Milford chronicle., 1908-01-24
Places and People Of Milford Neck From
1910 TO 1908

which is the head water of an ancient
stream known as Strunkill (small creek
are three farms the most westerly one
now belonging to George HOlleger. 1t
was tor many years the home OF George
Truitt and his wife, Salie. Mr.. Truitt
was a stout athletic man and great
worker. His wife was equally industri-
ous and very economical, and after pay
ing for their land they began to lay up
money. He improved his land so that it
Welded him immense crops Of wheat and
corn, considering the acreage imployed.
He was also a stockgrower to some eX-
tent which yielded him considerable in
come. 10 a few years he was nicely
fixed and had money to loan. As years
passed on and he grew older, he became
ess able to labor. Toward the sun set OF
his life his "good wife died, leaving
him alone as they we're childless. With
the death of his wife his lucky star went
down in impenatrable gloopa; his means
disappeared until in his extreme age he
was confronted with destitution. To
avoid a pauper's grave he deposited his
last remaining means (enough to provide
him respectable christian BURIAL in the
hands of a trust worthy undertaken for
that purpose. Be it said to the honor OF
the undertaken that obligation was sac
redly fulfilled. Such is the pathetic story
of life. Before the death of Mr.. Truitt
MS land became the property of David
Hall a young man who occupied it for
several years and then sold it to George
Holleger. Mr.. Holleger has erected new
buildings and made it a comfortable
home.
The next farm, now the property OF
John c. Hall of Milford, was once owned
by john Short, who as long ago as 1910
lived on it. He had a family of six
children-four bows and two girls. On
this farm Mr.. Short layed the foundation
of his future wealth. About 1847 he sold
out to, John NJ. Hall who held it during
his lifetime, when it passed by succession
to his son John c. Hall the present owner.
It is fairly productive in grass and grain
and well adapted to stOckraising.
And now comes the last of the trio.
OF late years this farm has been owned
successfully, by John Short, Jehu Davis
and Herman Holleger. Formerly it was
owned by jeremiah Whitehead who lived
there from the earliest recollection o. the
writer, until his death about 1875. He
was an old bachelor, quaint and curious
in his manner ald style of living. He
and his two spinster sisters, who were
equally as singular as he, made up the
sum total of his family. He was a very
industrious man and saved about every
dollar that came into his hands. His sis
tiers were paragons-not of beauty but of
economy and industry, manufactured all
the wearing apparel for themselves and
their brother no stylish lingerie adorned
their person. Their food, such as was
produced on the farm, was plain and
abundant. They lived the simple life
though in broader sense than that enun-
ciated by the Rooseveltian theory. Jerry
Whitehead was reputed as well to-do but
it should be remembered that a few hund-
red dollars in his time represented as
much wealth as the same number of
thousands would to-day. After the death
of their brother, the sisters remained on
the farm they employed Stephen TOrbot
an unmarried man and an excellent far
mer, to work the land. Torbot succeeded /
in a short time in winning the favor and /
fortune of Sallie, the younger sister, and
she became his wife. He did not live
long however to enjoy married life. His
widow married again this time TO William
Walker, droll character of about thirty
years of age, while his fancee was more
than sixty.
Near the Hamlet of Thompsonville !
there is now living an elderly lady whose
age is about four score years. This per-
son is Mrs. Sarah Sipple, widow of the
late James D. Sipple. Since the. death of
her husband she has purchased the pro-
perty on which she now resides and is
leading retired life. She has for her
companions her two granddaughters, who
have grown under her care and are estima-
BILE young ladies'. Mrs. Sipple is hale and
hearty for one Of her age She is the last
surviving member of the Harrington
family of four children. She has always
lived in Milford Neck, and nearly all her
active life has been spent on a farm. She
has cozy home and her means are ample
to afford her all the comforts of life she
may desire.
ISAAC R. JESTER.