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Brave admiral, speak, what shall I say?" "Why, say, Sail on! sail on! and on!"
"My men grow mutinous day by day ; My men grow ghastly wan and weak." The stout mate thought of home; a spray Of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek. "What shall I say, brave admiral, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn?" "Why, you shall say at break of dawn, "Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!"
They sailed. They sailed. Then spake the mate: "This mad sea shows his teeth tonight.
He curls his lip, he lies in wait, With lifted teeth, as if to bite!
Brave admiral, say but one good word; What shall we do when hope is gone?"
The words leapt like a leaping sword: "Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!"
Then pale and worn, he kept his deck And peered through darkness. Ah, that night Of all dark nights ! And then a speck- A light! A light! A light! A light! It grew, a starlit flag unfurled ! It grew to be Time's burst of dawn.
He gained a world; he gave that world
Its grandest lesson : "On ! sail on !"
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The following quotation is made from the Jericho Reporter: "The regular morning service at the First Congregational Church, at Jericho Center, was one of rare interest. The ser- vice was in charge of the pastor, the Rev. S. H. Barnum. The Rev. Carlton Hazen read the lesson and the Rev. Charles E. Hay- ward offered prayer. The sermon was largely historical and was delivered by the Rev. Frank W. Hazen. Mr. Hazen is a son of the Rev. Austin Hazen, pastor of the church for 20 years. Hav- ing spent his boyhood days here, he was able to recount many early experiences and bring vividly before his hearers the scenes and happenings of those days.
There was another remarkable service at the Methodist Church, Riverside, 10:30 a. m. Rev. A. H. Sturges, pastor.
ORDER OF SERVICE.
Hymn The Apostles' Creed Prayer, Rev. W. E. Cashmore Anthem
Responsive Reading
Gloria Patri Scripture, Rev. C. A. Nutting Notices Hymn
Historical Address, Rev. E. J. Ranslow
Special Music
Doxology
Benediction
There was an afternoon union service also at the Baptist Church, Jericho Corners, 1:30 p. m., Pastor, Rev. C. A. Nutting, B. D., with this order of service:
Prelude Hymn Invocation Music
Scripture, Rev. Wm. Cashmore Prayer, Rev. A. H. Sturges Response
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Notices and Offering
Music
Historical Address, Rev. E. J. Ranslow
Doxology
Benediction
Postlude
It is a personal regret that this address of Mr. Ranslow's cannot be printed in full. He had agreed to rewrite and forward from his home at Sea Breeze, Florida, but illness and death pre- vented his doing as contemplated. All who heard it will remem- ber it as most inspiring and as highly patriotic. The Reporter has this to say about Mr. Ranslow and the memorable
ADDRESS.
The historical sermons at Riverside and at Jericho' Corners were preached by the Rev. E. J. Ranslow, a grandson of the Rev. Simeon Parmalee, for many years a preacher in this community. His text was Proverbs 22-28: "Remove not the ancient land- marks, which thy fathers have set." ₹
Some of the landmarks which the preacher thought ought not to be removed are courage, reverence and the Bible. In speaking of the efforts of our forefathers to maintain places of divine worship, he made mention of one small town which ac- cording to town records appropriated $8,000 to build a meeting house and afterward made yearly appropriations to keep up ser- vices. He spoke of the deprivations and hardships of those early times and paid high tribute to the sturdy character thus developed and tempered in Vermont.
The grand finale of Sunday's services was a sacred concert at Jericho Center with the following program:
Organ Prelude, The Pilgrims' Chorus. (Wagner)
Mrs. H. H. Higgins
Opening Chorus. Praise Ye The Father . Full Chorus Scripture Reading. Psalms 47. Rev. Wm. Cashmore Hymn, No. 662, Pilgrim Hymnal
Chorus and Congregation (Standing)
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O God, beneath Thy guiding hand, Our exiled fathers crossed the sea ; And when they trod the wintry strand, With prayer, and psalm they worshipped Thee.
Thou heard'st, well pleased, the song, the prayer ; Thy blessing came; and still its power Shall onward, through all ages, bear The memory of that holy hour.
Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God, Came with those exiles o'er the waves;
And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The God they trusted, guards their graves.
And here Thy Name, O God of love, Their children's children shall adore, 1127783
Till these eternal hills remove, And spring adorns the earth no more.
Solo, "Let Us Have Peace". Mrs. B. C. Hawley
Double Quartet, "Let Every Heart Rejoice and Sing,
Chorus, "Exalt His Glorious Name Full Chorus
Prayer Rev. A. H. Sturges
Duet Miss Eva M. Cady Mrs. J. H. Safford Solo, "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today, (by request) Mr. Fred A. Percival
Ladies' Quartet "Come Unto Me" Mrs. B. C. Hawley, Mrs. F. A. Percival, Mrs. L. C. Rice, Miss Helen Cashmore
Chorus, "O Be Joyful in the Lord" Full Chorus Scripture, Psalm 67 Rev. C. A. Nutting
Hymn, No. 684, Pilgrim Hymnal
Chorus and Congregation, (standing)
Let children hear the mighty deeds Which God performed of old; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told.
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He bids us make His glories known, His works of power and grace; And we'll convey His wonders down, Through every rising race.
Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs.
Thus shall they learn in God alone Their hope securely stands, That they may ne'er forget His works, But practice His commands.
Solo, "Rock of Ages" Mrs. M. A. Buzzell Male Quartet, "Beyond the Horizon"
Messrs. L. D. Moulton, F. A. Percival, P. H. Brown, Dr. G. B. Hulburd
Chorus, "To Thee O Country" Full Chorus Salute to the Flag (As the opening strains of America, are played on the organ, the chorus and congregation will rise and recite together, the pledge of allegiance to flag and coun- try, and remain standing until close of service).
We pledge allegiance to our Flag, and to the Country for which it stands. One Nation, indivisible; with liberty and justice for all.
National Hymn. "America" Chorus and Congregation
Benediction
Rev. S. H. Barnum
Postlude
Mrs. H. H. Higgins
Ushers-Frank B. Brown, Earl Kinney, Earl Hurlburt, Harry Hoskins
The writer wishes to add, that, while he has listened to the rendering of musical programs in other gatherings of national and even international nature, nothing has ever given him the pleasure and satisfaction experienced in the splendid rendition of this sacred concert. Weeks of depressing drill, fully compen- sated by one short hour of sweet realization, under the sway of the magic wand, the fine art, music.
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Concerning the sacred concert the Jericho Reporter has this to say :
"In the evening the whole town joined in the rendering of a sacred concert of very high merit. More than 300 people gath- ered at an early hour in the church and listened with rapt inter- est as one number after another of the program was given. A chorus of 30 voices, led by E. B. Jordan and F. A. Percival, sang several songs with much expression. Mrs. B. C. Hawley, Mrs. M. A. Buzzell and F. A. Percival each sang solos. A quartette of ladies and another of gentlemen sang selections which were greatly enjoyed. Mrs. H. H. Higgins and Miss Florence Buxton played the organ. In closing the audience rose and joined in a salute to the flag and sang 'America.'"
As the people returned to their homes they were drenched with rain, which storm seemed however to clear the skies, and the weather for the week proved to be ideal.
CHAPTER V.
EXERCISES OF AUGUST FOURTH.
Monday evening, at Riverside, in the G. A. R. Hall was given the beautiful drama "A Rose O'Plymouth Town" by the young people representing the following characters :
Miles Standish, Captain of Plymouth, ... Mr. C. Harold Hayden Garrett Foster, of Weston's men . Mr. Carl E. Nay John Margeson, of the Plymouth Colonists . Mr. Ralph W. Smilie Philippe de la Noye, of the Plymouth Colonists,
Mr. Harlie F. Ross Miriam Chillingsley, Cousin to the Captain Miss Hazel E. Knight Barbara Standish, Wife of the Captain .... Miss Hope Scribner Resolute Story, Aunt to the Captain, .. Miss Madeline Schweig Rose de la Noye, Sister to Philippe .... Miss Olive L. Hayden Place :- Plymouth in New England.
Period :- 1622-1623.
This play was repeated Thursday night at Jericho Corners and Friday evening at Jericho Center. The play was one of the 4
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successful features of the celebration. Crowded houses greeted the young people and their directress, Mrs. Medora Schweig, at each place the play was given. Harold Hayden took the part of Capt. Miles Standish in fine form, had the stature and voice requisite. Carl Nay represented Garrett Foster admirably. No one could have played the part of John Margeson better than did Ralph Smilie, and Harlie Ross played the roll of Philippe in a very pleasing way.
Miss Hazel Knight represented Miriam in a delightful man- ner, showed careful preparation and adapted herself to the chang- ing moods with great ease. Barbara Standish was played by Hope Scribner in a dignified and acceptable style. The part of "Aunt Resolute" was charmingly set forth by Madeline Schweig. Miss Olive Hayden was Rose, and rendered the exceedingly dif- ficult part in a winsome manner, showed careful study, clear enunciation, good expression ; in short carried the part splendidly.
The young people reflected their careful preparation under the direction of Mrs. Schweig. The music arranged by Mrs. H. H. Higgins was appropriate and of high order and the work of Mrs. E. S. Sinclair as Prompter was fully appreciated.
The drama itself was extraordinarily good representing an- cient costumes, colonial laws and ways, all its characters being historical. The emotions of the heart, admiration, love, hatred, envy, jealousy, bravery however were not essentially different from present times, and the quaint ways and peculiar and old style English gave the play an attractive setting. The play and the fascinating way in which the young people gave it contributed greatly to the success of Jericho's Town Celebration.
CHAPTER VI.
EXERCISES OF AUGUST FIFTH.
Tuesday, Aug. 5th, was a day long to be remembered, bright. sunny, balmy atmosphere and everybody in fine spirits. This was old home day at Jericho Center. Following was the pro- gram :
CHAUNCEY HAROLD HAYDEN, JR.
HARLEY F. Ross. CARLTON E. NAY. The Gentlemen who took part in the "Rose O'Plymouth Town."
MADELINE SCHWEIG. OLIVE LUCILE HAYDEN JANES.
HAZEL E. KNIGHT. ALMA HOPE SCRIBNER.
Lady Characters of "A Rose O'Plymouth Town."
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9.00 a. m .- Band Concert
10:00 a. m .- Historical Episodes
10:30 a. m .- Exercises in the Church
Music Welcome Address by B. H. Day
Historical Address by L. F. Wilbur
12:00-1:45-Intermission for dinner
1:00-Band Concert
1:45-Brief Speeches by former residents, Rev. S. H. Barnum, presiding
3:00-Address by Pres. G. P. Benton of the University of Ver- mont
The Westford Cornet band discoursed the finest of music.
There was a Loan Exhibition at the Village Hall which was a genuine surprise and ought never to have been dismantled. Of this and the Historical Episodes we quote Mrs. Harriet H. Hig- gins.
ANTIQUE EXHIBITION.
By H. H. Higgins.
The Loan Exhibition connected with the Old Home Day feature of the Jericho Town and Celebration at Jericho Center, was a great undertaking and also a great success, adding much to the enjoyment of the day. It was visited by several hundred people on that day, and many came on other days of Celebration week.
There was a general feeling of surprise that so many articles of interest and value could have been brought together in so short a time. The old Universalist Church, now being transformed into a Neighborhood Hall by the ladies of Jericho Center, proved an admirable place to display the articles on exhibition.
The committee having the matter in charge was composed of the following members : Mrs. Harriet H. Higgins, Mrs. Cora W. Chapin, Jericho Center; Mrs. Addie Tomlinson, Jer- icho; Mrs. Alice Hayden, Mrs. Medora Schweig, Mrs. M. C. Hale, Riverside. They were ably assisted by Mrs. G. C. Bick- nell, Mr. W. C. Field, Miss Belle Havens, and Mr. and Mrs.
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Frank Brown. Among the many interesting things exhibited may be noted two catalogues of the old Jericho Academy, dated about the year 1836. Among the names familiar to the older resident of the town; appeared that of Simeon Parmelee, a trustee; Simeon Bicknell, teacher; Torrey E. Wales, Edgar and Lucius Lane and sisters, Mary, Lyman and Truman Galusha, pupils. Among the military relics was a sword carried in the Battle of Lexington loaned by Mrs. Geo. B. Hulburd, and a can- non ball picked up after the Battle of Plattsburg. Old miniatures and portraits were looked upon with interest, among them being one of Jedediah Lane, the first college graduate from the town of Jericho, being a graduate of Dartmouth. There were also portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Barney and of Joseph Brown, wife and daughter, who were first settlers of the town. As illustrating the industries of our ancestors and the works of art, we would especially notice a framed landscape in needlework, done by a Miss Rawson in 1830, which attracted great attention.
There were several collections of beautiful hand wrought laces in veils and collars, bead bags, linen and hand woven silk fabrics, collars and muslins elaborately embroidered. Rare old woven blankets were hung on the walls of the hall, and two lines of beautiful patchwork quilts extended through the center. At one side were new collections of china and furniture and on the other household implements, the use of many of which is entirely unknown to the younger generation. There were old records, some of which were in the handwriting of Lewis Cha- pin, the first town clerk, and a book containing ear marks by which the cattle pasturing on the Village 'Green' were identified, loaned from the present town clerk's office. There was a fine collection of pewters, among them being the first communion ser- vice used in the First Congregational Church. A lovely Lowe- stoft teapot over 150 years old, loaned by Mr. Marcus Hoskins, was among a collection of old china.
An old box known to have belonged to the family of Pere- grine White, the first white child born in New England, was loaned by Mrs. Kate B. Isham, who is a direct descendant.
A word may be allowed regarding the historical scenes en- acted on the porch of the hall, as a sort of spectacular opening of
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ENTRANCE TO PARK, JERICHO CENTER. IN THE PARK. COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES AT CELEBRATION. The three ladies from left to right are: Mrs. Harriet Higgins, Mrs. Melinda Hall Pease, Mrs. Adelia Rice Bicknell.
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the Loan Exhibition, and at the same time giving a bit of old time coloring to the festivities of the day.
A series of pantomimes illustrating events in the early his- tory of the town, were arranged and carried out by Mrs. Har- riet Higgins and her assistants. The first represented the signing of the deed given by Lewis Chapin to the town, convey- ing four acres of land to the town of Jericho for a "green," pro- viding the church be located there, and certain houses which had been put up near "Birch Hill" be taken down and removed to this spot which he deemed more suitable for a settlement. The part of the donor was taken by the great grandson of this Lewis Chapin, who bears his name.
The second scene, The Country Doctor, represented an old time living room in which various industries, as spinning, winding yarn from swifts, churning, rug making, apple stringing, piecing of quilts, etc., were being carried on. A little girl was taken sick and the doctor was sent for in haste, who came on horseback with his saddle bags and administered powders and pills in the old-fashioned way. A boy had the toothache which was re- lieved by the doctor twisting out the tooth with a turnkey.
In the third scene, Capt. Elon Lee, the first singing master who taught singing school in Jericho, appeared. In addition to the dozen people already on the porch, three ancient dames drove up to attend the school. They were followed by a lovely bride riding on a pillion behind her husband, who also joined the class. When all were assembled the class sang 'Cousin Jedediah,' which was followed by a duet, sung by Capt. Elon Lee and Mrs. Dea- con Azariah Rood, (Mr. B. G. Brown and Mrs. Adelia Rice Bicknell.) entitled "When You and I Were Young, Maggie." An old time song was also sung by Mr. Marcus Hoskins.
After these pantomimes the Loan Exhibition was thrown open to the public. And after all, among the many pleasant fea- tures of the Celebration the pleasantest, and the one whose fra- grance will be the most enduring was the return and reunion of old friends.
Among the former residents of the town, who were present only a few names can be mentioned, as follows: Joel Bartlett of Shelburne, Rev. Carleton Hazen of Kensington, Conn., Rev. Frank Hazen of Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Hayward of Ben-
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son, Mrs. Miriam Lane Parker of Essex Junction, Mrs. Mira Stiles of Morrisville, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Ransom of Brattle- boro, Dr. Edwin E. Graves of Penacook, N. H., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hall, Mrs. I. C. Stone and Mrs. W. N. Pierce, Mrs. Hat- tie Bixby, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Wood and Henry Vancor of Burlington, Mrs. Laura Chapin Dutton of Royalton, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Williams of Holyoke, Mass., also Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Williams of Holyoke, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bradford of St. Al- bans, James E. Barney of Boston, Mrs. Dr. Hopkins of Water- bury, Mrs. Frank Castle of Vergennes, Dr. and Mrs. Hill of Wi- nooski, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Church of Rutland, Byron Ward of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Church of Jonesville, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Galusha of Winchester, Mass., Dr. C. A. Pease of Burlington. The Register shows names from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Baltimore, Florida, New York and Idaho. May we have another Old Home Day in the not too distant future.
The address of welcome by Pres. Buel H. Day was most fitting and appropriate and was much appreciated by the visi- tors. The historical address by LaFayette Wilbur was a rich contribution to the exercises of the day and is printed in full.
Mr. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen :
The past is great, and when we forget it we are unwise; we need now and then to return to it as the spent tide returns to the deep, that we may renew our strength and gain fresh momentum for out future work. As one writer has said, "Live upon the past, in the present, for the future."
When we look to the early days of Jericho we see through all this region and through all Vermont, then called the New Hampshire Grants, the little clearings, the small log houses that had been made and erected by the hardy pioneers. Those were brave and hardy men and true women who left their more com- fortable homes in Massachusetts and Connecticut and came hither, then a dense wilderness, to subdue the forest and make for them- selves homes and help to establish the noble state of Vermont. With all the experience they had passed through, they did not know the sacrifices they would have to make and the dangers to
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which they would be exposed, surrounded as they were by hostile bands of Indians and British foes.
The territory now known as Vermont was originally a part of the Province of New Hampshire, held and governed by Great Britain during the reign of King George III. Benning Went- worth, Esq., had been commissioned governor and commander- in-chief of that province. Great Britain, under King George, for the encouragement of settling a new plantation, with the ad- vice of the provincial governor, granted to Edward Burling and 65 others a parcel of land by meets and bounds containing 23,040 acres, a tract of land six miles square, and lying easterly of the town of Essex; and by the grant it was incorporated into a town- ship by the name of Jericho; and by this grant or charter, bear- ing date June 7, 1763, it was declared that "as soon as the said town should consist of fifty families a market might be opened and kept; and the first meeting for the choice of town officers should be called by John Burling and should be held on the 14th day of July, 1763; and it provided that the annual meeting for- ever thereafter for the choice of such officers for said town shall be on the second Tuesday of March annually." There is no record that said meeting was ever called or held, and undoubtedly it never was.
It does not appear, if it was known, where the 66 grantees resided at the time the charter or grant was issued, but evidently they had in view the making of Jericho their home, sometime. Down in 1777 all the grants issued by Governor Wentworth, west of the Connecticut River, were called and known as New Hamp- shire Grants, such lands had been occupied by Indian tribes, and then claimed by the Iroquois residing at the south end of Lake Champlain and other Indian tribes living in Canada, as their hunt- ing grounds. The first settlers in Jericho came from the western part of Massachusetts in 1774. They were Roderick Messenger, who lived on Onion River near where the highway leading from Jericho Corners intersects the Onion River road; Azariah Rood, who located on the farm known now as the Edgar Barber place, and Joseph Brown, who located and built his log house near Un- derhill, a little south of the river bearing his name, near a high bank east of the highway, a few rods northeast of the house where Elmer Irish now resides. These three men and their
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wives were hardy, brave pioneers. It took uncommon fortitude and courage to leave old neighbors and friends and go far into a wilderness with a family of small children to establish a home and endure all the fatigues, privations and dangers incident to so great an undertaking.
Let us look at the dangers and difficulties that these pioneers had to meet. Brown had hardly begun to secure to himself and family the comforts of life before the Revolutionary War with Great Britain was on, and dangers and hardships multiplied. Brown, with other purchasers, had received title of their lands through the grant from Governor Wentworth. New York claimed all the land west of the Connecticut River as belonging to that state, and claimed that deeds and grants of land that were based on the title derived from Governor Wentworth were in- valid, and sought to make the owners pay for their lands a second time. New Hampshire, on account of the claim of New York, . abandoned the contest, and withdrew their protection of the set- tlers who had paid for their lands and left them to contend with New York alone. The Indians were set on by the British to terrify the hearts of the pioneers and rob them of their posses- sions. At the same time the British army then in Canada sought to invade Vermont from the north. The hardships and dangers to which the pioneers were exposed were soon to be realized. In 1777, Joseph Brown and his family were captured by the Indians and taken to Isle aux Noix at the north end of Lake Champlain to the British military camp, but they were not very closely watched as prisoners and they made their escape in about three months and returned to their home in Jericho, and were left un- molested for about three years. On the 16th of October, 1780, a force of hostile Indians from Canada aided by the British of- ficers, made their way up Onion River valley and to Royalton, and laid in ashes the village of that town and burnt down the houses and barns in that vicinity, and took the defenseless in- habitants prisoners, both men and women, and their families. The Indians, on their return, divided on Onion River in Bolton ; one division went down the river to Lake Champlain with their prisoners and made their way back to Canada, while the other division passed over through Jericho to the residence of Joseph Brown. Before they found his house and family, the Indians
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captured one Gibson who had been hospitably entertained by Brown for some time while hunting in that section. This cow- ardly wretch told his captors that if they would release him he would lead them where they could get a whole family. The In- dians agreed to this and were shown the locality of Brown's log cabin; six savages entered the house and took prisoners Mr. Brown and his wife and so many of his family as were there. A man by the name of Old, residing with Brown, seeing the In- dians enter the house, jumped from a window and escaped to the family of Roderick Messenger in the south part of the town. At the time the Indians reached the house Brown's two boys, Charles and Joseph, 19 and 16 years old respectively, were not at home, but they returned at night and were also taken prisoners by the Indians who were lying in wait for them. The Indians, after securing their prisoners, including Gibson who had betrayed the Brown family, killed the cattle, sheep and hogs belonging to Brown, set fire to the house and the meager furniture, and made their way with their prisoners to Canada. On their journey thither the Brown family suffered much from harsh treatment, hunger and fatigue. On their arrival at St. Johns they were sold to British officers at eight dollars a head and were retained as prisoners nearly three years, and were kept at hard labor as ser- vants and scouts, and allowed but miserable fare. The two sons, Charles and Joseph escaped in the spring of 1783, and returned to their home in Jericho where their parents joined them after they were released on the declaration of peace between Great Britain and the United States. The said Charles Brown was the father of Zina and Luther Brown who lived in this vicinity, whom I knew. The former became a Methodist minister and the latter lived in the brick house in Jericho now standing near the ceme- tery at Underhill Flats. The said Joseph Brown, the brother of Charles, was the grandfather of Henry M. Brown, who now lives near the place where the two boys were captured. The mother of Buel H. Day, our President, was the daughter of said Joseph Brown.
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