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is a yearly one. [illegible] they have SS in the morning and preaching in the afternoon. Elder Ried who is to be buried today was I think a Baptist minister and one of the [first-setlers?] of the [illegible]. He lived in the city. He was from [illegible], West= moreland [illegible] Fourth of July as Mary and I were sitting in the wagon waiting for John to do his [illegible] he came and talked with us. He asked who was [illegible] minister now in [Utica?] I told him and he asked what other churches there were, when we mentioned the baptist, he said, yes, I know they have a church there - He had no children but an adopted daughter - a Welsh girl from [Utica?] - who is not married. He wanted to find some of her relatives as her mother came from [Utica?] he thought we might know. He was going to journey and seek