Century-old Town Celebrate Its Second Centennial
Marshall Kenton dreams of home as a hot midsummer day frames a coming family trip to mark the town’s hundredth birthday. The Kentons plan to gather the clan for a long-anticipated August celebration, traveling by stage since the rail line ends six miles away. Uncle Jerry falls ill, forcing a substitute driver to take the wheel.
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Marshall Kenton
Alice
Marshall
Kenton
Jerry
Kentons
Uncle Jerry
Daniel
Ellen
Widow's Ducks
Farmer Roberts
Drake
Erefuss
Kenton Family Reunites After Long Absence at Home
The Kenton clan abandons plans and crowd into a stage to return home for a belated family reunion. They cope with a stalled horse team on Harrington Hill and finally reach the sugar house clearing to surprise their mother.
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Jamon
Usuto
Alice Bays
Daniel
Harrington Hill
Marshal
Cersed
Alice
Marshall
Ellen
James
Aunt Hetty Seeks Michigan Style Marriage Plan
In a playful scene a Michigan aunt chides her niece May Clyde about not having a proposal. May recounts a string of youthful loves and misadventures from age 16 to 20, each dated with humorous mishaps and misunderstandings, contrasting local dating gaps with Michigan’s matchmaking zeal.
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Hetty
Michigan
Miss May Clyde
May
Aunt Hetty
Miss May
Wag
Auts May Clyde in a fence rescue sparks romance
A Michigan tale follows May Clyde becoming wedged in a barbed wire fence while seeking wintergreen berries. Paul Ascott discovers her, frees her, and their awkward encounter stirs talk of love and a possible future marriage.
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May
Fifth Avenue
Miss May
Paul Ascott
Clyde
Widow and Widower Clash Over Beasts and Boundaries
A widow and widower on adjacent farms on the High Hill Road and Red Bridge neighborhood clash over crops and land. Their feud escalates to threats, property thefts, and legal danger, ending with a peace attempt by a minister and a beesain incident that traps the widower, leading to a potential late reconciliation and marriage proposal.
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Skinner
High Hiil
Red Bridge
Farmer Roberts
Roberta
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Elen
Owly
Dant
Blien
Dani
Bee
the Road TO
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AC Fru
Nest
Janie Jameson
Roberts
Skinzner
Rand
Greening
Browning
Mallpark
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