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OFFICIAL VILLAGE PAPER, LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. An Old Time Walker—What an Oc togenarian Accomplished — Can Any of our Modern Young Pedes trians Equal it? Enrtrers Press:—Noting the account of ‘* Walking feats in years gone by” in the last weeks Press, calls to mind anoth er circumstance in the early history of Orange County. Some sixty-five years ago, Mr. Silas’ Horton, then over eighty years of age, resided in the town of Go shen, a short distance from the village. His family wished to make a visit to New ton, now Elmira, a trip which ‘at that time of course had to be made with a horse and wagon. Arrangements were made and the time drew near for starting. The old gentleman was a devoted member of the Baptist church, and desired to call upon some Baptist friends a short distance on the road. Soon the afternoon of the day previous to the one set for starting he told his folks he would start along and stay all night with his friends, and then walk on till they overtook him. He star ted in the afternoon, and they started the next morning, and overtook him at Great Bend, Pa., by rail nearly one hundred and fifty miles from Goshen, probably by the route taken by him something lese. He had walked the entire distance. ‘The time occupied I am not able to give, but be that what it might, it was a good long walk for a man over eighty. ' The mother of the writer, now living in Moravia, Cayuga Co, N. ¥., at the advanced age of eighty years, is a grand-daughter of said Silas Horton, and lived in the family at that time,and remembers the circumstance distinctly. She was the wife of Hector C. Tuthill, formerly of Goshen. Her maiden name was Julia Horton. H. H. T. Moravia, Cayuga Co. Feb. 3d., 1879. The Milk Producers’? Committee De fended. Borrors Pass:—The dissatisfied milk producers of Orange County ‘‘ go for one of the committee” pretty heavy, and we think, without good reason. With the present prices of feed, cows and hay, and labor at $5 a month, it seems that milk is high enough for a laboring man to buy. The committee should not be so severely censured ,as they have been for doing what they did. If farmers would raise their own cows and raise the grain they feed, they would probably be able to sell milk at a profit at 24 cents a quart. A LABORING MAN WHO BUYS MILK: Otisville, N. ¥. Howells. (Correspondence of the Press.) ~Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Howell of this place returned from Ithaca Saturday morn ing last, where they had been attending the session of the New York State Grange which was held on the 28th, 29th and 80th of Jan. Mr. Howell holds her office as Flora for another year ,as the elections are biennial. They report the Grange in a flourishing condition,in the Interior and western counties of the State. They re port Geo. E. Putney, Jr., son of Dr. Put ney of this place, in good health and pros pering in the drug business. They also met Mr. P. A. Straussmanne, formerly of Middletown, who says ‘he is pleased with his change of location.
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Middletown Daily Press
Middletown, New York, US
Wed, Feb 05, 1879
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