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95 Years Old And Still Sawing Wood
Richmond special describes 95 year old Roatch and wife moving to Richmond after long life on farm. Roatch, born 1859, recalls Civil War era, Lincoln assassination, Taft and Bryan campaigns. He plants a garden, hauls hedge with a bucksaw, still works past ninety. They plan town life and farm nostalgia.
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