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PAGE 4 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - October 7, 2018 column www.columbusmessenger.com Old letter provides insight about people and places On a cold and windy day in February 1901, a man from Groveport named Jim carefully folded the three pages of a letter he had just written to a friend and placed them in an envelope. He addressed the envelope simply to “John Palsgrove, Canal Winchester, Ohio,” and did not include a return address. Jim wrote the letter in ink in well practiced cursive on three, 5x8 inch, high quality pieces of paper. In the days before email, Facebook, and Twitter as well as at a time when telephones were not common, people communicated through personal letters such as Jim’s, the telegraph, or face to face. Here is Jim’s letter to John Palsgrove, who Jim addresses as “Jack”: “Hello! How is this for weather any way. Am afraid I will not be able to sleep tonight I think the wind will blow my eyes open. Ha ha! “Say Jack, how about going to Columbus? So far as I now know, I will go up on the afternoon train on Thursday and expect I will stay all night for Anna will get into Columbus sometime in the evening. She wrote that she would try to find out and let me know, but I have not got any word yet concerning the exact time. She didn’t even say what road she intended coming over. “I wish you could be up there, too. But I don’t suppose it is worthwhile to think about it for you will be busy. “If we just had our telephone in wouldn’t we talk! It would not take two days to exchange thoughts and I expect a great many thoughts would be exchanged. We would hardly have time to work, would we? “If I should happen to walk into your office this week yet, don’t be surprised nor scared for I won’t hurt you nor run off with you. “I guess I can’t write letters at all any more. Nothing new happens to create any new thoughts and I drift along from day to day in the same old rut seemingly. “I will say goodnight for this time and maybe some time I will be able to write you a letter. Yours sincerely, Jim” Jim’s letter does not contain earth shaking news nor urgent business. It’s a pleasant, quite ordinary letter that captures a moment in time and illustrates how communication and travel has changed from 117 years ago to today. Jim wrote and mailed the letter on Feb. 19, 1901. The envelope is postmarked by the Groveport Post Office on Feb. 20, 1901. Communication in 1901 took a far slower pace than nowadays. He mentions in the letter how it takes “two days to exchange Editor’s Notebook thoughts” indicating that it took his letter two days to travel the five miles between Groveport and Canal Winchester. Jim also laments the lack of a telephone that thwarts potential instant communication. In 1901 it was also not easy to pick up and quickly travel from Groveport to Canal Rick Palsgrove Winchester. Though they are nearby towns, the distance in those days was not quickly traversed as cars and even the electric interurban railway, which came in 1904, were not present. One would either have to walk the five miles, saddle up a horse, hitch up a wagon, or wait for a train. Traveling further to Columbus was even more of an adventure as the capital city was considered far away from Groveport and Canal Winchester back then. The time and distance had to be taken into account when traveling to the big city. Jim mentions taking the “afternoon train” to Columbus where he hoped to connect with Anna. Who Anna was is now lost to time, but it’s clear she was so important to Jim that he wanted to take the time to undertake the trip to Columbus as well as invite Jack along. Though he lived more than a century ago, down deep Jim and the people of his era, were not really that much different from we who are alive today. His statement, “Nothing new happens to create any new thoughts and I drift along from day to day in the same old rut seemingly,” is one that any one of us today could utter and one we may already have said at some point in our lives as we reflect on our own day-to-day existence and our own ennui. It’s a simple letter, but it says much about people and places through the lens of time. (Special thanks to Karen Richards for her discovery of this letter and for donating it to the Groveport Heritage Museum. Also, I am related to John Palsgrove, but I’m not sure in what way. But everyone named Palsgrove is related!) Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Southeast Messenger. 6800 Gender Rd. Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110 (614) 834-6800 www.macintoshcompany.com Personalized. Uncompromised. Healthercare. All the comforts of home and more... If you or your loved one is looking to combine the Security of care with the comforts of home, one of Canal Winchester’s spacious assisted living suites is the perfect option.
www.columbusmessenger.com entertainment October 7, 2018 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - PAGE 5 No amusement in this low budget slasher film When the season changes to fall, a wave of low budget slashers are unleashed into the theaters. Not only are they (supposedly) looking to entertain fans of this genre during this much loved time, but they are also looking to garner enough cash and attention to warrant a sequel or two, or three or four. The first film with these intentions to hit the silver screen this autumn is “Hell Fest,” which just happens to be an on-thenose description of the experience of watching it. It begins with the introduction of assumed final girl Natalie (Amy Forsyth) who, for reasons largely unexplained, has been away for quite some time. Wanting to re-establish a connection with her best friend Brooke (Reign Edwards), she visits The Groveport Sports Network provides live play-by-play coverage by veteran broadcaster Rick Cooper of Groveport Madison High School athletic contests in 2018-19. The broadcast coverage includes high definition video as well as live audio. Each broadcast begins 25 minutes prior to the scheduled start time with the pre-game show. Tune in after the game for interviews with players and the head coach, her long-time companion for what she believes will be a weekend of television and relaxation. These simple plans, however, are not to be. After her arrival, Brooke explains that one of their old friends has snagged six VIP passes to a travelling horror park and they have to go. Not wanting to live up her nickname of ‘Grade School’ any longer, she agrees with this weekend detour. At first, the night is not dark and full of terrors. But that soon changes when they begin their journey to Hell Fest, the scariest of all of the haunted locations. During the first stop of the night, the group stumbles upon a girl begging for help as she hides under one of the props. Believing it to be a part of the fun, they tell the masked man looking for the scared girl The Reel Deal where she is and watch in vague amusement as he kills her. After they quip that his shtick is lame, they begin to notice his presence wherever they go. Because this is a slasher, the group breaks up for varying reasons (the paired Dedra Cordle couple want alone time, another wants to win carnival prizes) and begin to go missing one by one. When an awareness of the lack of presence of their friends is realized, Hear broadcasts of Groveport Madison Cruiser athletic contests online along with a look at the final stats. The broadcasts can be accessed free of charge on a computer or handheld device. All broadcasts will be available to view on demand as well. To listen live go to: http://war.str3am.com:7570/live. To watch live or on demand go to: www.facebook.com/groveportsportsnetwork. The games to be broadcast: Boys and girls basketball: Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Westland (boys); Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m. vs. Hilliard Darby (girls); Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. vs. Hilliard Darby (boys); Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Canal Winchester (boys); Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Pickerington Central (boys); Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. vs. New Albany (boys); Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Big Walnut (boys); Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Pickerington North (boys); Jan. 25 at 7:30 those remaining start to believe that this is no dedicated actor following them after all. Surprisingly, this is a movie that had some promise with its premise — after all, it was somewhat modeled after the 80s classic “The Funhouse” — but it largely failed to live up to that narrow promise in nearly every way. There is little humor here, very few good characters and a villain that is so true-to-life it makes this film hard to stomach. So, if you’re looking for an entertainingly stupid low budget horror to see this season, “Hell Fest” is not it. Don’t get me wrong, it is quite stupid, but not in any enjoyable way. Grade: D Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer and columnist. p.m. vs. Canal Winchester (boys); Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Newark (boys); Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Big Walnut (boys). Softball (all 5:15 p.m.): March 28 vs. Pickerington Central; April 4 vs. Lancaster; April 11 at Canal Winchester; April 15 vs. New Albany; April 17 at Newark; April 29 vs. Newark; May 1 at Big Walnut.
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