Notes: Henry
N. went to school 2 mos. In Campbell Co. and
2 mo. In Pendleton Co. One
teacher was Wm (Bill) Smith, who was kin to Robt. F. Shaw. In
Pendleton Co., he went to school at Barton, to Harve Bascom. His
son, Harvey Bascom, Jr., lived in Butler . Harvery
Sr. was bald headed, was good teacher. He
would get drunk, and be discharged, but was hired over again when he
got sober. On account of
getting drunk, being discharged, and hired over again, it took him
about 8 mos. to finish a 3 months school. He
lived at Boston then. Til
Kirby and Hugh Bradford were the trustees. When
he got drunk, his term of employment was ended. They
hired him that way. When
he got sober, they would hire him again. Henry
N. is a noted fiddler and in earlier days, was much in demand to
play for dances. He went
far and near to play. |