Lancaster Eagle-Gazette from Lancaster, Ohio • 357

SATURDAY, JUNE 3. 1950 SEC. (PAGE 37 iSESQUICENTENNIAL EDITION LANCASTER (0.) EAGLE-GAZETTE w. i s. i- i 4 ti ft )H 0 View of State Boyt' Industrial School in recent timei, taken erintendent' residence on extreme left, cottage buildings usually seen from Lancaster; agricultural department structural changes have been made aince this picture wa from the power plant smokestack in 1927, showing sup on "the Hill," the chapel with the steeple; water tower barns, extreme right; the green house in center.

Several made. 3 Henry Tombarge, Lancaster, took this picture at the BIS about 1862, showing cottage buildings, summer house. Sign in foreground I forbids visitors from talking with inmates unless in presence of an officer, and visitors were not expected at the BIS on the Sabbath, 3 only to attend divine services. 1 -4 i i- It rmri owrmMTfmi wniw i ruimwiii hiiiwhiiiii wimiiMwii.iifc i mwmvm I S. Nearing Century Mark The Lancaster schofeL he" stated, would be at its peak ef-' fienciency with a maximum pop- ulation of 400 boys efid a nar-' rower age span.

Tart the long? range plans for the school to-j ward realization of this goal in-? elude a more detailed system of screening for boys committed to: the Jurisdiction of the state byj Ohios juvenile coftrts. present warden of the Ohio Penitentiary, from March, 1945. to March, 1946. John R. Ferguson, chief of the Division of Juvenile Research, Classification Bnd Training, indicated that most juvenile training programs nov are tending toward a greater number of specialized institutional units with smaller populations.

of absence to enter service during World War II. He returned to the school in March 1940, and is superintendent at the present time. During his absence, the school was under immedinte supervision of three acting superintendents, Clctus Scheetz, from January, 1941, to July, 1944; O. Thomas from July. 1944, to March, 1945; end Ralph Alvis, (Continued from Page 36, Sec.

I) work on maintenance items such as machinery end automotive repair, carpentry, and practical farm work. Most Carried Out In 1939. a survey of conditions at the school Was conducted by the Ohio State University Bureau of Educational Research in conjunction with officials of various state educational and welfare organizations. Recommendations for improvement made by the survey were submitted to the Department of Public Welfare end many of these recommendations have since been carried out. Most of these recommendations were carried out under the administration of Colonel then Captain Harold L.

Hays, who BOARD CONTROLLED In 1911, 19 of the state Including tho Boys' Industrial School, were placed under management of a salaried board of four administrators, not more than two of whom could be of the same political party. Thig system was replaced in 1921 GOOD AS NEW FLUES mechanic M. S. put in 81 new sanoke flues in the; Lancaster fire engine, December 6, 1898, making the1 valuable piece of machinery as good as new. The old smoke flues had to be removed and replaced by the new ones and 156 drop or water flues had to be replaced.

FELL IN CITY HALL Reuben Glick, a stone-mason's, tender, fell 48 feet while handling some stone on a scaffolding inside the new City Hall here under construction in May, 1897, and was severely injured. G. Ammon, another worker there, fell 40 feet, while handling mortar and a scaffolding gave way. He was slightly hurt. when the school was placed was superintendent from 1939 to under the Department of Public 1941 when he obtained a leave weiiare.

Main Building at B. S. with inmate group in front, staff me tubers, wives cottage family heads, etc. on porch on right, taken in 1888. part of this building still stands today across from main dining hall.

(Picture courtesy Calvin S. Stouder, 1003 Second-at.) ONE-ROOM LOG CABIN FIRST HOME OF FAIRFIELD PIONEER Who Was Who In The Town In general the first home of the Fairfield County pioneer was the one-room log cabin. Constructed of horizontal logs, it was probably introduced into America by the Swedes and Finns who settled in the Delaware River Valley in 1638. The English colonists adopted this type of construction for forts and prisons, and the Pennsylvania Germans used it for their "temporary" homes from about 1683. These houses were so well built that some of the early ones are still in use, altho generally as barns YES 150 YEARS IS A LONG TIME.

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R. headquarters located in Saylor's HalL The room was heated with a small gas stove with no pipe connection, and it was thought the mixer was broken or damaged, allowing a great amount of un-burned gas to escape in the room. It was very cold that day and the gas was turned on in full. Those attending the meeting were Mrs. Alfred, Mrs.

Ella Fair-child, Mrs. John Gibbony, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Isaac, Gundry, and Misses Gertrude and Cornelia Gibbony, The ladies had only been in session a short time when, they noticed something wrong with the atmosphere, but did not attribute it to the gas stove. They hurried through with their proceedings and left the hall.

Mrs. Gibbony had not proceeded but a short distance from the hall entrance when she fell unconscious to the pavement and was taken with her sister to the office of Dr. Brown, near by. The doctor's wife had hurried home, but had scarcely reached there when she, too, became unconscious, and the poisonous fumes affected Mrs. Isaac Gundy in the same manner shortly after leavings the halL All the ladies were more or less affected from inhaling the gas, but it did not render three of them unconscious.

Mrs. Aldred, Mrs. Fairchild and Mrs. John Gibbony, although they felt very weak, were in no serious condition. Dr.

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Use it wherever a durable water-resitting finiih is desired. It will not soften under body heat when applied to chairs and stands up under hard wear Inside and out. The long-lasting colors kaep their bright, glossy appearance despite exposure to sun and weather. Spartana may be used alone as a colorful finish or applied over Oak Ground Surfacer and Graining Compound to simulate a natural wood grain finish. mBABni PAINT ill McClelland Martens and bride, who had just returned from a 10-day bridal tour in the East, were given a serenade by the Mechanic's Band at the Hillside Hotel the evening of January 11, 1897 Mr.

Martens responded gracefully, after a few selections, and treated the big crowd who had congregated In front of the hotel to cigars. Messrs, Al Martens, Frank Cherry, Ed. Work, Ed. Bogle and William Nye engineered the affair, Martin Groff and Mrs. G.

A. Hamberger, both of Lancaster, were reported in March, 1887, by the local press, to be among about 180 heirs who would share in the $76-milIion estate of Herr Groff, rich Dutchman, restored by act of the government of Holland, for distribution to rightful heirs, A grand reception and ball were held February 6, 1890 for the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Rising.

Mr. Rising's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rising, assisted by their daughter, Mrs. Henry B.

Peters, and daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Rising, whom Mr. P. Rising had married in London, England, held the reception at the Rising mansion on Main Hill, the house built by Gen. William J.

Reese with material and labor from Philadelphia. The Rising mansion was flanked on the west by the birthplace and early home of William T. "Cump" Sherman, and on the east by the homestead of Thomas Ewing, the elder, where the great statesman lived and died. Among the graduates of the Lancaster High School in 1902 were the Misses Futilla and Flo-rilla Williamson, twin sisters, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry C. Williamson, 1123 North Co-lumbus-st. In the class of 1877 Misses Ella and Emma Schleich, twin daughters of Newton Schleich, graduated, and in the class of 1897 Misses Susie and Jacie Ulrick, twin daughters of Jacob Ulrick, also graduated. Louis Dorst of Cincinnati, brother-in-law of Will Repass, and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs.

C. H. Heed opened a fine bath house, located on Fountain Square, in the room formerly occupied by W. W. Obaugh.

Photographer J. H. Tobias of Galion, rode to Lancaster on his wheel October 9. 1898 and after transacting a little business and calling on a few of his old friends, started back. The distance was about 100 miles.

Ifif or other out-buildings. The log cabin was well adapted to the needs of the Fairfield pioneers. The finest stands of black walnut, oak, hickory, maple, ash, beech, cherry, and other hardwoods' were at hand. In cutting them for his cabin the settler accomplished another vital purpose that of clearing the land to make room for his corn patches and garden plots. The cabin could be built in a day if there were enough men helping.

Generally, however, about three days were required. The first day was used for marking suitable trees, felling them, and "snaking" the logs to the site by means of a "lizard" and log chain. Puncheons for the floor were sometimes hewn on the first day also. On the second day, "corner" men were selected, the walls raised, the roof constructed, the floor laid, and openings cut for the window, and fireplace. On the next day the crevices might be chinked, the mortar made, the cracks daubed, and the essential furniture constructed.

Only a small number of tools were required; an ax, an adze, and an auger could suffice. After the logs were brought to the site, notches were cut near the ends to hold the logs in position and to bring their surfaces closer together. This was the work of the corner men, and it required much skill to "carry up" the corners properly. The logs were moved into place by the "end men," who slid them up the skids logs placed with one end on the ground and the other end on the last log laid on the wall. When the walls had reached the proper height (ten to twelve feet), two logsabout three feet longer than the others were placed across the ends of the building about eighteen inches on each side, to support the eave logs, or "butting poles." The end logs were then successively shortened to form the gable, and the roof logs, rigidly framed with the gable logs by notches, were placed parallel with the eave logs and spaced closely enough together to support the shakes.

These were boards eight to twelve inches wide and an inch and a half thick split from a carefully selected three-or four-foot log of straight-grained wood (usually oak) by means of an ax or froe. They were laid on the roof in courses and held on, in the ab sence of nails, by weight poles which were tied down and kept in place by short boards, or "knees," inserted between them. Openings Cut Later After the walls were place, openings were cut for a door and a window. The latter was usually one or two logs high, and the opening was filled -with paper greased with lard and p'asted to a stick frame. The door was made of puncheons, hung on wooden hinges, and fastened with a wooden latch opened from the outside by a latch-string passed through a small hole.

An opening was made for the fireplace, which was often large enough to burn eight- or ten-foot logs. The chimney, generally on the. outside of the cabin, was built of logs to a height of about ten feet and then of sticks. The inside was plastered with clay, but the chimney was frequently a fire hazard. Puncheon floors of boards three or four inches thick, smoothed off with an adze, were the rule.

Sometimes, however, the bare earth served for a floor at first. Additional room was often secured by building a loft with log joists and a clapboard floor. This was reached by a rough ladder on the outside of the cabin or by a ladder or series of pegs on an inside wall. As additional tools were brought into the state, and as nails, hardware, and glass became available, the method of construction varied and larger, more elaborate, and more comfortable homes were erected. Squared logs came into general use, dovetail or tenon corners were employed, planed boards were substituted for puncheons in floorings and gable ends, and steep and narrow stairways replaced ladders to the second story.

Shakes or shingles were nailed into place, making weight poles unnecessary, while chimney construction advanced to stone or brick laid with mortar. The furnishings of the early cabins were limited to the few essentials which could be carried on the trek to the West or could be made from what the wilderness afforded. The log cabin was the crude temporary home of the pioneer. It filled his need for immediate shelter and provided a degree of comfort until larger and more elegant houses could be built. lOBRIENSfl pm ENAMP Dr.

Brown's wife was the most affected and it was many hours before he could convince himself that she had passed the danger point. Mrs. Gundy and the Misses Gibbony were pronounced out of danger. SNAKES EARN DOLLARS JOHANNESBURG (P) The snakes are big dollar-earners for South Africa. Collected from all parts of the Union, Rhodesia and South West Africa, the live rep 130 S.

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