The Tipton advertiser., 1875-06-03
FROM NEW YORK.
How things look In the Old Em'
pire Siate--The Changes or the
Years.
EsPERAScE, Schoharie Co.,
n v Nav y. 1874


EDITOR ApvERTIsER:--io our issue Of
the Goth received; never was more wei
come. read and reread, Advertisements
and all with pleasure, except the action
of the Board of Directors of the l. s. W.
r. +. No comfor: in tina, for me.
| observed in coming through Can.
ala and Western New York that the
wheat had been badly killed. Many
pieces were ploughed up and many
more would have been had not the grass
seed taken finely-wheat cannot be half
a crop in the section which ! saw. This
part OF the State is rough, stony and
the soil 10 thin, but the inhabitants BY
industry and economy seem prosperous.
A approached the little township OF
Charleston in which | was born, and
learned what her people had recently
done, felt proud Of my nativity.
Charleston is separated by the turbulent
schoharle creek from Duanesburg,
which, in its careusing had swept away
both bridges that connect the townships,
and also the counties of Montgomery
and Schenectady. There is an island 10
the creek at this place, and as the main
current Is on the east side of the island,
Charleston, containing only four hun
dred and fifty voters, had to build the
west bridge and half Of the east, where
| found two substantial iron bridges.
As got on the Charleston bridge, or
little bridge as it is called, inquired of
my friend the cost of that one and found
II to be $4,000 My response was,
hurra for Charleston! Then the thought
occurred to me that il some of the citizens
of old Cedar could see what one small
township had done they might think
our county had ability to bridge the
Cedar river and not seriously embarrass
her My destination WAS Careytown,
neighborhood where half q century
ago were nearly two hundred Of my
name and family connections. Now only
one man remains in the immediate To-
cality. Oh, what a change. But insni
mate things remain The hills and val
leys, brooks and meadows, and the
stones, tno rocks here) are ~ l saw
them in my childhood But the people,
where are theys Many Of them gone to
return no more forever. How great the
change in sixty five years. Somewhat
lonely | visited the place of my birth,
and was Hospitality entertained by its
present owner The house was built by
my father nearly century ago slept
in the same room where myself and
some of my children were born, drank at
the well my father dug with his own
hands, stood upon the ground where l
took my first steps In trying to walk.
where afterward ran, leaped and play
ed. fingered on the ground where l
once loYed to be with my mother,
thought of the kind hand which SO oft
wiped the tears from my eyes,and of the
counsel and advice Of my father as
visited their graves. The thought oc.
Cured to my mind, is it possible that
sixty five years have passed since those
days: Generation after generation have
been born, matursd, married and passed
away leaving children to mourn, while
remain comfortably well, visiting where
commenced life While many of the
old are gone, their children and grand.
children are here. Several octogenarians
and some we'll nigh ninety remain.
Among the most distinguished OF the
latter class of my acquaintsnces is Elder
John Rose, p.ssor Of the Christian |
Church at Charleston four corners for |
more than fifty years, His physical aud |
vigor and his ability to |
preach are remarkable. He had not the |
advantage of early education or any
special theological training In early
life az we'll 90 later years supporting
himself by manual labor, yet those who
have had the pleasure to hear him
preach. can testify to his powers OF log
ieal reasoning, effective and eloquent
preaching. In the face of . determined
and persistent opposition he organized
and built up church of the soandsst
thinkers IN the community. And the
fact thai he continued over ffty years
the pastor Of very large congregation
without any dimunition of influence,
proves him TO be no common man. Du.
ring these long years not . shadow of
imputation has been cast upop bis char.
acter. He is regarded with reverence
and respect By the wise and good.
J. z. L. CAaRy. !