Saturday, January 31, 2009. The ground below South street was farm land. There were a few houses on South Main street some distance down. The population was about 1,200, and we seldom met strangers or those we did not know at least by sight. Houses were of frame, two stories in height, and the style of living much plainer than now. Most of the houses had gardens attached, which added much to the comfort of the residents, giving them fresh vegetables during the summer.

Saturday, February 7, 2009. Passing around the corner of the Square and West Market Street we come to the residence of Joseph Wright, Esq. , a good frame building, two stories high, with a small office on the corner. On the south side of West Market street lived Andrew Beamont, who kept the Postoffice here. Then was the home of Mr.

Saturday, December 13, 2008. She was a tailoress, mantua-maker and milliner, and sometimes sold cakes and beer. She was the second daughter of Cornelius Atherton of Capouse, and the sister of Jabez Atherton who was slain in the Indian massacre, and the widow of James A. Gordon, the New York carpenter. The came the home of Mr. An old landmark and i.