Rick I think you SHOULD run for CA Gov...... everyone else is! At least you guys are making our Florida 2000 race look like child's play. LOL P ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rickmonroe67@wmconnect.com> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 12:25 PM Subject: [VASHENAN] LETTER WITH MANY NAMES > >From "THE FREE PRESS", Sept 4, 2003 edition, "Pages from newspapers past". > > Feb. 22, 1889 > > "Letter about old New Market. Messrs. Editors.-Having lived at your place > and being one of the older citizens, I often think of , and call to mind, the > following names of many of the older citizens of your place, and now put them on > record for future generations, as: > > William Wickes, wheelwright; Peter Windle, blacksmith; James McCann, > furniture maker; Watson Alman, son of William; Samuel Tidler, hatter, the > doctors were Solomon Henkel, John W. Rice, S. G. Henkel, S. P. C. Henkel, Neff > and Allen; the preachers were Revs. Paul Henkel, Ambrose Henkel, J. Stirewalt > and Oswalt; George Cring, watch maker; Philip Pitman, hotel keeper; Jacob > Sommers, tinner; the merchants were Coffman, Strayer, the Henkels, Neff, &c.; > Jacob Savage, hotel keeper, hatter and tanner; Joseph Little, shoemaker; > James Charlton, saddler; John Gay, tailor; A. Spreecher, tanner; Francis > Sibert, saddler; T. Read, tailor; John Kiggs, hotel keeper; Martin Myers, > shoe-maker; Samuel Huston, saddler; John Coffman, weaver; Pat. McMannas, > merchant; John Shomo, carpenter; Anthony Duf, garener; Jessie Spencer, laborer; > Bodells, saddle tree makers; Christ Adams; Mrs. Day; Samuel Spitzer, gun > smith; Elijah Moore, mason; Granny Shomo, cakes and beer; J. Sugars, tailor; > Theodore Jordan, carpenter; Daniel Shomo, gun smith; John Deppo, plasterer; > John Kipps, wagon store; Wm. Windle, smith; Adam Olinger, black smith; > John and Jacob Savage, farmers; and kept fine horses; the latter owned by > father; David Pence, tanner; Mrs. Frost, an old colored woman, whom they called > Granny Talmer; John Watkins, brickmaker; Joseph Charlton, shoe maker. Most > if not all, these have passed away. ..I love your place. It is my birthday; > I want to get back down to my old home before long. There is not one day that > I do not think of my old home. I was so well pleased when I was there last > time. Yours truly, William Monroe Strother, Wilkesbarre, Pa." > > > Rick Monroe > Long Beach, CA > (Not running for Governor) > > P.S.: I'm sure that in the above letter, Granny Shomo would have been my > favorite person!! > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html >