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Electricity was slow getting
to his house.
He remembers having to light a splinter for a little light
to cook breakfast. Later, the kerosene lamps provided better light.
"Doc" ( Edward A.) got his nickname when he was in grade school in Laurel
Hill. One of his schoolmates complained to the teacher that he was sick.
Edward told him, "All you need is a dose of Cadenhead man oil!" (Meaning a
whoopin’, says Edward). Evidentially the class appreciated the sentiment.
The teacher, Mr. Herman Langford, asked Edward, "Is it okay if we just
call you ‘Doc?’"
The young Edward responded, "I don’t have any objections as long as you
call me three times a day to eat." From then on he was known as ‘Doc.’
Even today, he says he has friends who don’t even know his real name.
There is one other matter regarding his given name. Not only was he Edward
A. but Green Jasper Cadenhead had a grandson also named ‘Edward A.’ (born
in 1907) who ran a store in Laurel Hill for a while. Both Edwards were
contemporaries; they knew each other. The bank in Crestview got their
accounts mixed up – drawing funds on the wrong Edward A’s account. Doc had
to go into Crestview twice to get it fixed. On the second visit he told
them he was due $25 back because of his troubles – having to take the time
and come all the way to town to get the mistake taken care of the SECOND
time! He got the twenty-five dollars.
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Left,
Edward Augusta Cadenhead and his grandfather, Green Jasper Cadenhead,
with an unidentified child in the middle. Photo was taken in the
late 1920s or early 30s.