Jack Kepler broke his leg
Jack Kepler, the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs Lou Kepler, and who was just promoted to the fourth grade at Wellington school, recently received a broken left leg when a 300 pound tombstone at the Pittsfield South Cemetery fell on him. Jack was teetering on the marble slab over the grave of Francis Avery while his mother and grandmother, Mrs George Hines, decorated graves nearby.
Suddenly the monument toppled to earth pinning the youngster beneath it and fracturing his limb. Jack will be confined for about six weeks.
In a related article I found mention of the news correspondent visiting Jack at a later date to see how he was doing. During the visit Jack's mother, Lou Kepler discussed the early history of Pittsfield including the Avery and Hines families.
Mrs Kepler mentioned she currently uses a wide board as an ironing board. She stated that Pittsfield Undertaker, Ephraim Avery, used to lay the corpse on while the casket was being purchased or made.
Wouldn't it be great if we could find that board. I recently talked to the above mentioned Jack Kepler and he remembered his mother using it and she used to prop it up between the backs of two chairs. (Lorain Journal 6-6-1946; Wellington Enterprise 9-6-1946)
The Knob
At the south edge of Pittsfield, near the black river crossing, a little south and behind what we now call Sugar Hill, and near the old steel bridge that still exists, was a comfortable shack called the “Knob”. Where the “Knob” got its name is unknown to me.
It seems that a number of “40 and 8” fellows and their wives met there to eat broiled steak, pork chops, and fish. “40 and 8” seems to be some type of card game, maybe some of you readers can help me out. The men brought their wives along to be partners in the game.
The story goes that the men were seated opposite the ladies and as one man looked up, he saw a large four foot black snake glide along under the rafters looking for a mouse or some other thing to eat.
Frank Obrig, the gentleman who related the story and a resident of Wellington, said he was so kind hearted, that he didn't kill the woods mouse and her litter of eight. He thought the ladies would enjoy the family later in the summer, besides maybe the snake would get them. The ladies did not see the snake or at least they did not mention it. Mr Obrig went on to say that “We men rather like the company of the snake”. (Wellington Enterprise 8-8-1946)
Jack Kepler, the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs Lou Kepler, and who was just promoted to the fourth grade at Wellington school, recently received a broken left leg when a 300 pound tombstone at the Pittsfield South Cemetery fell on him. Jack was teetering on the marble slab over the grave of Francis Avery while his mother and grandmother, Mrs George Hines, decorated graves nearby.
Suddenly the monument toppled to earth pinning the youngster beneath it and fracturing his limb. Jack will be confined for about six weeks.
In a related article I found mention of the news correspondent visiting Jack at a later date to see how he was doing. During the visit Jack's mother, Lou Kepler discussed the early history of Pittsfield including the Avery and Hines families.
Mrs Kepler mentioned she currently uses a wide board as an ironing board. She stated that Pittsfield Undertaker, Ephraim Avery, used to lay the corpse on while the casket was being purchased or made.
Wouldn't it be great if we could find that board. I recently talked to the above mentioned Jack Kepler and he remembered his mother using it and she used to prop it up between the backs of two chairs. (Lorain Journal 6-6-1946; Wellington Enterprise 9-6-1946)
The Knob
At the south edge of Pittsfield, near the black river crossing, a little south and behind what we now call Sugar Hill, and near the old steel bridge that still exists, was a comfortable shack called the “Knob”. Where the “Knob” got its name is unknown to me.
It seems that a number of “40 and 8” fellows and their wives met there to eat broiled steak, pork chops, and fish. “40 and 8” seems to be some type of card game, maybe some of you readers can help me out. The men brought their wives along to be partners in the game.
The story goes that the men were seated opposite the ladies and as one man looked up, he saw a large four foot black snake glide along under the rafters looking for a mouse or some other thing to eat.
Frank Obrig, the gentleman who related the story and a resident of Wellington, said he was so kind hearted, that he didn't kill the woods mouse and her litter of eight. He thought the ladies would enjoy the family later in the summer, besides maybe the snake would get them. The ladies did not see the snake or at least they did not mention it. Mr Obrig went on to say that “We men rather like the company of the snake”. (Wellington Enterprise 8-8-1946)