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Aaron Rice Remains Steadfast In Life Of Work
Aaron Rice, long known as the Steam Engine of Middletown Valley, reflects on his ninth decade of hard labor as a farmer and carpenter. He recounts a life of poverty and perseverance from childhood work on farms to owning land, raising a large family, and building homes while maintaining faith, health, and frugal endurance. He vows to keep working, walking daily, and living by the motto Anything that is worth doing is worth doing right.
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Aaron Franklin Rice
Church of the Brethren
Rocky Ridge
Rice
Graceham Road
Thurmont
Creagerstown
Middletown Valley
Joshua Abraham Lincoln
Frederick County
Frances Moser Rice
Aaron
Bethel School
Yellow Springs
Gabon
Frederick
Bethel
Brunswick
Baker Park
Mountaindale
New Midway
Guyton
Unsacham
John Weddle
Elizabeth Roman
Eva Fogle
Irma Black
Olive Duble
Fay Gearhart
Emmett Franklin Rice
Chicago
Ernest Lee Rice
Westminster
Pauline Black
Graceham
Eileen Stull
Walkersville