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Sabbath and Mr. Severance' child a week or two since. A Mr. Angroves of Sebec was brought out of the woods dead last week. Died of Typhus fever. Funeral today. Niles Carver is very sick, also, Mr. White. Mrs. Battles has been dangerously sick. Is better now. The whooping cough and measles are in town. Hope Almeda's children won't have them. Naomi Hill teaches the small school in the Village; Albina Kittredge teaching in Kilmarnock, and Olive Furber the small school in Sebec. Charles had a letter from Sam Furber in the woods last week. He has been laid up most ever since he went in with a badly cut foot; laid open to the bone six inches on the instep, he said. He tells Charles to "pick up hid duds and go to Wisconsin with him when he goes. The children don't any of them go to school yet. Perhaps they may some. I went into Barker's school Christmas day. Intend to visit Ed. Snow's at the Mills some day. Do you know much about him? He enquired particularly about you. The story is, there is going to be a dancing school here this winter. Some of 'em had a full Thanksgiving evening. Went home after breakfast next morning! Gilman has not been here yet this winter. Is coming when Charles gets his timber. He has not yet been able to get any. There is more to be had for money. Labor is very high & scarce. Almeda finds it very difficult to get up her wood. Cannot without money in hand. Charles has sold both yoke of his oxen. Has only the colt to get up his wood. For the oxen he got 25 in money, which he laid out 37 I believe. The rest a draft on Walter Brown which he gave to Joseph- house and clothes. The steers he sold for beef in Bangor, and paid the money away to men whom he owed. Mosier, Lake etc. He wants much to sell Donkey. He is threatened with a cost on his taxes, which last year were 60, and probably as much or more this year. He has so much to do & no help that I don't know how he will get along. Every body has their troubles you know. He no more than many others; perhaps.