15 Oct 1846 "This day we have witnessed a barbarous doing,
Too cruel to talk aboutpmch;
Yet, the laws of our country should notice
And sharply chastise such a wretch.
A man, driving westward, with horse & with carriage
When opposite the end of our lane
The horse being worried, so long he had journey'd
He balked, as if never to move onward again.
The man fell to bearing & kicking & bruising
The creature outright, and most cruel"
But all was in vain--the creature so stubborn
Caused of barbarous deeds a renewal.
But finding his blows, his kicks & his curses
Did not start the creature ahead
He took off the harness, and led the horse onward
To the woods, where now he lays dead.
For sure, the old tyrant, to end his abuses
Did there cut the animals' throat,
There left it, and onward afoot he then started,
As if it all cost but a groat.
Such deified actions and dealings,
The justice of God will yet meet,
And he in his turn be chastised
When his works will himself also beat.
The end of this matter I cannot relate it
For how 'twill come out there's no knowing.
The man went away, leaving wag'gon & chattals
Seeking means to again be agoing. {DAB, VB-321)
30 Oct 1846 Found two yoke of oxen had been stolen from the
pasture at the River Farm. The next day started to look, found in
Waterford that oxen had been sold and butchered at Titcomb's. On
2 Nov.d went "to settle with Titcomb" and while there, "who but
George Wood himself came to the CF Office" with his mother, the
very person according to Titcornb whom they suspected! Frederick
was sent to get the trustees back from Waterford. In the meantime
George and his mother went to the 2d Order and the SF to visit.
"It was a little curious, to be sure, that George should come
here at this critical time. But it is suggested he came to do
away suspicion and to discern, on his part, what we were doing
about the matter..." But no one opened their mouth about the sub-
ject. When he finally left about 4 p.m. and had gone about 2-3
miles , he was met by the Trustees with the constable and was
taken to West Troy and identified as the person that had sold the
oxen to Titcomb, the butcher; then taken to Albany jail.
16 Jan 1847 PAB lists the following:
1st Order 47 men 58 women = 105
2d Order 21 men 27 women = 48
18 Mar 1847 "Charity seems to call aloud upon all to do
something for the relief of the Irish who, according to report,
are dieing off by the thousands for want of the necessities of
life. The potato crop (the staff of life among the poor people
of Ireland) entirely failed last season and a famine seems to
prevail. The brethren and sisters are engaged accumulating
something, not only our family but the whole Society... The


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