In a message dated 11/22/2003 5:10:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, wrffraz2@acsworld.com writes: > Do you drink a lot ? No, I don't. Maybe it would help huh. Lois

There is a will in the Index of Garrett County Wills for Stephen W. Friend showing the will to be between 1873 and 1895. There was also a son named Stephen W. Friend. The 1849 death date looks like a plain typo. Art Grady "K.Fitzgerald" <gmakf@earthlink.net> wrote: Hi there, Rebecca Sines (Mar.21.1819 ~ Mar.03.1887) is the daughter of Susan Sines (d/o John Henry Sines & Abigail Elizabeth Wolfe the d/o George Jacob Wolfe & Nancy Isabella Cameron) Some say Rebecca's father was a House, that's why you sometimes see her listed as Rebecca House. Some say Susan wasn't married to House, that Rebecca was illegit so Rebecca's name was really Rebecca Sines. Susan eventually married Samuel Wilhelm (s/o Sophia & Frederick Wilhelm) and had children by him. Some list Rebecca among them as Rebecca Wilhelm. ~ I list Stephen Willis Friend as: b:Mar.18.1818 not 1764 d: Dec.17.1894 not Mar. 23, 1849 (He & Rebecca are buried in the Sang Run Cem.) ~ According to my notes: In the 1850 census Stephen is listed as S.W. age 32 (see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/allegany/census/1850/glades/0043b.gif) In the 1860 census he is listed as Stephen W. age 42 (see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/allegany/census/1860/district-2/0630.gi f) In the 1870 census he is listed as Willis age 52 (see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/allegany/census/1870/dist-14/0422b.gif) In the 1880 census he is listed as Stephen age 63 (Rebecca is always listed as one year younger) ~ Also I have this note in Rebecca's file: FRIEND, Rebecca, d. 3/3/1887, 67 yrs, 11 mos, 10 days "...Leaving her husband & 4 surviving children to mourn her loss..." ~ Bye for now, Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Thompson To: Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:30 AM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] friend/sines > Stephen Willis Friend m. Rebecca Sines 1839. You may also see Rebecca > listed as Sines, House and Wilhelm. > > Stephen Willis Friend was the son of John Friend, Jr. and Elizabeth Ward > Friend > > A friend who registered with the DAR used the name Rebecca Sines on her > application. > Stephen Willis, b. 1764 at Friendsville MD d. Mar. 23, 1849, at Sang Run, MD > married Rebecca Sines b. 1819 d. at Sang Run, MD Mar. 3, 1887 m. July 16, 1839. > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

Do you drink a lot ? ----- Original Message ----- From: <TRPLUS@aol.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Liquid Crystal Display Monitor & more : Thanks Sam, : : Been looking at the flat screens . . . seems I've seen them at Cosco for : around $200. I may be dreaming, but it's worth checking against Walmart. An : additional note: Plasma screen TV's are said to only have a two year life. That's a : real kick in the pants huh. That may be important for those that use WebTV and : are considering upgrading. So best to get an extended warranty on those! : : I have three 3'x6' tables in my office. They are put together in a U shape. I : got the tables at auction for a song. This gives me lots of room for all my : equipment across the back of the three tables against the wall: two laser : printers, CPU, reference books, two small shelving units--a scanner sits on top of : one and a small TV with VCR on the other. I also have a phone and three : different types of copy holders. Oh yes, and a computer shelf on top of the monitor. : The 3' of remaining room to either side is used for client consultation and : work/desk writing space. I had to buy an adjustable chair and foot rest to get : my posture correct in front of my monitor. : : A flat screen monitor would help open up some room, but I would lose the : computer shelf. My problem is with storage of all the HD, zip discs, and now CDs I : have on my table tops for quick access. : : I have a 9-drawer bureau behind me. Two drawers are already loaded up with : discs and CD casings. Two drawers hold cables and electrical, one drawer is : greetings cards, another four drawers house transcription tapes, cartidges and : other misc supplies. I think I need some kind of a unit to hang on the wall to : house my discs. As I downsize my business though, I will have more room. Thank : goodness I don't need two computers on my desk . . . at least at this point. : :-) I have a hutch in my office that has Windows 3.1 software on it and it's : connected to my industrial scanner which doesn't work with the newer Windows : versions; also have a zip drive on that computer to capture photo scans to zip : discs from that setup. So a lot depends on how you use your computer equipment. : The monitors are hard on the eyes for sure. I have an anti glare sheild on my : 17" monitor and use prescription computer glasses with anti glare protection. I : still get eye strain at times. You are supposed to get up for 5 min every 15 : min you're at the computer--it helps everything--the bode and the eyes. : Sometimes hours go by before I know it . . . and then I can hardly straighten up. : : : ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== : If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. : : :

Mary Jane, It is a very good book about an early hunter in the Glade's and gives you a feeling of what kind of life they had. You will find this very interesting as you are descended from the Fitzwater's. Meshach tells of one of his hunting experience's and stopping over and staying with James Fitzwater and his wife. You will Find this on Page's 283 and 288. Les ----- Original Message ----- From: "MJDUGAN" <mjedugan@yahoo.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Meschach Browning > Hi what kind of book is this? sound interesting bio are genealogy? MJD > > > > MARY JANE > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html >

Would anyone happen to have an obituary of Henrietta (Henryetta) Wilt date of death Nov 15, 1990 Oakland, MD. . Would appreciate it if anyone would happen to have the obit. Dick Wilt, Bridgeport, WV www.RWILT.com

Delores, I'm not related to the Murphys but I enjoyed the story. You have a way of bringing the characters to life. I like that. Lois Hetrick Stewart

Thanks where can you get the book? mjd MARY JANE --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

Thanks Sam, Been looking at the flat screens . . . seems I've seen them at Cosco for around $200. I may be dreaming, but it's worth checking against Walmart. An additional note: Plasma screen TV's are said to only have a two year life. That's a real kick in the pants huh. That may be important for those that use WebTV and are considering upgrading. So best to get an extended warranty on those! I have three 3'x6' tables in my office. They are put together in a U shape. I got the tables at auction for a song. This gives me lots of room for all my equipment across the back of the three tables against the wall: two laser printers, CPU, reference books, two small shelving units--a scanner sits on top of one and a small TV with VCR on the other. I also have a phone and three different types of copy holders. Oh yes, and a computer shelf on top of the monitor. The 3' of remaining room to either side is used for client consultation and work/desk writing space. I had to buy an adjustable chair and foot rest to get my posture correct in front of my monitor. A flat screen monitor would help open up some room, but I would lose the computer shelf. My problem is with storage of all the HD, zip discs, and now CDs I have on my table tops for quick access. I have a 9-drawer bureau behind me. Two drawers are already loaded up with discs and CD casings. Two drawers hold cables and electrical, one drawer is greetings cards, another four drawers house transcription tapes, cartidges and other misc supplies. I think I need some kind of a unit to hang on the wall to house my discs. As I downsize my business though, I will have more room. Thank goodness I don't need two computers on my desk . . . at least at this point. :-) I have a hutch in my office that has Windows 3.1 software on it and it's connected to my industrial scanner which doesn't work with the newer Windows versions; also have a zip drive on that computer to capture photo scans to zip discs from that setup. So a lot depends on how you use your computer equipment. The monitors are hard on the eyes for sure. I have an anti glare sheild on my 17" monitor and use prescription computer glasses with anti glare protection. I still get eye strain at times. You are supposed to get up for 5 min every 15 min you're at the computer--it helps everything--the bode and the eyes. Sometimes hours go by before I know it . . . and then I can hardly straighten up.

Would anyone know whom to contact to inquire if someone I am searching for is buried in Grantsville Cemetery in Garrett Co.? Thanks very much. Loretta Myrter

Sam, I, too, got a good deal on a Dell flat screen. Just wait till you call for advice and some nice guy in India or the Phillippines directs you on taking it apart, fixing, and restoring it to order! Next time I'll find a competent computer nerd to build one for me in his/her own shop! Then I won't be paying $125 per hour to have it put together in working order with parts placed where they belong. They weren't when I received it.. Bettie

Kenneth, I don't know if the following will be of any help at all, but here goes. Maybe some clues here for you. In the Bittinger Book, I found an Anna Catherine "Annie" Wiland (Aug 6 abt 1856-Nov 5, 1927 m. Jonathan Kennard Broadwater mn (Apr 27, 1852-Aug 24, 1930, son of Samuel "Sam" Broadwater, Sr., and Nancy Ann Layton. I looked for Rhoads in the Hoyes Pioneer Book, but no luck . . . lots of Rodeheavers though :-) Anna Catherine was the dau of Joel Wiland and Catharine Hershberger. There are several pages about the Wiland Family in the Bittinger Book. Starts out Joel Wiland, son of William (Jan 27, 1825-Apr 24, 1892) was the son of William Wiland and Margaret, Durst. Joel m. Catharine Hershberger (Sep 6, 1827-Sep 27, 1898) as Salisbury, PA. In 1850, Joel headed a household near Grantsville, MD . . . By mid-1870, Joel's household was living in the New Germany area . . . On December 31, 1875, Joel bought 103 acres of a tract call "Swanton," located in the New Germany area. He and his family were still in the New Germany area in 1880 and Joel was farming . . . also had a saw mill. Jacob Brown wrote Joel's obit where he mentioned that . . . "Joel had quite a reputation for many years as a cancer doctor or rather specialist. He had no training as a physician whatever. His remedy or medicine had been a secret or mystery confined to his family for a hundred years or more, reaching back to his grandfather who has been dead most of that long period, and Joel's father has been dead about 40 years, so all three were lineal practitioners with the Wiland cancer remedy." Joel's father William (b. in PA abt 1785) m. Margaret Durst. "Wm and Margaret's eldest-known child Phebe, was born in MD in abt 1811. By 1820, Wm was living in the valley of the Casselman River in Allegany County between Ridgley Hill and the present town of Grantsville. On June 8, 1822, Wm bought a little over 31 acres of a tract calld "Desert" located 3/4 of a mile SW of the present town of Grantsville, mostly bottomland around Shade Run, near its intersection with the Casselman River. It is now divided by Rte 495. Wm later added to this property and lived the remainder of his life there. " -- lots of family connections to Upholds, Dursts and Custer. They are buried at Miller Hill (former Wiland property) located in a little knob beside Maryland Rte 495 on the east side of the road, just before it crosses (going southward) over Shade Run. The graves are not marked with stone. **** In a message dated 11/22/2003 7:41:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, epaurora@visuallink.com writes: > Hello everyone: > > I am requesting assistance or any available information regarding the > following: > > Harry W. RHOADS, b. Apr 1897, Brothersvalley, Somerset Co, PA - > parents...Elmer E. RHOADS (Rhoades, Rhodes, Rhoads, Roade, Roads), b. 18 Jul 1863, > Brothersvalley, Somerset Co, PA, Caroline R. "Carrie" HAUGER (Hager), b. 17 Aug > 1864, Brothersvalley, Somerset Co, PA > > Harry W. RHOADS was married to Katherine R. WEYANT/WYANT (Weyand, Weyandt, > Weiand, Wiland, Wayland, Weiland, Weyland, Wyand, Wyland, Wyon). Katherine's > father was Harry, b. c. 1887 PA, mother named Anna, b. c. 1888 PA > > Katherine and Harry were married c. 1928. Following their marriage, > Katherine R., her husband Harry W. along with Katherine's sister Grace E. moved to > Accident, Garrett Co, MD. > > If you have knowledge of, or have these people in your family, I would > appreciate any thing you could share. Thank you. > > Kenneth > > >

This is a hoax, not a real virus. Do not delete anything from your computer or you will have a problem. Check out the websites for Symantec and MacAfee first. > [Original Message] > From: <Redds72357@aol.com> > To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/22/2003 10:35:19 AM > Subject: [MDGARRET] Virus Alert > > > To everyone in my email address book, > I just found out that I received a virus that automatically is passed > through email address books.� Since you are in my address book, you will > probably find it in your computer.� The virus called jdbg.exe is not > detected by Norton or McAfee antivirus systems. > The virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system.� It is sent > automatically by "messenger" and by address book, whether or not you sent > email to your contacts.� Here is how to check for the virus and how to get > rid of it. > PLEASE DO THIS ASAP: > Go to Start, then click your "find" or "search" option > 1.� � In the folder option, type the name: jdbgm > 2.� � Be sure to search your C drive > 3.� � Click "find now" > 4.� � The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe.� DO NOT OPEN > > IT!!!! > 5.� � Go to Edit (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to highlight the > file without opening it. > 6.� � Now go to the File ( on the menu bar) and select delete.� The virus > will > then go to the recycle bin. > > > I then emptied my recycle bin. > If you find the virus, you must contact all the people in your address book > so that they may eradicate the virus from their own adds books.�� To do > this: > Open a new email message > 1.� � Click the icon address book next to "To" > 2.� � Highlight every name and add to "bcc" > 3.� � Copy this message and paste to e-mail. > > > Sorry for the problem.. Hope this has been a help in > > REDDS > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html

To everyone in my email address book, I just found out that I received a virus that automatically is passed through email address books.  Since you are in my address book, you will probably find it in your computer.  The virus called jdbg.exe is not detected by Norton or McAfee antivirus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system.  It is sent automatically by "messenger" and by address book, whether or not you sent email to your contacts.  Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it. PLEASE DO THIS ASAP: Go to Start, then click your "find" or "search" option 1.    In the folder option, type the name: jdbgm 2.    Be sure to search your C drive 3.    Click "find now" 4.    The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe.  DO NOT OPEN IT!!!! 5.    Go to Edit (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to highlight the file without opening it. 6.    Now go to the File ( on the menu bar) and select delete.  The virus will then go to the recycle bin. I then emptied my recycle bin. If you find the virus, you must contact all the people in your address book so that they may eradicate the virus from their own adds books.   To do this: Open a new email message 1.    Click the icon address book next to "To" 2.    Highlight every name and add to "bcc" 3.    Copy this message and paste to e-mail. Sorry for the problem.. Hope this has been a help in REDDS

--WebTV-Mail-2303-268 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Shirley, I just got back from seeing my father, who is some stage of dementia. He cannot remember what you told him five minutes ago, sometimes. Yet, when he plays cards he seems to remember every card played and plays with a skill I cannot match.I was embarrassed by his better memory when I mentioned Quincy Murphy. He quickly reminded me that Robert and Ralph were the sons of Quincy, and that Robert was the father of Esther, Mary and Bobby. Although I remember the name of Quincy, I cannot picture him. When I was speaking of Quincy before, I had a picture of Robert, Sr. in my mind. I do not know if Robert and Ralph had sisters Mary and Esther, but the Bobby, Mary and Esther I knew all called Ralph "Uncle." Ralph and his wife (Aleta Rush) had a daughter, whose name I cannot remember. I do not recall them having other children. Ralph's family lived above the service station/ car repair, and Robert and his family lived above the store located to the right of the service center. We called the store a drug store, but it would not be considered that today, I expect. I do not think they filled prescriptions, but I could be wrong. My impression is that doctors prescribed and distributed drugs used in the Friendsville area. The summer I was nine-going on-ten, our family was planning to leave early on Sunday morning to drive to Chicago. On Saturday evening my mother needed something from Ray Schlosnagle's Meat Market, and sent me to buy it. This was in 1948, and the town was alive with farmers and country folk coming into town for shopping, movies and discussions of "world affairs." Cars were parked in front of Schlosnagle's all the way to the corner, and I had to cross the street to get home, passing Schroyer's store and going 1/2 block to our own store (Kasco Feed Store). As I peered between cars to see if it was safe to cross, I was struck by something sharp sticking out from a passing bicycle which had been zooming down the street , hugging the line of cars. As I fell, I reached to my left eyebrow, and my hand came away bloody. I jumped up and ran home (probably without what my mother had sent me to buy), and my parents had to take me to Dr. White in Confluence, as the Friendsville Doctor was out of town. I recall hearing Mary Murphy (from outside Wheeler's restaurant) say to someone, "I think I hit something," and a reply, "Yes, you hit Delores." I have a scar in my left eyebrow to this day, as Dr. White pulled it together as best he could without stitching. He said that, as I would not be back from Chicago when the stitches should be taken out, he felt he should not put them in. In a picture of me standing in the waters of Lake Michigan, the bandage over my eye is another reminder of the incident. I always felt disfigured, as no hair grew in the scar and my eyebrow looked funny. My only excuse for relating this reminicence is that it relates to a member of the Murphy family. I apologise to readers who feel I wasted their time. For those interested in the Murphy family, if you email directly to me, I have many fond memories of the family's contributions to the community. They were prominent in both church and town. Delores --WebTV-Mail-2303-268 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-3210.bay.webtv.net (209.240.204.235) by storefull-2354.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:36:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com (lists2.rootsweb.com [207.40.200.39]) by smtpin-3210.bay.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id 5D83B11DFF; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:36:38 -0800 (PST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id hADFSPeo021553; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:28:25 -0700 Resent-Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:28:25 -0700 X-Original-Sender: friendfamilyassoc@iceweb.net Thu Nov 13 08:28:25 2003 Message-ID: <007401c3a9fb$9f007a80$870561cc@computer> From: "friendfamilyassociation" <friendfamilyassoc@iceweb.net> Old-To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> References: <3FAEB0E7.000007.02164@S0028482859> Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Wm A. and Henrietta Crow MURPHY Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:34:23 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Resent-Message-ID: <aXvE2B.A.cQF.ZM6s_@lists2.rootsweb.com> To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/7427 X-Loop: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: MDGARRET-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Brightmail: Message tested, results are inconclusive Delores I may be out of line but wasn't Ralph a son of Quincy, b/o Robert, Esther and Mary? 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Hello everyone: I am requesting assistance or any available information regarding the following: Harry W. RHOADS, b. Apr 1897, Brothersvalley, Somerset Co, PA - parents...Elmer E. RHOADS (Rhoades, Rhodes, Rhoads, Roade, Roads), b. 18 Jul 1863, Brothersvalley, Somerset Co, PA, Caroline R. "Carrie" HAUGER (Hager), b. 17 Aug 1864, Brothersvalley, Somerset Co, PA Harry W. RHOADS was married to Katherine R. WEYANT/WYANT (Weyand, Weyandt, Weiand, Wiland, Wayland, Weiland, Weyland, Wyand, Wyland, Wyon). Katherine's father was Harry, b. c. 1887 PA, mother named Anna, b. c. 1888 PA Katherine and Harry were married c. 1928. Following their marriage, Katherine R., her husband Harry W. along with Katherine's sister Grace E. moved to Accident, Garrett Co, MD. If you have knowledge of, or have these people in your family, I would appreciate any thing you could share. Thank you. Kenneth

Sam, The introduction to Browning's book , Stabler says: "Having been in some degree instrumental in introducing the following pages to the public, it may not be improper to inform the reader of the circumstances which led to my connection with their publication." As for truthfulness of Meshach's stories, he wrote: "He is not the man to indulge in fiction, in any manner, or on any occasion. Though uneducated - having had less then six months tuition, and that when quite a boy-- he has filled important and responsible positions in his own county, no only with credit to himself, but with advantage to the public." Edward Stabler's comments; "My task, though a "labor of love," is comparatively a very humble one, and has been mainly confined to the correction of grammatical errors; for I desired as much as possible to preserve the easy and rather peculiar style of the Author, as it came form his own sturdy and un-practised pen, ......................................" Comments by F. P. Blair: "I advise its publication, just as given with his own sturdy pen, barely correcting the grammatical errors with which it abounds. ..................." Judge Thomas Perry, of the Fourth Judicial District of the State........ vouches for Meshach's honesty.

Hi Delores: I recently loaned my copy to a friend to read, so I can't check; but I think in the front of the book it says his story was told by him, but actually put on paper by someone else. Education was pretty minimal for most people in those days. Sam Thomas Shade wrote: > Pat, I just borrowed the book from my brother, and I am putting aside my > present read to tackle this book first. It sounds like a book I will > really enjoy. Thank you for clearing up my errors; I am sure others > enjoyed hearing the facts, as well. Can you believe the style of his > writing? This was a "backwoods" man?! I am sure we would be surprised at > the level of expression from many of our ancestors. > Delores > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.

Hi what kind of book is this? sound interesting bio are genealogy? ------------------ Mary Jane, The book is "Forty-four years of the Life OF A HUNTER" by Meshach Browning. ISBN 0-939-115-00-X

Hi Lois: I guess I'm just plain lucky that so far I only need glasses for reading, close up, and working with small stuff. I had a monitor go out on the old computer about a month ago. I have the computers packed into a small space, and the normal monitors stick out so far in the back I hardly have room for them between them and the wall behind them. It's handy in a way, because I work extensively with census CD disks, and I usually have 1900 & 1880 on the newer computer on the screen directly in front of me; and 1870 & 1860 (or 1850) on the old computer, so it's easy to move between the 4 disks. The census screens are pretty hard on the eyes, I think; so I decided to get one of the flat screens. Walmart in Chambersburg had one for $349 for a 17" diagonal; way down from what they were a year or two ago. (Early this week we got a Walmart flyer in the mail advertising the same monitor at "the everyday low price" of $398.) This was a KDS RAD 7 model. I thought it might be a little easier on the eyes, and would fit better in the limited space I have, so I bought it. I think it might be a little easier on the eyes. The best thing is still just to get up and walk away after a short time. After I got it home and looked it over I found a couple of other advantages. It runs off of a 9 volt transformer instead of 120V, so electric consumption is way down, which is a bonus for us, because out here in the country we pay double for electricity what people pay in town. Also, they say radiation emissions are just about nil; no doubt due to the lower electrical consumption. I think that's probably a worthwhile advantage; maybe the radiation factor isn't good for the eyes either, I don't know. The monitor came with speakers built in the sides. They're tinny, tiny little speakers. I would rather have one without the speakers and use standard speakers if I listened to CD's while working on the computer, but I seldom do, so that's not a big deal. I hooked this thing up last Friday morning. When Windows came up it asked me if I wanted to search the internet for a device driver, so I went ahead and left it do it. The driver installed ok and the screen came up fine. The Windows sounds (.WAV) played (which I had turned off before), but when I tried to play an audio CD it wouldn't play; so I though 'now what'; do I need a new driver for the CD, or what? You can just about count on something not working right any time you install a new piece of equipment, and it's always going to be not having the proper driver. So I had that much figured out, but I was still stumped as to what was going on, because the CD was playing and working properly; just no sound coming out of the monitor speakers and I got an error message saying the .ACD file extension (Audio CD) was not a recognized format. Just by dumb luck I guess, I decided to check for an upgrade for Windows Media Payer. Windows told me it was "highly suggested" I upgrade to Media Player 7; which I did. A one hour download. They said WMP 9 was available, but would only work with Windows XP. I still run '98. The monitor speakers worked ok after I upgraded to version 7. So last Sat. morning I decided to upgrade the old computer to version 7 also. When I went online to do that, Sat. morning, lo & behold they had a Version 9 for Win 98; which I swear wasn't there the day before. Another 1 hour + download. Then I went back and also upgraded the other computer (again) to Version 9. Anyway, that's my story. Maybe it will help if you decide to go for a flat screen. Sam TRPLUS@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 11/19/2003 5:33:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, > bowsersa@pa.net writes: > > > I'm sure a modern digital camera would give the best results for still > > pictures. > > > Trying to get a picture of my grandparent's old barn is turning into a real > challenge. > > We got a shot of the old barn with our new digital camera out of the family > album on our visit to the farmhouse but it wasn't a very good one . . . the one > captured on camcorder out of the album in 1992 was much better, but we > couldn't find that particular one again during our visit unfortunately. Then the > digital camera broke while we were on vacation. > > We had purchased it online through Cosco in April, so we were able to take it > back and get all our money back. We also had to return the memory card that > came with it but they had to erase the pictures off of it. Then we turned > around and bought the upgrade (5 mega pixal) with a lens protector and a clip on > looped rope handle to carry it with rather than the case to slip it in. So we'll > see how this one lasts. We used the other one extensively -- about 200 photos > from April to October. Used the viewer and magnification a lot too. Since my > cataract surgery in June, I can't make out the photos on the viewer without > the magnification. All of that worked great . . . and the battery held up real > well (we carried the docking station with us though to keep it charged). > > I will be undergoing the second cataract procedure in Dec/Jan. Then maybe in > another month, I can get reading glasses that work! I've been using my > computer glasses and a magnifying glass to read small print. I had the PRK (laser > correction of my nearsightedness) done about 6 years ago so that I could see > without contacts. They undercorrected my right eye so that I wouldn't need reading > glasses right away. Six months later the inner lens started going and I had > to get reading glasses . . . then night driving glasses . . . then computer > glasses with anti glare and after that, a pair of transitionals so I would have > all the corrections plus sunglasses. You can imagine how frustrating it was to > find out that after all that investment that I was starting to develop > cataracts. This too shall pass. I consider myself very fortunate and that I can see > very well for the most part. I'm the eye surgeon's first PRK patient that had > the PRK procedure . . . I guess I'm a trendsetter ;o) They said I'm on the > young side of having cataracts (it's in our genes), and because I'm still very > active, the insurance will cover the removal in the earlier stages. Lucky me. > > Lois Hetrick Stewart > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.

Thanks, Connie. As usual, you can come up with the correct facts. I always forget the dates for the counties, and never remember where I put them after printing them off. I have them, I just don't know where. So, John was correct to lay claim to Browning for Frederick Co. Do you know which grandfather Pat was referring to? Delores