The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
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visits HOMES Of Ancestors.

Visits Homes OF AHCtSlOIS.
C.. p. Stickney. who is one of the well
known and aged men of the county,
is visiting few days in Brattleboro.
lie recently published genealogy of
the Stickney family and has returned
from the resting places and homes of
his ancestors at Boston, RoWley,s New
bury. Bedford and Newport, Mass
William Stickney, who was the pro-
genitor of the Stickney family i'll
America, came from Hull, England, to
Boston in 1893 and with colony set
tied in Rowley in 1859. They surveyed
out their lands, all bordering on river
so each lot should have running water.
/ William Stickney 5 grandson built IN
, Rowley fine residence dating back
e2CO years, located upon a rise of land
235 feet above the sea level, where the
| Atlantic waves wash its shores at the
east and che majestic Monadnock
mountain of New Hampshire is seen
| at the west. Amos, his son, located in
New bury. His purchase proved to be
| a valuable one, located III the now
/ beautiful Park street His possessions
| were held in the family for upwards
of 100 wears Amos in boyhood
learned the weaver's trade and worked
in and became one of the proprietors
| of the first wooden mill in the New
| World and it had the largest output,
| located at Parker S Falls.
| At Bedford Mr.. Stickney found the
home of three generations of the Stick
| nev family, Joseph Moses and Moses.
| 1t was the boyhood home of his grand
/ father, Moses Stickney, who gave two
years of service in the Revolutionary
war and was at the battle of Bunker
| Hill He settled in ,Jaffrey, n. H., in
1777, living over 100 years and being
| able to yoke pair of oxen and fol-
/ low pillow at that age.
Mr.. Stickney visited the birthplace
of Hon w. b. G. Stickney of Rutland.
! This is in Rowley. On the commanding
| location fine residence has been built.
Mr.. Stickney was particularly inter
cstcd in the poultry farm of Everett
Bradstreet of Rowley. Mr.. Bradstreet
carries 1000 hens and is developing and
increasing his flock of White Leghorns.
1 His incubator has a capacity of 5000
/ eggs at once. The eggs are turned
! twice a day March, April, May and
June arc the Matching months. Mr..
Stic5ney thought it would be of inter
est to his grandchildren to know that
eggs were gathered by bushel baskets
! and carried in on a wheelbarrow. Mr..
/, Bradstreet belongs to the Stickney
family. Mr. Stickney visited also at
Salisbury Beach.
Although he moves about on crutch-
es and is so years old he found no
trouble in visiting the many places of
interest and received the warm hospi-
talities of his kindred.
4 A. A Austin had new peas from his
garden July 8.
Mr.. aud Mrs. II H Howe are HON,
i from Stratton.
I Callers to the number of 25 were al
: the Osgood brothers Sunday.
? Earl Howe of Hartford, Conn, visited
his parents and brothers the last OF tn,
week
Mr. and Mrs Keeney. formerly Add,
Fraser, were in town Friday calling OF
friends. g.
Mrs. \. C. Wellman and Mrs. Kennel
! Perry and Thelma spent Sunday Will
Mrs Hitchcock in Athens.
: Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Lawrence and Is
). ther went to Gardner, Mass, Friday t
visit his sister, and returned home Mon
day.
9 Mrs Amy Butler and friends from Graf
ton and her son, Arthur Butler, and Mrs
t Butler OF New Jersey called at Arthu
Wclmam's and o. 4. Austin's Sunday