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1857 (cont.
sconded last Saturday, being $20 , 000-$25 , 000 in debt.
"She owes us considerable of an account which we never
expect to obtain."
Jane^Hodgson of NF died.
19 Apr Clarissa"Vedder released as family deaconess and re-
placed by Eliza Wells.
30 Apr Elder Bro^Freegif t, by his request, released, replaced
by CyCopley. C^Miller will be 1st trustee at Office
and Channing Prentiss with him.
5 May Trustees have bought "right of soil" of the Groat farm.
7 May Elder BroXjesse Wells released at WF, replaced by Joell/
Smith and Jeremiahl/Lowe will be with him.
10 May CF is to attend pu blic worship this Sunday and NF is
to attend the next and in that way take turns during
the summer at public meetings. "When we attend our
singers will form a class of themselves; when the NF
attends their singers will join the singers of the
other two families and form another class."
18 May The aged brethren and sisters who occupied the front
chambers in the dwelling house have moved to the north
rooms on the same floor in the new part, leaving the
old rooms for the elders.
1 June Gordon^Horton of NF left to seek pleasure injthe world.
$ July Azuba^Train died, "very easily, almost without a groan
or struggle."
ClarissaA/edder has had another paralytic shock on the
same side. "The brethren|and sisters gathered around to
see her expire but she did not."
10 July Ann^Lowe of WF died with putrid fever.
13 July Margaret ^Reed, a, y oung sister at SF, died of consump-
tion.frhOclarissa died - "the palsy is the principal
cause of her death."
9 Sept Cyrus Bates, his mother Patty, and Lucy and Irena
started for Watertown to settle and divide the property
of Orin Bates Sr. who died recently.
23 Sept Calvini/Reynolds "who left the second time a few days
ago, is now received and united again."
2 Nov Abigail^White, an aged sister at SF, died.
18 Nov Hosea/Fuller, an aged man, was brought here from
the SF to be taken care of and nursed by his daughter
Lucy. ^
A young man named George Ashbury, about 19 yearsVcame
from the SF to live here.
20 Nov Sarah Dean comes from Lebanon to live at Watervliet.
Brought by her brother John.

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1858
15 Jan Helen Smith has absconded from NF and Clarissa Glass of
NF has decided to go to her relations in Cohoesville.
"These two girls were accomplices of David Barker who
left on Jan. 12."