News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-28

old places over by. Why, didn't think
it was such a ways till we come to a
house. Take a good look to the left.
These buildings are not changed scarcely
any. remember Abe Ferry used to live
here. He and his family have gone to
their last home and Cash Gray bought
the place years ago and has lived here
eyer since. He raised family of three
girls and two boys and they all live with
in few hours ride of home Mr. Gray's
father, Ira, came here with him and was
a Christian preacher at North Hyde Park
for some time. He has gone to his lasr
long rest.
"Now turn to the right. Not changed
so much. Why you are dreaming-the
house was burned. You do remember.
That's so. 1t was a good while ago. 1t
was all destroyed. Samuel Cinnamon
was the owner at that time. And don't
you know he tried to get Perpetual Mo.
ton but failed. His first wife left him
one son. You remember after his sons
tragic death he went to Montpelier and
they never saw him alive again, and as |
told you Mr.. Cinnamon was never quite
the same again. He married Miss Man
ley. They had one child, daughter, and
they are all sleeping the last sleep. Mrs.
Frank Sargent now owns the place.
Down this hill-pretty good depth Of
snow. Yes, Is feet, more or less. Now
look sharp at these buildings. Do they
look familiar There is the tree, an old
landmark, and the watering trough.
Deacon Loveland lived here for years.
Yes, gone home. The place changed
hands great many times and Frank
kneeland lives there now.
1--WE will go on. Here is a little house
Yes, but that house has not been built
long. Carlos Eastman lives here and he
and sons have saw mill down on the
Gihon.
"Herats the next old place. This looks
a good deal as it used to. DON'T YOU re-
member Uncle Harrison Grout and his
good wife Hannah? They sold and went
to Hyde Park and the place now belongs
to Bert and Mary Lanpher.
"Well, we are through for tonight. We
will stroll back to our starting point.
"Hadyou ever given it thought that
60 years ago you couldn't have found a
mowing-maehine in these parts? You
can hardly believe that, can your But it
is so. My father carried on the big Page
farm in Bakersfield when he used to hire |
twelve men to do the haying. That was
some! Out at four in the morning and |
until half past nine, then lunch. Now
until noon, then dinner and about a two |
and a half hours rest, then carting.
Handwriting was the fashion. The first
horse rake was something the shape of a
hne comb with pair of fills. There was
always a man to walk beside the rake to
turn it over when it was filled. He would
hoist it up and as it came down it would
make quite good tumble. But tell you
it was a man-killer. l know where the
remains of one of those rakes are now.
What is that, do think that women
ought to vote? Yes, on all things that
influence their home life. What do |
meanF Well, first roads, next schools,
and help to put stop to getting divorce
bills before our country is ruined. Sixty
years ago did you hear of a couple get
ting married and the next term of court
see them stroll in for a billl One of the
pair had seen someone who pleased them
better, or maybe both of them had. Isn't
t awful 7 Just look at the homes in this
Town. Let them make a law that no
nan or woman shall marry again until
'ne of them is dead and see if there will
De one bill then where there are rs now.
"Oh, here we are at the house. Well.
meet me at the Wiswell schoolhouse for a
rip over Davis hill at any old time.
LIBBIE c. FLETCHER.