My Grandfathers weekly reads like that - Brainerd Journal Press (Ralph
Malcolm Sheets - 1916 - 1936 - Died at his desk at age 54)
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Jim Hicks
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> From: Ruth Barton <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:04:24 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [BP] High Bridge, N. Y.
> 
> OK, now I know this is the place referenced in the following article.
> 
> Somebody asked where I get my news articles.  These are coming from a
> small, four page weekly out of Ludlow, VT.  There is more news in these 4
> pages than in any newspaper I read today.  One whole page is devoted to
> columns of items sent in by folks in all the surrounding towns, villages,
> hamlets in the area.  ie:  Mrs. Jones visited Mrs. Smith Tuesday afternoon,
> etc.  Each town, village having its own heading.  These are what I am
> primarily interested in as I transcribe them and send to a VT genealogy
> list.  However, I look over the rest of the paper to see what's of
> interest.  Thought you all might find this one interesting.
> 
> The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 7, 1885
> 
> Nine workmen on the new aqueduct near High Bridge, N. Y., got into the
> bucket, Friday to go to the top if the shaft for their dinner.  The shaft
> is 175 feet deep.  When a third of the way up the edge of the bucket caught
> in a projecting rock and four of the men were thrown out.  Two of them
> clung to the outside of the bucket, but the other two fell to the bottom of
> the shaft.  William CUNNINGHAM and Timothy HARRINGTON were instantly
> killed.  John CARR and William REGAN, who grasped the bucket, were probably
> fatally injured.
> 
> So be careful if you all go there to work.
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:04 AM -0500 2/11/10, Hammarberg, Eric wrote:
> Šyes a city park and the huge historic Croton Aqueduct crosses the Harlem
> River. A few of us Pinheads chased a major project there last year,
> would've been great fun!
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Dummerston, VT
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