I’ve no current idea of the precise number of books Tuttle wrote I can safely say that it was more than a dozen. It’s important to understand that his works are so significant that they are still in print and are being sold. In short, his work was not “trendy”. It was, and remains, extraordinary. In 1857 Hudson married Miss Emma Rood (b.1837) of Braceville, in Trumbull County, Ohio. Her formal education was more extensive than that of her husband. She attended the Twinsburg, Ohio Boarding School, and later Western Reserve Seminary. Although the family was traditionally Methodist they eventually withdrew from it and embraced Spiritualism as their faith. Aside from Spiritualism she, like her husband, was also a published writer at a very early age. At 17 she regularly contributed poetry and a series of articles to “The Universe” an early Cleveland, Ohio publication. During the years which followed she also wrote and published at least eight books of poetry, as well as numerous essays, poems, and articles to sundry journals advocating wholesome life-styles. Additionally, she was a gifted actress whose became well known for her songs and dramatic readings throughout Ohio. And as if this were not enough to keep them busy the couple also operated the farm where Hudson was born. It consisted of between two and three hundred acres of orchards and vineyards. They had three children; Rose, Carl, and Clair. They were extremely active in the community promoting progressive programs for children, and the humane treatment of animals. In June of 1916 the Sandusky Star-Journal reported that “ Emma Rood Tuttle passed from earth to the land, of souls, June 4, 1916” at the family’s Walnut Grove Farm along Berlin Road in Berlin Heights, Ohio. Hudson had preceded her in that journey in mid December of 1910. And while I am most certainly skeptical of those who claim to physically move objects using only the power their minds, I must admit that from the mere thought of them in a yesteryear I’ve been moved to write these words. Ref: U.S. Census data: 1860, 1870, 1910,1916; Sandusky Register, May 18, 1911; Sanusky Star-Journal, June 10, 1916; Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 - Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio; Published in the Vermilion Photojournal 9/03/10; Written 8/29/10 @ 12:49 PM.
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...
April 16, 1903. - Volume 6 - Number 46
Resolutions
Whereas, it has pleased the Divine Ruler of the Universe to remove from our midst our beloved Neighbor, Chas. Leimbricht [sic], therefore be it Resolved that we the members of Lake View Camp No. 6250 Modern Woomen of America, express our heartfelt yjpathy to the family in this their hour of sorrow and be it further Resolved,, that therese resolutions be spread on the records of the Camp and be published in the Vermilion News and a copy be sent to the family. Resolved, that our Hall be draped in mourning for aperiod of thirty days. C.W. Bauman Wm.J. Gegenheimer Committee
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C.W. Williams who has conducted a meat market in Vermilion has discontinued the business. It is reported that A.D. Baumhart will occupy the room with his drug stock.
-------------------- Memorial Servicds.
Memorial Services in honor of Mr. Leimbrecht [sic] were held in the Axtel M.E. Church on last Sunday at 2 P.M. The large attendance showed the esteem with the deceased was held. The church was very nicely decorated with house plants and boquets [sic]. It being Easter Sunday seemed to be a most fitting time for such a service. The service was preached by A.G. Rupert who spoke of the evidences of the future life. He also told of his coversations [sic] with Mr. Leimbrecht during his sickness in which he gave evidence of a strong faith in God and a full assurance of heaven. He was member of the Young People’s Soceity [sic] a regular church attendent and was interested in all church work. He had won many friends. The community has lost a good man. The music was furnished by the Quartet and was very appropriate for the occassion. The services were in charge and under the direction of Lake Veiw [sic] Camp No. 6250. M.W. of A., who attended in a body and of which Mr. Leimbrecht was a member.
-------------------- REAL ESTATE.
Geo. A. Bell to Pearl H. Black, north 50ft. of lot 4, block 26, Vermilion village, $50. Christian W. Bauman to Wm. C. Miller, 38 86-100 acres, sec. 1, lot 9, Vermilion tp., $2,100.
-------------------- Water Works.
At a meeting of the county board of elections at Sandusky Monday, the vote on the water-works question at this place was examined and the doubtful votes thrown out in accordance with the law which requires the ballots to be marked properly. The vote as cast leaves a margin of 16 over two thirs of the votes cast against the project. Vermilion has brigh projects and it would be but folly for the minority to stand inb the way of progress.
-------------------- Council Meeting.
A session of the village council was held in the council chamber Monday evening with all members present and Mayor and Clerk in their accoustomed [sic] places. The minuetes [sic] of the last meetings were read and approved. The report of the committies followed. The petition of Miss Jennie Harris asking for a sidewalk was reported upon, the committee being not favorable to the granting of her request on account of the cost to the town and to other property owners. The sidwalk committee reported new walks needed on the east side of Perry street along property of Sayle’s heirs, part of a walk on Washington street along the Rumsey property and a walk on Division st. front of the Keubler lot. A resolutin to this effect was adopted. A petition was presented by property owhers on South street for a walk for the north side of that steet [sic] from Short street to Water steet[sic]. The request was granted and an ordinance requiring said walk passed. The time worn sewer question was again brought up. The flooding of the land south of the M.P. Ry. also near C.F. Deckers. Investigation had proven tht the volume of water in the creek into which the sewer empties backed up and caused the overflow. The matter will be investigated. W.G. Hine, attorney of the Howard Stove Company was present and talked a short time concerning electric lighting. It seems that as the company will have an electric lighting plant it might put in one large enough to light the town and furnish lights to the ctizens. A franchise will probably be presented at the next meeting of the council. The council passed on the bills and then adjourned. The next regular meeting will be held May 4th at which the new council will be sworn in under the new code.
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Death again visited our little berg, this time taking as its victim Ellis Paul Jump the seventeen year old son of Gilo and Mary Jump. He was struck by a fast feight at Florence siding two miles west of here March 30. He leaves a father, mother, besides a host of other relatives and freinds to mourn his loss. Mr. Jump and family have the sympathy of the entire community. One precious to our hearts has gone, The voice we love is stilled: The place made vacant in that home, Can never more be filled. Our father in his wisdom called, The boon his love had given, And though on earth his body lies, His soul is safe in Heaven. Dear Ellis, your sufferings are over We know you are free from pain, But what will that home be without you; Yest we know our loss is your gain.
-------------------- Paid the Debt.
Fulfillment of a freak election bet at Berlin Heights caused a sensation. A prominent young woman agreed with a young man that if Goulder was elected mayor of Cleveland he was to walk to the town pump arrayed in femaile attire from chiffon hat down to shoes. In case Johnson was elected she was to don men’s attire and visit the town pump. Johnson won and the woman carried out her part of the contract. She took a drink at the pump and returnd to her gome without speaking to any one although many people were on the street.
The duck hunting season closed Saturday. The teachers of Shelby County this state are organizing a union to procure the increase of salaries. The Gilchrist Company has increased its capital stock from $1,000.000 to $10,000,000. The change was made Saturday. Frank Bartow, a deaf mute was killed near Milan Sunday morning, on the W.&L. E. Ry. He was walking on the track when struck by a coal train. The entire train passed over him crushing his body into a shapeless mass. Sunday morning Tacom Streeter fell from a fright train near Ceylon and had his foot cut off. An unknown man who was riding a bicycle found him and by means of the inner tube from his tire prevented Streeter from bleeding to death. The unfortunate man was taken to Sandusky.
Prof. G.H. Carrier of Lorain was in town Tuesday tuning pianos. The Vermilion Telephone Co. has secured concessions at Linwood park for the years ‘02,’04, ‘05 and will place telephones there. Work on the government house here has been completed and the workmen have departed for other fields. President Howard and Atty. W. G. Hine of the Howard Stove company arrived Monday evening from Missouri to close contracts for the buildings and machinery of their plant here. It may be expected that their will be a lively time in Vermilion this summer. Messrs. E.T. Bottomley and Pearl Roscoe took the remains of the little twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Roscoe to Milan on April 3rd, where they were interred in the family cemetery lot. Capt. Geo. Bell left for Milwaukee Friday. A.D. Baumhart was in Cleveland Monday. Clifford Parson was in Lorain Saturday. Arthur Giddings was in Cleveland on business Wednesday. The social given by Miss Lucy Morgan’s class at F.V. Pelton’s was a very successful affair. Proceeds $7.00. The Hot Waffle supper was also a success $9.15 being the receipts. A Twine Stringers and Helpers Union has been formed in Vermilion. The Union was organized March 28 and now has about 23 members. H.F. Ritter Pres., R.F. Conklin V. Pres., kGeo. W. Ritter Secy., Chas. A. Mattison Treas. Trustees are Chas. Mattison and H.J. Reis. The house occupied by Geo. Naegle was discovered to be on fire about noon Wednesday and an alarm sounded. The flames were soon extinguished but the damgaged [sic] by smoke is considerable. The loss has been placed at about $75 on the house and $125 on the furniture. The fire is thought to have originated from an overheated range. Capt. Chas. Gegenheimer has gone to South Chicago to take charge of his boat. Walter Parsons and A.N. McGreger went with hin. Monday Capt. Stone went to Lorain to join his boat. Messrs. Frank Parsons, Bowland, Geo. Bachman and Albert Rust will sail with him. The Epworth League will give a 10c supper at the church parlors Wednesday evening next. Easter day was observed at the churches Sunday. In the evening the children took part in the exercises. The churches were beautifully decorated and congregation large.
Hmmmmmm....
CATHERINE GREENE
Although Eli Whitney received a patent for a cotton gin, Catherine Greene is said to have posed both the problem and the basic idea to Whitney. Furthermore, according to Matilda Gage, (1883), his first model, fitted with wooden teeth, did not do the work well, and Whitney was about to throw the work aside, when Mrs Greene proposed the substitution of wire to catch the cotton seeds.
VERMILION’S WAKEFIELD BRASS: (Note: This article is the first of several that will be written about that which came to be known as the Wakefield Brass Company in Vermilion, Ohio) A UNIQUE BEGINNING: In an article appearing in The Vermilion News on January 25, 1906, citizens were informed that at a meeting of thirty businessmen the previous evening a committee was appointed to "transact business for the subscribers toward the Wakefield Brass factory." Five men were chosen for this committee: E.L. Coen (of the Erie County Bank), W.A. Tischer, George Fischer (owner of George Fischer Lumber Co. and the Maudelton Hotel), Dr. Quigley, and C.F. Decker. The article goes on to say. that, "Prospects are good for the committee andMr. Wakefield coming to an agreement soon and we hope that the factory will soon be a reality." Just a week earlier Mr. F.W. Wakefield had sent a letter to local businessmen proposing to build a factory building on three acres of land "just south of the N.Y.C. & St. 1. Ry. on the west side of the west "river road"." He proposed to erect a 46x150 foot building where he could manufacture "brass illuminating gas fixtures, gas, electric and combination(s)" all patented by F.W. Wakefield in the U.S. and Canada. He asked that city water be made accessible to the site and that a fire plug be placed at the site for fire protection. He indicated that while he would bring five or six skilled workmen with him when production begins he would hire the remaining workers he would need from local sources. By February 15 of this same year local contractor, John Gegenheimer, had made a successful bid on the contract to build the Wakefield Brass Works factory and construction on that facility immediately began. F.W. Wakefield had become interested in the manufacture of lighting fixtures around 1882 in Cleveland. By 1905 he had become the owner of a business that was located on the site of the Old Arcade and was known as the "Pioneer Lighting Fixture Man of Ohio." He also had a keen interest in yachting and whenever time permitted he went for a sail. And it was upon his. yacht Unique that he first came to Vermilion. Turning to his companions . he reportedly remarked that "this place looked good to him for a factory." In 1906 he sold his interest in the Cleveland firm and went to work building his "Brass Factory" in Vermilion. on August 1, 1910 the company was officially incorporated with F.W. Wakefield, A.C. Hofrichter, E.H. Wakefield, A..J. Copeland, and W.T. Dunmore as its directors. F.W. was elected board president and Hofrichter became the secretary - treasurer. In 1911-12 a new two-story addition was added to the existing factory to be used for offices. This particular building (still standing at the Lithonia Lighting plant) was fire-proof. A note of this detail should be made. As this story unfolds it becomes important. During the decades which followed major. innovations in lighting fixtures for homes, and in business, recreation, and transportation fields were all developed by this little factory in our town. More than a few of these contributions were due to events which unfolded in the lives of the Wakefield family, the families of the workers, and of the people who lived in our town. It was a very unique beginning. Unique indeed.
Ref: The Vermilion News; 1-18 & 25-1906; 2-15-1906; /2-18-1915 ; Published in the Vermilion Photojournal 3/18/04.
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.
NEW HAVEN.
DEATH FROM "DAMPS."
Great excitement was caused in 1823 by the death in a well of two men named Pace and Hatch. They had dug a well for Henry Barney, and, when all was in readiness to begin the work of stoning it up, Hatch descended in a tub, and just as he reached the bottom he was observed to fall and become apparently insensible. Pace immediately descended to rescue his friend, and he, too, fell and expired. It was not until then that the bystanders thought of the "damps," or noxious gases in the well. They knew, beyond the possibility of a doubt, that both men were dead. After several hours had passed, their bodies were recovered. Hatch left a wife and several children; Pace was a single man, and had, only a short time before, come into the township from Pennsylvania. This casualty was, we believe, the first that occurred in New Haven. It cast a gloom over the whole community.
DISTILLERIES.
Whisky being an article of common consumption and in use, practically, as a legal tender, it followed naturally that the township should not be without places for its manufacture. A distillery was built within the present limits of Plymouth village in 1825 by Lemuel M. Powers and Martin Kellogg. In 1837 a number of men who had been engaged in the exciting, if not dignified act of giving a fellow citizen a ride upon the rail, took refuge from the sheriff in this distillery, and it was from that time generally known as "Fort Defiance." John Loveland was engaged in the production of ardent spirits at a small distillery near the site of his present residence, and as many of the preachers in the surrounding country were among his patrons it is reasonable to infer that he made a very good article of whisky. Several ministers were in the habit of drinking at his distillery and of going to it to have their bottles filled. Mr. Loveland once paid his share of support to the Rev. Enoch Conger in liquor, giving him fifteen gallons from his still. Jasper W. Smalley was also engaged in distilling.
ROUSE BLY AND THE FUGITIVE SLAVES.
One of the numerous ramifications of the "Undergronnd railroad" passed through New Haven. Rouse Bly was one of the brave, humane spirits who risked all, even life itself, in befriending the poor, fleeing slaves, during the troublesome times beginning about 1840. His house was one of the depots upon the road where many a weary traveler, who only knew he was going toward the north star and freedom, stopped for rest and refreshment. Dozens of times Rouse Bly took men and women through to Norwalk or Oberlin from his house in New Haven. He often had bands of blacks secreted about his house or outbuildings, and his ingenuity invented some shrewd methods of concealment. It is related that on one occasion a number of southern slave owners, who had lost some of their human property, stopped at Bly's place, probably having suspicion that he was one of the "nigger runners," and made a careful search of the premises, looking, in the course of their examination, into the smoke-house where, unknown to them, and hidden by the thick clouds of smoke, the very slaves they had lost, crouched, trembling with fear.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS—EARLY AND LATE.
It is altogether probable that the first sermon delivered in the township was by that eccentric, but good man. Rev. James Maclntyre. He was the only...
Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 - Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
REV. GOODELL:PART TWO: Again, If you’re interested in Vermilion history specifically, or American history in general, you might be interested in knowing some about a man whose shadow once fell across the landscape of Vermilion, O. in a yesteryear. His name was Jotham Weeks Goodell (VPJ 4/08/09). In 1837, following their hasty departure from Canada in a rowboat Rev. Goodell and family settled in Erie County, Ohio. Here he served as the second minister of the First Congregational Church in Florence Township. It is important - as an aside - to apprehend that although both the Florence and the Vermilion churches are now commonly known as “Congregational” churches - both were initially organized as Presbyterian churches. Rev. Goodell was, in fact, a Presbyterian minister. Historically, the Congregational church in the United States is very closely associated with that of American Presbyterianism. This was especially in New England where Congregationalist influence spilled over into Presbyterian churches as they moved west. The “west”, of course, refers to territories in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. It is also interesting to note that some of the first colleges and universities in America, including Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Williams, Bowdoin, Middlebury, and Amherst, all were founded by the Congregationalists; as were later Carleton, Grinnell, Oberlin, Beloit, and Pomona. But perhaps more to the point of the matter was their core belief; an insistence on the autonomy / independence of local bodies. Consequently, it should surprise few persons to learn that these early ministers and their “flocks” were active in many reform movements; including those promoting the abolition of slavery, and women's suffrage. And these are things that lead us back to the subject of this essay - Rev. Goodell. In 1843 Goodell found himself serving as pastor of a Congregational church in Medina County, Ohio. While there he wrote and published a forty-seven page pamphlet highly critical of an early gospel movement known as Campbellism. Without actually reviewing the text of the treatise it’s probably safe to assume that it would not have endeared him to everyone he met. But, again, Jotham Goodell was a person of principle which, like it or not, is an aspect of character sometimes accompanied by the prospect of potential assassination of either character, body - or both. As the saying goes; If you want to dance you’ve got to pay the band. In December of that same year Jotham was elected and installed as the 9th pastor of Vermilion’s newly constructed Presbyterian church in the town square. In 1850 he and his wife, Anna, gathered seven of their ten living children together and moved west. His departure, as depicted by the The Ohio Observer (Hudson Ohio) dated June 26, 1850, was deemed by the Elyria Presbytery to be nothing short of scandalous. No precise details were given that might shed more light on this matter other than to say their claims were related to his alleged “pecuniary transactions with different individuals, and the presbytery”. While church elders suggested in their report that Rev. Goodell’s departure was abrupt - and no one knew where he went (i.e. “Brother Goodell has left this region and gone to parts unknown”) - there are several good reasons this might have been highly unlikely. Among them were the family members who remained in Vermilion. That he maintained contact with them throughout, and well after, his journey westward was hardly a secret. Moreover; a short time before he left he requested, and was granted, a certificate of good standing as a minister of the gospel and a member of the Elyria Presbytery. Additionally he was given a recommendation as such, for the “churches and people where Providence might cast his lot in the future”. So although it is clear that Rev. Goodell’s character was under siege at the time of his departure - the specific reason / reasons for the attacks are not. Some historians currently speculate that the attacks were related to his antislavery activities and beliefs. That which is abundantly clear, however, is that his inability to hold his tongue married to his demonstrative ability to articulate his beliefs were not always qualities deeply appreciated by his peers nor parishioners. If this sounds strikingly familiar to the one which preceded his departure from Canada in 1837 it’s probably more than coincidence. And if one follows his journey westward - where he was forced to winter in Utah before moving on into the Oregon Territory - one will again find him in some proverbial “hot water”. This is because his principles and the principles, as well as the princi - pals, of what was then the Mormon “State of Deseret” were a bit less than copesetic. In his 1852 collection of letters published in The Oregonian newspaper in Portland about his winter spent in what some then referred to as the “Mormon Kingdom”, one word pertaining to the departure of his party from Utah stands out. That word is “escape”. At the end of May in 1851 Capt. Goodell’s party arrived safely at Dalles (i.e. the end of the Oregon Trail) in the Oregon territory. First settling in the Willamette Valley of Polk County Goodell who had lost all his money and livestock to Mormon taxes worked for nearly a year to recover his finances. In 1853, when Washington became a territory, he moved his family to Thurston County and built a large house on a 640 acre plot of land east of Grand Mound. He called the place the Washington Hotel. There he delivered the first Independence Day speech in that territory. Six years later the articulate preacher, writer, scholar, pioneer, man of sincere principle - suffered a stroke and died. He was fifty years old. One of his contemporaries, David Henry Thoreau, wrote that “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” But such could not be said of the Rev. Jotham Weeks Goodell. His life was neither quiet nor desperate. One hundred and fifty-two years after his shadow was last cast across the landscape of our nation his words, and the principles which guided his life remain.
Ref: A Winter With the Mormons, Jotham Goodell, edited by David L. Bigler, 2001; Published in the Vermilion Photojournal 4/07/11; Written 4/03/11 @ 12:43 PM.
KIDS' IDEAS ABOUT LOVE
* "If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." -- Glenn, age 7 * "Love is like an avalanche where you have to run for your life." -- John, age 9 * "I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful." -- Manuel, age 8 * "No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular." -- Mae, age 9 * "Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." -- Greg, age 8 * "Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife." -- Tom, age 5 * "On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date." -- Mike, 10 * "I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when Dinosaurs is on television." -- Jill, age 6 * "One of the people has freckles, and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too." -- Andrew, age 6 * "My mother says to look for a man who is kind. That's what I'll do. I'll find somebody who's kinda tall and handsome." -- Carolyn, age 8
PODCAST #227:This week the Vermilion Views Podcast #227 is a bad recording of Vermilion's Hank Fischer talking about his first memories of Vermilion. [Sorry about the sound quality.]
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.
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