Continued There was a grist mill now owned by Mr Quick on Pennsylvania Ave. He would often get up before daylight take a bag of corn on his back walk to the grist mill have it ground and return home to have Johnny Cake for breakfast. After Abner, the oldest son was old enough to do the chores and split the wood. Mr Smalley drew lumber to Hinsdale and Olean during the winters. He did not have good luck raising grain on account of the wild animals so he bought cows and made butter. They built a stone milk house over the spring and set the milk in wooden bowls. He added to the original farm 50 acres until he owned 260 acres at the time of his death in 1880. After a few years he built a very comfortable and what was then considered a fine frame house on the site of the present house. During the 100 years the farm has been owned by three members of the family Sears, Abner, and Frank. Frank tore down all the old buildings and built the present ones about 40 years ago. In 1905 oil was found on the farm and at the present time there are 17 producing wells. The children of Sears and Cornelia Smalley were Phoebe,Mrs. H.B.Newton, who was born in New Jersey,Abner who was born in Belvidere,Fanny,Mrs. Leonard Farr and Eveline,Mrs Adam Van Allen, who were born in the log house,Andrew Squire,Charles and Mary Ann,Mrs W D Hicks, who were born in the frame house. The surviving member of the family is Mrs Hicks the youngest daughter. There is one daughter in law Mrs Andrew Smalley. There are 19 grandchildren.31 great grandchildren, and 37 great great grandchildren. Samuel Parrott and his wife Mary father and mother of Mrs Sears Smalley came from New Jersey earlier than the Smalley family and settled on the Thomas Compton farm in Clarksville. Elaine s88897@aol.com