the town the sentiment has been pronounced and positive against the saloon. The restless blood of the New Englander, which forced him from his home among the Berkshire hills into the wilderness of Ohio reproduced itself in the children of the pioneer, -- the sons of the first settlers, many of them, pushing still farther west. Some of them went in notable companies, such as those which were organized when the whole country was stirred by the news of the discovery of gold in California. Others went away singly or in small groups, as one and another moved away to seek fame and fortune in regions of the middle West. The results were peculiar, affecting both town and church. As the years went by, many of those who with reason might have been expected to be pillars in the church had moved from the town. Many who had been in boyhood subject to a puritanic strictness and severity on religion, in manhood revolted into laxity. Many families "moved West," and most families were smaller than the families of earlier days; so that district schools where once were forty scholars dwindled down to two or three. It is easy to see that the removal of many of the children of the first settlers would lead to the incoming of strangers, and that gradually these strangers would take the lead in the affairs of the town. In the old church the majority of the workers are comparatively new men, the descendants of the pioneers being comparatively few. In the Baptist and Methodist societies the new members are more powerful, because these organizations did not have the early start accorded to the first church of the town. To some persons this state of things has been a source of much regret; rightly interpreted, it should rather occasion rejoicing. In many a home in the western states there are cherished memories of Granville, Ohio, memories as precious as those which were prized by the pioneer who longed for another sight of the blue hills of Massachusetts. In every one of those homes there have been elements of strength which had their growth in the home of childhood. There has been loss at home perhaps, but the ideas of Massachusetts, filtrated through Ohio, have been a life giving stream for the newer regions west of the Scioto. One important element of the population has already been mentioned. The Welsh, who settled the northeast quarter of the township, have spread all over it, making a class of citizens highly acceptable. Twenty years ago their native tongue was common in Granville. Many spoke it in daily conversation. Two ministers preached it on Sunday. To-day perhaps not half a dozen can speak it correctly. Quaint Welsh habits of dress have long since been laid aside, and with English as a common language, very often the name along distinguished the Welsh citizen. The names are interesting. Many of them consist of the practical repetition of a word, the ancient Ap having been dropped. Griffith Griffith, Evan Evans, David Davis, John Jones, Thomas Thomas, William Williams, Owen Owens and other such names have been common. It is related of the Hazard family of Rhode Island, that when the common name, Thomas Hazard, multiplied exceedingly, Thomas Hazard, 3d, being succeeded by other Thomases, the several Toms began to be distinguished by nicknames taken from their occupations in life, "Farmer Tom," "Nailer Tom," "Sailor Tom," "College Tom." Among the Welsh in Granville, various devices have found favor. Such names as "Carpenter Evans," "Plasterer Jones," "Weaver Davis," "Cooper Evans" have been known for years, surprise being often manifested by the stranger at election or other times, when the baptismal name is pronounced in formal style. No one ever had to ask who were meant by "Big Tom" and "Little Tom." If two men of the same name were "Little
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