Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-09
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SOUIRES-In Herrick July 20, 1865, Charles
Sduires, aged II years and his consort Mary
Squires, July 90 1866, aged rs years
These parties were born and married III Connec-
ticut, moved to Bradford county in 1913, and to
Herrick their subsequent home, III lS2O. Ihey
leave numerous and respected line OF descend
ants-nne children, twenty grand and two great
grand children, twelve grand children having pass
ed before them to the grave, one Of them dying III
the service of his country. Mr.. and Mrs. = were
members of the Baptist church, christian and eX-
empary in their lives, illustrating the energy, IN
telligence and morality of New England character
| Forty-six years ago, when they located IN this
town, the surrounding region was wild wilder
ness, and theirs was emphatically frontier life,
with its hardsLips, exposures and yicissltHdes.
They bore an active part in clearing the outlines OF
what has since become a thrifty and populous
community The highway which now runs
daily stage from Camptown to Smithboro, was To-
Gated by Mr. Squres through this section, himself
blazing the trees from point to point. He assisted
extensively in the survey Of the lands, then cover
ed with primeval forests, now waving with lnxur-
liant harvests.
No chapter of a country's history is more inter
esting than the personal experience OF its early
settlers. Their pilgrimage through the woods on
| foot or with OK teams, the encampment by the
brockside, the first log house, going miles to MILL
backing the grist to and fro, children Waiting for
fathers return their next meal necessarily deferred
until his arrival the occasional gatherings Of dis
tant neighbors earnest in friendships and unso-
phsticated in manners, the unwelcome call OF the
panther from time to time, and the subsequent
| hunt the first wedding in the settlement and the
first grave the hillside, these, and the thousand
incidents of pioneer experience, form volume
instructive s philosophy end more thrilling than
the pictures Of fiction.
The deceased once said to a neighbor 3. My
first crop in Herrick patch Of potatoes.
dropped them upon the surface of the ground
among roots and stumps. scraped over them ashes
from the log heap and leaves from the surface,
covering them as best 1 could, trusting without
further culture to the rains and sunshine of heav-
en- to do the balance. In the Fall! O, what Pota-
toes! Such ones 1 never saw before since. y
Adding significantly "he ,oont Of them made hem
ytoeet!'
To true men, poverty is neither dishonornor dis
comhture, Il mere circumstance, bubble upon
lifes stream Their energy is their capital, theiI
| perseverance the warrant of success The amount
of difficulties met and overcome, is ever the true
test Of character, both of mind and muscle
Facing trials and surmountng obstacles, whether
physical, mental or moral beget within the soul
strength of will and sef-reliance qualities essen
tiul to greatness i'll man. Penury and hardships
have ever been the educators of heroic characters
As tallest trees grow the stream, SO the no.
blest men in all lands and ages, have sprung up
where tolls and privations were thckest If he is
benefactor who makes two blades of grass grow
where but grew before then great praise is due
the early settler who with the woods, smooths
down and beautifes hundred acres of Gods ere
alton, and aids at the same time in laying deer
and broad the foundation of societys after growth
and expansion. The working producer, whether
OF thoughts or things, in the city or upon the
worlds outer verge, is really the deserving and
great man, while the opuent, inactive consumer
is but waste-pipe, useless feeder upon Other
mems creations.
Never will posterity be fully sensible of its in
debtedness to the pioneer laborers The monu
ments of their toll are upon every side of US. W.
travel the roads they carved out and reap the fields
they cleared. The fountain that bubbles at oul
feet they searched out in the wilderness, and the
tree that drops fruit into our lap was planted by
their hands. As these, our fathers and mothers
venerable in years and experience are fast passing
away to their celestial homes, be it the pride anG
praise Of the children to honor their Names keer
green their memories and emulate their virtues