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Joyce SIMPSON Gaven
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother, Sister and Boys,
Hope you are all well. Walter came home the 26th. He says he had a good time. Wilson and Lizzie are living down here now. She had about $2145 from her father’s property. Lawrence [Grist, Lizzie’s brother]bought the farm gave $1800. Mr. Grist did not make any will so they all shared alike. Burt Schrader went up by here the other day. I asked him if any of his girls were home. He said Bessie was down to Harry Stevens for a few days. Wilson has bought him a horse of Floyd Bonney. Hasn’t got it home yet. He’s to have it tonight I believe. When are you folks coming out. Nell, have you got a girl yet?
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Bro, Sis & all,
Wish you all a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Well I am very sorry to hear that Em did not find Father’s bank book or any trace of the checks. If I understood her she said Father had the check you gave him and one of $40 for the cow and $15 in money to put in the bank when he went to the Point on Friday. Do you know if he had any money in his pocket when he was killed and how much? I wonder if Em or anyone else went through his clothes that he had on. If I were in Em’s place I would stop the payment on the checks and ask for a duplicate after it has run a reasonable length of time. It is a good thing that it was nearly all in checks for they will have to show up sometime if anyone has them. No I don’t think he has sent or let anyone have any money out here. How did he go to the Point and who with on Friday? I should look that old shop over very closely if I were in Em’s place for he must have had some money or check somewhere and I do hope she will find them. Find out if you can how much he had in his pocketbook when he was killed. I was in the shop with Dell. I saw his clothes but we did not touch them, only the cop. Good by. Write, Wilson
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Bro, Sis & all,
Hope this will find you all well. We are well as usual. We are living in Troy. Rented a little bungalow. We are nearly settled. I am working in the engine & machine factory. Talk about the high price of living, it is here all right; $4 per bushel for old potatoes and everything else in proportion. I hear that Julia has a new auto; it’s a "Henry". I hope she can & will enjoy it. We do not see her or hear from her. Reed does not speak to me. He says I am to blame for her leaving. I suppose you have heard that George Lewis died in April. Martha Brown is dead. Mrs. Hemenway went to the hospital and had an operation for an ulcer of the stomach and died.
I do not know much of what is going on in Sayles. Aunt Jane [(Kelly) Packard, mother of Herdic] is quite bad of her mind by spells. We do not hear from William. We wrote to them and asked them if they would come down and get his feather bed and some other things or if we should ship them but have not heard from them. Looked for them today but did not come. I did hear from William real often a while ago but do not now. I was glad he did not have to go in war. Now it may come later. It is a bad thing and hard to tell when or how it will end, sooner the better. Lizzie is troubled a good deal with high blood pressure. If you see Dr. Montague sometime will you ask him if he can do anything for high blood pressure. How is Mr. & Mrs. Mason? Hope they are well. We would like to have them come down here. Do you go down to Johnson City often? When will you be down? Let us know so we will be home. We live on Elmira Street in the little bungalow next to H.M. Spalding’s. WHS.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Bro & all,
We are planning on coming to Johnson City the 15th of July. Wish you folks could come down to there. "Henry" and I are getting along fine. Can get out and in the garage OK now. Emery & Min [Emery & Minerva (Simpson) Larcom] are coming to Endicott with us. His daughter lives there. Mrs. Horace Spencer is very bad off with cancer. I must close for this time. Good by from Julia.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Bro, Sis & all,
Hope this finds you all well. We are glad that you folks are coming down. Now be sure and come and let us know if you can when you will come. You spoke of going to William’s. Don’t stay there all of the time. We would like to have William & Ruth come with you folks. Had a little frost for 2 nights. From Wilson.
Troy, PA
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear B., S. & all,
The war news looks better every day doesn’t it. Hope it will soon be over. Do you hear anything from William? Do you know where he is or the company he is in? Jessie Varney is in Co. L; he is wounded and in the hospital. We hope you folks have not got the influenza. Is there any in your town? I do not know of any here yet. Canton & Towanda has some cases. Come down. WHS
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother and Sister and all,
I hope you are all well. There are a great many sick and a number of deaths around here. R. K. Morse had 4 funerals 4 days running last week: Wednesday, Luman Parkhurst’s widow – 85 years old; Thursday, Mrs. Jehial Green; Friday, Clare Morse’s little boy 1½ years old; Saturday, Mrs. Mortimer Rockwell. Jim Wilcox died with pneumonia. They had a private funeral last Friday. Nellie Anderson is very sick with pneumonia. I came home on Wednesday after Walter’s operation and found Uncle Watson [Kelly] here. He is feeling and looking good. Uncle Curt [Kelly] was pretty bad about that time but is better again. I am ashamed to say we haven’t been over to see him. Reed has just been up to John Bailey’s with a call. Jerry Sayles at Bodines, Pa (formerly from Granville) and his wife are both dead, buried today. I did not see Wilson when I came home. The train out of Binghamton was late. Reed and Simeon Case met me at Coverley with Sim’s car and I got home about six. Sevelon’s [Kelly] folks will soon be moving. I don’t think the Kelly farm is rented yet. Wish we might get some good family there. Sorry to have Sevelon’s folks go. The last time I saw May she was feeling fine but has been quite sick with grip since.
How and where are John and Martin and family and the little black-eyed baby; I would like to see her. I’ll bet she is nice by this time. Tell John when you write him I think he is too young to be so far away from Mother and Father. I must close. Write from Julia.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother & Sister,
How are you standing the hot weather. We are not getting rain here. The showers go around. We have our haying and wheat harvested and Reed has a piece nearly plowed for wheat. Edd Kelley has been very bad all this week. The Dr. said it was infection all through the system. They give him morphine to keep him easy. He lays in a stupor and expect him to die any time. I suppose you know Will Stanton is in the Packer Hospital to Sayre. I guess they don’t know what ails him. The have called it typhus fever and he was getting pretty good but was worse last Sunday. Lucy Horton was to see him. She said they were afraid of Tuberculosis of the bronchia. May is staying out there to Clarrisa Bovier Wickam’s. She lives in Athens or Sayre. Herdic [Packard] has got back from Florida. Grace Burnside is doctoring in Buffalo. I wish you folks could come out and stay long enough so I could have a little visit with you. I have been after red raspberries – have 7 ½ quarts canned. I go up on E. A. Smiths’ land. Did you ever know Seymour Kelly? He was killed by the R.R. cars. He was working on them. He married Clyde Rockwell’s girl [Edith]. I think they lived at Newark, NY. We see by the paper Will Mason was dead. Chas & Cora [Simpson] Allen came along last Saturday. Goodby, write and come out if you can. Julia
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother, Sister & all,
We were very glad to hear that Nell is better and hope you are too. We sure are having some winter. We are well as usual. I am enclosing a clipping from the paper of the Death of Floyd Larcom’s girl. She has been sick for 3 years I think with diabetes. Floyd lives at East Troy. May [Kelly] Stanton and her boy were here yesterday. Will Stanton is not very well. He works for Mrs. May. They said Julia and Reed are well. Walter & Mildred were down there Sunday. Watson [Kelly] is over there with Bernice [Packard] Brooks. We hope the Mason folks are well. How is work and business in Johnson City? I think business is a little slack all over the country at the present time. Howard Smith sold his store goods at Granville center to Dale Smith and Howard has bought ½ interest in a hardware store here in Troy. They live in the other side of this house. Why can’t you folks come down here for a week or two. We have a warm room for you to sleep in. All you need to bring is potatoes. We have the water and salt and fire. We have a little snow 6" – 8". We hope this will find you both much better. Wilson.
Death of Mrs. Nettie VanNoy Saddens East Troy --- Personals
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Baxter and children of Granville spent a few days last week with Mr. & Mrs. Charles Allen.
Little Rowena Mingos, Daphne Baxter, Theodore Calkins, Miss Helen Ayres, Anna Mary VanHorn and Thomas Calkins, Jr. have been ill the past week with grip.
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Dexter and daughter and Seymour Barrett have been ill.
Mr. Arthur Williams was in Sayre to visit his daughter Rhea at the hospital Sunday.
After many months of intense suffering, Mrs. Alfred VanNoy died at her home in East Troy, Friday, January the seventh. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Larcom of East Troy, and was born in Granville township March 17, 1901. She was a member of the Disciple church at Granville Center. In 1920, she was united in marriage with Alfred VanNoy of East Troy and since then has lived in that community. Besides her parents and husband, there remain to mourn her loss twin sons, five years old, Carlyle and Kenneth, a sister, Bernice, and a brother, Ivan, besides many relatives and friends. The Rev. Bumpus, pastor of the Troy and East Troy Baptist church assisted by the Rev. Barrett, pastor of the East Troy Methodist church, conducted the funeral services, which were held Monday, January tenth. The many floral offerings were beautiful and a large number of friends gathered to show their grief and sympathy for the relatives of the deceased. The pall bearers were cousins of Mrs. VanNoy and her husband. They were: Almon Wooster of Towanda, Archie Larcom of East Smithfield, Lawrence Greenough of Elmira, Edwin VanNoy of East Granville, and Charles VanNoy of West Burlington. Interment was in Glenwood cemetery at Troy.
Mrs. John Foster returned from the Blossburg hospital on Saturday where her little son is recovering from an operation.
Mrs. Charles Beal gave her Sunday School class a sleigh ride last Saturday evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Orrin Warner spent Sunday at Horseheads.
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Weller and son of LeRoy, spent Sunday with their parents.
Mr. Ralph Cuomo of Macedon, NY was in town calling on friends Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Stanton went to Sayre on Saturday to the Packer hospital and expects to soon submit to an operation. Her daughter, Mrs. Chauncey Whiting, is with her.
Miss Maude Cole has been visiting Rev. & Mrs. Traverse.
Last Saturday night was the coldest this winter. Thermometers registering from 20 to 26 degrees below zero here.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother and Sister,
Just a few lines to let you know we are thinking of you and wishing you were here this lonesome stormy day. I just imagine you are listening to the radio. What make is yours and is it a one dial or three? We had a Stewart & Warren in here on trial. The aerial is up yet. That was a 3 dial, $141 installed. We were not ready to buy and told him so before he left it. He said he didn’t care whether we bought or not, he wanted us to try it. Mel Dunbar was the man and he said he used to know Chas Simpson. He married Nellie Phillips the Sayles school teacher. They separated. He is married again and lives in Towanda. Walter and Mildred came down the 15th. Had some work done on his car that day so could not get started from home until 6 o’clock PM. Had trouble with chains breaking and did not get here until 11 o’clock at night. The road from Monroeton to West Franklin at the time was just like glass and is built so high in the middle the car could not keep the road. Walter got some new Cross Chains in Towanda and put them on before he started back. There is a lot of sickness and grip around here. Edith McNeal is in bed with inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs. Haflet, an old lady 94 years old, was buried last Friday and Mrs. Jerome Stanton at West Burlington Thursday. Mrs. Gee has diabetes in the last stage the Dr. says.
Glad you could all be together for Xmas. I think Molly is a fine cook. Martin has a nice family and a pleasant place to live and to work. Glad John is getting along good on the Police force. I haven’t seen Wilson folks since Labor day. I was over there then. Reed and I went with Chas & Cora Allen to Troy last week from there to Canton. The only time this winter but I did not have time that day to call there. How are you and Nell’s health this winter? Wish you would take your knitting machine and both come and stay until spring.
Burton Roberts has moved some of his farming tools, expects to come the first of March for good. Loyd Anderson is running the West Franklin Garage and lives to Sayles. I must say good night. Come out. Would be glad to see you anytime. From Julia & Reed. Reed says tell you to come. He is all ready to sing.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Bro & Sister,
How are you both. Much better I hope. I am very sorry to inform you folks that Lizzie had a poor spell on Wednesday the 28th, about 12:45 PM. We were at home. It did not leave her helpless in her limbs, but her mind is not very good. The Dr. thought it would come all right after a while. I have a woman to help me. She is an old lady but very good help. I have not done any work yet. She is bound to get out of bed. She says she is not sick. If she gets any worse we’ll let you know. You might let Masons know Clarence Masons live in Canton now. Wilson.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother & Sister,
Lena Smiley and I went over to Wilson’s last night and stayed all night. He has an old lady – a practical nurse but she is quite deaf - by the name of Wolf that lives just across the street helping him. It takes two all the time. You have to be right there to keep Lizzie in bed. Wilson was all tired out and looks and feels terribly bad. Dr. told him she had a little temperature that showed that inflammation was taking place. The Dr. gave her a morphine tablet at 3 o’clock and said she should take another one at 8 o’clock but she did not get any rest until between 12 & 1 o’clock and she takes medicine every hour besides. Her head pained her very bad and she could not lay quiet. You would think she was resting, then throw the covers and start right up. Wilson is afraid her mind will never be right. There was a man right near them that was about the same and they had to take him to the asylum.
Monday AM. Lawrence and Clara came from Wilson’s about 4 o’clock last night said she was about the same as when I left yesterday morning, was resting some. I think it is a good thing Lizzie is downstairs in the dining room on the same bed Mother died on. Wilson and Mrs. Wolf eat dinner and supper in Howard Smith’s but eat breakfast in their part. Walters haven’t been down since you were here May. Dell and Cora Holcomb were here calling. Cora was making her last visit before leaving for Florida. Her health is not very good. I said you called there; they were very sorry they were away. Reed is helping Leon Evans fill silo today. I am going to wash when I get to it. The dust is terrible and our well is very low. Carry water from the barn to cook with. I will ring off for this time. Would be glad to see you anytime. From Julia.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother & Sister,
I hope this finds you both feeling better than common. Lizzie is just the same as she has been since one week ago. Thursday morning at 3:30 the Dr. gave her a hypodermic and she hasn’t made a sound or moved a muscle since but to raise her eyelids and move her lower jaw enough to bite on the swab a little.
They keep her back rubbed with alcohol. I haven’t been over since last Saturday PM. Yesterday they said all the change they could see her pulse was weaker. Wilson is keeping up pretty well but he looks bad. I don’t know how it will be when she goes. I am worried the Dr. says there is no possible chance for her. Wilson told me the other day it’s hard to tell. We may all be in the asylum in a short time. They board with Howard Smith so they do not do any cooking in their part. Lizzie is in the dining room. I wish you and Nell could come out and stay here with us. We could go back and forth. Lena Smiley has taken me over 3 times. Reed never even asks anything about them. Come out if you can. Julia
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother & Sister,
Just a few lines this cold morning. It has been about 10 degrees below zero for three mornings here. We are about as common & hope you are both better in health. I was quite surprised this morning when David Allen stopped and told me that George Simpson died about 7:30 last night. He had a spell between 3 and 4 in the afternoon when cutting wood. They thought it was indigestion. He got over that all right, was laughing and talking. Cora & Charlie Allen were there. He went right out of his chair dead. He has 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. Three of them are grown up and the oldest boy married. They all work in Canton but the youngest girl is only about 12 years old I think. That is the way life is -- here today and gone tomorrow. Sanford McKeel died the 7 of January. Just 14 years ago that day Father Parkhurst died. Sanford was 83 years old. Wilson has been over to Will Stanton’s visiting. How are John and Martin getting along? Well I hope. We have some snow here 4 or 5 inches. What do you pay for eggs up there? They are .32 for pullets, .35 mixed, .40 for nice white ones at West Franklin. I must say goodby. Come out when you can. Julia. I have just heard – George’s funeral is 12 mid-day at the house Sunday.
Granville Summit
Feb. 28. 1930
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother & Sister,
By this time I hope you are both feeling better in health. We are about as common. Walter and Mildred were down last Saturday night the first time since Dec. 22. We have had terrible roads here this week, cars all getting stuck. I don’t think they were ever any worse. Wednesday there was only one Ford truck past here. They are froze up this morning. You can imagine how rough they are. I haven’t been out anywhere since the 19th of Feb. Reed and I went to Harold Spencer’s funeral with the car. The mud was not so deep then. There have been quite a lot of sickness and deaths around. Did I write you of William Johnson’s & James Merritt’s deaths? I saw Wilson a couple weeks ago. He is looking and feeling pretty good. I am so glad to see him feeling better. Howard’s folks are awful good to him. E. O. Smith is not very well. It will soon be warm weather again. I will be glad to see it. I hope you folks will come down there. It makes me homesick to write. Wish I could step in and chin a few minutes. May and Will haven’t been down for about six weeks. We miss them. They usually run down in the evening nearly every week in warm weather. Eggs are .28 a dozen at West Franklin. I only have 16 hens and one rooster. They are the red ones. Haven’t layed very good this winter. Elmer Hemenway’s house burned the first day of Feb. – caught from the chimney. Was insured for $700. He is staying down to Clare Morse’s. He married the girl they brought up. I must say goodby. Love to All. How is John & Martin’s folks. From Julia & Reed
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother and Sister,
Just a few lines. This is a very warm morning. I have been exercising. Have my washing done. I do not use my washer. I was over to see Wilson a few minutes Saturday PM. He & Putman had just finished what they were to do on the church. I am trying to do my work and peddle so I can have a little money to use once in awhile. Chas & Cora Allen came over yesterday PM. We went up to see them work where they are grading for the road from the Troy Concrete down to the Dick Riss farm. Mrs. May has sold all her cows and cattle but 3 head. Will is working there yet but don’t know for how long. Will Gay is very bad with heart trouble. Loyd Anderson bought the Hemenway place, is to give $300 I hear. I am going over to see Deliah Cole. I hear she fell from a load of hay Saturday and hurt her back. I don’t know how bad. Do you remember Mala & Deliah Bourroughs and their children Cora & George. Mala is dead but Cora married a Cowell. They live at Rome Pa. Cora and husband and her mother Deliah Bourroughs were to the school house to church yesterday. Said she had wanted to come to Sayles and see some of the schoolmates and people she knew when small. Fred Boyce & Lee McKeon & myself were all. She looks like Minnie Burroughs Anderson only younger. I must say goodby. Wish you and Nell could come out. Nell do your feet bloat? My feet and ankles are bothering me. My right one humps up on top of my instep. I am going get me some low broadback shoes. Think that will help. I hope Martin & John are all well and how is Mrs. Mason & Emma. I can’t remember her name but think you know who I mean. Goodby from Julia & Reed.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother and Sister & all,
How are you all. Real well I hope. I am well as usual. One cold after another is what I have had all the time this winter and spring. Work does not get any better in the shop here. Eight hours a week is all I have had for 6 weeks. Losing money all the time. I think it will be a long time before it gets better. Had lots of rain here. I think the oats are mainly all sowed. Julia and Reed are well as usual. How are the headaches? Hope better, Chas. What is the tax on a mortgage up there on real estate? Let me know. How is business with you? I do wish you folks could come down here. Would like to see you real well. If you cannot come, then write.
Kelsey Kelly is married. They live in Canton, PA. Write, Wilson
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother and Sister,
Don’t think I have forgotten you because I don’t write, but you know that is just one of my failings. I have tied two quilts this spring. I have one on the frames. I am quilting like the one I sent you only Walter thought it would look nicer with a border around it. Walter and Mildred came down last Saturday PM. Sorry to hear you are having those headaches yet and that Mollie’s health is so poorly. I suppose you have a nice garden. All we have in the ground is oats and I set 100 strawberry plants a few days ago. They are looking fine. George Selleck at Mt. Lake died with pneumonia, was buried yesterday. I haven’t seen Wilson since one week ago last Friday. He was well as usual then. Will and Mae Stanton and Harold and wife are still living to Granville Centre. You folks better come out Decoration and stay a week. The change will do both good. Write. From Julia.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother and Sister & all,
How are you all. Much better I hope. Next Sunday, Sept. 4, will be the Kelly reunion at the Old Mill stream. That is where the Long Mill used to be only across the creek, at end of the bridge. Now can’t you & Nell come down? I wish you could come so you can stay one night. I am lots better so I go without crutches now. I had some time of it. I had a little boil on the shin bone. I opened it with my knife. That started the trouble going and I tell you I had enough of it. Had a nurse for 18 days. The Dr. came every day for 3 weeks. It is nearly all healed up now. I guess Julia was up to Walter’s last Sunday. Don’t see her very often.
I do hope I will see you next Sunday Sept. 4 at the Kelly reunion. I think Walter’s folks are coming. Come with them. Glad to hear from you any time. Wilson.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother, Sister and Boys,
I thought I would write a few lines again as I want to hear how you all are. We are very dry and dusty here. Will, Mae, Reed and I went up to Walter’s last Sunday. We left home about 7AM. Got back home at 6 PM. I done the driving both ways enjoyed the trip very much. Anson Carney was buried last week – 90 years of age. Don Woodin’s wife was buried yesterday age 35 years, leaves one little 7 year old girl – both daughters in law have been taken since Olive got blind. Young George Gilbert’s wife died. I think Nell must know them. Addie Gilbert and her daughter that married a Comfort are on the farm. What do you hear from Mollie – is she any better and does Martin board himself? Is John home or did he go back to the City. Is Curt Thurston there now? If he is and John is home why can’t you folks come out and stay a few days and rest up. Don’t forget to take your pills. I will send you another box before long. I don’t have sick headache any if I take those pills at night. Wilson was over to Ben Wright’s last week. His leg is better but not healed up yet. Loyd Smith’s wife has gone away with another man by the name of Marvin Rogers and took the 3 children – all girls. Some say they have gone to Kansas. He has a brother there. Loyd feels awful bad, was sick abed yesterday. I will say goodby. I think you will tire of reading trouble. Towanda Fair begins Tuesday and lasts until Saturday night. Come out and we will attend.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother and Sister,
I drop you a few lines this rainy morning. It rained all night last night. We can stand a lot. The creek was the driest I ever saw it. We have our potatoes dug, did not plant only 4 rows. They are the nicest ones we ever had. There is quite a lot of sickness. Leon Bristol’s boy has infantile paralysis; cannot live they say. He is Hulda Morse Bristol’s grandson who was going to Troy high school. Cora Allen is very bad with pneumonia. They had Dr. Barker first and then Dr. Dann and now Dr. Couch. I heard he said he would do all he could but was afraid it was too late to bring her through. We don’t have the telephone so I haven’t heard this morning. Chas Allen was sick abed yesterday and Afton & Kati Larcom are both sick. Kati is very bad, had grip and a terrible cough and now her heart is very bad. Mae Stanton has been sick with grip and came very near having pneumonia but is some better now. I hope you and Nell don’t get the grip or anything more. I think you have enough. I have wanted to come up this fall but don’t know whether I will get there or not. Joe and Grace Burnside came to the reunion. Nora & Grace is not very well; is doctoring in Buffalo. He told Grace she was full of aluminum poison and it would take some time to get over it. We had a nice time to the reunion. There were 72 in all. They have the same officers and to be held to the same place and on Sunday before Labor day next year. I haven’t seen Wilson for 3 weeks. I went up to Burton Roberts and talked with him yesterday. He is over to Howard Smith’s now. He is living all alone in that house now the family that did live in the other side moved away. He was a school teacher and went where he was going to teach this winter. Raymond Selleck’s wife was buried last Saturday. Cora Woodin McNelly was visiting around last week but was going back to Florida this week. How is Mollie and is she in Ohio yet? How is Martin and John. William and Ruth and 6 of the children were here a week ago last Sunday. The two oldest boys did not come. The children are all nice and smart. But I don’t see how they live. He only has 3 days a week, about $7.50 a week for 10 to live on. The baby is awful nice and good natured. They call him John. George Frazer bought and lived on the Ritner Vroman place, hitched the horses on a lumber wagon to draw a load of gravel. They ran and threw him out and dragged him a little ways. He was dead when they got to him in the road just this side of his house. The team was down to Burton Roberts was stopped there.
Do you take those pills? I believe they would be good for Nell to take. If you have neuritis in your head and neck, keep your head and neck good and warm night and day with wool or flannel. Wish you could all come out this fall. Is Curtis Thurston there yet? I suppose he grows old with the rest of us. I must say goodby. From Julia.
Dear Uncle and Aunt,
Just a few lines tonight. We are nearly finished with our house. In a couple of weeks we will be moved in I hope. Have you heard from down home lately? Uncle Wilson has been sick again, really bad pneumonia. The work is poor for the last couple of weeks. Hope it will pick up soon. We were up to the sale at Yagers last week. We didn’t buy very much. There was a terrible mob there. I guess this is all. As ever from Walter and Mildred.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother, Sister and all,
Just a few lines to say we are having real winter weather here, down to zero this morning by our thermometer. They are going to put this road through from above Granville Centre to West Franklin. They commenced work last week on the upper end. The way they have it staked, it will go through my garage and take the big maple tree and part of the front yard. There have been a good many cars and men gone up this morning. The state is building it with the relief fund and those that are working to get relief are pounding stone and do not get any money but have to take their pay out of the store and just eatables at that and nothing to wear. Will Stanton was telling us about it Saturday. He is going to apply to operate a machine of some kind. Then he would get paid in money. The land of the free is just for the High Officials, and not for poor people any more.
Where is Wilson? I went to Troy last Wednesday and he was not home then. There is no one living in the other part of the house where he lives. I think it is awful for him to stay there all alone. I wish he would stay with someone this winter. Howard Smiths were moving last Wednesday and suppose Walter’s have got moved in their nice new house by this time. Mae Stanton fell last week and hurt her quite bad; her abdomen was black.
How are you all? You sure have two nice grandchildren. It sure is sad that Molly had to be taken from Martin and those nice little children and you all needed her so much. But as she is gone I hope Martin will feel it his duty to give them a mother’s love and care the best he can. It just seems to me it would be a good thing for him to come right there and stay and help as you both have poor health and little do we know who will be next and there is no one that can satisfy us like our own children. I think it is seventeen years today since Father was killed.
I wish you could all come out. It seems John and Martin might come. The deer season starts Dec. 1st. If they are going to hunt deer tell them we want them to come right here and stay. They can drive to the hunting ground and back at night. Herdic was here last week. Reed asked him if he was going to hunt deer this year. He said he intended to. He expects to go to Florida later.
We got home from the funeral about 6PM. Harold Gibson was here, had the milking about done. I thought Molly looked nice and just as though she was asleep. I am glad Marion Mason has such a nice home. She told me her parents were very kind to her. She did not remember me but she was only three years old when I saw her. Florence [(Mason) Palmer] introduced her to me. She is a nice looking young lady now. But I think she looks like she did when small. She has the Black eyes. I would like to see you all and have a chat. All come when you can. We always want to see you. Love to you all from Julia & Reed.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Brother & Sister & all,
How are you all. All well I hope. I sure did have a long time with that little boil. It turned out to be a carbuncle. I have not done any work since July 26. Am on the tired list. Well I suppose you have the house all done by this time. How is Nellie & Edmond getting along in school up there; good I hope. How is Martin & John; both well I hope. This is a job for me to write for I do not know anything to say. I have got to go to the hospital for a hernia operation. It is on the other side from the one I had. I will not go until I get my household goods stored. I will try boarding for a while to see how that will go. I have been staying with Howard Smith for two months. Do not think I will be here much longer. Do not know where I will go. I see Julia once in a while; she was not feeling very good the last time I saw her. Clara Grist is in the hospital for a tumor operation. She was operated on Monday. How are you & Nell these days. I see by the papers there is some banks did not open. Times is dull here. Hope they will be better some time. Would be good to hear from you folks, From Wilson.
Upper Lisle, NY
Dear Bro, Sister & Sons,
Just a few lines this Sunday PM. I hope you are all better in health. Last Monday morning Reed got up with a terrible lame leg up the back & pained above the heel. About noon I took him over to Dr. Couch he fixed him up. Thursday night he was taken with bowel trouble and Friday night I followed suit but we are pretty good again today. Dr. Couch is removing my tonsils with electric needle. I have had three treatments, will take 3 or 4 more. I go once a week. I don’t lose any blood this way. I am getting along fine with them. Aunt Stell Kelly is sick in bed at May’s. Was not so well yesterday, she is very thin and weak. Harold and wife live in part of the house with Stantons and Myra is a trained nurse. She takes most of the care of Aunt Stell. Mae is not very well some of the time. Fred Chamberlin is here. He lives in California. He is looking fine. Afton Larcom is in Sayre hospital with prostate gland troubles. R. K. Morse is there also very bad. We had a nice rain here began last Thursday noon and rained all the PM and most all night. We are having a shower here now. We haven’t got our oats cut yet. They are not a very good crop through this locality. The old Barclay Picnic is today and the homecoming day to Granville Centre next Sunday and the Kelly reunion three weeks from today [Sept. 3rd]. Wish you could all come out then and stay a week. Mr. & Mrs. I. W. Anderson and Mr. & Mrs. Lester McNelly from Florida visited us three weeks ago today. Cora is not very well – has bronchial trouble only weighs 110 lbs. Clara Grist has been to Sayre hospital – brought her home last week. James Bunyan has been very sick with acute Brights’ disease and heart trouble. Was a little better the last I heard. I saw Wilson last Thursday. He said he was not any worse and he did not think he was any better. They take him to Elmira twice a week to have calves liver extract put in the veins. He is taking the tablets also. I hope you don’t have any more trouble with your hand. What about the milk strike? I think if every farmer would throw their milk away a few days they would get somewhere. They have been TB testing through Bradford County. Chas Allen had 24 reactors. I think he had over 110 to test. You know he keeps store to W. Franklin and lives up on the farm; his son David and the hired man does the farming. You and Nell and as many more as will come plan to come out the Thursday before the reunion and get rested up and we will go to the gathering. Stay until the next Thursday before you go home. It would do you both good to get away from your work awhile. Good by from Julia and Reed.
I haven’t heard from William in a long time. I think it’s about time they had another youngster. If you come out we will go up and see.
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