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of8HEIBTYFLLI kH6 CPTIO OR BRED TEAKS.(CoutHied it Pago.)theinofLo~JtheIhe-yormarried and far fromWheeling, folioweH^^gyhetzels to* at irith clayAT'eonosi-*lonherBrookviUe, where the^Hl office was located. With William Goodrich was Nathan and Suozn Goodrich, Ula parents—now growing old. They remained at BrookviUe until the land in this part of tfhe state was surveyed. William Goodrich entered two eightiesembracing all the land Walhsrrttlaand Forest Hill are now located‘tin, running up and over to the Knignts-town road and down to where the:old mill dams were located. Not a white man had ever set foot on this poll when he purchased It. paying fjj.25 per acre. IAs quick as William Goodrich Wand’ ere thebyoneibln1AS-II-kIIEVlaJ-ren-Theutilnth.Su-aop,as*?as-udl-cured his deed for this land ' he brought his family and his parents.has ired dtip trge apse r a hasfollowing the Whetsel blaze to a point northeast where he cut through the v»oQds. He selected as a location for his cabin a point of ground a 1ft-lie east and south of the present Vine street bridge. The course of Little Blue is very much changed. At that time the bank on the east side was high. These pioneers lived in two wagons until they cut enough trees to construct small cabin. When the county was organized William Goodrich was made judge of the coart. His parents, Nathan and Susan Goodrich, are both buried in the City cemetery. There probably is one other Revolutionary soldier burled in the county.On that particular Fourth of July when the citizens of the new county met at the picnic grounds theybrought with them such food as they had. One of the men went out with his rifle and in a few minutes returned with a deer. This was dressed an* barbecued. There were but few dishes. Susan Goodrich said to rtne of the men take an ax and go with me and we will soon have plenty of dishes. She picked the tree fromBy MeA lo Montjx Tuesd* teen t whichty in l bedsjdry* c ringinj eral h wets 1 per o' The vfirst tl county At c the sa rious votes, the su test tion vSONHIrawsixnTilTWiAlH Veter* public hall 1 depem held t Veter* wm a p jhi: • cawhich the bark was taken. From thir , uns.bark she fashioned dishes, Joopi/«lt;them and holding them together v ith fine strips of bark. This she \or ned from the Indians during her • *ptlv-liy. In this rude way the il.» *1 was served. One of the partleipans said a happier picnic was never held inom_ Shelby county.um-welljcu-theringtalki on k aThere is much, very much, mon-that could be added from this recoils- | lection. At. this time perhaps not a tree had been cnt off of the ground now occupied by the public square. The settlers kept on the higher ground over near the east part of her. ’ where Pennsylvania, Walker and thlt;? | John street are now located. All of e in • what is Harrison street was a quag-an j mire. It was only here and there that ’ on ; a house was located and a patch of I ground cleared. A number of men ,ity, • are now living who weii remember irni,1 when tree stumps covered tin? public pro- ] square. One of these but recently : v-ess ! luted the Incident of the settlors dnr-flg.; Ing up u beet which was Bhot on the tent | grouud, dressed and hung up on pol»*s. ilu.jfinen building a fire and waichir^r it talo jal] night. Next day it wa sold to the live ! settlers, being cut up on a white oak In- stump in almost the center of the rear ! square. The men on watch to prevent ove- j the beef from being molested by dogs t he | and wolves whiled the hours away whitlieing out pegs. When a sale of beef was made one of these slicks was run through it and between the fingers was carried away.J to \ Jt Is not far back to the birthday th [of Shelbyville and there yet remains took ’ * or the old landmarks, ais ; Among these is the little frame Sju . building, the first one west of the Ue-fav \, publican office. It was used as tin tely office of the first clerk of the county, per ^ but not in Its present location.A part of the Degelow residence on ! the east side of town Is a port of tht : cabin erected by Major Hendricks,ather of Thomas A. Hendricks, when I he first came to Shelbyviil*, During t'*r [ the building of this cabiu Major Hcn-j dricks lived in the potfie of William [Goodrich. These art probably the oldest buildings In SWlby county.The story of the llrat days of Shel-byvUle and 8helby county would vary but little from that of any other pioneer settlement. The settlers did not feel .that they were onduring hardships. They did a tremendous lot or hard Work. They had an abundance lo eat. The woodt were filled with game, the stream*'with fish. They ? at- i had all the maple molasses and sugar Wiug! they cared to make. Bee trees were £t_ j abundant from which they secured arrv! quantities of flue honey. TheyThe single the e Ross, the ci on th Ir.dep appre terebt TueadThe was i Waite merab an ex bers 'C. A. Pelt a paniei piano.A I cd, dt cstinK ris siCareyUor^retailCtrtlA. M.foe airelatedenisgreatBAPifarbwasCir-•aledminingouldon 03 lmerThe the F will i home street Kins! a Urn eers Mrs. ways coraei newiaboutmlsai*lankorgsOlt-llarawasAex-soon had patchi* of wheat and corn; they spun the wool and flax and made their own clothing. They had nothing to do but to work and to be happy. They organized churches and schools, were intensely patriotic, they heard from the outside world every three or four weeks when some man would receive a newspaper from the Bast, which was read to all the settlers who cared to gather about Peace to the ashes of our fore-Ha i tomolthat this c if a p desl u any i stay and c The 1 will * he c about cares her h same addltl for c the nAnScholt;ship,An it lie to ty to timeH«oil—*fathers. . ble i
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Shelbyville Shelby Republican
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 01, 1915
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