Hardcover reprint of the original 1896 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. for quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Mann, M. W. (Mary W.). the History of Ceres and Its Near Vicinity, From Its Early Settlement In 1798 To the Present. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Mann, M. W. (Mary W.). the History of Ceres and Its Near Vicinity, From Its Early Settlement In 1798 To the Present, . Olean, N. Y., Gillett & Weston, 1896.
Excerpt from The History of Ceres and Its Near Vicinity, From Its Early Settlement in 1798 to the Present The first chapter of this history was written by Mrs. Mann on request of the Historical Society of Portville. They requested her to continue the work and she began on the second chapter, but could not go on with it, but requested me to do so. I finished up the chapter in the brief way I supposed was designed, and it remained so for several years, when the matter was again brought up and it seemed desirable to bring it down to the present, with a brief mention of the families who had lived here many years, or were in any way prominent in the community. I am well aware that my work is imperfectly done, but let him who criticises take the material and do better. Much has been hunted up with considerable labor, and of course much has been omitted through forget-fullness, and perhaps something put in that should not be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... some mere bridle paths. When detained overnight in some of those pioneer houses he would lie down on the rough hewn floor, or even on the ground, with his pill bags for his pillow, and sleep. He could sleep on his horse, if the low branches of some tree did not lash or whisk him off. One time when sleeping in his cutter he was awakened by finding himself in the snow, with robesand cutter on top. Once when called in time of high water down the creek he went as far as his horse could carry him; he was met by a man in a boat or canoe who carried him to his destination. Another time when the horse was nearly swimming coming to a high bank and trying to get upon dry ground its feet loosened so much of the earth that both horse and rider were precipitated into the almost ice-cold water. They succeeded in getting out, but the pill-bags floated away. Though his clothes were frozen when he reached home no serious after effects followed, so hardy did this outdoor life make those who endured it. One day in coming down King's Run in a heavy rainstorm, he met a man with a loaded team who was stopped and unable to proceed. While stopping to help the man out of his trouble there came a blinding flash of lightning, followed almost instantly by a terrible clap of thunder that almost stunned him. When he rode on he came in a few rods to a great tree that had stood by the road, completely shattered and the road strewn with the fragments. He would have been about under that tree if he had not stopped to help one in need out of trouble. Many of the people where he went were too poor to even pay for medicine, much less for prescriptions or visits, but he takes pleasure in remembering that he did not refuse to go when called for, even if he did not...
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