Vermilion Ohio, A Good Place to Live
SHOPTALK: Rosedale: It has been a full sixteen years since I wrote a series of articles (VPJ 1-23-03 through 2-6-03) trying to debunk the urban legend surrounding the place that many people have come to call the “Gore Orphanage”.
The series explained that while the word "gore" seemingly refers to that of a bloody wound it, in fact, is actually a topographical description of the land running the length of the road in Lorain County, Ohio where the orphanage was once located. In brief, it describes a triangular piece of land (hence the name "gore"). Prior to the orphanage being established (c.1903) the road was very simply and logically named “Gore” Road.
Additionally, it was noted that while the orphanage was situated near Gore Road which passes through Swift's Hollow near Birmingham, Ohio it was called the “Light of Hope (also referred to as the Light and Hope) Orphanage”. Perhaps more important, however, is the fact that historical records show that during the 13 years it was in operation the orphanage never burned; and that no lives were ever lost in the facility as the result of fire, pestilence, nor any other catastrophe known to man.
In brief, beyond having been an unpleasant situation for a good number of unfortunate youngsters no cataclysmic events - beyond financial bankruptcy - ever visited the institution. And stories of children being burned to death in a terrible conflagration are just that - stories.
Through the years young and old folk alike have, however, confused the ruins of the old Joseph Swift Mansion, called Rosedale, with the orphanage site. Stories of the haunting” of this place go back as far as the latter part of the 1920’s when the then abandoned mansion was actually consumed by fire. An anonymous student from a local college fed the flames of this fantasy by publishing a tract which read in part:
“...In one week three children of the owner of the place died of diphtheria and so great was the fear of the “evil eye” that the little bodies were hustled out and buried by night. The graves are on the old place and until within recent years, or so long as the spiritualist colony held forth, food was placed on them each night to appease the angry “Haunts”...”
While there are some things in the essay that resemble truth the account was / is purely fictional. Unfortunately a city daily newspaper picked up the account, published it, and an urban legend - that became as destructive as it is very likely annoying to property owners - was born.
In 1865 an ageing Joseph Swift had sold his “Rosedale” mansion to a New York man named Nicholas Wilber. In 1878 Mr. Wilber’s son, Miller, married a Berlin Heights, Ohio lass named Harriet Kellogg. By 1893 Miller and Hattie had four children, Jesse, May, (pictured) and twins Ruby and Roy. In January of that year all four died of Black Diphtheria within six days of one another. At the time of their deaths they were living on the Kellogg Family Farm in Berlin Heights. The children were buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery on Mason Road south of Vermilion. Mrs. Wilber, who never overcame her grief for her young children, turned to a belief Spiritualism for solace.
Spiritualism is a religion that began in the United States and flourished from the 1840s to the 1920s—especially, though by no means exclusively—in English-language countries. The religion's distinguishing feature was the belief that the spirits of the dead can be contacted by "mediums," and can therefore provide living people with information about the afterlife. [Note that this was not a rejection of God as the supreme being. Nor was it a form of devil worship.] But it was, in any case, a rather eccentric faith embraced by Mrs. Wilber out of a rather bizarre set of circumstances.
By 1890 Miller’s father, Nicholas, had apparently sold Rosedale. And when John Sprunger purchased property at the turn of the century to locate his orphanage, he purportedly used it to house some of his workers. After Sprunger’s death and the dismantling of the orphanage (1913) Rosedale fell into the ruin.
Eventually, tales of Mrs. Wilber’s spiritualist beliefs, reports of mistreatment of children in the orphanage, the untimely deaths of the four Wilber children, the abandonment and eventual ruin of the once elegant Swift Mansion, Rosedale, combined and were blended into a story that is so utterly fantastic it is hard not to want to believe. It’s the stuff that horror movies are made of.
But, in reality, it is naught but bologna. Moreover; it has been hurtful and unjust. The city newspaper that once published the articulate, but fictional, student essay in its Sunday magazine did publish a retraction. But it was too late. The Wilber’s who had loved and cared tenderly for their children in both life and death have become the subject of unjust public derision - albeit historically and somewhat anonymously - via the erroneous urban legend. And that which is left of the architecturally celebrated mansion, Rosedale, has been, and continues to be, despoiled by mindless looters and careless thrill seekers.
For whatever reason the truth underlying the urban legend called the “Gore Orphanage” has not been enough to satisfy the public’s appetite for human tragedy; not enough despite the fact that the true stories are much stranger, and perhaps even more beautiful, than fiction. They are the genuine stories of yesteryear.
The Wilbers, incidentally, eventually moved to Vermilion and lived in a home they called “Sunshine Cottage”. It was located at the front of the site now occupied by Vermilion’s United Church of Christ Congregational church.
LEARNING SOMETHING NEW: A few days ago I began learning a new (to me) technique in PS cc 2019 making slideshows that I can use online. Above is a simple sample. At the time I was “playing” at learning how to use the software responsible for it I had not gathered all the pix I really wanted to do this show right. Ergo, there are only 3 pix here. But I also wanted to see if it would fly online. [Sometimes things work on the desktop, but not on the internet.]
In this group we see the partial evolution of the northwest corner of Liberty and Grand streets. I have more pix, but I needed to first see how to put the show together – how to make it work.
I have a folder on my desktop called “Evolution” where I’ll place all the pix I want to use in various exhibits in “Views” or elsewhere. It’s a very nice (and exciting - for me) process.
Historically,
UNUSUAL PHOTO SOURCE: It must be my week for doing things with various photo image sources. This pic, itself, is not extremely unusual – it’s from what and how I acquired it.
The photo was acquired from scanning the metal plate below the B and W image. Seldom can I get a good photo by simply scanning a metal plate and working it in photoshop. But this one came out very nicely.
I believe the pic itself was taken outside the South Street School in the late 1940s or very early 1950s. I only know two of faces; Willis Gebhardt and a young Robert Rathbun (Ohio State shirt).
The Vermilion News printshop used plates were, of course, used for printing on paper for books or in the paper. The plates were locked into a chase, placed in a press; ink was applied and the image was (essentially) rolled on or pressed onto a sheet of paper.
In the case of halftone photo cuts (which this one would be), the work is done on copper. The halftone effect is accomplished by photographing the subject through a wire or glass screen, which breaks the image up into a pattern of dots with sizes corresponding to the local brightness of the image; the larger dots create the darker areas, the smaller dots the highlights. The finer the screen, the finer the detail possible in the printed product. Halftones made with a screen having 65 lines to the inch are considered coarse. Those having 150 lines to the inch are considered fine.
This is one of the finer photo plates I’ve seen. We have, perhaps, around a 1000 or more at the museum that I’ve yet to look at.
FEATURED THIS WEEK: This week I added an old "Vermilion Views Podcast" (aka. VVPC 106). This one is about Vermilion's Kenton Stone that is currently placed behind the Ritter Public Library.
Enjoy.
All the video and audio files can be found @:
STILLE NACHT.HEIL'GE NACHT: Introduction: [NOTE: Since the writing of this piece I have acquired a great deal more information and history pertaining to the Kuhlen Family and the Evangelical and Reformed Churches in the community of Vermilion, Ohio.]
If I wrote nothing about the photograph that accompanies this essay it likely would be enough said. It does not require a membership in Mensa to decipher nor enjoy. It is simply sensational.
During the middle of the 19th century internal political turmoil in Germany became the impetus for the migration of hundreds of families to these United States of America. Perhaps due to the rich farmlands in the townships of Brownhelm and Vermilion; perhaps due to the climate; or perhaps it was just blind fate; a good number of these peoples came to settle in and around the small hamlet of Vermilion, Ohio. And as has been previously writ (VPJ 12-23-04) of these families they “were by nature and habit a religious lot accustomed to having a church home where they could attend services and prayer meetings on a regular basis.”
In the village proper these families organized the church now known as Vermilion’s Evangelical and Reformed Church (1852) on the northwest corner of Grand and Ohio Streets. While that church served (and continues to serve) a large number of families in and around the thriving community of Vermilion there did arise a need for the ecclesiastical enrichment and nourishment of German families that had settled a good deal further to the west.
Approximately 6 miles west of Vermilion travelers might take notice of an old frame church, now partially obscured by tree branches and sundry bushes, on the north side of Lake/Cleveland Road just a stone’s throw east of the settlement of Mitiwanga. This covertly sublime structure was, at one time, the spiritual center for the aforementioned households. I’ve no idea as to when the chapel was built or when services were discontinued. And until just a few years ago I was not aware of just what denomination had held title to the church.
In mid-May of 2005, I received a communiqué from a lady named Susan Bloodworth Weaver who is a Project Coordinator at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She was inquiring about her great-great-grandmother, Augusta Emilie (Franzke) Kuhlen. Augusta was married to a gentleman by the name of Gerhard/Gerhardt Kuhlen. Gerhard is the older chap in the middle of the photo. He was better known as Reverend Kuhlen. Augusta is not in the picture because she had passed away some 25 years before it was taken.
According to Ms. Weaver “her [Augusta’s] funeral...seems to have been, according to family history, quite a large event in Vermilion.” It was said to have taken place at the local Reformed Church. Given this bit of information one might think that it would have been relatively easy to uncover more data about the family in town. It was not.
Neither of the oldest churches in Vermilion had any record of this family. However; record books in the Ritter Public Library indicated that Mrs. Kuhlen had indeed passed away on May 26, 1879 and was placed to rest in the Maple Grove cemetery. So why no further record?
One reason is due to the fact that there were no local newspapers around in 1879 to make record of the event. The other is quite simply because the records of the Reformed Church west of town, wherein the Rev. Gerhard Kuhlen served as pastor, are either lost or are currently unavailable to the public.
Thus, nearly the only record we have of Reverend and Augusta Kuhlen’s life and service to our community resides in this (c.1904) family portrait provided by their great-great-granddaughter. These shadows frozen on that which most 19th century families considered to be the most joyous event of the entire year tell a story sans any words except those which appear in the framed tapestry behind the group: Stille Nacht. Heil'ge Nacht. Perhaps it is because they are all that is necessary.
YESTERYEAR'S NEWS: The following clips are dictated transcriptions from past issues of The Vermilion News. I think you will find them both interesting and fun...
Tuesday night witnessed a scene unusual in Vermilion – a change in Mayors. The Council has often changed in membership to a greater or less extent, but for the past twelve years or more the same mayor has presided.
Council met in regular session at the usual hour and proceeded to business. After the reading and approval of the minutes of the last meeting several committees reported, including the auditing committee. The waterworks department and the cemetery trustees also filed their reports. All were accepted and placed on file.
According to the waterworks report the plant is practically on a paying basis and while occasionally requiring loans to put in extensions will be able to take care of the last loans which was for the Linwood Park extension. This is very gratifying. Of course this does not include the sinking fund which is for the bonds and interest.
The cemetery report is equally gratifying and shows that department practically self-sustaining. We would be pleased to publish all the reports.
After ordering payment of bills and closing up all the business of the Council including the reading of the following letter from Mr. Fischer, who has been at loggerheads with the Council over one thing or another for several years, the Council adjourned.
Vermilion, O., Jan. 2nd, 1912 To the mayor and council, Vermilion Ohio.
Gentlemen: Referring to letter of December 7th, 1911, which reads as follows: At a meeting held Tuesday evening December 5th, on motion put and second Clerk was authorized to write you, (to move the new icehouse now under construction by you on the street.) Respectfully yours, Louis Blattner, Clerk. I wish to state for your information that the building referred to is located within the line of ground on which I pay the taxes if it is a street, please return to me the taxes that is been collected in the appraised value, do likewise with all the other property that I have in Vermilion, and then call it a street or whatever you like and let me get out. I think there are many places where my efforts would be appreciated rather than to antagonize into a jealous fit, as has appeared to be the case here for the last seven years. George Fischer.
The above was in reply to the following to Mr. Fisher:
Vermilion, Ohio, December 7, ‘11 Mr. Geo. Fisher:
Dear Sir: At a meeting held Tuesday evening, December 5, on motion put and seconded the clerk was authorized to write you to move the new icehouse now under construction by you out of the street.
Respectfully yours, Lewis Blattner, Clerk.
One of the last acts of the old counsel was to give a vote of thanks to Fire Chief – Tischer, whose term expired with the coming of the new administration.
The mayor then swore in the new council who are as follows:
Philip Englebry, M. A. Friday, D. J. Miller, H. L. Minium, J. Wittmer, Geo. P. Wahl.
The clerk read the bond of Mayor – elect F. W. Wakefield which was approved. Mayor Wakefield then took the chair.
Ex – Mayor Williams made a short address which was one of the best speeches he ever made and he has made good ones too, presented the new mayor with the gavel. He cited his experience when he first took office and wished his successor a pleasant and profitable term. He also took occasion to thank the old council for their kindness to him.
Mayor Wakefield replied with thanks, but on account of his voice being still weak did not attempt to give much of a talk.
[NOTE: Wakefield had recently been hospitalized and operated on (I think) for a goiter problem.]
The new council was called to order. The mayor announced his policy in a few words as possible: after thanking the past administration for the courtesies extended to the new administration.
In regards to improvement – will cooperate with the council for the best interest of the public.
Law enforcement –“I shall respect my oath of office shall enforce the laws. The saloons MUST close on Sunday. Gambling in all forms must stop. And all violators will be punished.”
I do not intend to persecute anyone but will endeavor to earn for Vermilion the reputation of being the best governed village in Ohio.
The Mayor then announced the committees for the year 1912, as follows: (NOTE: I didn’t add these names, etc.)
They were then seated at a beautifully decorated table, Mayor F. W. Wakefield at the head, the Marshal at the foot and the retiring Mayor at the right of the Mayor The others were seated at pleasure.
The table was soon decorated with something more substantial that carnations and green, and by the way, these tempting viands, prepared as only Mrs. Carr can prepare them, soon vanished. Then came the smokes and toasts. H. L. Minium as toast master, with neat introductions and after remarks called upon different ones for a few remarks and finally all had to say something. Not one was allowed to escape, not even the Marshal.
Ex – Mayor Williams gave a fine address upon what the administration had accomplished during the past 10 years. Mr. Coen spoke up on the subject of Civic Pride, Mr. Hohfrichter upon the Duty to our Country, etc.
As the time began to draw nearer the hour of midnight, Mr. Minium announced that all were indebted to Mayor Wakefield for this delightful occurrence and he was extended a cordial vote of thanks and three cheers. Several other resolutions were passed we wish to record one in particular when Ex – Mayor Williams wish to extend compliments to Mr. and Mrs. Carr and those who had prepared such a delicious banquet and although he had attended a number of feasts this was the best. All heartily seconded his statement.
Thus we have endeavored to portray the change of administration in Vermilion. The kindly spirit with which all differences were laid aside and peace and good will prevail.
The address of Mayor Williamson in turning over the administration should’ve been heard by some who allow bitterness and strife to still continue in their thoughts and actions.
The toasts at the banquet were well worth recording had we time and space. We may have omitted some of the important happenings of the evening, but always was so unusual and so much said and done that even the most expert stenographer would’ve been at fault, especially after that delicious banquet.
Thus the new administration has taken up the reins of government. Now let us all forget differences and do what we can for the prosperity of Vermilion.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION: Stockholders of the Crystal Beach Amusement Company will take notice that a meeting of said company will be held Saturday, February 3, 1912, at 2 PM. The purpose of the meeting being the dissolution of the Corporation by order of George E Blanchet, Pres.
[NOTE: I’m not sure what this meant. Hopefully, future issues of the NEWS will tell us.]
Lewis Schieferstein accidentally discharged an air rifle Thursday and the bullet struck Mrs. Schieferstein’s sister just above the eye. Dr. Hall removed the shot, and the wound is not regarded as a serious one.
Rev. Lindenmeyer was called to Massillon Monday to officiate at the funeral of an old friend of the family, Mrs. Koontz.
Rev. Harding delivered his farewell sermon Sunday morning to a large congregation. He leaves for his new charge next week. He will be greatly missed.
Four Amherst people have been taken to the Lorain Hospital within the last week. Saturday, Mrs. Knaffle; Sunday, Fred Zink, Monday, Mrs. Fairchild and William Dangler.
The Mischka Bros. had a lively runaway on Thursday when a tug on the meat wagon became unhitched and the runaway followed. About four or five hundred pounds of meat was distributed along the street.
The funeral services of Miss Mary E. Walker were held on Friday afternoon, from the home of her brother, Howard, where she has made her home for several years. The services were largely attended. Reverends Harding and Lindenmeyer officiating. The remains were interred in a Cleveland St. cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark and three-year-old son came to Amherst on Wednesday night and secured a room at the Jackson Hotel. Clark runs a dog show and expressman was employed to carry the baggage and dogs from Lorain to Amherst. They had no engagement here and why they came here is not known. Clark visited several saloons here during the forenoon and at noon a commotion was heard in their room at the hotel and Mrs. Jackson hurried in and found blood spurting from his head and the room looked like a slaughterhouse and found the wife calmly viewing the situation. Dr. Wiseman was called and a few stitches were taken and Clark’s wound. Clark says he fell and struck bedpost but his wife says she struck him with a table leg which was used to hold up the window. They were ordered to get out of the hotel and the woman and child went to the Lake Shore depot and remained there until 7 o’clock in the evening 18 cts. represented their total amount of capital. Clark became abusive finally lock locked him up for the night. The woman and child were taken to the hotel given supper and a room.
Harold Bacon has been sick for the past week.
Mrs. Raymond Fairchild was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lorain on Monday, suffering since Friday with a severe attack of appendicitis. It is hoped she will recover without an operation which Dr. Wheatley fears to have her undergo, on account of her weakened condition.
While on his way to work in Monday morning Mr. Will Dangel was taken sick with a severe attack of appendicitis. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital Lorain where he was operated on the same evening and is now doing as well as can be expected. His wife and son Alton and infant son four weeks old are staying with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Eppley of Amherst.
The sad news of the death of Eddie White of Toledo came as a shock to his many friends in this place where he was born and spent his boyhood years. Since leaving here he has been an employee of the L. S. & M. S. Ry., and met death Tuesday morning in Sandusky while in performance of his duty as brakeman. He leaves besides many friends in this place in Toledo, a wife, his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. J. White of this place, a sister, Mrs. James Nichols of Amherst and a brother Oliver of Toledo. Funeral service services will be held on Friday at 2 o’clock at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. White, burial at Brownhelm Cemetery.
BORN – to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Glime a daughter, Saturday, Dec. 30, 11.
Mr. Peter Reighley attended the funeral of a cousin at Wellington Tuesday.
BORN – to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hill Thursday, a daughter.
Mrs. Sarah Curtiss, an octogenarian of Berlinville, who came to spend a few weeks with Mrs. Jeffries an old friend, died Monday at noon. She had been ill for several days. Mrs. Curtiss was 87 years of age. The remains will be taken to Berlinville for interment.
Nestor Martin Rhoda while skating on the pond near town Tuesday afternoon, broke through the ice and came near drowning. He was rescued by others who were on the pond skating at the time.
Mrs. Franc Parsons had the misfortune to fall yesterday cut a severe gash in her forehead.
The only people who are prejudiced against picture shows are those who never went.
M. A. Foster is just received three Shell Wake Canoes, which will be put into commission next season.
Mrs. Lottie M. Hahn was given a divorce from Chas. M. Hahn at Elyria Friday on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The children were given into the custody of their grandmother and Hahn will support them under a former order of court. This case has claimed the attention of two counties during the past two years.
L. H. Smith has been reappointed Deputy Fire Marshal.
Scholars of the public schools will do well to attend a picture show whenever possible. – Watch for David Copperfield.
The Crystal Theater management will try out the 5c cent show next week and run additional films. This brings it up to par with shows in large cities and if the same is found profitable the price will likely prevail in the future.
[NOTE: Numerous plugs for the movie theatre this week. I wonder if they were paid announcements.]
On Thursday evening, Jan. 11, Mr. Oster, a dancing teacher from Cleveland will start a dancing class in connection with Blattner and Ortli’s dancing parties. The class will meet every Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Irey and children spent the holidays in Ada.
Mrs. Mary Baker and son Frankie are guests of relatives at Lakewood O.
Last Saturday evening as Mrs. McGregor was going from one room to another with a lighted lamp in her hand, a nail in her shoe caught in the carpet tripping her and the lamp rolled across the room, no damage being done only the breaking of the chimney.
[NOTE: The “chimney” meaning the glass cover on the lamp.]
There will be another old folks dance at the Florence Hall Friday night. Our young people’s dance will be given on Saturday night, January 13.
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Mr. Weiss, who is in the employ of C. F. Decker, was severely injured while unloading a box car on the Lake Shore Ry. sidetrack last Wednesday. Being inside the car he did not notice that a train was being switched onto the track. When the cars bumped together he was thrown down and severely injured. He was taken home and given medical attention and is resting fairly comfortably considering the cuts and bruises he received.
BEATRICE WAS REAL: I did find a Beatrice Wolfe living in the area during these years. But she apparentl lived in Huron. I have to wonder if she knew that she used this product. Perhaps they gave her a free sample.
…ceiving his degree in 1873. He is esteemed by his patrons and acquaintances for his many excellent qualities of head and heart.
Miss Spalding, a graduate of Cleveland Homeopathic College, practiced medicine a number of years on Kelley's Island, previous to 1873. Miss Spalding moved to Kansas with the family of Captain W. A. Webb, and remains there at this date (1888). Dr. Sarah A. Henderson succeeded her on Kelley's Island. Not having Dr. Spalding's address the writer has not been able to obtain any further items in connection with her professional history.
Drs. McConly, Alling, Catlin, Simmons and Sweazy, are names familiar to the people of Milan, the last two being engaged there now, and the others at different times in the past. Of the first three the writer can speak but from a limited acquaintance, enough however to convince him of their ability and success in the profession. The two occupying the field at present are in good practice, which, in an intelligent community, is a sufficient endorsement of professional merit.
It is due to the writer to say that the preparation of this article was unsought, and attempted with much hesitancy, mainly for the reason that his acquaintance with the profession outside the City of Sandusky has necessarily been comparatively limited, and therefore the little time at his command in which to obtain detailed and correct information of the different physicians who have at one time or another practiced in the county, made it impossible to do exact justice to those whose acquaintance he had been so unfortunate as not to have made. That there are those about whom no reference has been made, or if so, simply to mention their names, is no evidence or test of their comparative influence or ability in the fraternity; but because I had not, and under the circumstances could not, be more thorough or critical in alluding to them. Of those of whom more has been said, still more flattering mention might have been made, but as the purpose was barely to refer to a few of the characteristics of each, if my estimate of their mental and professional status is fairly correct and just, my purpose is obtained; more than this I had no right to expect, Fraternally, I. B. MASSEY.
MCGARVEY MATCHES Eddie's wait staff was always ready to light your cigar or cigarette with a match from one of these books. Vermilionite Bill Lehky supplied this book.
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The cable repair guy was on my street the other day and asked me what time it was. I told him it is between 8 am and 1 pm.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: After giving it much thought this link has been "put-down". During the last year most of the folks who used to use this page as a bulletin board have acquired their own and, consequently, no longer need this forum from "Views". I have, however, kept links (in the links section) to Larry Hohler's "Hope Homes" in Kenya - and to Bette Lou Higgins' Eden Valley Enterprises sites. They are historically and socially relevant projects. I suggest that you visit these sites on a regular basis to see "what's shakin'".
Persons interested in the history of the Lake Shore Electric Railway (which was the subject of a recent past podcast series) - "the greatest electaric railway system on the planet" may want to go to Amazon.com and purchase a book called "Images of Rail - Lake Shore Electric Railway". It was put together by Thomas J. Patton with the help of my friends DENNIS LAMONT and ALBERT DOANE. It'd make a nice gift.
Another great book with Vermilion Roots is, "Grandma's Favorites: A Compilation of Recipes from MARGARET SANDERS BUELL by Amy O'Neal, ELIZABETH THOMPSON and MEG WALTER (May 2, 2012). This book very literally will provide one with the flavor of old Vermilion. And ye can also find it at Amazon.com. Take a look.
MARY WAKEFIELD BUXTON'S LATEST BOOK “Tripping: A Writer’s Journeys.” Signed copies of her new book can be purchased for $15.00 at the Southside Sentinel office or by mail by writing Rappahannock Press, Box 546, Urbanna, VA and adding $6.00 to cover mailing costs and tax. Contact:glongest@ssentinel.com.
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