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of farmer John Fetter, in Pennsylvania. Her father was killed in t lie In ion army. Her mother still lives but is herself an oh-1 ject of charity ISoon after the marriage t'e young couple moved to “Frog Hollow,” 2 iniies from Pattersons lt;reek, and li.ul leen in that neighborhood ever since. Her hu-band drank, but seldom to excess. They had ; no regular quarrclls. Four years ago he bought a saw mill, but w ithin two years failed. Then he became desperate and left home, going to Kentucky. Each month! for along lime he rlt; milled $10 for her and the children. On the 28th of March, 1888, he saw h« r last. Since then he lias worked near Frank ford, Ky. The last money she received from him was $10, February 5th.!She now thinks he is at Cattletsburg, j Ky. His letter tells her that he is court-' ing another woman out there. She has been in terrible poverty since the burning of the house in which she lived last August. Fr »ni Colonel Kobinson, .Joseph Crabtree, John 11 Stallings and Joseph Esler she lias received special charity. She is not “to say sick,” but has never beeu strong since the birth of her first child. She paid John Hixon, her landlord, £1 a month house rent; was in arrears three months and Mr. Hixon had tried to get
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Cumberland Daily Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Fri, Mar 29, 1889
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