Weathered Melrose notes and local happenings
Melrose reports a stormy spell with wind and rain causing fences to fall and quail egg sized tailing observed. Local farming advice urges hedge fences while Liberty meeting ends without revival and mail service worsens to weekly. Health and politics mix with pneumonia cases and old friends recalling Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Edwards
U. B
Melrose
Dodd
John Adams
Marshall
Noah Webster
Ed. Shaw
Local notes recount deaths farms and faith in township
An obituary notes an elderly German citizen buried and a fatal bastardy case. Residents cope with mud and rain as mills run nonstop to feed flour. Land transfers occur on F M Craigs and A Shaw farms. Chas Uazen insured and paid. New house and barn rising for Jacob Mebling. Religious revival gains momentum with conversions and discipline. Community debate on dances shifts to prayer season. A curious piece on a brick bats era investor who bought and sold a mill for a dollar. School counts and the MgessienceER movement gain popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis van Norman
Martinsville
F. M. Craig
A. Shaw
Chas. Uazen
Rockford Co
Steward
Jacob Mebling
Dist. 6
Fterald
A. T. Gorel
Tom
Zellara
Suoos
Wife duties and marital harmony in a moral exhortation
A reader urges wives to treat husbands kindly, arguing household strain leads to drink and discord. She advises both to honor their wedding vows and cherish past affection, noting how lack of care can sour marriages and prompt trouble at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Eviror
Notice to Delinquent Accounts at Boor & Co Office
Highly important notice states that the business has been placed with J P Greenough for final settlement and urges debtors to visit the Boor & Co office at once to avoid further trouble. It warns that accounts not in officers hands will be shown at the office for a short time longer and deadlines are imminent.
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West York
G. W. Bishop
York
West
John Bailiff
R. B. Bailiff
Johnnie
Gi. P. Clayton
J.L. Musgrave
Mr. Mitchell
J.P Greenough
L. Boor & Co
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