The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-27
THE DAY BOOK.
The Life and Death of Miser

Michael Baird, Cor Bear as he Is sometimes
called who lives near Little York, Penn
syvania, was miserable miser. His father
left a valuable farm of five hundred acres, in
the vicinity of York with some farming and
household articles, He kept tavern for a
children. lie accumulated an immense
estate, which reserved so tenaciousy that
he never afforded dollar for the education
of his children. He never was known to lay
out one dollar il cash for any article ne
might be in need Of; he weuld either do
without it, or fad some person who would
barter with him for something he could not
conveniently sell for money. He farmed
largely aud kept large oistillery, which he
supplied entirely with his own grain. He
kept a team for conveyance of his whiskey to
Baltimore, where, when he could not sell for
money at a place to suit him; he bartered for
neceSsaries for his tamiiy and tavern. iu
this way he alnassed an estate worth four
hundrea thousand doilats
Such @as his attachment to money that he
was neye" known to credit single dollar to
any man. Upon the best mortgage or Sc
Guilty that could be given ho would not lend
cent. He never vested one dollar in funds,
neither would he keep the notes to any bank
longer than he could get them changed. He
deposited bis specie IL q large iron chest;
until it would hold no more. lie then pro-
vidsd strong. iron kOoped harrei which he
also filled. After his death his strong boxes
yielded ta1 huodred and thirty thousand
collars ia gold and silver.
The cause oj his dagti WSs as temarkab Bile
as course 0f his iiie. A gentleman f ON
Virginia offered him twelve dollars bushey
70, ,s,ote AZ al
seed; bng he would not do Il fer Iess than
thirtsen d7laFs, and they did not agree.
The soaa 77Gs afterwards scat 10 Philadel-
phia, where it was sold for seven dollars par
Dushel, and brought, in the whole, five hun
bred and City dollars less than the Virginian
had offered for it. On receiving an account
OF his sale, ma walked through ais farm went
to bis distilery, and gave directions to his
people; he then went to his wagon Rouse and
hanged himself.
1be Late Coiomiy IN Connecticut. The
patt ptrs OF the late t4rsibe explosion of
tnae factory at Simsburg, Connecticut,
which eight persons were banned to death,
are 2irtu by the Ha,t,ord C1nndt Of the
2lst inst. Tba Cougaut ssyt;
Tie Haules uucst from every window Ia
the building instantaneoasly after the expio-
sion. Several girls we're At work IN the up-
per r0ems, and three womGp sn1 Two ,aeu
in the lower story. All whs, war kcd in he
reom above, and Mre. Lamton, whJ was rna
of the lhree womeN at w9rs below, ware
killed, making the nanber u deaths eight
i'll ALL Ar. I.amisop, who works in the
factory, was near the building; and iinme-
diatelY rushed TO one of the windows, throaSh
which he dragged two sisters named Bah.
cock, one oi whom WIS seriously sNd the
other only slightly hurned. lir. hanson
reached tbroagh the window aeain, and
called for his wife Ga long as nc could
breathe in the aulphurons and smoky stHi0s-
phore, but received no answer. TIC reEains
Of tbe0ead could be recognized only by the
place they occupied, or by the Fragments of
clothing remaining upsn the bodies. They
we're all hurrcd 70 a clisp, aud in sone c4ses
the 6oues are all that romuia OF those nbu
suffered tins horrible d ath- The explosion
occurred in tba upper room, where all toe
pow der was gsed. All who Worked her Q
were killed, aud the cause OF the calamity
will never be known.