HUH? On Feb 9, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Ruth Barton wrote: > t is curious how people will talk about their neighbors. Just now the > current points to Wm. DOUBLEDAY. Some say he is lucky, others say he > "missed it," hiring a fellow to work for him this winter. In > reality it's > on one's business but their own. Weight of the fellow, 9 1/2 > pounds, Dec. > 1st.

I can't be sure, but I think it is a humorous birth announcement of a baby boy to the family of William Doubleday. Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Tucker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [VERMONT] Sherburne 12/11/1885 > HUH? > > > On Feb 9, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Ruth Barton wrote: > >> t is curious how people will talk about their neighbors. Just now the >> current points to Wm. DOUBLEDAY. Some say he is lucky, others say he >> "missed it," hiring a fellow to work for him this winter. In >> reality it's >> on one's business but their own. Weight of the fellow, 9 1/2 >> pounds, Dec. >> 1st. > > *************************************** > List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >