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Some two or three years after these incidents oeeured, Molly Mills and Jo-siah Furman married. Father and Furman went out to work on John^Norris^ Mill now owned by John Dickinson.— During their absence our dog treed a big bear, and my brother Ephraim wentto Molly Furman for help. She shot the bear, and Elias Spencer came overand helped to dress it, Spencer diedin Wellsboro some years ago.Susan Jackson still lives at Furman-town as the Widow Drew.Soon after Anna Mills and James Boatman married, James and his‘father went away up Big Elk Lick. ‘During their absence three land proprietors from Philadelphia called and asked for food and lodging. They were on their way to inspect the new road' then being mde in what is now McKean County They were Quakers. Of course I they asked for fresh venison.— She told them she had no fresh, but plenty of dried venison. But nextmor-ning she got up as soori as she could see and went to Marsh Fork to the first riffle, where she found three elk. She brought one down., cut out the liam, went home and soon had a smoking venison steak on the table for her guests. They were astonished when she explained how she got it; and when they went away made her a present of $5. {I have been particular in recounting these adventures of Anna and Molly Mills that people might see what sort of girls first settled in Tioga County.— Anna Boatman was living at Little Miami, Ohio, ten years ago.JAS. STEELE.Stony Fork, April 24, 1867.
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Wellsboro Tioga County Agitator
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, May 15, 1867
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