Grave of “The Hatter” in Woodbury Deep in Bull's Woods
An aged tale from Woodbury centers on a large headstone for a man nicknamed “The Hatter.” The grave, near Grenaug Avenue, lies under firs in a lonely lot, protected by posts and wire. The epitaph mourns Kishar Hartshorn who died of smallpox at age 21. Local elders recall a nocturnal burial amid fears of the disease, with sparse records of the person and buried history.
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Woodbury
Oren- Bug Park
Woodpare
Caterbury
Jrepa
Grenaug Avenue
Grenaug Yard
Woodbury Main Street
Bull's Woods
Pro- Singh
Wandbury
Society of Hatters
Kisher Hartshorn
Chartey
Certo Jam Method Promises Easy Home Jelly Making
A national jelly producer promotes Certo as the simple way to make jam and jelly at low cost. The method uses pectin extracted from fruit, reduces boiling time, and claims higher yield and better flavor. Readied strawberry jam recipe emphasizes ripe fruit and quick steps for home use.
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Ann Proctor
Hyow
Certo
Magadi
Buried at Night Rumor Ties Smallpox to Local Hatters
A fragmented account from an old town records a grave linked to a smallpox death in December 1794. The story recounts a nocturnal burial, possible hat factory ties in Woodbury, and a wagon conveyance to New Milford for interment. Local lore suggests a hatter’s helper may have died of the disease, with questions about the undertaker’s practices and the town’s fear of contagion lingering in memory.
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Wood
Hartshorn
Woodbury Av
Manton
Woodbury
Coud Rinua Fu
Coolery
Halters
Enk
Shalter
Sherman Hil
New Milford
Warvey J. Linsley
Jansley
Milford
Woolbury
Hal
Brush
Suu
Cortes Brought First Horses And Cattle To Americas West
The piece traces Cortes arrival with horses and cattle in 1519, the origin of wild cattle and horses in the Americas, and the growth of ranching from Spanish imports to American ownership. It covers Texas stockbreeders, the post Civil War rail era, and the mixing of longhorns with European breeds, noting the rise of imported Brahman influence and the decline of pure longhorns.
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Cortes
America
Philip Ashton Rollins
Native Magazine
Europe
Elernando Cortes
Mexico
South
Wanda
Amerca
Wild West
di Soto
Mississippi
Wesern
Branco
New ‘Mexico
California
Texas
Anches
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Canada
O Ne
Atlante
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
United States
Oreranexus Mainiains
Sentiment Museu
Westar
Jersey
India
Sur Hoo
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the Hatter
Ayho
Cothren
Iarto
Ernarts
Adero
la Touraine
Hadley’s
Hadiev
Crawford
Davey Bros, Inc
Hadley
Act Now
Bridgeport, Conn
Broad & John Streets
Teers
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