Newspaper Clipping of an Essay Entitled: "The Old Farris Grist-Mill
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The Farris Grist-Mill; Mr. Abell; Mr. David Sears; House-mover; Move of the old grist-mill; Previous history of the mill; Physical description of the mill; Painted black post; Inscription "1782, T.G."; Thomas Greenough; The "Great Marshes"; Obscure history of the mill; Samuel Farris, first owner and miller; Reuben Farris, eldest son of Samuel; Captain William Haffard; Remegio Lewis; Injury to horse; Death of a cow at the mill; Manufacture of a run stone; Captain Ezekial Matthew's vessel; Delivery of the run stone; Working condition of the mill; Closure of the mill; First arrival of the mill; Barnabas Sears; Celebration of the mill; Description of the first workings of the mill; Description of daily life; Common books of a century ago; The Bible; Robert B. Thomas' Almanac; Walker's Dictionary; Diet of people a century ago; Early naval enterprises; Bass River Ship Canal; Mill as the town center; Poem by W.F. KenneyAbstract
Newspaper clipping of an essay, probably cut from the Yarmouth Register, entitled: "The Old Farris Grist-Mill." The essay concerns the illustrious history of the mill and a brief discussion of the early inhabitants of YarmouthRelated items
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