This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shockley, Lewis, Sutton, Hoop, Batcheldor, Hatton, Smith, Scofield, Laird, Samuels Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1543 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. Marcy 26, 1909.--"They Had Met Before".--One never knows what is going to happen and it is doubtful if we ever get out of the world alive. J.C. Shockley of Randolph while in the city Monday afternoon made the Herald sanctum a call as is his usual custom and while resting in the chief editorial chair and perusing some important event of news which greatly absorbed his attention to such a degree that he was oblivious to his material surroundings. Presently J.F. Lewis pulled the latch string and entered and at once began to cull the exchanges for the latest national events. The situation was novel one and from their actions we naturally thought that they were strangers so we advanced for the purpose of giving them the politest twentieth century introduction but such was not necessary as they had met before under far different circumstances and each well remembered the time and place. It was twenty years ago said Lewis, since we met west of Riverton in the capacity of a fishing party and the statement brought such a vivid recollection to Shockley's mind that in an instant he was standing erect and waiting his turn to speak. Such a spectacle carried the reporter back through the pages of history to colonial days when Patrick Henry uttered those immortal words "Give me liberty or give me death." It was now Shockley's inning and he began enumerating the persons who were there and among those were: Dr. Sutton, P. H. Hoop, J. C. Shockely, George Batcheldor, Dr. S.C. Hatton, E. Smith, Prof. Scofield, H. R., Laird, J.F. Lewis, John and Joe Samuels. Then Bro. Shockley told of the great catch of fish and especially did he place emphasis on the experience Prof. Scofield had in securing the spoon bill cat that was taxing the net for its get-a-way, but the man of letters was equal to the emergency in every particular. Lewis then confessed to stealing a boat and rowing it to the farther shore which deprived his companions of crossing the placid waters of the Nishna on their return to Riverton. Such an act under any other condition would have been unpardonable. Dr. Hatton's harness was cemented apart and thrown promiscuously on the high branches of a honey locust tree that stood hard-by the tent. The following morning all things were righted and the event was chronicled in the social ledger.