Thanks for sharing your story Betty, I am still laughing. Mary ---- Betty <68bettyjones@cox.net> wrote: > I liked Marys memories and I have one my dad , Clifford Jones, told > > It was probable around the 1920's. neighbors was over to my grandparents > house. of course their was the convenient outdoor toilets. The lady went > out to the toilet but it was dark so evidently decided to 'go ' by the > house. She came screaming into the house saying she got bit on the bottom > by a snake. They all went out to get the snake but alls they found was an > old hen that was evidently not happy at being disturbed and pecked her > Betty Ia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> > To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 8:20 AM > Subject: [IADECATU] MEMORIES -- BY MARY STEWART > > > >I sent this out yesterday, but apparently it didn't get to the List.? So, > > am trying again. Nancee > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: Nancee Seifert > > Date: 5/1/2010 7:29:44 AM > > To: IADECATU@rootsweb.com > > Subject: MEMORIES -- BY MARY STEWART > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: conestew@cox.net > > Date: 4/30/2010 8:49:24 PM > > To: undisclosed-recipients:, > > Subject: RE: Gammill and Cowles Cemeteries (Hamilton Twp) > > > > > > Nancee - you asked for some of my memories about that area so here goes. > > > > That big new house just west of Gammill Cemetery is on what was our > > pasture > > land when we lived there. Our house was > > at the foot of the hill. I remember Dad said the barn was built with > > wooden pegs and square nails used on it and the > > house. I had a few but they got lost in one of my 8 moves since then. > > I looked on the Hamilton twp map and it was/is owned by Ronald Deemer. > > > > The first year I was in the 4th grade and went to Oak Seminary Country > > School (not Vine Oak - memory lapse) > > It was approx. 2 MI. +/- one way - Depending on the weather I got taken > > by > > car, horse back or wagon behind 2 mules. > > I had a pony for a while but it was smarter than I was and I landed on my > > rear more than once. > > Sometimes in the winter Dad would walk me across the cornfield and we > > would > > walk across frozen Little River. Much shorter trip. I remember going > > by > > the Cowles cemetery when we walked home by way of the road on nice days. > > > > The second year Boothtown School opened and I attended it for 4 years - > > during which Lavera Cowles, her sister Blanche Marie Gifford and Miss Ada > > Phelps were among my teachers. Miss Phelps was approx. 62 and a very > > independent lady. > > She boarded with my family one year, another the next year and then set up > > housekeeping during the week in the school house. Her family came after > > her > > on weekends. Talk about being attached to your work. > > > > The stores were open in Pleasanton 2 nights a week on Thursday (?) and > > Saturday nights. There was a movie in some > > bldg on those nights in the winter and in a tent in the park in the > > summer. > > I remember I won the $25 drawing one night > > and I was rich!!!!! There were also box suppers, Christmas Plays at > > school > > and end of the year picnics for entertainment. > > > > These are my memories and I hope others will add theirs to it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message