The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-16
A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MRS.
SARAH HUNTER.
CONTINUED from last week J
ny HERSELF.


Hunter was born, Also in this year Mr..
Hunter sold his property and went back to
live with his father and mother. He also
bought the mill property for which he paid
eleven hundred dollars, the payments to
consist of one hundred bushels of corn and
twenty-five dollars cash each year until the
same was paid. Also this year disease Wis
tied us Myself and nine children were
sick with the measles. In 1888, November
9TH Nancy Hunter was born. In 1884
death entered our circle and took from
our midst one that we loved, our little
Nancy. In 1885, February llth, James
Hunter was born. In 1896, September 3rd,
Hannah Hunter was born. In 1888, July
Sth Ellen Hunter was born. In 1871, April
22nd, Moses Hunter was born. In this year
October 9TH, father Hunter was laid away
in the church yard at the good old age of
eighty-two years, leaving us the large
Island for taking care of him during the
last years of his life. In 1871 we built us
two story house and moved into 1t in De-
cember. In it we had plenty of room for
our family and the preacher as long as we
lived there, In 1912, April 22nd, Isaac
Hunter was born. We have now had the
poor mans blessing and by this time my
girls were large enough to help me and
put them to spinning. They all stayed at
home and we all worked together. In 1Si3
procured loom so did my own weav-
ing and considerable for other people. Also
in this year we built large barn. In 1874
our boys built saw-mill, the timber of
which they RATED to Pittsburg, in which
place we often procured our groceries. In
1915 and 1916 nothing particular occurred.
The boys kept the mill running, steadily
pressing, pressing onward, all working to-
gether, doing the best we could. In 1917,
September 18th, death with its icy hand
took from our midst our little son Isaac,
throwing its mantle of sorrow over all of
our hearts. In this year Rev. John Abbott
was our circuit preacher. In ls4S Rev. John
Whippo preached in our circuit. Also in
this year we made some improvements on
our property. We took down the old grist
mill and erected in its stead a new three
story mill at the cost of about five thousand
dollars, which may serve as evidence that
through our persevering industry, we had
steadily advanced in financial matters. In
1919 and 1850 our aceumulations We're used
in relinquishing the mill obligation in
CURED for its erection. | went into the
grist mill and helped what | could, besides
attending to other household duties, and we
were blessed aud prospered. In 1852 De-
cember 26th, death again entered our midst
filling our hearts with sorrow and our
home with gloom, taking from our circle
our daughter, Harriet, yet in due obedience
to high heaven | could say with reverence
TO Him,
"Though cast down we are not forsaken,
Though afflicted, not alone.
Though didSt give and thou hast taken,
Blessed Lord, Thy will be done"
Time passed rapidly and we progressed
| favorahly, we each trying to do our part
In 1859 the great oil excitement broke out
and spread in all directions. Our son,
George, put down a well and was very sue
cessiul. Also in this year we had very high
water which came into our house, so that u
canoe was run through our kitchen. In
| 1850 the oil excitement was still raging and
our boys still worked their well. In 1861
! Moses Hunter went into the army, leaving
Us to await his return for three long years.
| In 1864 we sold our land property which
| consisted ofthe island and land bordering
on the shore For our island we received
| thirty-five thousand dollars and that upon
| the shore we received eleven thousand
| dollars. We then purchased a farm in
Erie county, to which place we moved in
December 26th, 1864, bringing with us our
money, forty-ive thousand dollars, besides
personal property consisting of cows, sheep
| and horses We came to Richard Gregory's,
whose kind hospitality we enjoyed for
| three weeks and for which they will ever
have our grateful thanks and as this closes
this brief sketch of one who, under kind
! providence, has be9n permitted to contend
with the hardships and privations, so incl
dent to the first settlers ofWestern Pennsyl-
vania when the early pioneer laid the axe
to the lofty trees that frowned upon him,
and built their lowly cabins, and who in
her old age is able to look back through
| the dim vista which comes up between the
present and the past. and recall incidents of
those early days, and see flowers spring up
sending forth their fragrant odors, where in
her youth the dense forest reared itself and
resounded to the AK of the settler and with
heartfelt thanks to God for his kind care
and protection, she expresses in the
language of the divine,
"And now in age and grief, thy name,
Doth still my languid heart intlame,
And bow my taltering knee.
o, vet this bosom feels the fire
This trembling hand and dropping Tyre
Have yet strain for Thee"
That a due appreciation may be felt by
her children for the advantages which they
enjoyed and regard for Him who directs
and cares for us all is the earnest wish of
SApAu II HuNTPp