Reminiscences of Some of the Highways and Byways of RED HOOK By Edmund Bassett Edmund Bassett was born in Red Hook about 1865. He studied telegraphy and held various positions with the New York Central Railroad, among them Stationmaster at Tivoli. Later in life he went to New York City where he was very successful. Like most people who nPve to a big city life in a small town is remembered with ~re~t fondness. Mr. Bassett was no exception and these reminiscences were an expression of his feeling. Mr. Bassett started his "Reminisaenoes of Red Hook" in November, 1926. These were published weekly over a period of three nPnths in the REV HOOK AVVERTISER. The second series, ''Reminisaenaes of Some of the Highways and Byways of Red Hook" were written in 1928 and published in the REV HOOK AVVERTISER over a period of several months from April 10, 1930 to October 9, 1930. By using the enclosed 1867 Barrytown, and Annandale, it follow Mr. Bassett's travels families, buildings, and roads articles. maps of Red Hook is possible to and identify mentioned in the Reprinted June 1976 by Red Hook-Tivoli Bicentennial Committee PART 1 The. w:t .time., ..i.n my da.y-dJte.a.rn.6, I ma.de. a. pilg!Uma.ge. .th!wu.gh .the. J.J:t!Le.w of; ouJt de.evt o.ed vi..Uage.; a.nd onc.e. a.ga...i.n, v..i..6Ue.d .the. walk.6 a.nd ha.u.nt6 ofi my c.hildhood. In fianc.y 1 Wa-6 ba.c.k am..i.d :the. .6c.e.ne..6, a.nd among :the. fiJL.i..e.ncl6 of; my boyhood da.y.6 and my he.CVt:t .6 ang a u.:t : "Shau.U a.u.U a.c.qu.a...i.n.:ta.nc.e. be. 6atc.ga:t, And ne.veJt.. btc.o't :to m..i.nd. Should a.ui..d ac.qu.a...i.n:ta.nc.e. be. fiotc.go.t, And da.y.o 0 'fang .6 yne.? " Bu.:t a.R.a-6 ! :tho.o e. de.evt de.ad da.y.6 have. pa.6.6 e.d beyond tc.e.c.a.U, a.nd many 06 :the. de.evt old fitc...i.e.ncl6 have. a.YL.6WeJt..e.d the. c.a.U that w..i.ll c.ome. .to u..o all, and have. pa-6.0e.d on :t.o give. an ac.c.au.n:t. 06 :t.hw .6.te.waticl6 h..i.p. May :the.y tc.e..6t ..i.n pe.ac.e.. AgaJ..n I .6..i..t and daydtc.e.am, and my new pilg!Umage. will :t.a.ke. me. :t.htc.ou.gh :t.he. h..i.ghwa.y-0 and bywa.y-0 that le.ad :t.a a.nd fitc.am :t.he. de.evt old home. Vilfuge.. F,[tc.f.,t I w..i.ll tuJtn :ta :the. We..6:t., and le.ave. :the. Vilfuge. by We..6:t. Matike.:t St. A-0 I 1.ita.nd on the. top 06 the. Gtc.ou.pe. h..i.ll, I look :t.o :the. We..6.t a.nd -0e.e. .the. Ca:t.okill Mou.n:t.a...i.YL.6 ..i.n a.U thw be.au.:t.y .towe.tc...i.ng -0k.ywatc.d W.Uh OU Round Top le.a.d..i.ng :the.m a.U.. The..6e. old f;tc...i.e.ncl6 atc.e. abou.:t .twelve. mile..6 a.way. Mu.ch ne.evteJt.., in f;ac..t, le..61.i :t.ha.n a me. a.way, ..i.-6 :the. tc.ange. of; h..i.llJ.i, wh..i.c.h we. c.a.U.e.d :the. &g Hill wlih .the. -O:t!Le.:tc.h at) woodfund note.th at) :the. h..i.ghway, wh..i.c.h added :to :the. be.au.:ty o fi .the. v..i.e.w. Bu.:t OWi. pilg!Uma.ge. will ke.e.p u..o ne.a.tc.e.tc. :to Old MotheJt.. Ea.tc.th, and 1.io we. ptc.oc.e.e.d a.long .the. du.1.i:t.y tc.oad £t6 of; old, and we. c.ome. to the. Vi..Uage. .li.ne. a R.);;t;,(:1.e. We..6:t. of; :the. o.ed Gtc.ou.pe. home.. I .oe.e. 066 to my tc...i.gh:t., to :the. notc.:t.hwe..6t, ac.tc.0-01.i a la.tc.g e. fi..i.e.ld, :the. Old C hambe.tc..li.n t)a.tc.m hou..oe., and a. la.tc.ge. clu..o:t.e.tc. at) fia.tc.m bu.ild..i.ng1.i. In .the. e.a.tc.ly 1.ie.ve.n.t.le.-0, .th,t.o hau..oe. W£t6 the. home. of; Wa.UeJt.. Ml.U.e.tc., he.ad 6a.tc.meJt.. 6 ate. W..i.ll..i.a.m ChambeJ!.li_n, Ste.. The. hau.1.ie. and .the. bevtn 1.i:tood an a. ptc...i.vate. 2 Jt.oad :tha-t. Jt.a.n :th!tough ,.the.. wv.i:t c..e..n.:te..Jt. 06 :the.. la.Ji..ge.. v.i:ta.:te.., 61tom e..a.1.:i:t :to wv.i:t, .o:tcvi;Ung a.:t the.. Old Chambvr.Ltn Lane.., now Jt.e..pla.c..e..d by Linden Avenue., and Jz.a.n. about. due.. wv.i:t a.1.mo.ot pa!tail.e..R.. with :the. highway !e..ading :to Ba!ur.y:town. I:t pa.o.oe..d :the.. c..oac.hhou.oe.., .the.. Mi.U.e..Jz. hou.oe.. and 6a1tm bullding-0, :to ano:the..Jz. c.luo.te..Jz. o 6 builcUngJ.i , u.o e..d mo-0.:t!y 6 01!. . .o he..e..p, and a hou.o e.. whic.h W£t6 :the. hou.oe.. 06 John Heyne.., AM:t. She..phe..Jz.d .to hi-0 b.1Lo.th0, Ca.Jz.! Heyne, who wa-0 He.ad She..pa1td fioJz. Wm. ChambeJli)_n, who had !altge.. he..Jz.d6 06 a 6anc.y bJt.e..e.d 06 -0he..e.p. The.. Jz.oad J.i:tlll e..x.te..nde..d wv.i.t, and c.onne.c..:te..d wlth ano.the..Jz. p.l!.ivate.. !toad .that -0.taJt:te..d at :the. pubUc.. IUghway paJt:t way up :the. big hill ·and Jz.a.n. no.IL:th .th!tou.gh .the. Me..!d6 .to :the.. An.:thony S:tJt.a.u.t 6aJz.m; and fill.om :the..Jte.., .to :the. Nic.k Hape.man. fiaJz.m; and :the.n :th!tou.gh :the. Ge..oJz.ge.. S.t.l!.a.u.t fiaJz.m, :to :the. IUghway a J.iho.1!.:t fu:tanc..e.. no.1!.:th 06 Ce.daJt Hill(now c.ail.e..d Annandale..). Thi-0 highway i-0 a cUJz.e..c..:t Jz.ou.te.. 6Jz.om Uppe..Jz. Red Hook .to BaJt.Jz.y:town.. Late.fl., :the Anthony S:tJz.au.t fiaJz.m W£t6 bought by w~ ChambeJli)_n, JJz.. and .the. p.1!.ivate.. Jz.oad Wa-0 c.hanged. The. en:tltanc.e.. at .the.. Big Hill WaJ.i ctoJ.ie..d. A6:te..Jz. :the.. death 06 w~ Chambvr.Ltn, JJz.., :thi-0 R..a!tge. v.i:ta:te.. waJ.i divided in.:to .th!te.e paJr.:t.6 and .oold .to :th!te..e.. difi6e..Jz.e..n.:t palt:tie.o. The.. e..a-0.t e..nd, inc.!uding :the man-0ion, W£t6 J.iold .to :the.. R..a.:te.. TheodoJz.e T imp.oon; :the. middle. paJt:t, :to .the. R..a.:te.. John N. ThompJ.ion; and :the.. we.o:t end, inc.!uding .the.. An:tho ny S:tJz.a.u.t pla.c..e., :to .the. late.. Jahn N. Le..wi-0 , one. ofi Red Hook'.o gJz.and old men. Thi-0 ended :the.. p.l!.ivate.. Jz.oad, wlUc.h in the.. old day.a wa.o ofi:te..n u.oe..d by .the.. mail c.altJz.ie..Jz. when .the.. highway would be. bloc.ke..d by .onow. WaUe..Jz. Mi.U.e..Jz., who Uve..d in :the. Chambvr.Ltn 6aJz.m hou.J.ie.., W£t6 the 6athe..Jz. 06 Pe..:te..Jz. MlUe..Jz., who built :the. b.1!.ic.k building on Wv.i:t Ma1tke..:t St. oppo-0Ue.. :the.. old Wage..Jz. pR..a.c.e, whic.h ha-0 be.en gneaily imp.1!.ove..d, and i-0 now .the home. 06 Mn. and MM. Fnank Bu.Jz.ne..:tt. Pe.:te..Jz. Mi.U.e..Jz. had a .tin and .otove .atone.. in :the.. building in :the.. e..anly .oe.ven.tiv.i • .3 La.t.eJL he.. move..d :to AnCJuUn. Anot.heJL .oon, Ge.oJtge., Uve.d a.t. Living-O:ton, Cot. Co. (o:.td name. JohM:ton) and a :thiltd -Oon, Re.ube.n, who ma.JUU.e.d one. 06 Judge. Paufm-i.e..Jt' -0 da.ught.e..M, woJtk.e.d on :the. Cha.mbe..Jtlin pfuQe. 60'1. ma.ny ye.a.Jt-O. TheJLe. WM af-Oo a -O:te.p--Oon, EdwCUl.d Se.U-Owa!Uz, who ma.JUU.e.d a Mi-0-0 S,i.mmoM, a.nd Uve.d -i.n :the. village.. EdwCUl.d WM a. good man; but a.t. .ti.mu, :the. wa.nde!Lfu-O:t would ge..t. :the. but. 06 h,tm a.nd he. would fua.ppe.CUl., -0ome..t.,i.mu 6oJt a. 6e.w mon:th-0, a.nd onQe. 6oJt a ye.CU!. 011. :two . Wa.UeJL Mi.U.e..Jt WM a.n unde. o 6 :the. :la.t.e. e.x--Oupe..Jtvi-OoJt He.My E. MiffeJL, a 6oJtme..Jt me.mbe..Jt 06 :the. o:.td 6iltm 06 Ho66ma.n a.nd Co., :toba.QQO ma.nu6a.dUJte..Jt-O. When John N. Thomp-Oon bought. :the. m,i.ddfe. pa.Jt:t o 6 :the. e.-0:ta.t.e., U indude.d :th,i.-0 old 6Mmhou.o e., a.nd he. made. a. dlt,tve.wa.y 6Jtom :the. pubLi.Q h-i.ghway :to :the. old hou.oe. Wh-i.Qh he. had Jte.mode.:.te.d. The. ne.x:t houoe., a:l-Oo on :the. Jt,i.gh;t, WM the. home. 06 Re.ube.n MilleJL 60'1. a. .ti.me.. Th,i.-0 hou.oe. -O:tood on a. k.noil we.-0.t o 6 a. -Oma.il cJl.e.e.k.. The. -0.tJr.e.am WM -0 o CU!.Jta.nge.d .tha:t :the. ho.t We.My hoMU QOuld be. 1te.61tuhe.d by a QOO:l dlt,tnk. 06 -OpUng wa:te..Jt, but only -Oing:le. hoMU QOu:ld u.oe. U, 601t U WM no.t wide. e.nough 601t :two hoM u a.t. one. .ti.me.. La.t.e..Jt .th,i.-0 hou.o e. WM -0 old a.nd move. .to the. -0outh -0-i.de. 06 :the. Jtoa.d on .the. 6a.Jtm now owned by Howall.d Sheldon. Th,i.-0 6a.Jtm WM Qa.ile.d :the. Wa:ldo1t6 pfuQe. in .the. old day-0. John G1ta.y :l,i.ve.d .theJLe. in .the. old -Oto ne. hou.o e. .tha:t -0.ta.nd.6 ba.d<. in .the. 6 a.Jtm, on .the. pu v a.t.e. no a.d .that :.te.ad.6 .to .the. 6 Mm ball.M. VuJt,i.ng .th,i.-0 .ti.me., h,i.-0 hoM u WeJLe. bUJtne.d a:t .the. 6ilte. on .the. Faill.gJtound.6 a.t. WMh-i.ng.ton Hollow -0ome..t.,i.me. duJt,i.ng .the. 60 '-0. Late..Jt R,i.Qhall.d TompuM, one. 06 Pe..t.e..Jt TompuM' -00M, bought. U M w nu-i.de.nQe. a.nd died .the..Jte. 1ta.t.he.1t e.all.:ly in U6 e.. Cm He.ynu, -0he.pall.d 601t W,tiliam Chambe..Jtlin, bought. .the. pfa.Qe. and 1te..t.,i.ll.e.d. A6.te..Jt h,i.-0 de.a:th, Pe.:te..Jt LMhe..Jt, 06 Columbia County, pUJtQha.-Oe.d U a.nd Uve.d .the..Jte. 601t a. .ti.me.. Cap.ta.in John L. Call.nugh;t WM the. ne.x.t owneJL. He. pf.anted a gJte.a:t numbe..Jt 00 q 6tc.u-U:. :tlte.u on J.iame.; bLLt clld no.t live. .to tc.e.ap .the. be.ne.6-Lt 6tc.om the. land. The. old plaee. J.iaw many ehange..6. A6.te.tc. John N. Le.w,V., bought the. We..6.t-e.nd 06 .the. Chambe.tc.lin u.tate., he. had a 6atc.me.tc. by .the. name. ofi T e.l6 and liv-i..ng the.tc.e.. H,V., .6 on, Will., Wa.6 an old .6 eho al-mate. o 6 m..i.ne.. We. now eome. to the. "b-lg hill." . The.y UJ.ie.d to tell a .6.totc.y 06 a young g.<.tc.l who Wa.6 munde.tc.e.d at on ne.M .the. bottom 06 .th.<.-6 hJll, and how a Wa.6 haunted. A.6 a boy, I walk.e.d .th..i..6 noad many timu dM..i.ng the. houM whe.n gho-0.t.6 and hobgobliVl..6 ane. .6uppo.6e.d .to be. abnoad, and I fia-lle.d .to .6e.e one.. L.<.ve gho.6.t.6 We.tc.e. the. only k..<.nd I eve.tc. be.lie.ve.d -ln, on t..00..6 afiJia-i..d 06. Ove.tc. the. hill. one. eome..6 to the. home. 06 Mo.6 u Sehae.fi6e.tc.. He. WM the. 6athe.tc. 06 He.nJiy Sehae.6fie.tc. who J.ie.eee.e.de.d Chatc.lu Vay.ton a.6 ne.W.6de.ale.tc.. He.nJiy had a toy and -0.ta.;tlone.tc.y J.ihop on Wu.t Mank.et S.t.Jie.e.:t. and WM aJ.:.-0,(J.,.tan.t p0.6.tmM.te.tc. 6on a time.. AU who .t.Jiave.le.d that noad on 600.t mU.6.t tc.e.me.mbe.tc. :the. glotc..<.oM old we.U that -0.tood ne.M :the. gate. and :to wh.foh aU we.tc.e. .60 we..teome. .ta :the. wate.tc. :that eame. finom: "The. old oak.e.n buek.e..t, The. .<.tc.on bound buek.e..t, The. mo.6.6 eove.tc.e.d buek.e..t, That hung -ln the. we.U." Spe.ak..<.ng ofi the. old oak.e.n buek.e..t, ne.m.<.ncl.s me. ofi a -0.totc.y :told :to me. by :the. late. Judge. Ge.dne.y. Whe.n the. Judge. Wa.6 a young man, h.<.-6 Pa, a.6 he. eaU lu .. m, Wa.6 ve.tc.y .6..i.ek.. Seve.tc.al dodoM we.tc.e. eaUe.d -ln eoVl..6ul.tatlan. AnJUOU.6 a.bout h.<.-6 fiathe.tc., the. Judge. w:te.ne.d .<.n and ove.tc.he.and :the. dodoM de.ude. h.<.-6 fiathe.tc. eou.td not neeove.tc.. That n-i..gh.t WM h.<.-6 :tunn to -0.tay up wah fiathe.tc.. One. 06 :the. otc.de.Jt.6 06 :the. dodon Wa.6 :that h.<.-6 6athe.tc. eou.td no:t have. any wate.tc. :to dtc..<.nk.. He. k.ne.w h.<.-6 6athe.tc. Wa.6 a gtc.e.at .tove.tc. 06 a good dtc..<.nk. 06 wate.tc. d..i.Jie.d finom the. buek.e.tc.. So -ln :the. n-i..gh.t, when h.<.-6 Pa eJia.ve.d fion a dtc..<.nk. ofi wa.te.tc., the. Judge. k.now..i.ng :the. dodoJt' -0 dewion, deci..ded .tha;t in h.,(.J.i 6a.the1t ha.d :t.o die., he Would no:t. dep!tive !Um ofi wha.:t. he c.Jta.ved 601t -00 muc.h. He wen:t. ou:t. :t.o the well, d!tew up a 61tuh buc.k.et fiuU 06 wa;tvr., a.n.d 1temoving U fill.om the c.hahr., he c.a.Jt!tied the buc.k.et :t.o :t.he. be.di.Side. ofi h.,(.J.i fia.theJt a.nd gave !Um a.U he wan.:t.e.d cliAe.c;t fill.om :t.he buc.k.et. The Uk:LteJt did !Um no ha.1tm, a.nd M :t.he Judge -0o.J..d, in. -Oplie ofi :t.he. dodoM, h.,(.J.i fia..thvr. Jte.c.ovvr.e.d a.n.d lived fioJt many yea.Jtt.S a.fi:t.eJt and ai.way-0 JtetaJ..ne.d hi-0 love 601t a. good dltink. 06 Uk:LteJt fill.om :t.he old oak.en buc.k.et. Th,(.J.i de.a.Jr.. old man. WM the one who I ha.d gJtea.:t. Jtega.Jtd 6oJt in my boyhood day-0. Going ba.c.k. :t.o :t.he Sc.ha.e6fieJt we.£1.., MJt. a.n.d M!t.6. Sc.ha.e.66eJt' ..6 k.indnu-0 in !.Supplying gla.-0..6U oil. c.up..6 :t.o young a.nd old, M we.£1.. M pvr.mU.t&r.g :t.he. U..6 e. 06 :t.he. we.£1.. endea.Jte.d :t.he.i!t memo1ty :t.o many a.n.d we a.Jte. -OuJte.; He. who -0aJ..d "e.ve.n. a. c.up 06 wa.:t.eJt given. in. My Name, would be 1temembe1te.d, will Jc.epay .the.i!t k.indn.u..6." Mo-0u Sc.ha.e6fieJt ha.d a. young apple 01tc.ha.1td :t.ha;t WM badly -0:t.ung by the. loc..U..6:t. when .the.y vi-Olie.d the. :t.own in 1877. The. nex.:t. 6a.1tm wut WM :t.he. Robelt:t. Lown 6a.1tm. One o 6 .the oJc.c.ha.Jtdt.S on .tha.:t. pla.c.e. WCt6 badly dama.g e.d by :t.he ..6 ame. pu:t. whe.n .the.y vi-Olie.d .the. town in 186 0. The.y Welte. wlih U..6 in 1894, a.gaJ..n in 1911, a.nd now a.Jte due. in 1928 (.th.,(.J.i WM wJU;t;te.n in AplC.il 1928). We. now a.Jt!tive. a.:t. Ba.JtJty:t.own CoJc.ne.M and .the 6ilt.6.t hoU..6e on .the. !tight wa-0 :t.he. home. 06 Ne.l-Oon Lown, b1tothe.1t 06 Robelt:t. Lown. Nwon, Oil. Ne.£1.., M he. WM 6amilia.Jtly c.a.Ued, ha.d .6 e v eJtal -0 o Yl..6 a.nd one. da.ug htvr., Ma.1ty, who died 1te.c.e.n:t.ly a.:t. Ba.Jvtytown. One -0on, Gell.age., WM c.onne.c;ted wlih :t.he. MeJtc.ha.n.:t.-0 Vi-Opa.:t.c.h T1ta.Yl..6polt:t.a.:ti.on Co. in Ne.w Yo1tk. 6oJc. ma.ny ye.a.Jt-O. Hi-0 6a.mlly live.din Re.d Hook. fioJc. -Oome. ye.a.Jt-O a.nd he. WM a. Jc.e.gula.Jt we.e.k.e.nd vi-OlioJc.. La.:t.eJt :t.he.y moved to HM.tin.g..6 on :t.he. Hudt.Son .6 o he. c.ould be. a.:t. home e.veJty yi,lg ht. He. dle.d a.:t. .HM:t.i.ng..6 -0ome yea.Jt-O a.go. Ne.U a.nd Will Welte. paJ..n:t.e.M a.nd Bill wa-0 a. "jac.k. 06 a.U :t.Jc.a.du" I be.lie.ve.. The. nex.:t. hoU..6e. nolt:t.h WM the. home. 06 Clint Coon, a. fioltmeJt we.Uknown ci..tizen 06 :t.he. :t.own. MJt. Coon WM a. C!Upple 61tom bi!t:t.h; bu:t. in -Oplie 06 :t.he. ha.n.dlc..a.p he 1.:iuf6eJte..d, he. be..c.ame.. pJLol.:ipeJtou.J.:i. He. ma.JUUe..d a.nd ha.d one. da.ugh;t.eJt and 6oWt 1.:ion1.:i. H~ wi6e.. weui a .ti.fA:teJL 06 Ma.n1.:i. Fne..de..nbWLgh who wonRe..d 6on V. W. W.{£.beJt a:t the. c.oal and lu.mbeJt yaJr..d in Re..d HooR 6on many ye.~, and who1.:ie.. daugh;t.eJt ma.JUUe..d Ed. We..bbeJt, 6onmeJt 1.:i.ta,t,ton age..n:t a:t Re..d Hook. Two 06 Mn.. Coon'1.:i 1.:ion1.:i we..n:t we..1.:it. CoWitland, who WM ai/.:,o a CJU.pple.., be..c.ame.. a pnom,lne..n:t bu.1.:i,lne..1.:i.oma.n a:t Se..a;t;tf,e.., WM h.ingto n. Robe..n:t A. WM a pnom,lne..n:t mu.1.:i,lc.,lan a:t PoughRe..e..p1.:iie.. and d,i,e..d theJte.. in 1927. Edmund d,le..d a:t :the. old home. .oome.. ye.~ a.go. Ve..Wi:t:t ,i,J.:, 1.:i.:tLU.. in :the. We..1.:i:t, M 6aJr.. M I know. The. ne..x:t hou.1.:ie.. nonth WM :the. 1.:ic.e..ne.. ofJ a .oad :tJta.de..gy .oome.. ye.~ ago. A 6am.{£.y by :the. name. 06 VCVUtow live..d :theJte.. and 1.:ie..veJtal c.mdne..n Welte. po~one..d by e..ating wha:t WM .6uppo.oe..d :to be. mu.1.:ihnoom1.:i. The. mo:theJt and one.. c.md e..1.:i c.ape..d a1.:i :the..y d,ld not e..a:t any, but :the. o:theJtJ.:i all. d,le.d. N e..x:t :to :t~ hou.1.:i e.. ,ln :the. old da.y1.:i, Wa..6 a b.f.ac.kl.:imilh 1.:ihop. Mfl.. VCVUtow WM :the. b.f.ac.kl.:imilh a:t :the. time. he. me..:t wilh .ouc.h a .oa.d and untimely e..nd. La:teJt John Vaw WM pno pn,le..:ton o 6 t~ .ohop. He. WM a bno:theJt 06 the. .f.a:te.. Mn.l.:i. Robe..n:t Nanton and an unc.£.e.. 06 EdwaJr..d and W~ Nanton, :two we,U. known c.ilize..n1.:i 06 :t~ :town. T~ 1.:ihop hM long .oinc.e.. fuappe..aJr..e..d and veJty 6e..w, i6 a.ny, e..ve..n ne..me..mbeJt i:tJ.:i having be..e..n :theJte... The. ne..x:t hou.1.:ie.. WM :the. home. 06 ChCV!..le..1.:i Gib1.:ion and 6amily a.nd ,i,J.:, now owne..d by ~ gnanda.ugh;t.eJtJ.:i, :the. ~l.:ie..l.:i Rollinl.:i. One. 06 Mn. Gib1.:ion' .6 l.:iOnl.:i WM in the. e..mploy 06 Ja.me..1.:i Gonde..n Be..nne..:t:t, Jn., .oon 06 :the. 6oundeJt 06 :the. Ne..w Yank H a b.la.Qk..o milh .o hop . Mn • Ba.Jr.Jtlng e.Jt Md not Jtetu.Jtn to the. QOJtne.Jt hou.oe.. Ye.aA.o a.go the. 8 :thbr..d hoMe. l.fJa..6 :the. home. 06 Mtt. and M!r..6. Ec.kvut and 6 o.rnihJ. M!t. Ec.k.vz..;t l.fJa..6 a mM on by :tJt..ade, and Mlr..6 • E c.keM l.fJa..6 a daug h-t.vc. o 6 N e.l6 on Ba!VUng vc. and a. nie.c.e. 06 Robvz..:t Ba.Jr.Jr)_ngvc.. When I WM a. .6ma.l.t boy, :th.Lo Ec.keM 6a.mUy lived at Red Hook on No. Btr.oadwa.y a.nd ha.d .two g~, a.nd :they ma.y ha.ve. ha.d a. .6ma.l.t .6on at :the. ti.me.. Mt. Ec.k.eM clle.d and :the 6a.mil.y moved :to Btr.ooki.yn, whvc.e. M!L.6. Ec.k.eM lived :to a. good old a.ge. when .6he. pM.6e.d away .6ome. 6ew ye.a.!L.6 a.go. A:t :the. ti.me 06 hVz. death 1.ihe. lived ,i.n :the. FoJt:t GJte.e.n 1.ie.W,on 06 :the. rU:ty wUh hvc. I.ion John. John Wa.6 boJtn at BaNr..y:town and bee.a.me vvc.y p.ltO!.ipVl.ou..6 in :the. in.6Wtanc.e. bu..6ine.M. He. clle.d .<.n 1929 at S:t. Cathvc..<.ne.'1.i ho.1.ipUa.l, Btr.ook.lyn, a.6:te.Jt an opvc.a.:t.<.on. The. 1.ie.c.ond hoMe. WM :the. home. ofi Bub (Ge.nVl.a.l) FJtede.nbUJI.g and hlJ.i b.1to:thvc. and .6-Ll:tvc.. Bub, who WM quUe ge.neJta.Uy c.a.l.te.d :the. "Ge.nVl.a.l" WM J.iome. c.haMc.:tvc.. In. fiac.:t, all :thAe.e. Welte. The. 6ouJt:th hou..6e. WM :the. home. 06 John,,. Vaw and hl6 mo:thvc. a.nd 1.ib.i:te.!L.6 6oJt a ti.me.; a.l.60 :the. home., 601t 1.iome. ye.a.!L.6, 06 R.<.c.haJtd Wood a.nd 6a.m.<.ly. He. had .two .6on.6 and 6oWt daugh-t.e.!L.6. M!L.6. J. Lewi.,& Va.y 06 Re.d Hook WM hlJ.i younge.6:t da.ugh-t.e.Jt, Hele.n. The. 11.e.x.t hou..6e. WM :the. home. ofi I.6.1tae.l S11.ydV1.. He ha.d a .6ma.ll .6.:toJte 11.eaJt :the. 1.ic.hool hou..6e. a.nd he. a.loo .6old 6-Llh .in 1.ie.a.1.ion. I .1r.e.me.mbe.1t when I WM a 1.ima.ll boy he. had a. -0.ign Jte.acllng: "F.1te.6h 6-Llh wUh thw e.ye.6 w,i,,de. ope.n". La.tell. he. had a c.oope.Jt 1.ihop a11.d .6upplie.d apple. ba.JtJte.lo to :the. fia.Jtme.!L.6. He. had .two .60Yl..6 who bee.a.me. de.nfu:t.6 and loc.a.:ted a.:t Lowe.U, Ma.1.i-0. I believe. M1t. Snyde.Jt l.fJa..6 :the. 1.mc.le. ofi Mina Bltagg, a populaJt young lady ofi the. old day.6. She. ma.de. hvc. home. wUh h.<.m fioJt a ti.me. afi:te.Jt :the. de.a.th ofi he.Ji mothe.Jt. We. now c.ome. :to :the. Ba.JtJty:town .6c.hoof whe.Jte. a numbe.Jt 06 bJt.<.gh-t. boy.6, who bee.a.me. bJt.<.gh-t. me.n .in va.Jt.<.ou..6 line.6, 6iM:t .e.aJ..d :the. fiounda.:t.<.on 06 .the. WCl6 .bu.Jr.n.ing. A 6ill.e. oc.c.u.Me.d in ;the. day:ti.me. a.nd WCl6 c.aUJ.>e.d by a de.6e.c;tlve. 6lu.e.. A 6ill.e. .oWr.:te.d .in one. 06 ;the. fiuJtna.c.e..6 06 .ohaving.o and wood o n.ltj, bJLo u.g ht. ab o u.t the. fu Cl6te.Jr.. Ma.nlj b e.a.u.ti 6 u.l old a.nd va.fuab.le. a.JL.t.ic..le..6 We.he. de..6.tJz..o ye.d. The. new hoUJ.>e. built by MM. A.opinwa.ll WCl6 .oma.lle.Jr. and 06 e.n:t.ilLe..ly cLi.66e.Jr.e.n:t .otyle. 6Jtom the. old one.. M!L.6. A.opinwa.ll'.o .oon, John, a.l.oo bu.,[lt a hou..oe. on ;the. p.la.c.e. u.p ne.M ;the. c.ove.. He. i.o now Uving at Ne.wbu.Jr.gh, N.Y. and i.o ve.Jty p1Lo.ope.1r.ou..o. He. i.o, o!L WM, c.onne.c..te.d wdh ;the. CJLowe..l.l M6g. Co., mak.e.M 06 noted lawn mowe.M. MCl6.o e.nia WCl6 .o old to Mil.. and MM • Upp, a.nd ;that e.nde.d ;the. A.opinwa.ll Jtugn, and i.o one. mo!Le. p!Loo6 06 the. tJz..u.th 06 the. old a.dage. ";tha.;t Va.ndy i.o Vandy a.nd all i.6 Va.ndy". Vu.ll.ing the. A.6 pin.wall owne.M h.lp' the. pfuc.e. WCl6 k.e.p;t u.p we..l.l and a.6;te.1r. M!t. A.opinwa.llr.o de.a.th, l ' /vlJt.6. Af.p.<..nwail' .6 b1to.theA, Samuel. B!te..c.k., c.ame. fi!Lom :the. We..6.t :to manage. :the. plac.e. fio!L he.IL. He. lived in :the. be.aulifiul Gate. HoU.6 e a.:t .the. We..6.:t e.n:t!tanc.e.. Hi-6 .6 on, Lloyd B!Le.c.k., c.ame. e.M:t ai..60 and live.d in :the. old White. S:tone.hoU.6e. on .the. Ce.da!t H-i.ll. !Load a:t 6ill:t, and f.at.e.IL he. live.d a:t BaJVty:town CoJtne.Jt.6 in .the. hoU.6e. noJt:th 06 the. Coon hoU.6e.. Thi-6 WM in :the. .6e.ve.nile..6. Samuel. BJr..e.c.k. die.d ve.!Ly .6udde.nly and WM bU!tie.d a:t Annandale.; but f.at.e.IL hi-6 Jte.ma.i..n.6 We.!Le. :tak.e.n. We..6.t :to hi-6 old home. a:t Oc.on.omowoc., Wi.6c.oVl..6in. Hi-6 .6on., Lloyd, Jte.tU!Lne.d :to .the. We..6.:t a.bout the. .6ame. lime.. Ma.n.y no.te.d pe..ople. vi.6Ue.d MM.6e.nia. in :the..6e. day.6. The..odoJte. Roof.ie.ve.l:t, 6 otime.tt ptie..6ide..nt o 6 :the. United S;ta;tu, vi.6Ue..d :the.tte. a.6 a boy and p.taye.d with .6ome. 06 :the. BaJVty:town bo!f.6 while. the.!Le.. The.!Le. U.6e..d :to be. a. £.a.Jz.ge. numbeA ofi people. e.mploye.d on MM.6e.!1ia. dU!ting :the. A.6pinwa.ll time.. A 6e.w o 6 :the. many I c..a.n. tie.c.a.ll Me. A!t:thU!L Kim be.IL, who WM he.ad gMdne.IL. He. ha.d a .6on, AJt:thU!L, who be.c.ame. an Epi.6c.opal min.i.6:te.IL an.d WM c.onne.c..:te.d with one. ofi :the. f.M..g e and we.a.Uhy E pi-6 c.o pal c.hU!Lc.he..6 in N e.w Y oJr.k.. W-i.ll.iam Ke.hoe., who .6u.c.c.e.e.de.d M!t. Khnbe.!L M ga.tidn.e.IL, had a ve.tiy .6a.d :tJr.a.de.gy happen :to hi-6 fiamily while.. living a:t BaJVty:town. The..y we.n.:t ou:t one. e..ve.nin.g, leaving :the.i!L fiive. oti moJte. c.hildJte.n a:t home.. The. hoU.6e. :took. fiilte. J.iome.how and all the. c.hild!te.n We.!Le. bU!Lne.d e.xc.e.p:t :the. o.tdu:t and :the. baby. The. baby g1te.w :to manhood and e.ve.1Lybody a:t BaJr.Jty:town k.ne.w Tommy Ke.hoe., fioJt:ty ye.a.IL.6 a.go. Mic.ha.el. Slyman, wa.6 c.oac.hma.n a:t MM.6e.nia. fio!L many ye.a.IL.6, and whe.n he. be.c.ame. :too old, he. ac.:te.d a.6 .6e.c.ond c.oa.c.hman. until hi-6 de.a.th. O:the.!L c.oac.hme.n We.!Le. John Ph-i.ll.ip.6 and Pa:t!Lic.k. Q.u.in. J o.6 e.ph Q.u.in WM in j u.Jte.d while. .6 e.c.o nd c.oac.hman and hi.6 ,foju.Jty b!Lought about hi-6 de.a.th. O:the.tt old We.Jt.6 a:t MM.6e.nia We.!Le. Nwon Stic.k.le.., Jae.ob Shoe.mak.e.IL, Pa:t!Lic.k. Flynn and Ric.ha!Ld Wood. The.y have. all pa.6.6e.d on, and by bu:t 6e.w Me e.ve.n 1te.me..mbe.1Le.d. 12 The. we..o;t e.n:tfc.a.n.c.e. ;to MM.6 e.rU.a WM n.e.lVl. ;the. oi.d fl.oad ;tha.:t le.d ;to ;the. o!U_g..ln.al fl.ailfl.oad ;.,ta.Uon. The.!l.e. WM a 6in.e. ga.:te. hoMe. a.:t th..i.-6 e.n.tfl.an.c.e.. The. fl.oad tha.:t «XU e.Mt o 6 the. fl.aU/l.oad b!U_dg e. an.d we.n.t dawn. a .6te.e.p hill :to the. fl.a..lf.ftoad c.fl.0.6.6..ln.g .6ou.th 06 whe.fl.e. ;the. old ;.,ta;t..i.an. Med ta ;.,tan.d, hM be.en. c.han.ge.d :to the. We.ht hide. 0 {J :the. b!U_dg e. J M:t a.:t :the. fl.aU!l.oad b!U_dge. an.d the. oi.d fl.oad, .6:taod an. old building Med by Old Tom Btl.own. M a fUn.d o 6 .6tofl.e. ye.aJl..6 ago. He. WM an. odd old c.hMac.te.fl. an.d I un.de.M:ta.n.d he. WM an. un.c.le. oil. a bfl.o:the.fl. ;to Judge. Paul.mi..ve.fl.'.6 wi{Je.. We. w.lf.l n.ow fl.e.tufl.n. ta Sylvania Chapel and the. .6ou.th .6ide. ofi :the. public. highway. The. ne.x.:t two hoMe..6 Me n.e.w. One. WM built by Jame..6 Wood.6 a.n.d :the. at.he.fl. by Willet H~. The. n.e.x.:t two We.fl.e. own.e.d by :the. Nwon. BaNU.n.ge.M who lived ,Ln. one. an.d Me.d :the. at.he.fl. M a. c.oope.!l. .6 hop. The. n.e.x.:t fioU!l. hoM e.6 :tha.:t .6tood on. ;the. MaJttin. p!l.ope.fl.ty have. all fua.ppe.Me.d. In. :the. ai.d day;.,, :the. :two .6malle.fl. on.e..6 We.fl.e. oc.c.upie.d by M:thU!l. Quin. a.n.d John. H..lgg..ln..6 {Jam..llie..6; an.o:the.fl. by the. 6a.:the.fl. 06 Invin.g and 0.6c.M Stic.ki.e. a.n.d a.n.othe.fl. {Ja.mily; a.n.d :the. ne.d bJU,c.k. hoM e. whic.h WM {Jallin.g down. when. I WM a. .6mall boy WM Me.d M a .6table.. Some :time. p.fU_aJr_ ..i.t had be.en. oc.c.upie.d by fioU!l. {JamUle..6 a.:t one. time.. The. n.e.x.:t hoMe. Wa..6 al.60 06 fl.e.d b!U_c.k. a.n.d WM :the. home. afi L. L. St..llima.n. while. he. :ta.ugh:t .6c.hool a.:t Ba.Mytown.. The. n.e.x.:t hoMe. WM .the. home. 06 Cap:ta...ln. T yle.fl., :the. OWYl.e.fl. 0 6 :the. uppe.!l. do c.k. p!l.a pe.fl.ty. Hi.6 mothe.fl. lived in a hoMe. on. the. We.ht .6ide. 06 :the. fl.a.il naad :tfl.ac.k.. The.!l.e. WM a. .6mall pJU,va.:te. {Joo:t b!U_dge. c.on.n.e.c.t..ln.g :the. :two plac.e..6 built by :the. na..llfl.oa.d c.ampany. The. hoM e. an. the. We..6.t .6..lde. o 6 :the. :tfl.ac.k. WM bU!l.ne.d a.:t :the. time. ofi :the. big 6..lfl.e. 06 1871 (oil. 1872). The.fl.e. WM a .6mall p!U_va.:te. c.e.me.te.fl.y on. the. T tjle.fl. pnope.fl.:ty; e.n.c.la.6e.d by a.n ..lfl.on. na.il..ln.g. A la.fl.ge. mon.ume.n.t .6:taad in. :the. c.e.me.te.fl.y bu.t I fia.il :to fl.e.me.mbe.fl. :the. in..6 c.JU,ptia n..6 on. U. An.at.he.fl. b!U_c.k. ha U.6 e. i.6 an. .the. Tyle.fl. p!l.ope.fl.ty vww, jU.6t e.M:t ofi .the. Jr.aJ..R.Aaad :tJz.a.c.k.. Built a.i)te.fl. the. fi..i.!l.e., :thi.6 WM M e.d M a hotel .6ome. ye.aJl..6 a.go. We. now c.ome. to what wa.;., onc.e. the. bu.oineJ.i.6 .6e.c.tion 06 BaM..ytown. It Wa.6 a veJty bu.oy .6e.c.tion in the. old day-0. TheAe. WVl.e. :two bu.a y doc.kl>, wUh the. Ca:t.6FUU night Une. .6:topping daily at the. loweA doc.fl and :the.. Sa.u.gVl.tiv.i night Une.. mak,i_ng daily .6top.6 at :the. uppe!l. doc.k.. The.. ba!l.ge. "Sall.ah SmUh" made. we.e..fl.f..y .t!U.p.6 :to New YoJtk., heavy .f..ade.n wUh c.ounty pJtoduc.e. o 6 all hlnd.6 • In the. old day.6 theAe. wa..6 a pape.Jt mlU be..:twe.e.n :the. :two doc.kl> whic.h u.oe.d a gJte.at quantUy of) -0.tJtaw bJtought in by fia!l.meA.6 fiJtom fia!l. and ne..aJL. TheAe.. Welte. :two .f..a!l.ge. ic.e. hou.ou :that gave. a gJte.at deal 06 employment, both winteA and .6ummeA. The.. MulfioJtd hou.oe. Wa.6 at :the.. loweA doc.k. and He.nJty Attn.old 06 Staa:t.6bU!tgh wa.;., :the. man bi c.ha!l.ge.. The.. Li..v,{.ng-0:ton hou.oe.. .6:tood noJt:th ofi the. uppe.Jt doc.fl. TheAe. weAe. :two ho:tw, :thfte.e. -0:t0Jtu, a po-0:t o66ic.e. and many hou.ov.i on :the.. we...6:t -0ide.. 06 :the. Jtail Jtoad .tJtac.k.. A.ll have. be..e.n .6We..p:t away by :the. many fiiltu, e.xc.e..p:t fioJt :the. fie..w on :the.. noJt:th end along Maiden Lane.. Thi-0 i.6 :the.. Jtoad Jtunn.ing nolt:th at :the. Jtailltoad bltidg e.. TheAe. a!l.e. a 6e..w hou.ou le.fit :theAe.. Thi.6 .6.tJte.et wa..6 name.d Maiden Lane. by one. 06 :the. bftight boy.6 who Uve..d :theAe.. at one.. time... TheAe. WeAe. :two maiden ladiv.i Uving :theAe. at :the. time. he. gave. U :the. name.j one.. on e..ac.h e.nd, he..nc.e. the. name... TheJte.. Wa.6 onc.e. a bee.hive. {)ac.:toJty at :the.. noJt:th e.nd, but :the. building ha.;., be.e.n :tuJtne.d bt:to a dwe..lling hou.oe.. The. old Jta.illtoad .6:tation -0:tood in :thi.6 pa!l.:t 06 .the.. V i.llag e. and .the.. .6.tJte.e..t .6.ta!l.:te..d noJt:th on .the.. e.a-0.t -0ide. o 6 .the. Jta.illtoad .tJtac.k. and c.Jto.6.6 e.d 1.iame. j u.o.t .6 outh 06 the. -0.t.ation. The.Jte. Wa.6 a ve.Jty -0.t.e..e.p h,i.il on :the. e.M:t .6ide. o 6 :the.. :tJtac.k. and the. .tltain.6 i)Jtom .the. .6 ou:th weAe. e.ntilte.ly out ofi .6igh.t a.6 :the.y appJtoac.he.d .the.. c.JtoJ.i.6ing 06 any one. due.ending :the. h,{_.f..f.., owing :ta .the. fa!l.ge. e.nbank.me.nt and wall a{) :the. bftidge. ove.Jt :the. .tJtac.k-6 at .thi.6 po,[nt, I~ The b!U.dge Wa.6 note. the rughwciy leadi.ng to the doc.Iv.,. fo the eaJr.1..y -0even:tle.1.> Nwon Ba!UUngen and John Co-0gtc.ove, .:two well-known tc.e-Oide~ 06 &vuty:town wene ~ed at ;th,.U, c.no-0-0.ln.g. Thw wive-0 bJtough,t -0u,,l;t a.ga.ln-6:t :the tc.~oa.d c.ompa.ny and a.fit.en yean-0 06 .u.:ti..gilion Jtec.ovened dama.gu. La.ten :the -Otilion wa..o moved :to the pJte-Oen.t -0Ue, and -Oome yea.Jt-O la.ten :the c.no.0-0.lng wa..o a.bo~hed and :the Jtoa.d c.ha.nged and ma.de -Oa.fie. The uppen doc.k M now owned by :the S:ta.nda.nd Oil. Co. a.n.d c.ovened by 1.:>evena.l la.Jtge :tan.iv.,. I:t ~ now :the ~:t.JU.bu:ting .o:tilion ofi oil. a.nd ga..ooLi.n.e fioJt a. la.Jtge .oection 06 :the .OUMou.ndlng c.oun:t.Jty. A new doc.k buil.:t jU-O:t noJt:th ofi :the old one by :the SaugeAt.f.u S:tea.mboa.:t Co. M :the only .ohipping point now. The old "Sana.h Smlth" ha..o long .oinc.e c.ea..oed :to ply hen weekly :tJtip.o :to New Yotc.k a.nd ha..o gone in.to fuc.a.nd a..o have a.Le :the o:then JU.ven ba.ngu. They Me now but a. memoJty 06 :the pa.-O:t. The hoU-Oe now owned by Sylvu:t.Jte f<,[-0-0lebac.k wa..o :the home o 6 Ro be.Jt:t Ma.Jt:t.,[n, who wa.-0 po.o:tma.-0:ten at Ba.My:town fioJt a. nwnbe.Jt 06 yea.Jt.o. He and h,.U, fia.mily moved :to Chic.a.go, IlUno~ a.bout 1885. !v!Jt. ~-Oelba.c.k ha.-0 enla.Jtged and impJtoved :the hoU-Oe veny muc.h. It would make a.n ideal .oummetc. boa.ndlng hoU-Oe fiotc. any one who.oe a.mb,[;t,[on lea.d.o :tha.:t way, and I :think d c.ould be bought: JU.gh,t. Next noJt:th M :the Jame.I.> S,tough,tenbung hoU-Oe now owned by :the SaugeAt.f.u S-tea.mboa.:t Co. Ja.mu S:tough:tenbung wa.-0 fioJtme.Jtly .oupe.Jtv~otc. 06 :the ,town, but I do no:t know ,the ye.a.Jt.o he. .oe.Jtved. The.Jte Me .:two oJt :thJtee o:then hoU-Oe.1.> le.fit in Maiden Lane. FiJte-0 have pMctic.a.lly de-0:t.Jtoyed :the pM:t ofi BMJty:town we-0:t 06 :the Jt~oa.d. The 6ill-t fi.lJte I tc.ememben wa..o a.bout 7 871 oJt 1872 and WM veny du:t.Jtuwve. It oc.c.UMed in :the da.y:t.hne and I c.an JtemembeJt :the lange a.mount 06 .omoke. Again in :the eaJt.1..y ug Wu :thene Wa..6 a.no:then de-0:t.Jtuctive 61.JLe :that .owe.pt :the ..f.owe.Jt doc.k, :the lowen .lee hoU-Oe, hotel, .o:totc.e, and .oome hoU-Oe.o. They JS WeJte.. mo1.iily ail'.. Jte..built, only to bwoi a.gain at a. WVL date.. O:theJt fibt..e.J.i ha.ve.. fioUowe..d un..til R.,i;t;tle.. L6 le.fit ofi old p!to!.ipVtoUJ.i Ba.My:town. Ye..a.M a.go :theJte.. WM a. .tanneJty loc.a.te..d :theJte.. but il pMJ.ie..d be..fioJte.. my .tUne... Some. ofi :the. me..n who UJ.ie..d :to be. QOnne..cte..d wilh J.i hlpping bUJ.iine.J.iJ.i in :the. old da.y1.i WeJte.. Abe. Sta.a.U , SumneJt C~, Ca.pt. John F. Ca.Jtn.lt-i.ght, Col. MQCa.Jtthy a.nd old MJt. Pw:teJt, fia.:thVL ofi AlbeJL:t Pw:teJt, fioJtmeJt owneJt ofi :the. old Re..d Hook. JouJtna.l. O:the..M a.Jte.. Ca.pt. TyleJt a.nd AUe..n B. He..ncVUQN. Ho:te..l!.i weJte.. ma.na.ge..d by John W. Hoi)fima.n, Sa.ndy Coon a.nd h-i.J.i :th!te..e.. i)ine.. 1.iono, SUa-6, Vbt..gil and Robe..Jtt. O:the..M WVte.. Ge..oJtge.. Shoe..ma.k.Vt, Ed. VinQe..nt, 101.ie..ph Sull-i.va.n a.nd o:the..M WeJt. S:toJtv.i WeJte.. QOnducte..d by Wa.UVL MaJLtin and h-i.J.i I.ion R-i.Qha.Jtd, ThomM Slyma.n a.nd Ca.pt. TyleJt, MJt. St.ltoble.. and RobeJL:t Coon. The. uppVL iQe.. hoUJ.ie.. WM owne..d by Ja.mv.i and Lou-i.J.i L-i.ving1.i:ton ofi Rhlne..be..Qk.. TheJte.. WM a. Qove.. 1.iouth ofi :the. loweJt doQk. a.nd on a. p'1.oje..c.,t.i,on ofi land :that fioJtme..d :the. 1.ioclth 1.ihoJte.. ofi :the. Qove.., 1.i:tood :the. old ma.n1.iion of; Edge.wa.teJt. Th-i.J.i WM :the. home. ofi MJt. a.nd MM. RobeJL:t Vona.ld!.ion and :thw fi-l.ve.. Qh,£ldJte..n, two 1.ion1.i, RobeJL:t and Wlllla.m G., and :th!te..e.. da.ughte..M, Eliza., IJ.ia.be..lla. a.nd Ma..1ty. M.1t. Vona.ld!.ion owne..d Annandale.. v.ita.te.. a.nd 1.iold il :to John Ba.Jtd be..fioJte.. he. bought Edge.wa.teJt. MJt!.i. Vona.ld!.ion WM :the. da.ughteJt ofi :the. no:te..d Judge. Wlllla.m GM:ton of; No!tth Ca.Jtolina.. Judge. GM:ton WM one. ofi :the. veJty p!tomine..nt me..n ofi h-i.J.i da.y. He. WM :the. i)lM:t 1.i:tude..nt ofi Ge..oJtge..town Unlve..Miltj a.nd 1.ie..t a. veJty hlgh 1.ita.nda..1td fioJt h-i.J.i fie..Uow gJta.dua.:te..1.i :to i)oUow. MJtJ.i. Vona.ld!.ion me..t wilh a. veJty 1.iad and 1.iudde..n de.a.th. She. cU..e..d fiJtom a.n oveJtdoJ.ie.. ofi e..theJt whlle.. having 1.iome.. :te..e..th e..x:tJc.a.cte..d. MJt. Vona.ld!.ion cU..e..d 1.iome.. ye..a.M WVL. RobeJL:t, :the. olde..1.i:t 1.ion, cU..e..d in Chlna., a.nd Wllllam dle..d at Ba.My:town a. &w ye..a.M a.go. He. ne..veJt ma.Jt.ltle..d. One. da.ughteJt, "LU:tle.. Ma..1ty", cli..e..d a. fie..w ye..a.M a.i):teJt :the. mo:theJt, a.nd M.io.6 Eliza. d-l.e..d in 1897. M.io!.i 1.6a.be..l ma.Jz.Jtle..d a. MJt. B!z.own and lJ.i now a. widow living a.:t lG SummLt, N .J. EdgewateJt WM 1.ioR.d 1.iome. ye.a.Jt..J.i ago .to Mn. Jahn J. Chapman who blU-lt a new man1.iion on the -6ile. e.M:t 06 .the. 1r.a,,U.Jc.oad ~ac.lv., and c.hange.d .the. name. :to Sylvania. The. old man1.iion 06 Edgewa:teJt WM .the. home. 06 Mn. Cha.pma.n'J.i mo:theJt fio1t J.iome. ye.a.Jr.}., p!U.oJt to heJz. death and i-6 now 1.iaid to be own.e.d by hi-6 1.ion, Con.na.d Chapman. We now c.ome. :to :the new ~oa.d 1.i:ta:ti..on. The. Jtoa.d le.ading .to il bnanc.hing 066 :the old 1r.oa.d at :the. ShobeJt hou.-6e, WM blU-lt by Mn.. Robe.Jt:t Vonaldl.ion a.nd l.L6ed :to be c.alle.d :the. While. '1.oad. The. 6,{)u,.t -6:ta:ti..on a.gent 1 1r.e.me.mbeJt WM Jimmle. G1r.een. 0.the.M be001r.e him WeJte. /v!Jz.. Mo1r.gan, and a M!l.. G1te.enwaod. MIL. G1r.eenwood ma4JU.ed a lady fill.om .thi-6 :town., Mi-61.i Lucinda. PulveJt, a. 1.iif.>:teJt 06 MM. Va.n,£.el Van de.BogM:t. Mn. Vanial. O'Connell fiollowed Mn. G1r.een M 1.i.ta,t.lon agent, a.n.d WM .theJte fiOJ!. ma.ny yeaJL6. He WM loved by eveJtyone. He WM a. loving hw.,band, a. IAU.6e 6atheJt, a. loyal fi!U.en.d, a. :tkue nughbolt a.n.d a. 1.iinc.Vte Ch!U.-6.ti..a.n. He died ve.Jty 1.iudden.ly at :the 1.i.ta..ti..on ..tn Oc.:tobeJt 1916. MIL. John Ja.y Cha.pma.n WJto:te a. beau.ti..fiul ~bu:te to him and il WM publi-6hed ..tn. .the old Red Hook. Jowz.nal undeJt :the he.a.ding 06 "Lament 6on 0 'Conn.ell". TheJte. weJte. 6.l6.:teen ve.Mu, a.nd :the 6.-lMt one nead M fiolloWJ.i: "Thvc.e '1.i gloom in .the Village, :thVLe. '1.i g~e.6 at :the. 1.it:a..t<.o n., Bla.c.k. 1.ioMow i-6 hung in .:the a.ill. like a. pall; Foll. ea.c.h ha.bila..ti..on hM lo1.i:t a. nela..ti..on.. O'Connell .the. filtie.nd a.nd .:the help Vt o 6 aU. " It WM a bea.u.ti..6ul ~bu:te., but :the Re.c.onding Angel alone. k.now1.i hi-6 goodnu-6 a.nd :the ma.ny a.w ofi k.indnu-0, bo.:th g1te.at a.nd 1.imall, done. by Van fiolt anyone in ne.e.d 06 he.lp. He le.6.t a. lov..tng wifie. and helpmate a.nd .:thlte.e. c.hildll..en :ta mouJtn hi-6 untimely e.nd. Hi-6 -6on, 1 am J.iuJte., i-6 a wolt:thy 1.ion ofi a. wolt:thy 6atheJt, and hi-6 :two daugh:te.M, who Me de.vo.ti..ng .thw Li.vu .ta .teaching .the. young, wLe..e. in1.ifuc..ti..ve.ly pa.61.i 17 on :to :thw young c..hevtgv.i many ofi .the. lv.iJ.iol'l..6 .the.y le.evtne.d n!tom :thw wb.ie. 6a:the.Jt and :thu.J.i will hb., wb.idom live a6:te.Jt hhn. The. nill:t hou.1.ie. on :the. hill, ju.1.i:t e.M:t 06 :the. 1.i.t.a..tion, wa.J.i :the. home. 06 Gu.1.i Ma.JLt.i..n, a bJto:the.Jt 06 :the. We Edwevtd and Jo.1.ie.ph Ma.Jr.;t[n 06 Red Hook.. He. had nou.JL da..u.gh:te.ILJ.i; one. be.c..ame. MM. Sc..o:t:t 06 New Yo!tk., ano:the.Jt maNU..e.d L. L. SWhnan, and :the. o:the.Jt ti»o Jte.maine.d 1.iingle., and both rlle.d in :the. old homv.i:te.ad J.i ome. ye.CVtJ.i ago. Gu.J.i Ma.Jr.;t[n maNU..e.d Mb.iJ.i Mevtgevte.:t Benne.It, dau.gh:te.1t on :the. We. Judge. Be.nne.Jt, who.1.ie. home. WM in :the. 1.iou.:th wv.,:t 1.ie.c..tion on :the. p1tv.ie.n:t .llmUJ.i on Red Hook. Village. Benne.It St. o!t Be.nne.Jt Lane., M U u.1.ie.d :to be. c..cilte.d, 1.i.tCVtt.J.i at :the. 0£.d GJtoup plac..e. on Wv.,;t Mevtk.e.:t St. and ltU.11.6 J.i 0 u.:th, WM VI.am e.d 6 OJt .the. J udg e . The old Benne.It 6a.1tm ,V., now owne.d by Robe.Jt:t W. Cha.VI.le.It. Thb.i wa.J.i MJt. MCVt.tin' J.i J.ie.c..ond maNU..age. a.nd a.6.te.Jt hb.i death, MM. Ma.JLt.i..n f,,£.ve.d a.;t Re.d Hook.. The. neJd hou.J.ie. WM bu.iU by Ge.oJtge. Gib.I.ion, We.!t owned by Nell.ion SUc..Ue., a.nd .the.n by :the. We. .f..ame.n:te.d VanA.e..f.. 0 'Conne.U. I:t wa.J.i he.1te. he. btwu.gh:t hiJ.i b!Ude., Mb.i.1.i MMy Cu.mming.1.i, d.au.gh:te.!t on Mtt. M. Cu.mmingJ.i, 1.i:taUon agent a.:t S:ta.a.:t.J.ibu.JLgh. I:t. wM he.Jte. :thw c..hi.f..d!te.n We.Jte. boJtn, and :the.Jte. .the.y J.i pe.n:t :the. happy ye.CVtJ.i 06 :the.i!t maNU..e.d line. :toge.the.It. Mt. O'Connell wM a.n ide.a..f.. ho.1.i.t and he.lpma:te. and :the.y made. :thw fi!Ue.ndJ.i we.lc..ome. :to .the.i!t mode..f.. home.. The.y na.me.d :the.i.lt home. VMynane., wlU.c..h WM mo.1.i:t appltop!Ua:te., M :t.ha.:t WM ai.J.io :the. name. 06 :the. home. 06 w gJte.a.:t na.mv.iak.e.. The. ne.Jd tl»o hou.1.iv.i, one. on e.ac..h 1.iide. 06 :the. !toad we.1te owned by MJt. Vona.id.I.ion. They we.Jte. oc..:ta.gon in 1.ihape. and made. 1ta:the.Jt a quaint appe.Manc..e.. The. one. on :the. J.iou.:th 1.iide. WM :t.he. home. 06 .the. fioJtme.Jt 1.i:taUon age.n:t, Jamv., GJte.e.n. He. le.fit Ba!t!ty:town :to be.c..ome. agent fio!t :t.he. Wv.i.t ShoJte. R.R. a:t Sauge.!ttiv., when :tha:t 1tail!toad opened up fio!t bu.1.iinv.i.1.i. The. one. on :the. o.the.Jt 1.iide. WM bought by Pa.:t!tic..k. Flynn who la:te.Jt bu.iU on U and 1.ipoile.d m quain:tne..61.i. 18 He. cil6o bu.,Lf;t two o:the.Jr.. hoU.6eA on :the. p.tr..ope.Jr..:ty. Ne.x:t ,{_}., :the. Jamv.. Mal.oy hoMe. bcdli 06 b!Uc.k.. Jamv.. WM baggage.man a:t :the. .o:truon t)o.tr.. many ye.a!L6. The. ne.:d hoMe. Wa..6 bu.JU by Vanie.l Ryan, who wo.tr..ked 60.tr.. many ye.a!L6 on :the. Ve.la.no p£.a.c.e.. The. ne.:d haMe. Wa..6 bu.,Lf;t by Jae.ob Kil.i.oe..tbac.k, :tJz.a.c.k 60.tr..e.man t)otr.. :the. N. Y. C. 6otr.. many ye.a!L6. He. had two .60VL6, Sy.tveA:te.Jr.. and Jamv.., and a:t hM de.a:th, hM .6 on Sy.lveAte.Jr.. J.>u.c.c.ee.de.d h.hn a..6 6otr..e.man. Ne.:d J.imnd.6 the. Ca:thoUc. Chu.tr..c.il, whic.h Wa..6 buAU ,ln 187 5. The. t),lM:t ..6 e.tr..vi..c.v.. We.Jr..e. hef..d on. C h.tr..M:tma..6 day, 1875. T:t Wa..6 a mil.i.o,lon. c.hu.tr..c.h c.onne.c.:te.d w.i..:th Rhin.e.c.U66 and the. Rev. JameA Fdz.ohnmon...6 Wa..6 :the. 6,lM:t pM.:ta.tr... He. WaJ.i an tmc..le. o 6 :the. p.tr..eA e.n:t .tr..e.c.:to.tr.. a:t Ba.tr..tr..y:town, Rev. Cotr..ne.UU.6 Fdz.61..mmon.6. Thil.i Wa..6 :the. c.hu.tr..c.h home. t)o.tr.. :the. Ca:tho-llc..6 06 Re.d Hook. vi...t.e.a.ge. and :the. .6u.tr..tr..au.ndi..ng c.ou.n.:ttr..y. La:te.Jr.. :the. Re.v. Wi...tUam Mc.C.lu.tr..e., b.tr..othe.tr.. 06 :the. no:te.d lawye..tr.., Vav,ld Mc.C.lu.tr..e. 06 New Yo.tr..k, Wa..6 appoi..n:te.d .tr..e.c.:to.tr... He. bu.il:t :the. .tr..e.c.:to.tr..y and ;t,he. hall and made. o:the.Jr.. i..mp.tr..ave.me.n:t.6 and ;t,he.n WCl6 :ttr..an.6 6 e.Med :to S:tap.teta n, R • T • He. Wa.6 .ou.c.c.e.e.de.d by Rev. Vanie..t Ctwnin who We.Jr.. we.n:t :to Li..be.Jr..:ty, N.Y. and Wa.6 J.iu.c.c.e.e.de.d by Re.v. Hugh Mc.Cullum, now 06 Su.66e.tr..ri, N. Y. The. ne.x,t .tr..ec.:totr.. WCl6 Fa:the.Jr.. Sc.an.ton who di..e.d while. pM:to.tr.. 06 Ba.tr..tr..y:town. O:the.Jr...6 have. 6ollowe.d bu.:t :the.y atr..e. new. The. £.and 60.tr.. :thil.i c.hu.tr..c.h Wa..6 dona:te.d by :the. Vona..td.6on 6a.mi...ly. Some. :ti..me. We.Jr.. aU the. £.and owned by :the. Vo nal.d.6 on eA.ta.te e.M:t o 6 :the. c.hu.tr..c.h and no.tr..:th o 6 .the hig hwa.y Wa.6 di..vide.d in.to bu.ildi..ng .lo:t.6 and ..6 o.td. A new -0:t.tr..ee.t WaJ.i c.u.:t :th.tr..ou.gh and J.ie.ve.Jr..a..t new hoU.6v.. WeJl.e bcUu. The. bu.ilde.Jr...6 o 6 .the. hoU.6 v.. on Mun S:t.tr..e.e.t WeJte Je.My Su..tlivan., 1Uc.hatr..d Lown., Mtc.. Van Way, 6a.:the..tr.. 06 A.tfi.tr..e.d and Cha.tr...leA Van Way. The. ne.:d Wa.6 A.lt)tr..e.d Van Way who i..6 .the. only one. .6.ti..U Uvi..ng i..n :the. home. he bu.il:t. SUU e.M.t 06 h.hn We.Jr..e Mtc.. S:ttr..ob.te., John Mc.Au..ti..66, Vavid Co.6g.tr..ove. and Ge.o.tr..ge. Bi..c.ke.Jr...6:ta66, who had be.e.n gatr..de.ne.tr.. on ;t,he. Edgewa:teJr.. eA;f:.a:te. a nu.mbe.Jr.. l'l ofi ye.a!L6. S.taW.ng on :the eM:t end ofi :the new -0.tJtee:t :the hoCUie...6 weJLe bu.,LU by John Ke.1.1.y, an old Civil WM ve:tvum who WM employed by :the New Yonk. Cen.:tf1.a£. {Jon many ye.a!L6. The ned WM bu.,LU by Mi-0-0 Maloney, :then F11.ank. HCVlJlJ...o, Cha!tle...6 0J.i:te!1.houdt, Jae.ob Shoemak.e11. and Le...6:tef1. Van Steenbungh. Le...6:teJL Van Steenbungh '-0 hoCUie Ulied to be nilled wlth .6wnme!1. boMdeM when U WM {Ji.N.it built. JCUit wheJLe :the new 11.oad to the 11..ailfl.oad J.ita:tfon :t.UJz.11.6 0 n n the old fl..oad' J..-0 the u..ppe!1. en..t!tanc.e :to Sylvania, :the e.6.ta:t.e ofi Mil.. John Jay Chapman. The man.6,lon -0:tand!.i -0ome fu:tanc.e :to the -0ou:th and J..-0 a beau:t,[nul whae. hoCUie ,ln a -Op.lend,ld J.ie:tting. Sylvania meaning "on :the wood!.i ", J..-0 a pe!1.fiec.t name. 0011. -0ame. The appll..oac.h :to the hoCUie {Jfl..om the We...6te!1.n en..t!tanc.e J..-0 :the mo-O:t beau:t,[6ul fill..om my point ofi view. Thi..-0 en.t!tanc.e J..-0 ne.M the -0;ta;Uon and U al-Oo le.ad!.i :to Rok.e.by, the old home. 06 W..Le.Li.am B. A-0to11.. M!i6. A.6to'1. WM MMgMet Rebe.c.c.a A11.m-0.tJtong' da.u.gh:teJL 06 BJz)_g. Gen. John A11.m-0.tJtong and hJ..-0 w,l{Je., AUda. uv,lng-0ton AJLJn6.tJtong, and -0J..J.i:te.11. 06 Col. He.My Beek.man Afl..m-0.tJtong, who lived at :thi..-0 e...6tate. "Way-0ide. 11 on Sou.th Btr..oadway, Red Hook, oveJL fi,lfi:ty yeafl..6 ago. He WM the fiathe!1. 06 He.My and Jame...6 All.m-0.tJtong who Uve.d and d,led at "Way-0ide." a new ye.MJ.i ago. Maf 011. Gen. John AJLJn6t'1.ong 06 Re.volu:t.lonMy day-0 WM :the. gMnd nathe.Jz. ofi Col. A11.m-0.tJtong and /vt!z..6. A-0to11. and :they wene. membeM 06 an old-fiMh-Lone.d fiamily, hav,lng fioun bnotheM, mak.,{.ng in aU {Jive. boy-0 and one. gbc..l. The. name...6 ofi :the. fioun bno:theM we11.e Majon HoMtio Gate...6 Afl..m.6.tltong, Capt. John A11.rn-0.tJtong, Robe.'1.:t Living-0:ton AJLJn6.tJtong, and Jame...6 KoJ.iuCUiko Afl.m.6.t!tong. WilUam B. A-0:to11. Wll-6 :the. J.ion ofi the. of[.,[g,lna.l John Jae.ob A-0to11., fiounde!1. 06 :the A-0to11.. fiarrr.lty in Ame.'1.ic.a. I believe MJt. A-0.to11. wLe.le.d Rok.ey :to hJ..-0 g11.eat-g11.and!.ion, John Afl..m.6.tltong ChanleJL, bu:t U J..-0 now the. home ofi hJ..-0 -0i..-O:te!1., /vtJz..6. MMgMe:t Chanle.'1. Aldf[.,[c.h, who Uve...6 the.Jz.e. at pll.e...6 ent. MM. Ald!Uc.h' .6 mo:the.11. Wll-6 MMgMe:t WMd, g11.a.nd daugh:te11. ofi WilUam B. A-0to11., and -0J..J.i:te.11. ofi :that noted woman, Ju.,l,i,a Wa.Jtd Howe. Rok.eby WCl6 :the boy hood home 06 HeYlJ!.y A!:.toJt, who maJLJr.,{_e.d a Ulo-0 Vineha.Jtt, :the. da.u.ghteJL 06 a fia.JtmeJL who uved on :the. old Ec.c.1.uilne. pla.c.e. .6outh 06 Re.d Hook. on :the. old Sippe!tly Road ne.rt -0outh 06 :the. old No'11nan P1topeJL 6a.'1Jn, a.nd ju,o:t e.M:t 06 a pa.Jtt ofi :the. Hook.Vt wood.6. He.nJuj A6:to1t lo-6:t c.a..6:t wU:h hM c.1.a..6-0 but he. Wa..6 btu.e. :to hM Wifie, Who Wa..6 a. p!te.:t:tlj ghr...t and Uve.d at Copa.k.e., Columbia c.ou.n:ty, :to a good old age.. We. now Jte.:tu.Jtn :to Bo.Jviy:town CoJLneJL.6 a.nd tu.Jtn -0outh. The. {}wt hou,oe. Wa..6 :the. home. 06 RobeJLt Lown. MJL. Lown Wa..6 a fia.'1JneJL who Wa..6 a. gJLe.a.t. love.JL 06 hoMu -- :that i.6, good hoMe.6. He. al.way.6 had one. oJL moJLe. Jtac.e. hoMe.6 in :thM .6:table.. He. fiou.nd -Oome. ple.a..6u.Jte. bu.t no pJLofiil in -0ame.. MJt.6. Lown Wa..6 a -6i.6:t.eJL :to Cunt Coon and MJt.6. RobeJLt BaJviingeJL. The.IJ had :thJLee. dau.ghte!L.6, Lau.Jta., ElnoJLa., and CoJta, and 6 OLJ./t .6 0 n.6 I J 0 hn I wm I \Rob' F Jte.d I a..6 :the. bo tj.6 0 6 :thw da.IJ u,o e.d :to -0 a.IJ U. The. ne.rt hou,oe on :the. o:theJL -0ide. 06 .t.he. Jtoa.d WM the. home. 06 Ik.e. Ouvil. LateJL U Wa..6 .t.he. home. ofi Le.on.Md PJtopeJL and fiaJ1'1,{_llJ. A.t. one. :time. he. ha.d a. .t.e.nnan:t by .t.he. name. ofi Htjla.n, who built .t.he. Jtoc.k. fiac.e. -0.t.one. wall fioJt MJL. Ve.la.nay 06 .t.ha:t day. The. ne.x..t hou,oe. Wa..6 .t.he. home. 06 .t.he. Chapman fiaJ1'l,{,,ty. Pe.:teJL TJLoy, SJL., bought U a.bout 6i6.t.y ye.aM a.go and Le.e. and hM fiamily uve.d .t.heJLe. fioJL many ye.aM and now Pe.:teJL TJLoy, JJL., hCl6 impJLove.d il and ma.de. il a Jte.al -0howplac.e.. The nert hou,oe. on the. le.fit Wa..6 ba.c.k. in the. lot -0ome. di-O:ta.nc.e. fiJtom :t.he. main Jtoad and WM .t.he. home. a 6 :the. We.nze.l 6aJ1'l,{,,ty. Adelaide. and Pe.:teJL Me. the. only 011.e.6 I Jte.me.mbeJL by name.. Vavld Henion uve.d -0outh 06 :the. We.nze.l plac.e.. He. ha.d :t.wo -0on-0, Cha/1.le.6 and AlfiJte.d. Mlt.6. Henion had a bJto:theJL who at hM de.a.th le.6.t. .the. tJIJo boy-6 qu.Ue. f.iome. money and ma.de. Ll6e. e.My fioJt them, but Cha.Jtle.6 die.d JtatheJL e.a/1.ly in ufie.. Al6Jte.d had a po-0,[ilon a.t. the. Rok.e.by 6oJt many tje.aM bu.t he. Jte.6-i.gne.d U whe.n 6oJttu.ne. -0mile.d on him and he. moved :to Red Hook. and Wa..6 living on Chu.Jtc.h S:t.. ?.. I the. laot I he.aJLd 06 him, enjoying Ufie., now that he. WCt6 fiJt.e.e. 6Jt.om the. haJLd :toil 06 U6 younge.Jt. day-0. HJ..-0 wi6e. WM a daughte.Jt. 06 Vavid Cole., and a -0i-O:te.Jt. 06 the. Rev. Ph.,l,li,p Cole., the. mo-O:t no:te.d gJt.aduate. ofi :the. Re.d Hook. School. He. gJt.a.dua..te.d in :the. day-0 06 :the. lame.nte.d MJt.. &town. The.Jt.e. We.Jt.e. one. oJt. :two o:the.Jt. hou-Oe.-O ne.aJL Vavid Henion, but I do not Jt.e.me.mbe.Jt. who owned :the.m. I funk. one. WCt6 occupied by a GJt.J..fifiin 6amily. Some.whe.Jt.e. be.low on :the. o:the.Jt. -0ide. WM an old -0:tone. hou-0e. known a..6 :the. "Old S:tone. Jug". TU6 WM :the. home. ofi old Ge.oJt.ge. Beil., :the. bone.-pick.e.Jt., a ve.Jt.y noted chaJt.acte.Jt. in my boyhood day-0. TU6 hou-0e. di-Oappe.aJte.d and :the. Beil. fiamily ohio, and in 1a:te.Jt. ye.aM the. plt.ope.Jt.:ty WM hought by Pa..ttvi.ck. Galvin, who built a ve.Jt.y 6ine. hou-Oe. on U. The. ne.x:t place. on :the. e.M:t -0ide. 06 :the. Jt.oad WM :the. Ed MooJt.e. fiaJLm. Ed MooJt.e. dle.d e.Mly in Ufie., M dld U6 -Oon, Le.-O:te.Jt.. MM. MooJt.e. and :the. younge.Jt. -Oon, Elme.Jt., came to Red Hook and Uve.d :the.Jt.e. fioJt. a time. and then moved to New YoJt.k.. TU6 6aJLm J..-0 now owned by the. Coon bJt.othe.M. We. now come. :to :the. TJt.iangle., and :the. :thJt.e.e. Jt.oad6 :that le.ad to Rhine.be.ck. going -0outh; Red Hook. going e.M:t a11d BaMy:town a11d Annandale. going noJt.:th. The.Jt.e. aJLe. :two e.nt.Jt.ance.-0 :to Rake.by, a U:t:tle. -0outh ofi :the. W.a11gle.. The. t)J..M:t le.ad6 :to :the. fiaJLm buildlng-0 a11d :the. -0e.cond :to :the. fiine. old mavi-Oion. It) :t..U6 old hou-0e. could only :talk, what e.nte.Jt.:tMVLJ..ng :tale.-0 li could :tell., and at) what noted people. li could -0 peak.. TU6 hou-0 e. WM Jt.e.mode.le.d about thJ..Jt.:ty-fiive. ye.aM ago. Mc/(,{,n, Me.ad a11d White. we.Jt.e. :the. aJtchite.c:t-0 a11d San6oJt.d White. came. pe.Monally :to ivi-Ope.ct the. woJt.k.. TU6 WM -0ome. :time. be.fioJt.e. he. WCt6 -0hot by HaMy Shaw. Ge.oJt.ge. Spellman, a young aJtchUe.c:t t)Jt.om :the. New YoJt.k. ofifiice., WCt6 pe.Monnally in chaJtge. ofi :the. WoJt.k. at Rake.by. Late.Ji, MIL. Spellman m~e.d one. ofi BaJLJt.y:town 1-0 mo-O:t be.a.uU.fiul da.ug hte.M a11d c~e.d he.Ji away wlih him :to New YoJt.k.. The. gate.hou-0e. at Rake.by WCt6 :the. home. ofi old Mn. Hou-0e. who had woJt.k.e.d at Rok.e.by 6oJt. ma11y ye.aM. 2Z Hi.6 .oon, Cha.Jc.R..v.i Houoe., wa..o bo.o.o 6CVtmeJL fiOll. a. long time.. The. ne.x.:t pfuc.e. .6 outh wa..o :the. home. o 6 Mn. a.nd MM • F fl.a.nk..Un V e.funo • MM • V e.funo wa..o a. da.ug h:teJL 06 W~ B. A.6:tofl., ofi Rake.by. The.y ha.d no c.hild!t.e.n a.nd .ope.nt muc.h ofi :the.AA ,time. a.bfl.oa.d. A:t Mfl.. Ve.funo'.6 de.a.th, hi.6 ne.phe.w, WMJz.e.n Ve.fun.a, .ouc.c.e.e.de.d hJ.m. Mfl.. a.nd MM WMJz.e.n Ve.fun.a We/Le. gfl.e.a..:tly love.d by e.veJtyon.e. a.nd d wa..o a. gfl.e.a.:t .ohoc.k. :to :the. c.ommuni:ty whe.n Mfl.. Ve.funo me.t wdh .ouc.h a. .oa.d and :tfl.a.g.ic. de.a.th a.:t BMJz.y:town .o:tation a. 0e.w ye.a.M a.go. Lyman Ve.fun.a, a .6on, .ouc.c.e.e.de.d hi.6 fia.:theJL a.nd he. pll.ove.d :to be. a. wofl.:thy .6on ofi a. wofl.:thy fia.:theJL, fioJz. he. and Mn.o. Ve.funo We.Jz.e. .though:t ofi even mofl.e. h.ighly .than hi.6 fia.:theJL and mo.the.fl. We.Jz.e.. To avo.id .the. .inva..o.ion ofi Rh.ine.be.c.k., we. .tuJz.n ba.c.k. .to .the. .tfl..ia.ngle.. Be.fioJz.e. go.ing e.a..o:t on :the. Re.d Hook. Jz.oa.d, we. .o e.e. a. bfl..idle. pa.th ofl. Jz.oa.dwa.y le.ad.ing .to .the. .6 outhe.a..o.t, :tha.t go v.i .into :the. he.a.Jz.:t o 6 :the. Hooke.fl. wood.o. I 6 we. le..t ouJz. c.Ufl..io-0dy le.ad uo .into .the. wood.o and we. fioilow :thi.6 Jz.oa.dwa.y fia.Jz. enough, we. w.ill Jz.e.a.c.h Swamp.town. You may ha.ve. .invade.d Rh.ine.be.c.k. .in you go .oo {Ja.Jz., but I am no:t .ouJz.e. whe.Jz.e. .the. .Une. fl.un.o. Swamp:town wa..o :the. home. ofi a. numbe.Jz. ofi boy.o, 60'1.:ty ofl. 6.if:i.ty ye.a.M a.go, who made. good .in a.6.te.Jz. .Ufie.. Fofl.:ty ye.a.M ago d wa..o no:te.d a..o :the home. 06 :tha.:t .two-p.ie.c.e. oJz.c.hv.i:tfl.a., "The. Swa.mp:town Ra..ope.M". The.y d.id .in :the.AA day wha.:t Vaddy Eldfl..idge. d.id .in an e.a.Jz.lie.Jz. day, pfuye.d :the. old-&a..oh.ione.d :tunv.i .in .the. old fia..oh.ione.d wa.y. A6 :the. young people. danc.e.d :the. old fia..oh.ione.d danc.v.i .in .the. old-fia..oh.ione.d way. We. now .tuJz.n e.a..o.t .thfl.ough .the. nofl.:th e.nd ofi .the. wood.o. In a. ve.Jz.y lonv.i ome. pa.Jz.:t we. a.ga.in in fianc.y fie.e..e. :the. c.o.e.d .oh.ive.fl..6 pa..o.o down ouJz. .opinv.i a..o we. pa..o.o unde.Jz. .tha.:t long ba.Jz.e. limb o{J a .tfl.e.e. .tha.:t .o.tood by .the. Jz.oad.o.ide.. We. We.Jz.e. .told :tha.:t a man ha.nge.d h.im.oe.l6 on .tha..t limb ye.a.M a.go. We. would not believe. -ln gho.o:t.o, but .ouc.h gfl.uv.iome. .ta.lv.i, .told .to one. .oo young, would ge..t ouJz. ne.Jz.vv.i on e.dge., and :the. c.old .6fU.veM would c.ome. in .6plie. 06 ouMe.lve..6. A.6 we. c.ome. to the. e.aJ.Jt .6ide. 06 the. wood.6, we. pa.6.6 the. .6po:t wheJLe. Al6Jt.e.d He.n,[on bu.,ili h-U home.. Late.JL he. .6old Lt :to Robe.JL:t W. Chanle.JL and .6ome. .t<.me. late.JL Lt wa..6 bwz.ne.d. We. .6oon c.ame. to :the. Vav.ld Come. home.. I.t Wa.6 an old-6aJ.Jh.lone.d 6Jc.a.me. how.,e. wlih .t.he. old .6tyle. dooJt. .ln :two pa.Jc.:t.6, top and bot.tom .6e.paJta:te.. The. ne.x.:t how., e. on the. .6a.me. .6-lde. o 6 :the. Jt.oad Wa.6 Gw., Cle.aJ.Jwe.ll' .6 te.nan.t. hou.6e.. On the. othe.JL .6-lde. Wa.6 :the. Euge.ne. Tfl.a.Ve!L 6Mm how.,e.. MJt.. TM.ve!l. wa..6 a ho.Jtd Woll.fU_ng 6Mme.JL who had the. m.l.66M . .tu.ne. .to lo.6e. an e.ye. .6ome.how. H-l.6 haJr.d woJt.k. and :thJr...[6:t had taught fU.m :to be. e.c.onom-lc.al and he. .6ou.ght :to -lmpJc.e..6.6 .t.hat .t.'1.a.li on o.theM fioJt. .t.hm good. I Jt.e.me.mbe.JL whe.n a boy, I would a.tte.nd .t.he. .6 c.hool me.e.t.lng.6 and I Wa.6 alway.6 glad to .6e.e. Mn.. Tll.ave.JL :theJLe., aJ.J he. alway.6 adde.d pe.p to :the. me.e.t.lng.6 by h,U obje.c.Uon.6 .t.o anyth.lng that appe.aJr.e.d .6u.peJLfilu.ou.6. I:t m.lght be. a be.ne.fili to :the. :taxpayeM now .lfi .6ome. ofi the. me.e.t.lng.6 had a 6ew Mtz.. TM.veM :to ac.:t aJ.J the. wa:tc.hdog.6 06 t!Le.aJ.JWl.eM. Th-l-6 fiaJc.m Wa.6 :the. boyhood home. ofi .t.he. TJt.aveJL bJt.otheM who .6u.c.c.e.e.de.d Be.n Te.at.6 in .the. Uve!LIJ bu..6ine..6.6 at Re.d Hook. The. dau.ghte.JL be.ea.me. MJt..6. AJt.thu.Jt. Shook.. We. now c.ome. .to .the. Gu..6 Chof.we.ll homu:te.ad. MJr.. Chowe.ll Wa.6 a bac.he.loJt. and h,U maide.n .6-l.6te.JL Uve.d wLth fU.m • T h-l-6 plac.e. .l-6 now pa.Jt..t o 6 .t.he. Ro be.JL:t W. Chanle.JL pll.ope.Jt.:ty. We. ne.x.:t c.ome. .to :the. old Judge. Be.nne.JL plac.e.. Ffut .the. ..ll:t:t.le. te.nnan.t. how.,e. on ou.Jt. le.fit, and .the. old Be.nne.JL homute.ad on oWl. Jt.ight. John JohMon bought the. plac.e. fiJt.om the. Be.nne.JL utate. ove.JL 6ifity ye.a.M ago and Uve.d :theJLe. fioJr. a wh.lle.. He. had one. dau.ghte.JL, Ada, and :two .6 o n.6 , Will and F Jt.ank. • F '1.a.nk. Wa.6 a t!Lain - man on the. New YoJr.k. Ce.nt!Lal .6ome. ye.a.M ago. Th-l.6 plac.e. haJ.J c.hange.d hand.6 .6ome. and -l.6 now owne.d by Robe.JL:t W. Chanle.JL, OJt. Shw66 Bob' a.6 he. Wa..6 c.alle.d fioJr. a .t<.me.. The. ne.x.:t fia.Jt.m Wa.6 .the. old Pe..te.JL Gilbe.JL:t FJt.alugh, oll. be..t.te.JL known .ln .the. bygone. day.6 aJ.J Gil FJt.aleigh '.6 plac.e.. Th-U plac.e. onc.e. c.oveJLe.d a la.Jt.ge. pa.Jt..t 06 the. -0outhwe.J.i.teJtn paJit on .the vilfuge on Red Hook. The Me.thocli.J.i.t c..hwic..h -0.tand6 on land :tha.t onc..e WM paJit ofi :tlU6 6aJun and a..U. .f.a.nd .6outh and We.J.i.t 06 U. The be.J.i.t paJit on .the fioUow,i.ng .6.tA.ee.t.6 We.Jte c..u;t .thJr.ough paJit 06 .the old F11.ai.eigh naJun -- Chwic..h, Phillip-0 and Benn.Vt S.:tJtee:t.6, 11.unnhig no!L:th and J.iou.th, and P/f...ln.c.e, F!Lai.e.igh and GaJLden. S.tA.ee:t.6 Jtun.n.lng ea-0.t and We.J.i.t. The .f.a..6.t own.Vt on .the p!Le.J.ien..t na!Un WM .the late Varile.-l Van deBogaJL:t. ThlA ,£.6 .the end on Pa!L:t One on my p.U.gM.mage. PART TWO Again. I .6..U a.n.d da.tj-dll.e.am a.n.d in. na.n.c..IJ I wan.dell. a.long .the. highwa.y.6 a.n.d bywa.y.6 on .the. de.aJi.. old home. .town.. In. oJLdeA .to ne.J.iume. my wa.n.deJLin.g.6 me..thodic..a.Uy, lik.e. .the. w..Uc..he..6 on old, I mount my bJLoomJ.itic..k. a.n.d pa.Ming oveJL hiU-6 a.n.d da.i..e.J.i I a.gain. JLe.a.c..h Ba!uz.tj.town. Conn.e.M. The.Jr..e. I .tunn. .to .the. n.oJL.th a.n.d w..Uh my bJLoomJ.itic..k. a..6 my J.i.ta.nn, I JLe.J.iume. my pilglLima.ge. .towa.Jr..d6 Old Ce.daJi.. Hill. Pa..6.6in.g a.long .the. old ,.i..Yl..6,.i..de. noa.d, a..6 we. LUe.d .to c..a.U ..U ,.i..n. .the. old da.y.6, I c..ome. .to a. pa.JL.t whe.ne. .the. gJLa..6.6 on. .the. e.a.J.i.t J.i,.[de. ,.[}., quile. w,.i..de.; a.n.d I JLe.me.mbeA whe.n. .theJLe. We.Jr..e. .two we.U.6 .the.Jr..e., n.o.t nM a.pa.JL.t. The.tj WeJLe. J.i.ton.e.d up .e.e.ve.l W..Uh .the. gJLoun.d bu.t ha.d n.o c..ove.M on c..unb.6. I Wa..6 .told .the.y weJLe. Me.d .to wa..te.Jr.. c..a.ftle., bu.t Whtj .the. .two J.io n.e.M Wa..6 n.e.veJL ma.de. p.e.a.in. .to me. • Th,[}., ne.min.d6 me. on .the. -&.toJLy on .the. .6.tJLan.g e. d,.[}., a.ppe.aJl.a.n.c..e. on li.tile. Willie. N e.R..lig e.n. .tha..t aJi..OLU e.d ;th,[}., J.ie.c..tion. ofi .the. .town. -&ome. tje.aJl..6 a.go. The. .6.tony ,.[}., a..6 noUow.6: MM. Ne..e.lige.n., a. widow-woman. who live.d a..t Ba.JLJLtj.town., J.ie.n..t he.Jr.. li.tile. J.ion., Willie., .to Ce.daJi.. Hill w..Uh a. pW on J.ihoe..6 .to be. ILe.pilie.d. I.t Wa..6 in. .the. w,{.n..te.Jr.. a.n.d a.n.teJL .the. boy had le.n.t home. ..U be.ga.n. .to J.in.ow. The. J.i.tonm plLove.d .to be. a. he.a.vy one. a.n.d .the. wind be.ga.n. .to b.tow, J.io .tha..t :tJr..a.ve.R.. be.c..ome. -&ome.wha..t dinnic..ul.t. Willie. Ne.llige.n. did n.o.t ne..tunn. home. .tha..t n.,.i..gh.t, bu.t h,.[}., mo.theJL did n.o.t WoMy noJL J.ihe. ha.d nnie.n.d6 a..t Ce.daJi.. Hill a.n.d J.ihe. Wa..6 J.iuJLe. .the.tj had in.duc..e.d .the. botj .to ne.ma.,.i..n. non .the. n.,.i..g h.t 0 Yl. a.c..c..oun..t 0 n .the. .6.tonm. Whe.n. he. fia.ile.d to ne..tunn. .the. n.ex.t da.y, J.ihe. be.c..ame. a.lcvune.d a.nd ma.de. ,.i..n.qu,.[Ji.ie.J.i ofi he.Jr.. i)Ji.ie.n.d6 a..t Ce.dM Hill a.n.d Ann.an.dale. fioJL he.Jr.. J.ion., bu.t n.on.e. ofi .the.m k.new ought 06 .the. boy. He. ha.d .e.e.n.t .the. J.ihoe.J.i a..t Ge.oJLge. SnU.:th'.6, .the. J.ihoe.ma.k.e.Jr.., and .the.n. dll.oppe.d nJLom ;.,,.[gh.t a..6 c..omple..te.ltj a..6 ,.[n .the. ea.Ji.th had ope.n.e.d and J.iwa.llowe.d h,.i..m. The. mon..th.6 JLoUe.d by bu.t n.o woJLd i)1wm .the. m,.[}.,J.i,.[n.g boy. The. poon mo.theJL Wa..6 mo.6.t fiJLa.n.;C,.[c.. wlih ;the g!U.efi ;tha.;t on.ly a. mo;thvr. k.nowJ.i a.n.d no one c.outd he..tp hvr., bu:t a.u. 06 hvr. n.ughboM cLld wha.:t ;they c.outd ;to c.onJ.iole hVt, even. ;the Job'J.i c.omfioJLte.M who, lik.e :the pootc.., we ha.ve alwa.yJ.i w.U.h u..6. Ao J.ip!U.n.g dtc..ew n.ea.tc.., ;the J.inow ba.n.k.J.i bega.n. :t.o Mumble a.n.d mel:t. A c.a.p Wa.J.i fioun.d whic.h ptc..oved :t.o be.long ;to :the rrU.6J.ii..ng boy. The J.iea.tc..c.h Wa.J.i :t.hen. 11..en.ewed a.n.d :t.he pootc.. li:t:t.le 6e.l.e.ow'J.i body Wa.J.i fioun.d J.i:t.a.n.cUn.g uptc..igh:t. a.;t :the bottom ofi one ofi :t.he we.llJ.i. I:t. Wa.J.i J.iuppoJ.ied ;tha.;t :t.he J.in.ow ha.d fiotc..med a. c.'1..M:t 06 ic..e a.n.d J.in.ow on. :t.op 06 :t.he we.Le., whic.h Wa.J.i wholly un.gua.tc..ded in. a.ny I/Jay a.n.d Wa.6 Mu.a.Uy fiilled :t.o :t.he :t.op Wfth wa.:t.vr., :t.ha.:t ;the bo y 'J.i c.a.p blew o 6 6 , a.nd i..n 11..unning fiotc.. J.ia.me he tc..a.n on. :the J.inow c.ovvr.ed well a.nd btc..ok.e :t.htc..ough :t.he CAu.6:t. a.n.d WM dtc..owned. Somebody'J.i c.a.tc..eleJ.iJ.in.eJ.iJ.i in n.o:t. ha.ving :t.heJ.ie we.llJ.i ptc..o:t.ec.:t.ed c.oJ.i;t :t.he pootc.. boy hiJ.i li6e, a.n.d hiJ.i mo:t.hvr. a. Ll6e:tlme 06 gtc..iet) a.nd a.nguiJ.ih, J.iuc.h a.J.i on.ly a. 11..ea.l mo:t.hvr. k.notw.i when. J.iu.c.h a. :t.'1..a.gedy en:t.e.M hVt li6e. Thu.6 U iJ.i wlih :t.he c..a.tc..e.ieJ.iJ.i ma.:tc.h bu.tc..n.eJr., c.iga.tc..e.:tte J.imokvr., a.u:to dtc..ivvr., a.nd o:t.he.M by :t.heitc.. c.a.tc..eleJ.iJ.in.eJ.iJ.i ;they btc..in.g n.umeJr.ou.6 :t.tc..a.gedieJ.i a.n.d untold rrU..6 Vty into :t.he liveJ.i 06 o:the.M. We move on. 6tc..om thiJ.i J.ipo:t. 06 J.ia.d memotc..ieJ.i a.n.d c..ome :t.o a.n. old whlie J.i:ton.e 6a.tc..mhou.6 e. ThiJ.i iJ.i a.n. old la.n.dma.tc..k. a.nd iJ.i J.ia.id ;to da.;te bac.k. be6otc..e :t.he Revolu..tion.. One J.i:t.011..y hM U :t.ha.;t U J.iufi6Vted J.iome a.;t :t.he time 06 :t.he Revolu..tion. fitc..om c.an.n.on. 6itc..e. I:t. now J.i:t.a.ndJ.i on. la.n.d whic.h iJ.i pa.tc..:t. 06 old Ma.J.iJ.ienia and U1a.6 on.c.e an. old Livin.gJ.i:t.on. plac.e. The land c.onn.ec.:t.ed wlih :t.hiJ.i old hou.6e WM mo k.n.own a.J.i ;the old Moone 6a.tc..m. I tc..emembvr. when. Mtc... and Mtc..J.i. Shan.letj lived :t.hVte wlih :t.hw :t.wo J.ionJ.i a.n.d :t.htc..ee da.ugh:t.e.M. One da.u.gh:t.vr. died. The o:t.he.M live in. New Yotc..k. and a.tc..e ptc..oJ.ipeJr.ou.6. One 06 :t.he J.ionJ.i, Will.lam Sha.n.ley, ha.J.i a. 6in.e poJ.i,{;t.i_on. w.U.h :t.he New Yotc..k. Cen.:t.'1..a.l. Ma.n.y o:t.heJr. 6amilieJ.i lived :t.hvr.e fitc..om time :t.o ti.me. Abou:t :t.he la.J.i:t. I k.new WVl.e Mtc... a.n.d Mtc..J.i. Pa.;ttc..ic.k. Quinn. a.n.d :t.hw :t.wo dau.gh:t.e.M and one J.ion.. They a.U moved ;to Yonk.e.M, whvr.e Mtc... Qu.,i.n.n. died la.J.i:t. Ma.tc..c.h. The oldeJ.i;t da.u.gh:t.Vt iJ.i a ;tea.c..hVt in. :t.he New Yotc..k. -0c.hoo-U; -0he ma/Vl.,[ed a. New YoJtk. :tea.c.heJt. The. -0on maJUvi..e.d a.L.so; a.nd :the youngu:t da.ughte.Jt livu wLth :the. mo:thvz. who Wa.6 a.n old Re.d Hook. g,{)[£ be.6oJte. hvz. maJVU.a.ge. :to Mtt. Quinn. We. pa.6-0 on a.nd c.ome. :to :the. e.n:tft.a.nc.e. on :the. old w.toM.c.al. "Mon.tgomvz.y P.la.c.e.". We. pa.6-0 down :the. long a.venue. :to :the. old ma.n-0ion :tha.:t Wa..6 :the. home 06 Ge.nvz.a.l Mon:tgomvz.y 06 Re.vo.lutiona.Jty 6a.me.. 1.:t Wa.6 he.Jte. :the. young a.nd gaLe.a.nt 1.tzi..6hman le.6.:t hM young wi6e., who Wa.6 -OM:teJz. 06 Cha.nc.e.iloJt Living-0.ton, a.nd we.n.t 6oJt.th :to ba.:tile. a.nd :to die. fion hM a.dop:te.d c.ounbty. A6:tvz. .the. de.a.th 06 Mfl.-0. Montgomvz.y, :the. p.la.c.e be.ea.me. .the. home. 06. he.n bJto.thvz., Edwa.Jtd Living-0:ton a.nd hM wifie., Ma.da.m Living-0.ton, on New Ofl.le.an-0, LouMia.na.. Edwa.ttd Living-0.ton Wa.6 one. 06 :the. no:te.d me.n ofi hM da.y a.nd Wa.6 a. gJte.a.:t fi!Ue.nd 06 P.1tuide.nt Andfl.ew Ja.c.k.-Oon (Old Hic.lwny) a.nd Wa.6 a. me.mbe.Jt 06 w c.a.bine.:t, a.nd nuig ne.d a6 Se.c.Jte.:ta.Jz.y on S:ta.:te. :to go :to Fna.nc.e. Cl6 Ame.Jtic.a.n Min.M:tvz. :to :that c.oun.tJty. He. Wlt6 a. youngeJz. bno:thvz. ofi Cha.nc.e.ilon Robe.Jt.t Living-0.ton, who Wa6 Ame.Jtic.a.n Min.M:tvz. .to Fna.nc.e. in 1804 a.nd nego;ti,a.:te.d :the. punc.ha6e. 06 LouMia.na. 6nom Fnanc.e.. EdwaJr.d Uving-0.ton died a:t Mon:tgomvz.y Plac.e in 1836. Whe.n Lana.ye.:t:te. vMlie.d :thM c.oun.:t.Jty in 18Z8, he. -Ope.nt a night a.:t Mon:tgomvz.y Plac.e.. 1.:t Wa.6 Ma.da.m Uving-0.:ton who -0e.c.une.d :the. po-0.t on fi,(_c.e. a.:t Ba.My:town finom Po-0.tma.6.teJz. Genvz.al Ba.fl.Jty a.nd -0he. pnomMe.d U would be. na.me.d Ba.My.town in hon.on 06 .the. Pa-0.tma.6.:teJt Ge.nvz.a.l him-0e.l6. The po-0.t o 6 fiic.e. c.a.me., and U WM -0 o named. Mtt. a.nd Mfl.-0. EdwaJr.d Living-0.:ton ha.d only one da.ugh.teJt, who ma/Vl.,[e.d Vfl.. ThomM Ba.Jt:ton 06 Bal:timane., Ma.nyland. La.:tvz. :they live.d a.:t Mantgamvz.y P.la.c.e. whvz.e. Mtt-0. Ba.Jt:ton died, having -0unvive.d hvz. hU-Oba.nd by -0ome. ye.a;u,. Having no c.hildne.n, -0he. .le.6.:t Man:tgomvz.y P.la.c.e. :to hvz. :thJte.e. c.oU-Oin-O, Mn. CM.l:ton Hunt, a.nd hM :two -OM:te.M, MiM Loui-Oe Living-0.ton Hunt and MiM Julia. Ba.Jt.ton Hunt wlih a. Ufie. .le.a6e. o 6 :tl»o on :them. On :the. de.a.th on :tl»o, U Jr..e.ve.Jt.te.d :to :the. pne.-0e.nt ownvz., Mi-0-0 Julia. Ba.Jt.ton Hunt, :the w:t -O unviving c.oMin, now ne.-0ide.-0 a.:t Summi:t. Ne.w J eJt-O e.y. Ale.xandeJL G.ll6on, who Uve.d A.n Re.d Hook. -0ome. ye.OJL6 ago, WM 6oJuneJLly c.onne.c.t.e.d wlth MontgomeJLy Plac.e.. He. WM .the. gevr.dneJL 60'1.. many ye.a.Jlli and h,U, mo.t.heJL, Aunt Sa.U.y, M -0he. Wa..6 known, Uve.d heJL whole. U6e. on .t.he. plac.e.; and h,U, -0-l6.t.eJL Co!T..ne.Ua Wa..6 ma.£d 601t one. 06 .t.he. young la.cilu. Aunt Silly .t.ook. QCVr.e. 06 Madam L..lvhig-0.t.on, Mtt6. Ba.lr;ton' .6 mo.the.'1.., at the. ti.me. o 6 heJL de.a.th. She. WM .6 uppa-0 e.d .to be.. 1 0 2 ye.aM old whe.n 1.,he. cUe.d at heJL home. in Red Hook.. Some. ye.a.Jlli a.go whe.n Ale.xa.ndeJL G.ll6on 1te,t,.i.Jte.d fi1tom MontgomeJLy Place. he. bought .the. o.fd P1tope..1t place. on :the. coJtneJL 06 FJtalugh and ChuJtc.h S:tJz.e.e.U and Uve.d .theJLe. u.n;U.f he. de.a.th .60me. ye.a.Jlli la.teJL. He. bought a levr.ge. g'1..e.e.nhoU.6e. 61tom h,U, old home. and 6-le.1.e.d U wUh a 6,[ne. .6e.le.c.tion 06 plan:t.6. He.nJty 0.6.teJLhoud:t, who-0e. 6a.theJL, John 0.6.teJthoud:t, ioo.6 an old e.mploye.e. a:t Mon.t.gomeJLy Plac.e., c.ame. wUh him and wo1tk.e.d :theJLe. 601t -0ome. ti.Jne.. La.teJt .t.he. g'1..e.e.nhoU.6e. and plan:t.6 WeJLe. -Oold and He.nJty 0.6.teJtdoud:t we.n:t .to Poughk.e.e.p-0.le. and acc.e.p:te.d a po.6.ltion .theJte.. The. .6-l6.te..Jt, Co1t.ne.Ua, .6U'1..v.lve.d heJL bJto.the.Jt .6 e. v e..Jtal ye..aM • One. 06 .the. :tJz.e.MuJte.-O at .th,U, old plac.e. WM .t.he. .6Wo'1..d 06 La6aye.:t:te.. Ge.ne..Jtal Montgome..Jty WM k-le.i.e..d a.t .the. ba.t.ile.. 06 Q.u..e.be.c., bu.:t h,U, 1t.e..ma.£Yl..6 weJLe. bJr.ou.gh:t :to .the. c.ou.n:tJz.y and .ln:teJUZ.e.d a.t S.:t. Paul' -0 C hape.l a.t .the. colt.Yl.e.Jt o 6 Btr.oad.way and FuUon S.t., Ne.w YoJtk Cay. H-l6 1t.e.-0ting plac.e. ,[,6 undeJL .the. fi!T..o n:t e.nd 0 n .the c huJtc.h bt.U.fcUng and I have o i).te.n Jr.e.ad .the. .lVL.6 c.'1...lptio n .:tha.t WM c.u.:t in the. -0.t.one. on .the. Btl.oadway e.nd oi) .the. ChuJtc.h. The.. Saw Kill CJte.e..k. 6oJr.m.6 pevr.:t 06 .t.he.. cilvicilng Une. be;twe..e.n Mon:tgomeJty Plac.e. and old Annandale., onc.e. the. home. 06 John Bevr.d, bu.:t now c.a.U.e..d BU.the.wood and 1.:;o named by .the. ne.w owne.'1...6, Cap:ta.£n Zabwk..le. and h,U, w.l6e.. TheJte. .l-0 a be.a.u:U6u.l 6all.6 on :tw .6.tlte.am and .theJLe. U.6e.d to be. a ve..'1..y aJr.tiJ,:;tic. ttU.6tic. fioo:t bltidge. jU.6.t be.low :the. i)aill.:; :that c.onne.c.:te.d .the :two old plac.u. Old Annanda..le. Wa..6 onc.e. .the. home. 06 Mil.. RobeJz.t Vona.ld.6 on, who .6 o.td U :to MJz.. John BAAd and bou..g h:t :the. Edge.wa:te.Jz. ne.AA BaJcJr.y:town .ti:ta;tlon. I u..nde.M:ta.nd he. bough:t U be.60'1.e. .the. tc.al.iJtoad WCL6 put :thJz.ough. Re.:tu..Jz.ning by :the. a.ve.nue. :to :the. o.td ..ln.6..lde. Jtoad, we. go notc.:th :t_o ;t,he. 6aJt.mhou.6e. 06 Mont.gome.Jz.y Pta.c.e., be.fiotc.e. we. c.ome. ;t,o· a.n old by-tc.oad tha:t le.ad..6 :to :the. o.td Sw..lM Co:ttage., .tio c.al.le.d 6Jz.om w .ti:tyle. 06 AAc.h..l:te.c.tu..Jte., and :to a hou.6 e. tha:t .titand.6 6u..Jtthe.Jt ..ln and WCl6 .the. home. 06 John 0.tite.Jz.houd:t a.nd Ca..6.6 Lown, two old e.mploye.e..6 06 Mon:tgome.Jz.y Pla.c.e.. The. SW..l.6.6 Cottage. WCl6 :the. home. 06 many fiami.lie..6 a.nd a..6 :the.Jte. We.Jte. many c.hang e..6 fitc.om time :to time. a gJz.e.a.:t ma.ny fiami.lie..6 Uve.d :the.Jte. ..ln :the. ye.a.M gone. by. We. now c.ome. :to the. o.td woole.n m..lll, on :the. tc...lgh:t jU.6:t be.fione. you.. come. to :the. la.tc.ge. b!t..ldge. :tha:t .6 pa.n.6 :the. Saw Kill Ctc.e.e.k a:t :th..l.6 po..ln:t. In 1 8 81 :the. old mill WM . bung U.6e.d :to gtc...lnd pa..lnt. Ge.otc.ge. Ne.AA, a. fioll.me.Jt Jz.e..6..lde.nt 06 Re.d Hook Village., Uve.d ..ln. a. hou.6e. on. the. wut .ti..lde. 06 :the. tc.oad a.n.d Wa..6 ..ln c.hMg e. . o 6 :the. pa..lnt gtc...lnd..ln.g , and Wa..6 aL6 o ..lnte.Jz.u:te.d ..ln J.>a.me. 6..lnanc...la.Uy. He. ma.Jtft..le.d a ~.6 Vun:tz, who Wa..6 :the. da.ugh:te.Jz. 06 a. 6oJz.me.Jz. fia.Jz.me.Jz. on Mon:tgome.Jty Pta.c.e.. Mn. Vu..n.tz move.d to Re.d Hook, a.n.d bu....lU a. hoU.6e. on :the. notc.:th .ti.lde. 06 S:t. John S.:tlte.e.:t many ye.a.Jt.6 a.go. Ge.onge. Ne.AA d..le.d e.a.Jtly .ln Ufie.. He. WCl6 e.n.te.Jtpn..l.6..lng and had e.nga.ge.d .ln many bU.6..lne..6.6 ve.n.tu..Jz.e..6. He. bu....lU the. bu..ild..lng whe.Jz.e. :the. Red Hook Po.tit 066..lc.e. had be.e.n. loc.a:te.d fion J.>ome. ye.a.Jt.6. He. had :the. c.oal and .twnbe.Jt yMd a.:t BaJcJr.y:town, and WCl6 bu..nne.d out the. day afite.Jz. hL6 .ln.tiu..nanc.e. e.x.p,{Jie.d, wh..lc.h he. had ove.tc.looke.d ne.ne.w..i..ng. TIU-6 po..lnt.6 a mote.al, de.AA ne.a.de.Jt, don':t ne.gle.c.:t you..Jt.6. He. Wa..6 a c.ontJz.a.c.:ton 6otc. J.>ome. ye.a.'1..6. In :the. e.a.Jtly J.>e.ve.n:t..lu, he. nan :the. lange. c.aJtp~n.te.Jt J.>hop :tha:t Wa..6 fioll.meJtly Jtun by WilUam Ph..lf.Up.o, on :the. c.otc.ne.Jz. 06 Ph..lll..lp.o and Ptc...lnc.e. S:tlte.e.:t.6. La:te.Jz. he. bou..gh:t :the. Powe.Jz. Whe.el. and o:the.Jt mac.h..lne.Jty ..ln .tlU-6 la.tc.ge. -0hop, and move.d U to a. J.>hop on h..l.6 pnopeJz.ty on Wu:t MaJtke.:t S:t!te.e.:t. H..l.6 widow and two daugh:te.M Uve.d .ln Re.d Hook 6on a time. a6:te.Jz. h..l.6 de.a.th, 3o and :then moved :to PhA.lmont. The one :tha..t WM gnou.nd ,{,nto paint by Mn. Neall. c.ame finom :the John FJtai.ugh Fe.R.-len ficuun noJttheM:t 06 Red Hook.. The old mLU WM fionmenly Med M a. woolen mill... A Mn. Spea.ll. 11.a.n U .60me yeaJr..,6 a.go, and gave employment :to qu.Ue a. nu.mben 06 people. Afi:ten Mn. Spea.Jt'.6 death, M!L6. Spea.n Uved ,i,n Red Hook. on EM:t Ma.nk.et S:t. bi :the hoMe R.a..:t.en owned by Lew-U Smfth, fia.then ofi :the R.a;t:e Evene:t:t Sm.lth. She cii..ed :thene ,i,n :the We .6 even.tiu, ,{,6 my memony .6envu me l!J..gh:t. They had no c.M1.c1Jr.en, bu.:t :thene WM a. nephew Joe Spea.n, who lived wfth :them a.:t Ceda.Jt Hill.., bu.:t I do no:t know any:trung a.bout rum Wen. The mLU bu.,{,lcii..ng bu.Jtned :two on mOJr.e timu, and WM nebu.U.:t. Tfi.t.6 pnopen:ty WM pa.Jt:t ofi Montgomeny Pfuc.e. We wi.t.e. now CJz..o.6.6 :the b,{,g bn,{,dge and :the 6~:t pla.c.e on :the Jt,{,gh:t .l6 a hotel bui.U: by Jamu Conway, a. t)onmen ga.ndnen ofi Almont, :the old Judge L,{,v,i,ng.6:ton pla.c.e. Mil.. Conwa..y WM a mane .6u..c.c.u.6 6u.l ga.ndnen .than a ho.tel k.eepen, .60 he 1tetined .to fi.t.6 6onmen bM,i,nM.6. John Pla..6.6 .6u..c.c.eeded him, bu.:t la.ten neti!ted and :the pla.c.e WM nemodeled and moved bac.k. 6Jtom :the Jtoa.d way, and .l6 now :the home 06 MJt. and M!L6. Thoma..6 Thomp.6on. M!t.6. Thomp.6on WM a. dau.gh:ten 06 :the R.a..:t.e John Pla..6.6, a:t one time own.en 06 :the pll.opeJt:ty. The nex:t hoMe on .tha.:t J.i,{,de WM .the home 06 Mil.. and MM. Fna.yen. Some time a.6.ten :the. dea:th 06 Mn. F1ta.yen, MM. Fil.a.yen moved :to Red Hook. whene .6ome yeaJr..,6 lat.en .6 he ma.JVc.)_ed a Mn. Tea.ton. She cUed yeaJr..,6 a.go, bu.:t J.ihe Wa.6 known .to :the lM:t by :tho.6e who knew hen M M!L6. Hen.Jt,{,et:ta Fnayen. MM. F11.a.yen .6old hen hoMe ,i,n Ceda.n Hill.. .to Hen.Jty R,i,6enbu.Jtg who had been c.oac.hman fion Mn. RobeJt:t Vona.ld.6on 6011. .6ome yeaJr..,6. When he. moved :to Ceda.Jt Hill.. he opened a :tJtu.c.Ung bM,i,nu.6. He WM :the 6a.:then 06 PIU..1.. and John R,i,fienbu.Jtg, MJL.6. RobeJt:t A. Coon.6 and MM. Jae.ob Pla..6.6. 3i The. ne.x.t ho !L6 e. Wa.6 :the. ho me. on Mtt.6 • Gib.6 on , who ha.d .th!te.e. .6 o YL6 a.nd no Wt da.ug h.teJt.6 • A n.te.Jr.. MM • Gib-Oon '.6 de.a.th .the.y a..U we.n..t .to .the. c);ty. The.y we.Jr..e. c..o!L6ill on .the. Gib.6oM who Uve.d a..t BaNty.town Co1tne.M. The. ne.x..t ho!L6e. Wa.6 owne.d by Howa.Jtd ElhwoJt.th ofi Re.d Hook., a..t .the. .time. he. Wa.6 Jtu.nn.ing a. bR..a.c..k.J.imi.th -0hop a..t Ceda!r.. Hill.. He. -0old :the. ho!L6e. .to .the. Re.ga.n. fia.mily a.n.d .the. bR..a.c..k.J.imi.th bu.t.in.e.-Of.i .to John Re.ga.n late.Jr.., whe.n he. move.d .to Re.d Hook.. John Re.ga.n Uve.d in .thMi ho!L6e. w.lth IU,o mo.the.Jr.. a.nd b1to.theJt.6 a.nd f.iif.i:teJt.6 fiolt f.iome. ye.aJUi a.nd .the.n .the.y a..U move.d .to Ne.w Yo1tk. a.nd .la..te.Jt .to Blc.ook.tyn, whe.Jte. he. be.ca.me. a. p!tomine.n..t b!L6ine.-Of.ima.n in .the. Ea.6:te.Jtn Vif.itJUc...t oft B!L6hwic..k -0e.c..tion 06 Blc.ook.tyn, a.nd a. ne.a.Jt ne.ighbo1t a.nd filtie.nd 06 fiaJrme.Jt Ma.yo1t Jahn F • H y.ta.n. The. ne.x..t ha!L6e. Wlt6 :the. home. ofi Mil.. a.nd Mtt.6. CJt..o6:t 61tie.ncl6 06 M!t. a.nd Mlt.6. Spe.e.Jt. Whlte. Uving .the.Jr..e. a. .tJta.ge.dy e.n..te.Jte.d .the.ill. Uveo .tha..t 1.ia.dde.n .the.ill. whole. 6u..tu.Jte.. The.y ha.d :two young a.nd c..ha.Jtming da.u.gh.teJt.6 a.bou.:t 6-lfi.te.e.n a.nd f.ie.ve.n..te.e.n ye.aJUi ofi a.ge.. The.y we.n..t ba..thing ht .the. old 1.iwimming hole., a. po,ln..t in :the. Sa.w Kill. C1te.e.k be.law .the. Flt.ltz F.loWl mill. One. J.iif.i.teA wa;., :ta.ke.n w.lth Cll.amp.6 a.nd :the. a:theA we.n.t :ta he.Jr.. lte.6 c..u.e.. Bo.th we.Jte. d!r..awne.d. TIU,o f.ia.d ha.ppe.ning c..a.6.t a. gloom ave.It .the. who.le. c..ommu.rU:ty 6oJt.. a. .time.. Some. .time. .la..te.Jt, MJt... a.nd M//...6. CJt..ofi:t a.nd :the. one. Utile. da.u.gh.te.Jt :tha..t wa.6 .le.6.t .to .the.m a.fite.Jt :the. .tlta.ge.dy .le.fi:t Ce.da.Jt Hill. The. ho!L6e. Wlt6 -00.ld :to WctlteA Wme.!t, who wa.6 a. :te.a.m.6:te.Jt a..t C e.da.Jt Hill. 6 OJr. ma.n.y ye.aJUi • He. ha.d :two !.>OM a.nd one. da.u.gh.teJr.. One. f.ion, Sam, d.i.e.d ,ln e.a.Jt.ly man.hood a.nd :the. da.u.gh.te.Jt, Annie., d.i.e.d a.6 J.ihe. wa;., ne.a.Jting womanhood. We.b.6:te.Jt, :the. a.the.Jr.. f.ian, live.d :the.Jr..e. a.6.te.Jt.. .the. de.a.th 06 hi!.> 6a..the.Jt a.n.d mo.the.Jr... He. wa;., a. bo.6f.i ca.1tpe.n..te.1t fiaJt.. :the. N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. 601t a. nwnbe.Jt.. on ye.aJUi. He. d.i.e.d Ve.lttj .6u.dde.n.ly one. da.y whlte. on .the. jab 1.>ome. ye.aJUi a.go. The. ne.x.t ha!L6e. Wa.6 awne.d by Ca.p.ta,{..n W,lgge.n-0, who ha.d a. 1.>.toJt..e. ..ln :the. ..e.awe.Jt pa.Jt.t 06 :the. bu.Ud.i.ng. He. Wlt6 ma.Jtltie.d :to Lyd.i.a. Fna..le.igh, a. da.ugh.te.Jt afi CanJr..a.d F1ta.lugh, who Uve.d in the. ne.xt hoU-Oe.. The. Ca.p.tcUn. a.rid h.l6 Wifie. Uve.d in :the. .Mme. hoU-Oe. wlih Cooney F !ta.lug h, a.1.1 he. Wlt6 c.ciUe.d. The.Jte. We.Jte. -0ome. c.ha.Jta.c.:te.Jt6 fiJtom :the. -0:to!t.le.-0 ha.nde.d down on :the..l!t do.lng-0 a.rid -0a.y.lng-0. Cooney F Jta.le,[g h wa.1.1 a. v e.:te.Jta.n o 6 :the. Wa.Jt o 6 1 812 and Jte.c.u v e.d a. pe.n-Oion 6Jtom :the. gove.Jtnme.n:t. He. Wlt6 ve.Jty old, a.rid ve.Jty c.om6oJt:ta.ble. 6ina.nc..lciUy, bu:t ve.Jty pe.nwU.oU6. He. wa.1.1 -0ome.wha.:t 06 a. wood c.a.Jtve.Jt a.rid in h.l6 old da.y-0 ma.de. wooden -Opoon-0 a.rid la.dte.-0 fioJt pa-O:t:t.lme.. He. ha.d a. -Oon, Thoma-0, who Uved on P!t.lnc.e S:tltee.:t, Red Hook. in :the ea.Jtly -0evenUe.-0. He Wlt6 -Oic.k. 601t a. long :t.lme a.rid when he died, he lefi:t a. la.Jtge fia.rnily. H.l-0 w.l6e, Ma.Jtga.Jte.:t Pa.lma.Ue!t, wa-0 a. veJty k..lnd mo:the.Jt a.rid ve.Jty good nughboJt and muc.h Jte.-Opec.:ted by ciU who k.new he.Jt. She Uved many yea.Jt-O afi:te.Jt he.Jt hU-Oband. Some 06 he.Jt c.hildJten -0.till Uve in :the. old :town. A daugh:te.Jt 06 Cooney F1ta.lugh ma.JtJt.le.d John Putve.Jt 06 Red Hook., one 06 :the fiive Pulve.Jt b1to:the.Jt6, and Wlt6 :the mo:the.Jt ofi FJtank., Cha.Jtle.-0, and John Pulve.Jt, -Oome ofi :the boy-0 o-6 :thf!, old day-0. Cha.Jtle.-0 .l-0 .6.till Uving in Ne.w YoJtk. and ha-0 be.en going bac.k. :to :the old home.town eac.h yea.Jt 06 late, afi:te.Jt an ab.6enc.e 06 fioJt:ty yea.Jt.6. They U-Oed :to :te.U a -0:to11.y 06 h.l6 6fu:t :t!tip :to Ne.w Yank when he wa.1.1 quite a young man and how home.-Oic.k. he Wlt6 at :the :t.lme, bu:t h.l6 ab-0enc.e ofi 6oJt:ty yea.Jt.6 .l-0 pnoofi :that he 6011.go:t how :to be home.-Oic.k.. I wonde.Jt i6 any 06 h.l6 old ac.qua.in-t:a.nc.e.-0 made him 6eel at home by g1tee.:ting him by h.l6 old nic.lmame. We have a.ll hea.Jtd ofi :the Annandale MU-Oic. Club, even :though we have neve.Jt ha.d :the plea-OuJte 06 w:tening :to :the bea.uU6ul -0elec.Uon.6 Jtende.Jted at :the..l!t mee.:ting.6, bu:t fiew 06 my Jteade.M w,[,U, 11.e.me.mbe.Jt Ce.da.Jt H,[,U,,6 6fu:t mU-Oic.a.l 011.ganiza.Uon, :the T!tio Fi6e and VJtum Co!ip.6, c.ompo.6ed 06 Geonge Smlih, Old Van Cha-Oe and Old Mn. F1taye.1t. They 6,[,U,ed :the a.iJt wUh ma.Jt:t.la.l mU-Oic. and a.JtoU-Oed :the pa.:tltiowm 06 both old a.rid young a-0 :the.y ma.Jtc.he.d up and down in :the evening. We now c.ome :to :the point oft 6011.k., wheJte :the 11.oad d.lv..ide.-0 ..into :two, one. go..in.g noJt:th, a.rid :the. o:the.Jt :tuJtnin.g :to :the. n0Jt:thea.1.1:t, 011. :the. e.a.1.1:t 11.oad a.1.1 U U6 ed .:to be. c.a.lle.d. A:t :th,U, poin,t, ChaJilv.:i RobinJ.ion had a gnoc.eAy .o:tone. and a wholv.:ia.R..e. and netail Li.quon plac.e.. Mt. RobinJ.ion WM a veAy popufun man, but lateA he. move.d :to Poughke.e.p.6ie., wheAe. he. pno.opeAe.d in the. Uquon bw..inv.:i.o, wilh about :the. w..ua.R.. nv.:iuU 06 p!Lo.ope!Lily 6Jc.om .ouc.h a .oouJc.c..e.. On. :the. wv.:,:t .oide. 06 :the. noad, be.tween. :the. budge. a.n.d :thi-6 point, weAe. :two hou.ov.:, a.n.d a. builcltn.g W..e.d M a. bfuc..k.om.Uh .Ohop OWYl.e.d by P. C, ffl.i:tz, who a.l-Oo owned :the. la.Jc.ge. filouJc. mill :tha.:t WM wv.:i:t 06 :the. point. Whe.n :the. We. Chmv.:i w. MM.oon.ne.a.u 06 Red Hook WM a. young ma.n, he. ke.p:t a gnoc.e.Jc.y .o:tone. in. one. ofi :thv.:ie. how..e.-0 601t a. .time.. Ce.da.JL Hill (now c.a.lle.d An.n.anda.R..e.) WM a veAy bu.oy pla.c..e. 6on ill .oize. a.:t one. .time.. The. 6louJc. rnUi. and :the. woole.n mill e.mploye.d a. lo:t ofi pe.ople. whe.n. booming. The. 6Mme.M b1tough:t :the. g1tCU.11 and :the. filouJc. WM .ohippe.d a.watj by :te.a.m :to BaM.ytown. doc..k.o, .oo :the.ne. we.ne. humming :timv.:,. The.JLe. we.JLe. :two oil. :thne.e. .o:tofl.e.-0 a.n.d :thne.e. gnog -0 hop.o in :the. old da.y.o whe.JLe. now :the.JLe. i-6 but one. .otone.. Thank God :the. gnog .ohop.o have. pM.oe.d a.nd I hope. :the.JLe. aJr.e. no .ope.a.ke.Miv.:i anywhe.JLe. aJr.ound, but I fie.ah. I a.m hoping fion too muc.h ofi a. good thing. The. 6louJc. mill WM wv.:,:t ofi :the. point a.n.d the. la.Jc.ge. da.m he.JLe. made. quJ;te. a. la.Jc.ge. pond be.twe.e.n. thi-6 da.m and :the. dam 06 the. othe.n woole.n mlil., but :the. pond above. :the. da.m 06 :the. woolen rnUi. Wd6 ve.Jc.y muc.h la.Jc.ge.JL. The. filouJc. mill buJc.ne.d dufl.ing :the. owne.Mhip ofi P. C. f wz. A tjoung GeAma.n who wo1tke.d in :the. mill a.:t :the. :time. ha.d a. noom in the. mill whe.JLe. he. .ole.p:t. He. got out a1..l .oa.6e., but Jte.me.mbeAe.d he. had le.fit h,U, .oa.v1n.g.o be.hind 1n h,U, noom, nw..he.d bac..k :to get :the.m, and WM buJc.ne.d :to de.a.th. Hi-6 poolt -01-0:te.n, who wonke.d 6oJL P. C. fh.ilz a.:t the. .time. ci..aime.d h,U, poon body, but :the.tj c.ould onl.y fi,lnd a 6e.w bone.-0 le.fit. The. poolt gm ga.:the.JLe.d .oa.me. ,ln a .oma.li box and bufl.ie.d :the.m 1n :the. Rhine.c..U6 6 c.e.mdeAIJ. She. then JtdMne.d :to hen home. 111 Ge.nmany, he.a.Jt:t-bnoke.n by :the. -0a.d 6a.:te. ofi heJL deaJL bJz.otheJL. P. C. F!Utz had a veJLy in.teJLellilYlg fio.mLty ofi .6eveY1. c.Wdfl.eYl.. He had fioWL g~ a.Y1.d thfl.ee boy.6. Ma.Jz.y, the oldut, mcuuUed a Rev. Mfl.. UpjohYl, who WM the .60YI. ofi a. Yl.oted aJLc.hliec.t ofi the da.y. Lizzie, a mo.6t c.ha.Jz.miY1.g gifl.l, died you.Yl.g. Addie went to New Y oJz.k. a.Y1.d mcuuUe.d a.Y1.d had two dau.g hte.M who aJLe .6c.hool teac.he.M. CcuuUe, the you.Yl.gellt gifl.l, at.60 weYlt to New Yofl.k. a.Y1.d WM c.0Y1.Y1.e.c.ted with the. Child'.6 WelfiaJLe. VepaJL:t.me.n.t ofi the. City ofi New Yofl.k. the. wt I heaJLd ofi heJL. PW, the oldut .60Y1., WM veJLy popu.laJL a..6 a you.Yl.g ma.YI.. He. mcuuUe.d a. Mi.6.6 C'1.au..6eJL ofi RhiY1.ebe.c.k. a.Yl.d lived theJLe. fioJz. ma.Y1.y yeaM. He. died theJLe a. fiew yeaM a.go. GeoJz.ge Wa..6 iYl New Yofl.k. 60'1. .6ome. ye.aM but .6etiled iYl RhiYl.ebec.k. late iYl lifie., wheJLe he al.60 died .6ome yeaM ago. Ed, I u.Y1.de.Mta.Y1.d, went Jz.a.ilfl.oadiY1.g a.Y1.d we have. Yl.Ot heaJLd ofi him fioJz. yeaM. TheJLe WM a.Y1.otheJL boy who met a .6ad fia.te. wheYl he WM qu.ile you.Yl.g. He Wa..6 miMed 0Y1.e day aY1.d afiteJL .6eaJLc.hiY1.g e.veJLtjWheJLe, hi.6 .li;ttte lifielu.6 body Wa..6 fiou.Y1.d in the millfl.a.c.e. It WM .6u.ppo.6e.d he. Wa..6 pla.yiYlg at the edge ofi the mill poYl.d a.Yl.d fia.lliY1.g in he Wa..6 d'1.owY1.ed and the c.u.'1.'1.eYl.:t. had c.cuuUe.d hi.6 little body in.to the millfl.a.c.e. Mfl.. Ffl.itz .6old the. two hou..6ell OYI. the. wut .6ide ofi the Jz.oad betweeYI. the bfl.idge a.Y1.d the point to the. Ha.c.k.ett fio.mLty, who bu.iU two mofl.e hou..6ell, but .6iY1.c.e the.YI. theJLe have bee.YI. ma.YI.I} c.hangu. Mfl.. Ffl.itz fia.iled in bMiYlell.6 a.Y1.d they moved to Vifl.giYlia. wheJz.e the.y '1.emained fioJz. MYl.e yea.'1..6. The.y they Jz.e:t.Wl.Yl.e.d to CedaJL Hill a.Yl.d Mfl.. Ffl.itz a.gaiYl. fl.an the old mill fio'1. .6ome yeaM a.Y1.d the.YI. they moved to RhiY1.ebec.k. a.Yl.d he fl.a.YI. the mill .6outh 06 the village. Wh,i,te liviYl.g iYl Ce.daJL Hill the fil'1..6t lime., he oWYl.ed a.Yl.d lived iYl the la!Lge. whlie hou..6e Yl.ofl.th 06 C. P. Robin.6on '.6 .6to'1.e. )Mt wut ofi the .6toJz.e Wa..6 the bla.c.k..6mlih .6hop ofi the late HowaJLd ElliwoJz.th. He fl.a.YI. .6a.me fio'1. .6ome yeaM a.6teJL hi.6 Jz.e:t.Wl.Yl. fiJz.om Ca.lifioJz.Yl.ia. He Wa..6 oYl.e 06 the old Fofl.ty-NiYle.M, but he Jz.e:t.Wl.ned to the EMt to 6ind hi.6 '1.ic.hu. He .6old the. bMiYlell.6 to thi.6 app'1.en..ti..c.e, John. Regan., who a6teJL as .6ome time moved .the bU6.ine.6.6 .to a new J.ihop on .the. Ea.6.t Road, ne.x:t .to .the. Cooney Fna.i.eigh place. 1U6.t opp0.6i.te .the new .6hop wa..6 a houoe. T?Wi houoe wa..6 .the home 06 Ph.lUp Falli.ey and 6amLty a:t one time, and a namLllf bq :the name 06 Gle.a.6on a.i..60 Uv e.d :theJz.e. An.rU.e. F a!C.le.y, a daug h:teJl. o 6 Ph.lUp Falli.e.y, .i.6 Uv.ing a:t Re.nMelaeJl.; .6he neveJl. maJT.JUe.d. The. ne.x:t houoe. on :the. e.a.6:t noad wa..6 one. owned by WLlUam McKee., who .6 old li :to WLlUam KeJ:f.q, .the 6a.the.Jc. 06 SeJl.ge.an.t Pe.:teJl. KeJ:f.y who bough:t :the. pJc.ope.Jc.:ty a 6e.w ye.afl..6 ago and Jte.mode.le.d :the. houoe and now ha.6 an up-:to-da:te. home. on .the. .6po:t wheJl.e. he. .6pe.n:t fWi boyhood. The. ne.x:t houoe. Wa.6 a 6Mmhouoe., :the. home. 06 Ge.oJtge. S:tfl.au:t. He. wa..6 .the. 6a:the.Jc. 06 Mlt.6. Luella S:tfl.au:t Pock.man, who .t<..ve.d in :the. Hobb.6 building I 6oJtme.fl.ly .the. CJtane. building J 6on .6ome. ye.afl..6. Be.yond Geonge. S:tfl.au.t'.6 .i.6 :the noad :tha:t le.ad.6 pa.6:t Thoma.6 Elme.ndon6'.6 place. :to Uppe.Jc. Re.d Hook, .60 we. will ne.:tunn :to C. P. RobiMon '.6 poin:t -- and going pa.6:t :the. while. houoe. 06 P. C. FJti.tz, we. come. :to a. houoe. owne.d by John Ha.M.i.6, a.nd ne.x:t :to :tha:t wa..6 a. houo e. :tha:t Wa.6 :the. home. o 6 Mfl.. a.nd Mfl..6 • Ge.ong e. Ttjle.Jc. a:t one. ti.me., Th.i.6 houoe. ha.6 be.e.n :toJtn down. Ge.ong e. T yle.Jc. wa..6 :the. .6 on o 6 Captain T yleJl. o 6 Ba.My:town a.nd fWi w.i6e. Wa.6 Anna. S:tfl.oble., da.ugh:te.Jc. 06 Rev. Mn. S:tfl.oble., one. :t.ime. pa.6:ton 06 :the. Lu:the.Jtan Chunch a:t Re.d Hook (b1 :the. 60.6 l and .in la:teJl. ye.afl..6 pa-O:ton 06 :the. Lu:the.Jtan Chunch a:t Rhine.be.ck. She. Wa.6 a. -0.i-O:te.Jc. o-6 :the. We. Mfl.J.i. Robe.fl.:t L. Ma.6J.ionn.e.a.u 06 Re.d Hook. We. now come. :to what uoe.d :to be. ca.i.le.d Anna.nda.i.e.. Since. :the. po.6.t 066.ice. wa-0 moved {)Jc.om :the. colle.ge. pnope.Jc.:ty .to old Ce.dafl. Hill, li ha.6 all be.come. An.nan.da.i.e., a.nd .the. old name .i.6 a me.many o 6 .the. pa.6.t. An.n.a.n.da.i.e. wa-0 .the. name. o 6 John Ba.Jc.d 'J.i cou.n:tfl.y Jc.e..6.ide.nce., a.n.d when .the.y put .the. po.6.t 066.ice. a:t :the. college., :they calle.d li Annanda.i.e. and MIL. Fa..ifl.bunn. WM :the. 6.ifl.-O:t poJ.i:trna.6:ten. One hoU6e.. .6:tood on the wu.t -0ide 06 the.. ft_oa.d a.n.d WM the.. home.. 06 Pno6. OUve..11. in. .the e..o.Jtf_y da.y-0 06 S.t. S.te..phe..n. '.6 College... Pno6. St!Uk.e.. Uve..d in. .th.<..-0 hoU6e.. 601(_ a. .ti.me.. a.l6o. The n.ex.:t. hoU6e.. on .th.<..-0 .6ide.. Wa.-O .the ga-te..hoU6e.. 06 old An.n.a.n.da.le.. In.ow BU.the.wood) • The.. 6iM.t hoU6e.. on .the e..M.t .6ide.. Wa.-O own.e..d by An.ta. Sa.ge.ndoll.6 a..t one.. .ti.me..; We..11. li WM owned by, a.n.d WM :the.. home 06, W~ Pla..6.6, one.. 06 :the.. ma.ny bft_othe..M. The..11.e.. WM a. 11.htjYne.. a.bou.t the.. bno.the..M :that WM .6 ome...thin.g Uk.e.. .th.<..-0 : John Pla..6.6, Ja.k.e.. Pla..6.6, Al a.nd Jo.6ia.h; Phil Pla..6.6, Bill Pla..6.6, Honac.e.. a.nd Uftia.h. The.. young lady who c.ompo.6e..d .the 11.hyme.. We..11. ma.11.Jtie..d one.. 06 :the.. bno:the..M and he.. made.. he..11. a ve..11.y good hU6ban.d. W,i,lli,am Pla..6.6 WM a good c),t.ize..n., a. good hU6ba.nd, a wd 6a..theJr,. and good ne..ighbon. He.. had a n.ic.e. home.. and a 6ine.. 6a.mlly. The..11.e. we..11.e.. .6ome.. o:the..11. hoU6e.6 be..twe..e.n :the.. Pla..6.6 home.. a.nd :the.. Sa.nd.6 pla.c.e... One.. WM owned by :the.. We.. OUve..11. V. Ride..11. be..6011.e.. he. moved :to Re.d Hook in :the.. .6eve..vitie.6. He.. .6old li ta h.<..-0 bno:the..11.-.<..n.-la.w, Ed Hall.Jti.6, who Wen .60.f..d li :to Mtz..6. Sc.ullion. We.. now c.ome.. to :the.. Cha.11.lu Sand pla.c.e.. MJL. Sand WM a veny 6ine.. ma.n and we..ll-Uk.e..d by aU who k.ne..w him. He.. Wa.-O e..le..c.:te..d .6upenv.l6011. 06 the.. town 06 Re..d Hook. one.. yea.11., when Red Hoak. WM :the. ba.nne11. VemoCJc..a..tlc. town 06 Vu.:tc.he.6.6 Cou.vz.:t.y. He. de.{ie..a..te..d EdgaJt L. Tnave11. {ion 11.e.-ei.e.c,t.Lon and WM de.6e..a..te.d 6011. 11.e.-el.e.c,t.Lon him.6e..l6 by Phi.e.Up E. S:Uc.k.le., :the.. {ia..the.11. 06 Afva S:Uc.k.le, who WM .6upe..11.v.lboft_ 06 .the.. town {ion a numbe..11. 06 ye.a.M. One.. 06 the.. :th.<..n.g.6 U6e..d a.gain.6.t MJL. Sa.nd.6 whe..n he. WM de.6e..a..te.d WM the.. fiac.t tha..t he. ha.d a .6ign on h.<..-0 pla.c.e. "No T11.a.mp-0 Wowed". Th.<..-0 WM tJr.u.e. and the.11.e..in hang .6 a :ta.le.. The. c.ook. ha.d bak.e.d a pie. 6011. d.<..n.ne..11. and in 011.de..11. :to have. li c.ool enough, pu.t U in an open bMe..me.n.:t window. One. 06 :the. up.6.tain-6 gill.£..6 {ion a joke on :the. 3? cook. :took. :the. pie. finom :the. out6ide. and a:te. it and in ondeA :to div~ .6U..6pic.ion p.ta.c.e.d :the pan down by :the finon:t fie.nee. A..6 :they WeAe .6Wl.e :the pie WM -0:tolen by a bl.amp, Mlt.6. Sand.6 in..6i.6:ted on having :the -0ign..6 put up and M!t. Sand.6 had :to accep:t :the blame. Some. :time. ia:teA :the Sand.6 fiamily move.d :to HM.:tin.g-0-on-Hud-Oon wheAe. Mn. Sand.6 cLLe.d a 6ew ye.an-0 ia:teA. The. e,,s:ta:te. Annandale. WM :the. home. o 6 a weai:thy gen:t..e.e.man named John Band. He. WM in:teAu:te.d in educ.a..tion and cLLd much :towand fiounding S:t. S:te.phe.n'.6 CoUe.ge in 1860. He. gave :the land and -0ome money, I believe.. One. ofi :the. fiiM:t wanden-0 Wlt6 Vn. Se.ymoWL who ..e.a:teA be.come :the. Pno:tu:tan:t Epi-Ocopal Rl6hop ofi pant 06 :the S:ta:te 06 I..e...e.inoi.6 fion many ye.an-0. The. Re.v. Mn. Rickey fioUowed him fion a -0h0Jit .t<.me. and :the.n came. Vn. FlUitbWLn, who WM wande.n.fion many ye.an-0. The coUe.ge. pno-0pe.ne.d unde.n hi.6 admini-Otll.a..tion until :the gne.a:t upheaval, .I will call it. I ne.me.mbeA whe.n I WM a. boy 06 :the. outbne.ak., whe.n :the. -0:tude.n..t.6 gave. :the wa.:te.n cWLe. :to one. ofi :the.in numbe.M who had be.come :too c.onfiide.n.t<.al with one 06 hi.6 6nie.nd.6. Some. 06 :the. boy.6 we.ne. a.c.tlng ve.ny wild a:t :the. :time. and c.onduc..tlng :the.m-0e.lvu in a. ma.nneJl. ve.ny unbe.comlng :to young men 06 :the,.Uz. pno-0pe.c.:t.6 in li6e., :thi.6 young -0:tude.n:t :though:t and he. wto:te a. ..e.e:t:te.n :to a. finie.nd iame.n.tlng :the. fia.c.:t. Thi.6 finie.nd, wi:thout hi.6 pe.nmiMion, :took. :the R..e:t:te.n :to .6ome. 06 :the. tll.u-O:te.u in New Yank. a.nd :the.y bnough:t :the. ma..:t:teA :to a climax.. When :the. -0:tony came out :the. -0:tude.n:t WM ca..e.le.d a. :ta:ttte.n and he. WM tll.ea:te.d a.ccondingly. One. day by pne.a.Ma.nge.d plan while :the.y WeAe. a:t dinne.n, a ..e.Mge. numbe.n 06 -0:tuden..t.6 who we.ne. onganized, pic.k.e.d up :the. :ta:ttte.n and cMnied him :to a pump and pumped wa.:teA on hi.6 he.ad until he WM ne.MR..y dea.d. Thi.6 Wlt6 :the w:t -0tll.aw and a. ..e.Mge numbe.n ofi -0:tude.n..t.6 we.ne. e.x.pe.Ue.d. The. le.a.den ofi :thi.6 -0:tuden:t band and one ofi :tho-0e. who weAe. ex.pe.Ued WM named Panke.Mon, who in afi:teA line veny muc.h wru, in :the. public. e.ye. M one. 06 :the. R..e.ade.M ot) a New Onie.a.n..6 mob who hanged a. numbeA 06 I:ta..e.ian..6 without ne.coUMe. :to :the. due. pnoc.u-0 ofi :the. ..e.a.w • Afi:teJt t.hM upheaval a.t ~e. c.oUe.g e., ~e. nwnbeJt ofi -O:tude.n:t.6 Wa..6 gJLe.ati.y JLe.duc.e.d a.nd aga.£n a6:teJt VJL. Fa.£JLbuJz.n '-0 de.a.th, ~e. nwnbvz. ofi -0:tude.n:t6 wa-0 ~e. lowu:t 6oJL many ye.aM. VJL. Cole. -0uc.c.e.e.de.d VJL. Fa.£JLbuJz.n and VJL. Roge.JL-O 6oUowe.d VJL. Cole.. Whe.n VJL. Rog e.fL-0 WM waAde.n :theJte. WM talk. 0 6 c..ia-Oing ~e. c.oUe.g e., but: VJL • Be.U ha-0 hnpJLo v e.d ma.t.te.JL-O u.ndvz. hi-0 management. Ye.aM ago :the.y had a pMoc.hia..t -0c.hool taught by :the. Mb.i-0e.-0 Sdvr.,lveJt who Welte. fi1tom Cat-OfU.U. Afi:tvz. -0ome. ye.aM :thi-0 -Oc.hool wa-0 di-Oc.on.,t,Lnue.d. VIL. Fa.£fLbWt..n, :the. old WMde.n, Wa-0 -O:teve.Jtal o.the.Jt.6 .tha,t Uved between. .the c.o.U..ege and John N. Lew.l-0. P1tof,. Hop.60n Uved we-0.t 06 .the c.o.U..ege a.nd P1tof,. Nobel a.nd P1tof,. S.tltykelt Uved between C1tuge1t'-0 .twm a.nd John Le.wi.-0' :twz.n. P1tofi. ORA.ln aiAo Uved in .th.l-0 1tow. Pe.te!t Van Vyk.e buili :two of, .the hoU-Oe-0 between C1tuge1t 1-0 :twz.n a.nd no.t f,cvr. f,Mm .the e.n.bta.nc..e .to Ahnon.t I Jtemembe.Jt .the old ga-te. hoU-Oe. wh.lc..h ha.-0 now d.l-Oa.ppe.a.1ted. The a.venue lea.cllng .to .the old ma.n-0.lon WaJ.i -0.tJta).gh.t a.nd Uned on bo.th .6.lde-O W.Uh bea.utif,ul :tJz.ee-0. The. old ma.n-0.lon WaJ.i bwc.ne.d in .the i.a..te -0 eventle-0, ove1t f,.lf,.ty yeaJt-O a.go. I wa.-0 a. 1.>maU boy at .the. .tlme bu..t I 1temembe.Jt .the. f,hte well; bu..t we did no:t know untll .the nex.t da.y wha-t pia.c..e ha.d bwr.ned. We go ect.6.t pa.6.t "Ab.le, .6 BU-Oh" M u Wa.6 c..a..u..ed in .the. old da.y.6 a.nd c..ome .to the Lew.l-0 home-0.tea.d, .the fio1tme1t home. of, the la,t:e John N. Lewi-0, who WaJ.i a. mo-0t pnom.lnen.t fia.1tme1t and at one .tlme P1te-0.lden.t of, .the. Red Hook Nati.on.al Bank. MIL. Le.wi.-0 WaJ.i a. VeAIJ able. man a.nd a c..U.lze.n .the town c..ould be pltoud of,. H.l-0 w.lf,e wa-0 a. M-i..6-0 Nwon 06 UppeA Red Hook. They ha.d an .ln.teJLu:Ung f,am.lly. The olde-0.t 1.>on, Nwon, wa.o a p!tom.lnen.t eng.lneeJL a.nd held a high po.6.l:Uon in New YoJr.k CUy. He. Uved in Fi.a,tbU-Oh un.til h.l-0 death a f,ew yeCVt-O a.go. John, .the. nex.t 1.>on, bee.a.me. a p1tom.lne.n.t m.lni-OteJL 06 .the Ep.l-Oc..opa.l c..hwc.c..h a.nd I beUeve h.l-0 1.>on a.nd namua.k.e cvr.e m.lni-O:te.Jt.6 06 .the. -0a.me denom.lnati.on. He.Yl.lty, :the. youngu.t 1.>on, 1tema..lned on .the 6a.1tm wUh h.l-0 f,a-the1t un.til h.l-0 untlmely death. The da.ugh.ten, Mcvr.y, mCVtlt.le.d a.n Ep.l-Oc..opa.l m.lni-0.t.en who wa-0 a. 1tec..to1t of, a. c..hwc.c..h in Poughke.ep-0.le 601t -0ome yeCVt-O. '-f I We :tUJLn no.IL:th and pM.6 a houo e on :the Lewb.i pta.c.e. Nex:t we c.ome :t.o :t.he John &vvUngeJt pfuc.e. He ha.d 6ive c.illc/Jten, who cvz.e ail. dead exc.ep.t one da.u.gh.teJt, MaJLy, who Uve-0 on GaJLden S:tJtee.t, Red Hook., and M the wl6e 06 Cha.Jc.le-0 PJr.opeJt a.nd the mo.theJt a() Sylve-0.teJt PJr.opeJt and MM. Lettie PJr.opeJt AlbJr.ec.h.t. We next c.ome. to the old man.be, the. home 06 Rev. VJr.. P.e.a..t.t, the. pM.toJr. 06 the Epb.ic.opal c.hWLc.h a;t T ivoU on :t.he "Wood.6 Road": Vil. P .e.a.:t..t hCl6 been pa..6.toll 06 .thb.i c.hWLc.h {)oil man!:{ !:feo.JL6. The Voc.:toll ha.d one -0on a.nd ;two da.u.gh.teJl...6. The J.ion lleti.lled 6'1.om buolne-0-0 a.nd hCl6 been Uvlng in the old ma.n.6 e 60'1. -0ome ye.a.Jr..6. I knew him quUe well a.nd WCl6 J.ioMy :to heaJL a 6 hb.i dea..:th abou:t ;two wee.k..6 a.go. Ml.6-0 E.6.telie. P .e.a..t.t a.nd MM • Bf.a.c.k.weli cvz.e J.i:till living • We. now c.ome to the T a.nneJt p.f.a.c.e.. MM • T a.nneJt wa.-0 a. da.u.gh.teJt 06 He.my S.ta.a.U. The.y ha.d one. dau.gh.teJt, /Gi.W,e. TanneJt, who ma.Mle.d V4. Btc.own. The.q a.lway-0 '1.e.ma.lne.d on :the. old pla.c.e.. The.q ha.d no c.hilc/Jr.e.n and :the. doc..to'1. Uve.d J.iome. ye.CV!..6 a6.teJt :t.he. de.a.th a() hb.i wifie.. The pla.c.e. M now in the. ha.nd.6 o-6 a. J.i:tltangeJt. HeJte a..:t :the. TanneJt pla.c.e. we. :t.ak.e. the. Jr.oad going ea.J.i.t, bu:t be.CV!.lng :t.o :t.he. J.iou:th the. ()UJL:theJt we. go. We. now c.ome. to the. He.mq S:t.aa..:t.6 home., and U Wa..6 a 6ine. old pla.c.e. in m daq. He.my S.taa.t.6 made. hM money . and hb.i J.ion.6 .6pe.n.t U fioJr. him. Had he. made. le-0-0, :they might have. be.en be.t.teJt men, and moJr.e a() a c.omfioJLt: :t.o him in hM old age.. M U WM, one. J.ion met a J.iad de.a.th and pooJr. Abe. went to piec.e-0 :t.h'1.ou.gh d'1.lnk.. It wa.-0 J.ia.id at one. time. that He.my Stam Wa..6 :t.he. Jr.lc.he-0.t ficvz.meJt in Vu:tc.he-0-0 County. He. owned manq ()cvz.m-0 and had .6 :t.a.JLt:e.d a po o'1. boy. I :t. WM :t.old :t.ha.t he. had .6 a.ld the. happie-0:.t ye.a.Jr..6 06 hb.i Ufie. WeJte. when he. Wa..6 paying 6oJr. hM 6lM:t 6cvz.m. In a.ddltfon to hb.i .i:JJJo J.ion.6, he. had ;two da.u.gh.teJl...6, M!t.6. TanneJt and MM. Col. Mc.Ca.Jr.thy. Abe. bee.a.me. in.teJteJ.i:t.e.d in :t.he. -0hlpplng bu.J.ilne-0-0 a..:t Ba.My.town and bee.a.me. a.ddlc..te.d :t.o d'1.lnk. a.nd he. -0pe.n.t :t.he. money :t.ha.t hM 6a..:theJt had -0ave.d. He.my S:t.aa.t.6' lM:t da.y.6 WeJte. .6 a.d da.q.6 a.nd a;t hb., de.a.th .llttte. Wa..6 le.fit 06 hM 6oJr..tu.ne.. While. Abe. ha.d money, hM 6Jr.le.nd.6 WeJte. legion,, bu:t wl:t.hou:t mone.y, hb.i fi!Ue.nd.6 WeJte. fiew. 'tn The. ne.X-t hou.6e. 1.:iouth Wa..6 :the. be.a.uti6u.l pla.c.e. 06 .the. 1.:ion, Abe.. That Wa..6 lo.6.t wlth .the. tc.e.J.:i.t. A 60J'Ylily fiJtom New Yotc.k. Uve.d ,ln .thl.6 hou.6e. 6otc. a. while. but late.Jt li be.ca.me. :the. home. 06 Shvr.idan Shook.. MIL. Shook. Wa..6 an old Re.d Hook boy who had gone. .to New Yotc.k. .to .6 eek. M.6 6 oJt.tu.ne, a.nd he. Wa..6 one. o 6 .the ve.Jty 6 ew who 6 ound li. He. .6 ec.Wte.d mo ne.y, but a..6 .to ha.ppine.1.:i.1.:i , .tha..t i..6 a.no.the.Jt que.1.:iUon. Money a.nd ptc.ope.Jt.ty a.tc.e. ail ve.Jty well, bu.t ha.ppi.ne.1.:i.1.:i a.nd c.on.te.n.tme.n.t a.lone. c.oun.t. The. ne.X-t hoU-Oe. Wa..6 one. .that 1.:i.tood ne.a.tc. Plic.he.Jt Lane.. I know a. man ,ln Ne.w Yotc.k who.1.:ie. pa.tc.en.t.6 i.,Lve.d bi .thl.6 hou.6 e. 6otc. a .time. a.nd he. Wa..6 botc.n :the.Jte. in 185 7. When I 6.ltc..6.t k.ne.w a.bout .thl.6 place. Wa..6 ,ln 1876 a.nd Jona..6 Ba!VU.nge.Jt, 1.:ion 06 John Ba.tc.lti.nge.Jt Uve.d .the.Jte.. The. ne.X-t hou.6e. Wa..6 the. home. 06 Thoma..6 Elme.ndo.1t6. MJt. Ei.me.ndotc.6 Wa..6 a. bache.loJt and :the. place. pa..6.6 e.d to a. daughte.Jt 06 M.6 btc.o:the.Jt, Edmund Eeme.ndotc.6, a..t M.6 de.a.th. On .the. ne.X-t coJtne.Jt Wa..6 .that no.te.d building "Tom El.61.:ie.ndotc.6 '.6 School HoU-Oe.", a..6 li wa.6 ca.lied in .the. old da.y.1.:i. Many men a.nd women Jte.c.e.i.ve.d :the. 6ounda.Uon 06 :the.i.Jt e.duca.Uon in :the. Li..:t.:tle. "lle.d" ( bJtown ) .6 cho o l ho u.6 e. which e.na.ble.d them to a.ch.le. v e. the. 1.:iucce.1.:i.1.:i which Wa.J.:i the.i.M in a.6te.Jt U6e.. Ne.X-t Wa..6 a 1.:ima.li Epi.J.:icopa.l Chapel, built by the. e.a.tc.ne.1.:it e.66oJt.t.6 06 1.:iome. 06 .the. 1.:i.:tude.n.t.6 06 St. S.te.phe.n '.6 College. who he.id 1.:ie..1tv,lce.1.:i .the.Jte.. Go,[n.g 1.:iouth 6tc.om :the. .6c .. hool hoU-Oe. and c.ha.pe.l, we. c.ome. to . .the. Pe..te.Jt Tompk.i.n.6 6a.Jtm. The. hou.6 e. 1.:itood 1.:iome. fu.tance 6tc.om .the. Jtoa.d. MJt. T ompki.n.6 Wa..6 a. 1.:d.Wtdy man ,i.n M.6 day. He. ha.d 6,[ve. J.:ion.6 a.nd .thJte.e. Oil .. moJte. da.ugh:teM. Ric.haJr.d WCt6 a fiaJtmeJt an.d die.d e.a.Jti..y in li6e. WaNten en:teJted :the. dJr..ygood.6 bLL6inu.o a.nd WM .o uc.c.u.o 6 u£ :the. R.aJ.:.:t. I heaJui. o 6 fUm. Vw.lng, .the youngu:t., we.nt wu:t., and Egbvr;t and Cha.Jti..u c:Ud no:t. appe.aJr.. .to mak.e a .ouc..c.u.o 06 6afl.frling and .oe.e.med :to engage in vaJvi.oLL..6 :thing.o :t.he.n 1 Wa.6 a boy. One 06 :the. gW-6 maJVU.ed a. man by .the. na.me 06 CoopeAna.il. and WCt6 :the mo:t.heA 06 my old 6.tUend, GeoJLge. CoopeAna,.U., 06 Bed6oJt.d, Wu:t.c..hu:t.eA County. One. 01r. mo1r.e. o 6 .the gW-6 WeAe. living in Red Hook. t}o!r. :the. pa.6.t 6 e.w yea.M • Next .oou:th on .the. .oa.me. .oide. 06 .the 1r.oa.d WM .the. old Knox FaJtm. In .the e.a.Jti..y .oe.ve.n.tiu, .theJte. wa.o an a.uc..tlon on .the. Knox fiaJtm whic.h c.lo.oe.d :the. Knox Jr.e)_gn :t.he1r.e. The fiaJtm WCt6 pUJr.c.ha.oed by MIL. Tompk.in.o and added .to hi.o ailte.ady .ople.nc:Ud 6aJtm. The. Knox 6a.mil!J, what wa.o le.6.t 06 :the.m, c..e.a.oed .to be 6aJtmeM a.nd one. b1ta.nc..h bee.a.me ha:t:teM, a.o :the. onae well-k.nown Knox Ha.;t;., .ohow. Thi.o bLL6ine6.o WM fiounde.d by one. oJr. moJr.e. me.mbe.Jr..6 06 :thi.o 6a.mil!J. One. o 6 :the.ilr. 6ac.:to!Uu , whe.1r.e. :the. Knox Ha.;t;., a.Jr.e. ma.de., ~ loc.a:te.d on No.o:t.Jta.nd Avenue., B!r.ook.l!Jn. The. ne.x:t 6aJtm on :the. wu:t .oide. 06 :the. Jr.oad WM paJr..t 06 :the. He.n!Ly S.taa:t.o holc:Ung.o. TheAe. wa.o an old .o.tone. hou.oe. on :the wu:t .oide. 06 :the. !Load and :the. 6a.Jr.m ba.Jr.n.6 we.1r.e. on :the. e.a.o:t .6ide.. The. old .o.tone. hou.oe. ha.o fuappea.1r.e.d, but .the. ba.Jr.n.6 We.Jr.e. in :the. .oa.me. pla.c..e. :the. R.aJ.:.:t. lime. 1 pa.o.oe.d :that way. Johan Rowe. and 6a.mil!J lived in .the. old .o:tone. hou.oe. and wo1r.k.e.d :the. fiaJtm. When :the pla.c..e. Wa6 .oold, :the. Rowu moved away :to S:ta:t:t.6bUJr.g, 1 believe.. Le.wi.6 Sau£paugh, who live.d ju.o.t e.a.6.t 06 Mada.Un, bought :t.hi.o pla.c.e., bu:t la:teA i:t Wa6 .oold .to He.nJLy Bu:t., who buU.t .the. 6ine. new hou.o e. whic..h .o.ta.nd.6 .6 ome. fu:t.anc.e. noJr..th o 6 .the. ba.1r.n.o • H e.nJLy Bu:t. WCt6 :the. 6athe.Jr. o 6 .the. p!r.U e.n:t owne.Jr.. MIL. Bu.t wa.o at one. lime. a dJr..ugg~.t in Hud.6on and la:teA he. had a 6a.Jr.m at Unli:t.hgo whic..h he. .oold .to :the. Bwr.de.n 01r.e. Company be.fioJr.e. he. pUJr.c.ha.oe.d :thi.o pla.c..e.. I JLL..6.t be.low :t.hi.6 plac.e. ~ :the. Saw taU. C1r.e.e.k. that 601r.me.d .the. bou.nda.Jr.y line. be;twe.e.n .the Cha.mbe.Jtlin eb:t.ate. and :the. He.nJty S:ta.a.U v...:t.a;te.. He.Jte ,U., :the o.e.d Chambe!liJ..n bJildge. a.nd :the. ba.:t.hlng pool 6on :the. boy-0, both young and o.e.d, 06 Re.d Hook V.l.lta..ge.. Be.twe.e.n E.f.me.ndon6 '-0 Conne.M and the bJildge we.ne. tMee hoMU on :the. e.Mt -0ide. 06 :the noad in the. old day-0 be.6one. Mir... But bi.UU hb., new hoMe. Co.t. Mc.CaJtthy who mM.liled a da.u.ghte.n 06 HenJty Staa.:t.l.i had a. 6-lne hoMe. -OWtJLounde.d by -Opa.uoM gnound-0 whic.h wa..o nic.e.ly MMnge.d wlih tJr..e.v.. a.nd -0hnubbe.ny and ma.de U a. veny pnetiy home. They mo had a. -0ma..U. tenant hoMe. and John Pul.pe.Jt, one. 06 the gna.dua.:t.u 06 the Tom E.f.ma.ndon6 -Oc.hool, ha.d a. c.om6onta.ble. hoMe. not 6a.Jr. 6nom lli a..f.ma ma.:t.e.n. A-0 we c.na-0-0 the Cha.mbe.Jtl-ln bnidge -Owe.et memoJilu ne.tunn 06 the. de.an dea.d da.y-0 tha.:t. have. pM-Oe.d beyond ne.c.a..U. tha.:t. we -0 pe.nt 6,U., hlng a.nd ba.:t.hlng in :the dean old Saw la.U. We. now pM-0 up the old Cha.mbe.Jtl-ln Lane. a.nd c.ome. to the hoMe. whe.ne. :the. Cha.mbe.Jtl-ln c.oa.c.hman, Ja.mv.. Riley, lived wlih lli wi6e. a.nd 6oun Wile. -0on-0 :tha.:t. we.ne. my pla.yma.:t.u in 1871 a.nd 1872. Tioo we.ne. olden a.nd one. younge.Jt than, I WM a.:t. the. .ti..rne.. The. otdv..:t one. d£e.d a.bout 1872 a.:t. ten ye.a.n-0 06 a.ge and a. Wile. la.:t.e.Jt they moved to Pa.wtuc.ke.t, R.I. a.nd Me now only a. me.many. Ja.me.-0 An.de.Mon -0uc.c.e.e.de.d Mir... Riley M c.oa.c.hma.n a.nd ne.maine.d until the. de.a.th o 6 William Cha.mbe!liJ..n, Jn. whe.n :the 6a.mily c.lo-0e.d :the. big hoMe. a.nd went :to Eunope. a.nd a.U :the -Oe.Jtva.nt-0 le.fit a.:t. the -Oa.me .tlme.. Afite.Jt pclMing the c.oa.c.hma.11 1-0 hoMe, we. c.ome to the. ga.:t.e. whe.ne. you e.nten the. noa.d tha.:t. nu.n-0 -0.tJr..aight thnu. the. e.-0.:t.a;te. to the e.nd a.:t. the. big hill. Ne.xt we. c.ome. to .t.he. nail.th a.nd -Oouth dJUve.wa.y-0 .t.ha..t. lead up to a.nd Mound the. big hoMe.. Thi-0 -0ec.tio11 06 the. lane. WM line.d wlih be.a.u.:U6u.l la.Jr.ge. -0ha.de. tJr..e.e.-0 tha.:t. ma.de. the. £.a.ne. veny -0ha.dy a.nd c.ool in hot we.men. The. la.ne. nu.n-0 into Wut Manke.t StJr..e.e.t dinec.ily oppo-0U:e. Phl-e.lip-O StJr..e.e.t, but :the.Jte. WM a tJr..-langul.a.Jr. glr.a.-0-0 plot at .the. ju.nc,Uon wlih one. 1toadway .:t.UJr.ning e.Mt and one. :twr..vU.ng wu:t. ThJ..J.i fune Wa.6 c.£.o-0ed btj pe.Jtm{..6-0,lon 06 :the :town boaJLd, blj WLei.i..am Chambe.JLLln, 14. and a new twad opened up oppo-0lie :the old Cleall.Wa..te4 pfuc.e. TfU..6 ,l-0 :the 4oad c.ali.ed L,lnden Avenue on ac.c.ount 06 :the Un.den :Oteu on both -0,ldu 06 Lt. The old fune b4ought me :to :the end 06 mlJ -0ec..ond pilgtU.mage. and :to :the. de.aJL old home. 06 mtJ c..hildhood. "Home. aga,ln! Home. agam! F4om a fio4ugn -0ho4e; And oh li 6ill-O mlJ heaJL:t wlih jotJ; To g4ee:t. mtJ 6~end-O onc.e mo4e." p01 p02 p03 P04 p05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24 P25 P26 P27 P28 P29 P30 P31 P32 P33 P34 P35 P36 P37 P38 P39 P40 P41 P42 P43 p44 P45 p46 annandale map barrytown map

Reminiscences of Some of the Highways and Byways of Red Hook - Edmund Bassett

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