The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-14

person) He took the piano afterwards
to Montreal, and eventually it was pur-
chased by David Page, Jun, about tho
year 1908, for the use of his daughter.
David Page, Sen, sold out his interest
in Massachusetts, to follow his only son to
Middlebury, VT, and with bis sanity
wife spend their declining years in ease
and comfort, with their nearest aud dear.
est kindred. He passed away at rs, not
long after tho barn, erected for him was
burnt about midnight and the house de.
stroyed by the same devouriug element
about midday year or two after, the
premises having been purchased by Asa
Chapman.
The widowed grandmother passed the
remainder of her days with her grand.
daughter, Mrs. II. i, Bates, till she reach.
ed her eighty.frst year, when she was ia
ken to her eternal home 10 abide with the
Saviour she long served, loved and trust.
ed.
Years sped on, and Mrs. Bates slept
with those gone before, and the young
sister who had long resided with her,
wended her way to the "far west" with
the old piano in companionship, to follow
her parents aud her only surviving bro.
Their, VIM. Page, to Ann Arbor Mich
The latter had graduated at Middlebury,
studied theology at Andover and was
then laborng in the cause oil Christ on
missionary ground in Michigan
The "old piano" remained 10 The pos
session Of the sister. ill the second daugh.
ter of William grew up, was married and
the mother oil several children, and the
piano was left in her hands Mrs Il. Jer-
man's) to be preserved as family relic
of her ancestors, the Pages She is now
acting as journalistic writer for the Toe-
do Commercial doing the oest she can,
as a widow, for the maintenance aud ed.
ucatioD of her children, sending articles
occasionally TO her brother, William Da.
vid Page, to print in the daily paper al
Fort Wayne. Ind, which he publishes
History is comprised of supposed facts
little and great, and on the accuracy o
its statements its value depends
1t is matter of little interest whether
the Jermains were in possession of al
old piano seventy. five years ago, or thu
Pages since about the year 1908. Blu
the question arises whether that "old pi
ano" is to be regarded, at the coming
Centennial, with veneration Tor its anita
uity SIMPLY, or with a higher addtioua
interest as the one Mr.. Cbickeriug stu
died for model, untaught developing hi
superior mechanical and musical abilities
on which his fame and fortunes wer
founded.
Somebody say 20" partially inform
ed, lacking the personal knowiedse. nee
essary to give the whole facts, may hav
been innocently reported through mistak
or carelcssress OF some type setter, lm
u pressed with the idea that man and hi
- wife were one, may have substituted
: Mr.. for Mrs; but he would soon be SC
u to rights for cherishing such old iashione
u notions at womans' convention.
d That the history of this grand republi
for the century past may not be MARIE
by errors in its little histories which ca
be easily corrected, is the only apology
= can render for addressing the publisher
> Of the Mddlebury REGISTER after reac
!. ing its Toledo quotation and the origina
i remarks given in its issue of Feb. 10, r,
9 lating to the matter referred to in til
+ foregoing. Most respectfully yours,
= Il PAGE
Paw Paw, Mich, March 4, 1876.