Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29

A middled aged woman protruded
her head from a dormer-window and
called cOmmandingly: "Take him in
and put him on the couch, Sue. I'll
be right down. Pap! Pap! Get right
up from there and go in the house
and sober up or Mither will beat
you to DEATH"
Pap finally decided to give in to
his tormentors so he got up and
staggered into the house followed
closely by Sue.
The lady in the dormer-window at
this time burst into laughter. Com
ing down the street was a very
singular procession. A man stood at
the head of each of Pap's mules
pulling on their halters and at the
same time trying to dodge the teeth
of the dogged animals. Another man
stood on the blackboard manipulate
ing the reins. A group of street ur-
chins shouting and laughing danced
behind. Precipitation ran freely as
the men struggled with the exasper-
ating beasts. Foot by foot they
fought their way past the house and
disappeared around the corner.
This is just one of the many hui
morous incidents in the life of
James Patrick Moore, farmer, jes-
ter and philanthropist. He was a
farmer of good repute, loved and
venerated by all that knew him. He
partook during his life time of
many evils, yet he partook also of
many virtues which offset his fail
ures. He was born, and he lived in
the country till the later years of
his life when he moved into town
against the remonstrances of his
friends. He was veterinarian,
butcheS and helper when needed in
all kinds of labor for the farmers
in a radius of about ten or fifteen
miles from his home. Nothing was
complete in the section without the
pervasive jollity of Uncle Jim, as he |
was called.
He took as helpmate an Irish girl |
who can be remembered only as a
fat, jocund, kind old soul who fol-
lowed the benevolent ways of her
spouse. Children, as well as their
elders, liked to visit Uncle Jim and
Aunt Mary. Cakes, pies, biscuits,
jams and other boobies were dis
tributed freely from Aunt Mary's
while the terrorism created
by Uncle Jim's ghostly talks was
the handspring from which came
many imaginary ghosts.
Whenever or wherever there came
a cry for succor Uncle Jim re-
sponded without delay. He was con-
sidered an authority on domestic
and practiced as a ..octor
although not charging any fee. He
was also an ingenious butcher and
was much in demand among the
husbandment. He raised orphans
Or bOund-boys as they were then
called, and often did without him
self so that others could have. Each
Christmas it was his custom to buy ,
,andy, nuts, cakes, fruit, ETC., and
distribute these goodies among the
Door children. During his lifetime
le kept many families in clothing
although not rich himself. It was
/ familiar sight to see Uncle jim
Irving his oxen on his goodwill
Ourneys. 1t was not till just be- !
ore he moved to town that he ex-
his beloved oxen for the
sweet tempered" mules spoken of
,efore. :
OF course Uncle Jim did not give
IL his time to pilhanthrophy. He
lad plenty of farming to do at
Iome. Also let it suffice to say that
70 was somewhat of a culprit when
nder the influence of liquor. Yet
II the time he carried about him a L
lamour of jocundity. To all wit I
lcisms he had some impromptu. I
Unhappily the precocity of his i
otage was helped by drug put in f
is tooth which pervaded his brain. a
Ie drank heavily the past part of t
is life. For a livelihood he sold v
lilk. He was easily teased at this C
tage of life and became quite irri- e
ated at the least provocation. OF =
1e many means women used to s
Ease him was to call to him from b
nder his window and ask him to n
I'll them "pepny's worth a milk h
re-" He would then storm and d
lreaten them with all sorts of p
unishments. The woman would p