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1856 cont .J
~~~~ " ~~ "as they do not want to be good."
20 July Orrin^Bates, David Morey and Ambrose Peacock, 3 youths
brought up here from childhood to 14-15 years, "have
made up their minds to leave us. Their conduct of late
has been such as to wean the affections of the brethren
and sisters from them very much and a separation has
come."
August Funeral in Glenville - ? Hilton
"The person was a wealthy young man who had been
engaged in some mercantile business in Troy, but whose
health had been rather poor for some time past. Of
late he seemed impressed with the idea or feeling that
his end was near, and "informed his friends and associ-
ates that he should not live beyond the 15th of August,
and that he must close up his business and go home to
die. Accordingly he settled his business, squared his
books and accounts, bid his friends and neighbors in
Troy an affectionate farewell with tears flowing freely
from his eyes, went home and was a corpse ere the
morning dawn. It is said that the scene was a very
affecting one; and that it was thought that a great
many people would be at his funeral."
6 Sept Anna Slater and Lucretia Smith were taken away.
2 Oct Special meeting called at schoolhouse and it was de-
cided to- have all the children of the Society taught
at the CF, District #14, and to enlarge the school-
house to accommodate them all. This would be done by
adding 12 -feet to the nw end of the present, building.
24 Nov Cyrus Sylvestervprentiss will move to NF and the deacon's
lot. Nehemiah^White will move into Sylvester's place
and be a family deacon; Elizabeth/Train will go to NF
and take charge of the girls.

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1857
28 Jan During last night the hen house was broken into and
some 40 fowls stolen and slaughtered on the spot. The
thieves tracked to the door of a house, house entered
with a search warrant and 33 fowls recovered. Two of
the men arrested, confessed and are held for trial.
30 Jan Clarissa'vedder who has been unwell for some time, had
a paralytic shock affecting her left arm.
10 Feb Bad flooding of both Mohawk and Hudson Rivers with ice
jams. Broadway in Albany is completely flooded.
24 Feb A team and wagon from each family go to Albany with
food "as a charitable donation_ to the afflicted inhab-
itants of the city" who are still suffering from the
. flood.
26 Mar Two boys from Tribes Hill, Charles Edward Thayer and
Francis Warren Thayer, taken in "to save them from
sin and woe, if possible."
2 Apr Abby Goddard, a teacher in a large school in Troy, ab-